[Gw275]

Can someone explain the backup car rule USAC is using. How do you get your qualifying time back?

[Sandy Lowe]

1311 Backup Cars

Teams may use a backup car any time between qualifying and the start of the A-Main. Use of backup car must be approved by Technical director. If a backup car is introduced before qualifications and makes original drawn position in qualifying order there is no penalty.

If qualification spot is missed or you have remaining lap(s) you can qualify at the end under normal penalty of not being able to start feature in top 50% of field [5]. If a backup car is introduced any time after original entry is qualified, the replacement car will start at the rear of next scheduled event [6] qualified for.

A backup car does not have to be part of a team’s original equipment however the backup car cannot have already been entered in the event. Once a car has been withdrawn from an event, that car will not be allowed to be re-entered to competition during that event. The replacement car will be credited for points earned as the original entry.

http://www.usacracing.com/assets/fil...print_2016.pdf

[Gw275]

Thanks