As we await the massive number of possible announcements from NASCAR in the coming week, we know that some of these announcements concern rule changes. I’ve just come across a fascinating premise of a potential rule change that deals with setting the qualifying order by how the teams practice speeds stack up from the practice session just prior to qualifying.
It sounds fascinating, but I think there are a few snags with the premise… let’s check it out:
The premise behind practice speeds setting qualifying order is that NASCAR will then have the faster drivers qualify at the end of the qualifying session. The idea is that this might make for a more dramatic qual session and all the fast drivers/teams will be on the same qualifying conditions.
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Budweiser Shootout
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After all the rule changes and such regarding eligibility for entry into NASCAR’s Budweiser Shootout for 2011, we finally have a list of drivers that survived the new qualifications.
The Qualifications for the Shootout:
- The 2010 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers
- Past Cup Series champs
- Past Budweiser Shootout champs
- Past Daytona 500 and Coke Zero 400 champs
- Sprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year drivers from 2001-2010
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After all that was said and done and the field filtered through, we have our 30 drivers. After looking through this list despite the respect paid to past achievements, in the real world it does not matter what you have done… no matter how significant. It’s more about what you are doing right now. With that in mind, I think there are a few drivers that just don’t belong in this field, and I don’t mean any disrespect to them. What I do recognize is a complement of drivers that will, or could, draw in fans that range from new fans to older fans of the sport.
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