UPCOMING USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT
DATE:
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
SERIES:
USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car NationalChampionship
TRACK:
Volusia Speedway Park (Ocala,Florida) – 1/2-mile dirt oval
EVENT:
Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationalsfeaturing the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship & DIRTcar LateModels
STARTING TIMES:
Pits open at 1pm Eastern withgrandstands opening at 4pm, the drivers meeting at 4:30pm, engine heat at 5pmand hot laps at 5:30 followed by qualifying and racing.
TICKETS:
General admission tickets are$35. Reserved tickets are $40. Premium reserved tickets are $45. Child reservedtickets are $18. Pit passes are $45.
Advance tickets available at https://dirtcarnationals.com/tickets/
TRACK ADDRESS:
1500 East State Road 40,Barberville, FL 32130
TRACK PHONE:
(386) 985-4402
TRACK WEBSITE:
https://volusiaspeedwaypark.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):
10 laps. Starting lineup will be determined by heat race finish. Top-4 finishers of the C-Main will start in the last two rows 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.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 isRequired
SPRINT FEATURE POINTS/PURSE STRUCTURE:
POS. PTS. PURSE
1 70 $10,000
2 67 $5,000
3 64 $3,000
4 61 $2,400
5 58 $2,000
6 55 $1,400
7 52 $1,100
8 49 $1,000
9 46 $950
10 43 $900
11 41 $850
12 39 $800
13 37 $750
14 35 $725
15 33 $700
16 31 $700
17 29 $700
18 27 $700
19 25 $700
20 23 $700
21 23 $700
22 23 $700
23 23 $700
24 23 $700
**Non-Transfers: $200
