ARCA Regulation Settings:
Car Restrictions: 2010 NASCAR cars
PP Limit: 578 PP
Max Power Limit: 600 HP Do not get an oil change after buying the car.
Minimum Weight: 1565 kg Do not add any ballast.
Drivetrain: FR
Tires: Racing: Hard
Nitrous: Prohibited
Vehicle Tuning: Set to "Unrestricted", however there will be transmission regulations. (See Transmission Settings below.)
Skid Recovery Force: Prohibited
Active Steering: Prohibited
Active Stability Management (ASM): Prohibited
Driving Line: Prohibited
Traction Control: Prohibited
ABS: Prohibited
Transmission Settings
Manual Transmission only, Reset transmission to default. Set Max Speed to 199 mph. Do not change any gearing.
Race Settings
Laps: 80 + 2 Pace Laps (Race will be run in Endurance Mode to allow for extra laps for Green-White-Checkered.)
Start Type: Manual Double File Rolling Start after two (2) Pace Laps.
Grid Order: Fastest First based off of the best lap of two Qualifying Laps.
Boost: Off
Penalties: Set to None but will be determined by Race Directors
Tire Wear/Fuel Consumption: Normal
Grip Reduction on Wet Track/Track Edge: Real
Minimum No. of Pit Stops: 1
Require Tire Type Change: Off
Race Finish Delay: 50 seconds
Visible Damage: On
Mechanical Damage: Heavy
Slipstream Strength: Real
ARCA Rulebook
SECTION 1 THE ARCA RULES
1. The Official in charge shall be empowered to permit reasonable and appropriate deviation from any of the specifications herein or impose any further restrictions that in his/her opinion does not alter the minimum acceptable requirements. Any interpretation or deviation of these rules is left to the discretion of the Officials. Their decision is final.
2. ARCA rules are intended to provide for the competitive, orderly and timely conduct of ARCA sanctioned events, and to provide for competitors to participate as fairly and equally as possible. From time to time, unforeseen circumstances may dictate the need for race events to occur under extraordinary conditions, subject to special rulings by ARCA officials. ARCA officials may make determinations regarding race procedure, competitor eligibility, or other matters which may deviate from established rule/procedure, in the interest of the sport as stated above.
3. ARCA rules may be amended from time to time by distribution of bulletins to all registered drivers, or as otherwise determined as applicable.
4. Officials’ interpretation of the meaning/application of rules shall prevail at race events and be final. By registering for this event, drivers agree that interpretations of rules by Officials are non-appealable, except as provided in the ARCA Rulebook. All drivers agree that interpretations of rules by Officials are non-litigable.
SECTION 2 MEMBERSHIP/COMPETITOR LICENSES
Eligibility - Officials may accept or reject an application at their sole discretion. Conduct detrimental to the sport of stock car racing, whether in the course of competition or not and/or whether the person has previously raced with us or not, may result in rejection of an application.
Any injured or suspended member shall not participate in any event without approval of ARCA officials.
All drivers will be required to attend meetings and/or pass inspection tests before practice and/or qualifying.
Owner License
1. Officials will issue car numbers for the purpose of car number assignment.
2. Numbers will be assigned by established system. Drivers will be identified by their assigned number and/or their username. Requested numbers will be assigned when possible. Officials reserves the right to change numbers at any time to avoid duplication.
3. Drivers may be subject to penalty if their vehicle does not meet rules and/or specifications.
SECTION 3 GENERAL REGULATIONS
1. Entering pit/racing area without approval of ARCA officials is prohibited.
2. Officials reserve the right to reject or allow pit/track entry of any individual for any reason at its sole discretion.
3. Abuse, or threats by any competitor to any Official or persons serving under their orders shall be subject to penalty and/or suspension.
4. The interpretation of rules pertaining to race procedure or scoring positions by Officials shall be final and not subject to protest.
5. Drivers assume responsibility for their actions and are subject to discipline/penalty as a result of their actions.
6. Any race car may be inspected by Officials at any time.
ALL RULES AND REGULATIONS IN THE ARCA RULEBOOK ARE SUBJECT TO INTERPRETATION BY OFFICIALS IN CHARGE.
SECTION 4 INSPECTIONS
1. The Official in charge of a race meet shall determine the method and type of vehicle inspection, all vehicles are to be inspected.
2. Officials reserve the right to set up an impound area and determine how many people are allowed in this area. Officials reserve the right to impound vehicles competing in the sanctioned race. Any and all vehicles will be subject to inspections before, during and after races. Refusal to comply with this request may result in penalty.
3. Officials reserve the right to penalize a driver if their car is found to not meet the specification regulations. Officials will instruct said driver to change their car to meet the specifications. Penalties may be applied.
4. If a vehicle does not arrive at the track by the designated time, Officials reserve the right to refuse that vehicle, and/or driver entry/participation in event.
