UPCOMING USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT
DATE:
Saturday, April 26, 2025
SERIES:
USAC NOS Energy Drink MidgetNational Championship
TRACK:
Kokomo Speedway (Kokomo, Indiana) – 1/4-mile dirt oval
EVENT:
Kokomo Grand Prix featuring theUSAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship & Kokomo Sprint Cars
STARTING TIMES:
Pits open at 3pm Eastern.Grandstands open at 3pm. Drivers meeting at 5:30pm. Cars on track at 6pmfollowed immediately by qualifying & racing.
TICKETS:
Adult general admission ticketsare $30 & kids 12 and under are free. USAC member pit passes are $30 apieceand $35 for non-members (all ages).
TRACK ADDRESS:
2455 N Davis Rd, Kokomo, IN 46901
TRACK PHONE:
(765) 459-3877
TRACK WEBSITE:
http://www.kokomospeedway.net/
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 baseformats listed here at the discretion of the chief steward
QUALIFICATIONS
Qualifying is two (2) laps to be run consecutively with the fastest lapcounting as the official qualifying time.
HEAT RACES
If 41 or more cars are in competition, five (5) heat races will be heldwith the top four (4) finishers transferring to the feature.
If 28-40 cars are in attendance during an event on a track under a halfmile in length, four (4) heat races will be held with the top five (5)finishers transferring out of each heat.
If 27 cars or less are in attendance during an event on a track under ahalf mile in length, three (3) heat races will be held with the top six (6)finishers transferring out of each heat.
10 laps. Top 6 cars are inverted in each heat race based on qualifyingresults. The fastest car starts 6th, the second fastest car starts 5th and soon. For the 4th row on back, cars will line up straight up, based on theirqualifying times.
HEAT #1:
4 Heats: Cars qualifying 1, 5, 9,13, 17, 21 will start in inverted order. Cars qualifying 25, 29, and so on willstart behind invert.
3 Heats: Cars qualifying 1, 4, 7,10, 13, 16 will start in inverted order. Cars qualifying 19, 22, and so on willstart behind invert.
HEAT #2:
4 Heats: Cars qualifying 2, 6,10, 14, 18, 22 will start in inverted order. Cars qualifying 26, 30, and so onwill start behind invert.
3 Heats: Cars qualifying 2, 5, 8,11, 14, 17 will start in inverted order. Cars qualifying 20, 23, and so on willstart behind invert.
HEAT #3:
4 Heats: Cars qualifying 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23 will start in invertedorder. Cars qualifying 27, 31, and so on will start behind invert.
3 Heats: Cars qualifying 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 will start in invertedorder. Cars qualifying 21, 24, and so on will start behind invert.
HEAT #4:
Cars qualifying 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24 will start in inverted order. Carsqualifying 28, 32 and so on will start behind invert.
C-MAIN (IF NEEDED):
10 laps. Starting lineup will be determinedby heat race finish. Top 4 finishers of the C-Main will start in the last tworows of the semi-feature.
SEMI-FEATURE:
12 laps. The front row startingpositions of the semi will be reserved for the fastest two (2) non-transfers.The starting lineup will be determined by heat race finishes from row two onback.
If three (3) heats were held, thetop-six (6) finishers from the semi will transfer to the feature.
If four (4) heats were held, thetop-four (4) finishers from the semi will transfer to the feature.
If five (5) heats were held, thetop-four (4) finishers from the semi will transfer to the feature.
FEATURE:
30 laps. Starting positionsdetermined by qualifying time, 6 fastest at the front, with the 6 fastestqualifiers who transferred through their heat races inverted by theirqualifying time in the first three rows, positions 1-6. If a heat race winner is not in the top-6inversion, that driver will line up directly behind the six-car invert, basedon their qualifying time, followed by the balance of the field based onqualifying time. 24 starting cars (not including earned provisionals).
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 stampedto be run during qualifications, heat race and feature.
**Changing tire will result inbeing put to the tail of feature. If atire is punctured, it must be verified by series official and replaced with aused 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
Visit https://www.unitedstatesautoclub.com/memberships/ to apply for membership
USAC RADIO FREQUENCY:
464.5500
Mandatory Driver Radio isRequired
MIDGET FEATURE POINTS/PURSE STRUCTURE:
POS. PTS. PURSE
1 70 $5,000
2 67 $2,500
3 64 $1,500
4 61 $1,200
5 58 $1,000
6 55 $800
7 52 $700
8 49 $600
9 46 $500
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
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