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Sprint Invaders and the best weekly late model program in the country at the West Liberty Raceway on Tuesday July 3rd. Only those two divisions will be running.

For those of you that went last year and was disappointed with the track prep and the show overall......this year will be completely different. A new promotional group has taken over West Liberty Raceway for 2007. They bring a ton of experience (approx 80 shows a year, most been together 7 years) and all the right equipment. The racing has been outstanding and the track has worked itself into a wide, smooth slicky almost every night.

I already know to expect between 24-30 late models for the draw/passing points portion of their show. How many sprinters do I expect and exactly what format do these guys use?

I might come down from C.R. with a friend who loves Late Models

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A healthy diet of dirt in my nachos and beer.

From http://www.sprintinvaders.com/ Car counts usually in the mid-upper 20's. (Donnalson 27,31,25 Col Jct 24,Quincy 20 so far this season)

Race ProcedureS

1. All teams are required to register and draw at the Sprint Invaders tech trailer upon arrival.

2. Heat race line-ups will be determined by draw. Line up is determined low numbers across the heats. Rookies are ineligible to draw until cleared by Competition Director and will lineup following the field. Multiple rookies will line up in order signed in. The draw will be considered closed upon the start of the driver’s meeting. Cars not drawn will line up between the last car drawn and the inexperienced cars (drivers). TP cars failing to complete proper sign in procedure will be omitted from the lineup and will tag the back of the field.

3. A) For car count up to 17, two 10-lap heats will be run. Top 5 from each heat will qualify for the feature. Top 3 from each heat will run the Shake-Up Dash (6 cars-6 laps). The remaining cars will line up in the main feature race based on heat race finish.

B) For car count of 18 to 27 cars, three 8-lap heats will be run. Top 5 from each heat will qualify for the feature. Top 2 from each heat will run the Shake-Up Dash (6 cars-6 laps). Cars finishing in 6^th place and beyond will run a “B” feature to determine starting position in the “A”.

C) For car count of 28 cars and above, four 8-lap heats will be run. Top 4 from each heat will qualify for the feature. Top 2 from each heat will run the Shake-Up Dash (8 cars-6 laps). Cars finishing in 5^th place and beyond will run a “B” feature to determine starting position in the “A”.

D) B feature lineup is determined by finishing heat race order. Cars failing to finish the heat race will be scored in the order they exit the track. One B feature will be run unless the car count exceeds 36 cars. The Competition Director and Promoter have the final say in the quantity and length of all events.

4. The top 2 cars from each heat will report to the tech trailer for redraw to line up the dash. The winner of the Shake-Up will stop on the front stretch for pictures and will draw for starting position in the A feature. Finishing positions 2-6 of the field will line up following the Shake-Up rules. (Positions 7 & 8, if run, will start the feature on row 4) In the event a car scratches prior to running the Shake-Up, the position will not be filled. The remaining cars will move straight up. In the event a qualified car does not start the Shake-Up, the car may start the A feature at the tail of the Shake-Up field. In the event a qualified car runs the Shake-Up and is unable to start the A, the winner of the Shake-Up determines his or her starting position and the remaining cars rotate to fill the top rows. This is not considered crossing over and is based on the Shake-Up rules. If the remaining A feature field is to be moved up, it will be straight up and not crossed over.

5. Features will start 20 cars; the Competition Director & Promoter may choose to start additional cars at their discretion.

6. Main feature races will be a minimum of 20 laps and a maximum of 30 laps.

Thanks Oswald.