Welcome To Crossville Raceway

We hope you will enjoy the racing program. It is the intention of the officials of Crossville raceway to present to the fans and participants the best possible racing program. The following rules and policies are guidelines that will be followed.

Regular Program Procedures

Gates Open at 5 p.m. Participants must register at the pit gate. 

Drivers’ Meeting, It’s the racer’s responsibility to know and follow all track rules and procedures.

Hot Laps & Time Trials will be at 6:30 p.m. Two time trials will be given to late model Sportsman and open wheel.

Races Start by 7:00 p.m. Race Schedules will be posted. It is the driver’s responsibility to know when he or she is to race and be in the staging lane on time.

The number of cars in a class will determine the number of heat races as follows:

Regular Program Races are 8 laps for heats in all classes. Features are 12 laps for all classes but Late Model Sportsman 25 laps Open Wheel 20 laps. All races are also timed; there is a 10-minute window for heats and 20 minutes for Features. Heat races qualify for feature.

Rain Check Policy: if the qualifying heat races are NOT completed, your ticket stubs will be good as “rain checks” for the next week’s program only. There are NO CASH REFUNDS. If all qualifying heat races are completed, there will be no rain checks. Any feature races not completed will be added to the next week’s program.

TRACK NO RULES: No Refunds - No Coolers - No Glass Bottles - No Standing at the Fence - No Alcoholic Beverages in the Pits - No Drinking for Drivers.

The Flags and Signals

Green Flag (green light) means, “Race”.  We race only under green.

Yellow Flag (yellow light) means, “caution”: slow down immediately, hold position and watch for instructions. When the yellow light is turned out is prepared for a possible start or restart.

Red Flag means “stop” something is wrong. If a lengthy delay occurs, the race director may allow cars to return to the pits without penalty.

Black Flag means ‘‘consultation’’ - leave the track and check with the officials. The black flag cannot be ignored. Failure to respond twice means disqualification.

Blue Flag with Diagonal Stripe is the move over flag and means “caution” do not stop racing but hold your line or get out of the way – leaders are moving up on you.

Crossed Flags means “halfway” point of the race.

White Flag means "one more lap

Checkered Flag means the race is finished.

The rules and/or regulations set forth herein are designated to provide for the orderly conduct of racing events and to establish minimum acceptable requirements for such events. These rules shall govern the condition of all events, and by participating in these events, all participants are deemed to have complied with these rules. No express or implied warranty of safety shall result from publications of or compliance with these rules and/or regulations. They are intended as a guide for the conduct of the sport and are in no way a guarantee against injury or death to a participant, spectator or official. The race director shall be empowered to permit minor deviation from any of the specifications herein or impose any further restrictions that in his opinion do not alter the minimum acceptable requirements. No expressed or implied warranty of safety shall result from such alteration of specifications. Any interpretation or deviation of these rules is left to the discretion of the officials. Their decision is final.

Crossville Raceway Policy

Regarding Use or Possession of Illegal Drugs or Substances.

 1. ILLEGAL DRUGS, DEFINITION:  Illegal drugs are those substances defined and prohibited by Tennessee State and/or federal laws.

  2. GENERAL PROHIBITION:  Possession or use of illegal drugs or drug substances, as defined above, is prohibited in any form, by any participant, official, employee or fan at Crossville Raceway, either on the Speedway grounds, or in any area considered to be used in the operation of the Speedway, such as parking lots or leased properties.

 3. PARTICIPANTS, DEFINITION:  A participant is any person taking part in any event at Crossville Raceway in any form, including but not restricted to driver, car owner, mechanics, crew members, sponsors, track officials or pit area observers. All such persons shall be considered public figures that have by their own choice become involved n auto racing events at Crossville Raceway, with the full understanding that he or she must abide by the rules and regulations established, published, amended or announced by Crossville Raceway. All participants are considered to be responsible for their personal conduct.

 4. FAN DEFINITION:  A fan is considered to be any person on the premises of Crossville Raceway who is not an employee, official or participant as above described.

