Which new rule?

Brandon Petty will be there in the 42g

The one that states you can't be at two places at the same time, this is an exclusive USAC rule that applies to not just the drivers but the fans too.

that a usac driver can not run a race 250 miles witin a usac race

Sounds like the old days of AAA and early USAC.

Doesn't the WoO have a rule along those lines - or they used to?

Well if this is a new rule it kind of polices itself. If you are a USAC driver you will be at Eldora, not Vernon. My definition of a USAC driver would be one that competes in the USAC point standings. The only race Saturday that awards USAC points is Eldora.

Below is part of the E-mail USAC sent out earlier this week regarding the “National Driving Championship” .

There has been mention of a large points fund dedicated to the new Championship?

A significant fund has been established for the National Driving Championship. A $40,000 award will go to the winner, with fifth place paying $10,000. The total fund will pay the Top 10 in points for the National Driving Championship.

Additionally, USAC will award the individual series, each with a drivers fund. In past years, a driver winning all three USAC series would earn a maximum of $30,000 in points fund contributions. For 2010, a driving winning all three series would earn at least $70,000.


Are there rules?

Yes. To be eligible a Driver must be licensed as a 2010 Competition Driver in each of the series they are earning points in. To earn points in both Sprint Car and Midget series during competition, a Driver must be licensed in both Series.

For this new Drivers Championship only, we will be instituting a loyalty clause, which has proven successful in other racing series. We are instituting policy which helps maintain the integrity for the promoters of USAC event’s who consistently have paid out the largest purses in non-wing racing.

Drivers competing in the National Drivers Championship must agree to not compete in a non-USAC, same series event (series meaning Sprint, Midget, etc), on the day of a scheduled USAC series event. Additionally, the Driver agrees not to compete in a non-USAC same series event within twenty four hours prior or after a USAC series event within two hundred miles of the race facility which the USAC sanctioned Series event is scheduled to be held, without prior written consent of the USAC VP of Competition. This new policy is not imposed for competitors who elect to compete at a non-USAC event at a track conducting at least one (1) USAC National Series event within the calendar year. This rule will go into effect April 1, 2010 and only impacts points earned for The National Drivers Championship and does not impact points earned for traditional USAC Silver Crown, Sprint and Midget National Driver and Owner Championships.

We are excited to begin a new era in USAC Racing. For 2010, we are working hard on many fronts to improve your experience with our sport. From automated pit processing for members (testing in Tampa) to working on creating "the show" for fans both at track and at home, we are hard at work to take USAC Racing to the next frontier. The National Drivers Championship will help achieve our goals of enhanced marketing of our drivers to fans and add excitement to our series.

What car is Stanbrough going to be driving?

Confirmed this morning that Brett Burdette will be there as well.

Dont you think that the drivers that are competing for the "national Championship" would be at Eldora anyway? We are probably only talking about 10-12 drivers anyway the rest are either going for an individual championship only(sprint or midget or SC) or not racing for points only $.