CARNESVILLE, Ga. – The Weekend Warrior Racing by FASTRAK National Championship will now pay $20,000 to the champion, FASTRAK Racing officials released Thursday.
“We have more than doubled the National Championship amount for 2022. This is the single richest weekly program for crate engine racing period, and we hope this helps in growing 604 crate engine racing again,” FASTRAK President Stan Lester said in a release.
“Racers need to understand, 602 Late models are taking over, and either they need to help, or we are going to switch to 602’s as well and we will make that decision based on the number of weekly tracks we get for 2022,” Lester added. “I’m committed and have put my money where my mouth is. Now, what will weekly tracks and teams do?”
Drivers must be FASTRAK members ($150 for the year), run the FT crate spec tires on all four corners at any FASTRAK weekly track on all cars 100 percent of the time to be eligible for 100 percent of the posted amounts. A track may also participate on any crate spec tire, but their teams will only receive 50 percent of any posted amount.
“I still think we have the best spec crate tire in the business, but this will allow competitors that are in areas where other spec crate tires are more prominent to run at a FASTRAK track and not incur unnecessary costs and still compete for the national title,” Lester said.
“By allowing drivers to get credit at any FASTRAK sanctioned track gives them the opportunity to move around, to get a feel for the competition, before racing them again at the World Championship at the end of the year,” Lester added.
Next year there will be a $10 weekly charge per driver that will go directly to the point fund.
“That money goes directly to the point fund. Every series does this and has been doing it for years,” Lester said. “So, we decided to do it too. But in this case, the teams can easily see it will increase the point fund significantly and see that their money is going back to them in an increased point fund instead of the series pockets.”
The point season will start the first weekend of April and run through the Sunday, Sept. 4 of Labor Day Weekend.
Membership must be in-house by the first weekend of April or paid at the track. No driver will receive points until they become a member.
Announcements on new membership forms are forthcoming.