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PITTING INFO
Lots of Options:
 IN YOUR ROOMS
Many racers pit in their hotel rooms.  We have had a live TV broadcast going in the past that keeps you up on everything.  This is a cool experience many enjoy!  Rooms have plenty of space for a couple of racers and there is a decent size hotel table inside each room already.

 FLA CRACKER ROOM
We have a large reserved pit room trackside that many racers pit in.  Tables and chairs are provided.

 RACE TRAILERS
There is a ton of room for trailers outside the main track entrance. You must bring your own power.  We can work on putting trailers together if you have friends coming.  You can't park close to rooms, however, as we need to control noise for the hotel guests.
 

Daytona is an Hour Away
See Daytona USA, the Richard Petty Driving Experience, the Rolex 24 happening live, and so much more at Daytona Speedway. 
www.daytonaspeedway.com.
See more of what Orlando has to offer by going to out location page with all the tourist attractions surrounding the Snowbird Nationals.


Check out Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards
Both have come to run some laps at the Snowbird Nationals
 
 

  
SCHEDULE / PRACTICE NOTES
Check-In Starts Mon Night and Lasts all Week:
Check-in will begin Monday evening and you can also check-in Tue, Wed, and Thu.  You will be able to purchase spec tires, pick up free stuff, get traction compound, buy shirts, hats, get flyers, etc. all right here.  Come see Julie and the girls!

Sponsor Pits / Cracker Room Setup Mon Night:
Manufacture row setup and the 'Florida Cracker Room' reserved indoor pitting will begin Monday afternoon.  The track area will be closed late Monday night with doors opening back up Monday at 5am.  We will have some last minute 'Cheap Seats' this year!  This will be a new area of tables that will be 1st come / 1st served in the ballroom hallways.  So if you want to come at the last minute we will have a place for you!   The cracker room is full at this time

Daily Practice Details:
   Tuesday:  There will be open practice, and timed-controlled class practice sessions for both road and oval. 
   Wednesday:  There will be open practice, timed-controlled class practice sessions, and one practice by your heat race.  Roads practice by heat race will be the time of your actual heats (5 mins touring / 8 mins GTP).  Oval practice by heat races may be reduced to 2-3 minutes to allow more open/controlled practice times this year (following the practice by heat races).   If not they will be full 4 minutes.
   Thursday-Sunday:  There will be open practice before the heats start each day and before the mains.  This helps groove the track for racing.  We will have some open practice after oval qualifying for oval cars at night (Thu, Fri, Sat).
  
General Practice Notes:
You must practice with the rules of your class (i.e. 17.5 in 17.5 classes) and you must be registered in that class.  We need everyone's help and cooperation.  Open and Controlled practice will have racers waiting in line.  You can not 'cut' in front of the line.  Exact practice schedules will be at race.
   Open Practice:  This is for when time is limited, and allows racers a chance to get on the track and turn laps. These may be short 1-2 minute runs with 10 cars at a time (not separated by class).  You can make a small change and run a few laps to see how your car handles.  Many drivers can run in these time frames.  All classes of cars can go out during these times.
   Timed-Controlled Class Practices:  This is where we schedule times for each class to practice in.  Controlled practice is set with the same class order as the racing order, to simulate similar track conditions and schedules.  Schedule is based on number of entries per class.  13.5 practices with 13.5, etc.  Practice times may vary depending on the line.
   Practice by Heats on Wed:  Heat races are setup and practice is controlled based on the actual heat lineup.  Heat #1 is practice #1, heat #23 is practice #23, etc.  Racers run with the drivers in their heat race from Thursday.  After each practice, drivers marshal the next practice race.  There is one of these on Wednesday.
  
Qualifying Notes:
Qualifying is set up random and heats are not stacked.  We do stagger/Ifmar starts for both oval & road heats.  Each driver will be on their own race clock.  Racers must turn marshal each round.  Slow cars must yield to faster cars in qualifying.  We take your best single qualifier to set the mains (and to set the resorts). There are four qualifiers and one main event.  The top nine cars are locked into the A (because of the bump driver from the B). 
   Resorts:  We will have a resort after each round.  A resort is a new heat line-up based on the previous qualifying results.  Faster cars end up qualifying together.
  
Snowbird 'Fast Pass' Thursday Practice:
If you can not make practice Tue/Wed because you are arriving late, we will work on allowing you to jump ahead of the line for practice on Thursday.  We did this the last couple years and it worked well.  You must let us know before the race if you want to be included in this.  We have longer practice on Thursday before heats begin to help give everyone a chance to run some last minute practice.

 
'BUMP N RUN' SATURDAY
Race Your Way into the A-Main:
A Snowbird race tradition!  This has become the crowd favorite and one of the highlights of the race weekend, for both road and oval!
Here is How it Works:
The top nine drivers are locked into the A-main after 4 rounds of heats.  Qualifiers 10th-19th will compete in the B-mains, which will be run Saturday after the last heat race (B-main roads race after last road race, B-main ovals race after last oval race).  Winners of these B-mains will be able to advance into the A-mains, which are raced on Sunday.  10th qualifier gets the famous 'BQ Screw' award, and gets to wear the infamous Snowbird Mickey Mouse ears in their B-main.  We also have a nice Bump N Run' award to the racer that bumps and races their way into the A-main!


SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL
Stay tuned for some fun races Saturday night once again.  A Snowbird tradition!
Last year was a crazy Figure 8 race and the infamous Thunder lights out race with glow sticks on the cars!

 
SUNDAY CONCOURSE EVENT

A Snowbird tradition that takes place on Sunday morning.  Nice prizes given away in two categories - overall best looking and most authentic.  Entry is free!  We will have flyers at the race with Concourse times and more details.  Always fun as the trophy girls help judge the cars.