Selinsgrove Speedway & Selinsgrove Raceway Park,(TCR Racing,Inc.) and /or track officials reserve the right to reject any car or driver without cause or recourse.
Everyone who enters the pit area, or participates in competition promoted by Selinsgrove Speedway and Raceway Park, (TCR Racing, Inc.) does acknowledge, represent and warrant that he/she has read, understands and agrees to abide by the rules in their entirety. Permission to participate or enter grounds shall constitute acceptance of same.
Selinsgrove Speedway is a private business open to the public when admission fee is rendered. You are expected to act in the manner prescribed by the Selinsgrove Speedway and in accordance to all laws that govern the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
In consideration of entering into any of the scheduled events, car owner, driver, pit people or agents, agree to permit Selinsgrove Speedway to use their names, photos and photos of their race cars for advertising and publicity before and after any event, and to relinquish all rights to any photos or sell the same.
In consideration of entering the pit area, a fee will be charged and an armband or pit pass ticket (recognized as a pit pass) will be issued. Pit passes must be worn by everyone who enters the pit area. By affixing each participant’s personal signature on the pit register and release, this releases Selinsgrove Speedway/TCR Racing, Inc. and officials from all liability and makes the insurance carrier liable. Failure to remit the required fee and sign the pit release shall nullify any claim against Selinsgrove Speedway/TCR Racing, Inc., officials and insurance carrier for death or injury incurred prior to, during or after the racing program. All participants recognize that automobile racing is a hazardous undertaking and assume all the risk by reason of his/her participation and does for himself, herself, executors and administrators, successors and administrators, successors and assigns from any and all liability for personal inquiries that may be received and from all claims and damages for injury to persons or property growing out of, caused by any construction or conditions of any track equipment, cars or other devices used therefore, whatsoever.
Race cars, vehicles (including towing equipment), wreckers, push trucks and any other equipment located in the pit area or restricted area are NOT covered by insurance.
Anyone entering the pit area must have a pit pass, including kids and/or students. All persons under the age of 18 must have a minor’s release card and the permission from the speedway office to enter to pit area. Anyone involved in an accident on the track or in the pit must report it to the track office and/or call the track to fill out an accident report. Insurance carrier needs a report before any payments will be made.
Any driver involved in a red flag accident where the race car is damaged to the point that the car and/or driver cannot return to the track and complete the race must report to the ambulance for an evaluation. Accident reports will need to be submitted before any payment will be made by the insurance carrier.
No one will be permitted to enter the pit area or competition while under the influence of alcoholic beverages or narcotics of any kind. Any suspected participant must be reported immediately, at the request of track officials, to track medical personnel. Any participant found consuming alcoholic beverages or narcotics before or during a race program or before the last checkered flag of the program will be expelled from the premises, and the car with which he or she is associated may, at the discretion of the track officials, be disqualified from further competition.
There will be NO use of video tapes to determine a call. The Selinsgrove Raceway Park officials calls are final.
It is expected that all discussions and disputes between participants or participants and track officials will be conducted in an orderly and sportsman-like fashion. Anyone deliberately delaying the race program will be disqualified.
For any racecar that is found to be illegal, the driver of that racecar loses pay and points for that event.
The flagman and other track officials will have control of the track during all events and the warm-up periods.
All cars that finish any event must go directly to the scales—no stopping in the pit area or on the track. Cars must report to the scales, as they are when they took the checkered flag.
All pit personnel are covered by track insurance, provided that a waiver and release form was signed on the day of the event. It is the responsibility of the injured person to notify the speedway management if medical attention was or is necessary. This must be done within 48 hours of the accident. Any driver who is injured will negate insurance benefits when that driver returns to racing.
Any car shown the blue flag with a yellow diagonal stripe is about to be lapped by a faster car. The driver being lapped should try to hold consistent line so as not to interfere with the faster car and/or cars that are passing.
Golf Carts & ATV’s:
All golf carts, ATV’s and other motorized equipment are only permitted on the Selinsgrove Speedway property if they are used to move race cars and/or equipment to/from the track, scales or work area.
The use of these types of vehicles as personal transportation, joy riding and/or playtime will not be permitted. If these vehicles are used for anything other than to facilitate racecars or the racing program, they will be removed from the pit area. Any resistance will result in the driver’s disqualification.
Meetings/Registration:
All drivers must attend drivers’ meetings.
