New qualifying rules announced

The more that I hear these crew chiefs interviewed about this qualifying change, the more I like it. Most all of them seem to be looking forward to the new challenges that it will bring.
 
Nitro Dude said:
That looks like me during a really good movie.
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Nitro, lets be completely honest....

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shark77 said:
If its like F1, yes. I thought I read that plate tracks aren't part of the new qualifying format.
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The Daytona 500 is exempt but the other 3 Plate races will qualify under the new rules.
 
Johali said:
The Daytona 500 is exempt but the other 3 Plate races will qualify under the new rules.
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Ah, yes now I remember. Qualifying will still be just as pointless there.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
The more that I hear these crew chiefs interviewed about this qualifying change, the more I like it. Most all of them seem to be looking forward to the new challenges that it will bring.
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I completely agree.
 
Imagine 43 cars at Bristol trying to get a good lap. Do you think there might be a red flag or two? Then what happens to that one hour TV broadcast window that the networks want? (That is what is behind this whole thing.) I can see it now, qualifying runs longer than an hour. Then the network decides to cut away from the last session in order to bring you the high school cheerleading championships.
 
Yogisd1 said:
Imagine 43 cars at Bristol trying to get a good lap. Do you think there might be a red flag or two? Then what happens to that one hour TV broadcast window that the networks want? (That is what is behind this whole thing.) I can see it now, qualifying runs longer than an hour. Then the network decides to cut away from the last session in order to bring you the high school cheerleading championships.
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Bristol? What about Martinsville
 
The qualifying sessions are going to be glorified practice sessions. They practice each and every week throughout the season prior to qualifying trying to lay down good laps with multiple cars on the track. This is no different. The sessions are long enough that not all 43 cars have to be on the track at once. It's simply 'scored practice' with meaning. An extra practice session. Nothing wrong with that.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
The qualifying sessions are going to be glorified practice sessions. They practice each and every week throughout the season prior to qualifying trying to lay down good laps with multiple cars on the track. This is no different. The sessions are long enough that not all 43 cars have to be on the track at once. It's simply 'scored practice' with meaning. An extra practice session. Nothing wrong with that.
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Until juunyoor gets taken out by by a S&P. :D
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
That could happen any given week.
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Not usually during qualifying. How many drivers will run one lap at the three plate races that will have the new qualifying rules and start in the back so as to not have to run in packs and take a chance of wadding their primary car up in qualifying.
 
Johali said:
Not usually during qualifying. How many drivers will run one lap at the three plate races that will have the new qualifying rules and start in the back so as to not have to run in packs and take a chance of wadding their primary car up in qualifying.
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Certainly not during qualifying. It could happen any week during a practice session which is basically what this new qualifying procedure will be.

A few spotters have been on Sirius NASCAR Radio since this new format was announced. They'll be up in their positions for qualifying, unlike before. Their job is to get these guys spaced out on the track. I don't think that we are going to be seeing drafting practice during qualifying @ the restrictor plate tracks. It's not even necessary as it makes no difference where you start in one of those races. On the other tracks I'd imagine that you'll still see these guys separated so that they can get in good runs. That seemed to be the overall theme that I heard from the spotters.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
Certainly not during qualifying. It could happen any week during a practice session which is basically what this new qualifying procedure will be.

A few spotters have been on Sirius NASCAR Radio since this new format was announced. They'll be up in their positions for qualifying, unlike before. Their job is to get these guys spaced out on the track. I don't think that we are going to be seeing drafting practice during qualifying @ the restrictor plate tracks. It's not even necessary as it makes no difference where you start in one of those races. On the other tracks I'd imagine that you'll still see these guys separated so that they can get in good runs. That seemed to be the overall theme that I heard from the spotters.
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It may be that way but It's hard for me to believe that all of the drivers ego's will let them settle for running the slower single car runs instead of hooking up with teammates and getting the top spots. Either way it should be a show.
 