SECTION 5 ARCA QUALIFYING PROCEDURES
1. A driver may only qualify one car per event.
A. Any eligible driver may drive a qualified vehicle (established qualifying procedures prevail).
B. All cars must make a qualifying attempt.
2. Starting position will be determined by time trials. Method used will be agreed upon by Officials and will be brought to drivers’ attention before race. A driver must complete on track activity as directed by Officials to be eligible to start the feature event.
A. Time Trial (Qualifying) Procedure
ORDER OF TIME TRIALS: Will be in lobby order. Every vehicle and driver having passed technical inspection and practiced is eligible to time trial. Time trial results will determine the starting lineup for race. The format for time trials is as follows: one warm-up lap, followed by two timed laps. Starting Grid order will be determined by the best lap time out of the two timed laps.
3. In qualifying by the clock, failure to complete a lap after taking the Green Flag on the first lap, or the White Flag on the second lap, will cause a loss of that qualifying attempt. No wave-offs will be allowed. Taking the Green constitutes a lap and taking the White constitutes a lap. If for any reason the timing device should fail, the flagman may give the vehicle the Green or White again.
4. No times from a round of qualifying will be used if round is not completed.
In the event of duplicate best lap qualifying times, the results for which driver gets the position will be decided by the involved drivers other lap with the slower driver placing immediately after the driver they tied with In the event the other lap is also a duplicate time, drivers involved will run one more lap.
SECTION 6 ARCA RACE PROCEDURE
1. All drivers and where applicable, and team spotters, must be ready to compete in the event for which they are scheduled. Any driver or team not ready to compete when called may be sent to the rear of the race; or let out of the remainder of the day’s racing events at the discretion of Officials.
2. The race may be started at Starter/Race Director’s discretion once drivers have been signaled to be ready. Disposition of vehicles not in position shall be at discretion of Officials.
3. Whenever it becomes dangerous, unsafe or impractical to continue a race within the discretion of the Starter/Race Director, a race may be stopped. Furthermore, at the discretion of Officials, if said race event reaches or surpasses the half way point and due to unforeseen circumstances cannot continue, said event will be considered officially completed as of the last lap completed by the leader prior to the race halt.
4. At least the Leader shall cover the advertised laps of all races if possible at the discretion of Race Officials.
5. All cars must make at least one Pit Stop prior to the last ten scheduled laps of an event. To qualify as a “Pit Stop” the vehicle must come to a complete stop. This Pit Stop may be completed under Yellow or Green Flag conditions. (If drivers do not actually wish to change tires they may complete this Pit Stop by entering Pit Road to the far left, which will reset the car for a drive-through, as long as they come to a complete stop before they enter.)
6. When official discretion of winning positions is made by the representative(s) in charge, all races shall be considered finished.
7. Caution Flag laps may count as completed laps as designated. At designated races and tracks, race will be ended on green-white-checkered flag whenever possible. Procedure regarding Caution Laps and ending race on Green to be brought to driver’s attention before race.
8. The size of the field in a feature event will be no greater than 11 cars.
9. No vehicle will be started or allowed to continue in competition which, in the opinion of presiding Race Officials, is a hazard to the other vehicles in the event.
10. The Pole Position vehicle will bring the field to the Green as directed by the Flagman. No one is allowed to pass another vehicle until the Start/Finish Line on the initial start of the race at Race Director’s discretion. A Start is official based on the rules of the track being run. Announcement of these procedures will be made at the driver’s meeting.
11. When a Race is stopped after the completion of at least one (1) lap, cars will line up in their respective track order in which they were scored. In the event that the Yellow Flag is called before the first lap is completed, cars will line up in the order of the Starting Grid. When the starter gives the “one (1) lap to go” signal, cars will line up in two (2) columns for all restarts in the following “Double File” format after they cross the Start/Finish line, unless otherwise directed by Officials. The leader will have column/lane selection for each Restart and is the control car for the Restart. The third place car, in scored order, must line up on the inside column/lane of the second row. The remaining cars will be lined-up in “Double File” in the following order:
a) Lead Lap car(s) that maintained their respective track position and did not enter Pit Road. Lead Lap car(s) that entered pit road only once, on the designated lap during this Caution Period when Pit Road was open, as they have returned to the race track.
b) Lap(s) Down car(s) that maintained their respective track position and did not enter Pit Road, during this Caution Period.
c) Lap(s) Down car(s) that have entered Pit Road on the designated lap and cars that have entered Pit Road more than once, as they have returned to the track in their respective track position.
d) The highest scored Non-lead Lap car (“Free Pass”) at the time of Caution.
e) The “Wave Around” car(s) are not permitted to enter pit road at any time during the Yellow Flag/Caution period. “Wave Around” car(s) must maintain their respective track position and receive the Green Flag on the race track before being permitted to enter Pit Road without a penalty.
f) Car(s) that have been issued a race procedure penalty will be at the “Tail of the Field” in their respective track position.
