Vintage IndyCar Tournament

Spring is coming. This means Indy is coming back to the track! We're thrilled to host the inaugural Vintage IndyCar Tournament this year. The tournament bracket will be capped at 32 cars. Qualifying will determine the final 32.

**RACING WILL START PROMTLY. So, make sure to mail in your car(s) ASAP!

*Hot Wheels 500 (90's Indy Casting) is the ONLY CASTING ALLOWED.

Who's going to come out on top?!

Rules & restrictions

• Stock and modified entries allowed
• 45g maximum weight
• Hot Wheels 500 (90's Indy casting) is the ONLY CASTING ALLOWED.
• Limit 2 entries per household
• Stock Hot Wheels 500 axles and wheels only.***
• Dry lube only
• Custom paint job/livery required
• Must have number
• No added weight can be visible

Dates & deadlines

All entries must be received by the host before Friday, 2/21/2025. Qualifying is scheduled for Monday, 2/24/2025. Results will be posted when the tournament finishes.

How to enter

Contact the tournament host to get the shipping address for entry.

Include at least $10.00 for return shipping if you want your entries back. Entries not getting returned will be given to the winner as part of the prize.

Include a Race Entry ID slip with your entry

Track

Racing will be on the Lutsen International Raceway. View track profile and specs

Race format and scoring

This will be a points-based tournament. A car will move on in the bracket only if it finishes in first or second place of each group. Cars will race 4 laps, and rotate clockwise. Cars will face off in a sudden death round if there's a tie. Semi-Finals & Finals sudden death round will move to best of 3 laps.

Points are as follows - 1st - 5 | 2nd - 3 | 3rd - 2 | 4th - 1 | DNF - 0
Qualifying position and points earned will determine starting positions.

*The Final round will be 8 laps.

The car that obtains the most points will be declared the winner. Race host has final decision in all races.

Bracket seeding will be determined by a qualifying session. 2 laps per car with the fastest lap of the 2 being the final qualifying time.

Penalties/DNF

*This is a minimally modified tournament. Only one casting is allowed (Hot Wheels 500). The weight that is added can't be seen visually. Stock wheels and axles only. Dry lube only. No exceptions.

Cars are given a grace of 1g over the stated weight limit to account for variance in scales.

If a car fails to meet any of the restrictions listed above, the car will not qualify for the tournament.

Cars that fail to run or fit on the track, or that happen to break during racing, will forfeit their matches. Cars that arrive broken will attempt to be minimally repaired before the racing begins. Cars that break during racing will not be repaired or replaced.

Prizes

TBD! Lots of goodies!