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EVENT INFO: ELDORA USAC SPRINTS - MAY 3-4, 2024

UPCOMING USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT

 

DATE:

Friday & Saturday, May 3-4, 2024

 

SERIES:

USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship

 

TRACK:

Eldora Speedway (Rossburg, Ohio) – 1/2-mile dirt oval

 

EVENT:

#LetsRaceTwo featuring the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship & the NOS Energy Drink World of Outlaws Sprint Cars

 

STARTING TIMES:

On both Friday and Saturday, ticket sales begin at the main gate, turn 4 and pit gate at 1:30pm Eastern. The grandstands open at 2pm. The drivers meeting will take place at 5pm. Cars on track at 6pm with qualifying and racing for both divisions immediately following.

 

TICKETS:

Advance tickets are on sale now at https://www.eldoraspeedway.com/

For ages 14 & up, general admission tickets are $35. Reserved seats are $40.

For ages 13 & under, general admission tickets are free. Reserved seats are $10.

Pit passes are $40 each night ($75 for 2-day pit pass)

 

TRACK ADDRESS:

13929 OH-118, New Weston, OH 45348

 

TRACK PHONE:

(937) 338-3815

 

TRACK WEBSITE:

www.eldoraspeedway.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 CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT

Formats may be altered from base formats listed here at the discretion of the chief steward.

 

QUALIFICATIONS

Qualifying is two (2) laps to be run consecutively with the fastest lap counting as the official qualifying time.

 

HEAT RACES

If 48 or more cars are in attendance, five (5) heat races will be held with the top-four (4) finishers from each heat race transferring to the feature.

If 31-47 cars are in attendance, four (4) heat races will be held with the top-five (5) finishers from each heat race transferring to the feature.

If 30 cars or less are in attendance, three (3) heat races will be held with the top-six (6) finishers from each heat race transferring to the feature.

8 laps. Top-6 cars are inverted in each heat race based on qualifying results.  The fastest car starts 6th, the second fastest car starts 5th and so on.  For the 4th row on back, cars will line 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 will start behind invert.

3 Heats: Cars qualifying 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16 will start in inverted order. Cars qualifying 19, 22, and so on will start 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 on will 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 will start 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 on will 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 will start 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 start behind invert.

 

C-MAIN (IF NEEDED):

10 laps. Starting lineup will be determined by heat race finish from row two on back. 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 starting positions 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, the top-six (6) finishers from the semi will transfer to the feature.

If four (4) heats were held, the top-four (4) finishers from the semi will transfer to the feature.

If five (5) heats were held, the top-four (4) finishers from the semi will transfer to the feature.

 

FEATURE:

30 laps. Starting positions determined by qualifying time, 6 fastest at the front, with the 6 fastest qualifiers who transferred through their heat races inverted by their qualifying time in the first three rows, positions 1-6.  If a heat race winner is not in the top-6 inversion, that driver will line up directly behind the six-car invert, based on their qualifying time, followed by the balance of the field based on qualifying 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 earn contingency awards

Member insurance is $200,000 excess medical

Visit https://usacracing.redpodium.com/2024-usac-circle-track-license-sprint---midget---sc 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      $4,000

3         64      $2,000

4         61      $1,400

5         58      $1,200

6         55      $1,000

7         52      $950

8         49      $900

9         46      $850

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