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ELDORA #LETSRACETWO EVENT INFO: 7/17/2019

UPCOMING USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT

 

DATE:

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

 

SERIES:

USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship

 

TRACK:

Eldora Speedway (Rossburg, Ohio) – 1/2-Mile Dirt Oval

 

EVENT:

#LetsRaceTwo #TakeTwo featuring the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship and the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars

 

STARTING TIMES:

1:30pm: Ticket Sales Begin (Main Gate and Turn 4)

2:00pm: Turn 3 Pit Gate Opens

2:00pm: Spectator Gates Open

5:00pm: Drivers Meeting

6:00pm: Cars on track

(Eastern)

 

TICKETS:

Adult general admission tickets are $29

Adult reserved tickets are $34

Children ages 12 and under, general admission tickets are FREE, $9 for reserved

Pit passes are $34

 

TRACK ADDRESS:

13929 OH-118, New Weston, OH 45348

 

TRACK PHONE:

(937) 338-3815

 

TRACK WEBSITE:

http://www.eldoraspeedway.com/

 

MEDIA COVERAGE:

Watch the USAC portion of the event LIVE on http://www.FloRacing.com/

Listen LIVE on the USAC app

Follow along with live updates on https://www.facebook.com/usacracing/ & https://twitter.com/USACNation

Live timing on the Race Monitor app

 

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USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT

Formats may be altered from base formats listed here at the discretion of the chief steward

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

Two (2) laps to be run consecutively with the fastest lap counting as the official qualifying time.

 

HEAT RACES:

8-laps

8 starters per heat race

Cars finishing in positions 1-4 will transfer to the feature event if four heats are held. Cars finishing 1-5 will transfer if three heats are held.

Cars finishing in positions 5-8 will start in the semi-feature event if four heats are held. Cars finishing 6-8 will start in the semi-feature event if three heats are held.

 

HEAT #1:

4 Heats: Cars qualifying 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21 will start in inverted order. Cars qualifying 25 and 29 will start behind invert.

3 Heats: Cars qualifying 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16 will start in inverted order. Cars qualifying 19, 22 and 25 will start behind invert.

 

HEAT #2:

Cars qualifying 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 22 will start in inverted order. Cars qualifying 26 and 30 will start behind invert.

3 Heats: Cars qualifying 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17 will start in inverted order. Cars qualifying 20, 23 and 26 will start behind invert.

 

HEAT #3:

Cars qualifying 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23 will start in inverted order. Cars qualifying 27 and 31 will start behind invert.

3 Heats: Cars qualifying 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 will start in inverted order. Cars qualifying 21, 24 and 27 will start behind invert.

 

HEAT #4:

Cars qualifying 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24 will start in inverted order. Cars qualifying 28 and 32 will start behind invert.

 

SEMI-FEATURE EVENT:

12-lap Race

Cars finishing in positions 5-8 in the heat races will be in the semi-feature event if four heats are held. Cars finishing in positions 6-8 in the heat races will be in the semi-feature if three heats are held.

Starting lineup will be determined by qualifying time.

4 Heats: Semi-feature event finishers 1-6 earn a spot in the feature event.

3 Heats: Semi-feature event finishers 1-7 earn a spot in the feature event.

 

FEATURE EVENT:

30-lap race

22 starting cars (not including earned provisionals)

4 Heats: Cars finishing in positions 1-4 in the heat races will be in the feature event. Cars finishing in positions 1-6 in the semi-feature will be in the feature event.

3 Heats: Cars finishing in positions 1-5 in the heat races will be in the feature event. Cars finishing in positions 1-7 in the semi-feature will be in the feature event.

Starting lineup: Starting positions determined by qualifying time, fastest at the front, with fastest six heat race transfers inverted in positions 1-6.

 

SPRINT TIRE RULES:

Right rear: 105/18-15 Medium, Hard, F85A

Left rear: Hoosier

Right front: Hoosier

Left front: Hoosier

 

RACE OFFICIALS:

Chief Steward: Levi Jones

Race Director: Kirk Spridgeon

 

USAC MEMBERSHIP:

Must be a member to earn points

Must be a member to earn contingency awards

Member insurance is $200,000 excess medical

Visit www.usacracing.org to apply for membership

 

USAC RADIO FREQUENCY

464.5500

Mandatory Driver Radio is Required

 

SPRINT FEATURE POINTS/PURSE STRUCTURE:

POS.  PTS.   PURSE

1          70       $10,000

2          67       $5,000

3          64       $2,500

4          61       $1,250

5          58       $1,000

6          55       $900

7          52       $850

8          49       $800

9          46       $775

10       43       $750

11       41       $725

12       39       $700

13       37       $675

14       35       $650

15       33       $625

16       31       $600

17       29       $575

18       27       $550

19       25       $525

20       23       $500

21       23       $500

22       23       $500

**Non-Transfers: $150

**Non-USAC members deduct $100 from feature payout.