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Every time racers hit the track on their qualifying and preliminary night, they will earn Qualifying Points. For all races, a driver must attempt to run the race to receive qualifying points.

QUALIFYING NIGHT – Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Racers will get 2 hours of practice time before qualifying begins.

Qualifying – Teams will draw a pill at registration to determine qualifying groups. Racers will be distributed evenly in groups of around 25 participants.

400 points are awarded for group quick time, 398 for 2nd, 396 for 3rd, 394 for 4th, etc. If a racer does not attempt a qualifying lap, they will receive 325 points.

Odd groups (1, 3, 5, 7, etc.) will race on the first preliminary night. Even groups (2, 4, 6, 8, etc.) will race on the second preliminary night.

PRELIMINARY NIGHTS – Thursday, December 12 and Friday, December 13, 2024

Heat races will be lined up by qualifying with an invert of 6 cars. Passing points will determine the lineup for the preliminary mains and be added to the Qualifying Points total.

Heat Races โ€“ 200 points will be awarded to the 10 lap heat race winner, 197 for 2nd, 194 for 3rd, 191 for 4th, 188 for 5th, etc.
2.5 points are added for each car passed compared to official starting position.

F Main – 1 F Main of 24 cars will be run. The Top 10 will transfer into the E Main. 15 Laps
E Main โ€“ 1 E Main of 24 cars will be run. The Top 10 will transfer into the D Main. 15 Laps
D Main โ€“ 1 D Main of 24 cars will be run. The Top 10 will transfer into the C Main. 15 Laps
C Main โ€“ 1 C Main of 24 cars will be run. The Top 10 will transfer into the B Main. 15 Laps
B Main โ€“ 1 B Main of 24 cars will be run. The Top 10 will transfer into the A Main. 20 Laps
A Main โ€“ 1 A Main of 30 cars will be run. 30 Laps

The A Main winner will receive 410 points. 2nd place will receive 398 points, 3rd place will receive 396, and points will keep descending by 2.

In all preliminary mains, 1.5 points are added to the qualifying points for each car passed compared to starting position.

The best strategy will always be to attempt to get the best finish in each race. However, with a field of hundreds of competitors, it is impossible to predict the strategies each team will attempt to collect the most points, much less execute that strategy.

The Top 20 in overall Qualifying Points from the Preliminary Nights will transfer directly into the $100,000-to-win Feature. The rest of the field will be split into Alphabet Soup based on their Qualifying Points totals.

Tiebreakers are determined first by preliminary main finish, then heat finish, then qualifying placement, then lowest pill draw.

FINALE – Saturday, December 14, 2024

1 M Main โ€“ 10 Laps | 24 Cars โ€“ Top 10 Transfer To L Main
(175-200 in Qualifying Points)

1 L Main โ€“ 10 Laps | 24 Cars โ€“ Top 10 Transfer To K Main
(161-174 in Qualifying Points + M Main Transfers)

1 K Main โ€“ 10 Laps | 24 Cars โ€“ Top 10 Transfer To J Main
(147-160 in Qualifying Points + L Main Transfers)

1 J Main โ€“ 10 Laps | 24 Cars โ€“ Top 10 Transfer To I Main
(133-146 in Qualifying Points + K Main Transfers)

1 I Main โ€“ 10 Laps | 24 Cars โ€“ Top 10 Transfer to H Main
(119-132 in Qualifying Points + J Main Transfers)

1 H Main โ€“ 10 Laps | 24 Cars โ€“ Top 10 Transfer to G Main
(105-118 in Qualifying Points + I Main Transfers)

1 G Main โ€“ 10 Laps | 24 Cars โ€“ Top 10 Transfer to F Main
(91-104 in Qualifying Points + H Main Transfers)

1 F Main โ€“ 12 Laps | 24 Cars โ€“ Top 10 Transfer to E Main
(77-90 in Qualifying Points + G Main Transfers)

1 E Main โ€“ 14 Laps | 24 Cars โ€“ Top 10 Transfer to D Main
(63-76 in Qualifying Points + F Main Transfers)

1 D Main โ€“ 16 Laps | 24 Cars โ€“ Top 10 Transfer to C Main
(49-62 in Qualifying Points + E Main Transfers)

1 C Main โ€“ 18 Laps | 24 Cars โ€“ Top 10 Transfer to B Main
(34-48 in Qualifying Points + D Main Transfers)

1 B Main โ€“ 20 Laps | 24 Cars โ€“ Top 10 Transfer to A Main
(21-34 in Qualifying Points + C Main Transfers)

1 Non Qualifier Feature โ€“ 20 Laps | 30 Cars

1 A Main โ€“ 60 Laps | 30 Cars

  • $100,000 to WIN, $2500 to Start
  • No Planned Stops (Fuel or Otherwise)
  • 1-20 in Qualifying Points locked in + B Main Transfers