UPCOMING USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT
DATE:
Friday, November 15, 2024
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/usac
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
**Right-rear tire will be stamped to be run during qualifications, heat race and feature.
**Changing tire will result in being put to the tail of feature. If a tire is punctured, it must be verified by series official and replaced with a used tire.
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
Apply for Membership: https://usacracing.redpodium.com/2024-usac-circle-track-license-sprint---midget---sc
USAC RADIO FREQUENCY:
464.5500
Mandatory Driver Radio is Required
MIDGET FEATURE POINTS/PURSE STRUCTURE:
POS. PTS. PURSE
1 70 $5,000
2 67 $2,000
3 64 $1,500
4 61 $1,000
5 58 $900
6 55 $700
7 52 $600
8 49 $500
9 46 $450
10 43 $400
11 41 $375
12 39 $350
13 37 $340
14 35 $330
15 33 $320
16 31 $310
17 29 $300
18 27 $300
19 25 $300
20 23 $300
21 23 $300
22 23 $300
23 23 $300
24 23 $300
Non-Transfers: $100