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Last season USAC inverted the top 32 qualifiers in the heats (quick time started 8th, 24th quick started 3rd, and 32nd quick started 1st). The top 4 finishers transferred to the feature and everyone else ran the semi. They started the semi straight up by qualifying times and the top 6 finishers transferred to the feature. They lined the feature up by qualifying times except they inverted the fastest 6 cars that made the feature.
This season USAC inverts the top 24 qualifiers in the heats (quick time starts 6th, 24th quick starts first, and 32nd quick starts 8th). The top 4 finishers still transfer to the feature and everyone else runs the semi. The semi is still straight up by qualifying times with the top 6 finishers transferring. The fastest 6 cars that transfer from the heats are inverted at the front of the feature field. The 6 transfers from the semi are added to the remaining 10 heat transfers and started straight up by qualifying times in rows 4 on back.
The trade off for having to race your way thru the heat for a top 6 starting position was to invert less cars.
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