Final order for SS at INDY

TOM KASCH · 09-03-2011, 06:28 PM

http://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCSt...37196#indextop

Troy Pourciau · 09-04-2011, 10:40 AM

Wow 6 SS/AH cars didnt qualify.

Bobby Fazio · 09-04-2011, 11:44 AM

Can someone explain to me how alternates work?

If someone can't make the call for first round, instead of bye runs, they pull cars sequentially from the non-qualifiers? For instance I saw Mike Iacono didn't make the call but his opponent raced an alternate in the first round of stock.

Nitro Joe Jackson · 09-04-2011, 11:47 AM

alternates get inserted into spots that a no show is and in this case at Indy there was not enough alternates to put in, thats why there was so many bye runs

Bobby Fazio · 09-04-2011, 11:53 AM

Ok, but how do they know who to insert? Do all racers just head up to the lanes when Stock or SS is called and hope to get inserted? Must take a while to pair I would think. That is cool though, I guess I could have actually qualified!

hookdaddy · 09-04-2011, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Troy Pourciau

Wow 6 SS/AH cars didnt qualify.

They said on the audiocast this morning that 8 hemi cars reported as "broke" for first round! Not real racers I guess - only there for the shootout.?

Bryan Worner · 09-04-2011, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by SStock1373

Can someone explain to me how alternates work?

If someone can't make the call for first round, instead of bye runs, they pull cars sequentially from the non-qualifiers? For instance I saw Mike Iacono didn't make the call but his opponent raced an alternate in the first round of stock.

Bobby, yes. If you are an alternate, you just head up to the lanes when they call first round. They call u out by your qualifying position. So if you were number 129, you'd be the first alternated installed for a no show, and so on.

DavidExit29 · 09-04-2011, 02:37 PM

Yes , like Bryan said if you didn't make the field in qualifying you can just go up & sit at the back of the lanes & they will fill in the no shows with the next available qualifier. I got in the field that way back in 1998. That year I was in the field at #124 after qualifying then was bumped out by single car class winners, ended up as first alternate after a few were kicked out in teardowns & made it in the show when Howard Thompson was a no show Sunday morning. The sad thing is that this year (for the first time I can remember at least) there were not even enough cars to fill all the alternate spots. How much longer before they dont even have 128 cars entered?

Don Kennedy · 09-04-2011, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by DavidExit29

Yes , like Bryan said if you didn't make the field in qualifying you can just go up & sit at the back of the lanes & they will fill in the no shows with the next available qualifier. I got in the field that way back in 1998. That year I was in the field at #124 after qualifying then was bumped out by single car class winners, ended up as first alternate after a few were kicked out in teardowns & made it in the show when Howard Thompson was a no show Sunday morning. The sad thing is that this year (for the first time I can remember at least) there were not even enough cars to fill all the alternate spots. How much longer before they dont even have 128 cars entered?

Next year will be bad if the right don't win

herbjr · 09-05-2011, 01:51 AM

So many people go home when they dont get in that I think number 148 got in last year.

09-04-2011, 10:40 AM	#2
Troy Pourciau Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Baton Rouge, LA. Posts: 678 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Final order for SS at INDY Wow 6 SS/AH cars didnt qualify.

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Bobby Fazio VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Egg Harbor Township, NJ Posts: 1,467 Likes: 1,444 Liked 4,365 Times in 501 Posts	Re: Final order for SS at INDY Can someone explain to me how alternates work? If someone can't make the call for first round, instead of bye runs, they pull cars sequentially from the non-qualifiers? For instance I saw Mike Iacono didn't make the call but his opponent raced an alternate in the first round of stock. __________________ '65 Mustang SS/L & L/SA DriverInterviews.com \| App.DragInsights.com

09-04-2011, 11:47 AM	#4
Nitro Joe Jackson VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Loudonville, Ohio or where ever the Nitro Lounge is parked Posts: 2,293 Likes: 57 Liked 67 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Final order for SS at INDY alternates get inserted into spots that a no show is and in this case at Indy there was not enough alternates to put in, thats why there was so many bye runs __________________ Nitro Joe Jackson STK 3431 nitrojoe@neo.rr.com

09-04-2011, 11:53 AM	#5
Bobby Fazio VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Egg Harbor Township, NJ Posts: 1,467 Likes: 1,444 Liked 4,365 Times in 501 Posts	Re: Final order for SS at INDY Ok, but how do they know who to insert? Do all racers just head up to the lanes when Stock or SS is called and hope to get inserted? Must take a while to pair I would think. That is cool though, I guess I could have actually qualified! __________________ '65 Mustang SS/L & L/SA DriverInterviews.com \| App.DragInsights.com

09-04-2011, 02:37 PM	#8
DavidExit29 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Springboro, Ohio Posts: 44 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Final order for SS at INDY Yes , like Bryan said if you didn't make the field in qualifying you can just go up & sit at the back of the lanes & they will fill in the no shows with the next available qualifier. I got in the field that way back in 1998. That year I was in the field at #124 after qualifying then was bumped out by single car class winners, ended up as first alternate after a few were kicked out in teardowns & made it in the show when Howard Thompson was a no show Sunday morning. The sad thing is that this year (for the first time I can remember at least) there were not even enough cars to fill all the alternate spots. How much longer before they dont even have 128 cars entered? __________________ David Daulton SS 3541

09-03-2011, 06:28 PM	#1
TOM KASCH VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: TOLEDO,OHIO Posts: 1,735 Likes: 0 Liked 241 Times in 100 Posts	Final order for SS at INDY http://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCSt...37196#indextop

09-05-2011, 01:51 AM	#10
herbjr VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Greensboro NC Posts: 1,027 Likes: 1 Liked 83 Times in 32 Posts	Re: Final order for SS at INDY So many people go home when they dont get in that I think number 148 got in last year.