The field is selected by how far under you run, and if you're slow, don't bother to go! (When we ran, as a whole there weren't as many cars running so quick, so we were able to qualify in the bottom of the field.)
So how many cars show up to try and race in Stock? Is it a 32 car ladder or what?
I'm very intrigued by the idea, but it kind of seems like the worst of both worlds. (I've never done it though)
You've the expense and hassle of heads up racing. Better get your cryo'd muffler bearings ready. Better have THIS $$$ GUY do your heads for you and THAT $$$ GUY do your carb. PLus it sounds like the crazy politics and people playing favorites too, so at the end of the day, some jerkoff can wave a pen and your hard work, ingenuity and money just got turned into junk.
Oh, and first you get to jack around digging through junkpiles to find a useable 40 year old carb core.
But then the racing itself is mostly bracket racing, so you end up putting a bunch of wear and tear on HIGH dollar parts just to go bracket racing, and you've got enough money in it that you don't want to just race any old weekend for fear of breaking something.