2008 FACTORY
STOCK BUILDING RULES
FIRE
SUITS--NECK BRACES--GLOVES--FIRE EXTINGUISHER--WINDOW NET OR ARM RESTRAINTS AND 5 POINT HARNESS ARE MANDATORY!!!
NO COURTESY NIGHTS
ON SAFETY EQUIPMENT!!!!
If any questions
or gray area, ASK.
This is an entry level class , we do not have a move up rule but
drivers who have raced higher classes may not move down to this class.
IF IT DOESN'T
SAY YOU CAN THEN THAT MEANS YOU CAN'T!!!
THOSE ITEMS NOT ADDRESSED IN THE FOLLOWING MUST REMAIN
STOCK AS PRODUCED BY THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER
BODY
1. Any year
model American made car. Wheelbase must be factory stock. No tolerance. No subcompact cars. Rack and pinion cars must be factory
stock parts only. If chassis is altered or steering parts (tie rods etc.) are not in stock location - it's not legal!
2. Complete stock bodies and frame for that year model.
Body must be factory
stock. All doors must be secured to body. Spoiler must not be wider than trunk lid.
Back of body
must be enclosed fender to fender.
Hood and trunk must be pinned down.
Must
have a complete stock factory floor pan(or stock appearing) and firewall.
Rear firewall must
extend from bottom of rear window to bottom of floor pan.
Trunk area may be cut no further forward
than pinion of rear end, must maintain inner fender well that attaches to floor pan.
Rear fender
wells and firewalls may be trimmed for tire clearance.
Bumpers may be square tubing ~ must run
inner rub rail ~ minimum size 1 inch round tubing on rear bumper.
Must have tow loops front and
rear.
Front fender wells may be unbolted and removed.
Fenders may
be trimmed for tire clearance.
All window openings must remain factory size.
All cars must have front dash in stock location.
Holes in firewall must be covered with
metal or aluminum.
NO ENCLOSED INTERIORS. May have cock pit wall for switches, etc.
All glass must be removed, including head and taillights. No rear view mirrors allowed.
3. Factory stock OEM frame front to rear. NO alterations allowed. This includes all cross members. DRIVE SHAFT LOOP
MANDATORY. 6 INCHES BACK FROM FRONT U-JOINT--DRIVE SHAFT AND LOOP MUST BE PAINTED WHITE.
4.
All weights must be painted white with your cars number on it and securely fastened to eliminate injury and hazardous conditions.
Failure to have your cars number on a weight or failure to have it securely fastened is grounds for disqualification or position
penalty at the discretion of the Tech official.
5. Factory gauges may be removed. All flammable
interior (carpet, headliner, interior side panel, rear seats, etc.) must be removed. Wiring harness may be removed and replaced.
Racing seat MANDATORY. Driver/racing seat must be in stock location. No standard auto safety belts allowed. All cars must
be equipped with racing safety-approved seat belts bolted to the frame with grade 8 bolts. Shoulder harness is mandatory..
2 year to current date on belts. A 5-POINT HARNESS IS MANDATORY. The battery must be securely mounted in a battery box on
the car. Battery must be covered.
6. Quick release steering wheel is optional MAY REPLACE
STEERING COLUMN WITH round steering rod in stock location. Quick Steer OK
7. WEIGHT: 3500
lb. after race with driver. Top 5 cars weigh after heat races. Last chance transfer spots will weigh. Top 5 will weigh after
"A" feature. When scales are set up.
ENGINE AND DRIVE TRAIN
ENGINE MUST HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE IN THIS VEHICLE. YEAR MAY BE INTERCHANGED. MUST HAVE 180 DEGREE EXPLOSION PROOF STEEL
BELL HOUSING.
Ford to Ford, Dodge to Dodge. Flat top or dished pistons,
NO domes. Stock GM crankshaft 3.480 STROKE and STOCK GM RODS. No 90 or newer roller cam blocks. No bow tie or aluminum blocks.
Casting numbers must be readable by tech official. No 400 blocks. Maximum cubic inch displacement to include clearance and
wear is 360 for GM and Ford and 370 for Mopar. All others must not exceed 360 CID.
2. INTAKES:
Any production cast iron intake. No porting of the heads or gasket matching of intake or heads. Intake may NOT be reworked
under carb area. Carb spacer no taller than 1 inch and 1" adapter (total2") allowed.
CARBURETOR
CAN BE NO LARGER THAN A HOLLEY #4412 500 CFM 2 BARREL AND MUST PASS INSPECTION FROM TOP SIDE WITH GAGE. BOTTOM OF CARB CAN
BE NO LARGER THAN 1 11/16" IN 1. Engine must be stock production. Factory blocks only. GM to GM, DIAMETER. (MUST BE STOCK
VENTURA 1-3/8") MAY RUN ROCHESTER 2 BARREL (SUBJECT TO BE PULLED OFF AND CHECKED) .
