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8/5/09, 7:54 PM   #29
Re: Do sprint car drivers want to qualify at local race tracks??
Bill Gardner
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This is a format that I would like to see used.

1. pill draw for group...

2. then group qualifying, one car on the track at a time, one lap only. You qualify against everyone in your group not the entire field. I like this because it eliminates the advantage or disadvantage that someone gets with a early or late pill draw. You would see this alot during high car count nights... a guy that qualifies 5th is on a better track surface than a guy that qualifies 50th or vice versa it all depends on track conditions.

3. Invert the top 4 qualifiers during heats after top 4 you line up by time.

4. The heat race finish determines your starting position in B-main & Feature.

5. then finally a pill draw determines the invert in feature.

This format accomplishes everything I think a race needs... there is qualifying... a heat race finish means more than just a transfer spot.... and the guys running the b-main don't get there times back and get to start up front feature.

You also eliminate the non-qualifiers race... you give everyone a chance to race all night.

I believe this format would produce some of the best racing you will ever see.
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