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PITTING INFO
Lots of Pit Options:
 IN YOUR ROOMS
Many racers pit in their hotel rooms. We have a live TV broadcast going that keeps you up on everything. This is a cool experience many enjoy!  Rooms have plenty of space for a couple of racers. Tables may be available for rental. Check with hotel at check-in about rental.

 FLA CRACKER ROOM
We have a large reserved pit room in the conference center that many racers pit in.  Tables & chairs are provided. E-mail if you want to RSVP a pit spot.
ballroom layout
AT THIS TIME CRACKER ROOM IS SOLD OUT

 THE OUTER DECK
We added some new reserved tables in other areas of the conference center in 2012 that were popular. Tables & chairs are provided. E-mail if want to RSVP a pit spot.
ballroom layout

 RACE TRAILERS
There is a ton of room for trailers outside the main track entrance. You must bring your own power. We can work on putting trailers together if you have friends coming. You can't park close to rooms as we need to control noise for hotel guests.
 

Check out Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards:
Both have come to run some laps at the Snowbird Nationals! 

  
SCHEDULE / PRACTICE NOTES
Pit Setups Begins Mon Night:
'Manufactures Row' setup, 'FLA Cracker Room' reserved pitting, 'The Outer Deck' reserved pitting, and any open pitting areas will be able to start setting up Mon evening (times will be announced as race nears and will be no earlier than 4pm). The track area will be closed late Mon night with doors opening back up Tue at 5am. E-mail to reserve a pit spot. Pit rentals are $25 for the week (includes table space & chair). Payment is due at racer check-in.
        
Check-In Starts Mon Night and Lasts all Week:
Check-in will begin Monday evening at 6pm. You can also check-in all day Tue, Wed, and Thu. Times will be posted at the race when check-in opens each day (tentatively 8am). You will be able to purchase spec tires, pick up free stuff, get raffle tickets & 50-50 tickets, buy shirts, hats, get flyers, etc. Come see Julie & the girls! Check-in area is by the conference center glass doors (near the main racetrack entrance area).
        
Daily Practice Details:
   Tuesday:  There will be open practices, and timed controlled class practice sessions. 
   Wednesday:  There will be open practices, timed controlled class practice sessions, and one practice by your heat race. 
   Thursday-Sunday:  There will be open practice before the heats start each day and before the mains. This helps groove the track for racing. We will have some open practice after oval qualifying for oval cars Thu and Fri night. Track must close at night (hotel rules).
      
General Practice Notes:
You must practice with the rules of your class (i.e. 17.5 in 17.5 classes) and you must be registered in that class to practice. We need everyone's help and cooperation. Open and controlled practices will have racers waiting in line. You can not cut in front of the line. Exact practice schedules will be at the hotel lobby check-in counter and track registration area.
   Open Practice:  This is for when time is limited, and allows racers a chance to get on the track and turn laps. These may be short 1-2 minute runs with 10 cars at a time. You can make a small change and run a few laps to see how your car handles. Many drivers can run in these time frames. All classes of cars may be grouped together to go out during these times. New for this year, we may have cars grouped together (by speed/type) for some of the open practices, rather than be on the track all at once. We will have this finalized as race nears.
   Timed Controlled Class Practices:  This is where we schedule times for each individual class to practice in. Touring 13.5 practices with Touring 13.5, etc. Controlled practice is set with the same class order as the racing order, to simulate similar track conditions and schedules. Times are based on number of entries per class. Practice lengths may vary depending on the amount of cars in line, so that everyone has a chance to run.
   Practice by Heats on Wed:  Heat races are setup and practice is controlled based on the actual heat lineup. Practice is ran like an actual heat race (go on the tone, etc). Heat #1 is practice #1, heat #23 is practice #23, etc. Racers practice with the drivers in their first heat race to be run on Thu. After each practice, drivers marshal the next practice race. There is one of these on Wed for road & oval. Cars must use legal equipment.
  
Qualifying Notes:
Qualifying is set up random and heats are not stacked. We do stagger/Ifmar starts for both oval & road heats. Each driver will be on their own race clock. Racers must turn marshal each round. Slow cars must yield to faster cars in qualifying. We take your best single qualifier to set the mains (and to set the resorts). There are four qualifiers and one main event. The top nine cars are locked into the A-main (because the bump-up driver from the B-main takes the 10th spot in the A-main). USVTA uses straight-up heats (non-stagger starts).
   Resorts:  We will have a resort after each round (three resorts total). A resort is a new heat line-up based on the previous qualifying results. Faster cars end up qualifying together.
  
Snowbird 'Fast Pass' Thursday Practice:
If you can not make practice Tue or Wed because you are arriving late, we will work on allowing you to jump ahead of the line for practice on Thu. We did this the last couple years and it worked well. You must let us know before the race if you want to be included in this. 
 

 
'BUMP N RUN' SATURDAY
Race Your Way into the A-Main:
A Snowbird race tradition! This has become the crowd favorite and one of the highlights of the race weekend, for both road and oval.

The top nine drivers are locked into the A-main after four rounds of heats. Qualifiers 10th-19th will compete in the B-mains, which will be run Saturday. B-main road races run after the last road heat race, B-main oval races run after the last oval heat race.  Winners of these B-mains will be able to advance into the A-mains on Sunday. The 10th qualifier (TQ of the B-main) wins the famous 'BQ Screw' award, and gets to wear the infamous Mickey Mouse ears in their
B-main events.

    
SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL
Presented by Boca Bearings:
Stay tuned for the very popular fun races on Saturday night once again. A Snowbird tradition you don't want to miss! These are free and open to anyone!


    
SUNDAY POST-RACE PARTY
Always an awesome time Sunday night at the Worldgate as the race comes to an end. Watch the NFL Super Bowl with all your racing friends and family too! More details will be posted as the race nears on the Snowbird post-race pool party!