General Rules & Procedures - 2009

Rules and procedures hereby set forth are for the orderly conduct of racing events. These are minimum requirements for racing events and shall govern such events. All participants of racing events shall comply with these rules and procedures.

No express or implied warranty of safety shall result from publications or compliance with these rules and procedures. They in no way guarantee against injury or death to a participant, spectator or official. Only race director shall permit minor deviations or interpretations of these rules and procedures. His decision is final.

Anyone found guilty of the use of mercury or any other contaminated materials will be barred from speedway and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. No alcoholic beverages or illegal drugs will be consumed in pits by driver, crewmembers,or fans before or during racing events. Anyone caught abusing an official or any track employee physically and/or verbally may be suspended and/or barred for the season and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. All monies or points accumulated up to that point will be forfeited.

Speedway reserves the right to line up the starting fields as it sees fit. Format for night's racing will be posted in pit each week. Weather conditions and/or curfew and/or other factors may require change in night's schedule of events. Mid-season championship night and season championship night may be started by points with no inversions.

No driver, owner or crewmember shall claim damages or expenses of any type against promoter, track owners or officials by reason of disqualification or damage to car, driver or both. Drivers, owners and crewmembers agree that the track is in a safe condition when and if they participate in racing activities. Drivers are responsible for actions of crewmembers and car owners. If anyone leaves their pit area to confront another driver or crewmember, the driver will lose the points and pay for that night, as well the person leaving the pit area will be banned for 1 week.

All cars are subject to inspection at any time. All cars are to be kept in a neat and painted appearance. All cars are required to be equipped with approved mufflers. No more than 100 DBA at 100'. No anti-freeze allowed, any car that is found to have anti-freeze will forfeit all pay and points for the evening and $25.00 for clean up fee.

All Classes: Pressure relief area in rear of car must be enclosed; side to side and deck to bumper, perpendicular to ground. (LM 12 in tall) All cars must have a number; minimum 18 in x 3 in; on both sides of car and on the roof and 6 in tall letters on top, right corner of windshield (you must have this number on your windshield for 2009). All lead shall be painted white with car number. All drive shafts to be painted white. All cars are to have window nets. All gas caps shall have car number on them, no exceptions.

No glass containers in the pits or in the grandstands. All haulers are to have fire extinguishers. No soaking of tires at the track. If you are caught soaking tires at the track, it is an automatic 1 year suspension.

Everyone must maintain appropriate attire in pits. This includes being fully dressed; shoes, no sandals and no shorts. If you are caught drinking alcohol in the pits during a racing event you will be asked to leave and barred for 1 week.

No person is allowed to drive under the age of 16 with parental written permission. All drivers will be required to show legitimate proof of age, preferable with a birth certificate. You must be 14 years of age to enter lower pits. Anyone 14-17 must have parental consent forms filled out completely prior to entering pits. No track record is official until car is tech, inspected and weighed.

No tires are to be left at track. Any person doing so will be fined $25.00 for each tire left at track. Amount due before coming back to track. No dumping of oil on premises. Oil spills must be cleaned up per EPA standards. If caught disposing of oil, anti-freeze or other contaminants, you will be fined and face possible banishment from track. No cooking in pit area, except in approved areas.

All cars are to be registered. A complete entry card to be filled out with the following information; Driver Name, Car Owner, Car Color(s), Drivers address, Drivers Social Security Number, Phone Number(s), Emergency Contacts, and any Sponsors. Registration for car and driver is free. Parking spaces are available for reservation in the lower pits at $50.00 per space and the upper pits for $40.00 per space. Reservations are not final until checks clear and receipts are sent out.

In the event that there is an accident, unless officials' rule it was intentional, obvious or that a car clearly stopped or spun to avoid an accident, all cars involved in an accident will be sent to rear. This is at officials' discretion. IF YOU HAVE TO WRECK A CAR TO MAKE A PASS, YOU WILL BE SENT TO REAR! The decision made by the official is FINAL. If you stop on the track during a green flag for the sole purpose of bringing out a caution, you will be sent to the pits and forfeit all points for the evening.

Qualifying will be 4 laps with 4 cars at a time. There will be zero tolerance for time. If overtime and black flagged, must go to the tail until flagman notifies you to begin racing again.

LAST TWO LAPS OF FEATURE RACES TO BE UNDER GREEN, UNLESS TIME IS RUNNING SHORT. Yellow flag on last lap of feature race is at the flagman's discretion. If there is a wreck on the last lap of a feature race we reserve the right to place the person causing the accident to the rear of the field and revert back to the last completed lap for finishing order. This is for cars in the wreck and behind the wreck only and is solely at the scorer's discretion.

It is OK to have another driver qualify your car if and only if you are running late because of work issues. This must be brought to our attention prior to qualifying and practice begins. If you arrive after qualifying for your racing class begins, you will start at the tail of all events for the evening, no exceptions. You will not get a qualifying time through a heat race.

All heat races will have single file restarts and all feature races will have double file restarts. The last 5 laps will be single file restarts. The flagman will display the white flag signaling one lap to go, then the green. Once the green flag has been displayed, the track is green everywhere. Passing will be allowed anywhere when green flag is presented.

Dash and heat races will be considered completed when yellow is displayed for the third time. The Three Yellow Flag rule may also be used during a B Feature, last chance races and consolation races. Finish order will be last completed lap minus cars involved in Third Yellow.

All cars going to pits will start in the rear (no exceptions) and can only come back onto the track under yellow or red flag conditions. Cars may be allowed to enter after field passes on white flag lap. If Red flag comes out before on completed lap; cars can go to pit but will be put to the tail upon re-entering the race.

No stopping on track to work on car except on Red flag conditions and only by driver. Stopping to argue with official could result in disqualification.

All cars to weigh in before feature race must include car, driver & helmet, and meet minimum weight for their respective class.

All jack stands to have 1/8 inch minimum plate welded on bottoms.

IF RULES DON'T SAY YOU CAN THEN YOU CAN'T!!! ANY RULE INFRACTIONS YOU WILL LOSE MONEY AND POINTS FOR THE NIGHT.

THE DECISION OF TRACK OFFICIALS IS FINAL.

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