UPCOMING USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT
DATE:
Friday, September 13, 2019
SERIES:
USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship
TRACK:
Terre Haute Action Track (Terre Haute, Indiana) - ½-mile dirt oval
EVENT:
20th Jim Hurtubise Classic featuring the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship and DIRTcar Modifieds.
STARTING TIMES:
Pits open at 3pm Eastern, grandstands at 4pm, drivers meeting at 6pm and cars on track at 6:30pm.
TICKETS:
Adult grandstand tickets are $25 while adult infield tickets are $15. Kids 11 and under are free. Pit passes are $35 apiece.
TRACK ADDRESS:
3901 South US Hwy 41, Terre Haute, IN 47807
TRACK PHONE:
Track Enterprises: (217) 764-3200. Race Day: (812) 232-4040
TRACK WEBSITE:
http://trackenterprises.com/ & http://terrehauteactiontrack.net/
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 both the USAC & Race-Monitor apps
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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:
Two (2) laps to be run consecutively with the fastest lap counting as the official qualifying time.
HEAT RACES:
8-laps
Cars finishing in positions 1-4 will transfer to the feature event if four heats are held. Cars finishing 1-5 will transfer if three heats are held.
Cars finishing in positions 5th on back will start in the semi-feature event if four heats are held. Cars finishing 6th on back will start in the semi-feature event if three heats are held.
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:
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:
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 C-Main is run, the 14 fastest cars in qualifying that did not transfer through the heat races will line up straight-up in the semi-feature event. The 15th fastest car in qualifying, and on back, that did not transfer through the heat races, will line up straight-up in the C-Main. Top-4 finishers in the C-Main will start in the last two rows of the semi-feature based on their finishing order in the C-Main.
SEMI-FEATURE EVENT:
12-lap Race
Cars finishing in positions 5th on back in the heat races will be in the semi-feature event if four heats are held. Cars finishing in positions 6th on back in the heat races will be in the semi-feature if three heats are held.
Starting lineup will be determined by qualifying time.
4 Heats: Semi-feature event finishers 1-6 earn a spot in the feature event.
3 Heats: Semi-feature event finishers 1-7 earn a spot in the feature event.
FEATURE EVENT:
30-lap race
22 starting cars (not including earned provisionals)
4 Heats: Cars finishing in positions 1-4 in the heat races will be in the feature event. Cars finishing in positions 1-6 in the semi-feature will be in the feature event.
3 Heats: Cars finishing in positions 1-5 in the heat races will be in the feature event. Cars finishing in positions 1-7 in the semi-feature will be in the feature event.
Starting lineup: Starting positions determined by qualifying time, fastest at the front, with fastest six heat race transfers inverted in positions 1-6.
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 $5,000
2 67 $2,500
3 64 $1,250
4 61 $1,000
5 58 $900
6 55 $850
7 52 $800
8 49 $775
9 46 $750
10 43 $725
11 41 $700
12 39 $675
13 37 $650
14 35 $625
15 33 $600
16 31 $575
17 29 $550
18 27 $525
19 25 $500
20 23 $500
21 23 $500
22 23 $500
**Non-Transfers: $150
**Non-USAC members deduct $100 from feature payout.