Catch-Up for Atlanta>

1: Mark Martin will Top 5>

2: Jimmy Johnson will Top 5>

3: Dale Jarrett will Top 5>

4: At least 1 driver will be penalized (either fine, probation, or

5: Jeff Burton finally top 10s again>

Bonus: Jimmy Spencer leads the most laps and wins the race>

Somebody remind me how this catch up thing works again. Our friend> here already has a -5 for Atlanta. If the above picks yield a negative> score, it seems like that's double jeopardy.>

When you make extra picks at one race to make up for missing an earlier> race, it seems like the score for the missed race should be amended to> zero. Otherwise, there's a disincentive to do "make up" picks and risk> going even further in the hole.>

Unless, of course, it's a five point penalty for missing a race....>

What say der rule judge?>

Bonus: Kevin Harvick is the reason KB finishes off the lead lap and is> called into the truck and penalized after the race.

In the past he's always given a -5 for a no-show. then we've been

if that's not the case then I want to re-order my predictions ­

I don't know why I drew such a blank on this. Now that you mention it,> I do remember the provision that the -5 can be replaced by the extra> picks that are specifically designated to make up for the missed race.>

Of course setting the missed race to zero and scoring the> double-predicted race as predicted for that race has the same overall> effect.