Nextel Cup director John Darby — saying he was speaking for himself, not NASCAR — didn’t mince words Friday when asked about speculated changes to NASCAR’s Top-35 rule. “We ain’t changing it,” Darby said. That doesn’t mean, however, that NASCAR isn’t contemplating some alterations to the current rule. One possibility is grouping “go or go home” cars together during the qualifying session, so all are faced with similar track conditions during their laps. Darby likes that idea. “We’re talking about that a lot,” he said. “It makes it truly a head-to-head competition that way.” Where would they be grouped? One possibility, according to Darby: Let the championship driver or crew chief decide where in the session that respective group would qualify.(ESPN.com)(7-14-2007)
