Rules, Settings, Points & Classifications

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All Official PRL Championship’s shall adhere to the site wide PRL Rules.  You can find those here:  Racing Rules.
This series now follows the iRacing B Open with additional laps
Season Settings
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[li]Server: US-MA[/li]
[li]Race Day / Time: Sunday. Practice session starts @ 6 PM EDT. 140 minutes practice, 5 minutes qualify, up to 95 minutes race.[/li]
[li]Cars: NASCAR Xfinity Chevrolet Camaro / NASCAR Xfinity Ford Mustang / NASCAR Xfinity Toyota Camry[/li]
[li]Setups: Open Sets[/li]
[li]Weather: Dynamic Weather[/li]
[li]Track State / Marbles: 0% @ Start of practice, and then qualifying set to 0% and carried over into the race session. Marbles are on.[/li]
[li]Starting Type: Rolling Start per Qualification order.[/li]
[li]Start / Restarts: Initial Start is on Green Flag. All restarts are at leaders discretion.[/li]
[li]Fast Repairs: 0[/li]
[li]Assists: No Assists, Clutch only[/li]
[li]Fuel Load: 100%[/li]
[li]Incident Limits: Unlimited (*more info below)[/li]
[li]Internet Connection: Must have stable connection & adhere to directions given if connection problems exist.[/li]
[li]Schedule / Season Make-Up: 20 weeks (13 regular season races, 7 chase). All participants will be allowed to have 1 Drop Week (in the regular season only).[/li]
[li]Regular Season / Chase For A Champion Play-Off's: First 13 races - Points earning races set the field for the Chase Play-Off's. Race Winners, and anyone in the Top 12 will have a chance to race in the play-off's following the conclusion of Round 13 @ Chicagoland.[/li]
[li]Chase For A Champion: Consists of 7 rounds. (Daytona /  Kentucky / New Hampshire / Iowa / Watkins Glen / Texas / Michigan). Best driver over 7 rounds wins the title. (If you have missed more than two races you don't qualify.)[/li]
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Entry Requirements
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[li]All participants MUST use a wheel and pedals. Controllers, touch or Mouse is NOT allowed.[/li]
[li]All participants are required to use PRL's Teamspeak server, and must be logged in at the start of the race.[/li]
[li]Set your Teamspeak nickname to your name and car number. (ex. Chris Perez #41)[/li]
[li]Must enter with the car number you signed up for the season with.[/li]
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Voice Chat Rules for iRacing and Teamspeak
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[li]Refrain from speaking to the general lobby during Qualifying.[/li]
[li]Utilize Whisper on Teamspeak and/or iRacings private channels to communicate to teammates/friends.[/li]
[li]All are to be in one of the rooms under the Sunday Oval Series Channel.[/li]
[li]Follow instructions given by Organizers, Management.[/li]
[li]Be respectful to other participants. Cursing out, yelling, calling names, etc. Will Not Be Tolerated.[/li]
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Series Rules
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[li]Drop Week - Over 13 regular season weeks, each driver is allowed to drop their lowest scoring race. This also includes any events you may have missed. Drop weeks are automatically applied after the final race of the regular season. No drop weeks during the chase. You may drop a Tier 1 Penalty as it is considered to be probation(warning).[/li]
[li]Incident Limit: 
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[li]Unlimited for the race session, but there is a season max cap at 120 incidents (3 Tier).[/li]
[li]Tier 1 - 80 Incidents - 50% reduction in points earned for the race in which you reach this limit. (Example you score 20 points, reduced to 10.) This is considered to be a probation penalty.[/li]
[li]Tier 2 - 105 Incidents - Suspension the following race. (You can still watch the race, join practice and help your team or crew chief / spot, but must not use the default iRacing text or voice channel.)[/li]
[li]Tier 3 - 125 Incidents - Driver will be suspended for the remainder of the season. You also lose your guaranteed seat and have to earn it back like a new driver.[/li]
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[li]Race Starts and Restarts: No passing before the Start/Finish Line, and No 3-Wide into T1/T2. Only exception is if trying to avoid piling up the field.[/li]
[li]Self Spins: Any participant that has 2 - Self Spins during the race session, that brings out the caution, will be instructed to park their car by the race director. [/li]
[li]Wrecks / Towing: If your car cannot maintain speed following an accident, be respectful enough to Tow your car back to the pits.[/li]
[li]Internet Connection / Blinking Car(s): Drivers that are experiencing connection issues, will be instructed that there is a Ping issue. At that time, the driver(s) are to safely fall to the back of the pack that they are currently in. And see if the problem corrects itself. If the problem persists, the driver(s) will then be asked to pull down onto pit road and see if they can then resolve their problem. [/li]
[li]Entering / Exiting Racing Surface: Always enter and exit the racing surface in the appropriate locations. Avoid stopping on the racing surface. (ie: Exiting pit lane on the backstretch.)[/li]
[li]Racing Etiquette: Follow All iRacing Sporting Code. Lap down car(s) are to give way to Lead Lap car(s).[/li]
[li]Yellow Line: There will be No-One allowed to use the apron to make passes. (Daytona / Talladega specific)[/li]
[li]Pit Road: All car(s) are to stay to the Right while going down Pit Road.
