RULE
BOOK DISCLAIMER
The rules and/or
regulations set forth herein are designed to provide for the
orderly conduct
of racing events and to establish minimum acceptable
requirements for such
events, and, by
participating in these events, all participants are deemed
to have complied
with these rules. NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF SAFETY
SHALL RESULT
FROM PUBLICATION OR COMPLIANCE WITH THESE RULES AND/OR
REGULATIONS. They
are intended as a guide for the conduct of the sport and are
in no way a
guarantee against injury or death to a participant,
spectator or official.
The race director shall
be empowered to permit minor deviation from any of the
specifications
herein or impose any further restrictions that in his
opinion do not alter the
minimum acceptable
requirements. NO EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF
SAFETY SHALL RESULT
FROM SUCH ALTERATION OF SPECIFICATIONS.
Any interpretation or
deviation of these rules is left to the discretion of the
officials. Their
decision is final.
ELIGIBLE MODELS - North American made passenger cars from 1950 with a
wheelbase of no
less than 108 inches
originally. Wheel base must remain stock except cars with a wheel base
of more than
108 inches may be shortened to 108 inches with approval of speedway tech
personnel on a
case by case basis. No jeeps, trucks, sports cars, convertibles or station
wagons.
1.
Body and frame must be same make, model and year. No interchanging. Body must be
stock in stock location on frame. Stock firewall mounts and stock body mounts
must remain in stock position. Rubber grommets may be removed from body mounts.
No chopping, channeling or modifying. This means stock roof post. STOCK MEANS
STOCK. All glass, lights, trim and other objects that may come loose should be
removed. Windshield permitted. No side skirts.
Body panels must be
bolted not dzus buttoned. Rocker panels can be fabricated but must be steel
and remain stock
appearing.
2.
Approved after market body panels permitted as follows: Must be steel. After
market body can
only be used on same chassis as stock body. Currently, the only acceptable
bodies are the 5 Star Monte Carlo Street Stock body, which may be used on all
General Motors G-body chassis from 1978 thru 1988. The 5 Star and Performance Camaro front fenders, hood and door panels may be used on 1970 to 1981 Camaro,
however, rear quarter panel and trunk lid must remain stock. Cars must have rear
body panel. Replacement body must be stock appearing and meet approval of tech.
3.
Must have front and rear firewall. Front firewall must be stock in stock
position. In case of
rust, front firewall may
be patched but not removed. A full firewall of metal must be installed between driver and fuel
cell.
4.
Must have a full factory floor to back of driver's seat. In case of rust, floor
can be patched,
but it can not be removed. Full factory floor must remain intact on all uni-body
cars from front to back to prove originality of frame rail location.
5.
All cars must have a stock type front and rear bumper. Stock front bumper may be
replaced with an aftermarket stock appearing bumper cover. Stay in manufactures
line and comparable model. Must be approved
if not similar body style. Non-visible reinforcing pipe can be used behind bumper, but it
must be securely fastened to the frame. Car will be disqualified if bumper
cover comes off
and anything but a stock bumper is exposed. A bar
may be used to protect the radiator as follows. A 3-piece design using a 1-1/4
inch pipe may be constructed which is no wider than the frame rails and no
higher than 10 inches off the frame rails. A maximum of two bars may be attached
to the top of the bumper from the protective hoop. Rear
bracing of hoop optional. Do not build a battering ram. Wrecker hook up point must be included.
If bumper becomes loose or fells off during an event, car will be disqualified.
6. If
rub rails are used, they must be a single rail design and be attached flush with
the body contours.
Skid rails
must be tight to the body except a kick out of skid rail permitted 18 inches in front of rear
tire but may not extend past tread of any tire at any time.
7. No
sharp edges inside or outside of the cars, this includes bumpers.
8. All
doors must be welded or bolted shut.
INTERIOR
1.
Seats and upholstery must be removed and a racing seat properly installed and
firmly anchored.
Driver's seat may be no farther back than 56 inches measured from the vertical
section of the
firewall to the back of the seat cushion area.
