All NHRA safety rules apply.
All Pacemakers Dragway Park rules apply.
All cars must have current NHRA chassis certification.
All drivers running quicker than 4.50 must have advanced E.T. license.

Program dates
May 5; June 30; July 7; August 4, 11; September 1

QUALIFYING
There will be 8 open wheel and 8 door cars.  There will be no cross filling of fields (no door cars in dragster class and vice versa).

There will be 2 qualifying runs.

Non qualifiers will be automatically entered into Super Pro.

Competitors must pay entry at gate and have tech card submitted to the tower prior to first qualifying run.  If field is not full after first qualifying round, then exception will be made to allow further entries.  However; entries will only be accepted until field is full so as not to bump out previously entered competitors (those that had paid at gate).

DIALS INS
Racers may change dial ins between rounds but may not dial any slower than one tenth off of their best qualifying round.

PAIRINGS AND LANE CHOICE
Pairings will be based off of qualifying.  #1 qualifier runs #8, #2 runs #7, #3 runs #6, and so on.  First round lane choice goes to the faster qualified car.  Subsequent round lane choice will be determined by the competitor who ran closest to their dial in without going under in the previous round.

SUBSTITUTION OF CAR AND DRIVER
There will be absolutely no substitution of car after first round of qualifying.  Car you qualify with must be the car you use in eliminations.

CLASS CALLS
All racers must come to staging lanes when called in a timely manner.  Racer will be responsible to check the days race schedule for qualifying and elimination times.  There will be 3 calls to the lanes over the pa and radio station.  Competitors that do not make the call will lose that qualifying or elimination run.  Competitors that are experiencing correctable difficulties that will be repaired in a timely manner, please inform head of staging and every effort will be made to accommodate the competitor.  This applies to elimination rounds only.  Race management will take into consideration those racers that are competing in other classes and make every effort to accommodate them appropriately. 

POINTS
Points will be awarded as follows:
10 points to stage first round
10 points for every round won
11 points to runner-up
12 points to final round winner

In the event of an end of season points tie, tie breaker will be first determined by which competitor won the most events.  If additional tie breaker is needed, next determining factor will be which competitor won most head to head rounds. 

ENTRY FEE
$75.00 Car and Driver

PAYOUT
#1 qualifier:      $75.00
Winner:            $1,000.00
Runner-Up:     $400.00
Semis:             $150.00

COURTESY STAGING IS MANDATORY

STAGING PROCEDURE
Burn-outs across the starting line will be permitted for both the open wheel and door car fields.  All competitors must then back up and completely clear both staging beams prior to staging.  Staging will be in a forward motion.  Any competitor not abiding by this rule will be asked by the starter to back up and re-stage, if they fail to comply, the will be red lit and disqualified.

Auto start will be used in Quick 16 after both cars have pre-staged and one stage light is lit.  Opponent has 10 seconds to stage, car must be fully staged to stop timer.  Flickering of bulbs will not stop timers.

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