Oil downs

[None]

What am I missing here? Millican loses a run in qualifing. Kalitta loses a run in eliminations. McMillen does not.

 

[Topfuel386]

he won the round but did get charged the penalty monetary and points and lost lane choice. thats what happens in elims. in qualy's you lose the run, points, and money.

 

[JB3]

What am I missing here? Millican loses a run in qualifing. Kalitta loses a run in eliminations. McMillen does not.

Kalitta did not lose a run in eliminations. He won first round just like McMillen and both received a 10 point penalty plus a $$ fine. Kalitta lost his second round race but still gets docked more points and $$ for what was his second oildown of eliminations. It is how the system works.

In my opinion it was an ugly weekend for Oil. I know it was Indy and its go big or go home ... but I believe there were something like 13 oildowns just from the Fuel classes (mostly TF). Many of which occurred in one session on Sunday. Then Monday started off with a "bang" as well.

That's what turns off spectators and certainly doesn't create an ideal situation for ever having Live TV on a regular basis. Look at the impact the Stocker oildown had in the Finals. If that was a 1/4 mile oildown ... Live Pro finals would not have happened.

Oildowns already impacted the Countdown and we haven't had the first race yet.

• McMillen missed by 8 points - Would have made the countdown with a clean run.
• Schumacher oiled the track more than once (which is rare) and it changed his final seeding in the countdown.
• Same with Doug Kalitta. He went to the second round, but due to oildowns only received a total of 10 points (plus qualifying points) instead of 40 for getting to Rd. 2 and he slid down the final standings.