Well those are pretty easy things to say right up until you are the current points leader or you are in the top 5 in points and have just traveled 1,000 miles and missed the race because of any number of small problems that may not be of your doing.

I'm not saying that if you are a past champ that you should always make the show no matter what, I am saying that there should be some sort of incentive for those who currently support your series or track.

Most series or tracks have always had "promotors options" that were given to the promotor to keep he and the fans happy when the "big gun" he paid and promoted to draw the crowd in missed the show.

Jiggs almost always uses a provisional and it seems to work out well with little problems.

I remember when the Champ series took only 18 cars on qualifying and I am not saying that is wrong, but today we are in a little different situation.

What am not for is qualifying in the top 6 and then having to requalify through a heat and then a semi, just to get that same spot back. There should be a reward for qualifying well.