3rd Annual Coming July 2025
Battle For the Belt & $1,000
PGR eSports 2nd biggest race of the year, the Summer Slam 499 from Talladega Superspeedway will take place Saturday July 27th & Sunday July 28th 2024. Drivers will climb aboard NASCAR's Xfinity Series car as they battle for not only large cash prizes, but the championship belt and a year of bragging rights. For two days drivers will be tested on the 33 degree high banks of Talladega with only one driver coming out on top.
Race Registration
$30.00 ENTRY FEE
REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED
RACE IN THE SUMMER SLAM 499
Step 1: Send Payment
Step 2: Complete and Submit Form
Step 3: Join PGR iRacing League (#8087)
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Payment Methods
Venmo: PGRESPORTS
Cash App: $PGRESPORTS
PayPal (friends & family): @RACEPGR
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Join Our iRacing League
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Search league #8087 under "My Leagues" on iRacing and APPLY. Click the FUNNEL ICON & click ALL LEAGUES if you don't see it.
When
The Summer Slam 499 will take place on Saturday July 27th and Sunday July 28th 2024. All prelims including the LCQ will take place on Saturday with the Feature race, the 499 taking place on Sunday. Drivers must be flexible on Saturday prior to registering. Prelim selection will be based on iRating. Prelims will begin on Saturday at 2:00pm est and continue every 1.5 hours. The feature race will be at 1:00pm est on Sunday. See more times below.
Race Purse
Drivers will battle for a $4,500+ dollar purse in which 100% of all entry fees will makeup the prize pool. Payouts will scale with +/- 150 entries. The top 20 in the Feature will be paid with the race winner guaranteed $1,000.00. The winner of each Prelim race will win $100.00 and the LCQ winner receives $50.00. Oh and did we mention the race winner gets the championship belt?! Scroll down for more payout information.
Format
The Xfinity series car will be the primary car for the Summer Slam 499. The event will be based off 150 entries and will begin with 5 prelim races on Saturday. The top 5 from each prelim will make Sunday's feature race. All drivers who finish 6th-13th will transfer to the LCQ late Saturday night. Remaining drivers will be eliminated. 40 drivers Sunday. The top 15 drivers from the LCQ will transfer to the Feature. See more details below.
General
PGR eSports will broadcast the entire 2-day event. All prelims including the LCQ will be broadcasted along with the 499 on Sunday. Its encouraged to join the PGR Discord to stay up with by the minute event information. You can join our Discord here. There will be additional prizes added as we sign on with more sponsors. Stay tuned!
ALL SPECIFIC INFO BELOW (RACE RULES COMING SOON)
[SUMMER SLAM 499]
Saturday & Sunday
July 27th – July 28th
All races Broadcasted LIVE on PGR eSports and Dedicated Race Control for all Races
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Based off 150 entries at $30.00 per entry
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$4,500.00 purse - Payouts will scale with +/- 150 entries
$1,000.00 guaranteed to the race winner
(additional payout positions can be found below)
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Date & Times
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ALL TIMES EASTERN - LOBBIES OPEN 30 MIN PRIOR TO TIMES YOU SEE BELOW
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Saturday July 27th, 2024
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Prelim 1 – 2:00pm
Prelim 2 – 3:30pm
Prelim 3 – 5:00pm
Prelim 4 – 6:30pm
Prelim 5 – 8:00pm
LCQ – 10:00pm
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Sunday July 28th, 2024
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Feature – 1:00pm
2-Day Race Format
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Saturday July 27th, 2024
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[PRELIMS]
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5 Prelims at 30 drivers per Prelim based on iRating (snake format 1-5, 5-1)
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50 laps - 70% fuel - 1 G-W-C - 1 Fast Repair
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5 minute 2-lap solo Qualifying in each Prelim race to set the grid
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Top 5 from each Prelim advance to Feature (25 drivers)
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6th-13th in each Prelim transfer to LCQ (40 drivers)
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14th-30th in each Prelim are eliminated (85 drivers)
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[LCQ]
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1 LCQ at 40 drivers
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45 laps - 50% fuel - 1 G-W-C - No Fast Repairs
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Grid set by Prelim finishing position (Prelim 1 P6 starts on pole, Prelim 2 P6 starts 2nd etc.)
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Top 15 from LCQ advance to Feature (15 drivers)
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16th-40th in LCQ are eliminated (25 drivers)
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Sunday July 28th, 2024
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[FEATURE]
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188 laps - 100% fuel - 3 G-W-C - No Fast Repairs
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Grid set by Prelim and LCQ finishing positions (Prelim 1 P1 starts on pole, LCQ P1 starts 26th etc.)
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Payouts
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$4,500.00 purse - Payouts will scale with +/- 150 entries
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Prelim Winner
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$100.00 each ($600 total)
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LCQ Winner
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$50.00
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Feature Top 20
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1st - $1,000.00 and the Championship Belt
2nd - $500.00
3rd - $350.00
4th - $250.00
5th - $200.00
6th - $170.00
7th - $160.00
8th - $150.00
9th - $140.00
10th - $130.00
11th - 15th - $100.00 each
16th - 20th - $60 each
Race rules and regulations will follow PGR's general Thursday night rule book. Additional info on rules coming soon.
