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GENERAL RULES AND SPECIFICATIONS
This General Rule section applies to each and every driver, mechanic and pit personnel. Everyone entering the pits must read and understand the following:
1. UARA official’s decisions will be final. We cannot make and will not attempt to make rules to fit everyone’s needs and desires, be willing to go by the rules outlined in the following pages.
2. We expect courteous conduct from all participates at all times. Each and every one of you has an image to uphold for the fans, sponsors and in the name of all UARA Speedways. We will not tolerate profanity and/or any other unprofessional actions in front of race fans, officials and management. Fighting will not be tolerated. Anyone caught fighting will be suspended and/or fined from the day’s events and possibly future events.
3. Any member who participates in fights in the pits, track or on the race premises: a minimum fine of $500.00, suspension, and/or loss of championship points and/or loss of finishing position(s) in the event.
4. All fights are none appealable and are final decisions of the UARA officials.
5. Any driver, owner, or crew member going to another pit area will be fined a minimum $250.00, suspension, and/or loss of championship points and/or loss of finishing position(s) in the event.
6. At any time your dress, actions and conduct are not in the best interest of the speedway, you may be asked to leave the grounds with a suspension and/or fine.
7. No driver may get out of his/her car on the track or infield to argue or discuss the race with officials. If this rule is violated the driver may be disqualified and/or fined for the event and/or future events.
8. There will be no drinking of alcoholic beverages before, during or after the racing program in the pits. Alcoholic beverages and controlled substances are not allowed in the pit area. Anyone caught with either of these on his or her person or in his or her equipment may be suspended.
9. The display or use of any type weapon at any time will result in permanent suspension for all parties involved and will result in the arrest of all parties involved.
10. Any disagreement over technical questions or decisions will be resolved by speedway officials and management but may be appealed in writing to the UARA Competition Committee along with $100.00 before 12 noon on the Monday following the event. When their decision is rendered it is final and binding and no further discussion will take place.
11. Scoring officials will determine finishing positions and their decision will be final.
12. Speedway is private property. Through your admission ticket you have been given the right to be on this property in conjunction with racing activities. However, the management of the speedway reserves the right to revoke and cancel this right at any time that it is felt that your presence or conduct is not in the best interest of the sport of auto racing, your fellow competitors, the fans or management of the speed-way.
13. Drivers will be paid according to laps completed.
14. The payoff on a red/checkered will be the same as a restart.
15. As driver/owner, you are an independent contractor and assume all responsibility for all charges, premiums and taxes, if any, payable on funds you may receive for you participation at any racing events at speedway. Arrangements of purse payments to anyone other than the driver must be made in writing prior to race night.
16. Each driver will receive a check for their racing efforts, provided there is no disqualification, in their name after the event has concluded. Either the driver or the owner may receive the check. Unclaimed purse checks will be held for 3 months. Issuance of a replacement check for any reason is subject to a $30.00 fee.
17. All drivers earning $600.00 or more will receive a 1099 form at the end of the year. All forms will be made out to driver only. Unless previous arrangements have been made.
18. In the case of protest payoff may be held until said protest is resolved.
19. All cars are subject to inspection at any time.
20. Driver will be held responsible for entire pit crew.
21. Any car or cars caught illegal receives no money. Points are lost on the race in which you are disqualified. If a driver/car owner refuses to a teardown, they forfeit all monies and points for that nights events. Flagrant cheating will draw a substantial fine.
22. Refusing to obey officials will result in laps taken away, suspension and/or fine.
23. No driver can qualify 2 cars for any one division.
24. After car and driver have qualified if driver chooses another car the car and driver must start in the rear. No driver will be allowed to change cars during the race.
25. No work can be done on racecars on track. All work on racecars must be done in pit area. No courtesy laps will be given for repair work. One lap will be taken away if car repairs are made on track.
26. No work will be allowed on cars during red flag condition. Any car entering the pits under red or yellow flag conditions must restart in the rear.
27. Track management reserves the right to update, modify, add or delete rules at any time without prior notifications.
28. Any infraction of the rules may result in extra weight being added to the car in question to compensate for infraction.
29. Track officials may refuse to allow any driver to compete in any division at their sole discretion.
30. Amount to be fined will be decided by track management and person or persons fined will not be allowed on speedway grounds until said fines are settled.
31. UARA officials may inspect any car at any time before or after an event. UARA reserves the right to inspect/protest any car using the same methods as protest. No extra money will be awarded for “tour” UARA teardowns.
32. UARA reserves the right to alter and/or amend any rule in the interest of fair competition.
33. No one is allowed on the racing surface during the race or under caution. In the event of a wreck only emergency personnel and speedway officials are allowed on the track. Any crewmember, family member, or spectators entering the track will be fined. All of this is in the interest of safety. While we realize the concerns involved during a wreck we provide the best care possible and will summon any family members, crew members, etc when necessary.
34. No driver, car owner, mechanic or anyone else shall have any claims for damages, expenses, or otherwise against the track, its officials, or anyone associated with UARA, LLC. UARA will not be responsible for automobiles damaged in parking area.
