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Mar 10, 2025
Fans can watch all the 49th Hardee's Rattler 250 weekend from South Alabama Speedway on March 13-16 live on RacingAmerica.TV
UPDATE: Qualifying for UARA Super Late Models and Sportsman will now begin at 1:30 p.m. CT/2:30 p.m. ET. After qualifying, all other activities for Saturday are postponed, due to the impending severe weather threat. Racing action will begin Sunday at 1 p.m. CT/2 p.m. ET with the Sportsman 75-lap event, followed by the 49th Hardee's Rattler 250.
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The first day of racing features South Alabama Speedway's local divisions. Mini-Sportsman, Mini-Cups, Coyotes, Super Stocks and Crown Vics will all take the track on Thursday, March 13, with the green flag waving at 7:00 p.m. CT/8:00 p.m. ET.
Friday's racing is headlined by the Grasshopper Baby Rattler 125 presented by Rogers-Dabbs Chevrolet, Crate Racin' USA and Jr's Lawnmower Shop. Roadrunners and Modifieds also race on Friday, with the first green flag at 7:00 p.m CT/8:00 p.m. ET.
Qualifying for the Rattler 250 and UARA Sportsman 75 will now take place at 1:30 p.m. CT/2:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 15. Their feature races are postponed until Sunday, March 16 due to inclement weather.
Don't miss out on all the excitement from South Alabama Speedway. Subscribe today and watch every lap of the 49th Hardee's Rattler 250 at South Alabama Speedway.
-Photo credit: Reid Scott
TIME | SESSION |
4:00 p.m. | Pits Open |
5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. | Local Practice Only (Late Models may park only) |
TIME | SESSION |
9:00 a.m. | Pits Open (All Classes) |
9:30 a.m. | Drivers Meeting |
10:00 a.m. | Tech by appointments for Late Models, closes at 5:00 p.m. |
Noon-3:00 p.m. | Late Model Practice (SLM/PLM 45-minute intervals) |
3:30 p.m. | Super Late Qualifying/Pro Late Qualifying Tire Seletction, then Rattler Race Tire |
3:45 p.m.-4:15 p.m. | Modified Practice |
4:00 p.m. | Local Tech Opens |
4:30 p.m. | Local Practice |
Grandstands Open | |
5:00 p.m. | Late Model Tech Closes |
6:30 p.m. | Local Drivers Meeting |
7:00 p.m. | Local Features |
Mini-Cups | |
Mini-Sportsman | |
Coyote | |
Super Stocks | |
Crown Vics |
TIME | SESSION |
9:00 a.m. | Pits Open (All Classes) |
9:30 a.m. | Late Model Drivers' Meeting |
Tire & Fuel Opens | |
10:00 a.m. | Late Model Practice Begins (PLM/SLM 1 Hour Each) |
Noon | Practice Ends, All Enclosed Haulers Removed from Inside Pit Area, Late Model Tech Closes |
Noon-12:45 .m. | Modified Practice |
12:45-2:15 p.m. | PLM to Pre-Qualifying Tech |
2:00 p.m. | Grandstands Open |
2:15 p.m. | SLM Practice (1 Hour) |
3:45 p.m. | Pro Late Qualifying (Top 24 Locked In) |
4:30-5:30 p.m. | Local Practice - Modified & Roadrunners |
5:30 p.m. | Modified Qualifying |
6:00 p.m. | Local Drivers Meeting |
6:30 p.m. | Pre-Race Ceremonies |
7:00 p.m. | Modified - 50 Laps |
Grasshopper Baby Rattler 125 | |
Roadrunner - 35 Laps |
TIME | SESSION |
9:00 a.m. | Pits Open |
9:30 a.m. | Mandatory UARA SLM & Sportsman Drivers Meeting |
9:45 a.m. | All Enclosed Haulers Removed from Inside Pit Area |
10:30 a.m. | UARA SLM Practice |
11:30 a.m. | UARA Sportsman Practice |
12:30 p.m. | SLM to Pre-Qualifying Tech |
1:00 p.m. | Grandstands Open |
1:30 p.m. | UARA SLM Qualifying (Top 24 Locked In) |
UARA Sportsman Qualifying |
TIME | SESSION |
9:00 a.m. | Pits Open |
9:30 a.m. | Mandatory UARA SLM & Sportsman Driver's Meeting |
10:00 a.m. | Grandstands Open |
10:30 a.m. | SLM to Pre-Qualifying Tech |
11:30 a.m. | All UARA cars must be on starting grid |
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Autograph Session (Both Classes) |
12:30 p.m. | Pre-Race Ceremonies |
1:00 p.m. | UARA Sportsman 75 |
UARA 49th Hardee's Rattler 250 |