Reagan Smith starting 10th @ the Glenn?

Question

Qualifying was rained out yet again and nascar.com is showing Smith 10th on the starting grid. How is this possible? I know he's in the 01 car which he splits time w/ Mark Martin, but Martin is 15th in points.

Answer 1

Owner points, not driver points. The 01 car is 10th in owner points.

Answer 2

Hi,
The reason that Smith started 10th is because NASCAR sets the field by OWNER points. And since Reagan Smith and Mark Martin split the car; the car itself always gets points regardless of who drives it. So therefore the #01 car is 10th in owner points and that's how Reagan Smith started 10th.
Ryan9 - hope I could be of good help

Answer 3

The others users are absolutely correct. The field is set by owner's points, not driver's points. Since the 01 (Martin/Smith) is tenth in owner's points, they start up there. Bad thing is that he'll probably drop through the field like a brick out a 10-story window.

NASCAR should probably ammend the rainout rule to give priority to not only owner's points, but also driver's points, so in an instance like this, a rookie with such little experience will not get a prime starting spot due to luck.

Answer 4

It's called OWNER POINTS for starting positions. They don't base rained out quals on driver points.

Answer 5

Owner points not driver points

Answer 6

Yep, this is based on owner pts..Nascar has got to fix this rule on rain outs...Plus Reagan Smith is a crappy driver he'll probably crash the guys right by him..

Answer 7

the field is set by owner points

Answer 8

owner points