35. Injuries received at track must be reported to officials before leaving premises. Failure to do so may result in non-payment of insurance claims. All claims must first be submitted to your insurance carrier.
36. Scoring protest and/or disagreements must be made in writing and given to competition director within 15 minutes after the race under question. The track official will decide if the matter is protest able.
37. The official scorer at the speedway shall be responsible for timing and scoring of all events. Actual re-checks of scoring will not be addressed until after the completion of the nights racing program.
38. It is the drivers’ responsibility to make sure his or her car is safe for competition.
39. The decision of the race officials on interpretation of rules, scoring, flagging and race procedures will be final.
40. Entrance to restricted areas, such as pits, must be limited to legitimate “waiver” signed participates.
41. A waiver and release must be signed at every event by each participant, including driver, crewmembers, officials, etc.
42. All drivers and car numbers must be registered with speedway.
43. Car numbers will be distributed on a first come first serve basis to car owners. Only two digit numbers will be permitted.
44. UARA reserves the right to require modification of the number as displayed for visibility. Cars not meeting requirements may not be scored.
45. Car numbers must be 18” high on each door and be legible. In addition each car must have a 6” number in the right, top corner of the windshield.
46. UARA and speedway retains the rights to the upper portion of the windshield to display class sponsors.
47. A. The yellow flag signifies caution. All cars receiving a yellow flag/lights shall slow down to a cautious pace, hold their position, and form a single line behind the lead car and will be scored in the position they are running as soon as the yellow is displayed. In those Events the line up and restart procedure will revert back to the last completed green flag lap. Any car that feels they are in the wrong restart position has the option to pull beside the car in question while caution is displayed, until Race Director addresses situation. The Track Officials have complete discretion to determine the positions of the cars at the time the yellow flag was displayed and to reposition the cars in accordance with their determination. Cars will not be permitted to pass as long as all cars maintain a reasonable speed considering the conditions which exist on the track. The determination of a reasonable speed is a judgment call and will be made by Track Officials.
B. Cars must slow down to a cautious pace on all yellow flags.
C. In the event a caution vehicle is used, no car may pass the caution vehicle unless directed to do so by a Track Official. Any cars illegally passing the caution vehicle or race leader will be black-flagged. The starter will signify one (1) lap before the green flag will again be displayed. When a caution vehicle is used, Track Officials will designate the driver of the caution vehicle.
D. Cars returning to the race track from the pits while the yellow flag is out must wait for the rear of the field in the line behind the caution vehicle, or as otherwise directed by Track Officials.
E. Crew members must not go on the race track for any reason while the cars are racing or while they are running under the yellow flag. The only time drivers or cars may receive such services is when they are completely stopped in the pit area.
F. Pit crews may not service or repair any wrecked or damaged car until the car has been removed from the race track.
G. No double file restarts. Cars 1 lap down must remain inline until the one to go has been displayed, at this time if you can pull out of line and fall to rear.
48. Scoring A. Official Scoring - The Track Official designated by the Promoter to be the Official Scorer for an Event is responsible for timing and scoring the Event. The decisions of the Official Scorer, with respect to timing and scoring are final unless the Official Scorer elects to request a re-check by Headquarters or when the Official Scorer is asked by a driver who has competed in the Event to submit a request for such recheck to Headquarters.
B. Scoring Re-check Procedure - 1. At the discretion of the Track Officials, or at the request of a driver, the Official Scorer may review the results after the completion of the Event and will make any corrections to the results as deemed appropriate including, but not limited to, correcting missed or extra laps on the score card and lap or time penalties pursuant to subsection 9-11, etc. 2. A driver must request a scoring re-check in person within 20 minutes after the declaration of finishing positions has been made by the Official Scorer. The finishing positions of an Event, including any individual race, time trial, or qualifying race, shall not be considered official if a re-check is requested as provided here in, in which case the results of the Event shall be considered official upon the announcement of the re-check decision by the Official Scorer. 3. If the Official Scorer elects to request a re-check of the timing or scoring of an Event, the Official Scorer shall promptly forward to Headquarters the request and score sheets for the Event. If a driver who has competed in the Event asks the Official Scorer, in a written and signed document, to request such a re-check, the Official Scorer shall promptly forward to Headquarters the request and score sheets for the Event, accompanied by a $200.00 non-refundable service fee collected from the driver. Decisions of Headquarters on a scoring re-check are final, non-appeal able and non-litigable.
49. Payment of Fines - Fines shall be paid to Headquarters promptly after receipt of a penalty notice. Failure to pay promptly may result in suspension. All unpaid fines of a Member may be collected by deducting the amount from the purse or point fund earnings of the Member, or if the Member is not a driver, from the purse or point fund earnings of the driver or car owner with whom the Member was associated at the time of the conduct that gave rise to the penalty notice. (Any fines left unpaid at the end of the racing season shall be considered grounds for refusal to approve the membership application for the next applicable year of the Member against whom the unpaid fine has been assessed). |