BRP CanAm Series
Race Procedures - 2008

1. It is expected that all members of all race teams will act in a professional manner at all times. Race car drivers and race car owners are responsible for the actions of their team members.
2. If a race car driver, race car owner, or race team member takes physical action against an individual or personal property that team will forfeit all winnings and points for the event where incident occurs and may be suspended from future participation in BRP CanAm Series race programs.
3. Heat race starting position is determined by draw. It is the responsibility of each team to ensure that someone has drawn for the team at least 30 minutes prior to the advertised start of the race program. Car and driver must be on-site to be eligible for the draw. Late arrivals and those who fail to draw will be assigned last place starting positions.
4. B-Main[s] starting position is heads-up from the heat races based on car and driver. Any driver who changes cars for the B-Main will start last.
5. A-Main starting positions 1-12 or 1-10 are determined by redraw. Top four heat race finishers redraw if three heats are required, top three heat race finishers redraw if four heats are required, top two heat race finishers redraw if five heats are required.
6. A-Main starting positions 13-20 or 11-20 are heads-up from the heat races.
7. A-Main starting positions 21, 22, 23, and 24 are for the B-Main qualifiers.
8. A-Main provisional starting positions 25 and 26 will be awarded to the highest eligible Series point earners who attempted but did not qualify.
9. Drivers will be eligible for a maximum of two provisional starting positions per race season.
10. Starting positions 27 – 30 [if any] at the discretion of Series Officials and the Track Operator. Those added starters will be charged with a provisional.
11. At each event the driver must start the car that he/she last attempted to qualify. If a driver attempts to qualify a second car the qualification status of the first car is negated.
12. Alternates (bubble cars) will be used. Alternates must report to the A-Main staging area and be ready to race. Alternate eligibility will be determined based on Series points just as Provisionals.
13. Time trials may be used for qualifications at select events. Procedure will be to draw for time trial order (rather than heat race); top 10 or 12 time trialers will redraw for A-Main starting positions, others will qualify from heat races and B-Main(s) – all heads up starting positions. Cars must time trial in order of draw or forfeit opportunity.
14. All cars must take the original green flag to compete in a race.
15. All cars must start on demand without aid in staging area; cars requiring aid must start in rear.
16. It is the responsibility of each team to work with Series Officials to status their race readiness.
17. No passing under caution, no racing under caution, no racing to the yellow flag is allowed. When caution flag / lights are displayed, cars must slow and maintain position.
18. If there is a caution before the first lap is completed, there will be a complete restart with cars in original starting positions other than those creating the caution. Car(s) creating the caution restart in the rear.
19. After the first lap is completed, cars will lineup where they were running at the time of the caution. In the event of questionable restart positions, those cars will restart as they were running on the last scored green flag lap.
20. Cars that take evasive action to avoid the situation that causes a caution will not be penalized. Those cars will restart where running on last scored lap.
21. Any driver that intentionally causes a caution in a qualifying race or in the second half of an A- Main will not be allowed to continue in that race. Drivers that draw an intentional caution in the first half of the A-Main will be allowed to continue after repairs; however, there will be no delay in restarting the race.
22. Restarts will generally be double file up to the halfway point of the race. However, restarts may be single file at Series and Track Official’s discretion if conditions warrant. After halfway, restarts will be single file. Lapped cars are to fall into the position they were running when the caution was displayed.
23. Each driver must use a RACEceiver at all times that he / she is on the race track.
24. Home track bonus points will be awarded based on highest point standing achieved by each driver as of September 22 at Black Rock, Little Valley, McKean, or Woodhull. Points will be awarded on the same schedule as A-Main points (champion gets 100, runner up gets 95, etc). Track where driver has best point finish will be considered his / her home track.
25. Points will be adjusted on September 22 to discount the one event or home track bonus where driver has earned the fewest points [no-show, DNS, DNQ, or poorest finish].
27. Series points, point fund, and bonus programs will be awarded only if defined Series Marketing Partner decals are properly displayed on the race car.
28. Series rookie status is available to any driver who has qualified for six or fewer Series events.
29. Points are awarded to the driver based on A-Main finishing positions. Point allocation is100, 95, 90, 85, 80, 76, 72, 68, 65, 62, 60, 58, 56, 54, 52, 50, 48, 46, 45, 44, 43, 42, 41, 40 thru last and DNS; 35 points per driver that attempts, but fails, to qualify for the A-Main.
30. Minimum purse paid in US $: 1000, 500, 400, 300, 280, 250, 210, 190, 180, 170, 160, 150, 140, 130, 120 (15-last), non-qualifiers $50 each


Note: BRP CanAm Series Race Procedures will supercede and supplement host track rules. It is the responsibility of all BRP CanAm Series race team members to work within the rules, procedures, and expectations of the Series and each host track.

04/28/08