Suppose you’re a crew chief and you haven’t tested during the off-season. Couple that with two days of rain and a third one with iffy conditions, where would you start?

For Rahn Tobler the answer lies in experience. Suppose you’re a crew chief and you haven’t tested during the off-season. Couple that with two days of rain and a third one with iffy conditions, where would you start?

For Rahn Tobler the answer lies in experience.

“We look back to what we did back in November,” Tobler said. “The track is going to be different because a lot of the rubber has washed off of the surface.”

However, with driver Cruz Pedregon being the defending champion, he got to make his qualifying run deep into the session. According to Tobler, one can get a good idea of which direction they need to go by watching the first five pairs run.

“You usually have to watch yourself early in the run at Pomona, and with a situation like we have this weekend, that will be magnified. You usually don’t worry about this track from 100 feet on down.”