Modified and Sportsman Handicapping Procedure

Heat races and features are lined up according to total money earned by a driver in the last three races completed. Lowest money total starts in front, highest money total starts towards the rear.

POSITION IN POINT STANDINGS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH STARTING POSITIONS!!

For example, if the point leader has three weeks of bad finishes, he/she could be handicapped to the front of the field.

Drivers that are present but do not qualify or miss the feature event because of mechanical trouble or an accident will receive zero dollars toward their total for that race. Drivers who are absent receive the winner’s money points ($1750 for Modified, $600 for Sportsman)toward their handicapping total. These “phantom money points” help to reward those drivers who consistently make it to the track, while those who frequently miss events start towards the rear.

Opening Night: Drivers will draw for starting positions in the heat races, then will use a “head’s up” start for the feature where the winner of the first heat starts on the pole, winner of the second heat starts second, etc.

Week #2: Heat races and features will be lined up according to total money earned from opening night only. Lowest money earned will start in the front, highest money earned toward the rear. New drivers start at the rear of the field.

Week #3: Heat races and features will be lined up according to total money earned from the first two races. Lowest money earned will start to the front, new drivers start at the rear, and so on, the basic handicapping formula continues for the remainder of the season. Heats and features lined up according to total money earned from the last three races completed.

Assigning cars to heat races: The handicapper has a sheet listing the drivers’ total money earned from the last three races. As the drivers/cars enter the pits, they check in with the handicapper at the green building in the pit area. DRIVERS MUST LET THE HANDICAPPER KNOW THAT THEY ARE THERE!!! The handicapper then will highlight the car number on the sheet. Depending on the car count, the number of heats to be run will be determined and cars will be split up into heat races as they are on the sheet. The handicapper will attempt to make the heat races even by spreading out top drivers among the heats. The number of cars to be handicapped or to qualify will be posted on the pit board with the line ups for the heats.

After the heats are completed the handicapper once again uses the total money earned sheet from the past three races, to determine the line up for the features. Those who finished the heat in handicapped spots will be put into the line up with the lowest money earned starting in the front. Drivers that did not finish their heat in a handicapped spot will fill in at the rear of the field as consolation cars.

Teams may request a money-point/purse breakdown sheet from the handicapper.

Spec Sportsman, Pro Stock, Mini-Sprint and Pure Stock Handicapping Procedure

Heat races and features are lined up according to total points earned by a driver in the last three races completed. Lowest point total starts in front, highest point total starts towards the rear.

POSITION IN POINT STANDINGS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH STARTING POSITIONS!!

For example, if the point leader has three weeks of bad finishes, he/she could be handicapped to the front of the field.

Drivers that are present but do not qualify or miss the feature event because of mechanical trouble or an accident will receive zero points toward their total for that race. Drivers who are absent receive the winner’s points (60) towards their handicapping total. These “phantom points” help to reward those drivers who consistently make it to the track, while those who frequently miss events start towards the rear.

Opening Night: Drivers will draw for starting positions in the heat races, then will use a “head’s up” start for the feature where the winner of the first heat starts on the pole, winner of the second heat starts second, etc.

Week #2: Heat races and features will be lined up according to total points from opening night only. Lowest point values start in the front, highest point values towards the rear. New drivers start at the rear of the field.

Week #3: Heat races and features will be lined up according to total points from the first two races. Lowest points to the front, new drivers start at the rear, and so on, the basic handicapping formula continues. Heats and features lined up according to total points earned from the last three races completed.

Assigning cars to heat races: The handicapper has a sheet listing the drivers’ total points earned from the last three races. As the drivers/cars enter the pits, they check in with the handicapper at the green building in the pit area. DRIVERS MUST LET THE HANDICAPPER KNOW THAT THEY ARE THERE!!! The handicapper then will highlight the car number on the sheet. Depending on the car count, the number of heats to be run will be determined and cars will be split up into heat races as they are on the sheet. The handicapper will attempt to make the heat races even by spreading out top drivers among the heats. The number of cars to be handicapped or to qualify will be posted on the pit board with the line ups for the heats.

After the heats are completed the handicapper once again uses the total points earned sheet from the past three races, to determine the line up for the features. Those who finished the heat in handicapped spots will be put into the line up with the lowest points starting in the front. Drivers that did not finish their heat in a handicapped spot will fill in at the rear of the field as consolation cars.

POINTS BREAKDOWN: 1-60, 2-56, 3-52, 4-50, 5-48, 6-46, 7-44, 8-42, 9-40, 10-38, 11-36, 12-34, 13-32,14-30, 15-28, 16-27, 17-26, 18-25, 19-24, 20-23, 21-22, 22-21, 23-20, 24-20