UPCOMING USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT
DATE:
Saturday, March 9, 2019
SERIES:
USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship
TRACK:
Southern Illinois Center (Du Quoin, Illinois) – 1/6-mile dirt oval
EVENT:
“Shamrock Classic” featuring the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship
STARTING TIMES:
8am: Building opens for parking
10am: Front doors/ticket window opens
11am: Clear the building/check pit passes & tickets
Noon: Micro Sprint drivers meeting
12:30pm: Micro Sprint hot laps with heats immediately following.
3pm: Public midget drivers meeting (front stretch grandstand)
4pm: Midget hot laps
(All Times Central)
TICKETS:
Adult General Admission: $20, Children General Admission: $10.
TRACK ADDRESS:
655 Executive Dr., Du Quoin, IL 62832
TRACK PHONE:
(618) 542-1515
TRACK WEBSITE:
https://www.illinois.gov/sites/dsf/Pages/default.aspx
MEDIA COVERAGE:
Watch 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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT
Formats may be altered from base formats listed here at the discretion of the chief steward
HOT LAPS:
All cars draw for heat race position & hot-lap with their heat race. Two heat races will hot-lap together (heats 1-2, heats 3-4, heats 5-6, heats 7-8).
QUALIFICATIONS:
HEAT RACES:
Heat races are 10 laps.
Lineups are determined by random draw.
Points are accumulated by finishing position and total number of positions gained or lost.
(see chart below to calculate points)
The top 40 in overall points from the heats will run qualifying races. The rest of the field is relegated to c mains.
C MAIN:
10 LAPS
All cars 41st and worst in points run C Main lined up by points earned in heat races.
If 2 C Mains are needed, odd-position cars go to 1st C Main & even-position cars go to 2nd C Main.
4 overall cars will transfer from C Mains to the back of B Mains (Top 2 from each C Main if there are 2).
QUALIFYING RACES:
40 cars make the qualifying races, which are 12 laps & award more finish/passing points.
The 4 qualifying races are inverted by 6, so the top point-earner from the heat races starts 6th.
Total points from heat races & qualifying races are added together to set b main & feature lineups.
The top-12 overall will start straight-up in the first 6 rows of the feature.
13-40 in points are assigned to 2 b main events.
B MAINS:
There will be 2 b mains. Each are 15 laps. 16 cars scheduled in each.
They are lined up according to points with c main transfers starting at the back.
Each race transfers 4 cars to the back of the night’s feature event.
Transfers from 1st b main take the inside row in feature (13-15-17-19) & 2nd b main transfers take the outside row (14-16-18-20).
FEATURE EVENT:
50-lap race
20 starting cars (not including earned provisionals)
MIDGET TIRE RULES:
Right rear: SP2 / SP3 / SP4
Left rear: D12 / D20
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 for to apply for membership
USAC RADIO FREQUENCY:
464.5500
Mandatory Driver Radio is Required
MIDGET FEATURE POINTS/PURSE STRUCTURE: (FRIDAY & SATURDAY)
POS. PURSE
1 $4,000
2 $1,500
3 $1,000
4 $600
5 $550
6 $525
7 $500
8 $475
9 $450
10 $440
11 $430
12 $420
13 $410
14 $400
15 $400
16 $400
17 $400
18 $400
19 $400
20 $400
Non-Transfers: $100
