There were 20 qualifiers in SS at Denver. The ladder NHRA uses in this situation is here:
http://nhraracer.com/ladders/Ladders...Submit1=Submit.
We see that:
Qualifiers 1,6,11,16 have the following sequence to win the eliminator:
Qualifiers 2,4,7,9,12,14,17,19 have the following sequence to win the eliminator:
Qualifiers 3,5,8,10,13,15,18,20 have the following sequence to win the eliminator:
Do you recognize which are the "qualifying positions of death"? Which qualifying group would you want to be in to have the best chance of winning the eliminator? Is it fair that under this system just as many bottom half qualifiers have a chance at a bye as top half qualifiers?
In a 20 car field, 12 drivers can take the eliminator with four wins, and eight would need five. There is a way to modify the current ladder that would ensure that the eight bottom qualifiers are the ones that need to win five times.
07-23-2014, 04:03 AM
Where you qualify is very important
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