NARC 410 RACE FORMAT
Car Count:
27 or less – Three Heat Races – Top six transfer
28-40 – Four Heat Races – Top five transfer
41+ – Five Heat Races – Top four transfer.
Three Heat Race Format:
Two-qualifying laps
Qualify against the entire field. No groups.
Heats are lined-up straight up by time, with the exception for the fastest qualifier in each heat race. The fast qualifier will invert to the fourth starting position.
Four Heat Race Format:
Two qualifying laps
Qualify field will be split in half. Timed against cars that will be in your specified group only.
Heats are lined up straight up by time, with the exception for the fastest qualifier in each heat race. The fast qualifier will invert to the fourth starting position.
The penalty for missed time trial position, with a two (2) car grace, is one (1) timed lap at the end of qualifying – best you can start your heat race is 5th. If for any reason a car takes one lap at the end of qualifying, the car’s time will not be used for dash eligibility, the car must win its heat to make the dash.
The heat winner and the quickest transfer from each heat will participate in a random draw for dash starting position. When using a 3-heat format, the quickest heat qualifier must finish in the top six and on the lead lap of their qualifying heat to remain eligible for the dash. The finish of the six-lap dash will set the top starting positions of the A-Main.
If the quickest heat qualifier (4th starter) also wins the heat, then that will be the only car from that heat to go into the dash draw. This is called the knock-out rule. If the quickest heat qualifier (4th starter) does not qualify through their heat, the heat winner and next faster qualifier that qualified through their heat race will transfer to the dash.
Non-dash cars that qualify for the A-Main are lined up by heat race finish behind the dash cars (2nd place finishers, then 3rd place finishers, then 4th place finishers etc.) Starting position amongst the same place finishing cars are determined by overall qualifying time. In the event of a tie, the first car to qualify will earn the top spot.
The top two qualifiers from overall time trials not transferring to the A-Main will occupy the front row of the B-Main. Remaining non-transfer cars are lined up in the B and C-Mains by heat race finish.
Starting position amongst the same place finishing cars will be determined by overall qualifying time.
The C-Main event transfers (top two) tag the back of the B-Main event by finish position.
The B-Main event transfers tag (four or six depending on the number of heat races) the back of the A-Main event by finish position.
The A-Main feature event will start 24 cars. (Unless promoter’s option is used.)
