UPCOMING USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT
DATE:
Saturday, August 24, 2019
SERIES:
USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship
TRACK:
Kokomo Speedway (Kokomo, Indiana) – ¼-mile, semi-banked dirt oval
EVENT:
Sprint Car Smackdown VIII featuring the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship (Final Night) and the Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series
STARTING TIMES:
3pm All Gates Open
5:30 pm Drivers Meeting
6pm Heat in motor/Wheel pack
6:15pm USAC Sprint Car Hot Laps
(Eastern)
TICKETS:
Adult general admission tickets are $35, children age 12 and under free. Pit passes are $45.
TRACK ADDRESS:
2455 N Davis Rd, Kokomo, IN 46901
TRACK PHONE:
(765) 459-3877
TRACK WEBSITE:
MEDIA COVERAGE:
Watch LIVE on http://www.FloRacing.com/
Listen LIVE on the USAC app
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
QUALIFYING RACES: Lineup determined by points accumulated on first two nights of “Smackdown.”
If 4 Qualifying Races: 10 laps. Top-2 transfer to feature.
If 3 Qualifying Races: 10 laps. Top-3 transfer to feature.
“KING OF THE HILL” 2-CAR SHOOTOUT: Top 8 in points accumulated on first two nights of “Smackdown” are locked into the final night’s feature. The first four rows of the final night’s feature will be determined by single-elimination, multiple round, two-car, three-lap races. Seeds 1-8 are based on total driver points from the previous nights. Round 1: 1 vs. 8, 4 vs. 5, 3 vs. 6 and 2 vs. 7. Winners of each race in round one advances to round 2 in the bracket. Round two winners advance to the final round. The winner of the final round earns the choice of starting on the inside or outside of the front row. The second-place finisher in the final round will start on the front row of the feature alongside. Spots 3-4 will be occupied by second round drivers who were defeated (higher seed on the inside, lower seed on the outside. Spots 5-8 will be occupied by drivers defeated in the first round (lined up in rows 3-4 with highest seed in position 5 and lowest seed in position 8.
SEMI-FEATURE EVENT:
15 laps. Transfers will line up at the tail of the feature.
Starting lineup will be determined by finishing order in the heat races.
If 4 Qualifying Races: Semi-feature event finishers 1-6 earn a spot in the feature event.
If 3 Qualifying Races: Semi-feature event finishers 1-5 earn a spot in the feature event.
FEATURE EVENT:
40-lap race
22 starting cars (not including earned provisionals)
The top-8 drivers in points from the previous two nights at “Smackdown” are locked into the feature in the first four rows of the feature.
SPRINT TIRE RULES:
Right rear: 105/18-15 Medium, Hard, F85A
Left rear: Hoosier
Right front: Hoosier
Left front: Hoosier
RACE OFFICIALS:
Chief Steward: Levi Jones
Race Director: Kirk Spridgeon
USAC MEMBERSHIP:
Must be a member to earn points
Must b-e 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 $11,000
2 67 $5,000
3 64 $3,000
4 61 $2,200
5 58 $1,500
6 55 $1,400
7 52 $1,300
8 49 $1,200
9 46 $1,175
10 43 $1,150
11 41 $1,125
12 39 $1,100
13 37 $1,075
14 35 $1,050
15 33 $1,025
16 31 $1,000
17 29 $1,000
18 27 $1,000
19 25 $1,000
20 23 $1,000
21 23 $1,000
22 23 $1,000
**Non-Transfers: $150
**Non-USAC members deduct $100 from feature payout.