2. Gas
tank to be removed and a fuel cell is mandatory. Fuel cell must be encased in an
approved material
and be secured with a minimum of two steel straps two inches wide.
3. Floor of trunk must be
removed.
4. No
sheet metal work permitted in driver's area from dash to rear of seat. Interior
sheet metal may
not box around driver's seat.
5.
Battery to be securely fastened. If battery is located in driver's compartment
it must be covered
to prevent leakage in case of a crash.
6.
Roll bars will be a four-post design boxed frame, well braced using at least
1-1/2 inch OD pipe or tubing with a wall thickness of .095 minimum. The bars
must be welded to the top of the frame and extend at least four inches above the
driver's head. Driver's side must have a minimum of four
protective side bars, three bars on the opposite side of the cage. Two bars must
run from the top
of the cage to the rear frame section. No threaded pipe or pipe fittings
in cage. Roll cage
kits permitted.
FRAME AND SUSPENSION
1. Frame must be the same make, model and year as body used. No
interchanging. No after market kit frames permitted. No down tube frames.
2. Cars of uni-body construction must use a frame of 8 inches in
circumference (2x2 box tubing) to tie front and rear frame rails together.
Eight inch circumference tubing a minimum requirement.
3. All frames may be reinforced with round steel tubing to the front fire
wall and to the rear fire wall but all frame components must remain in stock
position.
4. No part of chassis may be moved or relocated from its original position
except where noted.
5.
Rear sub-frame must remain stock, in stock position with stock dimensions.
Rusted areas
may be reinforced with a steel channel iron or tubing.
6.
Must use original suspension that matches the type of car being used. Spring
part of
suspension must remain stock. Must be original stock type mounted in stock
position on stock fixtures and be leaf for leaf, coil for coil or torsion for
torsion. No straight front axles.
7.
Stock appearing rears and stock appearing Ford 9 -inch rears permitted. No Grand
National or floater rears permitted. Rear must be locked. Must be mounted in
stock position on stock fixtures. No
offsetting. Interchanging of rears permitted within manufacturers line, integral
type for integral type or non-integral for non-integral. Any steel spool,
replacement axles and C-clip eliminators permitted. Minor modification to length
of stock rear control arm permitted but must remain stock.
8.
Stock spindles only. Must be made by manufacturer of car being used. No interchanging.No
NASCAR type spindles. Front upper control arm may be a tubular aftermarket
non-adjustable arm mounted on stock mounts.
9. No
engine set back. Steering quickeners permitted.
10.
No double shocking. Racing shocks permitted, front and rear shock location
optional. If stock
spring pockets are rusted or damaged, they may be remanufactured but must
closely resemble stock and remain in original stock position. Shock mounts may
be relocated. Weight jacks permitted.
11.
Steel wheels only 12 inch maximum width. Racing wheels recommended. If
stock wheels are used, wheels must be reinforced with a 1/4
inch steel center plate. Reverse racing rim permitted, beadlocks permitted on
any wheel. No wheel covers of any kind. Foam mud plugs permitted.
12.
Four wheel brakes must be in good working order at all times. Standard brake
system that matches the make and model of car used. Aftermarket master cylinder
permitted. Master cylinder may be moved to inside
driver's compartment on inside of firewall. In-line proportioning valves permitted. No plastic
brake lines.
13. FoMoCo chassis cars {T-Birds and Cougars) from 1983
thru 1988 with a 104 inch wheel base may be stretched to meet the 108 inch
wheel base rule by adding a section to the floor pan. The body would be made
to fit the chassis in a similar manner.
ENGINES
1. Production V-8
engines limited to 365 cubic inches and must be in chassis originally cataloged by manufacturer. Block must be a
standard production block that was less than 365 cubic inches originally. No aluminum blocks.
Stroke to remain stock. Crankshaft must be factory production or stock dimension
after market steel or cast iron crank with stock stroke. No swapping of
cranks. Crank may be turned to a maximum of .040 under. Chevy bow-tie and Ford SVO blocks
permitted. Ford SVO crank with part number M6303-D351
permitted. MOPAR high performance crank with part number P4120312 permitted.
