As far as you stating the rules have changed well in the rules I have they read: "One night in June, July or August you may replace your points with a points total of 84 points.
I guess being September this rule no longer applies??
I was aware that no longer applies but if you are unable to race due to mechanical failure you sign a form and have it signed at tech and you receive last place points for the night. I haven't used that this year yet but I do know others who have. It was talked about in a drivers meeting that it was something that they wanted to get rid of but since it is already in existence they will leave it for the remainder of the year but somehow it has been removed. After talking to many track employees, trying to get an answer, all I could get was lots of shrugged shoulders and how lots of things just get changed without noticed like that. It is hard to get a straight answer when all I heard from anybody was... "He owns the track he can do whatever he wants".
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