Originally Posted by nodramazone20:
Heat Races take way too long to line up and run. Push off, run a lap, then get in line and go green...Again, wasting time you did not have last night.
SPRINT HOT LAP 1
7:02 pm first sprint pushed off
7:04 pm green flag
7:06 pm last car took checkers
SPRINT HOT LAP 2
7:07 pm first sprint pushed off
7:10 pm green flag
7:11 pm last car took checkers
SPRINT HOT LAP 3
7:13 pm first sprint pushed off
7:15 pm green flag
7:17 pm last car took checkers
SPRINT QUALIFYING
7:19 pm first car took green
7:49 pm last car took checkers
MODIFIED HOT LAP 1
7:51 pm modifieds rolled onto the track
7:53 pm green flag
7:54 pm last car took checkers
MODIFIED HOT LAP 2
7:54 pm modifieds rolled onto the track
7:55 pm green flag
7:56 pm last car took checkers
MODIFIED HOT LAP 3
7:57 pm modifieds rolled onto the track
7:58 pm green flag
7:59 pm last car took checkers
QUICK TIME INTERVIEW WITH LEARY
OPENING CEREMONIES
8:01 pm start
8:04 pm end
SPRINT HEAT 1
8:08 pm first sprint pushed off
8:11 pm green flag
8:14 pm last car took checkers
SPRINT HEAT 2
8: 16 pm first sprint pushed off
8:18 pm green flag
8:22 pm last car took checkers
SPRINT HEAT 3
8:24 pm first sprint pushed off
8:25 pm green flag
8:29 pm last car took checkers
SPRINT HEAT 4
8:30 pm first sprint pushed off
8:32 pm green flag
8:35 pm last car took checkers
MODIFIED HEAT 1
8:37 pm modifieds rolled onto the track
8:38 pm green flag
8:44 pm last car took checkers
MODIFIED HEAT 2
8:45 pm modifieds rolled onto the track
8:47 pm green flag
8:49 pm last car took checkers
SPRINT SEMI FEATURE
8:51 pm first sprint pushed off
8:54 pm green flag
8:57 pm last car took checkers
MODIFIED HEAT 3
8:59 pm modifieds rolled onto the track
9:01 pm green flag
9:06 pm last car took checkers
SPRINT FEATURE
9:08 pm roll sprint cars onto the track
9:14 pm first sprint pushed off
9:19 pm green flag
9:42 pm last car took checkers
RAIN
MODIFIED FEATURE
10:10 pm modified rolled onto the track to help run in
10:15 pm green flag
10:36 pm last car took checkers
I'm not sure there were many places last night (other than the rain delay) where you could have run the program much quicker. Great job by USAC, track officials, competitors, push trucks, etc. for hustling last night to beat the rain.