SIGN IN PROCEDURE:
Upon arriving at the track, please sign in with our handicappers, Marc Cunha and Chris Saunders, and notify them if you are a Rookie of the Year candidate in your division. All cars and trucks MUST sign in with the handicapper before being allowed to practice.

PRO STOCKS will draw for time trial starting positions. Fastest time trialer will have the pole in heat one, second fastest will earn the pole in heat two, etc. A random inversion of Pro Stock heat finishes will set the feature lineup (the top 4, 6, or 8 cars will be inverted). Winner of heat 1 will draw the inversion number at the handicapper’s booth.

LATE MODELS, TRUCKS, STREET STOCKS will draw for starting position in heat races. Top 6 finishers in three Street Stock heats and top 8 finishers in consi will make up the Street feature- car count permitting. A random inversion of the total top 4, 6, or 8 finishers in heat races will be used to set the feature race lineup. Heat 1 winners will be called to draw the inversion number at the handicapper’s booth.

A REMINDER that two-way radio communication is now permissible in both the Pro Stock and Late Model classes. All teams must submit their car #, driver and spotter names and the radio frequency being used to speedway officials on Saturday.

TRANSPONDERS: Please be sure that all transponders are turned on and operational before racing begins. If you have a question about your transponder, please speak to one of the handicappers or chief scorer Jennifer Ready.

SPONSOR INFORMATION: Tower personnel have been distributing press information sheets to teams at the open practice sessions. Please complete your form and turn in to Todd Baptista or Nick Teto ASAP to have your team’s sponsors announced. Additional forms will be available this weekend. Please see Todd or Nick for assistance.

Recent Opening Day Pro Stock Time Trials (fastest laps):
2007-#03-Kenny Spencer, 12.525 sec, 95.713 MPH
2006-#03-Kenny Spencer, 12.700 sec, 94.394 MPH
2005-#52-David Darling, 12.531 sec, 95.667 MPH

ROOKIES: Please be aware that MINIMUM SPEEDS will be set for all divisions. A rookie competitor who does not meet the minimum lap time in practice but draws a starting position inside the top two rows will be asked by the race director to start from the tail end of the field. This procedure, which has been in use for several seasons, was implemented to protect all of our competitors and their equipment. If you feel as though your vehicle is not up to par, please inform the handicapper and you will be assigned to the tail end of the field. Thank you for your sportsmanship.

TIRES

Tire cards will be handled at the handicapper’s booth. Please see Marc or Chris with any questions.

During this difficult economic time, we are well aware of the sacrifices our teams, officials, and fans make to come to Seekonk Speedway. The price of fuel alone has been a significant factor for all of us. We wish to express our sincere thanks to all those who work hard in support of our sport, our race track, and our race teams and extend our best wishes for a healthy, happy and safe 2008 racing season. Good luck to all!!!!

Tires. The Pro Stock Division will use American Racer EC83 on the left side and EC 84 on the right. The Late Models will use Goodyear D2472 on the left and D2682 on the right. All tires must be purchased from Seekonk Speedway. The manufacturer’s identification number on each tire will be used to identify and register tires.

TCA-Team Current Allowance. The TCA is the current maximum number of tires a team may register and use in a race. The starting TCA for the Pro Stocks and Late Model teams is 12. A team’s TCA is increased by 2 for each regular event raced and increased by 4 for selected long distance events raced (Pro Stocks only).

Inventory. All tires a team registers during the season are the team’s inventory. A team’s inventory amount may not exceed its TCA. Teams must register all tires that they race on.

Practice tires. Practice tires are tires that are used only for practice and are not raced on. Practice tires are not to be registered into a team’s inventory. If a team decides to race on a practice tire, it must enter it into inventory prior to racing on it.

Weekly Registration. Each week teams must register race tires they are bringing into the speedway that they want in their inventory. Always register tires that you are bringing to the track that you want in your inventory that have not been registered in any previous weeks. Teams must register race tires prior to the car entering onto the track for time trials, heats, consi or features. You may add tires to your inventory at any time during a race event prior to racing on those tires.

Registration Card. To register your tires place the numbers on the supplied index card with your division and car number. Sign and date the card and bring the card to the handicapper’s booth.

Removal from inventory. A team may remove a new tire from its inventory if it is not used by showing the unused tire to the tire official and having it removed from the team’s inventory list.

Inspection. Any tire may be inspected by track officials at any time. Track officials may confiscate any tire for inspection and testing at any time.

Penalty. Teams will be penalized for any attempt to cheat the TCA as outlined in General Rules 11.7 & 11.8.

Discarded Tires. You may discard tires purchased from Seekonk Speedway by stacking them neatly in the designated discarded tire areas. Discarded tires must be dismounted from the rim. Do not discard rims or tires not purchased from Seekonk Speedway. Do not leave discarded tires in the pit area.

With the change to Hoosier racing tires this spring, we have identified a problem that we would like to bring to the attention of our Sport Truck teams immediately. During practice, it was determined that GM chassis trucks are prone to have an issue with the right front tire rubbing the outer tie rod. At this time, it seems to have only affected the GM trucks. We have developed the following options to combat this issue. Unless other chassis are found to have a problem these options will be given to GM owners only.

1) Spindles: Some trucks have moved the steering arm on the spindle to give a clearance of no less than one-half (1/2”) an inch between the tie rod and tire. Please note that this modification should only be done by someone who specializes in this type of work.

2) Spacer plates: These may be used, with a maximum width not to exceed 3/8” (three-eighths of an inch). The plates may be aluminum or steel and must be used on both front wheels. Rear wheels may have spacers if desired and must be the same size on both wheels. Five-eighth (5/8) studs are mandatory if spacers are used, and must be long enough to accept the spacers.

Sport Truck teams with additional questions or requiring clarification of this rule may contact Race Director David Alburn at the speedway or via e-mail at ssruleman@aol.com.

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3:00 – 5:20 PM Practice

5:30 PM Pro Stock time trials

5:45 PM Drivers meeting

START TIME 6:00 PM

NATIONAL ANTHEM

2007 ARC Champions on track (Pro 52, LM 71, SST 80, SS 96)

Qualifying races

Truck 10 LAPS

Street Stock 10 LAPS

Late Model 12 LAPS

Pro Stock 12 LAPS

PRO STOCK 40 LAPS

Schedule subject to change