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dpkimmel2001

dpkimmel2001

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I like it. Qualifying simplified.

STEP ONE: Abolish the Top-35. Without it, every team arrives at the race track in survival mode, tasked with laying down a fast qualifying lap to ensure their participation in Sunday’s main event. No more 35-man lock-in, no more Past Champion’s Provisionals for drivers a decade or more past their prime. Go fast, or go home.

STEP TWO: Real, meaningful time trials. Every driver gets his traditional two laps on the clock. When time-trials are complete, the fastest 35 drivers are in the race; regardless of who they are, who they drive for, or where they finished in points last season. If unheralded newcomer Ed Shlabotnik builds a scorching fast race car in his two-bay garage – and it passes NASCAR’s pre-qualifying inspection – he’s allowed to out-qualify Smoke, Jimmie and the boys and start on the pole for Sunday’s race. Qualifying for a race on speed is admittedly a radical concept these days, but the idea would infuse a much-needed element of unpredictability to the process and help repopulate NASCAR’s increasingly empty grandstands on qualifying day.

STEP THREE: Add the top-point drivers. After the first 35 positions have been set via time trials, NASCAR fills the next seven spots based on current championship driver points. Simply put, the top seven drivers in points who failed to make the field on speed are added to the lineup, in order of standing. This virtually guarantees that no big-name driver is left at the altar.

STEP FOUR: Add last week’s winner. If he fails to qualify by all other means, last week’s race-winning driver is added to the field as the 43rd and final starter. If last week’s winner has already made the field, an eighth driver is added to the field according to driver championship points.
It’s simple, it’s exciting and it’s fair. NASCAR, your thoughts?
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The top 35 rule has nothing to do with the Racing. It's exists to guarantee sponsors that their brand will be displayed in the race every week.
 
Agree with step 1 and 2
But adding others is bs in my opinion
Last Year Don't mean Chit
Last Week Don't Mean Chit
43 Fastest Cars Race Period.
 
sloggie said:
The top 35 rule has nothing to do with the Racing. It's exists to guarantee sponsors that their brand will be displayed in the race every week.
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The Cream Will Always Rise To The TOP
 
I think what Moody wrote up is more than a fair balance of getting those top sponsors into the race and getting in the fastest cars. Sure, the fastest 43 is the ideal situation but apparently the need to keep the top sponsors on the track seems to outweigh that, otherwise the top 35 rule would have never been in effect.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
I think what Moody wrote up is more than a fair balance of getting those top sponsors into the race and getting in the fastest cars. Sure, the fastest 43 is the ideal situation but apparently the need to keep the top sponsors on the track seems to outweigh that, otherwise the top 35 rule would have never been in effect.
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IMO with the 35 rule it puts 8 teams at MORE of a disadvantage 35 teams can work on race trim all weekend if they wish the other 8 are just struggling to get into the race
And I say again the best teams will ALWAYS make the show
 
What ? "help repopulate Nascar's increasingly empty stands on qualifying day" ? Since when did qualifying draw a crowd.It's only been a couple of years that they even bothered to put it on TV . The only qualifying I ever saw draw more than 50 people was Daytona . It's like watching paint dry.I only tune in to hear the news and rumors.
 
Personally I didn't think there was a problem with the way qualifying was prior to the top 35 rule with the exception of the past champions provisional. Qualifying used to mean something. The top 35 rule has absolutely trashed the excitement of the Daytona qualifying races IMO. I liked it better with the clear cut off position rather than what it has turned into.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
Personally I didn't think there was a problem with the way qualifying was prior to the top 35 rule with the exception of the past champions provisional. Qualifying used to mean something. The top 35 rule has absolutely trashed the excitement of the Daytona qualifying races IMO. I liked it better with the clear cut off position rather than what it has turned into.
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IMO those used to be the best racin of the weekend
Several of us would go down just to watch the qualifying races
 
When was the last time the last weeks winner failed to qualify? Just askin' that's all...
 
It's Big Time Automobile racing Not T-Ball. All the drivers,teams and sponsor's know they must be in the Top 35 in points to get guaranteed starting spots.
Quit Whineing and lets go race!
 
Make it a knockout format like F1 has and everybody would just be sooooo much more happy in the end come Friday nights, or Saturday afternoons.
 
You know what would be really funny ...if changing the qualifying rule enabled more start and parks to make the race.:D
 
Put up 35 million bucks to a team and then let NASCAR tell you that you might not make the race. How long are you going to keep putting in those 35 million? NASCAR stopped being a shade tree mechanics race many moons ago. I dare say that today there are no longer any of those guys in the big leagues. It's hard enough these days to get and keep sponsors, even for the top teams.
 
buckaroo said:
Put up 35 million bucks to a team and then let NASCAR tell you that you might not make the race. How long are you going to keep putting in those 35 million? NASCAR stopped being a shade tree mechanics race many moons ago. I dare say that today there are no longer any of those guys in the big leagues. It's hard enough these days to get and keep sponsors, even for the top teams.
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Shade tree mechanics = start and parks . Sounds about right.
 
buckaroo said:
Put up 35 million bucks to a team and then let NASCAR tell you that you might not make the race. How long are you going to keep putting in those 35 million? NASCAR stopped being a shade tree mechanics race many moons ago. I dare say that today there are no longer any of those guys in the big leagues. It's hard enough these days to get and keep sponsors, even for the top teams.
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Yep, If you don't lock drivers in Nascar will go bankrupt in 6 months.
 
Stewart Fan said:
Yep, If you don't lock drivers in Nascar will go bankrupt in 6 months.
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HA! funny. NASCAR isn't going to go bankrupt if they ever did that. The teams would. Sponsors don't want to pay millions for "We hope we can make the race"
 
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