Qualifying

Qualifying consists of a 10 lap session prior to any official racing.
Anywhere from 1 to 3 groups of 10 drivers will be gridded based on
their qualifying time. On a Grand Prix night, the fastest lap times in the
first race will determine your starting position for the next race. On a
Triple GP night, the fastest lap times in race 1 will determine race 2's
grid. The fastest lap times  in race 2 will determine race 3's grid. In
Heat Racing format, there is no qualifying.

Heat Racing Format

Each race is a short 10-lap sprint race. Groupings and starting
position are random except that each driver is guaranteed five to
seven races with one start from pole and one start from last place.
Each finishing position is assigned a point value, and the drivers'
points are totaled for the night. A maximum of 90 points is awarded
based on the finishing position of each driver in each race. Ties are
broken based on fastest lap times. A bonus for top 3 fastest laps of
the night is awarded. See Scoring section below for more detail.

Grand Prix Format

Drivers will qualify for race 1 in a 10 lap qualifying session prior to the
race. A GP race is usually 40 - 50 laps in length. The fastest lap times
from the race will determine the grid for race 2. Race 2 is also usually
40 - 50 laps in length. It is possible for drivers to move from one group
to another from race to race. A maximum of 45 points for each Grand
Prix race is awarded based on the finishing position of each driver in
each race. Bonus points are awarded for the 2 fastest laps. See the
Scoring section below for more detail.

Triple GP Format

Drivers will qualify for race 1 in a 5 lap qualifying session prior to the
race. The first race is usually 15 - 20 laps in length. The fastest lap
times from the race will determine the grid for race 2. Race 2 is
usually 20 - 25 laps in length. The fastest lap times from race 2 will
determine the grid for race 3. Race 3 is usually 25 - 30 laps in length,
and is run reverse grid. It is possible for drivers to move from one
group to another from race to race. A maximum of 30 points for each
Grand Prix race is awarded based on the finishing position of each
driver in each race. Bonus points are awarded for the 2 fastest laps.
See the Scoring section below for more detail.

Scoring

Heat Racing Format
Grand Prix Format
1st
90
  11th
80
  21st
70
2nd
89
  12th
79
  22nd
69
3rd
88
  13th
78
  23rd
68
4th
87
  14th
77
  24th
67
5th
86
  15th
76
  25th
66
6th
85
  16th
75
  26th
65
7th
84
  17th
74
  27th
64
8th
83
  18th
73
  28th
63
9th
82
  19th
72
  29th
62
10th
81
  20th
71
  30th
61
               
      Fast Lap
3-2-1
     
Group
A
  Group
B
  Group
C
               
1st
45
  11th
39
  21st
33
2nd
43
  12th
37
  22nd
31
3rd
41
  13th
35
  23rd
29
4th
39
  14th
33
  24th
27
5th
37
  15th
31
  25th
25
6th
35
  16th
29
  26th
23
7th
33
  17th
27
  27th
21
8th
31
  18th
25
  28th
19
9th
29
  19th
23
  29th
17
10th
27
  20th
21
  30th
15
               
      Fast Lap
2-1
     
Triple GP Format
Group
A
  Group
B
  Group
C
               
1st
30
  11th
24
  21st
18
2nd
28
  12th
22
  22nd
16
3rd
26
  13th
20
  23rd
14
4th
24
  14th
18
  24th
12
5th
22
  15th
16
  25th
10
6th
20
  16th
14
  26th
8
7th
18
  17th
12
  27th
6
8th
16
  18th
10
  28th
4
9th
14
  19th
8
  29th
2
10th
12
  20th
6
  30th
0
               
      Fast Lap
2-1
     
Drops

For 2008 you will be able to drop your two worst nights. Since each
night carries a maximum of 90 points (plus bonus), this allows a
driver to drop a single race night, or a 3 race night, whichever ends
up being the 2 lowest scores overall.