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The ONLY thing I would consider changing, in the USAC format, would be the rule that allows B-Main transfers to get their qualifying spot back. Less sandbagging occurred in New Orleans during Katrina, than does with some fast qualifiers, during USAC heats.
The overall structure is one of the better things about a USAC show, IMO. There's a uniformity to it. When you go to a USAC show, starting with the heat races, each and every time, you know just exactly how many cars are going to race and how many are going to transfer. You can look at the heat lineups and easily figure out what the qualifying order was. Or vise versa.
And adding slower cars towards the front of heats does not (and I repeat, does not) make for better racing. When I go to a USAC event, I go to see a special show. The biggest, fastest and best -vs- the biggest, fastest and best or an outgunned guy who really kicked some ass, that day. Lowering the bar only takes away from that.
That's just my opinion, though.
Jerry
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