"Live" from US Nationals 2018

Randall Klein · 09-02-2018, 01:35 PM

Crew Chief
Questions: having been at Indy 3 times & observed alternates, they are usually stacked behind staging waiting for call, if multiple AH cars “declined” how was that determined?
Did they volunteer or, which I doubt, did an official go question them, or where they just not at back of staging
I watched Redman work his alternates sheet in a hurried manner to keep cars paired, & I can’t believe they waited for hemi’s to decline while then choosing other alternates

Just curious

I think they alternate process as well as tear down cars are some of the more fascinating “behind the scenes” workings that is Indy, and nowhere else

Thanks for any comments, missed being there. Of all the thIngs we criticize NHRA for, and rightly so, they sure know how to run a big Go.

09-02-2018, 01:35 PM	#11
Randall Klein Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Posts: 785 Likes: 45 Liked 316 Times in 67 Posts	Re: “Live” from US Nationals 2018 Crew Chief Questions: having been at Indy 3 times & observed alternates, they are usually stacked behind staging waiting for call, if multiple AH cars “declined” how was that determined? Did they volunteer or, which I doubt, did an official go question them, or where they just not at back of staging I watched Redman work his alternates sheet in a hurried manner to keep cars paired, & I can’t believe they waited for hemi’s to decline while then choosing other alternates Just curious I think they alternate process as well as tear down cars are some of the more fascinating “behind the scenes” workings that is Indy, and nowhere else Thanks for any comments, missed being there. Of all the thIngs we criticize NHRA for, and rightly so, they sure know how to run a big Go.