This weekend some of the best Sprint Car drivers in the land will head to the Skagit Valley to take on Skagit Speedway in the Jim Raper Memorial Super Dirt Cup. $62,000 is on the line at the end of three nights of racing. From current entries, to the format, to the event schedule and beyond, here is everything you need to know before this weekend’s Super Dirt Cup.

Where Is The Super Dirt Cup Held?

The Jim Raper Memorial Super Dirt Cup takes place at Skagit Speedway, a lightning-fast 3/10-mile oval in Burlington, Washington. Skagit Speedway is tucked away at the halfway point between Vancouver, Canada, and Seattle.

Who Is Racing In The Super Dirt Cup?

Some of the biggest names in Sprint Car racing are heading to Skagit to compete in this prestigious race against the regulars of the NARC 410 Sprint Series roster. Justin Sanders, the reigning Dirt Cup champion, will be back to defend his title. Zeb Wise is looking for his first Super Dirt Cup title after coming close one year ago. Dominic Scelzi won the pole for last year’s race but ultimately fell short to Sanders. The two-time NARC champion will be back looking for the victory. California’s Corey Day won each of the two prelim features last year but came up just short of the weekend sweep. 

More drivers expected to be in competition can be found here.

Super Dirt Cup Event Schedule

The 2024 Jim Raper Memorial Super Dirt Cup at Skagit Speedway will be contested over three nights beginning on Thursday, June 20, and concluding on Saturday, June 22. 

Thursday will see a full night of action ending with a 30-lap A-main, while Friday’s A-main will be 35 laps. Saturday’s main event will be a 40-lap feature.

Hot laps will start each night at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET with racing scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. PT/10 p.m. ET.

The Northwest Focus Midgets will serve as the support division each night.

What’s The Format For The 2024 Super Dirt Cup?

The format for the 2024 Jim Raper Memorial Super Dirt Cup at Skagit Speedway can be a bit confusing, but it’s all about points scored in Thursday and Friday’s preliminary action. 

The two preliminary nights will emphasize lineup inversions, and accumulated points will establish the final Saturday night lineups. Thursday will be a 30-lap feature, while Friday 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. The heat races will be lined up with an eight-car inversion.

The heat races will award 100 points to the winner, with a three-point drop for each subsequent position. The Top 20 in points after qualifying and heat races will be locked into the prelim features. Those outside the Top 20 will be positioned in the C-Main and B-Main, with the C-Main sending the Top 4 finishers to the B-Main and the B-Main sending its Top 4 finishers to the feature. The Thursday feature will invert the Top 16 in points while Friday will be the Top 18.

The feature winner 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.  A perfect score on a preliminary night is 500 points. 

The Top 18 in overall accumulated points from Thursday and Friday will be locked into Saturday’s feature. The Top four of those 18 are locked into the Pole Shuffle, while four more drivers will get in the race by winning a qualifying heat. The finish of the Pole Shuffle will set the first four rows of Saturday’s feature. The B-main will line up straight up on points and transfer the Top 4 finishers to the feature. Two cars will be added to the finale via a fan’s choice and promoter’s choice, to complete the 26-car field.

How To Watch The 2024 Super Dirt Cup

All three nights of the 2024 Jim Raper Memorial Super Dirt Cup from Skagit Speedway will be streamed live on FloRacing to anyone with a FloRacing subscription. Fans can subscribe to FloRacing by clicking here.

Super Dirt Cup Previous Winners

Dating back to 1972, the Super Dirt Cup winners list is a who’s who of Sprint Car racing. National Sprint Car Hall of Famer, Jimmy Sills is the all-time leader in Super Dirt Cup wins with six triumphs in 1974, 1980, 1985, 1987, 1989, and 1990. Jonathan Allard has the second most triumphs with four victories coming in 2005, 2006, 2011, and 2013.