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was wondering if the next 360 race at ocean was in fact a qualifing race for the key, and if there were any published rules or format yet. what say you ocean speedway?

YES, The next Wright One 360 race June 6th will be the first races of 4 to get "locked in" for the A-Main event on Aug 29 {48th Running of the Johnny Key Classic}

we could end up with 5 past key race champions racing in the key this year. i wonder how many past key winners we could get to race a 10 lap 4 banger event on key night! we could call it "the prelude to the key". lmao. might have to get a convertible for mike sargent. lol. thanks.

Do 3 or 4 cars lock in each night?

Each Night. If say The Event following This Fridays Event One of the Top 4 is allready locked in They go down the line say 5th or 6th to get a new 4 spots. Bet BK & TK Kind of want to Win this Event BK since 1980, TK never Won a Key. Would Love to see a Mechanics Race, in The Mid West They used to have a 10 Lapper for Mechanics. Used to be mid Season until.....a Car got wadded up, back when it took a Month to Weld a Car up, then went to Championship Night, After then Mains,LOL

Johnny Key Classic

Aug 29, 2008

The qualifying and race format will be as follows.

Drivers will be eligible to race after making one (1) Wright One 360 series appearance prior to Aug 29, 2008. An attempt to qualify will be considered an appearance.

Qualifying

Starting June 6, 2008 and continuing thru August 15, 2008 Drivers will pre-qualify for the Johnny Key Classic. This will be accomplished by taking finishing positions 1, 2, and 3{DRIVERS} in the A-main and "locking" them into a starting spot for the Johnny Key Classic race. After the first night of pre-qualifying the top three (3) DRIVERS in the A-main NOT already pre-qualified will be taken and so on until the final night of pre-qualifying. After August 15, 2008 the top two (2) DRIVERS in Wright One 360 Series points that have NOT secured a starting spot in the Key race will be included in the Key race line up. On the night of Aug 29, 2008 any Driver with at least one (1) prior Wright One 360 appearance can attempt to make the Key race by taking time trials and finishing in the top ten (10) positions of the B-main. If needed a C-main will also be ran on that night with cars transferring to the B-main. The number of cars transferring from the C-main will be determined as necessary.

Race night format

Drivers not "locked" into Key race will hot lap and take two (2) timed qualifying laps. The fastest eighteen (18) qualifiers will line "straight up" with the fastest car on the pole for the B-main. The B-main will be 12 laps. The top ten (10) cars in the B-main will line up according to their qualifying spot behind Drivers already pre-qualified in the Key race. Drivers that have pre-qualified will be allowed an opportunity to hot lap during the night before the Key race. There will be two (2) six (6) lap dashes consisting of the fourteen (14) Drivers that have pre qualified, seven cars in each dash. The starting order of the dashes will be determined by pill draw. Dash # 1 will be drivers 1thru 7 in Wright One 360 points that are pre-qualified. Dash # 2 will be 8 thru 14 in Wright One 360 points that are pre-qualified. The finishing order of the first dash will determine 1-7 starting spots for the Key. The finishing order of the second dash will determine the 8-14 starting spots for the Key. The B-main cars will follow in the line up as stated previously.

Johnny Key Race Laps

The Key race will consist of a total of fifty (50) laps. There will be two (2) twenty-five (25) lap segments. At the conclusion of the first segment the cars will be stopped on the front straight in front of the grandstands. There will be a 12-15 minute intermission in which cars can refuel, change tires, and make whatever adjustments the crews can do on the front straight before teams are signaled to leave the track and cars are pushed off. Cars will be lined up to resume the race in the order in which they finished the first segment.

To participating teams

Please work with us to make this a great event. We know everyone has there own opinion of how things should be done. Unfortunately we can never make everyone happy. So please keep that in mind. Minor adjustment may be made to this as deemed necessary by the track.

thanks ocean speedway!