12. All drivers are required to attend all mandatory drivers’ meetings and/or mandatory participation events in order to be allowed to compete; penalty may be issued if driver is late or absent unexcused.
13. Once a vehicle has been started for an event, it is assumed to be race ready and is to continue on the track unless stopped by a race official.
14. GREEN-WHITE CHECKERED PROCEDURE:
- If the final scheduled lap of the race is would be under Caution, the Caution period will proceed as normal. When the Green Flag is waved for the Restart attempt, there will be two laps remaining in the race. If a Caution comes out at any time during the first of the two laps, each subsequent restart will be a two-lap restart following the same procedure.
- If there is a Caution and the Restart would be set to be on the final scheduled lap, the Green and White Flag will be waved together and the race will have only one lap remaining.
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SECTION 7 OFFICIAL FLAG RULES
Any driver who does not obey the flag rules is subject to penalty.
SPECIAL FLAGS
Special flags may be used at the discretion of starter and officials, but are to be fully explained to all contestants before the races start.
GREEN FLAG
When the Green Flag is given by the starter at start of race, vehicles are to retain position until they have crossed the Starting Line. Officials may make special rulings on Starts and Restarts at Race Director’s discretion. For example, after a Red Flag, Caution Flag may constitute official Restart of race.
PASSING FLAG (Blue Flag with Yellow Stripe) (Sometimes just referred to as “Blue Flag”)
Faster vehicles are approaching. Vehicles being overtaken are to yield to overtaking traffic.
YELLOW FLAG (Also referred to as "Caution Flag" or simply "Caution".)
The Yellow Flag signifies Caution and this flag will be displayed immediately upon determination. All vehicles must carefully coast to slow to Pace Speed and hold position and form a single line behind the lead vehicle and Pace Car. Drivers failing to abide by Caution Flag rule/procedure are subject to penalty. The Leader will be picked up by the Pace Car. Cars must under no circumstances pass the Pace Car unless directed to do so by Officials. Drivers must allow the Pace Car to pass to pick up the Leader. The Pace Car will lead the field until the Green Flag is again displayed. Procedure for Yellow Flag (freeze field) to be announced at driver’s meeting prior to event.
FREEZE FIELD: Upon display of Caution, all vehicles must slow and hold position (no passing) and allow the Pace Car to pick up the field, as determined and made known to drivers in the pre-race driver’s meeting.
PITTING: All Pit Stops are to be made according to procedure as determined and made known to drivers in pre-race driver’s meeting.
RED FLAG
The Red Flag means that the race must be stopped immediately regardless of the position of the vehicles on the track. The Red Flag may be used at Officials discretion for safety or other reasons. Cars should be brought to area designated by Officials, if possible, and kept on the track proper. No repairs of any nature will be permitted when the race is halted due to a Red Flag. In the event of a Red Flag, all cars will come to a stop on the backstretch just before the Bus Stop Chicane. Drivers will give plenty of room to each other and slowly apply the brakes. It is recommended that the lead car count down their speed. All drivers will then hold the brakes and press Start to "ghost" their cars. Cars are to remain stopped and ghosted until the Red Flag has been lifted.
BLACK FLAG
Driver is to report to Pit Road immediately. Disregarding a Black Flag may result in the vehicle no longer being scored or complete disqualification. Drivers causing unnecessary delays in the race are subject to Black Flag. Black Flag does not mean immediate disqualification. A Black Flag will be displayed to a driver for either damage or a penalty. If it is damage, the driver will proceed down Pit Road as normal to repair their damage. If the Black Flag is displayed for a penalty under Green Flag conditions the driver is to enter Pit Road next to the far left, (next to the inside wall) in order to take a Drive-through Penalty. If the Black Flag is displayed for a penalty under Yellow Flag conditions the driver is to follow the instructions of the Race Official in charge. This penalty could be anything leading from going to the Tail of the Field or being held for one or more Laps.
WHITE FLAG
Signifies one lap remaining in race. Vehicles may not receive any type of assistance after the White Flag has been displayed followed by checker except vehicles on normal pit stop. Violation will result in vehicle not being scored on that lap. When used during caution period or prior to start of race signifies one lap until green.
CHECKERED FLAG
When the checkered flag is displayed, a race is officially over. When the checkered flag is given to the leader, the balance of the field receives the checkered flag in the same lap. Finishing positions will be awarded according to distance traveled and order across finish line on final lap regardless of whether the vehicle is still running or not. All vehicles must complete last full scored lap under their own power. No vehicles may be pushed across the finish line. (Reference freeze field procedure under yellow flag.) The Checkered Flag will be called finishing Lap 82 and starting Lap 83. In the event where the standard race distance would end under Caution, see the Green-White-Checkered Procedure.
