Johnny Key Classic

Saturday

August 28, 2010

The qualifying and race format will be as follows.

Qualifying

Starting Friday, June 25, 2010 and continuing thru August 20, 2010 Drivers will pre-qualify for the 50^th running of The Johnny Key Classic. This will be accomplished by taking the Winner June 25; July 16; July 30 & August 20 A-main main event and “locking” them into a starting spot for the Johnny Key Classic race. After the first night of pre-qualifying if the winner of the next week event is the same, we will take the #2 finisher, until the final night of pre-qualifying. After August 20, 2010 the top two (2) DRIVERS in Ocean 360 Sprint presented by Taco Bravo Series points that have NOT secured a starting spot in the Key race will be included in the pre-qualified Key race line up.

Race night format

Drivers not “locked” into the Key race will hot lap and take two (2) timed qualifying laps. Then will run a B-Main for the next 16 starting spots in the Key race.  The B-Main format will be the multiple B format, [# of B-Mains will be determined by number of entrants the night of the Key race], with no more than 12 cars per B-Main.  B-Main line-up will be the same as the nightly heat race line ups, we will invert the top 4, regardless of how many B’s ran that night. The B-mains will be 20 laps. We will take a total of 16 cars from the B-Mains to complete the 22 car starting field.  The drivers that qualified thru the B-Mains will get their times back and start behind the pre-qualified drivers for the Key. 

Drivers that have pre-qualified will be allowed an opportunity to hot lap during the night before the Key race. There will be a six (6) lap dash consisting of the six (6) Drivers that have pre qualified. The starting order of the dashes will be determined by pill draw.   The finishing order of the dash will determine their starting spots for the Key. The B-main cars will follow in the line-up as stated previously.

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.  For the final 5 laps, if we have a yellow flag, the lapped cars will be put the rear of the field.

Purse

Purse will be $5000 to win, with a guaranteed $300 to start the A-Main.  In addition to the stated purse, we will also be selling laps for $50 each ($25 to 1^st, $15 to 2^nd and $10 to 3^rd), adding $2500 to the total purse.  The Key night Dash will also be a “Dash for Cash” amount will be determined that night.

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.