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Gold Cup Format Finalized / Driver Roster Announced

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: SLC Promotions, silverdollarspeedway@yahoo.com         Phone: (530) 966-4020

Format Finalized for Gold Cup’s Return to Split Prelims at Silver Dollar / Driver Roster Announced

Inversions and Points Set the Stage for Saturday’s $25,000/Win Finale    by: Brian Walker

CHICO, CA – September 1, 2022 – The 68th Gold Cup Race of Champions presented by Riebes Napa Auto Parts is only one week away from returning to the famed split-field tradition, and with that comes a new format at Silver Dollar Speedway.

Local teams are still encouraged to register for the Gold Cup to receive incentives offered by SLC Promotions. Information for the local teams can be found at our website.

With almost 60 World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars expected to compete for glory at the Chico, CA bullring, the field will be split in two with half racing on Thursday, September 8 and half racing on Friday, September 9 before everyone battles each other for the $25,000 top prize on Saturday, September 10.

Points is the name of the game with Qualifying, Heat Races, and Features on your preliminary night setting the stage for Saturday's slate. As the night goes on, the points progressively grow more important with Qualifying starting at a one-point drop (100, 99, 98, etc.), then Heat Races including a two-point drop (100, 98, 96, etc.), and finally Features offering a three-point drop (200, 197, 194, etc.).

It gets interesting in the preliminary Heat Races with a six-car inversion flipping the field and creating some of the most exciting racing of the week. Only the top-five finishers from Heats will transfer to the preliminary Feature with those missing the cut forced to the Last Chance Showdown. From there, the fastest eight transfers will be inverted again for the Feature lineup with transfers starting heads up by points behind them.

The top-two point getters from Thursday, along with the top-two point getters from Friday, will lock-in for Saturday's DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash and bypass Heat Races, where the next 40 in points will have to duel for a coveted transfer position.

Another four spots in the DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash are available for Heat Race winners with finishers 2nd-4th earning a Feature spot, and those finishing 5th-12th dividing into the LCS, C-Main, and D-Main.

Remember, all three nights of the 68th Gold Cup Race of Champions presented by Riebes Napa Auto Parts award appearance points only for the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series.

A detailed breakdown of next week's format can be found below:

 

SPLIT PRELIM FORMAT (Thursday-Friday)

All cars qualify for one flight together (1 car at a time, 2 laps each)

QUALIFYING POINTS (1 point drop) - 100, 99, 98, 97, 96, etc.

4 Heat Races are lined up with a six-car inversion (QT starts 6th in Heat 1, etc.)

Top 5 finishers from each Heat Race transfer straight to Feature

HEAT RACE POINTS (2 point drop) - 100, 98, 96, 94, 92, etc.

Last Chance Showdown is lined up by points with front row reserved for fastest 2 non-transfers

Top 4 finishers transfer from LCS into the Feature

Feature lineup includes fastest 8 Heat transfers inverted in front four rows (fastest starts 8th, etc.)

Then 9th-20th are lined straight up by points for Heat transfers with 21st-24th for LCS transfers

FEATURE POINTS (3 point drop) - 200, 197, 194, 191, 188, etc.

LCS NON-TRANSFERS (3 point drop) - 128, 125, 122, 119, 116, etc.

FINALE FORMAT (Saturday)

Top 2 point-getters from EACH preliminary night lock-in for Saturday's DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash

Next 40 in points are lined straight up into 4 Heat Races by preliminary points

45th+ in points line up in Non-Qualifier(s) races with top 8 (if one) and top 4 (if two) tagging Heats

Top 4 in Heat Races transfer to Feature with the winner advancing to DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash

5th-6th-7th to LCS, 8th-9th-10th to C-Main, 11th-12th-Non-Qualifiers to D-Main

Top 2 transfer from D-Main and tag tail of the C-Main

Top 4 transfer from C-Main and tag tail of the Last Chance Showdown

The top 2 highest point totals that failed to transfer from Heats start front row of the LCS

Top 4 transfer from LCS and tag tail of the $2,000/Start Feature

Dash is lined up with lock-in drivers drawing for spots 1-4, and heat winners drawing for spots 5-8.

Finish of 8-lap Dash determines lineup for front four rows of $25,000/Win Feature

Behind Dash cars, Heat transfers 2nd-3rd-4th line up in positions 9th-20th ahead of LCS transfers.

• Preliminary night ties will be broken by Qualifying times. Any ties heading into Saturday's finale will be broken by preliminary Feature finish.

Gold Cup Drivers Thursday September 8 (Subject to Change)

 

1s       Logan Schuchart 

2k      Kaleb Montgomery

2x      Justin Sanders

3z      Brock Zearfoss

5t       Ryan Timms

5v      Landon Brooks

6        Bill Rose

9        Tyler Brown

11      Dylan Bloomfield

12j     John Clark

14      Corey Day

17      Sheldon Haudenschild

17m   Kalib Henry

18t     Tanner Holmes

19      Colby Thornhill

20      Noah Gass

21      Mitchell Faccinto

21      Shane Hopkins

29      Willie Croft

33t     Jimmy Trulli

49      Brad Sweet

54s     Drake Standley

56      Dawson Hammes

57      Kyle Larson

75      Brian Boswell

77      Ryan Lippincott

83      James McFadden

83jr   Kerry Madsen

83t     Tanner Carrick

83v    Sean Becker

98      Michael Pombo

 

Gold Cup Drivers Friday September 9 (Subject to Change)

01      Andy Gregg         

1a      Jacob Allen

2        David Gravel

2s       Jayce Steinburg

2xm   Max Mittry

3f       William Fielding

5        Spencer Bayston

5b      Colby Copeland

7        Tyler Thompson

7s       Robbie Price

7x      Eddy Lewis

8jr     Brian McGahan Jr.

11k    Kraig Kinser

15      Donny Schatz

15x    Nick Parker

21m   Michael Ing

22      Ryan Bernal

24      Chase Johnson

25s     Seth Standley

38b    Blake Carrick

41      Carson Macedo

41s     Dominic Scelzi

42x    Tim Kaeding

45      Jake Morgan

46jr   Joel Myers Jr.

53      Jesse Attard

57w   Shane Golobic

69      Bud Kaeding

88      Austin McCarl

88n    DJ Netto

92      Andy Forsberg

                                                                                   

TICKETS

Fans can buy tickets for the Gold Cup by visiting www.silverdollarspeedway.com

CAMPING

Please do not call the office phone. Camping is now come down to first come first serve starting Monday, September 5 at 9 AM.

GOLD CUP START TIMES AND INFO

Pit Gate opens at 2 pm Wednesday through Saturday.

Front Gate opens at 4 pm Wednesday thought Saturday

Gold Cup Ticket Office next to the main grandstands open from 9:30 am – 3:30 pm

ABOUT SILVER DOLLAR SPEEDWAY

Silver Dollar Speedway is a high-banked, quarter-mile clay oval racetrack located on the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds at 2357 Fair St., Chico, California. Opened in 1962, the track hosts multiple high-profile events including the marquee Gold Cup Race of Champions, Silver Cup, David Tarter Memorial and the Fall Nationals.

silverdollarspeedway.com • facebook.com/sdspeedway • twitter.com/sdspeedway

ABOUT SLC PROMOTIONS

Founded in 2021 by championship auto racers Brad Sweet and Kyle Larson—along with business partner Colby Copeland—SLC (Sweet Larson Copeland) Promotions is dedicated to leading grassroots dirt track racing into the future while preserving the sport’s rich history. SLC manages and operates Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, California.

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