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EVENT INFO: OCALA - USAC SPRINTS - FEB. 17, 2024

UPCOMING USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT

 

DATE:

Saturday, February 17, 2024

 

SERIES:

USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship

 

TRACK:

Ocala Speedway (Ocala, Florida) – 3/8-mile dirt tri-oval

 

EVENT:

Winter Dirt Games XV featuring the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship (Feature Points Only) & Micro Sprints 270-250-450

 

STARTING TIMES:

Pits open at 2pm Eastern, front gates open at 5pm and cars hit the track at 6pm.  Outlaw 4’s will serve as the support class.

 

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2024, PRACTICE INFO:

Practice begins the return to Winter Dirt Games festivities on Wednesday, Feb. 14 from 7-10pm Eastern.  Grandstand admission is free while pit admission is $20.

 

TICKETS:

Grandstand admission for ages 13 & up is $35 while kids age 12 & under are free.  Pit passes are $45 apiece for ages 6 & up.  Pit passes for ages 5 & under are free.

 

TRACK ADDRESS:

9050 NW Gainesville Rd, Ocala, FL 34482

 

TRACK PHONE:

(352) 622-9400

 

TRACK WEBSITE:

http://www.bubbaracewaypark.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 AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT

Formats may be altered from base formats listed here at the discretion of the chief steward.  If Thursday’s or Friday’s events are canceled, Saturday night’s event will revert to the standard format.

 

QUALIFICATIONS

No qualifications will be held.

 

POINTS

Over the first two nights, total points will be calculated, which will “lock-in” the top-five in total combined points into Saturday night’s feature event.

 

QUALIFYING RACES

3 qualifying races, each 10 laps in length, lined up “straight-up” based on each driver’s best single points night.  The lineup will snake with the driver possessing the 6th best single points night on the pole of the first qualifying race, 7th will be on the pole for the second qualifying race and 8th starting from the pole position in the third qualifying race, and so on.

The top-4 finishers from each qualifying race will transfer to the feature.  Those finishing 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th or 9th in each qualifying race will be placed into the semi-feature.  Those finishing 10th on back in each qualifying race will be placed into an 8-lap C-Main, if needed, where the top-4 finishers will transfer to the semi-feature and occupy the final four starting positions of that race.

 

DASH

The winning drivers of each qualifying race will transfer into an eight-car dash along with the top-five locked in drivers.  Locked-in drivers will draw for starting positions one through five followed by qualifying race winners drawing for positions six through eight when they stop for their winner’s interview.  The finish of the four-lap dash will determine the first four rows of the feature.

 

C-MAIN

Those finishing 10th on back in each qualifying race will be placed into an 8-lap C-Main, if needed, where the top-4 finishers will transfer to the semi-feature and occupy the final 4 starting positions of that race.

 

SEMI-FEATURE:

Those finishing 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th or 9th in each qualifying race will be placed into the semi-feature.  The top-5 finishers from the 12-lap semi-feature will transfer into the night’s feature, filling the final five positions in the feature starting lineup.

 

FEATURE:

Saturday’s feature will consist of 24 cars (not counting up to two provisionals) and 35 laps, as determined by the finishing order of the dash – 1st place finisher starts 1st, 2nd place finisher starts 2nd and so on.

 

SPRINT TIRE RULES:

Right rear: 105/16 Medium & Hard

Left rear: SC12

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.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      $3,000

3         64      $1,800

4         61      $1,600

5         58      $1,400

6         55      $1,200

7         52      $1,100

8         49      $1,000

9         46      $900

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

23      23      $600

24      23      $600

**Non-Transfers: $200