GENERAL RULES
1. Management & director of competition reserves the right to reject or allow the entry of any car and/or driver.
2. No intoxicating beverages, narcotics, or illegal substances are to be consumed and/or used during any event, by anyone, entering the racing facility.
3. Verbal or physical abuse of any official or other entrant on premises, is, strictly prohibited. Fighting on premises at any time will subject offender(s) to possible suspension & definite ejection.
4. Officials must be immediately notified of any driver change.
5. Drivers, owners, and/or crew members have no claims against management or any official due to disqualification or damage to driver or equipment resulting in an altercation arising from unsportsman-like conduct on behalf of drivers, owners, and/or crew members.
6. All decisions of scoring judges & officials are final.
7. Whenever it is deemed dangerous, unsafe, or unjustified to continue any racing event, it may be stopped at any point by the discretion of management.
8. Per given race night, race cars must claim 1 class only, however, a driver my drive in more than 1 class.
9. Every year you must file a completed registration form and an IRS form W-9 filled out and returned to management. (Copies on request.)
10. All pit entrants must sign a voluntary waiver & release from liability & indemnity agreement, (copies on request), & pay for & receive an authorized pit pass.
11. Make absolutely sure you keep your authorized pit pass. In the event of a rain-out, it is, the only means by which you will be allowed admittance on the rescheduled date. Your signature on pit sheets, or don't you remember me ?, Is not acceptable to gain re-admittance !
12. Anyone caught illegally entering pits & cannot produce an authorized pit pass will be immediately ejected from track. (Management reserves the right to ask for proof of admission at any time)
13. Pay-off procedure: Only owner and/or driver may pick up any prize monies. Be prepared to show a valid driver's license or some other form of I.D. If you are asked. This is to make sure that the right parties do receive what is due them.
14. Prize monies left unclaimed over 45 days will become the property of Florence Speedway, Inc..
15. The management reserves the right due to inclement weather conditions and/or any unforeseen conditions, to make changes in the posted pay-off structure. You will be notified as soon as possible if this condition arises.
16. Rule changes and/or additions will be posted immediately, as soon as they become available.
17. All drivers in all classes must wear full fire proof drivers suits & have snell approved racing helmets. Hans devices HIGHLY RECOMMENDED but not required.
18. All cars must have racing type seats & racing type seat belts.
19. All classes must have some kind of safety screen at windshield location of car.
20. Due to insurance regulations, 4 wheelers are only permitted in the pit and infield area. They are NOT allowed in the parking lots or any other areas of the track. Also, 4 wheelers may only be operated by persons 16 years of age or older
ON TRACK RULES1. Working on cars, on track, is prohibited. This infraction will cost you a 1 lap penalty.
2. No one except drivers, their cars, & track officials are allowed on track after racing begins.
3. Any car pitting under yellow will automatically go to the tail position.
4. Any cars causing a situation which brings out the yellow or red flag will automatically go to the tail. Note: if you are involved in an accident which only slows you or if you do not make contact with vehicles involved, you will regain your position. If it is deemed that you intentionally caused a wreck, you will either be sent to the tail or the pits. (Depending on size of infraction).
5. If you stop on the track for any reason, you go to the tail. This includes the initial start.(Note: If a Red Flag situation occurs, officials reserve the right to revert to previous lap or initial start.) 6. Any car causing 2 cautions in a single race will be black flagged.
7. Anything dragging or hanging on a car that is determined unsafe will cause that car to be black flagged.
8. You may enter the infield at any entrance. YOU MAY NOT RE-ENTER THE TRACK DURING GREEN FLAG CONDITIONS. You must wait till the next caution to re-enter the track. During "one to go" caution conditions, cars must re-enter behind the field.
9. Under a red flag, there is no working on cars on the track. Cars will be allowed to go to infield for work. Cars not returning to the track before race returns to yellow will be put to the tail.
10. After receiving the checkered flag, cars are to slow down and exit the track into the infield entrance on the backstretch. DO NOT stay in the throttle or continue around to enter the infield in turn 4.
