Inversion Intensifies Advance Auto Parts Super DIRT Series Big-Block Qualifying

 

Weedsport, NY – March 6, 2007 – By Tom Skibinski, Advance Auto Parts Super DIRT Series PR Director

 

Qualifying procedures for the 2007 Advance Auto Parts Super DIRT Series have been finalized and an inversion after time trials is the biggest change implemented since Big-Block Modifieds first ran under the clocks regularly at the start of the new millennium.

 

Drivers will continue to draw for their order in the 'Integra Shocks Time Trials’ at all Advance Auto Parts SDS events, however, this season the fast timer will select a second pill to determine how many cars (3, 4, 5 or 6) will be inverted to start each preliminary heat race.

 

“This will certainly create more action in the heat races with some of the faster cars starting further back,” said DIRTcar Racing Director of Competition & Track Sanctioning Cory Reed. “Fast time trialers were locked automatically into pole-position starts for their qualifying heats so this shakes up the order a little bit and makes getting into the main event more entertaining for the fans.”

 

The 'Integra Shocks Fast Time Award' winner will collect $100 and five (5) bonus points and the top-three heat race finishers will earn additional bonus points as follows: 1st-5 pts, 2nd-3 pts, 3rd-1 pt. With the new inversion format in place, a driver can now earn a maximum of 10 more points being the fast timer as well as a heat race winner.

 

The customary pre-race re-draw among top heat race qualifiers will continue to be in effect throughout the summer, with ‘Triple Crown’ events ---Lebanon Valley Coors National 200, Syracuse Super DIRT Week Eckerd 200 and Eastern States 200 at Orange County Fair Speedway--- the only Advance Auto Parts Series stops awarding fast timers with pole-position starts. Heat points will not be awarded at these shows.

 

For further questions regarding qualifying procedures for Advance Auto Parts Super DIRT Series events or the 2007 race schedule, please contact Cory Reed in the DIRTcar Northeast Office (315/834-6606) during normal business hours or log into the DIRT homepage at www.dirtmotorsports.com to find out more about the entire circuit. Be sure to check out http://www.superdirtcarseries.com on the world wide web, a brand new site dedicated to the Advance Auto Part Super DIRT Series which will offer the latest news and results, driver and track information, media galleries and DIRTVision.com video clips, as well as many special features as the season rolls on.

 

2007 Advance Auto Parts Super DIRT Series Schedule

NP=Non-Point event.                             

DAY-DATE    LAPS  TRACK                                   LOCATION/WINNER

Wed-Feb 14  30-NP Volusia Speedway Park      Danny Johnson

Thr-Feb 15     30-NP Volusia Speedway Park      -rain-  

Fri-Feb 16      30-NP Volusia Speedway Park      Tim Fuller      

Sat-Feb 17    50-NP Volusia Speedway Park      Danny Johnson         

Sat-Mar 31     100     Hagerstown Speedway        Hagerstown, MD

Thr-May 3         60      Virginia Motor Speedway    Saluda, VA   

Sun-May 27   2-53    Cayuga Co Fair Speedway Weedsport, NY

Sat-Jun 9        100     Fulton Speedway                  Fulton, NY

Thr-Jun 14      100     Susquehanna Speedway     Newberrytown, PA

Tue-Jul 3        2-50    Rolling Wheels Raceway     Elbridge, NY

Fri-Jul 6          100     Ransomville Speedway        Ransomville, NY

Sun-Jul 8        100     Cornwall Motor Speedway   Cornwall, ONT

Mon-Jul 9       100     Autodrome Drummond         Drummondville, QUE

Tue-Jul 10      100     Brockville Ont Speedway     Brockville, ONT

Wed-Jul 18    100     Grandview Speedway          Bechtelsville, PA

Fri-Aug 3        100     Brewerton Speedway           Brewerton, NY

Mon-Aug 6     100     Merrittville Speedway           Thorold, ONT

Thr-Aug 9       2-50    Canandaigua Speedway     Canandaigua, NY

Sat-Aug 11    100     Lebanon Valley Speedway  West Lebanon, NY

Wed-Aug 15    60      New Egypt Speedway          New Egypt, NJ

Sat-Aug 18    2-50    Can-Am Motorsports Park   LaFargeville, NY

Sun-Sep 2      2-53    Cayuga Co Fair Speedway Weedsport,NY

Mon-Sep 3     2-50    Rolling Wheels Raceway     Elbridge,NY

Sat-Sep 8      200     Lebanon Valley Speedway  West Lebanon,NY

Sat-Sep 22    3-50    Rolling Wheels Raceway     Elbridge,NY

Sun-Oct 7       200     New York State Fairgrnds    Syracuse,NY

Sat-Oct 13     2-60    New Egypt Speedway          New Egypt, NJ

Sun-Oct 21     200     Orange Co Fair Speedway Middletown,NY

TBA(summer) 100    Orange Co Fair Speedway Middletown, NY

*All events subject to change.

 

The DIRTcar Advance Auto Parts Modified Series is brought to fans across the Northeast by several sponsors and partners, including series sponsors Advance Auto Parts, Hoosier Racing Tire and Sunoco Race Fuels. Promotional partners include AMB i.t., F.X. Caprara Car Companies and the University of Northwestern Ohio and the contingency sponsors are Bert Transmission, Bicknell Racing Products, Bilstein Shocks, Brodix Cylinder Heads, Holley HP Carburetors, MSD Ignitions, Miller Electric Manufacturing Company and Wrisco Industries.