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EVENT INFO: OCALA USAC SPRINTS - FEB. 18, 2023

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UPCOMING USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT

 

DATE:

Saturday, February 18, 2023

 

SERIES:

USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship

 

TRACK:

Bubba Raceway Park (Ocala, Florida) – 3/8-mile dirt tri-oval

 

EVENT:

Winter Dirt Games XIV featuring the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship

 

STARTING TIMES:

Pits open at 3pm ET, front gates open at 5pm and cars on track at 6:15pm with qualifying and racing immediately following.

 

WEDNESDAY PRACTICE INFO:

On track from 6-9pm Eastern. Grandstands are free. Pit passes are $20 apiece.

 

TICKETS:

Adult general admission tickets are $35 & kids 12 and under are free. Pit passes are $40 for members & $45 for non-members.

 

TRACK ADDRESS:

9050 NW Gainesville Rd, Ocala, FL 34482

 

TRACK PHONE:

(352) 622-9400

 

TRACK WEBSITE:

http://www.bubbaracewaypark.com/

 

MEDIA COVERAGE:

Watch LIVE on FloRacing at https://flosports.link/3AMU46z

Listen LIVE on the USAC app on your phone 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 and USAC app

 

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USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT

Formats may be altered from base formats listed here at the discretion of the chief steward.  If Thursday’s or Friday’s events are canceled, Saturday night’s event will revert to the standard format.

 

QUALIFICATIONS

No qualifications will be held.

 

POINTS

Over the first two nights, total points will be calculated, which will “lock-in” the top-five in total combined points into Saturday night’s feature event.

 

QUALIFYING RACES

3 qualifying races, each 10 laps in length, lined up “straight-up” based on each driver’s best single points night.  The lineup will snake with the driver possessing the 6th best single points night on the pole of the first qualifying race, 7th will be on the pole for the second qualifying race and 8th starting from the pole position in the third qualifying race, and so on.

The top-4 finishers from each qualifying race will transfer to the feature.  Those finishing 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th or 9th in each qualifying race will be placed into the semi-feature.  Those finishing 10th on back in each qualifying race will be placed into an 8-lap C-Main, if needed, where the top-4 finishers will transfer to the semi-feature and occupy the final four starting positions of that race.

 

DASH

The winning drivers of each qualifying race will transfer into an eight-car dash along with the top-five locked in drivers.  Locked-in drivers will draw for starting positions one through five followed by qualifying race winners drawing for positions six through eight when they stop for their winner’s interview.  The finish of the four-lap dash will determine the first four rows of the feature.

 

C-MAIN

Those finishing 10th on back in each qualifying race will be placed into an 8-lap C-Main, if needed, where the top-4 finishers will transfer to the semi-feature and occupy the final 4 starting 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-lap semi-feature will transfer into the night’s feature, filling the final five positions in the feature starting lineup.

 

FEATURE:

Saturday’s feature will consist of 22 cars (not counting up to two provisionals) and 35 laps, as determined by the finishing order of the dash – 1st place finisher starts 1st, 2nd place finisher starts 2nd and so on.

 

SPRINT TIRE RULES:

Right rear: 105/16 Medium

Left rear: Hoosier

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 earn contingency awards

Member insurance is $200,000 excess medical

Visit www.usacracing.org to apply for membership

 

USAC RADIO FREQUENCY

464.5500

Mandatory Driver Radio is Required

 

SPRINT FEATURE POINTS/PURSE STRUCTURE:

POS.   PTS.    PURSE

1         70       $10,000

2         67       $3,000

3         64       $1,600

4         61       $1,400

5         58       $1,200

6         55       $1,000

7         52       $900

8         49       $850

9         46       $800

10       43       $775

11       41       $750

12       39       $725

13       37       $700

14       35       $675

15       33       $650

16       31       $625

17       29       $600

18       27       $600

19       25       $600

20       23       $600

21       23       $600

22       23       $600

**Non-Transfers: $150