2007 WEEKLY RACING RULES
GENERAL RULES :
THESE RULES AND/OR REGULATIONS ARE SET FORTH
HEREIN ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF RACING EVENTS AND TO
ESTABLISH MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH EVENTS. THESE RULES SHALL
GOVERN THE CONDITIONS OF TRI-CITY
APPEARANCE:
1 - A number for your car must be agreed upon at registration. Member number will be held from
previous year until January 31st. After that time numbers will be assigned on a first come first
serve basis.
2 – All cars must have bright paint jobs and bright numbers. No tape or shoe polish numbers will be
allowed. No primed paint jobs allowed.
3 – Car numbers must be a minimum of 18” high and 3” wide on each door and the roof facing the
driver’s side.
RACE NIGHT TIMES (Friday Night Regular Weekly Program)
Pit Gates Open - 5:00p.m.
Pill Draw Closes - 6:30p.m. We will need all of the drivers & crews cooperation to
Drivers Meeting - 6:30p.m. insure that we get our program completed in a reasonable
Hot Laps - 6:45p.m length of time.
Racing - 7:30p.m.
PILL DRAW
1 - Driver or Crew Member will be allowed to draw a pill. You must have your transponder & have it
properly installed before you will be allowed to Hot Lap!
2 – Pill draw will close at 6:30 p.m. on regular race nights.
3 - Switching cars after pill draw will result in moving to the rear of that cars designated heat race.
4 – If the driver switches cars after the heats, driver takes back-up car to rear of the next race they
are scheduled to compete in.
Exception – On mid-season and season championship nights, driver will still retain their locked-in
Position after switching cars.
5 – DIRECTOR OF COMPETITION MUST BE NOTIFIED OF ALL DRIVER CHANGES
PRIOR TO THEIR RACE, FAILURE TO DO SO WILL LEAD TO DISQUALIFICATION!
TRACK PACKING
ALL CLASSES WILL BE REQUIRED TO PACK THE TRACK!
If you do not help pack the racetrack, you will not be allowed to hot lap. NO EXCEPTION’S
CROSSING THE RACE TRACK:
1 - No one will be allowed to cross the racetrack at anytime during the course of that evenings racing
unless permission to otherwise do so. No one will be allowed outside of the pit entrance of turn 4. If
any crew member crosses the track the car in question will be BLACK FLAGGED for that event.
2 – No crew member will be allowed on the racetrack at anytime during any event or during any
yellow or red flag situation unless otherwise instructed to do so.
3 – There will be a designated Hot Pit area, all crew members must remain in this area until their race
has been completed!
TRANSPONDERS;
1 – Each driver will receive a serial numbered transponder at pill draw each night, the driver will be
responsible for that transponder for that evening. The driver must turn in their transponder at payoff
to receive that evening’s pay! NO EXCEPTIONS! $50 fine if not turned in that night!
2 – Be sure your transponder is mounted in it’s proper location. If there is a question about the
location see Tri-City Speedway’s Director of Competition at the line-up board.
3 – If your transponder is lost or damaged you will be charged $150.00 replacement cost before being
allowed to race at Tri-City Speedway’s next racing event!
4 – You must have your transponder in for hot laps.
5 – It will be your responsibility to see that your transponder is on your car for every race you are in
that evening. If you do not have your transponder in you will be BLACK FLAGGED for that race!
STAGING
All races for each class will be required to report to the staging area 2 races prior to their scheduled race.
Failure to do so will result in you being placed to the tail of that heat race!
ROUGH DRIVING
1 - If you make contact with another car with that car spinning out, you will go to the tail along with the
car that was spun out. NO EXCEPTIONS!
2 – If you intentionally spin another car out you will be BLACK FLAGGED for that race.
STARTS & RESTARTS:
1 – Original starts will be double file with pole sitter setting the pace. You must be side to side and nose
to tail. The front row will be given 1 CHANCE to get this done, if not the front row will be
PENALIZED to the second row and the second row moved to the front row. Original starts will be
off of turn at the white line off of TURN 4 only. After 3 failed attempts to start a race, the
4th attempt will then be started SINGLE FILE.
2 – On the 1st lap if all cars do not pass the flag stand prior to the caution coming out the cars will be
realigned with the cars involved in the caution being placed to the rear of the field.
3 – Anyone involved in a first lap accident, spins, or stops on the track for any reason will restart on
the tail, with the remainder of the field moving straight forward, no criss crossing of the lineup.
4 – After the 1st lap, a lap will be counted scored complete if 2/3rd of the field cross the start/finish line.
Cars not passing the start/finish line will be realigned based upon their last completed lap with the
cars involved in the caution placed behind them.
5 – RESTARTS after a yellow or red flag will be nose to tail single file & single file only!
6 – Lapped cars will remain in their running order.
7 – Jumping on restarts: you will be PENALIZED 2 cars for every spot jumped to be assessed at the
next caution period. If there is no caution it will be assessed at the end of the race.
YELLOW FLAGS
1 -If you bring out the Yellow Flag you will go to the tail. If you are involved in the Yellow you will go
to the tail. If you make contact in an accident and stop on the track you will go to the tail. If you spin,
stop or are involved in accident on the 1st lap of any race you will go to the tail. You will not get
your original starting position back, NO EXCEPTIONS!
