Rules and Regulations

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Below are our general rules, procedures, and expectations as we prepare for Season 4.

1. Rules of Conduct: We follow the iRacing rules of personal conduct.  We expect every driver to be civil with each other and save the bickering and related talk until after the race event has concluded.  This includes discussion within Discord and Race Comm.  Remember, this is meant to be a fun evening, and there's nothing fun about two or three drivers arguing during a race event.  It's not good for anyone.

2. Incident Review Request: Every race video will be saved.  If you have a problem with a competitor, we ask that you fill out the Incident Review Request form, where you describe what you believe occurred.  Each competitor is limited to three (3) submissions per season.  The competition committee and race director will review the incident on Wednesday night after the race and get back to you with a final decision.  If the other driver needs to be consulted/counseled, we will do so.  That means, we might agree with you, or we might see it differently.  Under no circumstances will we alter the race event scoring.  Everyone, please remember that with 40+ competitors, each of you is likely to be on one end or the other of a situation more than once during the course of a 30-race season.  Each of us is going to do a few dumb things out there!  There will never be a beat down.  We will have a civil discussion, coaching, and encouragement in every case.  There may or may not be penalties assessed at the next race event for protests and reviews that occurred at the previous event.  These penalties include, but are not limited to, an eol, a drive-thru black flag penalty, multiple black flag drive-thru penalties, disqualification from the race, and removal from the league.

3. Retaliation: Revenge driving and intentional contact will not be tolerated. Accidents can happen, but if you retaliate, attempt to cause a wreck, or purposely damage another truck, and we confirm it, you will receive a one-week suspension and forfeit all points related to that event. If this occurs a second time, you will face a suspension of multiple weeks. A third offense will result in termination.

4.  Race Director: For season 4, we will use a combination of a live race official (Kevin Ford) utilizing Xtreme Scoring's Race Control as well as controls built into iRacing to manage all race night on-track officiating.  This includes yellow flags, black flags, wave-arounds, lucky dogs, and both on-track and pit road penalties.  Is it always fair?  Not always.  Is it consistent?  Yes. Is it biased?  Never. In general, we will not override a black flag penalty. The exception will be if the race director determines that some were unfairly penalized.

          iRacing Black Flag Overides: Conditions where an iRacing B/F may be Overridden

1. Entering pit road while the yellow flag is out, and the driver you should be following has not caught up after an incident. 
2. Speeding on pit road, using an unsafe pit entrance while spinning, or using pit road to avoid an accident.
3. During a start or restart, if a driver accidentally spins their tires and loses control, the rest of the field is not expected to slow down to maintain their positions as they approach the Start/Finish (S/F) line. In this situation, the remaining drivers must proceed with the start in the safest and most orderly manner possible. Any black flags issued to drivers who pass others under these circumstances will be cleared. However, if it is determined that a driver took advantage of the situation to overtake before reaching the S/F line, this will result in a black flag and a drive-through penalty.

5. Incident Points Handed from iRacing 

All drivers need to be aware of how they are handling incidents and the delineation between Incident Points and Incident Results 

Incident Points: These are your 1x, 2x, and so on. These are delivered autonomously through the iRacing system and do in most cases, penalize both drivers who make contact regardless of the driver at fault. We are all aware of the frustration this system brings, and a discussion for another day. To track the storyline of X’s that a driver incurs throughout a race, and to make an accurate determination of whether an incident at the end of the event, which was no fault to the driver, put them over the penalty limit or took them out of the bonus range, can in no way be determined with any accuracy. It becomes very subjective. Even under a circumstance of it being your first incident due to the fault of another driver, in some cases, this may be obvious, and in other scenarios, not so easily defined. 

Incident Results: These are the results of an incident that Race Control can review and decide the appropriate additional penalty for a driver's mistake. We may not be able to change the incident X points incurred, but we can certainly add to those, like EOL’s additional point deductions, or in-race B/F drive-thrus.

