Schedule Info

Race Day Formats

Friday races

• Sign-ins: 5:45PM – 6:30 PM
• Drivers Meeting: 7:15 PM
• Racing Begins: 7:30 PM (Heats & Features)

Saturday (Without Rookie Training)

• Rookie Practice: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
• Sign-ins: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
• Drivers Meeting: 10:30 AM
• Practice: 10:45 AM
• Heats & Features

Saturday (with rookie training)

• Rookie Sign-ins: 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM
• All Other Sign-ins: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
• Drivers Meeting + Practice: 10:30 AM
• Heats & Features

Practice Information

• Monday–Saturday: 9:00 AM – dusk
• Sunday: Noon – dusk
• One car on track at a time
• Must notify Amy before practicing (text or Facebook)
• Practice ends at drivers meeting on race days (Saturday resumes after races)

Weather & Rain Policy

• Sunday serves as rain date for Friday/Saturday races
• Double features may be run if needed
• If full weekend is rained out, one reschedule will occur
• Drivers signed in but unable to race due to weather receive 54 points

Heat and Features Information

Races include heats and feature events, with schedules adjusted as needed due to weather. If all weekend races happened to be canceled, one rescheduled event will be planned while drivers who signed in still receive 54 points.

Points are tracked throughout the season, with the top three drivers in each series earning trophies at the year-end banquet. Only Little Kalamazoo Speedway members or associate members are eligible for certain standings, including Midwest Thunder events, where non-members may race but are excluded from LKS points and placements are adjusted among members.

Each series follows a set format, with the Friday series counting the best 5 of 6 races, the Saturday series counting the best 8 of 10, and the Combo Series requiring 7 of 8 races with the best 5 results counting. Drivers must compete in at least 50% of events, or a minimum of 8 races, and meet series requirements to qualify for championships or top-three trophies.

Race procedures help maintain fairness and safety, including the meatball flag which allows drivers to fix issues like a RACEceiver while keeping position if resolved, or receiving a strike and moving to the tail if not. The late-out rule follows Midwest Thunder and national guidelines, allowing drivers to rejoin if they are moving before the leader reaches the start/finish line on the “one to go” lap.

Additional regulations cover conduct and equipment, including a main field typically limited to 12 cars with adjustments based on class size and penalties for intentional cautions under USAC rules. Engine disqualifications cannot be used as a dropped race and may result in suspension, while Red Rookie drivers must run locked without dot violations unless advancing position, and all in-car cameras and fuel vent lines must meet proper safety and mounting requirements.