[simple simon]

1. Feb. 8 Friday Volusia Speedway Park Barberville, Fla.
2. Feb. 9 Saturday Volusia Speedway Park Barberville, Fla.
3. Feb. 10 Sunday Volusia Speedway Park Barberville, Fla.
4. Feb. 15 Friday Pike County Speedway Magnolia, Miss.
5. Feb. 16 Saturday Houston Raceway Park Baytown, Texas
6. Feb. 22 Friday Thunderbowl Raceway Tulare, Calif.
7. Feb. 23 Saturday Thunderbowl Raceway Tulare, Calif.
8. Feb. 29 Friday Thunderbowl Raceway Tulare, Calif.

9. March 1 Saturday Manzanita Speedway Phoenix, Ariz.
10. March 7 Friday TBA
11. March 8 Saturday TBA
12. March 14 Friday Volunteer Speedway Bulls Gap, Tenn.
13. March 15 Saturday Volunteer Speedway Bulls Gap, Tenn.

14. April 4 Friday TBA
15. April 5 Saturday I-55 Raceway Pevely, Mo.
16. April 11 Friday Eldora Speedway Rossburg, Ohio
17. April 12 Saturday Eldora Speedway Rossburg, Ohio
18. April 18 Friday Attica Raceway Park Attica, Ohio
19. April 19 Saturday Tri-State Speedway Haubstadt, Ind.
20. April 25 Friday Huset’s Speedway Brandon, S.D.
21. April 26 Saturday Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, Iowa

22. May 2 Friday U.S. 36 Raceway Cameron, Mo.
23. May 3 Saturday Lake Ozark Speedway Lake Ozark, Mo.
24. May 9 Friday Tri-City Speedway Pontoon Beach, Ill.
25. May 10 Saturday Paducah International Raceway Paducah, Ky.
26. May 13 Tuesday Lernerville Speedway Sarver, Pa.
27. May 15 Thursday Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, Pa.
28. May 16 Friday Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, Pa.
29. May 17 Saturday Orange County Fair Speedway Middletown, N.Y.
30. May 20 Tuesday Grandview Speedway Bechtelsville, Pa.
31. May 23 Friday The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway Concord, N.C.
32. May 24 Saturday Virginia Motor Speedway Saluda, Va.
33. May 26 Monday Rolling Wheels Raceway Elbridge, N.Y.
34. May 30 Friday Sharon Speedway Hartford, Ohio
35. May 31 Saturday Eldora Speedway Rossburg, Ohio

36. June 3 Tuesday Missouri State Fair Speedway Sedalia, Mo.
37. June 6 Friday Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, Iowa
38. June 7 Saturday Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, Iowa
39. June 13 Friday Huset’s Speedway Brandon, S.D.
40. June 14 Saturday Eagle Raceway Eagle, Neb.
41. June 20 Friday Dodge City Raceway Park Dodge City, Kan.
42. June 21 Saturday Dodge City Raceway Park Dodge City, Kan.
43. June 27 Friday River Cities Speedway Grand Forks, N.D.
44. June 28 Saturday Red River Valley Speedway Fargo, N.D.
45. June 30 Monday Cedar Lake Speedway New Richmond, Wis.

46. July 3 Thursday TBA
47. July 4 Friday TBA
48. July 5 Saturday I-55 Raceway Pevely, Mo.
49. July 9 Wednesday Limaland Motorsports Park Lima, Ohio
50. July 11 Friday Eldora Speedway Rossburg, Ohio
51. July 12 Saturday Eldora Speedway Rossburg, Ohio
52. July 15 Tuesday Lernerville Speedway Sarver, Pa.
53. July 17 Thursday Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, Pa.
54. July 18 Friday Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, Pa.
55. July 19 Saturday Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, Pa.
56. July 20 Sunday Lebanon Valley Speedway West Lebanon, N.Y.
57. July 22 Tuesday Ohsweken Speedway Ohsweken, Ontario
58. July 23 Wednesday Ohsweken Speedway Ohsweken, Ontario
59. July 25 Friday I-96 Speedway Lake Odessa, Mich.
60. July 26 Saturday K-C Raceway Chillicothe, Ohio