The qualifying sessions are going to be glorified practice sessions. They practice each and every week throughout the season prior to qualifying trying to lay down good laps with multiple cars on the track. This is no different. The sessions are long enough that not all 43 cars have to be on the track at once. It's simply 'scored practice' with meaning. An extra practice session. Nothing wrong with that.
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I like the new qualifying rules, it should be fun to watch. You are right it will be basically a practice season for a half hour. I suspect the big teams will work together to enhance their efforts. It might be interesting if small team try to jump into the big team draft. There might be more strategy than a normal qualifying season.

I would like NASCAR to keep one race with conventional qualifying, maybe the all star race, the shootout, or Indy.
 
Im wondering how much harder it will be on the crew chiefs to get that extra bit of speed during qualifying over so long but then to switch to race trim... It wont be that much different but there will be differences... Im thinking teams will use regular q setups for the first 2 laps then pit and lower the tire pressure and take the tape off.. Im curioius about how much different the race setups will be and how many teams will run too hard or which ones will be the best at finding a good race package out of it. Someone said earlier this could give Penske and Ganassi a bit of an advantage.. I could see that. I wish the season would just start already...
 
I think the qualifying trim should be closer to race trim with other cars on the track. Didn't some races races require the qualifying trim to be started in the race?
 
That's what I mean..
Zerkfitting said:
I think the qualifying trim should be closer to race trim with other cars on the track. Didn't some races races require the qualifying trim to be started in the race?
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It will be closer to race trim.. but how much can they push it? I wouldn't be surprised to see some high qualifiers engines going early in the season.
 
They should throw in a mandatory pit stop during qualifying and add up the total time on pit road/in the pits/ and the fastest 2 lap average lol
 
Gotta believe that once the teams find a way to exploit the rules, the show will be something less than anticipated. Think 3 laps total, one for each session and done.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
The qualifying sessions are going to be glorified practice sessions. They practice each and every week throughout the season prior to qualifying trying to lay down good laps with multiple cars on the track. This is no different. The sessions are long enough that not all 43 cars have to be on the track at once. It's simply 'scored practice' with meaning. An extra practice session. Nothing wrong with that.
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On TV they are going to be commercial festivals.That's all your going to see.
 
Mopardh9 said:
Yep...this is yet another gimmick by Nascar to make the sport more "exciting", I don't see this as anything more than that.
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Yep and when they figure they have more viewers for qual. the tv stations will hammer it with more commercials.
 
DUN24 said:
Not a very good method of keeping costs down at all. It'll be interesting to see this play out.

If they were going to have multiple cars on the track they should have just brought the group method they used on rc's to ovals. Durh....
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I agree. I thought NASCAR was trying to get the teams to save money but this qualifying format will cost the teams extra money for fuel, tires, and the higher possibility of wrecked cars. NASCAR is run by idiots.
 
Marcingak said:
I agree. I thought NASCAR was trying to get the teams to save money but this qualifying format will cost the teams extra money for fuel, tires, and the higher possibility of wrecked cars. NASCAR is run by idiots.
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I don't agree. One set of tires--As always. Maybe a touch more fuel--big deal. Wrecked cars--You are assuming that they will run around each other. I am not so sure.
 
Revman said:
I don't agree. One set of tires--As always. Maybe a touch more fuel--big deal. Wrecked cars--You are assuming that they will run around each other. I am not so sure.
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Either they will find a way to remain organized and make it go smooth or its gonna be a mess, who the hell knows which
 
Kyle18fan said:
Either they will find a way to remain organized and make it go smooth or its gonna be a mess, who the hell knows which
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I think that after the intrigue wears off, it will be qualifying as usual.
 
BobbyFord said:
Whichever format they use for qualifying, I cannot wait to be sitting in the grandstands at Vegas and Fontana this March, early in the morning with a breakfast margarita in hand and my headset on.
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You will love Vegas been 6 times and now the racing is better with the higher banking.
 
BobbyFord said:
Whichever format they use for qualifying, I cannot wait to be sitting in the grandstands at Vegas and Fontana this March, early in the morning with a breakfast margarita in hand and my headset on.
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A Margarita at a nascar race?

Only in California. ;)
 
HELP WANTED: Qualifying Strategy Specialist-must be able to simultaneously evaluate weather conditions, track surface, tire wear, opponent strategy, and traffic patterns to discern the optimal timing of qualifying effort.
 
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