Group qualifying is good and speeds up the show. At first I didn't think that I would like the group qualifying but the more I watched the better I liked it. The fast guys still rise to the top and it adds something to hot laps. Kokomo has group qualifying and the drivers still turn some very quick laps even though other cars are on the track with them. It also helps some guys who can pace off of other cars get better times, we all know drivers past and present that didn't qualify very good by themselves, but when the racing started they were very good. It does save the track and speeds up the program. Group qualifying lets the driver have some control over his destiny compared to the pill draw. Group qualifying has been said to screw the early guys or the late guys but this has always been the case with any qualifying. If a driver drew an early number and the track was fast or greasy, it made a big difference, the same can be said for the guys that drew a late number and the track came to them or dried up. Group qualifying puts more drivers with the same type of track conditions, which keeps the times close.