Racecars are to be unloaded in the pit area and drivers are to be registered at least 15 minutes before the start of practice laps. Any car/driver that is not in the pit area/registered with the track’s handicapper 15 minutes prior to the start of practice laps will be placed at the rear of his/her heat race. If the racecar is not pit side before the driver’s assigned heat race is completed; the car/driver will not be added to the consolation or feature lineups.
Driver/Car Changes:
All driver changes must be reported to the handicapper prior to the completion (or posting) of the heat race lineups. Drivers are responsible for notifying the handicapper of any driver/car changes. Driver may attempt to qualify another car in the consolation if the change is reported to the handicapper prior to the lineup being posted; however, when the consolation lineup is posted (with the driver’s second car), the driver’s first car is automatically disqualified. Drivers may not change cars (and cars may not change drivers) after the start of any race.
Once a car is reported “withdrawn” from an event, the car may not re-enter that same race.
In the event of a rainout or postponement, the driver who originally qualified for the event may compete in a different racecar.
Alternates:
Alternates for the feature must be prepared to start the feature if needed. There will be no extra time allowed for the alternate. If necessary, the event will start short of a full field.
No alternates will be taken for any race after the event’s initial green flag has been signaled.
If an alternate starter is needed to fill the field when two or more consolations are completed, the first non-qualifier in each consolation will be alternate one and two as per coin toss.
Starts/Restarts:
Under no circumstances is the driver to “hot lap” when the track safety lights are yellow.
All race cars/drivers will pre-stage in their respective areas prior to the start of the event.
Racecars will receive only one push start. If the car stops on the track and needs a second push start, the car/driver will be deemed “delay of show” and will be sent to the rear of the starting lineup.
If while lining up for the start of an event, it is determined that there is an empty position, all remaining cars will move forward to fill the empty position. This will eliminate the need to “cross over.”
On initial starts, cars must stay in a nose-to-tail formation (no gaps on either side of the car or in front) until the green flag is displayed and green traffic lights come on. Green lights will signal the start of the race and drivers may pass another car when they come on. Green lights will come on when the leader/pole sitter accelerates, and gets to the white chalk line off of turn four.
Any front row drivers who have been given two opportunities to start a race by the starter and cannot properly begin the race will be penalized to start the event in the second row.
If the yellow flag is displayed before the leader completes the first lap of a race, a complete double-file restart shall be made with the exception of any cars stopping on the track or entering the pit area. Those cars able to rejoin the race will be placed at the rear of the field.
All scoring will be done at the start/finish line. In the case of a yellow flag situation, cars that have passed the finish line under the green flag conditions will be scored on that lap; all remaining cars will revert back to the last completed lap or the initial starting line up.
All single file restarts will take place when the leader reaches turn four. The leader should not accelerate until he/she reaches this point. All cars must pass between the cone on the front stretch and the outside guardrails in single-file, nose-to-tail order. Any driver going to the inside of the cone, or knocking over the cone, will be penalized two positions at the next restart or at the end of the race in the event no restart occurs.
If any driver passes a competitor before reaching the cone on starts, or restarts, they will be penalized 2 spots for each car that was illegally passed at the next restart or at the end of the race in the event no restart occurs.
Red Flags:
When the red flag/lights are displayed, all racecars must stop as quickly and as safely as possible. Racecars must stop on the track.
Under the red flag, cars that have passed the start/finish line before the red flag was displayed will be scored as they came across the line; all other cars will be scored in the positions they were holding on the last completed lap. If there is a red flag before the first lap is completed, cars will be restarted in the original starting order, with those cars involved in the incident being placed at the rear of the field.
All red flags will be “closed reds.” Crew members are not permitted to work on the racecars under “closed reds.”
There will be no tire, gear or wing changes on the track. Tires may not be removed from the racecar while on the track.
Once the field is ordered to resume racing, a maximum of two (2) laps will be completed by the leader. If a racecar is not moving by the end of the second lap, that car will be placed at the rear of the field.
Fuel Stops
Fuel stops will be on the front straight and will be fuel only. No working on cars. Anyone caught working on their car, will go to the rear.
Black Flags:
Rough driving will not be tolerated.
A black flag will be given to any driver who is losing part of his/her racecar, smoking excessively, leaking fluid and/or if the racecar is deemed to be a hazard, or to be in an unsafe condition.
If a furled black flag is pointed at a driver, this is considered a “warning” that the driver has done something that is not permitted. If the driver repeats the offense, the black flag will be unfurled and the driver will be disqualified.
