Little Rock, AR | octy. 25, 2013 - Having trouble following along? This will give you an idea of the format utilized for the Short Track Nationals.
Thursday & Friday Qualifying Nights:
Draw for position for Heat Races (7-9 cars per heat) – 10 laps each with passing/finishing points in effect. Finish position points awarded accordingly (150, 143, 136, 129, 122, 115, 108, 101, 94, 87, etc.). 5 points awarded per position gained, 1.5 points deducted per position lost.
Five (5) Qualifying Races – 10 laps each with passing/finishing points (same structure) again in effect. Qualifying races lined up according to heat race passing points with invert of six in each race (invert of 30 total), i.e. first in passing points from heat races starts sixth in 1st qualifier, second in passing points from heat races starts sixth in 2nd qualifier, etc. 31st on back in heat race passing points start fourth row and back in qualifiers. All cars are eligible for the qualifying races.
Top 14 in combined passing/finishing points from heat races and qualifiers to the “A” Main, the balance to 2 or 3 “B” Mains based upon car count. The top two from each “B” Main if three “B” Mains (or top three from each “B” Main if two “B” Mains) advance to 25-lap “A” Feature.
Top 3 from Preliminary “A” Main lock into Saturday night finale. 4th on back awarded points as follows: 4th-138, 5th-134, 6th-130, 7th-126, 8th-122, 9th-118, 10th-114, 11th-110, 12th-106, 13th-102, 14th-98, 15th-94, 16th-90, 17th-86, 18th-82, 19th-78, 20th-74. “B” Main Non-Transfers earn points based on Non-Transfer 1-70, Non-Transfer 2 66, etc.
Accumulated point totals including heat races, qualifying races and “B” and “A” Feature points determine Saturday night feature lineups.
Saturday Night
Top 3 from each Qualifying Night run the Dash for Cash, lined up according to “Cheater’s Day” style draw. Finish order determines front three rows of STN main event.
Point rankings 1-24 to Twin “B” Mains - 15 laps each. (7 advance from each to “A” Main)
Point rankings 25-48 to Twin “C” Mains - 15 laps each. (4 advance from each to “B” Mains)
Point Rankings 49-72 to Twin “D” Mains - 12 laps each. (4 advance from each to “C” Mains)
Point Rankings 73-96 to Twin “E” Mains - 12 laps each. (4 advance from each to “D” Mains)
Balance to tail of “E” Mains or 1 or 2 “F” Mains as necessary
21st position in STN finale reserved for I-30 Speedway track champion, if necessary.
Top finisher among the top four in Wednesday night’s Short Track Nationals Open to not race into Saturday’s STN finale will be awarded a provisional.
26th Annual STN Championship feature is scheduled for 40 laps.
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