Low Turn out for Indy?

[Bench Racer]

I will give you my opinon on the low car count. Before you bash me I don't have a car so save the key board hero stuff for someone that may care. I have driven to indy from North Carolina several times just to watch class runs in stock and superstock and leave, never watching a pro car make a pass. As a matter of fact I spent 5 days at Indy last year with my brother who has a SS/GT car and never watched a nitro pass. The new qualifying to get in on monday and class win means nothing has hurt the car count for Indy in my opinion. Any idiot knows a Gremlin, a 265 chevy, or a pinto wagon will have a hard time racing on monday. The line up for superstock and stock will be GT cars and new sheet metal. My brother has ran SS/GT for years but my heart is in traditional stockers and superstockers. I wish NHRA would wake up, there are still a few of us that enjoyed going to Indy to see each class with cars in it. Don Jackson

[art leong]

I think it's a combination of many things 5 cars for this reason, 8 cars for that reason, etc, etc.
The combo thing, the qualify only thing, the low class win money, the high costs to get there and race, the length of the race. And NHRA's hurry up and wait policies.

[jmcarter]

Numbers for both Stock and Super Stock are coming up, 163 in Super Stock and getting close to the 128 number for Stock. Realize many of the SS/AH cars will bail on the regular race but still looks like it will probably take -60 to get in. 30 under may get it done in Stock. I'm having some difficulty exporting the entries to excel so I can sort by class and such but will try again later today...of course you can't tell which of the new cars will run the FS/S class but class on Thursday and Friday will be a treat to watch...

[Lyn Smith]

".30 under will get you in in stock" I dont think so!!!!!!

[Ellis V. Buth]

Originally Posted by Bench Racer

. Any idiot knows a Gremlin, a 265 chevy, or a pinto wagon will have a hard time racing on monday. Don Jackson

I know of at least 1 Pinto Wagon that will be racing in the eliminator, and has a pretty good chance to still be racing on Monday (since the eliminator starts on Saturday and gets weeded down to 8 cars before Monday). And for the record, I seem to remember an Escort and Topaz battle a few years ago that resulted in a pair of top 15 qualifying spots and, if not mistaken, a 4th or 5th round exit in the eliminator for the Escort in the final round on Sunday night (almost making the Monday show).

Don't count out some of the older combinations just yet...just because we are slow does not mean we do not know how to drive or how to make our cars quick against the index...

[Bench Racer]

I have a pic of your pinto that was taken at Indy and Charlotte. I love the car and hope you the best of luck with the W/S class win. Hope to see you at Indy. Don Jackson

[Superfan1]

Total entries at 686, Super Stock at 166, and Stock at 134; still 11 days to go before the deadline on Aug. 27.