

OFFICIAL RULES
SOUTH BOSTON SPEEDWAY






2026 RULES
THUNDER ROAD HARLEY-DAVIDSON 200
SATURDAY, JUNE 27
EVENT PURSE
POSITION PAYOUTS
WIN - $10,000
2. - $2,200
3. - $1,350
4. - $1,250
5. - $1,100
6. - $1050
7. - $1000
8. - $950
9. - $925
10. - $910
11>40. - $885
​* Any car that does not make the feature race will be awarded $500
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ADDITIONAL BONUSES
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Pole Award – $500
Anderson Outdoor Solutions
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​Stage 1 Leader – $250
GutterworX
Halfway Leader — $500
​Sparks Oil/Sunoco
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​Stage 3 Leader - $250​
Southside Disposal
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Fast Lap of the Race - $400​
Franklin’s Garage
Hard Charger - $500
Sparks Oil/Sunoco
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Hard Luck - $250
SRI Performance
TRIPLE CROWN

EVENT RULES - QUICK NOTES
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Ten (10) total new tires
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Four (4) for practice (and emergency change tires)
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Four (4) for the race (must be mounted for qualifying)
- Two (2) optional 'halfway break tires'
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​All Tires will be scanned in
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Mandatory pre-race technical inspection
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Friday, June 26th from 11:00 am to 8:00 pm
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Saturday, June 27th from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
- Every competitor must complete pre-tech before Saturday practice​​
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Qualifying will take place via Group Qualifying.
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Groups are determined by overall practice speeds, from slowest to fastest
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3 cars per group
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End of Stage 1 and end of Stage 3 WILL NOT feature a caution period.
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The end of Stage 2 WILL feature a caution period, in which there will be a 15-minute halfway break.
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These caution laps do not count
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Competitors will stop in a single-file line on the frontstretch pit road
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Any unapproved adjustments will result in a tail of the field penalty
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Two (2) ‘halfway break tires’ may ONLY be installed during this caution
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Changing any other tire will result in a two-lap penalty
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Fuel may ONLY be added during the halfway break
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Approved Adjustments
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Packers in or out.
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Spring rubbers in or out.
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Track bar adjustments.
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Cross weight adjustments.
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Tires cannot be removed without a Track Official present.
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Tires may be moved to different positions on the car if a Track Official is present.
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TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS
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South Boston Speedway Hitachi Energy Late Model Stock Car Track Championship points will be awarded during this event. However, points will only be awarded to drivers who are currently 2026 Late Model Stock Car points holders, designated by having attempted at least one (1) event this season. The highest finishing Speedway points holder will receive 30 championship points, the second-highest finishing points holder 29 points, and so forth, per the table above.
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If a current Speedway points holder wins the event outright, one (1) extra Championship point will be awarded.
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If a current Speedway points holder wins the event outright from the last place starting position, one (1) additional Championship point will be awarded, for a total of two (2) total extra points.
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NASCAR National points will be awarded as normal for this event.
