Bump Spot for Stock and Super Stock Without AHFS At Indy

[Lenny5160_v2]

Originally Posted by Brent Kopejtka

I can tell you my opponents weight is much less than mine but don’t know for sure exactly the minimum on the tempo. My minimum 519X is 2720 and rolled on the scales at 2735/2740.

Nice lap this morning! That was a tough one.

[Pistol Pete]

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.

[Lyn Smith]

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

[Pistol Pete]

Originally Posted by Lyn Smith

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

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 ??

[Brent Kopejtka]

Originally Posted by Lenny5160_v2

Nice lap this morning! That was a tough one.

Thanks, it was tight race for sure.

[Chris1529]

That is a shame that NHRA could not even get the correct alternates chosen for the biggest race of the year.
A simple solution is for the drivers who qualified 129 and down to write their qualifying # on windshield with shoe polish and then have NHRA line them up in number order in a designated area. Then as an alternate is needed, they pull the driver out in the correct order.

Or better yet, you need to tell NHRA by 30 min prior to the scheduled start time of the first round if you are making the call. If you aren't going to make it, NHRA can go ahead and start getting alternates ready.

If NHRA does not have race control folks who can manage this, they need to find someone who can.

[Jeff Niceswanger]

I don't know how many noticed, but at the Sportnationals in Hebron this year, whoever they had in staging did staging the 'old' way. In order of alphabet. It wasn't perfect, but it was truly coordinated. I hadn't seen that since Redman left.

[Pistol Pete]

Originally Posted by Chris1529

That is a shame that NHRA could not even get the correct alternates chosen for the biggest race of the year.
A simple solution is for the drivers who qualified 129 and down to write their qualifying # on windshield with shoe polish and then have NHRA line them up in number order in a designated area. Then as an alternate is needed, they pull the driver out in the correct order.

Or better yet, you need to tell NHRA by 30 min prior to the scheduled start time of the first round if you are making the call. If you aren't going to make it, NHRA can go ahead and start getting alternates ready.

If NHRA does not have race control folks who can manage this, they need to find someone who can.

Same exact thing I suggested on Bobby Fazio’s podcast last night.
Great minds think alike.!!!

[Chris1529]

I missed the podcast.

I think one year at Norwalk or Rockingham, or maybe one of the tracks with smaller staging lanes when running IHRA in the 2000's, we had to put our qualifying number/position (circled) on the windshield too before pairing started. This was first round only.

[4406mopar]

Originally Posted by Chris1529

Or better yet, you need to tell NHRA by 30 min prior to the scheduled start time of the first round if you are making the call. If you aren't going to make it, NHRA can go ahead and start getting alternates ready.

If NHRA does not have race control folks who can manage this, they need to find someone who can.

That 30 minutes before start time is not going to work. Have you ever needed to fix you car before a round? And how long does it take to run 64 pairs of cars? That’s a lot of time to get something fixed and get to staging before the first round is over. Your idea cuts off 1.5 to 2 hours of time to fix a car and make first round