Grade Point Questions

[Frank Castros]

My question is, if you're in the mix for a Stock or Super Stock championship and the last two or three National event quotas are full, does the N.H.R.A. make exceptions for your entry request?

[MR DERBY CITY]

Originally Posted by Frank Castros

My question is, if you're in the mix for a Stock or Super Stock championship and the last two or three National event quotas are full, does the N.H.R.A. make exceptions for your entry request?

Yes....

[jmcarter]

NHRA stated earlier in the year that they were studying grade points for next year given the 2020 turmoil. Hopefully they will decide to use last year’s or this year, whichever is highest when entering National events next year. Otherwise our Canadian friends and many others will have a hard time entering events. Know they can do the three year average to determine your grade point total but they don’t do that automatically. In any case perhaps they’ll release the method for determining grade points and of course the quotas this weekend at the “finals”.

[Keith 944]

Originally Posted by jmcarter

NHRA stated earlier in the year that they were studying grade points for next year given the 2020 turmoil. Hopefully they will decide to use last year’s or this year, whichever is highest when entering National events next year. Otherwise our Canadian friends and many others will have a hard time entering events. Know they can do the three year average to determine your grade point total but they don’t do that automatically. In any case perhaps they’ll release the method for determining grade points and of course the quotas this weekend at the “finals”.

Good point about our canadian friends, they got screwed bigtime, let's hope they can get a break here on grade points!

[SGSST109E]

National Event registration page grade points I believe change at the beginning of the year.

[Frank Castros]

Originally Posted by MR DERBY CITY

Yes....

MJ, when was the quota system established?

[MR DERBY CITY]

Originally Posted by Frank Castros

MJ, when was the quota system established?

I will defer to Jeremy Duncan, I am sure he knows....

[Frank Castros]

Thanks guys.

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Frank Castros

MJ, when was the quota system established?

Frank, there have been quotas for a long time, but they were realistic and reflected the previous year's demand.
The ridiculously low quotas started maybe 4-5 years ago, when the Fox Sports TV package began. NHRA decided they didn't want too many of those pesky Stockers around on Sunday for the audience to see.

[DG7050]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Frank, there have been quotas for a long time, but they were realistic and reflected the previous year's demand.
The ridiculously low quotas started maybe 4-5 years ago, when the Fox Sports TV package began. NHRA decided they didn't want too many of those pesky Stockers around on Sunday for the audience to see.

I wonder if NHRA is considering the look of empty stands on TV? With small fields at Vegas, the pits were half empty, after 2 rounds of sportsman eliminations, before the Pro categories got their first qualifying run. With all the racers leaving early including their "crew", literally thousands of spectators leave before the Pro's hit the track. In our group 14 people left the race early as a result of how the race is managed by NHRA. I know Covid is a major factor, but the pits looked like a ghost town by 11:00 am Saturday. Sponsors want to advertise in front of the masses. A few hundred people in the stands and empty pits is not a good look.