6. Road Course Overtaking Rules

On road courses, there is a slightly different set of rules that apply when overtaking. If a driver establishes position to the rear wheel of the driver he is overtaking, at the entry of the brake zone, then the driver being overtaken has to surrender that inside line and the two must race through the corner to fight for the position. Once you're in the brake zone and you are being challenged, you must respect the challenge, allow them that inside line, and give up trying to pinch or block that driver. Contrary to this, if the driver on the inside makes his move beyond the entry of the brake zone, resulting in contact with the opposing driver, the overtaking driver will be penalized, and is considered a late overtake or dive bomb. If a driver makes a late overtake move at entry and the two drivers survive it, then their battle may continue. Please review the follwoing link:  Racing-Room-Passing-Guidelines-attributed.pdf  

7. Road Course Blue Flag Etiquette: Drivers who are displayed the blue flag by iRacing signifying the approach  of a car in the same class about to lap the driver are expected to allow the overtaking car or cars to make the  pass in a reasonable amount of time and in a safe manner so as to not interfere with a close battle between the overtaking in-class cars.  This rule is not intended to prohibit a driver whose pace is comparable to the leaders or who has used an early-pit-stop strategy from making a reasonable effort to stay on the lead lap; however,  they may not do so utilizing prohibited techniques (e.g., blocking). The race Stewards may issue in-race rulings directing a driver to give way when a problem arises.  

8. Yellow Flag Adjust: Please note that the race control may sometimes try to shorten a yellow flag period from two laps to one lap to go, provided all cars have cleared pit road. Race control may also extend a caution lap by 1 lap to allow drivers to catch the rear of the field. Furthermore, we may switch to a single-file restart if there is a recurring issue with restarts at a specific track. 

9. Stage Breaks: Competition Cautions (Stage Breaks) will be announced during the driver's meeting and can be found on the website regarding the next event.

10.  EOL Request: Drivers will be permitted to request an EOL if they prefer to start a race or during a race caution.

11. Pit Announcement: Each driver is expected to announce when they are pitting by car number in the race comm. This must also occur via a keyed text message in comms (assign a hot key to proclaim "truck # pitting"). 

12.  Pit Exit Rule: Every driver is required to exit the pits and stay in the bottom race groove from the pit exit through the next corner. DO NOT pull out of the pits and drive across the track into the middle or high race groove.  Drivers on the track need to move to the second or third groove if they see someone attempting to merge into the bottom groove. DO NOT set a pick and run someone into the back of a truck, rejoining the race from the pits while on the straightaway.

13.  Race Control Comms: RC will only communicate through the iRacing comms during the event, utilizing the Race Control channel of iRacing. Note that this channel will override all comms in iRacing when keyed.

14.  Lapped Traffic: Lapped traffic is encouraged, but not required, to stay in the low groove when being overtaken. We ask that lapped traffic remain consistent in their racing line. It is important to note that lapped drivers are not obligated to move over at any time. We encourage the lead truck to communicate with lapped traffic using race communication systems (not Discord).

15.  Three Wide on Start: Drivers are not permitted to race three wide in, through, and out of turns 1 and 2 for the first full lap at the start of the race.

16. Bottom Line Infraction: Drivers are not allowed to go below the bottom line to pass other vehicles during a race event. If a driver is forced down there to avoid contact, they must yield any positions gained to the trucks they have passed. In any situation, the truck that is on the racing surface has the right of way.

   
17. Season Commitment: The league season consists of 30 races, with the best 25 finishes contributing to the points championship. Each member is expected to commit to and participate in at least 15 of these events. We believe that the league fee will further encourage participation.

18.  Next Event Information: We request that each league member visit the website before every Monday night race event to access the latest information ahead of race night. You can find this information on the main page of the website. Important details such as scheduled laps, weather updates, tire information, timing, and stage breaks will be available.

19. Open Mics: No open mics on race night, and no microphones tuned to both Discord and race communications at the same time (keyed to the same button). This creates a back echo, repeats itself, and is very annoying..

20.  Pit Road Rules Under Yellow: When entering pit road during yellow flag conditions, stay to the right until you are five stalls away from your pit. After that, you can move to the left, but do not drive through more than five pit boxes, 3 on entry 2 on exit. If the race director determines that you have crossed this limit under yellow, you will receive an end-of-line penalty to be served immediately before returning to green. If determined post-race, it could warrant a -5 point race deduction.

