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Johnny Key Classic

August 29, 2009

The qualifying and race format will be as follows.

Starting June 26, 2009 and continuing thru August 14, 2009 Drivers will pre-qualify for the Johnny Key Classic. This will be accomplished by taking finishing positions 1, 2, and 3[DRIVERS] in the A-main and "locking" them into a starting spot for the Johnny Key Classic race. After the first night of pre-qualifying the top three (3) DRIVERS in the A-main NOT already pre-qualified will be taken and so on until the final night of pre-qualifying. After August 14, 2009 the top two (2) DRIVERS in GLR Investments 360 Series points that have NOT secured a starting spot in the Key race will be included in the Key race line up.

Race night format

All Drivers will hot lap and take two (2) timed qualifying laps. There will be two (2) six (6) lap dashes consisting of the fourteen (14) Drivers that have pre qualified, seven cars in each dash. The 14 Pre Qualified Drivers will draw a pill for qualifying position and will take two (2) qualify laps, and the starting order of the Dashes will be; Dash # 1, Fastest Qualifier, 3^rd, 5^th, 7^th etc. Dash # 2 will be 2^ndFast Qualifier, 4^th, 6^th, 8^th etc. The finishing order of the first dash will determine the starting spots for inside row. The finishing order of the second dash will determine the outside row starting spots. The B-main cars will lineup as stated below. The fastest ten (10) qualifiers not in the Key will line-up "straight up" with the fastest car on the pole for the B-main, (if 33 or more cars will run a C-Main). The B-main will be 20 laps. The top eight (8) cars in the B-main will transfer to the A-Main, and will line up according to their finishing spot behind Drivers already pre-qualified in the Key race.

Johnny Key Race Laps

The Key race will consist of a total of fifty (50) laps. There will be two (2) twenty-five (25) lap segments. At the conclusion of the first segment the cars will be stopped on the front straight in front of the grandstands. There will be a 12-15 minute intermission in which cars can refuel, change tires, and make whatever adjustments the crews can do on the front straight before teams are signaled to leave the track and cars are pushed off. Cars will be lined up to resume the race in the order in which they finished the first segment.

To participating teams

Please work with us to make this a great event. We know everyone has their own opinion of how things should be done. Unfortunately we can never make everyone happy. So please keep that in mind. Minor adjustment may be made to this as deemed necessary by the track.