UPCOMING USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT
DATE:
Friday, February 16, 2024
SERIES:
USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car NationalChampionship
TRACK:
Ocala Speedway (Ocala, Florida) –3/8-mile dirt tri-oval
EVENT:
Winter Dirt Games XV featuringthe USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship & Micro Sprints270-250-450
STARTING TIMES:
Pits open at 2pm Eastern, frontgates open at 5pm and cars hit the track at 6pm. Outlaw 4’s will serve as the support class.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2024, PRACTICEINFO:
Practice begins the return toWinter Dirt Games festivities on Wednesday, Feb. 14 from 7-10pm Eastern. Grandstand admission is free while pitadmission 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 & underare free.
TRACK ADDRESS:
9050 NW Gainesville Rd, Ocala, FL34482
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 CARNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT
Formats may be altered from baseformats listed here at the discretion of the chief steward.
QUALIFICATIONS
Qualifying is two (2) laps to berun consecutively with the fastest lap counting as the official qualifyingtime.
HEAT RACES
If 48 or more cars are inattendance, five (5) heat races will be held with the top-four (4) finishersfrom each heat race transferring to the feature.
If 28-47 cars are in attendance,four (4) heat races will be held with the top-five (5) finishers from each heatrace transferring to the feature.
If 27 cars or less are inattendance, three (3) heat races will be held with the top-six (6) finishersfrom each heat race transferring to the feature.
8 laps. Top-6 cars are invertedin each heat race based on qualifying results. The fastest car starts 6th, the second fastest car starts 5th and soon. For the 4th row on back, cars willline up straight up, based on their qualifying 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 inverted order. Cars qualifying 27, 31, and so onwill start behind invert.
3 Heats: Cars qualifying 3, 6, 9,12, 15, 18 will start in inverted order. Cars qualifying 21, 24, and so on willstart behind invert.
HEAT #4:
Cars qualifying 4, 8, 12, 16, 20,24 will start in inverted order. Cars qualifying 28, 32 and so on will startbehind invert.
C-MAIN(IF NEEDED):
10laps. Starting lineup will be determined by heat race finish from row two onback. Top-4 finishers of the C-Main will start in the last two rows of thesemi-feature.
SEMI-FEATURE:
12 laps. The front row startingpositions of the semi will be reserved for the fastest two (2) non-transfers.Starting lineup will be determined by heat race finish from row two on back.
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).
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 earncontingency awards
Member insurance is $200,000excess medical
Visit www.usacracing.org to applyfor membership
USAC RADIO FREQUENCY
464.5500
Mandatory Driver Radio is Required
SPRINT FEATURE POINTS/PURSE STRUCTURE:
POS. PTS. PURSE
1 70 $6,000
2 67 $2,500
3 64 $1,500
4 61 $1,250
5 58 $1,100
6 55 $1,000
7 52 $900
8 49 $800
9 46 $775
10 43 $750
11 41 $725
12 39 $700
13 37 $675
14 35 $650
15 33 $625
16 31 $600
17 29 $575
18 27 $550
19 25 $525
20 23 $500
21 23 $500
22 23 $500
23 23 $500
24 23 $500
**Non-Transfers: $150
