Since CIM is run on the first Sunday in December, will next year's edition be a qualifier? Dec. and Jan. both have 31 days, so thinking it should just sneak in before the 60 days prior to the Trials on Feb. 3, 2024, given CIM race date of Dec. 3, 2023.
In 2020, Houston (mid-January) was on the last day to qualify for the Trials 6 weeks later on Feb. 29th. Presumably, CIM 2023 will be within the window for the 2024 Trials, but doubtful that Houston 2024 will be since it will only be 2-3 weeks before.
I believe in 2020 the qualifying window closed 45 days out from the trials. For 2024 the qualifying window is closing 60 days out, so like buzzer beater wrote I think CIM will be run on the final weekend of qualifying