NASCAR announced revisions Thursday to its NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) Keystone Light Pole qualifying procedures at all intermediate tracks. Effective immediately, qualifying on tracks 1.5 miles or longer will consist of two rounds with trucks taking one timed lap in each round. The new format will first take place at Kentucky Speedway on Thursday, July 9.
“This revision puts renewed emphasis back on the pure speed of the trucks and team strategy during qualifying,” said NCWTS Series Managing Director Elton Sawyer. “The trucks have unique aerodynamics at the intermediate tracks, and after discussions with drivers and teams and reviewing past qualifying sessions, we’ve found a more competitive and fair format with the single-truck runs.”
Intermediate track qualifying for the NCWTS Series will mirror superspeedway qualifying and consists of the following:
– Two rounds of qualifying, with the top-12 fastest eligible trucks advancing to the final round;
– Trucks taking one timed lap in each round of qualifying;
– Each truck will be released in a predetermined timed interval as determined by NASCAR, with the sanctioning body reserving the right to have more than one vehicle engaging in qualifying runs at the same time;
-Qualifying order for the first round will be determined based on slowest to fastest single lap speeds posted in the first practice session; final round qualifying order is determined by slowest to fastest speeds from the first round;
-A 10-minute break will occur between the first qualifying round and the final round;
Upon completion of the first qualifying round, the field will be set with positions 13 and beyond determined from first round qualifying speed;
The 12 fastest vehicles from the first round will have their speeds reset for the final round with starting positions 1-12 determined by the fastest laps in the final round.
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From KentuckySpeedway.com