Breaking Down The Format For Dirt Cup At Skagit Speedway
Breaking Down The Format For Dirt Cup At Skagit Speedway
Breaking down the format that will be used during the 51st Annual Super Dirt Cup at Skagit Speedway.
A unique format awaits competitors at the 51st Annual Super Dirt Cup at Skagit Speedway. Preliminary action on Thursday and Friday will require drivers to get up on the wheel to earn the best starting spot possible for Saturday's $62,000-to-win main event.
The two preliminary nights will emphasize lineup inversions, and accumulated points on Thursday and Friday will establish the final Saturday night lineups. Thursday's preliminary night will be highlighted by a 30-lap feature, while Friday's preliminary night is a 35-lap contest.
On Thursday and Friday, points will be immediately earned in qualifying. The fast qualifier will earn 200 points with a two-point drop for each subsequent position. Following qualifying each night, heat races will be lined up with an eight-car inversion.
The heat races will award 100 points to the winners, with a three-point drop for each subsequent position. The top 20 in points after qualifying and heat races will be locked into each night's prelim features. Those outside the top 20 will be positioned in the C-Main and B-Main, with the C-Main sending the top four finishers to the B-Main and the B-Main sending its top four finishers to the feature. The Thursday feature will invert the top 16 in points, while Friday will invert the top 18.
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Preliminary feature winners on both nights will earn 200 points with a two-point drop for each subsequent position. The first criteria tiebreaker is the best finish in the respective main event, the second is rank in qualifying, and the third is the time of the second qualifying lap. Other tiebreaker criteria may be implemented if needed.
The top 18 in overall accumulated points from Thursday and Friday will be locked into Saturday’s feature. The top six of those 18 are locked into the Pole Shuffle. The finish of the Pole Shuffle will set the first three rows of Saturday’s feature. The B-main will line up straight up on points and transfer the top six finishers to the feature. Two cars will be added to the finale via a fan’s and promoter’s choices, bringing the field to 26 cars.
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