GENERAL TRACK RULES
1. Track officials decision will be final. The rules can't be tailored to fit
everyone's needs. If you
plan to race at our track please be willing to follow these rules.
2. Track officials reserve the right to administer any penalty including
immediate removal from the
track, or permanent suspension to drivers, or crew members that appear to be a
threat to the
safety of others or hindrance to the normal operations of the track. This is in
the complete
discretions of the track officials All decisions will be final.
3. Refusing to obey officials on the track may result in, being disqualified or
banned.
4. Must be 16 years of age or older to drive on the track, you may be required
to
submit a copy of your birth certificate if there is any question.
5. The first three cars in all divisions must weigh in at the scales, after
feature race.
6. We do not hold prize money for anyone it must be picked up the night of the
race.
7. Fighting, drinking, or the use of drugs will not be tolerated. Anyone caught
drinking
alcoholic beverages or using any controlled substances will be banned for two
weeks first
offense, second offense 30 days, third offense banned for one season.
8. Any driver or crewmember that enters another driver's pit area causing a
fight will be
considered the aggressor. If the incident happens away from either driver's pit
area both drivers
and pit crew will be considered aggressors. The aggressor will receive the ban,
that car will
forfeit any money.
9. Any unnecessary roughness on the track, the race will stop and the person or
persons
responsible will be disqualified.
10. Anyone using obscene language or gestures displayed where the fans in the
stands can
see or hear will be subject to removal from the track. If crew member does said
offense
car loses prize money for that night.
11. Drivers will be held responsible for all crew members. This means if your
crew member
did it, the track will consider it as if the driver did it.
12. Any driver suspended from the track for any reason will be on probation for
the rest of
the year. The next violation will result in being banned for the rest of the
year.
13. All children under the age of 14 in the pit area must be accompanied by an
adult at all times.
Failure to follow this rule could result in being removed from the pits and/or
track.
14.Any car or cars found to be illegal will result in the loss of money for that
race.
15. Drivers refusing to tear down while being protested will be banned for 2
weeks 1st offense
and lose any prize money won for that night. 2nd offense will be banned for 4
weeks
and 3rd offense will be banned for the rest of the year.
16. Any car going to the pits while under caution or red flag must go to the
rear of the field for the
restart.
17. Anyone driving in the pits must do so in a slow & responsible way. Anyone
that drives reckless
or out of control at the discretion of officials could be removed from the track
and/or banned.
18. Any driver getting out of his/her car on the track under a caution or red
flag condition will be
sent to the pits. The only time this rule will be waived is for safety reasons,
fire, ect.
19. Work on race cars must be done in the pit area. No work is to be done to the
cars on the track.
20. Any car that brings out the caution 3 times in the race will be
disqualified.
21. Drivers are not allowed to race in more than one class per race night.
22. A race car can only compete in one race per race night, without prior
authorization from a track
official. This acceptation is only for special events.
23. Drivers will be paid according to laps completed. Driver must complete more
than half the scheduled
laps to be paid (example) If the race is 20 laps the driver must have
completed at least 11 laps to earn any money.
24. All cars are subject to inspection by track officials at anytime.
25. Any driver caught racing or trying to race in more than one race per night
will be subject to
being banned. This call is left to track official's discretion.
26. Drivers are responsible for their own sign-in, it is the responsibility of
the driver to sign-in
under the correct class and use his or her correct name. Only the driver signed
in may drive in
said event. Once a race has been started there will be no change. This means
once the time trials, heat races, last chance races,
have started there will be no driver change.
27. Any car that enters the track under green and stops to bring out the caution
will be
disqualified. This applies on starts and restarts.
28. Mufflers must be on the car at the end of the race. Any car that has lost a
muffler will
forfeit all prize money for that night and the top three cars will be checked at
scales.
29. All personnel vehicles must purchase a personal vehicle pit pass at the gate
the
same time you purchase your pit pass. The cost of the pass is $20.00 per race
event
per vehicle. All passes must be displayed on the vehicle at all times. This will
be
needed on all 4-wheelers and golf carts. No motorcycles or any other vehicles
not
pulling a race car will be permitted in the pits.