When you exit your pit, only move one width away from the pit stalls for two stalls. After that, you may choose to go further right, but do not immediately turn right to block other drivers. Doing so may cause contact or damage, and the race director will issue an immediate end-of-line penalty. 

Furthermore, you are not allowed to pass another driver on pit road unless the car in front of you commits to its pit stall and you are passing them to the right. On pit road, a pass is defined as a car driving ahead of another before they have committed to their pit stall and is considered an infraction. 

Pit Lane Entry: You must enter pit road single-file and maintain pit road speed.

Allowed Passing: A driver can only pass on the right once the car in front of them has committed to its pit stall.

Prohibited Passing: Passing a car while entering the pit road or pulling ahead of it before they have committed to their stall is a violation. 

iRacing Pitting Rule-For Reference

6.10.3. When leaving his/her pit stall, a driver shall as quickly as is practicable, enter the 

acceleration/deceleration lane in order to avoid incidental contact with cars being 

automatically placed into nearby pit stalls. Similarly, a driver shall remain in the 

acceleration/deceleration lane until just prior to entering his/her pit stall in order to 

avoid incidental contact with cars being automatically placed into nearby pit stalls.

Drivers may produce a quicker stop and may race to the cones on exit if side by side, without speeding, but otherwise attempting an overtake, because the driver ahead of you on entry is .5-1 mph slower is not permissible.

21.  Under Caution Infraction: Please refrain from intentionally making contact with other racers during caution periods. This includes actions like trying to heat up your tires. Such behavior is unnecessary and unwise. Additionally, any attempt to engage with another driver in a disruptive manner will be considered revenge driving, regardless of your intentions.

22.  Driving While Damaged: Attention drivers: If your truck is damaged in an accident and you cannot drive to the pits without causing a traffic jam for other competitors, resulting in a potential black flag for them, you should stop your truck, use the "escape" option, and request a tow to the pits. Additionally, if you are limping around the track at an extremely slow speed with a meatball flag, causing inconvenience to fellow racers, please refrain from doing so and opt for a tow instead.

If you believe you can reach the pits but are not able to maintain a competitive speed, we ask that you communicate with race control and request an end-of-line (EOL) position. This will prevent your fellow competitors from incurring a passing under yellow penalty. If you make this call, you will earn a bonus point after the race. (Note: only one bonus point is eligible per race.)

23. Start/Restart Gaps: On start/restarts, every competitor is expected to begin with a distance of no more than one truck length from the truck in front of them, and no one is permitted to pass any trucks in front of them prior to crossing the start/finish line.  If you are deemed by the race official to have "layed back" or jumped the start, you will receive a drive-through penalty.  Do it again during the same race event, and you will get a black flag 30-second hold in the pit penalty. 

24. Incident Count Penalties: There is now an incident penalty count.  In a race, if you accumulate 9 incident points racing (12 on a track less than 1 mile or a road course), Xtreme RC will auto-administer a drive-thru penalty that must be served under green flag conditions.  You'll also lose 5 points.  Get 5 more (14x or 17x on small tracks), and you will receive another BF drive-thru penalty. Get to 19x (or 22x) you lose another 4 points and receive a two-lap BF penalty. The exception to this will be on our three road course races, where the incident penalties will be suspended. 

25.  Connection Issues (Latency): The latest version of iRacing's software includes features designed to remove drivers experiencing internet connection issues. However, it's not foolproof. If multiple drivers inform you that you are "disappearing" for an extended period, please consider heading to pit road to address your connection problem. Race Control may also request that you bring your vehicle to pit road. 

26.  Points/Bonuses/Penalties: Visit the "More" dropdown on our site to see the points, bonuses, and penalties for a clear understanding of what may be awarded and what constitutes a punishable offense.

27.  League Expenses: To cover the costs of our weekly live race director, the Xtreme scoring and race control software, the league website, and iRacing's weekly race and practice fees, we are implementing a fee of $45 for the entire year, running from October 20, 2025, to October 19, 2026. If you are unable to afford this fee, please reach out to us, and we will work to find a solution to cover your costs. We do not want to lose any of our current league members for financial reasons. For information on how to pay your dues, please visit this link  Registration.

UPDATED 11/18/2025