GO-15 To Sponsor Quick Time Bonus for Qualifying at Five Flags and Mobile

The promoters and fans of Five Flags Speedway and Mobile International Speedway have specifically asked us to qualify at their tracks. The current revision of the TBARA rule book covers the provision for qualifying in Section IX, paragraph H.

 Both tracks have worked in conjunction with GO-15 to provide a cash bonus for quick time and also for a new track record, should the existing record be broken.

 The GO-15 Quick Time Bonus will pay $150 for quick time at both Five Flags and Mobile. Additionally, if the quick time is a new track record, an additional $150 will be awarded, bringing the possible total each night to $300.

 The qualifying procedure will be as follows:

 Each car will be allowed 1 time on the track for 1 warm-up lap and 2 qualifying laps. The best time of the 2 laps will be the cars official time.

 Heat races will be lined up as follows:

 Fast time car will start last in heat one. Second fast time will start last in heat 2 and third fast will start last in heat 3. Fourth fast will start second from last in heat one etc., etc., etc. until the field is filled.

 The feature will be lined up as follows:

 The top 6 in each heat race will automatically transfer to the feature. The top FOUR will go into the top 12 starting spots. Their positions will be determined by a pill draw. In the pill box will be four # 12 pills, three # 10 pills, two # 8 pills and one # 6 pill. Whichever pill is drawn will determine the inversion. The “non-inverted” cars, if any, will start straight up on qualifying times behind the “inverted cars”. The 5^th and 6^th place heat race finishers will occupy starting positions 13 through 18 based upon their qualifying time with the fastest in 13^th. If there is not a “B” main, the remainder of the field will be set by their qualifying times with fastest in 19^th. If there is a “B:” main, the first six finishers will start 19^th to 24^th in their finishing “B” main order.

 NOTE:

 This procedure is based on the need for three heat races. Should there only be a need for two heat races the same format will be followed with the number of transfer cars adjusted accordingly for a two heat format. Determination of number of heats will be briefed at the drivers meeting.

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The premier pavement sprint car series in the South, and some would say in the country, the Tampa Bay Area Racing Association (TBARA) has been racing from 1973 through 2009 and is preparing for its 40th season. Known as "the ground pounders," these purpose-built pavement sprint cars are powered by fire-breathing 360 motors and piloted by some of the best drivers in the country.

Current drivers include two-time USAC Silver Crown champ Dave Steele, two-time TBARA champ Troy DeCaire, and past race winners Bo Hartley, Dude Teate, Larry Brazil Jr. and the first female to win a sprint car feature with a major touring series in the southeast, Wendy Mathis.