Action Track USA to host richest slingshot race
Racers will have a chance to earn even more green, as in cold, hard cash, in the preliminary event on Night #1, as 50 drivers are guaranteed to be paid on the first of this gigantic two-night event.
“This race is geared for every Slingshot team in the United States and Canada,” said Rose. “This is going to be a great event and we are glad to give back to all the Slingshot teams. There are approximately 300 Slingshots competing in the U.S. and Canada, and we’d love to have all of them attend this race. That may not be practical or realistic, but we do expect a very large portion of them to come and race because of the prestige carried by this new event, the great racing that we offer at Action Track USA, and the fact that this race is all about the Slingshot racers across our great Nation and Canada.”
Rose plans to use a modified version of the Chili Bowl qualifying format. Night #1 will see the field split into two groups - Blue and Red. Drivers will draw for their starting position in the heat races, and passing points/finishing points will determine who moves on to the preliminary night A, B, and CMains. There will be separate A-Mains for the Blue and Red groups, and each of the prelim A-Mains will pay $500 to win and $50 to take the green flag. With 25 cars slated to start each of the A-Mains, a total of 50 drivers will get a pay envelope on Night #1.
The top three finishers from each of the two A-Mains will be locked into Tuesday’s Slinger Warehouse Super Slingshot Fair National.
Night #2 of the National will begin with the alphabet qualifiers that will be lined up according to the results from the previous night of competition. Drivers will have to race their way through the alphabet soup as they attempt to qualify for the lucrative A-Main that will be contested over a distance of 55 laps. In addition to those who “race their way in”, the driver who advances through the most last-chance alphabet qualifiers but does not transfer out of the B-Main will be added to the big race as a reward for his/her perseverance.
There will also be provisional starting spots awarded as an incentive for racers from other parts of the country and Canada. At least one driver from every track (that is represented at the Nationals) will make the AMain on Tuesday. For example, if only one driver from Button Buck Speedway in Minnesota shows up, he/she will automatically race in the 55-lap feature on Tuesday night. If ten of the Button Buck regulars enter the event, and two of them qualify for the big race, then the next highest driver in Button Buck points will receive a provisional starting spot. This procedure will be followed for every Slingshot track that is represented at the Super Slingshot Fair Nationals.
Not only will the Nationals A-
Main pay $4,000 to win and $300 to take the green, but the runner-up will receive a hefty $2,000 and fifth place will be paid $1,000!
The “Night After the Nationals”, set for August 17, will spotlight the drivers who did not make the 55lap Super Slingshot National. They will have the opportunity to compete in a feature(s)- only format, with car count determining whether one or two features are necessary. Every driver who takes part in the Night After the Nationals will be paid.