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EVENT INFO: PLACERVILLE USAC MIDGETS - NOV 17, 2023

UPCOMING USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT

 

DATE:

Friday, November 17, 2023

 

SERIES:

USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship

 

TRACK:

Placerville Speedway (Placerville, California) – 1/4-mile dirt oval

 

EVENT:

Hangtown 100 featuring the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship & BCRA/CLS Wingless Lightning Sprints

 

STARTING TIMES:

Pits open at noon Pacific. Front gates open at 3pm. Drivers meeting at 4pm. Cars on track at 4:45pm.

 

TICKETS:

Advance tickets on sale now at www.Hangtown100.com.  Tickets will also be available at the gate on race day.

 

TRACK ADDRESS:

100 Placerville Dr, Placerville, CA 95667

 

TRACK PHONE:

(530) 344-7592

 

TRACK WEBSITE:

https://www.placervillespeedway.com/ & https://www.hangtown100.com/

 

MEDIA COVERAGE:

Watch LIVE on FloRacing at https://flosports.link/40w7aPg

Listen LIVE on the USAC app 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 NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT

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

 

Pill draw draft to determine order of heat race selection.

Heat race placement selection (driver picks which heat to participate in and the order to qualify in during a draft style event.

 

QUALIFICATIONS

All cars qualify – groups determined by heat race. Cars will qualify in the order picked by drivers. 36 points will be given for fast time in each group and minus three points per position thereafter.

 

HEAT RACES

Six 10 lap Heat Races: Top 8 cars inverted in heats by qualifying points/time. 36 points will be given for first place and minus 3 points per position thereafter. Four cars - first place (regardless of point total) and the three highest in total points (total points include qualifying and heat points) in each heat - transfer to the feature.  All others will go to the semi-features.

 

SEMI-FEATURE:

Two 12-lap Semi-Features: Total points from qualifying and heat race finishes will be used to line up the semi-features. Lineups will be straight up based on points. The top-two in total points will start on the pole in each respective semi-feature.  The next two in total points will start outside the front row in each respective semi-feature and so on. The top-two finishers from each semi-feature will transfer to the feature but will not earn semi-feature points. 50 points will be awarded for third place, minus two points for each position thereafter.

 

FEATURE:

30 Laps, 24 Cars.  First place and three highest in points from heat races, plus two transfers from each semi-feature.  All cars, including semi-feature transfers will use total points to determine the feature lineup.  The top-12 in total points will line up inverted. The lowest 12 in total points will be lined straight-up behind the 12 inverted cars.  In the feature, 100 points will be awarded to first place and minus two points per position thereafter.

 

MIDGET TIRE RULES:

Left Front: D12 or D15

Right Front: D12, D15 or D20

Left Rear: D12 or D20

Right Rear: SP3 Only

 

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

 

MIDGET FEATURE POINTS/PURSE STRUCTURE:

POS.  PTS.   PURSE

1.       50      $5,000

2.       50      $2,000

3.       50      $1,500

4.       50      $1,000

5.       50      $900

6.       50      $700

7.       50      $600

8.       50      $500

9.       50      $450

10.     50      $400

11.     50      $375

12.     50      $350

13.     50      $340

14.     50      $330

15.     50      $320

16.     50      $310

17.     50      $300

18.     50      $300

19.     50      $300

20.     50      $300

21.     50      $300

22.     50      $300

23.     50      $300

24.     50      $300

Non-Transfers: $100