Originally Posted by NHRA Rulebook

REPLACEMENT VEHICLES
The event director has the option of allowing a driver to utilize a replacement vehicle, but only under the following conditions:
1. The original vehicle is withdrawn from competition and cannot be
reinstated.
2. Replacement vehicle cannot have been utilized by any other
contestant at the same event.
3. Replacement vehicle must be fully certified and must pass
technical inspection prior to continuation of competition.
4. Driver must stay within original eliminator category and class
entered.
5. Sportsman categories: All previous event times are voided for
the vehicles and drivers involved. Changes must be made and driver must re-qualify during the normal schedule, as posted for the event. No changes are permitted after qualifying has been completed.
Professional categories: Driver retains qualifying times and standings as posted while driving the original entered vehicle. Replacement vehicles can be utilized during the course of any remaining qualifying sessions or for the start of elimination competition. Once eliminations are in progress - under normal scheduling - replacement vehicles are not permitted for subsequent rounds.
6. Checkout runs for replacement vehicles are not available.
7. Teams are limited to one replacement vehicle action per event.
8. A replacement vehicle change plus a driver change is NOT
permitted.

Originally Posted by SSTRACER323 (Post 213765)

When i broke an axle at Indy, i was told i can not use a replacement car.
Jay H. Div director told me i can roll my car up pass the white line before the burnout box for credit of first round. I could not use my truck or another car cause i qualified that car.

Originally Posted by SSTRACER323 (Post 213824)

But if Tech closes at Noon on Saturday, how can he tech the car Saturday night? :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by SSTRACER323 (Post 213824)

Originally Posted by Brad1212 (Post 213851)

The S/C car you are talking about broke the 1st car on friday then took the 2nd car thru tech on Saturday morning before his time trial I beleive. I was parked by tech and was wondering why he was going thru again on Saturday so I asked him and he explained that he had broken the other car. I don't know the rules but I'm pretty sure he explained to the tech official exactly what happened.

Originally Posted by Bob Verwold (Post 213986)

He didn't take the broke car home, he just went home and loaded the other car on another trailer and pulled it to the track with another truck........And that's the rest of the story!!!

Originally Posted by NHRA Rulebook

All qualifiers in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, Pro Stock Motorcycle, Top Alcohol Dragster, Top Alcohol Funny Car, Comp, Super Stock, and Stock must have a valid elapsed time recorded to be placed into eliminator competition. If conditions should curtail scheduled qualifying attempts in Super Stock or Stock categories, the event director has the option of placing non-qualified entrants into the field.

Originally Posted by NHRA Rulebook

Super Comp, Super Gas, and Super Street use random pairings for the initial round of competition, with those first-round winning times determining subsequent round pairings.

Originally Posted by Chris Williams (Post 214228)

You're right, time runs are a courtesy for SC/SG racers.



Note the conspicuously absent Super categories. There's no ladder until after round one, so it doesn't matter. Under "Ladders":



You could show up for round one and go. Tough to be competitive, but it's been done.

Originally Posted by Michael Pliska (Post 214248)

Yup, I was worried there would be fender-benders in the scramble to get at the duck for 1st round. I remember thinking at the time, I didn't care if I won any more rounds, I just wanted to send the "winning" duck hunter home! I managed to do that both times.