61. Aug. 1 Friday TBA
62. Aug. 2 Saturday Charter Raceway Park Beaver Dam, Wis.
63. Aug. 14 Thursday Gillette Thunder Speedway Gillette, Wyo.
64. Aug. 16 Saturday TBA
65. Aug. 17 Sunday Nodak Speedway Minot, N.D.
66. Aug. 19 Tuesday TBA
67. Aug. 22 Friday Castrol Raceway Edmonton, Alberta
68. Aug. 23 Saturday Castrol Raceway Edmonton, Alberta
69. Aug. 29 Friday Skagit Speedway Alger, Wash.
70. Aug. 30 Saturday Skagit Speedway Alger, Wash.

71. Sept. 1 Monday Grays Harbor Raceway Elma, Wash.
72. Sept. 2 Tuesday Cottage Grove Speedway Cottage Grove, Ore.
73. Sept. 4 Thursday Silver Dollar Speedway Chico, Calif.
74. Sept. 5 Friday Silver Dollar Speedway Chico, Calif.
75. Sept. 6 Saturday Silver Dollar Speedway Chico, Calif.
76. Sept. 12 Friday Clay County Fairgrounds Spencer, Iowa
77. Sept. 13 Saturday Heartland Park Topeka Topeka, Kan.
78. Sept. 14 Sunday Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland, Mo.
79. Sept. 19 Friday Eldora Speedway Rossburg, Ohio
80. Sept. 26 Friday Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, Pa.
81. Sept. 27 Saturday Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, Pa.

82. Oct. 3 Friday Princeton Speedway Princeton, Minn.
83. Oct. 4 Saturday Princeton Speedway Princeton, Minn.
84. Oct. 11 Friday TBA
85. Oct. 12 Saturday TBA
86. Oct. 17 Friday Ocean Speedway Watsonville, Calif.
87. Oct. 18 Saturday Thunderbowl Speedway Tulare, Calif.
88. Oct. 24 Friday TBA
89. Oct. 25 Saturday Manzanita Speedway Phoenix
90. Oct. 30 Thursday The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway Concord, N.C.
91. Oct. 31 Friday The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway Concord, N.C.
92. Nov. 1 Saturday The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway Concord, N.C

[simple simon]

this is one massive schedule ...... i never realized they had so many races .. we sure will have plenty to talk about

[Racer Duck]

Originally Posted by simple simon

this is one massive schedule ...... i never realized they had so many races .. we sure will have plenty to talk about

yeah, sometimes these guys have as many as 4 races in a 10 day period (at different tracks!)

[Bob Tanner]

This is a basic question but this is a racing 101 topic I managed to sleep through...

Can someone explain the qualifying procedure for a typical WoO weekend to me. Having spent copious amounts of time at local tracks I know all about heat races, consolation races, last chance races, etc., from which drivers move to the feature race. I have never gotten to concept of A-B-C-...X-Y-Z Mains?

Help!

[Racer Duck]

Originally Posted by Bob Tanner

This is a basic question but this is a racing 101 topic I managed to sleep through...

Can someone explain the qualifying procedure for a typical WoO weekend to me. Having spent copious amounts of time at local tracks I know all about heat races, consolation races, last chance races, etc., from which drivers move to the feature race. I have never gotten to concept of A-B-C-...X-Y-Z Mains?

Help!

Many of the sprint car series use the same format .. as do the Motocross crowd:

Basically, time trials set the order of "seeding" of the heats, i.e., fastest to heat 1, 2nd to heat 2, and so on until the required number of heats have been filled. what's the required # of heats? just take the # of entrants divided by "max heat size" and there you are. the heat size could be 8 or 12 or whatever gives the right number of top x finishers advancement to the "A" main. those who don't make the "A" main are relegated to the "B" main(s). because the tracks these guys race on can get very crowded, they limit the number of cars in any race to 20-30 or so depending on the track. think of the "B"main(s) as consolation race where the top (usually) 2 finishers (but sometimes as many as 5) transfer to the "A" main. the "A" main is the "money" show .. the reason all 70-100 cars showed up in the first place!!!

does that help?