Information for Drivers and Teams
 

Series Highlights

The ARCA West Late Model Challenge Series is the Northwest’s premier Late Model touring series created to be a step beyond a local track’s Super Stock program.  Our goal is to provide race teams with an opportunity to show their skills at racetracks throughout the Northwest region and advance to higher levels of auto racing.  These events are also open to each track’s local Late Model race teams who wish to compete against our drivers.  The payout scale, contingency & cash bonus awards, tow money sponsorship(s), and spec tires help to offset the costs associated with a touring series.  We have acquired quality officials and established rules & regulations for professionalism, affordability, and parity of competition; all designed to provide an exciting, competitive racing program for drivers, race teams, sponsors, track owners and spectators alike.  

From simple beginnings in 2000 as a single-track program, the ARCA West Late Model Challenge Series (AW LMCS) has continued to expand and gain momentum each year, having nearly 100 teams participate each of the past three seasons and has consistently drawn full fields at each event.  Over 250 of the region’s best Late Model drivers have competed in a Late Model Challenge Series event since its inception; with drivers representing Eastern & Western Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Alberta & BC Canada.  The series has crowned six different champions in seven seasons. 

For 2007, the series has secured a 10-race season, with events scheduled at venues ranging from ¼-mile ‘bullrings’ to ½-mile high banked asphalt ovals.  Many of the Northwest’s top drivers are again expected to participate as the series travels to these premier asphalt racetracks located in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and BC Canada.  This season’s race schedule is racer & family friendly with a bi-weekly events and a midseason break for vacations, etc.  We have also attempted to non-conflict with the major regional special events for those that wish to participate in other high caliber races. 

In December 2006, the Late Model Challenge Series joined with ARCA West becoming part of the growing ARCA racing family.   ARCA has solidly established its motorsports position in the industry, and the timing of this affiliation will help enhance the sport of Late Model racing throughout the Northwest.  Our drivers and teams will immediately benefit from ARCA’s affordable membership package and the associated benefits of belonging to a national sanctioning body.  
 

The ARCA West Late Model events will be the headliner on a majority of the secured dates with 2-3 additional classes scheduled to compete on each evening.  Our program will include practice sessions, qualifying, trophy dash(s), B-main, and feature events.  Standard lap count is 125 laps at most events, but may be adjusted with increased sponsorship.  Feature event will be 24 cars @ ¼ mi., 26 @ 3/8 mi., and 28+ @ ½ mi. 

Trophy Presentation
Race night:  Trophy dash(s), B-main, and 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd place A-main
Season end:  Trophies presented to 1st - 10th place series point leaders 

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS & ENTRY FEES - A registration/entry fee of $50.00 from each participating driver will be collected on each scheduled event.  This fee helps offset the officiating costs and tech equipment purchases.  An ARCA / ARCA West license will be required from all drivers expecting to participate in more than two (2) scheduled AW LMCS events during the season.  A single event license will be $25.00 which includes use of a transponder, if needed.  A single event license may only be purchased on two events in any one season, above that a driver must purchase full membership.

ARCA / ARCA WEST License Fees:
Driver -  $125.00 (single event license available - $25.00)
Owner - $125.00 (optional in 2007)
Crew -   $100.00 (optional in 2007)    

PIT PASSES – Back gate fees vary between tracks.  $35 driver / $35 crew is standard.  Back gate fee is set by track, for track. 

CAR NUMBERS - Please complete an ARCA West membership form to reserve your car number.  Numbers will be issued on a first-come, first-serve basis; with priority to those cars that competed in the prior season.  Returning numbers can only be held until the first race date; then will be issued in order of when memberships were received.

TRANSPONDERS will be used in conjunction with tower officials for scoring. The series will provide transponders to teams without personal units for a nominal rental fee at each event. Series will collect a damage/loss deposit on all rented units. It is the responsibility of the driver to return the transponder unit to the series’ official trailer before leaving the racetrack. There is a $50 PENALTY (minimum) for failure to turn in your operable transponder on the night of event. Loss deposit will be collected after 3rd day post race event.

TIRES – AW LMCS series-specific (stamped) tires unless otherwise stipulated.  Designated right & left mounting.  Tires must be purchased from AW LMCS / Losch Motorsports, LLC or AW LMCS approved dealer.  Practice and setup tires will be available in advance of race date, but race tires (qualifying / feature) will only be available on race day and released to teams at a designated time. A team has the option of calling in their requested tire sizes in advance, or selecting tires on race day.  The race tires will be ‘impounded’ until a posted time prior to second practice session.  Teams may inspect tires while they are impounded and exchange if necessary. 

Cost of tire:  $135.00 total - includes mounting, sizing, any applicable tax, and disposal of old tires. (Practice / Setup tires will be available for $125.00 total; unmounted) 
Tire Contact Info:  Tom Elam  541.404.0210 (cell)
                               541.439.3781 (office)
                               Travis Elam  541.404.0207 (cell) 

TIRE RULE - Cars must start the feature on the same tires they qualified.  A tire may only be changed during the feature if it is flat or going flat, subject to official’s inspection.  Cars that run in the last chance race may change tires prior to that race, but must return to the qualifying tires for the feature.  No altering of tire or tire softening chemicals allowed. The series reserves the right to implement a limit on the number of tires each team can purchase per event. 

PRACTICE RULE – Teams may not hold a private practice at a track within one week of a scheduled AW LMCS event.  However, a team may use a track’s standard open practice day as listed on the tracks schedule.  The series reserves the right to schedule an AW LMCS specific practice, but only with adequate notification of such practice to all teams involved.

 

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