NASCAR announced today the qualifying and race procedures for the inaugural “Mudsummer Classic” – the highly anticipated NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Eldora Speedway on Wednesday, July 24. Unlike asphalt tracks, dirt tracks have historically used a format much different than typical races and that will be the case for this event, the first NASCAR national series race held on dirt in more than 40 years.
Two-lap qualifying determines starting position for the qualifying races
Five qualifying races
Eight laps each; only green flag laps count
Five trucks transfer from each qualifying race
Lineup for the qualifying races based on qualifying speeds with four locked-in trucks (trucks in the top 20)
The top-five trucks in qualifying will start on the pole for their respective qualifying race
Highest finishing non-locked-in truck will transfer to race from each qualifying race
At the completion of the qualifying races, 25 trucks will have earned spots into the feature.
15 laps; only green flag laps count
The top-four finishers will transfer to the feature and start in positions 26-29
The lineup will be based on the finish from the qualifying races
Starting position No. 30 will go to the most recent past series’ champion who has not already qualified. If the 30th starting position is not filled by an eligible champion, it will be assigned to the next highest finishing truck in the Last Chance Race.