[Rory McNeil]

Since the only somewhat local NHRA National event for me is Seattle, which never has class eliminations, I am curious as to the "pairing up" of multiple cars in the same class during class eliminations. Pretty obvious for only 1 or 2 cars in a given class, but what if there is more? Is it random pairing, do the racers flip a coin, or does NHRA set up the pairings? On an uneven number, how is the bye run recipient determined? A large class, like SS/AH at Indy must be quite an ordeal to set up who runs who for somebody.