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"GOLD CROWN MIDGET NATIONALS" PAYOUT/FORMAT - OCT. 6-8, 2016

 
“GOLD CROWN MIDGET NATIONALS” FORMAT – TRI-CITY SPEEDWAY (GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS)
 
 
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2016

**All cars draw for heat races. Hot Lap with Heat Race group.

**8-lap Heat Races accumulating finish and passing points (per the USAC system listed in rule book). Points based on lineup at original “one-to-go.”

**10-lap Qualifying Races (lined up from heat race points with top-six in each race inverted…high point man starts 6th in 1st Qualifier, etc.

**Top 16 in overall points transfer to feature, starting straight up.

**12-lap Semi-Feature lined up straight-up by overall points (17-all). Top 6 transfer to back of Feature.

**30-lap Feature. Provisionals added to the back.

**EVENT POINTS ACCUMULATED DURING THURSDAY’S PROGRAM AT THE “GOLD CROWN” ARE SELF-CONTAINED WITHIN THE NIGHT AND HAVE NO BEARING ON LINEUPS FOR FRIDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT'S PROGRAMS.

 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2016

**Format is the same as Thursday.

**35-lap Feature. Provisionals added to the back.

**EVENT POINTS ACCUMULATED DURING FRIDAY’S PROGRAM AT THE “GOLD CROWN” ARE SELF-CONTAINED WITHIN THE NIGHT AND HAVE NO BEARING ON LINEUPS FOR SATURDAY NIGHT'S PROGRAM.

 

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2016

**All cars draw for heat races.

**8-lap Heat Races accumulating finish and passing points (per the USAC system listed in rule book). Points based on lineup at original “one-to-go.”

**10-lap Qualifying Races (lined up from heat race points with top-six in each race inverted…high point man starts 6th in 1st Qualifier, etc.

**Top 16 in overall points transfer to feature, starting straight up.

**12-lap Semi-Feature lined up straight-up by overall points (17-all). Top 6 transfer to back of Feature.

**40-lap Feature. Provisionals added to the back.

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UPCOMING USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS:

DATE: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, October 6-7-8, 2016

SERIES: USAC Midget National Championship

TRACK: Tri-City Speedway (Granite City, Illinois) – 3/8-mile, dirt oval

EVENT: “Gold Crown Midget Nationals” featuring the USAC Midget National Championship (Thurs.-Fri.-Sat.) and MOWA Sprint Cars (Fri.-Sat.)

STARTING TIMES: All three nights at Granite City, the pit area opens at 3pm with spectator gates opening at 5:30 and racing getting underway at 7.

TICKETS: General admission tickets are $20 on Thursday, $25 on Friday and $28 for the finale on Saturday.  Kids 12 and under are FREE all three nights while pit passes are $35.

TRACK ADDRESS: 5100 Nameoki Rd, Granite City, IL 62040

TRACK PHONE: (618) 931-7836

TRACK WEBSITE:http://www.tricityspeedway.net/

MEDIA COVERAGE: Live updates onhttps://www.facebook.com/usacracing/ andhttps://twitter.com/USACNation and available on the Race Monitor app on your phone.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2016 - MIDGET FEATURE POINTS/PURSE STRUCTURE:

POS  PTS     PURSE

1      70       $3000

2      67       $1500

3      64       $1000

4      61       $750

5      58       $600

6      55       $500

7      52       $450

8      49       $400

9      46       $375

10    43       $355

11    41       $325

12    39       $315

13    37       $305

14    35       $295

15    33       $290

16    31       $285

17    29       $280

18    27       $275

19    25       $275

20    23       $275

21    23       $275

22    23       $275

TOTAL: $12,400

 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2016 - MIDGET FEATURE POINTS/PURSE STRUCTURE:

POS   PTS      PURSE

1       70        $4000

2       67        $2000

3       64        $1125

4       61        $850

5       58        $750

6       55        $650

7       52        $600

8       49        $575

9       46        $550

10     43        $525

11     41        $500

12     39        $475

13     37        $450

14     35        $425

15     33        $400

16     31        $375

17     29        $350

18     27        $325

19     25        $300

20     23        $300

21     23        $300

22     23        $300

TOTAL: $16,125

 

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2016 - MIDGET FEATURE POINTS/PURSE STRUCTURE:

POS   PTS     PURSE

1       70       $5000

2       67       $2500

3       64       $1250

4       61       $1000

5       58       $900

6       55       $850

7       52       $800

8       49       $775

9       46       $750

10     43       $725

11     41       $700

12     39       $675

13     37       $650

14     35       $625

15     33       $600

16     31       $575

17     29       $550

18     27       $525

19     25       $500

20     23       $500

21     23       $500

22     23       $500

TOTAL: $21,450