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RPM Updates, New Start times/Procedures & Much More
Crandall TX (3/30/13) by DarinShort.com. First off, from everyone at RPM Speedway THANK YOU to another great turnout of fans and the 107 race teams at on March 29th, which included a stout field of 26 RaceSaver Sprint Cars, 33 Factory Stocks, 26 Limited Modifieds, 8 Street Stocks and 17 USRA Modifieds.
There are quite a few updates, so let’s jump right in:
The Modified and Factory Stock Fracas special feature event were rained out. The Factory Stock Fracas, paying the fully advertised purse, will be ran first race of the night next Friday, April 5. The Modified makeup feature will be ran first race of the night on Friday, April 19th. Both races are full point’s nights, just as they would have been last night.
We are reverting back to the start times that were advertised prior to the season opening. Here are the new times each and every point’s night – unless otherwise advertised:
PIT GATE OPENS at 5:30pm
GRANDSTANDS OPEN at 6pm
Mandatory* Wheel Packing from 7-7:30 for all cars in all classes.
DRAW CUT OFF & HOT LAPS at 7:30pm SHARP.
FIRST GREEN FLAG at 8pm SHARP.
*We want you to have a great track to race on. The fans want to watch races on a great racing surface. The only way that can be accomplished is if all race teams participate in wheel packing. That being said, this new policy is in effect for all races at RPM Speedway:
If your car does not wheel pack by 7:30 (at the time of the draw cutoff), you will start your heat race at the tail of the field and there are no passing points for those drivers. This applies to all drivers in all race divisions.
This new policy will keep the race schedule on time and the track surface in the best condition it can be.
Next up: non-qualifiers. We’re thrilled with the great turnout of drivers in several of the classes. RPM’s purse breakdown goes to 20th. From this point forward, any non-qualifier in the USRA Modifieds, Street Stocks, Factory Stocks or Limited Modifieds will receive one pit pass to the next scheduled regular points event (that night only) for their division. Your driver name will be on a list at the pit gate.
If you noticed, last night even though there were 23 limited modifieds, all 23 cars were allowed to start the feature, and it paid start money to 23rd. Similarly, 21 Factory Stocks started the Feb. 23 race instead of 20. The point is, if there are slightly over 20 cars, you can expect RPM to add to the purse and start those drivers as well as pay them.
In the RaceSaver Sprint Cars, there are two new updates. We didn’t expect to have such a huge field of cars last night. For those drivers that didn’t make the A-feature, you will have a free pit pass waiting for you at the pit gate on your next event – which is on Friday, April 12th.
In addition, if there are non-qualifiers in the RaceSaver Sprint Car division on their regularly scheduled races in 2013, they will receive $100 each.
The final RaceSaver Sprint Cars update is that they will receive passing points utilizing the same passing points system that we used at the LoneStar Sprint Nationals. To keep this update from being so lengthy, that format link is posted on the homepage of the RPM site, and directly here:
http://www.rpmspeedwaytx.com/files/sprint_passing_points.pdf
We want to make RPM Speedway the place that race fans can get a great night of entertainment, with drivers racing for some of the top purses throughout the region; and with these minor tweaks in the schedule and format, we can make that happen.
Thanks again for the great turnout of fans and race teams last night, and we’ll see you all next Friday night when last night’s Factory Stock Fracas will kick off the night and the USRA Modifieds will be racing for a cool $1,000 to win – with no entry fee.
Click www.RPMSpeedwayTX.com for the latest updates. The website pages will be updated throughout the day with this information.
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