3. Factory
style distributors. (GM = HEI). No MSD distributors, No remote coils on GM distributors. No on board electronic devices capable
of storing information allowed with the exception of recall Tachometers. No aftermarket electronic amplifying devices allowed.
No aftermarket modules.
4. Hydraulic camshafts & lifters only, stock stamped rocker
arms. NO flat tappet cams or mushroom cams. No roller hydraulic cams. Engines must not pull less than 18" of vacuum at
1000 R.P.M., Checked with track tachometer and track vacuum gage. If you are in doubt get with Tech official and check before
competing. All cars in tech will be checked, plus we may have surprise tech at our discretion. Car must have capability for
track tech official to hook up track tachometer and vacuum gage. Zero valve lash is required.
5.
Heads must be stock OEM production only. No aftermarket heads. Casting number must be
Readable
by tech official. 2.02 - 1.60 valves in GM is the largest size allowed. No aluminum heads or angle plug heads. Aftermarket
valve springs OK. Screw in studs allowed. No angle milling of Blocks or heads, No Brezinski products, No porting, No polishing,
No acid dipping, or anything similar allowed to heads or intake.
6. Stock cast iron exhaust
manifolds, NO Headers. If you use mufflers, they must be securely fastened.
7. Factory
stock automatics or standard transmissions. Must use factory stock OEM clutch disc and pressure plates on stock steel OEM
flywheels only. NO EXCEPTIONS. AFTERMARKET CLUTCH PETAL OK. Stock type 10" or larger factory torque converters required
on all automatics, temperature reading will be taken to ensure torque converter is not a dummy. Driver must be able to put
car in gear from park/neutral and move forward and reverse at time of inspection. Must have drive shaft loop. Drive shafts
must be painted white.
8.Intake must have vacuum nipple for tech inspection.
SAFETY REGULATIONS
1. Roll cages are required. No screw joint fittings allowed. The minimum
requirement for all roll cages on all cars shall be an "A" shaped affair, constructed of at least 1 1/2" OD
pipe with bars running from the upper right corner to the lower left corner, and just the opposite on the other side, forming
a "X" as viewed from front to
rear. There must also be a cross bar on top of "A"
and 4 bars down the side and 4 bars around the top to complete a caged affair around the driver. All roll bar pipes must be
at least .095 in thickness. Must have 4 kidney bars on the driver side and 2 bars on the passenger side. The driver and passenger
doors inner liner only may be altered as necessary to install bars in the door area. No further gutting allowed. Gussets required.
Bars may be added to protect radiator and gas tank areas. 3 1/4 inch bars in front of drivers window are mandatory, 1/8"
doorplate is mandatory. From back of cage to 5 inches in front of seat top to bottom.
2.
Fuel cells mandatory and must be in stock position, 32 gallon maximum. Fuel cells must be securely installed with 2 inch wide
by 1/8 inch steel straps. Pump GAS OR RACING GAS only.
NO nitrous oxide or other performance
enhancing chemicals allowed.
TIRES - WHEELS - SUSPENSION
1.
IMCA, Street or track tires only. NO tires softer than a 55 compound allowed. NO recaps. 275/60/15 largest street tire allowed.
All tires must pass tech inspection.
2. Steel racing wheels only. Maximum width is 10".
Right rear bead-lock recommended. 5/8" stud and 1" Lug nuts MANDATORY.
3. All suspension
must remain STOCK and in stock location. NO relocation of mounting points. Springs may be aftermarket No use of chains or
other items to limit suspension travel. NO Weight Jacks or spring sliders allowed. Rear Springs must use stock upper spring
pads in stock location.
4. NO heim mounted shocks allowed, Shocks must mount in stock location.
Only one(1) shock per wheel. No spring assisted shocks unless it is Factory delivered for that vehicle. Must have at least
3 working brakes. However all brackets and shocks must stay in their original location.
There
is a $125 protest fee for engine or drive train $25 goes to points fund. No motor swap rule.
Rear
suspensions must mount up factory stock. NO alterations. All control arms must mount up in stock positions. NO aftermarket
control arms. No Johnny joints. Any stock American made car or 1.ton truck rear ends allowed. 9" Ford rear ends will
be authorized in any car. HowMay switch to disk brakes on rear.
NO FLOATER or GRAND NATIONAL
rear ends. All cars must remain on stock suspension for the car that it is under. NO gold tracs or any form of traction devices
allowed. Locked rear ends required. 2008 all cars must pull 18" vacuum at 1000 rpms.
Visiting
Factory Stocks will be allowed one (first night at the track in 2008) courtesy night (on minor infractions) and then must
comply with the above rules.