 5. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES:  Any person found to be in possession of or under the influence of an illegal drug or drug substance on the Speedway property, as defined above, OR any person who is arrested by duly-constituted authorities and charged with possession and/or use of illegal drugs or drug substances, OR any person who is formally charged by a court of law with illegal drug violations, shall be subject to the following penalties by the speedway:

 a. Suspension from competition and eviction from the Speedway property and denial of further entry to the Speedway for a period to be determined by Speedway officials.

 b. Any participant, official, employee or fan that is formally charged by a court of law with any illegal drug violation, upon notification to Crossville Raceway management by the agency, shall be suspended from all forms of participation at Crossville Raceway until such time as the charges are fully adjudicated through the legal process. Any participant, official, employee or fan convicted of a formal drug charge by such process of law will be prohibited from taking part in any Crossville Raceway events for a minimum period of one year from the date of conviction.

 6. APPEAL AND HEARING: Any participant, official, employee or fan suspended for violation of these rules may be granted an appeal hearing by a board of officials designated by Crossville Raceway provided the person suspended requests such a hearing, in writing, within 14 calendar days of the date of suspension. It is the responsibility of the suspended party to make such a request if a hearing is desired.

 7. REINSTATEMENT: A participant, official, employee or fan suspended for violation of these rules, EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF PERSONS CHARGED WITH SELLING DRUGS, May, as the result of a decision reached through the hearing process detailed above, is reinstated. If it is mutually agreed that the party - at his or her own expense - will produce documentation from a physician licensed within the State of Tennessee, certifying that he or she is drug independent as a result of random and periodical examinations and urinalysis testing made at the request of Crossville Raceway management.

 8. PRESCRIBED DRUGS: If a participant is using prescription drugs on the advice of a physician, such use must be reported prior to the participant’s entry into any Speedway activities. Failure to notify officials will subject the participant to penalties as presented in the above rules.

Crossville Raceway 2008 Policies# 1 Rule: Do not go to the Pit tower! You will be charged a $500.00 penalty. No exception! The use of IMPROPER LANGUAGE by anyone to a track official or publicly shall make that person subject to immediate suspension from the facility. IMPROPER LANGUAGE on a racecar, tow vehicle, etc. will NOT be permitted. FIGHTING will not be tolerated. There will be a two hundred dollar ($200) fine and forfeiture of winnings for anyone engaging in a fight. This includes the driver, owner, pit crew, or others with a car. No second chances. A note to the person engaging in or causing a fight, you won’t receive a second fine. Second occurrence will cause you to be banned from Crossville Raceway for the remainder of the season. CAUSING A DISTURBANCE OR GATHERING shall be considered the same as fighting and shall carry the same fine and forfeiture.

AN INTENTIONAL ACT OF VIOLENCE with a racecar will carry the same fine and forfeiture as fighting. The driver and car will be disqualified for the rest of the racing program. The driver will have to obtain permission from the track officials before competing in another racing event at Crossville Raceway.

ROUGH DRIVING will not be tolerated. If you are judged by the track officials to be driving rough, you will be disqualified.

If a driver is judged by the track officials to have a PHYSICAL CONDITION, including but not limited to illness, physical injuries or under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or medication that may make him a potential danger to others on the racetrack, he will be excluded from competition.

The REFUSAL OF ENTRY to any competitor or person will be at the discretion of the track officials. No reason will have to be given other than "in the best interest of racing".

A PIT PASS will be required of anyone entering the pit area.

DRIVERS' MEETINGS will be held each night. Any driver or owner who does not attend waves all rights to protest. Any driver that registers after the driver's meeting starts will start at the rear of a heat race of track official choice. If you register after hot laps, you will start at the rear of the heat races.

RACE SCHEDULE It is the driver's responsibility to know when he or she is scheduled to race and be in the staging lane on time.

