Professional (?) Qualifying

Rory McNeil · 05-23-2010, 12:19 AM

I`ve noticed at most of the NHRA national events this year, that it appears that some racers get to keep their Friday qualifying times, while others, most noteably Larry Morgan, seem to have his Friday runs magically dissapear. For example, on Fridays Pro Stock qualifying sessions, Morgan ran a best of a 6.69, which would have easily put him in the P/S field, and Jason Line had a best of 6.68. However, on the Saturday sessions, although he did not improve on his 6.68 from Friday, Lines 6.68 stood as his final qualifying pass, but Morgans 6.69 best was replaced with a best of 6.85, which put him outside of the field. For his 3rd pass (1rst for Sat), Morgan was shown as having "no prior run". WTF!? If Morgans Friday passes doesn`t count for Sat, why not? I`ve noticed the same thing for Paul Lee in F/C before. If a racer makes 4 passes in qualifying, why the hell wouldn`t all of them count? It seems that Morgan has been pushed out of several P/S fields because of this inequity.

SSTRACER323 · 05-23-2010, 12:51 AM

only the top 12 times are held from friday sessions. they started that about 3 years ago. nhra said that it gives teams a shot to make the show if they did not run good on friday night.

Jim Bailey · 05-24-2010, 07:38 AM

Lee's right. The easiest way to understand this, is; If you're not one of the top 12, it's just like you haven't run your car yet.....Also, understand, being in the top twelve doesn't guarantee you a spot in the field. You can still get bumped out on Sat. JB.

05-23-2010, 12:19 AM	#1
Rory McNeil VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: from Vancouver BC Canada, now in Nova Scotia Posts: 1,311 Likes: 317 Liked 1,104 Times in 302 Posts	Professional (?) Qualifying I`ve noticed at most of the NHRA national events this year, that it appears that some racers get to keep their Friday qualifying times, while others, most noteably Larry Morgan, seem to have his Friday runs magically dissapear. For example, on Fridays Pro Stock qualifying sessions, Morgan ran a best of a 6.69, which would have easily put him in the P/S field, and Jason Line had a best of 6.68. However, on the Saturday sessions, although he did not improve on his 6.68 from Friday, Lines 6.68 stood as his final qualifying pass, but Morgans 6.69 best was replaced with a best of 6.85, which put him outside of the field. For his 3rd pass (1rst for Sat), Morgan was shown as having "no prior run". WTF!? If Morgans Friday passes doesn`t count for Sat, why not? I`ve noticed the same thing for Paul Lee in F/C before. If a racer makes 4 passes in qualifying, why the hell wouldn`t all of them count? It seems that Morgan has been pushed out of several P/S fields because of this inequity. __________________ NHRA 6390 STK M/S 85 Mustang

05-23-2010, 12:51 AM	#2
SSTRACER323 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Coal City, IL. Posts: 775 Likes: 3 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Professional (?) Qualifying only the top 12 times are held from friday sessions. they started that about 3 years ago. nhra said that it gives teams a shot to make the show if they did not run good on friday night. __________________ The Doughboy Lee Lones S/ST 323L

05-24-2010, 07:38 AM	#3
Jim Bailey Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 674 Likes: 15 Liked 584 Times in 94 Posts	Re: Professional (?) Qualifying Lee's right. The easiest way to understand this, is; If you're not one of the top 12, it's just like you haven't run your car yet.....Also, understand, being in the top twelve doesn't guarantee you a spot in the field. You can still get bumped out on Sat. JB.