UPCOMING USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT
DATE:
Friday & Saturday, July 8-9, 2022
SERIES:
USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship
TRACK:
Huset’s Speedway (Brandon, South Dakota) – 1/3-mile dirt oval
EVENT:
Huset’s Speedway USAC Nationals featuring the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship & the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship
STARTING TIMES:
Pit gates open at 2pm Central. The front gates will open at 4pm with the drivers meeting at 4:45pm, engine heat at 6:30pm and hot laps at 6:45pm followed by qualifying and racing action.
TICKETS:
Tickets are on sale at www.USACnationals.com
TRACK ADDRESS:
2012 S Splitrock Blvd, Brandon, SD 57005
TRACK PHONE:
(605) 231-9720
TRACK WEBSITE:
https://www.husetsspeedway.com/
MEDIA COVERAGE:
Watch LIVE on www.FloRacing.comat bit.ly/3frPoW6
Listen LIVE on the USAC app or online at mixlr.com/usac-official
Follow along with live updates on www.facebook.com/usacracing & www.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.
Pill draw to determine order of heat race selection.
Heat race placement selection (driver picks which heat to participate in and the order to qualify).
QUALIFICATIONS:
Qualifying: All cars qualify – 4-6 groups determined by heat race. Cars will qualify in the order picked by drivers. 36 points will be given for fast time in each group, and minus three points per position thereafter.
HEAT RACES:
Heat Races (4-6 heats, depending on number of entries) – 10 laps each: Top-8 cars inverted in heats by qualifying points/time. 36 points will be given for first place, minus 3 points per position thereafter. Heat race winner (regardless of point total), and the two or three highest in total points (total points include qualifying and heat points) in each heat transfer to the night’s Feature.
Heat Race transfers:
· If 4 Heats – 1st place and 3 highest in points transfer to Feature.
· If 5 Heats – 1st place and 3 highest in points transfer to Feature.
· If 6 Heats - 1st place and 2 highest in points transfer to Feature.
All others to the night’s semi-feature.
SEMI-FEATURE:
Total points from heats used to line up semi-feature. Top-8 in points inverted, with balance of semi-feature cars lined up behind top-8 straight up.
Semi-Feature transfers:
· If 4 Heats – Top-8 finishers transfer to back of Feature.
· If 5 Heats – Top-4 finishers transfer to back of Feature.
· If 6 Heats – Top-6 finishers transfer to back of Feature.
Semi-feature transfers start Feature straight up behind cars that locked-in directly from heats.
Semi-feature non-transfers: 38 points awarded for first non-transfer minus 2 points for each position thereafter.
FEATURE:
30 Laps, 24 Cars – Lock-ins from heat races, plus semi-feature transfers. Pill draw to determine inversion (possible 0-12) of lock-ins. Feature lock-ins will line up based on result of pill draw. Semi-feature transfers will line up behind heat race transfers straight up based on points. 100 points awarded to the Feature first place finisher, minus 2 per position thereafter.
SPRINT TIRE RULES:
Right rear: 105/18-15 Medium, Hard, F85A
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 50 $5,000
2 50 $2,500
3 50 $1,250
4 50 $1,000
5 50 $900
6 50 $850
7 50 $800
8 50 $775
9 50 $750
10 50 $725
11 50 $700
12 50 $675
13 50 $650
14 50 $625
15 50 $600
16 50 $575
17 50 $550
18 50 $525
19 50 $500
20 50 $500
21 50 $500
22 50 $500
23 50 $500
24 50 $500
**Non-Transfers: $150