5th Running of the Northern Crate Nationals
Ohsweken Speedway – Friday, September 18, 2026
ORDER OF EVENTS:
–Hot Laps, Qualifications, Heat Races, D-Main, C-Main, Pole Dash, B-Main, A-Main
PILL DRAW:
-The field will be split into three “Flights” using a pill draw. Flight 1 will make up Heat Race 1 and 2, while Flight 2 will make up Heat Race 3 and 4, and Flight 3 will make up Heat Race 5 and 6.
-Each of the Flights will be split into four Qualification Groups (1A/1B/1C/1D, 2A/2B/2C/2D, etc.)
HOT LAPS:
–The Hot Lap sessions will combine groups; Groups 1A and 1B will hot lap together, and so on.
QUALIFICATIONS:
-Each Qualification group will get three (3) green flag Qualification laps, with each driver’s fastest single lap recorded as their Official Time.
-Drivers must proceed immediately to the scale/technical inspection area after their Qualification session, and before returning to their pit stalls.
-Drivers ranked in odd-numbered positions after their Qualification session will make up the odd-numbered Heat Races, while those ranked in even-numbered positions will make up the even-numbered Heat Races.
HEAT RACES:
-Each Heat Race will be 10 green flag laps and include a maximum of 12 cars.
-Heat Races will be lined up by Qualification times, with the top four drivers inverted in each starting lineup.
-The top three (3) finishers in each Heat Race will transfer directly to the A-Main and must proceed immediately to the scale/technical inspection area after their Heat Race, and before returning to their pit stalls.
-The C-Main will be used if there are more than 24 non-qualified cars, and the D-Main will be used if there are more than 42 non-qualified cars.
-If a C-Main and/or D-Main is used, cars finishing in the 4th, 5th, and 6th positions in each Heat Race will transfer to the B-Main, cars finishing 7th, 8th, and 9th will transfer to the C-Main, and cars finishing 10th, 11th, and 12th will transfer to the D-Main.
-The top eight drivers in overall Ohsweken Speedway Passing Points who transferred to the A-Main will qualify for the Pole Dash. In the event of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be the driver’s heat race finish. The second tiebreaker will be the driver’s rank within their Qualification Flight. The third tiebreaker will be the driver’s fastest Qualification lap. The fourth tiebreaker will be the lowest pill draw.
D-MAIN:
-The D-Main will be 10 green flag laps and include a maximum of 24 cars.
-The field will be lined straight up by Ohsweken Speedway Passing Points. The first tiebreaker will be the driver’s Heat Race finish, followed by the tiebreakers listed in the Heat Race section (above).
-The top four (4) finishers will transfer to the last two rows of the C-Main and must proceed immediately to the scale/technical inspection area before returning to their pit stalls.
C-MAIN:
-The C-Main will be 10 green flag laps and include a maximum of 24 cars. (maximum 22 cars if a D-Main is run)
-The field will be lined straight up by Ohsweken Speedway Passing Points. The first tiebreaker will be the driver’s Heat Race finish, followed by the tiebreakers listed in the Heat Race section (above).
-The top four (4) finishers will transfer to the last two rows of the B-Main and must proceed immediately to the scale/technical inspection area before returning to their pit stalls.
B-MAIN:
-The B-Main will be 12 green flag laps and include a maximum of 24 cars. (maximum 22 cars if a C-Main is run)
-The field (except C-Main transfers) will be lined straight up by Ohsweken Speedway Passing Points. The first tiebreaker will be the driver’s Heat Race finish, followed by the tiebreakers listed in the Heat Race section (above).
-The top six finishers will transfer to the A-Main and must proceed immediately to the scale/technical inspection area before returning to their pit stalls.
-Other non-qualified cars may be eligible for a provisional A-Main starting position; see Guaranteed Starters and Provisional Starters section below.
POLE DASH:
-The Pole Dash will be five green flag laps and include a maximum of eight cars.
-The Pole Dash will be lined straight up by Ohsweken Speedway Passing Points. The first tiebreaker will be the driver’s Heat Race finish, followed by the tiebreakers listed in the Heat Race section (above).
-The finishing order of the Pole Dash will determine the starting order for the first four rows (positions 1-8) of the A-Main.
A-MAIN:
-The A-Main will be 35 green flag laps and include a maximum of 30 cars.
-Positions 1-8 will be lined straight up from the Pole Dash finish.
-Positions 9-18 will be made up of the remaining transfer cars from the Heat Races, and lined straight up by Ohsweken Speedway Passing Points. The first tiebreaker will be the driver’s Heat Race finish, followed by the tiebreakers listed in the Heat Race section (above).
-Positions 19-24 will be made up of the transfer cars from the B-Main. These positions will be lined up by the B-Main finishing order.
-Positions 25-30 will be made up of Guaranteed Starters and/or Provisional Starters as outlined below:
GUARANTEED STARTERS & PROVISIONAL STARTERS:
-Guaranteed starter/provisional starter positions* are available to the following drivers:
- The winners of the Crate Sprint Car events held on July 24 and July 25 at Can-Am Speedway and Brockville Ontario Speedway, and the winners of the Labour Day Classic events held on September 5 and September 6 at Brighton Speedway are guaranteed starting spots immediately following the B-Main transfer cars in the A-Main lineup. These drivers (George Sanford, Andrew Hennessy, and Josh Verne Jr) must make a reasonable attempt to participate in Qualifications, a Heat Race, and a D-Main, C-Main, and/or B-Main to be eligible for this provisional.
- The points leaders/champions for the Crate Sprint Car divisions at Brockville Ontario Speedway, Can-Am Speedway, Ohsweken Speedway, and the Action Sprint Tour will be awarded provisional starting spots immediately following the B-Main transfer cars in the A-Main lineup. These drivers (Andrew Hennessy, Josh Verne Jr. Jesse Costa, & Liam Martin) must make a reasonable attempt to participate in Qualifications, a Heat Race, and a D-Main, C-Main, and/or B-Main to be eligible for this provisional.
- Any remaining A-Main starting positions will be awarded to the highest finishing cars from the B-Main.
*The provisional starter positions will be lined up by their B-Main, C-Main, and/or D-Main finishing orders.