6/15/2007

CHANGES ANNOUNCED FOR NASCAR WHELEN MODIFIED TOUR
FLASH EVENT AT TWIN STATE SPEEDWAY

    After a comprehensive review of the “Flash” format, NASCAR has announced changes effective for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour event at Twin State Speedway in Claremont (N.H.) Sunday, July 8.
    The race, the seventh in the 16-race schedule, will be 100 laps in length. The 30-car field will be set through time trials and twin heat races.
    “After evaluating the first-ever NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour “Flash” event at Wall, we have decided to tweak the format for the upcoming “Flash” event at Twin State Speedway,” said George Silbermann, NASCAR managing director of racing operations. “These adjustments strive to enhance the quality of the show, while maintaining overall goals and objectives for growing the Tour.”

    Qualifying will be as follows:

• All cars will time trial. The top 20 percent of cars entered will be locked into the feature, and will redraw for starting spots. For example, if 40 cars are entered, the top eight cars in time trials will advance to the feature and redraw for the first eight spots.
• The remaining cars entered will be divided into twin 25-lap heat races. The heat lineups will be set by qualifying lap time, with the odd numbered qualifiers in one heat race and the even numbered in the other.
• Cautions will not be counted for the heat race nor the first 50-laps of the feature. Caution laps will be counted for scoring purposes for the final 50 laps of the feature.

    These changes will be in effect for the “Flash” event at Twin State Speedway and will be assessed further prior to the season’s final “Flash” event at Riverhead (N.Y.) Raceway Aug. 4.

Source:  Jason Christley/NASCAR WMT PR
Posted:  June 15, 2007