Eldora Speedway
World 100 schedule, format and purse
September 8, 2011, 5:19 am
From staff reportsROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 8) — Schedule, race format, purse and other information for the 41st annual World 100 at Eldora Speedway:
World 100 schedule
Thursday
3-8 p.m.: Tech inspection
Friday
9-4 p.m.: Tech inspection
10 a.m. Ticket booths open
Noon: Grounds cleared
1:30 p.m.: Admission gates open
1:30 p.m.-6 p.m.: Trade show
3-4 p.m.: Pre-race show at FanZone
5 p.m.: Drivers' meeting
6:30 p.m.: Hot laps followed by time trials and non-qualifiers' races
Saturday
10 a.m. Ticket booths open
Noon: Grounds cleared
1:30 p.m.: Admission gates open
3-4 p.m.: Pre-race show at FanZone
4 p.m.: Worship services (near turn-four golf cart registration)
5 p.m.: Drivers' meeting
5:30 p.m.: Pre-race festivities
7 p.m.: First heat race
Sunday
Raindate (if necessary)
World 100 race format
Friday
• Drivers draw (upon registration) two numbers, one for the first-round of time trials, one for the second round.
• First round of time trials
• Second round of time trials
• Fast qualifier spins inversion wheel to set a three-, four-, five- or six-car inversion for six 20-car staggered heat races
• Non-qualifiers' race (if necessary)
Saturday
• Six 15-lap, 20-car heat races; top three finishers transfer to World 100; finishers 4-11 transfer to one of two consolation races.
• Two fastest qualifiers failing to transfer through heat races accept provisional starting spots in 10th row of feature event.
• Two 15-lap, 30-car consolation races; top five finishers transfer to World 100.
• 100-lap, 30-car feature race
World 100 field
Row 1: Winner sixth heat, winner fifth heat
Row 2: Winner fourth heat, winner third heat
Row 3: Winner second heat, winner first heat
Row 4: Runner-up first heat, runner-up second heat
Row 5: Runner-up third heat, runner-up fourth heat
Row 6: Runner-up fifth heat, runner-up sixth heat
Row 7: Third place first heat, third place second heat
Row 8: Third place third heat, third place fourth heat
Row 9: Third place fifth heat, third place sixth heat
Row 10: Fast-qualifier provisionals
Row 11: Winners of consolation races
Row 12: Runners-up of consolation races
Row 13: Third place consolation races
Row 14: Fourth place consolation races
Row 15: Fifth place consolation races
World 100 purse
Feature
1. $44,000
2. $15,000
3. $10,000
4. $7,500
5. $6,000
6. $5,000
7. $4,000
8. $3,500
9. $3,000
10. $2,500
11. $2,250
12. $2,000
13. $1,900
14. $1,800
15. $1,750
16. $1,725
17. $1,700
18. $1,675
19. $1,650
20. $1,645
21. $1,640
22. $1,635
23. $1,630
24. $1,625
25. $1,620
26. $1,615
27. $1,610
28. $1,605
29. $1,600
30. $1,600
Consolation races
1. $50 (plus transfer)
2. $50 (plus transfer)
3. $50 (plus transfer)
4. $50 (plus transfer)
5. $50 (plus transfer)
6. $1,000
7. $900
8. $800
9. $700
10. $600
11-16. $500
17-14. $400
Heat races
1-11. Transfers to feature or consolations
12-20. $250
Non-qualifiers' race
1. $400
2. $300
3. $250
4. $200
5. $175
6. $150
7.-24. $125
