qualifying for the Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway has been cancelled, so the rain-out qualifying procedure for all three NASCAR national series is as follows:
If first practice is run [which it was], but qualifying is unable to take place, the starting lineup will be based on speeds from the car’s fastest lap from the first practice, with top-35 cars in owner points no longer segregated from the non-top 35 cars. THe Top-35 would make thew race, then, past champions not already in per top-35 [none], then past race winners from 2011-2012 not already in by top-35 [none], then by race attempts [ties broeken by owners points position]. After the 43 drivers eligible are set, the field is set by first practice speeds. #13-Casey Mears would start first [not credited with a pole or for the Shootout]. Missing the race would be: #37-Yeley, #95-Speed, #79-Bires and #91-Sorenson.
The Unofficial Lineup:
1st thru 10th: #’s 13, 2, 16, 20, 43, 31, 27, 11, 9 & 18
11th thru 20th: #’s 24, 5, 29, 78, 56, 88, 17, 38, 39 & 51
21st thru 30th: #’s 14, 55, 15, 34, 36, 1, 99, 42, 22 & 98
31st thru 40th: #’s 30, 26, 83, 19, 23, 47, 48, 33, 49 & 87
41st thru 43rd: #’s 93, 32 & 10
DNQ’s: 95, 79, 37, 91.
See the starting lineup on the Bristol Qualifying Page.(8-24-2012)
