The shootout was ever quite good (report follows tomorrow), and yesterday we went to the NASCAR Speed Week.
On Sunday, traditionally called the "quality" was driven at Daytona. However, this is not the whole list, but only the top two spots. The rules for the quality of the Daytona 500 are definitely more complicated. Normally it will work that way: The top 35 anyway Owner standings are qualified and runs its own qualification session. These are mainly at the beginning of the season, the starting positions for former champions who are not in the top 35th In the Daytona Terry Labonte, Bill Elliott and Tony Stewart. The six of their right to qualify without the necessary time for the race to make use. The law, however, only the champion, whose title is temporally closest to it. In the case would be Tony Stewart. Power 36 starting positions of 43 The rest is in a "go-or-go-home" stuck session and qualified in the fastest time over. In Daytona, it is still more complicated.
The first is on Sunday only to the first two grid positions. Here is one of the fastest time and the same goes for pilots who are not in the top 35th Once done, the rest of the pack fights on Thursday in the "Gatorade Duels" at the other launch sites. For ex-champions, this means: Tony Stewart qualified on the front row, Bill Elliott has the right to a starting place.
The Duels consist of two sectors and fields, are both over 60 rounds. The first part deals with the inner line. Here start the car, in the Owners Points had a straight and placement in the order of Egebnisses of the qualification. Example: Carl Edwards is in second place in the standings, so he will start the first race. He is now third in the quality he has in the first Duel Pole.
In the second segment, starting with the odd placement and it goes around the outside line. Example: Greg Biffle will start here. If he wins his race, he stands in fourth place. The remaining places will then 37-43 after placement. AJ Allmendinger won his race, he is in fourth place. Or put another way - similar to the "go-or-go-home" sessions, you have to end up as far forward, you will qualify.
It can qualify at every race two other riders from the ranks of those who are not in the top 35th Then there are the drivers who have driven the fastest time in the qualification of those who are not in the top 35th
The entire grid is then composed as follows:
Place 1 & 2 are fixed since yesterday with Martin Truex Jr. and Mark Martin.
Place 3 to 39: The order is clear from the results of the Duels. Four drivers who are not in the Top 35 can also qualify here.
Place 40 to 42: The three fastest of the group is not the top 35 drivers
No. 43: Champions Provisional
Does Elliott Sadler, Tony Stewart and Travis Kvapil are in it over time. If they fail one of two places in their respective Duel to get hold of, they are still there. Then just move the non-top after 35 drivers who can get hold of the Duels in their place. Otherwise, the move by the time of the qualification. That would be right now: Ragan Smith, Boris Said, Joe Nemechek and Scott Riggs. Terry Labonte is also included, because Tony Stewart is qualified because of his age right, even if this would eliminate the Duels. Kompett is out, none of the drivers who have started today. Although AJ Allmendinger failed to qualify on time, he can still clean if he wins either Duel or the best-placed non-top 35 drivers would, thus securing one of the two slots in his Duel.
Got that? So this is a bit complicated, but FOX has the matter well in hand at the Duels and repeatedly stated that those who have for a position, so he is.
A reader has also unearthed this video of the qualification rules are singing (!) Is explained.
Quite complicated. It would have been easier to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOmHmJMG8JE&feature=related to refer. Can not explain it better :-))