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Originally Posted by voltdr
DIV 5:
Pretty fortunate to be a series sponsor and be pulled for the bye in 1st round (SC).
Dan Foley
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The bye car was picked without any knowledge of who it was. Staging radioed race control to pick the bye. All of the cars were still behind the Goodyear bridge and not visible from race control. The Div Director picked the bye blindly by choosing a random staging position. It was something like " third pair, left lane". Rob had no idea who that driver was when he made the pick, and he never does when making those picks. Long getting the 1st round bye was indeed fortunate for him, but it was NOT a premeditated decision.