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I by no means am an expert having never strapped into one of these machines...I have however been around racing for more 20 plus years and have been fortunate enough to call many of the best to race sprints friends....with that said...i can honestly say i have never heard any of them complain about a format that gives them an oppurtunity to put their night of racing in their own hands....
The current format allows them to have 2 laps to make their own nights destiny....every last chance race so far has had various cars from local teams to the best that USAC have to offer....it's just what sprintweek and racing with USAC dictates.
Like Jerry said....nothing was given to Josh when he lined up in the front row of his heat at the burg...then raced his butt off and held off some of the very best to transfer into the main....his night's racing was put into his contro because he made the invert...and raced as hard as i can remember seeing him race and made it...walking by his pit after that heat was cool...because the sense of accomplishment in his and Jerry's eyes is why IMO this format is the best format.....leave it in the driver's hands....2 laps of hard..balls to the wall qualifying and then race hard...knowing the sense of urgency of making the cut...it's what it takes in my eyes to run with the best....not the luck of a draw!
funk....i agree with you....leave well enough alone!
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