UPCOMING USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT
**Mufflers are mandatory. Inserts are acceptable.
DATE:
Thursday, September 7, 2023
SERIES:
USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship
TRACK:
Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, Texas) – 1/2-mile dirt oval
EVENT:
USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship Presented By Avanti Windows & Doors (co-sanctioned by ASCS Elite Non-Wing), Factory Stocks & Limited Modifieds
STARTING TIMES:
Pits open at 5pm Central, grandstands at 6pm, drivers meeting at 6:45pm and cars on track at 7:30pm followed by qualifying and racing.
TICKETS:
Advance tickets (Premium Reserved Seats with chair backs) are on sale for $30 by calling the ticket office at (972) 222-2421.
General admission tickets are $25 for adults, $10 for kids 12 & under. Pit passes are $35 while a combo reserved seat & pit pass is $45.
TRACK ADDRESS:
1711 Lawson Road, Mesquite, TX 75181
TRACK PHONE:
(972) 222-2421
TRACK WEBSITE:
MEDIA COVERAGE:
Watch LIVE on FloRacing at https://flosports.link/40w7aPg
Listen LIVE on the USAC app on your phone or online at http://mixlr.com/usac-official/
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
Qualifying is two (2) laps to be run consecutively with the fastest lap counting as the official qualifying time.
HEAT RACES
8 laps. Top-6 cars are inverted in each heat race based on qualifying results. The fastest car starts 6th, the second fastest car starts 5th and so on. For the 4th row on back, cars will line up straight up, based on their qualifying times. If 30 cars or less, three heats will be held. If 31 cars or more, four heats will be held.
HEAT #1:
4 Heats: Cars qualifying 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21 will start in inverted order. Cars qualifying 25, 29, and so on will start behind invert.
3 Heats: Cars qualifying 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16 will start in inverted order. Cars qualifying 19, 22, and so on will start behind invert.
HEAT #2:
4 Heats: Cars qualifying 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 22 will start in inverted order. Cars qualifying 26, 30, and so on will start behind invert.
3 Heats: Cars qualifying 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17 will start in inverted order. Cars qualifying 20, 23, and so on will start behind invert.
HEAT #3:
4 Heats: Cars qualifying 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23 will start in inverted order. Cars qualifying 27, 31, and so on will start behind invert.
3 Heats: Cars qualifying 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 will start in inverted order. Cars qualifying 21, 24, and so on will start behind invert.
HEAT #4:
Cars qualifying 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24 will start in inverted order. Cars qualifying 28, 32 and so on will start behind invert.
C-MAIN (IF NEEDED):
10 laps. The 15th through 28th fastest cars in qualifying that did not transfer through the heat races will line up straight-up in the C-Main. Top-4 finishers will start in the last two rows of the semi-feature based on their finishing order in the C-Main.
SEMI-FEATURE:
12 laps. The 14 fastest cars in qualifying that did not transfer through the heat races will line up straight-up in the semi-feature event. Finishers 1-6 earn a spot in the feature event if 4 heats were held. Finishers 1-7 earn a spot in the feature event if 3 heats were held.
FEATURE:
30 laps. Starting positions determined by qualifying time, 6 fastest at the front, with the 6 fastest qualifiers who transferred through their heat races inverted by their qualifying time in the first three rows, positions 1-6. If a heat race winner is not in the top-6 inversion, that driver will line up directly behind the six-car invert, based on their qualifying time, followed by the balance of the field based on qualifying time. 22 starting cars (not including earned provisionals).
SPRINT TIRE RULES:
Right Rear: 105/16 Medium - Both new & old Hoosier medium right rear tires are permitted
Left Rear: Any Hoosier left rear tire is permitted (including SC12, RD Series & D Series)
Right Front: Hoosier
Left Front: Hoosier
RACE OFFICIALS:
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.usaclicense.com to apply for membership
USAC RADIO FREQUENCY
464.5500
Mandatory Driver Radio is Required
SPRINT FEATURE POINTS/PURSE STRUCTURE:
POS. PTS. PURSE
1 70 $6,000
2 67 $3,000
3 64 $2,000
4 61 $1,500
5 58 $1,200
6 55 $1,100
7 52 $1,000
8 49 $900
9 46 $850
10 43 $800
11 41 $775
12 39 $750
13 37 $725
14 35 $700
15 33 $675
16 31 $650
17 29 $625
18 27 $600
19 25 $600
20 23 $600
21 23 $600
22 23 $600
**Non-Transfers: $150
**Top-3 ASCS Elite Non-Wing Finisher Bonus: 1. $150, 2. $100, 3. $50
