Do not go through the pits! Go directly to impound.
This deserves to be said twice.
If you tow the car through the pits, or even behind the pits, anywhere except on the return roads when coming from your qualifying run then don't even bother going to impound. It doesn't matter if you stop or not, it is assumed you did and your qualifier is thrown out. Go straight to impound, check in and leave the vehicle,
then go to the pits to get your stuff and tell Uncle Bob to come with all the tools.
Don't stop by your pits to drop anybody off.
Don't stop by your pits to pick up your log book.
Don't stop by your pits to get the ground tarp and EZ up.
Qualifying for a record is too hard to get it torpedoed by something like this.
JR