30. Any driver in the pits or going to the pits under green, yellow, or red must
enter the pits on the back straightaway. Do not enter the pit in
turn 1 if you do you will be disqualified. Any car entering the track must do so
at the turn 1 entrance.
31. In the event a driver is suspended, the suspension will start at the next
scheduled continue until completed.
32. No one will be allowed in the tower. There is a box at the bottom of the
step to put any announcements you may need. Anyone that enters the tower
without permission is subject to ejection from the track.
33. No radios in any class at any time.
Starts
1. The
green flag starts the race. Jumping the start (moving out of line before the
flag) will be considered a penalty
and the offending driver or drivers will be put one row back.
2. After the "one lap to go" signal has been given by the flagman all cars must
stay inline and at a controlled pace set
by the lead car on the inside until turn 4 is reached. The front cars must be
side by side with the following cars close
behind and side by side. If the flag man feels the lineup is correct the race
will be started at some point between exiting
turn 4 and the flag stand. There will be no passing before the flag stand. Any
driver who passes before the flag stand
will be put to the rear. The race will not start until the green flags waves.
3. In the event of a caution before the first lap is completed, the field will
be lined-up for a complete restart in the original grid
order, provided there are no penalty's to be assed. In the event a driver goes
in the pits they must be back on the track before
the one lap to go signal has been given to get their original starting position
back, if not they must go to the rear.
4. Cars must not lay back in an attempt to get a run on the car in front of
them.
5. The car charged with the caution must restart in the rear of the field.
Single File Restarts
1. Single file restarts will be made after a full lap has been completed using
the cone system and the green flag to start the race.
The orange cone will be placed on the track. There will be no passing before the
cone. Any driver who hits the cone,
passes before the cone, or goes below the cone will be put to the rear of the
field.
2. Any car that is judged to be jumping the start will be penalized one spot. If
the same car is judged to be jumping a second time
in the same race it will be put to the rear of the field.
Flag Rules
1. Green- Start of race.
2. Yellow-Caution, Wreck or debris on track. Slow down; follow the car you were
behind on the last lap. Do not race back to the start
finish line on yellow flag.
3. Red- emergency stop as quickly as possible. Do not pass the flag stand when
this flag is displayed. Failure to stop when the red flag is displayed will
result in a one lap penalty or disqualification.
4. Blue/Orange- you are about to be lapped, move to the outside immediately.
Failure to do so will result in a black flag.
5. Black-Disqualification. Pull into the pits and remain there.
6-White-one lap to go.
7. Checkered-Finished the race is over.
8. Red and Checkered- Finished The race is over and the finishing order will
revert back to the previous green flag lap.
Protest
1. All protest and claims must be filed in writing with the tech inspector
within 5 minutes of race winner crossing scales.
2. Must finish in top 5 and on lead lap to protest.
3. Protesting car must protest every car that finished in front of him (example
the third place car must protest the second place car to be able to protest
the first place car).
4. Counter protest allowed.
5. Only one designated representative from the protesting car allowed in tear
down area.
6. Only three people from the protested car allowed in tear down area.
7. Protest is considered valid when the money has changed hands. No refunds. No
exceptions.
8. Protest must be in writing with car and protest choice.
9. One hour tear down on all protests.
Protest Fees
V-8 ENGINES
$350 for one head and two valves. (Track retains $50).
$250 for oil pan (track retains $50).
No valves removed on sportsman protest.
4CYLINDER ENGINES
$250 for head and two valves (track retains $50).
$200 for oil pan (track retains $50).
ALL CLASSES
$150 flywheel and clutch (track retains $25).
$50 for carburetor (track retains $25).
$50 to check wheelbase (track retains $25).
$150 for rear end (track retains $50).
CRATE
$500 for head (track retains $50)
$400 for oil pan (track retains $50)
Any item not listed in protest fees is considered a visual protest and must be
protested before the race . A visual protest has one week to correct.