Jerry Barker Chevrolet ET Racing Series - '09

    The Jerry Barker Chevrolet ET Racing Series will be conducted as it was last season with the top 12 points earners (who are NHRA members and hold permanent numbers) in Super Pro and Pro along with the top 10 in Sportsman eligible to represent us at the NHRA Summit ET Finals to be conducted at South Georgia Motorsports Park on October 1 - 3.  The High School Representative will be the highest finishing eligible driver (as determined by finishing order and not total points) in either of the three Eliminators and will become one of the members of the team in which he or she has earned points.  All racing in this series will be one-eighth mile except for Sportsman.  The NHRA Summit ET Finals will be conducted entirely on the one-eighth mile.

 

    The Jerry Barker Chevrolet ET Racing Series begins with the first race for Summit points on March 7, and continues for 17 scheduled races through the '09 season.  Purses are guaranteed for all of these events.  Gold cards good for one entry in each of our '10 events will be earned by the Champions in Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman and Junior Dragster eliminators.  The High School Representative will also earn a gold card good for one entry in each of our events during the '10 season.  Entry fees at the '09 NHRA Summit ET Finals will be paid for all qualifiers.  Champions in S/Pro, Pro, Sportsman and the High School Representative will compete for "King of the Track" honors which include the coveted "Wally" trophy.  Junior dragster participants will run in the NHRA Junior Dragster Challenge on October 10.

 

    The points fund will again be guaranteed.  The top eight in Super Pro and Pro will receive the same amount they would have won for getting down to 8 cars in a 32 car+ event.  The top four Sportsman drivers get paid as if they had made it down to the semi's.  If the dial-in-for-dollars money goes beyond the guaranteed amount after paying ET Finals entries, the extra money will be paid to the top 20 finishers (8 in S/Pro, 8 in Pro and 4 in Sportsman). 

 

    Thirty points will be awarded for staging and ten points will be awarded for each round won.  Bonus points will be awarded with final round winners getting three, runners-up getting two and semifinalists getting one.  First-round buybacks will be allowed and buybacks will receive points for rounds won.  Rainouts WILL NOT be made up.  Points will be awarded and the purse split for any completed round of competition.  Incomplete rounds will not be counted.  Drivers will receive points for two less than the total number of events conducted.

 

    NHRA permanent numbers or track assigned numbers will be required for your points to be kept.  Track assigned number holders will not be eligible to participate in the NHRA Summit ET Finals.  Permanent number forms can be obtained at the track or on line from www.nhra.com.  NHRA permanent numbers and membership in the NHRA will be required to participate in the Summit ET Finals.  Racing will be conducted in accordance with Silver Dollar Raceway's "Competition Policies and Procedures".  Allowable devices can be found from our "Race fees/Payouts" page.

    Dates for the Jerry Barker Chevrolet ET Series:     March    7 and 21 - 22 (Two separate races)

                                                                                    April     4 and 18

                                                                                    May      2 and 30

                                                                                    June    6 and 20

                                                                                    July     4 - 5  and 18    

                                                                                    Aug.     1, 15 and 29

                                                                                    Sept.    5 and 19

    This schedule gives us a total of 16 races in the Jerry Barker Chevrolet ET Series.  Drivers can count their best races - two less than the total number conducted.  The NHRA Summit ET Finals will be held at a location and date to be decided January 16.

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CSR S/ST Series - '09

 

    Requirements for running this series will be the same as last year.  The 2,800 pound weight minimum will not be required in Super Street, but all other  requirements listed in the 2009 NHRA Rule Book starting in Section 5 on page 91 will be enforced.  Conduct of these races will be consistent with the policies and procedures which have served us well for the past few years and are common to our other series.  These procedures are listed on our web site under "Track Rules" and are available in the souvenir building.

    Thirty points will be awarded for staging and ten points will be awarded for each round won.  Bonus points will be awarded with final round winners getting three, runners-up getting two and semifinalists getting one.  Buybacks will not be allowed.  Rainouts WILL NOT be made up.  Points will be awarded and the purse split if a round of competition has been completed at the time of the interruption.  Incomplete rounds will not be counted.  Drivers' points will be counted for their best races, two less than the total number of races conducted.

    Several of our CSR S/ST races will be conducted on the eighth mile with a 6.90-second index.  Those dates are April 11, May 23, June 13 and 27, July 11, August 22 and September 26.  The remaining six dates, July 25 and 26, October 10, 24 and 31, and November 1 will be run on the full quarter mile with a 10.90 index.

    Entry for S/ST will be $50 car and driver.  Super Street will receive a guaranteed purse of $500 to the winner if we have 16 or more cars in the first round and $300 if the minimum number is not met, $150 runner-up and $50 semifinals.  Watch for special BONUS PURSES for selected events, such as the two-day event in July and the Silver Dollar Finals and National Dragster Challenge.  A $50 bounty will be paid to any driver who eliminates the Silver Dollar Raceway Camaro during any round of competition.  The Series points champion will receive a gold card good for one free entry into all of Silver Dollar's '10 events.  The Champion will also receive a $500 gift certificate from CSR and the Runner-up will receive a $200 CSR gift certificate.

   

    Our CSR Super Street Series has been planned to allow drivers to compete in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series without conflicts with the Division 2 schedule and certain other races outside our division which are popular with Division 2 drivers.  The tentative schedule is for 13 races for the '09 CSR/Fort Wayne S/ST Series - Drivers best races will be counted for CSR points - two less races than the total number contested.