[Jim Wahl]

So let me get this straight, I race and get enough grade points to get in to Indy. I spend the money for entry, fuel to get there and back, hotel room, and food. I get there get parked, go through tech, go up to run class but nobody else in my class chose to get off their collective butts to make the race so I get a bye. I run .85 under but sorry you say I can't make the show because no one else showed up in my class? I should be penalized, no THROWN OUT of Indy because I was lucky enough to get a single? No it's ok if I ran .52 under and one other "turd" ran .51 under and I beat him. Then I would make it, because it's a performance based class, right? I mean everybody knows that two "turds" running .50 under is better than one car running .85 under. I hope this never happens to you Mr Downing so you don't have to find out the pain it causes. Shame on you and NHRA. Jim

And BTW, NO class winner "steals a spot, all class winners earn the spot. That's the way it was set up by Wally himself. He did that for a reason. Some traditions should be left alone.