[thomas sheehan]

Mr. Schwartz.... I am 100% behind you!.

ALL BYES IN THE FIRST RD!
Get down to even number for rd 2 (16, 32, or 64 cars)

In your example from post number 1....
Byes would go to 1 through 12 in rd 1
(13 vs 17, 14 vs 18, 15 vs 19, 16 vs 20)

Now... you must qualify in top 12 to get a bye
and... 16 cars (even field) are back for round 2

Me and Mike are probably the only ones that this makes sense to!