[J.R. Haddad]

When this event format was announced, you knew that Saturday was going
to be very busy for the Pro's. This is also an experiment for NHRA and
the racers. With the exception of Friday night qualifying at some tracks,
Friday could be a losing day for the track and NHRA. When the Pro's do
not run on Friday, NHRA's personnel count drops by 50%. One less day
of wages, hotels, per diem's, etc. If this is a successful experiment, we are
in for more of the same. Of the 207 Sportsman Racers entered, only 18
will remain after Saturday morning at 11:00 A.M. I'm not sure if it is better
to be done early Saturday and on the road home at 11:00, or race Saturday
morning early, and then again Saturday night, sometimes ending at 11:00
or 12:00. NHRA now has T/F, F/C, P/S, PSM, ProMod, TAD, TAFC, Factory X, FSS, and one or two more Show Eliminators. When they can fill a Sunday with heads up only races, we will be remembering fondly when we used to run the semi's and Finals on Sunday.

J.R.