UPCOMING USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT
DATE:
Saturday, February 17, 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 (Feature Points Only) & MicroSprints 270-250-450
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:
WatchLIVE on FloRacing at https://flosports.link/usac
Listen LIVE on theUSAC app or online at http://mixlr.com/usac-official/
Follow along withlive updates on https://www.facebook.com/usacracing/ & https://twitter.com/USACNation
Live timing on theRace Monitor app
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USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT
Formats may be altered from baseformats listed here at the discretion of the chief steward. If Thursday’s or Friday’s events arecanceled, Saturday night’s event will revert to the standard format.
QUALIFICATIONS
No qualifications will be held.
POINTS
Over the first two nights, totalpoints will be calculated, which will “lock-in” the top-five in total combinedpoints into Saturday night’s feature event.
QUALIFYING RACES
3 qualifying races, each 10 lapsin length, lined up “straight-up” based on each driver’s best single pointsnight. The lineup will snake with thedriver possessing the 6th best single points night on the pole of the firstqualifying race, 7th will be on the pole for the second qualifying race and 8thstarting from the pole position in the third qualifying race, and so on.
The top-4 finishers from eachqualifying race will transfer to the feature. Those finishing 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th or 9th in each qualifying race willbe placed into the semi-feature. Thosefinishing 10th on back in each qualifying race will be placed into an 8-lapC-Main, if needed, where the top-4 finishers will transfer to the semi-featureand occupy the final four starting positions of that race.
DASH
The winning drivers of eachqualifying race will transfer into an eight-car dash along with the top-fivelocked in drivers. Locked-in driverswill draw for starting positions one through five followed by qualifying racewinners drawing for positions six through eight when they stop for theirwinner’s interview. The finish of thefour-lap dash will determine the first four rows of the feature.
C-MAIN
Those finishing 10th on back ineach qualifying race will be placed into an 8-lap C-Main, if needed, where thetop-4 finishers will transfer to the semi-feature and occupy the final 4starting 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-lapsemi-feature will transfer into the night’s feature, filling the final fivepositions in the feature starting lineup.
FEATURE:
Saturday’s feature will consistof 24 cars (not counting up to two provisionals) and 35 laps, as determined bythe finishing order of the dash – 1st place finisher starts 1st, 2nd placefinisher 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 earncontingency awards
Member insurance is $200,000excess medical
Visit www.usacracing.org to applyfor membership
USAC RADIO FREQUENCY
464.5500
Mandatory Driver Radio isRequired
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