#8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. is lobbying NASCAR to adopt the old Formula One qualifying rules when the Winston Cup teams go to road courses. It would allow drivers to run multiple laps, with the fastest counting as their qualifying time. Under the current setup, drivers run only one lap for qualifying. That leaves little room for error and is challenging for many who aren’t as savvy on road courses. I can race all right, but I just can’t get a decent starting spot, Earnhardt says. If we don’t get the opportunity to do that, then I’m looking to do more road racing stuff, maybe with Jim France’s (Grand American) Series to get a little more experience on the road courses. Junior, who won the 1999 Busch Series race at Watkins Glen, considers road courses the most physically demanding tracks on the Cup circuit.( Sporting News )(6-16-2003)
