Rules

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. DMS 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. 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 fine, suspension, and/or loss of championship points and/or loss of finishing position(s) in the event may be penalized by the driver(teams spokesman.

4. During Qualifying the driver is the one that qualifies. If the driver changes cars the car and driver must start in the rear of the field. Once the field has taken the green flag a driver may not change cars.

5. Any driver, owner, or crew member going to another pit area and starting a fight 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.

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, or during the racing program in the pits. Controlled substances are not allowed in the pit area.

9. The display or use of any type weapon(other than the track or security) 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. 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. A competitor may file a protest within 10 minutes after the checkered flag. Payoff will be immediately after the last checkered flag at the ticket office.

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 speedway.

13. No antifreeze, no other tracks brand of used tires are to be left on speedway property. $200. fine

14. 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.

15. 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 30 days. Issuance of a replacement check for any reason is subject to a $30.00 fee.

16. 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.

17. In the case of protest payoff may be held until said protest is resolved.

18. All cars are subject to inspection at any time. A class must have 6 cars to have a race or if the competitors decide to put on a expo-race it will pay 100% payback. A class may also be combined with another similar class.

19. Driver will be held responsible for entire pit crew.

20. 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.

21. Refusing to obey officials will result in laps taken away, suspension and/or fine. Any driver, vehicle owner, or crew member involved in any form of boycott, strike or other tactic to disrupt, delay or cause any race to be postponed will be suspended indefinitely and a $1000.00 fine will be imposed.I f you do not agree with the speedways rule do not enter the pit area.

22. No driver can qualify 2 cars for any one division.

23. 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.

24. 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.

25. 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.

26. Track management reserves the right to update, modify, add or delete rules at any time without prior notifications.

27. Any infraction of the rules may result in extra weight being added to the car in question to compensate for infraction.

28. Track officials may refuse to allow any driver to compete in any division at their sole discretion.

29. 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.

30. DMS officials may inspect any car at any time before or after an event. DMS reserves the right to inspect/protest any car using the same methods as protest. No extra money will be awarded for DMS track teardowns.

31. DMS reserves the right to alter and/or amend any rule in the interest of fair competition.

32. 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. All of this is in the interest of safety.

33. 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 the Dillon Motor Speedway. DMS will not be responsible for automobiles damaged in parking area.

34. Injuries received at track must be reported to officials before leaving premises. .

35. It is the drivers’ responsibility to make sure his or her car is safe for competition.

36. The decision of the race officials on interpretation of rules, scoring, flagging and race procedures will be final.

37. Entrance to restricted areas, such as pits, must be limited to legitimate “waiver” signed participates.

38. A waiver and release must be signed at every event by each participant, including driver, crewmembers, officials, etc.

39. All drivers and car numbers must be registered with speedway.

40. Car numbers must be 18” high on each door and roof and be legible. In addition each car must have a 5” number in the right, top corner of the windshield.

41. DMS and speedway retains the rights to the upper portion of the windshield to display class sponsors. Windshield decals are a requirement to receive the 100% prize money.

42. Anyone detected spilling or putting oil on property of speedway will be suspended indefinitely. Waste oil container is provided at tire building.

43. There will be no rough driving. Any driver intentionally spinning another vehicle out may be black flagged. Close, competitive, side by side racing does not apply. DMS officials will make these decisions. Any driver who continually causes trouble will be suspended indefinitely.

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