One worst night dropped
For the overall standings in each Southern Dirt Series division, every driver may drop their single worst points night from the championship total. This provision applies only to the overall standings.
2026 CHAMPIONSHIP SCORING
Points Format
The complete scoring charts and championship provisions for Southern Dirt Series overall, qualifying, and heat standings.
OFFICIAL FORMAT
Back to all rulesHow championship points are scored
Windy Hollow replacement night
A Street Stock driver may use their Friday-night points score at Windy Hollow Speedway to replace their lowest points night from another event that the driver attended.
OVERALL STANDINGS
A-Main finish points
The overall event score starts with the A-Main finish chart. A heat winner earns one additional overall point, and a qualifying-group winner earns one additional overall point.
Positions 1-12
| Finish | Points |
|---|---|
| 1 | 45 |
| 2 | 43 |
| 3 | 42 |
| 4 | 41 |
| 5 | 40 |
| 6 | 39 |
| 7 | 38 |
| 8 | 37 |
| 9 | 36 |
| 10 | 35 |
| 11 | 34 |
| 12 | 33 |
Positions 13-23 & starters
| Finish | Points |
|---|---|
| 13 | 32 |
| 14 | 31 |
| 15 | 30 |
| 16 | 29 |
| 17 | 28 |
| 18 | 27 |
| 19 | 26 |
| 20 | 25 |
| 21 | 24 |
| 22 | 23 |
| 23 | 22 |
| To start | 21 |
SEPARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Qualifying & heat points
Qualifying and heat championships are scored independently from the overall standings. Only the top five in each qualifying group or heat receive points.
Qualifying group finish
| Finish | Points |
|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 |
Heat-race finish
| Finish | Points |
|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 |