Two Showmanships!
New for 2009, two showmanships will be conducted. Two age divisions with two judges in each ring will run simultaneously. A surrogate judge in each ring will work the heats while the two judges silently evaluate the heats and select participants to return for their final drives. Two sets of finals for each age division will be shown (one final drive for each of the judges in each ring). Thus, two sets of showmanship points will be awarded. The judges in one ring will evaluate two divisions, while the judges in the other ring will evaluate three age divisions.