2013 GRAND-AM Rulebook

6.4 Pre-Race.
6.4.1 Once the Car arrives in the Pit Stall, teams may
service the Car. Fueling is prohibited from the time
the Car is in the Pit Stall until the Car passes the
Start Line for the first time during the Race.
6.4.2 Exploratory Laps. Upon conclusion of the fan
walk, the pit exit opens for five (5) minutes and all
Cars must complete at least one (1) exploratory lap
or forfeit their grid position and must start the Race
from the pit exit. After completing a minimum of one
(1) exploratory lap, Driver may elect to: (i) Drive
through pit lane with caution and undertake another
exploratory lap, provided the pit exit is open; (ii)
Take their grid position; or (iii) Return to their Pit
Stall. A Car remaining in its Pit Stall after the pit exit
is closed forfeits its grid position and must start the
Race from the pit exit, in the order of arrival. The
Safety Car takes up position at the front of the grid
during this time.
6.4.3 Starting Grid. After the pit exit is closed, Cars ontrack
may proceed to their grid position or Pit Stall.
Cars returning to their Pit Stall forfeit their grid position
and must start the Race from pit exit, in the
order of arrival. Once in the grid position or pit lane,
engines must be turned off until the command to
start the engines is given.
6.4.4 Formation Laps. Formation laps are led by a
Safety Car. There are two (2) formation laps, unless
otherwise determined by the Race Director.
6.4.4 Unable to Start on Grid. Cars not participating in
the formation laps, Cars unable to maintain the
speed of the Safety Car and/or Cars that fall out of
position during the formation laps, must relinquish
their position. Any Car unable to leave the grid with
all running Cars must start from the pit exit, in the
order of arrival. If a Car cannot maintain the speed
of the Safety Car and is repositioned at the rear of
the field or is starting from pit lane, the Car’s original
grid position is filled by the Car in the column
immediately behind it, with all subsequent Cars
behind this Car, moving up from behind also.
6.5 Race Start and Restart Procedures
6.5.1 Scoring. Timing and scoring begins when the
leader crosses the Start Line after the conclusion of
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