If an unfurled black flag is waved at a driver, the driver/car is disqualified. Driver should reduce speed and enter the pit area at the next pit entrance. Pit steward will notify the driver/crew of the reason for the disqualification and whether the car may continue if the problem can be corrected. Any driver/car that is more than two laps down, or hopelessly out of contention, and/or creating a hazard, may be black flagged at the starter’s discretion. After a driver has been black flagged, the driver/car will no longer be scored.
Scoring & Positions:
Heat race line-ups will be determined by drawing a number for starting position. Feature line-ups will be in the order in which you finished the heat event. In the case of two heat events per class, the first heat will lineup on the inside row, and the second heat in the outside row of the feature.
No one lap shootout if the white flag has been displayed and the yellow flag is needed. The race is then over, and the finishing order of the race is the way the cars finished the white flag lap. (Or previous lap)
All scoring will be done at the start/finish line. When a yellow flag unfurls or yellow light comes on, the cars that have passed the start/finish line will be scored on that lap. All remaining cars will revert back to the last scored lap. This eliminates racing through an accident or back to the starter’s stand. All cars must line up in single file formation immediately.
Any driver deliberately delaying the program will be disqualified.
Any driver attempting to improve his/her position while pacing under yellow will be returned to his rightful racing position and faces a possible penalty for delaying the race. Refusal to maintain proper track position when an official directs a driver to where he/she is to be will result in a one-lap penalty.
Lapped cars will go to the rear of the field for all re-starts.
When the yellow flag/lights are displayed, the lap is considered completed if the leader is by the starter’s stand.
All cars that stop on the track are considered “involved in the incident,” unless they have stopped because the racetrack is blocked. Any car that stops for any reason while the yellow flag is displayed (on the track or in the pit area) will also restart at the rear of the field. The exception to this is any driver/car that is stopped by an official for consultation (the driver will retain his/her correct position if cleared by the official).
Any car in the pit area when the yellow safety lights are turned off must remain there until the next yellow flag period. If a driver is more than two laps down, he/she may not re-enter the race.
Should there be a “dead heat” feature, the payouts will be added together and divided between the two drivers for the positions in question. This applies to first and second, as well as any other positions.
No approaching the starter. All complaints will be handled at the tower at the CONCLUSION of the racing events or program. The scoring tower, flag stand and other officials’ stands are off limits during a racing event. Inappropriate behavior by a driver, crewmember or anyone associated with a particular race team may result in that driver’s immediate disqualification.
No use of videotapes to determine a call.
Safety Issues:
Go Karts & Mini Micros: Full face crash helmets,(Snell 95 or 2000 approved), and neck collars or braces are mandatory for all races. All drivers are required to wear a heavy, long sleeve jacket and ankle length trousers, or an approved racing suit. ALL drivers must wear gloves, and footwear must provide ankle support.
Prior to participation in any racing event, all cars are subject to a safety inspection. Only cars deemed suitable for competition will be approved for participation. Track officials reserve the right to reject any entry for failure to comply with safety or technical rules as set forth by Selinsgrove Speedway.
Any one driving racecars and/or any other equipment erratically or excessively fast through the pit area will be expelled from the premises and/or suspended from subsequent events at the track.
All Micro Sprint drivers must wear seat belts, fire retardant uniforms, gloves and approved helmet when on the track at all times.
A driver must wear a helmet any time his/her racecar is started. Including the Pits.
Any driver who enters the track while the yellow lights are turned off, or the green lights are turned on, will be disqualified.
No cars will be permitted to race in the rear of heats for practice laps.
Track officials will interpret the safety rules and specifications and make all final decisions and judgments, but in no instance will any deviations from the rules and guidelines which compromise safety be allowed.
Flat Tires & Repairs:
No laps will be given to change, or to repair flat tires.
A racecar may not restart an event with a flat tire.
There will be no repairs to racecars while they are on the track. If repairs are made while on the track, the car and driver will be put to the rear.
Slowing, Spinning & Stopping Cars:
Any driver or car causing two (2) yellow and/or red flag periods in heats or consolations, or three (3) yellow and/or red flag periods in features, will be disqualified from the remainder of that event.
Any car running more than three (3) laps down or hopelessly out of competition and/or creating a hazard may be black flagged at the starter’s discretion.
Any car that does a 360 spin will fall in line where it gets momentum.
Handicapping:
