The Championship points will be corrected and updated by Tuesday.

As far as any individual staff members influencing the application of the rule, this is just not true. Human error in writing and these rules and thus interpreting them lead to the confusion.

We do apologize for any confusion and will clarify and correct the language in all future publications.

The Legends will compete on the 1/2 mile for the remainder of the season.

Please mark your calendar to attend and remember former Tech Director, Race Director and Slug Bug Division Champion, Kenny Myers.

Kenny touched so many live and most notably many at Sandia Speedway with his years of service.

Kenny will be remembered at a ceremony at intermission.

Many of Kenny’s family members have been invited and are planning on attending.

Back and Front Gate opens at 5pm. Back gate is $35 and Pit Passes are $25. Minors are allowed in the pits and must be supervised by an adult.

Practice line-up and times are subject to change due to mechanical issues, ie oil spill.

Practice

5:45 Cruisers (5 minutes)

5:50 Legends (5 minutes)

5:55 Mods and X-mods (10 minutes)

6:05 Factory 4’s (5 minutes)

6:10 Bandos (5 minutes)
6:15 Cruisers (5 minutes)
6:20 Legends (5 minutes)
6:25 Mods and X-Mods (5 minutes)
6:30 Factory 4’s (5 minutes)
6:35 Bandos (5 minutes)
6:55 Drivers Meetings (Mandatory)

Legends fast / slow heats based on practice times

Heats (10 laps)                 Mains

Bandos                             Bandos (12 laps)

X-Mods                            X-Mods (20 laps)

Legends (1/4 mile)            Legends (1/4 mile) (30 laps)

Mods                                Mods (25 laps)

Factory 4’s                        Factory 4’s (24 laps)

Cruisers                            Cruisers (12 laps)

The National Anthem (approximately 7:15).

No Autograph Session tonight. We would like to do fan rides with the Factory 4’s and Cruisers. Thank you all drivers that would like to participate.

Tape your visors or wear sunglasses because the angle of the sun may be in your eyes coming out of turn 4, it affects everyone the same. BE PREPARED.

The Pit Gate will remain closed until the final race has finished. Remember to stay after the races to greet fans and sign autographs in the pits. Only in an emergency will we open the Pit Gate (exception will be given to drivers that have traveled more than 100 miles).

Posted by Bob Ingram

There was a nice turnout of A-Mod Drivers and Owners at the meeting at Market Place N.M. tonight. Thanks to Edward Chernow for the use of his facility and to Robert Shay for holding the meeting. Here are the main issues that were discussed.

Trach Improvements
200,00 gallon holding pond to be added to help alliviate water shortage problems.
Large implement tires that have caused damage to a few cars to be removed and replaced by regular size tires buried in the ground

Racing improvements for a better show, less carnage and safety.
Mark Harger named as “Rough Driving Czar” to police uneccessary crashes and out of control drivers.
RaceCeivers to be mandatory for ALL A-Mod drivers beginning on 7-30-11.
RaceCeivers will be available at Budlong Motorsports ( 275-3996 ) by Monday 7-25-11.
Cost of Receivers is $105.00 and EarBuds are $25.00, EarBuds can also be purchased at Radio Shack.
There will be a limited number of RaceCeivers available at the track for anyone who shows up without one ( there may be a fee for these units ).

Starting Cone to be used.
The cone will be at or near the exit of turn four on initial starts ( double file ).
The cone will be in the middle of the backstretch on restarts ( single file ).
Drivers can not pass a car until after he/she has passed the cone. This means when YOU pass the cone no matter how deep in the field you are, NOT when the leader passes the cone.

There was much discussion about the “Involvement” rule or the person causing a yellow flag being put at the rear of the field. The “Involvement” rule says if you are involved in any way, shape or form you go to the rear, the “Cause” rule would allow drivers who spin to avoid a wreck to get their position back and only the person or persons causing the yellow flag go to the rear of the field. Obviously there are pros and cons to both methods and nothing concrete was decided at this meeting.

Thank you for your understanding. The Sandia Summer Smash is a fantastic event and we invite you all to attend.

Tickets are available at Blake’s, Golden Corral and R&S Powersports.

Thanks again for your understanding and support!

1. Pay to be based on 50% of front gate paid admissions ( a great reason to spread the word about the “Dirt Track @ Sandia” and get everyone out to the track.

1. A point value will be assigned to each division

1. Point Values

Sprint Cars 10

Late Models            9

A-Mods                 8

X-Mods                6

Street Stock           6

Hobby Stock          5

Mini-Sprint 4

Legends                 4

Cruisers                  To Be Determined

Sample Payout

A-Mods           25 cars @ 8 = 200

X-Mods           10 cars @ 6 = 60

Hobbys            25 cars @ 5 = 125

Mini-Sprints     16 cars @ 4 = 64

Total                                        449

800 paid admissions @ $10.00 = $8000.00

Purse = $4000 divided into 4 divisions   ( $4000.00 divided by 449 = $8.90 per point )

A-Mods           200 x 8.90 per point = $1780.00

X-Mods           60 x 8.90 per point = $534.00

Hobby Stocks  125 x 8.90 per point = $1112.00

Mini-Sprints     64 x 8.90 per point = $570.00

The A-Main will be the only event to pay.  You must take the green flag to qualify for payout.

Checks will be mailed no later than the Thursday after the race event.

Other items that were discussed.

$100 Tow Money for cars coming more that 100 miles, this is $100 per Tow Vehicle, this does not mean if you load 6 cars on a hauler you get $600.  Opening Night is $100, for the season it will be $50 and $100 to A-Mods and Sprints only (cruisers excluded). These prices apply to this weekends show only.

You can pre-register your car on line at Sandia’s web-site – the fee is $75.00 per car, however, if you register the same car for both the asphalt and the dirt the second car registration fee is only $40.00.

Thanks to everyone who attended tonight’s meeting.  Everyone was very positive and things are looking GREAT for a fantastic year of dirt track racing at the “Dirt Track @ Sandia”

Driver registration forms are available on the Asphalt and Dirt Oval Racing pages that are found from the Racing tab on the home page. They can be printed, filed out and faxed to the track office at 352-8889.

It is important to pre-register to insure accuracy of the information and that it get logged into the scoring system. On race days, there is not sufficient time to program the information into the system and get the sponsor information to the announcer.

Scoring problems could exist and drivers might be required to tag the field because the registration was not received prior to race day. Line-ups will be based on a full inversion of the season points average and all one day registrations will tag the field (late check-in could also cause a tag the field situation). Pill draw will determine the line-up for the first 2 races while a point average is established.

We will be distributing the SMP Driver Licenses on opening night. Drivers will be required to present this license at each race they enter. Drivers that do not present their license will be required to pay for a one day license.

Thank you to all the drivers that have already registered! If you have not had a chance to do so, please register today.