OTHER PROPOSED QUALIFYING FORMATS

Before switching to the new qualifying format, which is too boring and irrelevant to discuss here, Nascar considered several other ideas as well. Take a gander at these proposals:
THE CALL: Driver who most needs to win that week gets the poll (source: crackpot conspiracy theorists)
SPONSORS-A-PLENTY: Car with the most primary sponsors to please starts first (source: Robby Gordon and Carl Edwards)
IF IT BLEEDS, IT LEADS: Most dramatic/captivating team starts up front (source: Fox News)
PICK A NUMBER: Poll position drawn at random (source: Kirk Shelmerdine)
AGE BEFORE BEAUTY: Oldest drivers on the front row (source: some crotchety old guy who still wears a Bill Elliott Coors hat)
FOR THE KIDS: Youngest drivers on the front row (source: Brian France)
THE SQUEAKY WHEEL: Driver who complains the most starts first (source: Rusty Wallace)