Network Disconnect Cautions
When a driver has a network disconnect and is forced out from the lounge of an event race, a Disconnect Caution will be waved. NAT Type 1 or 2 are required to race, NAT Type 3 is prohibited. If you wish to retire from the race, enter Pit Road, do not click "OK", or if you do IMMEDIATELY hit Start. This will ensure that you car stays in it's pit stall for the remainder of the race. If you need to leave the room, make sure we know that you are leaving
by typing it out, so we know that you haven't been disconnected. You still need to drive yourself to Pit Road before leaving the room.
A. Disconnect Cautions resemble mechanical issues/failures, this MUST be the said driver's first network disconnect of the race.
B. The standing Race Director will call for a Caution when noted that the qualifying driver has left the room.
C. The field will be frozen as usual. Once under Caution, at the call of the Race Director. All drivers will gradually come to a STOP on the track.
D. The disconnected driver will have 5 minutes to get back in the lobby from the moment of the Red Flag. If they are not back in the lobby within 5 minutes, the race will resume Yellow Flag conditions. If the driver rejoins the room before the race goes Green again, they will be allowed back in. Otherwise, they won't be and the Caution Procedure for a normal Caution Period will be followed in place of the Disconnection Caution Procedure. If a driver gets back online and is able to communicate their attempt to fix their issue, they may be allowed extra time.
E. In the event that the disconnected driver rejoins the room on time, there will be mandatory pit stops. Following that, will be another Red Flag so that the Official's can take a tally and placement of current drivers for the restart. All drivers will exit the track so the host can reset the room. DO NOT LEAVE UNTIL TOLD.
F. The host will set laps to remaining amount. (Additional Pace Laps may be needed if there are lapped cars.)
G. Once the room has been reset, drivers may re-enter the track for competition. (It helps if the host is on everyone's Friends List.)
H. The disconnected driver will restart at the rear of the field on the Pace Lap.
I. If there are lapped cars, the lapped cars will pull over to the side of the track on the backstretch and will rejoin the lead lap cars when they are the correct amount of laps down. (No more than 5.) If they are more than 5 laps down they will not be allowed to go around the track to catch the leader after racing back to the line for a Caution if they beat the leader to the line until there have been enough times where that would have happened, where they would actually be 5 laps down. (Help from Officials will be available if necessary.) The field will remain under Caution until all cars are the laps down they should be before the disconnection occurred.
Ia. If there are lapped cars, before the 1 to go signal, there will be optional pit stop, in which drivers will not lose any track position for pitting.
J. Standard Restart procedure will be followed on the final Pace Lap.
K. Disconnect Cautions will not occur with 10 or less laps to go. (2 laps at Special Stage Route X)
L. If a driver is disconnected a second time, a second Disconnect Caution WILL NOT be granted, the driver will record a DNF, and may remain in the lounge area.
M. Re-entry after 2nd disconnect drivers and lapped down drivers; Drivers will be able to re-enter a race if they are disconnected a second time. When the driver re-enters the room they will not be awarded a Disconnect Caution and the room will not be reset. However, if another Disconnect Caution is called later in the race, and the field is reset along with the room, that driver will be granted re-entry to the race. It is as if their car was taken behind the wall for repairs. See Section I if the driver will be a lapped car.
SECTION 8 PENALTIES
1. Violation of any ARCA rule, regulation or procedure, as determined by Officials, may result in the participant being penalized by disqualification, probation, or suspension.
2. Any driver, and/or vehicle may be restricted from entering the lobby while under suspension.
3. Until suspension is lifted, the vehicle with which the suspended member is registered, may be restricted from competing.
SECTION 9 PROTEST
1. Scoring of a race, time trial timing, inspection decisions and race procedure decisions are not subject to protest.
2. Any protest not pertaining to any particular race, must be in writing and filed in a Private Message to the Head Official.
3. Officials shall set up rules and regulations of protests.
4. Any person or persons against whom a protest is lodged, shall have the right to file answers to the charges.
5. Decisions by the Official in charge at track will be final on any and all protests, except as provided in Section 10.
6. Only a registered driver participating in that race event may file a protest.
SECTION 10 APPEALS
1. Right of appeal is hereby given to any driver who has been penalized for any infraction of rules, regulations, procedures or specifications of ARCA.
2. Such appeal must be received by within five (5) days after notification and shall be made in written form via Private Message.
3. Appeals will be dealt with in the order in which they are received.
4. The driver has the right to present their argument at the appeal meeting.
5. After the appeal meeting, the penalty may be increased, upheld, decreased or removed at the Official's discretion.
6. Decisions made by ARCA appeals committee on appeals shall be final and non-litigable.
