TRACK RULES 2012
Cleveland County Speedway obtains the right to amend any rule!
1. Driver and crew members will conduct themselves in a calm and sportsman like manner at all times.
2.Interpretation of rules and decisions of speedway officials will be final in all classes.
3.Ignorance of rules will not be accepted as an excuse for their violation.
4.The management reserves the right to refuse entry to any car or person without question.The Track has the right to inspect (protest) any car, any driver, any division at anytime. And will do random inspections at any given time.
5.The driver alone will be the sole spokesman for their car in any and all matters pertaining to the race and must talk with the official in charge.
6.Open drinking of intoxicants in the pit area by drivers will not be tolerated. Offenders will be subject to immediate ejection from the premises.
7.The following activities will result in fines, loss of winnings,and points. And be subject to suspension and arrest.
8. Loud and abusive language toward track officials.
9.Starting or engaging in a fight.
10.Deliberate contact during caution laps,or after the race has completed.
11.Disorderly conduct will not be allowed at the pay-off.
12.Subject any employee or official to improper or abusive language or profane sign.
13.Any person found with any weapon on him or his vehicle is also subject to arrest. Penalty will be at the officials discretion.
14.Any fines, suspensions, and/or protests must be settled with speedway management before a driver, car owner or crew member will be allowed to enter restricted area at another event.
15.Any cars entering race track other than at practice times allowed by flagman will be subject to action at discretion of flagman.
16.Any driver, car owner or crew member going to the top of flag stand or tower without permissiion, to argue will be fined (minimum $150) at officials discretion.
17.Three feature wins in a row in any division the driver or car must start his next race from the rear. Special events are the exception, and the following event will have the car starting from the rear.
18.Car number must appear on roof and both sides to be scored in races.
19.Any situation not specifically covered by this rule book will be acted upon by flagman: pit steward or management and decisions shall be final.
20.All cars must have chain in front and rear for hook up.
21.Fire retardant driver uniform,window net, helmet, five-point harness and fire extinguisher required. If caught at anytime without one of these items, you will not run that date and you will forfeit all points and money.
22.110 racing fuel.
23.Drivers may compete in two divisions per night but no more than two, except for late model and Stock Four.Change of drivers after heats will start in the rear of main or will be disqualified. No exceptions!
24.A car is only allowed to compete in one division per night.
25.Any and all items not covered in these rules are non-protest items.
26.All prize money must be picked up at payoff after the last main event.. Failure to pick up money on night of race will result in forfeit of winnings. No execeptions!
27.The rules are configured to support different race tracks and what may be good at one track may not be good at another. As deemed necessary, the rules may be altered and/or changed to suit the track and/or the officials.
28.Random inspections will occur after the race for the top three finishers.
29.Cars must be in race ready condition.
30.No free passes, if you are sent to the rear that is where you will start.
31.Bead locks on right side ok-all divisions.
PRE-RACE PROCESS
1.Attendance by drivers at drivers meeting is mandatory.
2.Visual protests(requiring no measurements what so ever) must be presented to Pit Steward in writing within 5 minutes after heat race.
3.All drivers must be ready to compete in the event for which they are scheduled. If you are not in the line up when cars come out on the track you will start where you come out.
4.ALL DRIVERS MUST HAVE A WORKING RACECEIVER WHEN ON TRACK!!!
NO RACECEIVER...YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RACE!!!!
RACE PROCESS
1.After the race starts the flagman is in full control and his decisions will be final.
2.The flagman has final word on any on-track activities.
3.Any driver stopping before the completion of the first lap to bring out the caution will be put to the rear or penalized a lap at the discretion of the flagman.
4.Any car(s) that is involved in any accident that brings out red or yellow flag will be lined up in the rear of the field.(This does not include cars that stop to keep from hitting the other cars).
5.STARTS-All initials starts are double file, beginning off of turn four(4). Inside driver sets the pace. It is the outside drivers responsibility to stay beside him.The FLAGMAN starts the race!(Jumping starts will put you to the rear).
6.Any cars not on the track when "ok" sign comes out will start at rear.
7.MULTI-CAR WRECK ON FIRST LAP: All cars get their spot back. Single car spin will go to rear. Any cars going to pit will go to rear.
8.No work can be done on racecar on the track. No tools allowed on track. No crew is allowed on the track, ever!
9.Any driver stopping on track and exiting car to argue with officials for any reason will be penalized at track officials discretion.
10.In the event that two or more cars cross the finish line at the same time,the car next to the infield will be declared the winner.
11.No car can receive any assistance from another car during the lasp lap of the race.
12.Any car stopping on the track deliberately will be penalized one lap for the infraction.
13.Rough driving will be dealt with through fines and/or suspensions.
14.No crew members on track without track officials permission.
15.Race back to the checkered flag only(green and yellow lights on mean race back). If the track is blocked or drivers life in danger, we will go back for green,white and checkered.
16.Lap traffic must stay to inside of speedway.
17.Any car charged with three(3) unassisted cautions will be black-flagged.
18.Bringing out the caution to stop from going a lap down will be scored one (1)lap down. Track official decisions are final.
19. 2 laps for a flat tire...Main Event ONLY!! If you are towed or pushed in you will NOT receive 2 laps!!!!
POINT SYSTEM FOR ALL THE DIVISIONS WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:
*Winner of main events receives 100 points per race (points will be awarded to driver and car owners).
*Heat races will also be scored,if the is 1 heat race the pointing will be as follow: 24,22,20,18,etc.
2 heat races pointing will be 12,11,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1.
GMPLM will get points for their qualify timing.
* Main Event, Each person through the field drops 2 points for first to second and one point thereafter (100,98,97,96,95,etc).
*Any car protested and found illegal will forfeit all points for the night.
*If a tie for a position were to happen, the tie would be broken in the following way: (A) Most wins,(B) Most top 5 finishes, (C) Most top 10 finishes. If a tie still exists,the money for the position and the following position will be divided equally.
* You must make a complete green flag lap to get scored for points.
PROTEST RULES
*After protest has been filed and money has been put up, money will not be returned for any reason.
*Protest cannot be taken down once it is filed; this is to avoid swapping money which is unfair to the rest of the field.
*For protest money to go to car that has been protested, he must tear down and be checked and found legal.
*Protest or questions will be made by driver only. To protest any car in the field, you must finish directly behind them or protest all cars between. All protests must be submitted to the TECHMAN within five(5) minutes after the first car has crossed the scales.
*Driver filing protest is all that will be allowed in protest area other than security and track officials.
*All visual protest must be made in the same manner, as other protests. Cost is $25. Bodies are not protest item and will be governed by track.
*Cost of protest in most divisions: (2) items $400 top only, $800 bottom end. One protest per car, per night. This is to stop any spite protest (but may pull fuel also).Acceptance fee is $100 for protest. The protested car to accept the protest will put up this fee. Young Gun (2) items $600 bottom end.
*If found to be legal,acceptance fee will be returned along with protest money minus TECH fee ($200). This money goes to track. Money and points will be forfeited if found to be illegal.
*Protested cars have (5) minutes to accept or refuse protest.If he or she accepts the protest, parts must be ready for inspection within one (1) hour.
* Tech man has final decision!!!
*GMPLM protest will fall within the fastrak rules for complete tear down.
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