2009 BIG DAWG CONTEST
OK, please read carefully ----
With all the mergers and drivers moving hither and thither, it's been tough to figure out how to do this.  LOL
You'll pick 3 drivers - 
only 1 driver may be from the top 10.  Remember, there are drivers sharing rides --- if you pick one, you get the others, also.  There are drivers in NEW rides, too.
I'm only taking a max of 
15 contestants --- and only those who plan on hanging around all season.  I don't enjoy figuring points for posters who never come around.   Again, don't enter if you don't plan on being around for the season.
These picks will be for the whole year. The only rules are : If for any reason one of your picks is out of a race because of injury ( lets hope not), on suspension, or loses his ride and doesn't move to another team, you must use the points from the substitute driver. Should one of your drivers switch to another team during the season, you can still keep that driver, or take the one that fills that seat.  Your points are figured by adding all drivers points from each race and dividing by 3.
I'm not going to worry about penalty point deductions.  Your drivers will earn the points they earn on the track.
You may post your picks here, by PM, or email -- 
[email protected]
The deadline will be midnight, Feb 11.
Below is the 2008 points finish.  Beside each driver is their car number -- as good as I can determine.  Some may change between now and Daytona. I've made notes next to those who may/may not be full time
If I've made errors on this list -- do not hesitate to point them out.
1 JIMMIE JOHNSON      48
2 CARL EDWARDS    99
3 GREG BIFFLE    16
4 KEVIN HARVICK    29
5 CLINT BOWYER   33 --- NEW RIDE-- NO POINTS TO START
6 JEFF BURTON    31
7 JEFF GORDON    24
8 DENNY HAMLIN    11
9 TONY STEWART   14  -- NEW RIDE --- HAS PAST CHAMP PROVISIONAL FOR 5 RACES
10 KYLE BUSCH   18
11 MATT KENSETH   17
12 DALE EARNHARDT, JR    88
13 DAVID RAGAN     6
14 KASEY KAHNE    9
15 MARTIN TRUEX, JR    1
16 JAMIE MCMURRAY    26
17 RYAN NEWMAN   39 -- NEW TEAM
18 KURT BUSCH    2
19 BRIAN VICKERS    83
20 CASEY MEARS    07
21 BOBBY LABONTE     96
22 DAVID REUTIMANN    00
23 TRAVIS KVAPIL   28 -- MAY NOT BE FULL YEAR
24 ELLIOTT SADLER    19
25 JUAN PABLO MONTOYA   42
26 PAUL MENARD    98
27 DAVID GILLILAND   ?
28 MARK MARTIN   5
29 MICHAEL WALTRIP    55
30 DAVE BLANEY   ? 
31 SCOTT RIGGS    36
32 REED SORENSON    43
33 ROBBY GORDON   7
34 REGAN SMITH   ? 
35 SAM HORNISH, JR    77
36 A J ALLMENDINGER    44 --- SO FAR, NOT A FULL YEAR
37 JOE NEMECHEK  ?  
38 PATRICK CARPENTIER   --- OUT
39 BILL ELLIOTT    --- PART TIME
40 Michael McDowell  ?
41 J J YELEY   ? 
42 ARIC ALMIROLA    8 -- FULL TIME?
43 KEN SCHRADER   ?
44 KYLE PETTY  ? 
45 MARCOS AMBROSE   47
Other notables
David Stremme   12 --- will have the 12 points
Joey Logano   20 --- he will have the 20 points
Scott Speed   82