2 – Stopping without making contact to avoid an accident, you will be given your position back.
3 – Any car causing an INTENTIONAL YELLOW will be Black Flagged for that race.
2-SPIN RULE
1 - There will be a 2-Spin Rule in effect for all races. This meaning that if you are CHARGED with
2 Yellow Flag situations you will be Black Flagged for that race.
2 – Only the car or cars that caused the yellow will be charged.
WHITE FLAG
1 – Heat, Dash or Consi: if 2/3rd of the field receives the White flag prior to a caution that race will be
considered complete. The finish will be based on the order they we’re running on the last completed
lap with the cars involved in the caution placed to the rear of the field.
2 – If 2/3rd of the field does not receive the White flag prior to a caution, the race will be restarted
going Green/White/Checkered.
3 – Features:
All Features will finish under the Checkered flag. When the leader receives the Checkered the race is over.
If there is a caution after the leader receives the Checkered, the rest of the field not crossing the
Start/finish line reverts back to the last completed lap with the cars involved in the caution put to the
Rear of the field. If there is a caution before the leader receives the Checkered, the race will restart
Green/White together with the Checkered displayed the next time by.
ROUGH DRIVING
1 - If you make contact with another car with that car spinning out, you will go to the tail along with the
car that was spun out. NO EXCEPTIONS!
2 – If you intentionally spin another car out you will be BLACK FLAGGED for that race.
HOT PITS
1 - There will be an Open Hot Pit area located in the infield in front of the scoring tower, this area will
only be open during the feature events. Crews must remain in this designated area.
2 – If you have to use the Hot Pit area you will have to be ready to go by the time lineups are done and
the Yellow light has been turned off. You will not be able to re enter the track under the Green flag.
If you do re enter under the Green you will be BLACK FLAGGED.
3 – There will be NO COURTESY laps given.
SCALING
The following cars must weigh -
Heat Races - Winner Only
Dash - All Cars
Consi’s - Winner Only
Feature - Top 5 - (Unless otherwise instructed)
TECH / CLAIM AREA
1 - Tech/Claim area is located by the scales in the infield, unless otherwise notified.
2 – Anyone found to be illegal will Forfeit their Total Championship Points up to the night of the
infraction & all Prize Money from that evening’s event!
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TIRES:
A Tri-City Speedway Official can CONFISCATE any tire on any night to be evaluated and returned within a reasonable period of time.
FIGHTING:
1 - There will be NO TOLERANCE concerning this rule. If you are involved in a fight you will be
given a 2-week suspension and fined $500 before being allowed to return to Tri-City Speedway.
2 – Anyone approaching any Tri-City Speedway Official or Staff Member with the intent to fight or
anyone using ABUSIVE LANGUAGE or GESTURE’S will be given a 2-week suspension and
fined $500!
3 – This includes all DRIVERS and their CREW MEMBERS. Drivers will be held accountable for
their crew members at all times!
4 – If this offense occurs you will also lose all Championship points and money awarded for that
evening’s racing event.
5 – If there is a problem at anytime during the races please see the Tri-City Speedway’s Director
of Competition.
PAYOFF
1 – Payoff will be at the Pill Draw Trailer. Your Transponder will be required at the time that
you pickup your check or pit pass voucher.
2 – Anyone not making the feature will “earn” a pit pass voucher good for entry to any regular
night’s racing program. This pass MUST be picked up at the payoff window the night it is earned or
it will be FORFEITED!
3 – All pit pass voucher’s must be used within a 30 day period from the date issued.
4 – Pit pass voucher’s are non-transferable and must be used by the driver it was issued to.
5 – If pit pass voucher is lost it will not be reissued, NO EXCEPTION’S!
6 – Pit pass voucher must be presented at the pit gate for admission.
TRI-CITY
1 – Driver/Car registration is required to compete for championship points and be eligible for year-end
awards. You must be a member by May 18th to be eligible for these awards. NO EXCEPTIONS!
2 – Tri-City Speedway Track contingency sponsor’s decals must be displayed or forfeit product
contingency award program. ***Please Support Our Sponsors***.
3 – Track Championship points will be awarded to all positions at every racing event.
4 – Track Champions will be held accountable for their actions at all times!
5 – On mid-season and season championship nights the top 6 will be lined up by season points. To be
eligible for this you must be a Tri-City Speedway member. NO EXCEPTIONS!
6 – It will be the responsibility of the driver or car owner to declare their rookie status at the beginning
of the racing season and fill out the proper paperwork.
FINAL JUDGEMENT:
Decisions of the Director of Competition, Pit Stewards and Track Owner will be FINAL, any situation not covered will be acted upon by the Officials in charge, whose decision is FINAL and BINDING to all participants. If it is not written it will be considered ILLEGAL!
IT WILL BE THE RESPOSIBILITY OF ALL PARTICIPANTS TO KNOW
AND UNDERSTAND ALL RULES SET FORTH BY TRI-CITY
For More Information: Track – 618-931-7836 or Office – 800-617-9077
E-Mail – tricityspeedway@msn.com or Website – www.tricityspeedway.net