The Professional Ladder is built on the concept of the driver qualifying the highest will race the driver qualifying the lowest. In the case of ET's, the driver with the fastest ET races the driver with the slowest ET. The second fastest races the second slowest and so on. BYE runs are inserted in the ladders to match the best qualifier wth an BYE run in the earliest round. The second best qualifier will get a BYE run in a later round if a second BYE is available for that particular ladder. BYE runs could apply to the third and possibly the fourth best qualifier in some ladders.

The Sportsman Ladder is built on the concept of dividing the class into two groups, the higher qualifying drivers form the fast group and the other half of the class form the slower group. In the case of ET's, the drivers with the fastest ET are grouped together against the drivers with the slower ETs. The fastest ET in the fast group is paired against the fastest ET in the slow group. The second fastest ET in the fast group is paired against the second fastest ET in the slow group and so on. BYE runs are inserted in the ladders to match the best qualifier with a BYE run in the earliest round. The second best qualifier will get a BYE run in a later round if a second BYE is available for that particular ladder. BYE runs could apply to the third and possibly the fourth best qualifier in some ladders.

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