STAGING LANE POLICY. The first race will be called to the staging lanes. As soon as these cars go onto the track the drivers in the second race will take their cars to the staging lanes to be lined up. If all cars have not reported to the staging lanes by the midway point of the race in progress, the track official in charge shall align those cars in the staging lanes and any other cars reporting to the staging lanes shall be placed in the rear, irregardless of their original position. Entry into the staging lanes shall be at the rear only. A line-up will be posted at the pit tower and each driver will be responsible for knowing when he or she is scheduled to race. A center lane between the cars is to be maintained. After the green flag comes out no one will be allowed to enter the track.

RACE STARTING POLICY requires that all cars maintain a constant speed (side by side) until the line in turn four. If cars are side by side, the flagman will start the race.  No, one can pass before the green flag is given.  If can’t start race after 3 times, all cars go to a single file start. If all cars don’t make it pass turns 1 and 2, No fault to anyone. Then there will be a double file restart. In turns 3 and 4, if cars bunched up, no fault. If not judgment call will be made.

 RACE RESTART POLICY. The line-up on a restart will be reverted back to the positions of the cars as they crossed the start-finish line of the last completed lap, except when a race is restarted because of a stalled car(s). If a car is judged to have spun out on his own, he will be placed in the rear. If a car is judged to have caused the spin out, then that car will be placed in the rear. In the absence of a consensus of the Judges, the cars involved will be placed in the rear on the restart. Any car that deliberately causes the race to be stopped will be penalized one lap. The decision of the judges is final. The key word is

CAR AND DRIVER. Car will pay to get in, driver will be free, so if you the driver want to drive more then one class he or she can as long as he or she pay for the car to get in.

COMPLETED in the policy. The leader starts a lap. A lap is completed when the last car in the competition crosses the finish line or the leader laps that car(s) and crossed the finish line to start another lap. A competitor can better his position (pass) and have a caution come out. Reverting back to the last completed lap unfortunately forces him to give up his advanced position. A competitor can go to the pits. He cannot return to the track under green. He can return only under a caution. Returning to the track he would be put in the rear. Any scored laps that were completed during his absence would put him down that number of laps. If no laps were scored (completed) then he would return without losing a lap. After 1 lap is completed all restarts are single file with lead lap cars first and lapped cars in line according to the lap they are on. All restarts will start coming out of turn 4. A cone is used and the green flag will be presented when the leader gets to the cone. Do not pass until you have passed the cone.

MOVE OVER FLAG indicates that the leader(s) is coming up on you. Use caution and keep your car under control.

SPIN OUT RULE - If you are judged at fault for two yellow flags in a heat, you will be sent to the pits. If you are judged at fault for two yellow flags in a feature race, you will be sent to the pits.

A driver that leaves the racetrack and goes to the pits will go to the rear if he returns to the track.  

VICTORY FLAG LAP. Winners are to come to the infield to receive the checkered flag and make a victory flag lap while the other competitors are leaving the track. Go to Victory Lane for pictures after crossing scales.

SCALES. The winner of each qualifying race and top 3 finishers in each feature must go across the scales and meet the minimum weight requirements and pass tech inspection.

RACE RESULTS will be posted for 5 min.  

The FLAG STAND and TRACK TOWERS are for use of the Crossville Raceway officials. Nobody else will be allowed to enter. Anyone breaking this rule will be fined.

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD: To be eligible you must have competed in less than seven events in the class you are in this year and 7 or less in any higher class in any previous year. You must make an application before mid-season championship race and be accepted and approved by the Crossville Raceway officials.

Sub-drivers- No sub drivers, only show up points one time if track ok it.

ANY DRIVER that exits his car and protests on the track is automatically disqualified for the night and possibly fined. Any class that does not have any participation when the class is called to the track for their portion of the program will be dropped for the remainder of the season. As a driver, pit crew member, owner, participant or fan, you are hereby advised that any action taken against Crossville Raceway or any of its officials or employees which has the effect of interfering with the operation of the facility will be held responsible for all damage and costs arising from said actions. .

ADJUSTMENTS, ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS to the rules will be at the discretion of the Crossville Raceway officials. In the event that a dispute between drivers, driver(s) and track officials or other(s) exists, the decision of the track officials will be final.