Qualifying Qualifying and Warm-up Procedures
positions will be obtained by a pit crew person, or the driver, drawing only one number for each car as it enters the pit gate, or if so directed by the Racing Director, at the Owner/Driver pit meeting. Qualifying numbers must be drawn before warm-up laps start, except in the case of a breakdown or emergency in towing to the track, as shall be determined by the Racing Director.
Cars not qualifying may start at the rear of the Consolation race or Semi.
The Racing Director will determine when the track is ready for qualifying.
Unauthorized hot-lapping will be fined.
Cars shall not be started in the infield or on the track without permission of the officials.
When a qualifier is interfered with during his qualifying attempt, he may be permitted to take another lap.
When a car spins out or fails to complete a timed qualifying lap, it loses that lap.
The end of the normal qualifying period shall be 5 minutes after the last scheduled car qualifies according to qualifying order. All remaining cars will have 5 minutes in which to qualify according to original order.
If a car fails to take the green flag on its first qualifying attempt, it may return within three (3) positions of its originally drawn position, and will be given its normal two qualifying laps. If it fails to appear within said three (3) positions, it will be allowed to attempt one qualifying lap at the end of the normal qualifying period, if time permits.
The order of cars attempting their one lap at the end of normal qualifying pursuant to Rules 9 and 10 above will be according to originally drawn qualifying numbers.
If for any reason a driver change is made in any race, that car must start at the rear of the field.
If a driver attempts to qualify two or more cars, only the time of the last car he drives will be considered. Any other earlier qualified car will be considered a scratched.
In case of the car shortage, any unqualified car added to the feature will receive money but no points. Any extra car that is needed to transfer to fill the field, such mentioned cars will start in the rear.
Heat Races – 10 laps each:
If forty (40) cars qualify, eight-car (8) heats shall be run. If fewer than forty cars qualify, the number of cars per heat race will be determined by the racing director.
Cars finishing 1st though 4th in each heat race (a total of 16 cars) will run in the Main Event; cars finishing 5th though 8th (a total of 16 cars) will run in the Semi-Main Event.
First Heat Race: (Inverted Start)
Cars Qualifying 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, and 29.
Second Heat Race: (Inverted Start)
Cars Qualifying 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, 30.
Third Heat Race: (Inverted Start)
Cars Qualifying 3, 7, 11, 115, 19, 23, 27, and 31.
Fourth Heat Race: (Inverted Start)
Cars qualifying 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, and 32.
Consolation Race – 8 Laps
Forty (40) or more cars - qualifying 33rd and slower, with the first two (2) finishers transferring to Semi-Main Event.
Less thank forty (40) cars – Cars qualifying 29th and slower, with the first two (2) finishers transferring to the Semi-Main Event.
The Consolation Race will be started strait up according to qualifying time.
Any driver not qualifying for the Main Event, or Semi-Main Event, may compete in the Consolation Race.
Semi-Main Event – 12 Laps:
The starting lineup will be strait- up according to qualifying times, with transfers from the Consolation Race starting at the rear.
Forty (40) or more cars qualified – Semi Main Event field will be made up of 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th place finishers in the four Heat Races (16 cars), with the first two (2) finishers from the Consolation Race. (A total of 18 cars.)
Less than forty (40) cars qualified – Semi-Main Event field will be made up of 5th, 6th, and 7th place finishers in the four Heat Races (12 cars), with the first two (2) finishers from the Consolation Race. (A total of 14 cars.)
If there is no Consolation Race, the next qualifiers in order will be allowed to start at the rear of the Semi-Main Event to complete the required field.
Main Event – 30 Laps
Cars finishing 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th in the four Heat Races (16 cars), plus cars finishing 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th in the Semi-Main Event, completing the twenty (20) car field. In event of a 22 car Main Event, cars finishing 5th and 6th in the Semi-Main will transfer to the main and will start on their qualifying position.
After the official line-up for the Main Event is made, and before the cars push off, alternate starter(s) may be used, based on their finishing order in the Semi-Main Event. The alternate starters shall start at the rear of the field.
After the Main Event has been pushed off, there will be no alternate(s).
Additional race format:
At the discretion of the officials, in case of adverse conditions. All entrants will draw for starting positions.
After forty cars are selected by the above procedure, all forty cars will draw for starting positions pursuant to the qualifying format.
* Subject to change.