3nd Running of the Northern Crate Nationals
Ohsweken Speedway –Friday, September 13, 2024
ORDER OF EVENTS:
–Hot Laps, Qualifications, Heat Races, C-Main, Pole Dash, B-Main, A-Main
PILL DRAW:
-The field will be split into “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, etc.
-Each of the Flights will be split into four Qualification groups (1A/1B/1C/1D, 2A/2B/2C/2D, etc.)
-Two Flights and four Heat Races will be used with 48 cars or less. Three Flights and six Heat Races will be used with 49 cars or more.
HOT LAPS:
-The Hot Lap sessions will combine 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 of the three laps 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 five (5) finishers will transfer to the A-Main if the four heat format is used. The top three (3) finishers will transfer to the A-Main if the six heat format is used. Transfer cars must proceed immediately to the scale/technical inspection area before returning to their pit stalls.
-Non-qualified cars will transfer to the B-Main. The C-Main will be used if there are more than 24 non-qualified cars.
-The top eight (8) 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.
C-MAIN:
-The C-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 two (2) finishers will transfer to the last row 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 20 cars.
-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 four (4) finishers will transfer to the A-Main if the four heat format is used. The top six (6) finishers will transfer to the A-Main if the six heat format is used. Transfer cars must proceed immediately to the scale/technical inspection area before returning to their pit stalls.
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 of the A-Main
A-MAIN:
-The A-Main will be 30 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 (six heat format) or 9-20 (four heat format) 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 (six heat format) or 20-24 (four heat format) will be made up of the transfer cars from the B-Main. These positions will be lined up by the B-Main finishing order.
PURSE STRUCTURE
A-Main (CAD): 1st-$5,000; 2nd-$4,000; 3rd-$2,500; 4th-$2,000; 5th-$1,450; 6th-$1,000; 7th-$900; 8th-$800; 9th-$700; 10th-$600; 11th-$550; 12th-$500; 13th-$450; 14th-$400; 15th-$350; 16th-$300; 17th to 30th-$250
Awards:
-A-Main Winner – Free Fire Suit (EPIC Racewear)
-Bill Peer Memorial Best Appearing Car – $350 CAD (Corr/Pak Merchandising)
-Rookie of the Nationals – TBA
-Long Tow – TBA
-Fastest Qualifier – TBA
-Hard Charger – TBA