Re: Bump Spot for Stock and Super Stock Without AHFS At Indy
 

Doing some homework it turns out that the number 136th qualified car got in the show.
He was .810 under.
Barry Parker must’ve broke something cause he was number 132, and he’s not listed for first rd results. Tough break Barry.

Re: Bump Spot for Stock and Super Stock Without AHFS At Indy
 

I pretty sure all alternates got a chance. James Tolston # 146 got paired up.

Re: Bump Spot for Stock and Super Stock Without AHFS At Indy
 

That’s surprising because #146 got in but:
Gresens, Nichols, Tool, Miles, Bierman, Anderson, Eastburn & Fuller were qualified
before Tolston( no offense to him) unless these other cars didn’t show up in back of the lanes when they called Stock.
Maybe someone has the answer ??

Re: Bump Spot for Stock and Super Stock Without AHFS At Indy
 

Thank you Brent, (The 85 Charger is a bit lighter than The 84 Daytona, carbed vs EFI 96 vs 99, same 6HP factor), and he ran against you at least higher than dead on the minimum at 2,270. 84HP/140 no added factor.

A valiant effort there brother! (pushing that extra 450 lbs, to just less than 17 hun. slower), and both qualifying in top 13 in that all out fast, fast company!

I don't even know yet (I will in exactly 7 days-Next Friday afternoon in Vegas), but you give me hope, though I will need to carry 55 lbs. plus more than even you do. (I just knew there was a large differential between ours and Ron's Tempo). Kudo's to both of you for making slow 80's sleds fly!

Re: Bump Spot for Stock and Super Stock Without AHFS At Indy
 

James did nothging wrong, he did exactly what most racers would've done. He got pointed at and was told to load up. Now it was the mistake of the pairing personel not being prepared, they didn't have a qualifying sheet, just ladder sheets. I and a whole lot of other racers where standing next tp the nhra people. They didn't seem to have a clue without the proper tools in hand. In other words, it was a cluster f...!

Re: Bump Spot for Stock and Super Stock Without AHFS At Indy
 

Now that is 100% F____ up !!!
Casey, couldn’t you have told nhra guys you were higher on the Q list ??

Re: Bump Spot for Stock and Super Stock Without AHFS At Indy
 

NHRA personnel didn't have a qualifying sheet and there wasn't one posted on DRC, so standing up in the lanes ready with a dial in on my car didn't mean anything to the NHRA people. They were clueless, on the middle of the ladder sheet should have been a list of alternates, but that is asking too much form NHRA.

Casey Miles
Stock

Re: Bump Spot for Stock and Super Stock Without AHFS At Indy
 

This kind of reminds me of the National event entry process. The St Louis National event filled at 8 grading points.They have no standby or alternate list and anybody with one grading point could get in if a spot opens up and they are the first to see it.

You seem like you are taking it pretty well.I would really be upset if I was there and the very last car in the field got to race before me.

And it seems to me that this scenario has happened at Indy in the past with no effort to correct the situation and make it right.

Re: Bump Spot for Stock and Super Stock Without AHFS At Indy
 

It sounds like that's something that should be brought bought to the SRAC committee.
Has there ever been a policy for alternates?

Re: Bump Spot for Stock and Super Stock Without AHFS At Indy
 

You seem like you are taking it pretty well.I would really be upset if I was there and the very last car in the field got to race before me.

Nothing could really upset me, my Camaro went it's best ET and mph ever and I won a $10k tool box at the racers appreciation dinner. It was a good Indy for me except for not getting into the field.
Casey Miles