2.1 – Practice Race
2.1.1 – Day prior to each race meeting
2.1.2 – Same starting conditions as the race session
2.1.3 – 120 minute practice
2.1.4 – 15 minute qualifying
2.1.5 – 20 minute race
2.2 – Practice
2.2.1 – 100 minutes
2.2.2 – 30% track usage
2.2.3 – In sim date and time based on section 7 of the rules
2.3 – Qualifying
2.3.1 – 32 minutes
2.3.2 – iRacing open qualifying (all cars on track at the same time)
2.3.3 – Strict qualifying scrutiny
2.3.4 – Drivers are given a 10 minute slot based on their driver class (12 minutes for the last group). Ams go out first, followed by pro ams, with pros going last
2.3.5 – Drivers must not leave their pitbox before their slot starts
2.3.6 – Drivers may complete the flying lap they’re on even if their slot ends during it
2.3.7 – Anyone attempting to gain an advantage by being on circuit outside of their slot will receive a penalty
2.4 – A Format
2.4.1 – Race 1
2.4.1.1 – 20 minutes
2.4.1.2 – Grid ordered by qualifying time
2.4.1.3 – A format points system
2.4.2 – Race 2
2.4.2.1 – 20 minutes
2.4.2.2 – Grid ordered by the results of race 1
2.4.2.3 – A format points system
2.4.3 – Warm Up
2.4.3.1 – 3 minutes in length
2.4.4 – Race 3
2.4.4.1 – 20 minutes
2.4.4.2 – Grid ordered by the results of race 2 but with the top x positions inverted (x is a randomly generated number between 6 and 12)
2.4.4.3 – A format points system
2.5 – Meeting Rules
2.5.1 – Open setup
2.5.2 – No fast repairs
2.5.3 – Standing starts
2.5.4 – Drive through awarded at 20 incidents, and at every 10 incidents after that
2.5.5 – Track usage is carried over from each session
2.5.6 – Time of day is set for practice. The other sessions will have the time of day carried over from the previous session
2.5.7 – Forecasted weather with all elements, including the chance of rain, decided by iRacing’s weather generator
2.5.8 – Each round format may be adjusted by the ARL admins
2.6 – Championship Rules
2.6.1 – 10 meetings
2.6.2 – Each driver’s 2 lowest scoring meetings are dropped from their season points total
2.6.3 – Drop Scores only affect a drivers score not the teams score