"Live From" Indy US Nationals The Big GO 2022

[MR DERBY CITY]

Originally Posted by Andy Friar

If the info is correct on NHRA in detailed results, 6 different SS cars didn't make the call for Rd1. Am I wrong in thinking that drivers qualified 129-135 could have taken their spots if they were still present on site and their cars were good to go?

Correct Andy, actually a car that qualifies dead last can be an alternate if no other alternates show. This only happens at INDY and it seems many of the NEWER racers don’t understand the rules regarding alternates. Back in the day ALL the alternates would be at the rear of staging HOPING for the opportunity to race….Upon further review, there were 13 alternates and 4 got to race. It’s possible the other 9 either blew up or had other mechanical issues. I know that Tyler B. blew up, the 2 hemis appeared to have blown up and Stacy McCarty,….well we won’t go into that ….so that’s why there were so many singles in rd number 1 …..