4/15/2014
Minnesota Mafia
2014 Mafia Breakdown
We have scheduled twelve* (12) races in the 2014 chase for the Minnesota Mafia Point Fund presented by CEEC, Inc. The rules are simple:
•Nightly race rules and scoring will be dictated by the participating track or sanctioning body.
•We will count ALL twelve (12) race finishes. NO throw-outs.
•Drivers must participate in nine (9) of the twelve (12) races to be eligible for the Point Fund and year-long contingencies.
•Nightly prizes and awards will be available to ALL Drivers attending.
•Must run our sticker each night to get points or awards. Stickers will be provided free of charge each race night.
•The top twelve (12) in points after all races are run will be eligible for our Point Fund money.
•Scoring:
Finish: 50pts for 1st, 49pts for 2nd, 48pts for 3rd, etc. The first non-qualifer will receive 5pts less than the last place finisher in the A and will decrease 1pt for every place after.
Heats: 3pts for 1st, 2pts for 2nd, 1pt for 3rd
Yearly Point Fund Payout and Awards:
- $2200
- $1800
- $1600
- $1450
- $1250
- $1150
- $1050
- $1000
- $950
- $900
- $850
- $800
*Barb Wieskus Memorial Hard Charger Award: $2000 to the driver who passes the most cars during the features (judged by official starting lineup and finishing spots, not necessarily where a driver takes the green flag).
*Shell Shock Award: A free helmet paint job from Noah Ennis and Shell Shock Designs for the driver with the most heat race finishing points.
*Maxim Award: $500 off any purchase at Maxim Chassis for the highest finishing Maxim Chassis in our Point Fund.
*Sportsman Award presented by Advanced Contracting Solutions, LLC.: $250 Cash awarded to the Sportsman of the Year. Nominated by the Mafia each night and voted on by the drivers in the Point Fund.
Nightly Awards:
•Hard Charger Award: $150 Cash from the Barb Wieskus Family and Sadusky Real Estate. $50 Gift Certificate from Saldana Racing Products.
•Tough Luck Award: $150 Cash from Jackson Sports, Kemna Auto Group and Jack Voss. $50 Gift Certificate from Keizer wheels.
•Long Haul Award: $100 Cash from Dvorak Trucking. $50 Gift Certificate from Pyrotect Racing Cells.
•Next Level Award: Discount on purchase of Factory Kahne shocks from Hummel’s FK.
Schedule:
April 19th Raceway Park: Jefferson, SD. (Nebraska 360’s)
May 4th Huset’s Speedway: Brandon, SD (Season Opener)
May 23rd Rapid Speedway: Rock Rapids, IA (Barstad Memorial Weekend)
June 15th Huset’s Speedway: Brandon, SD (Fathers Day)
June 27th Rapid Speedway: Rock Rapids, IA (360 Special)
July 11th TBA*
July 18th Fairmont Raceway: Fairmont, MN (JSTS Speedweek)
July 19th Jackson Speedway: Jackson, MN (JSTS Speedweek)
July 25th Rapid Speedway: Rock Rapids, IA (360 Special)
August 15th TBA*
Sept. 28th Jackson Speedway: Jackson, MN (Barstad Memorial Race)
*We will announce the TBA dates this week and race number twelve (most likely in early September) in the near future.
Article Credit: Shane Phillips
Submitted By: Minnesota Mafia
