Do you need to qualify to enter a national event in S/ST?

[jmcarter]

See the link for how the grade point system works, no qualifying per se but you pre-enter per the schedule (when you can enter based on your qty of grade points) up until the quota estalished by NHRA for the particular category at that race. You just need to successfully tech in at a divisional or national open event to earn a grade point.

http://www.nhra.com/story/2005/1/21/2537/