2. Production rod from a
V-8 engine less than 365 cubic inches. Any stock dimension steel rod (no
titanium) may be substituted. Modification to rod length prohibited. Rods, block
and crank to be used in the same
combination that the factory originally manufactured. Ford permitted to use 6 inch length rod with approved SVO
crank.
3. Flat top pistons only.
Zero deck, piston may not be above block.
4. Option I - Any
factory steel head. Must have a 60 cc minimum combustion chamber. No aluminum
heads. No relocating of rocker arm
studs. Option II - Vortec and
DART/World Products Sportsman II steel head with casting number of 1037
permitted as follows: Must have a 60 cc minimum combustion chamber. No
relocating rocker arm studs. No porting or polishing. Matching ports in intake port
of head only. Depth maximum for matching port is 3/4 of an inch. Lifter bore must remain stock.
The valve seat area can be cleaned up using a maximum 80-degree grinding stone. No
additional hand or machine work permitted. CC measurement of intake runner of head to
remain stock with the exception of matching port.
5. Production valve or
production replacement valve using steel or stainless steel only. Any spring and retainer permitted. Roller
rockers permitted. No roller cams. No dry sump systems.
6. Block must be
standard production part. Must have been installed on an assembly line
automobile. All factory identification numbers and or part numbers must remain
on crank and heads. Main bearing caps
must be iron or steel. Electric fans permitted in addition to use of
7. Limited to one two
barrel carburetor that was originally manufactured as a two barrel carburetor. No predators or dominators.
8. Any approved aluminum intake other than a
smoke ram or tunnel ram. Intake height to be a maximum of 8 inches measured from the top of
the carburetor bowl using a straight edge from the bowl to the #3 or #4 runner
of the intake manifold.
9. Headers permitted,
but must be chassis type headers only with collector and extend to or beyond
firewall. No 180 degree or up and over type headers.
10. Starter must be in
working condition at all times. Battery ignition only. Stock distributor with after market components permitted, no
modification to housing. No MSD ignition. Ford may use the Ford ignition box.
11. Gasoline only. No
electric fuel pumps or pressurized fuel systems.
12. Stock clutch or stock
appearing after market clutch of stock diameter only.No aluminum flywheels or pressure plate. No
mufti-disc clutch or racing clutch. Must use a stamped steel blow proof bell housing with a
2 x 3 inch inspection hole located 3 inches from the transmission mounting
surface for clutch inspection.
13. Stock manual
transmission or stock automatic transmission only with a working reverse.
Automatics must use a working stock appearing torque converter.
14. Protest fee as per
general rules. Any car disqualified
receives no payoff for that event.
GENERAL RULES
1.
Tires to be either a 10 inch DOT approved tire or an 11 inch HOOSIER spec track
tire. Compound must be D-15 or D-35. A D-45 may be used on the right rear only.
Tire must be stamped with HTMA on sidewall. No tire bleeders. HTMA
to be highlighted.
2.
Quick release safety belt and shoulder harness must be installed.
3.
Roll bars to be padded in driver's area. Full windshield screen for driver
protection strongly recommended.
4.
Driver responsible for wearing an approved racing helmet and an approved fire
retardant drivers
uniform and gloves.
5. A
window net or arm restraints to be used.
6.
Cars must weigh at least 2800 pounds including driver after any event. All
weights to be
securely fastened and painted white with car number painted on weight. Must use
½ inch or larger bolt to fasten weight and weight must be securely fastened. No
weight added above the deck.
7. All driveshafts to be painted white.
8. All cars must be
presentable to the public at all times and must be clearly identified with
numbers 18 inches high.
CAR NUMBERS MUST BE REGISTERED WITH THE SPEEDWAY,
NO
DUPLICATE NUMBERS. THE ABOVE RULES ARE INTENDED
TO BE A GUIDELINE IN CONSTRUCTING A CAR. THE DECISION OF TRACK
OFFICIALS IS FINAL.
CALL BEFORE YOU BUY OR BUILD.