PROGRAM INFORMATION
For the 2024 season, Women In Motorsports North America (WIMNA) will again team up with Busch Light to run the 2024 Contingency Fund Program, a points system conceived in 2023 that provides more opportunities for women drivers to win.
In an effort to support women currently pursuing careers in motorsports, and to diversify the sport for future generations of drivers, WIMNA created this bespoke point system that rewards women drivers aged 21 or older who hold a valid NASCAR license from an eligible NASCAR-sanctioned track or series, with a total contingency fund that paid out $200,000 in 2023.
Detailed information, including how to apply for the 2024 Contingency Fund Program, is forthcoming. Please check back for details.
2023 Contingency Fund Program
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FIRST PLACE - $125,000
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SECOND PLACE - $50,000
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THIRD PLACE - $25,000
Eligible NASCAR Series include:
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NASCAR Cup Series
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NASCAR Xfinity Series
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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
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ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East, ARCA Menards Series West
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NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
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NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
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NASCAR Peak Mexico Series
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NASCAR Pinty's Series
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NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series
*Points System - Baseline performance points awarded as follows:
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5 Points: Feature Top Qualifier/Pole Position (NOT based on heat races or any possible redraw)
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2 Points: Top-10 Feature Starting Position
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15 Points: Feature Win
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14 Points: Feature Second Place Finish
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13 Points: Feature Third Place Finish
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Feature Finish Points: 12 (4th Place), 11 (5th Place), 10 (6th Place), 9 (7th Place), 8 (8th Place), 7 (9th Place), 6 (10th Place)
5 (11th Place), 4 (12th Place), 3 (13th Place), 2 (14th Place), 1 (15th Place) -
Series Championship: 20 Bonus Points
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Rookie of the Year: 5 Bonus Points
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Weighted Points:
ARCA Menards (East & West), NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, NASCAR Whelen Euro, NASCAR Peak Mexico, NASCAR Pinty's 5X,
NASCAR Camping World Trucks 6X, NASCAR Xfinity 7X, NASCAR Cup 8X
Based on level of competition, cost of competing, length of races, field size. -
Any accumulated points earned above will be doubled for Race Events consisting of two hundred (200)
or more laps on oval speedways and evaluated on a case by case basis on road courses.
*To earn points, drivers must complete fifty percent of the scheduled race distance/total laps.