A. Provisional starting positions may not be awarded at the discretion of the Series Director for the following, but not limited to; if a car is deemed not be able to run a competitive speed; if a car is late to present itself for the feature event.
B. Once a driver has refused and/or chose not to use their awarded provisional, they will have forfeited their right to use said provisional for that night and it will be awarded to the next eligible driver with no exceptions.
C. All teams wanting to take a provisional must have attempted to compete in at least one preliminary event leading up to the Feature.
D. Provisional starters tag the rear of the Feature.
E. If provisionals are permitted in the Feature event; the car(s) will earn full World of Outlaws points.
F. Provisional positions awarded in the first three races of the 2022 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Season will be based on the 2021 final championship point standings. Beginning with the 4th event (DIRTcar Nationals) of the 2022 season, the provisional positions awarded will be based on the current 2022 World of Outlaws Late Model Series championship standings.
G. The Platinum/Gold Member car owner and driver who are the highest placed in the World of Outlaws Late Model Series Championship standings upon entering the event and not qualifying for the feature event through normal qualifying procedures, including qualifying, the qualifying races, and any other qualifying races including ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘D’, etc.…mains, will receive the two-available provisional starting positions. If there is a tie in the World of Outlaws Late Model Series Championship standings upon entering the event, then the tie will be broken by the results of qualifying, with the car posting the faster lap time being awarded the provisional. Car owners and drivers must have perfect attendance to be eligible for a provisional. If all full-time car owners are qualified for the event, then the owner provisional will be awarded to the highest full-time driver in the World of Outlaws Late Model Series Championship standings that have failed to qualify for the event.
H. Only two World of Outlaws Late Model Series Championship Point Standing provisional positions will be permitted for each Event’s Feature. A maximum of six emergency provisional starters will be permitted for each Event’s Feature. Emergency provisional positions will be determined for the first three races by the 2020 Driver Championship point standings. Beginning with the 4th event (DIRTcar Nationals) of the 2022 season, the emergency provisional positions awarded will be based on the current 2022 World of Outlaws Late Model Series championship standings.
I. In the event that an eligible participant does not use provisional positions by point standings, the remaining available positions open for the feature will be awarded to the highest finisher in the Last Chance Showdown that does not transfer. If there are multiple “LCS” races qualifying will be the tiebreaker.
J. In order to be eligible for a provisional, you must be in the top 25 positions in the current year’s point standings.
K. The promoter may install a program identically paid and pointed as the World of Outlaws Late Model Series provisional starting positions for up to 2 drivers.
L. In the event that a car qualified for the Feature is unable to present itself no later than the final pace lap prior to the initial green flag, the first non-qualified car will be taken as the alternate for the Feature event. The original qualified car will not receive points for the Feature race. If a qualified car takes the initial green flag and then falls out of the race, no alternate will be taken, and that car will receive only last place points for the Feature.
M. Any driver that requires a provisional to qualify for the feature at three consecutive events may be required to qualify for a feature through qualifying races before being awarded a fourth provisional.