11. Race is started on the green flag at the cone. Not in turn 4.
12. Anyone jumping the start will be given one warning. Second offense will result in a one row penalty.
13. On the third complete restart of any race, that is not the result of someone jumping, the field may be put in single file order.
14. Passing before the cone, hitting the cone or going under the cone will result in offending car going to the tail of the field.
15. If a car leaves the infield and goes to the actual pit area during any race, that car is considered out of that race and will not be allowed to return to the track or infield for that race.
MISCELLANEOUSSPEEDWAY POLICY REGARDING USE OR POSSESSION OF ILLEGAL DRUGS OR SUBSTANCES
1. Illegal Drugs, Definition: Illegal drugs are those substances defined and prohibited by state and/or federal laws.
2. General Prohibition: Possession or use of illegal drugs or drug substances, as defined above, is prohibited in any form, by any participant at Florence Speedway, either on speedway grounds, or any area considered to be used in the operation of the speedway, such as parking lots or leased properties.
3. Participant Definition: A participant is any person taking part in any event at Florence Speedway in any form, including but not restricted to drivers, car owners, mechanics, crew members, sponsors, track officials or pit area observers. All such persons shall be considered public figures who have by their own choice become involved in auto racing events at Florence Speedway, with the full understanding that he or she must abide by all the rules and regulations established and published or announced at Florence Speedway. All participants are considered responsible for their personal conduct.
4. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES: Any person found to be in the possession of or under the influence of an illegal drug or drug substance on the speedway property, as defined above, or any person who is arrested by duly-constituted authorities and charged with possession and/or use of illegal drugs or drug substances, OR any person who is formally charged by a court of law with illegal drug violations, SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING PENALTIES BY THE SPEEDWAY:
a. Suspension from competition and eviction from speedway property, and denial of further entry to the speedway for a period to be determined by speedway officials.
b. Any participant who is formally charged by a court of law with an illegal drug violation, upon notification to Florence Speedway management by that agency, shall be suspended from all forms of participation at Florence Speedway until such time as the charges are fully adjudicated through the legal process. Any participant convicted of a formal drug charge by such process of law will be prohibited from taking part in any Florence Speedway events for a minimum period of 1 year from date of conviction.
5. APPEAL AND HEARING: Any participant suspended for violation of these rules may be granted an appeal hearing by a board of officials designated by Florence Speedway, provided the suspended party requests such a hearing, in writing, within 14 calendar days of the date of suspension. It is the responsibility of the suspended party to make such a request if a hearing is desired.
6. REINSTATEMENT: A participant suspended for violation of these rules, EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF PERSONS CHARGED WITH SELLING DRUGS, may as the result of a decision reached through the hearing process detailed above, be reinstated, if it is mutually agreed that the participant - at his or her own expense - will produce documentation from a physician licensed within the state, certifying that he or she is drug independent, as a result of random and periodical examinations and urinalysis testing, made at the request of Florence Speedway management.
7. PRESCRIBED DRUGS: If a participant is using prescription drugs on the advice of physician, such use must be reported to the chief pit steward or racing director prior to the participant's entry into any speedway activities. Failure to so notify will subject participant to penalties as prescribed above.
RULE BOOK DISCLAIMERThe rules and/or regulations set forth herein are designed to provide for the orderly conduct of racing events and to establish minimum acceptable requirements for such events. These rules shall govern the condition of all events, and by participating in these events, all participants are deemed to have complied with these rules. No express or implied warranty of safety shall result from publications of or compliance with these rules and/or regulations. They are intended as a guide for the conduct of the sport and are in no way a guarantee against injury or death to a participant, spectator or official.
The race director shall be empowered to permit minor deviation from any of the specifications herein or impose any further restrictions that in his opinion do not alter the minimum acceptable requirements. No expressed or implied warranty of safety shall result from such altercation of specifications. Any interpretation or deviation of these rules is left to the discretion of the officials. Their decision is final.
The management of Florence Speedway.