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[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Stan Weiss

At most Nation events how far under their Index does one have to run to qualify?


Stan

At MOST Natl. Events? You don't.

[oldskool]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

At MOST Natl. Events? You don't.

At Indy this year, the bump spot was only .536 under, in Stock, & only .350 under, in SS.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2021#indextop

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2021#indextop

It has been said that many of the quicker cars did not go to Indy, for a variety of reasons.

I think there have been some years when you had to be nearly .900 under to make the 128 car field. I'll find one of those & post a link to it.

The Stock bump spot was .893 under, in '16 & '17.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2016#indextop

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2017#indextop

The '19 SS bump was .783 under.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2019#indextop

As Billy said, at MOST nat events, all cars that pass tech can run, no matter how slow.

That's how some really slow cars have won big races. They just didn't have a same-class heads-up round.

So, if you're trying to do some class racing on a small budget, you might wanna choose a class that does not usually have very many entrants, especially not any quick ones.

Sometimes you may be able to change classes up or down 1, by adding or removing weight, depending on car & class. This might help avoid a heads-up race with a quicker car, at a particular race.