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[li]1st Offense - A warning will be given. (single session)[/li]
[li]2nd Offense - Driver will receive a 2 points penalty. (single session)[/li]
[li]3rd Offense - Driver will receive a 5 points penalty. (single session)[/li]
[li]Pattern - If a pattern is being seen, Organizers and/or Management, reserve the right to further penalize the individual(s). (ie: Parked for a race and/or probation)[/li]
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[li]Black Flag(s): Black Flag(s) can be cleared, if deemed appropriate.
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[li]Reasons To Clear A Black Flag:
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[li]Using Pit Lane to avoid an accident on the front stretch.[/li]
[li]Clipping Pit Lane while trying to avoid an accident.[/li]
[li]Receiving a Black Flag for passing a car under yellow, when the car causing the issue should have Towed.[/li]
[li]All clears are reviewed after. Be honest when asking for a clear.[/li]
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Championship Points System
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[li]Points for finishing position.
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[li]1st - 40 points[/li]
[li]2nd - 39 points[/li]
[li]3rd - 38 points[/li]
[li]4th - 37 points[/li]
[li]5th - 36 points[/li]
[li]6th - 35 points[/li]
[li]7th - 34 points[/li]
[li]8th - 33 points[/li]
[li]9th - 32 points[/li]
[li]10th - 31 points[/li]
[li]11th - 30 points[/li]
[li]12th - 29 points[/li]
[li]13th - 28 points[/li]
[li]14th - 27 points[/li]
[li]15th - 26 points[/li]
[li]16th - 25 points[/li]
[li]17th - 24 points[/li]
[li]18th - 23 points[/li]
[li]19th - 22 points[/li]
[li]20th - 21 points[/li]
[li]21st - 20 points[/li]
[li]22nd - 19 points[/li]
[li]23rd - 18 points[/li]
[li]24th - 17 points[/li]
[li]25th - 16 points[/li]
[li]26th - 15 points[/li]
[li]27th - 14 points[/li]
[li]28th - 13 points[/li]
[li]29th - 12 points[/li]
[li]30th - 11 points[/li]
[li]31st - 10 points[/li]
[li]32nd - 9 points[/li]
[li]33rd - 8 points[/li]
[li]34th - 7 points[/li]
[li]35th - 6 points[/li]
[li]36th - 5 points[/li]
[li]37th - 4 points[/li]
[li]38th - 3 points[/li]
[li]39th - 2 points[/li]
[li]40th - 1 point[/li]
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[li]Bonus points
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[li]Qualify on the Pole = 2 Points[/li]
[li]Leading most laps = 2 Points[/li]
[li]Leading a lap = 1 Point[/li]
[li]Fastest Lap during race = 1 Point[/li]
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[li]Incidents Bonus points
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[li]3 incidents and less = 1 Point [/li]
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Chase For A Champion
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[li]The chase will consist of the final 7 weeks of the schedule with 12 total drivers[/li]
[li]It is divided into 3 total rounds consisting of 2 weeks race each. (3 lower points drivers are dropped after each round)[/li]
[li]Win a race in the chase and automatically advance to the next round[/li]
[li]The final race is the "Showdown" where the final 3 compete for the Cup[/li]
[li]Win a race in the regular season and your in. The remaining seats will be filled by points[/li]
[li]For each win a driver has in the regular season, they will receive 3 bonus points at the beginning of the chase[/li]
[li]All chase drivers will have their points set to 1000 and then we will apply bonus points for wins (i.e.: 1009 points for 3 wins)[/li]
[li]You must not miss more than 2 races in the 13 weeks regular season or you don't qualify[/li]
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