Southern Stock Car
2008 RULES & SPECIFICATIONS
BODY - Interior and wheel base; any American made OEM
produced COUPE OR SEDAN BODY AND REAR WHEEL DRIVE. Body must maintain complete
stock appearance. Air filters can pass through hood a max of 6". No ram
air, or fresh air systems, mud guard in front of filter OK. All exterior lamps
and trim must be removed, may be covered with sheet metal. Doors must be
fastened, bolted or welded shut. All glass and interior trim must be removed.
All openings in firewalls must be covered with sheet metal so as to isolate
driver compartment from engine trunk/fuel cell and ground areas. Wheel base must remain stock
according to year model of body used. Main roll cage tubing must be minimum of
1 ½". Drivers side must have 3 door bars. New cars are recommended to be
built out of 1 Ύ" roll cage.
Aftermarket plastic nosepieces that look stock will be allowed. Body
must be a minimum of 5 inches from the ground. 7" max on sun visor. 6).
Spoilers are legal. 6" tall maximum.
WEIGHT Must weigh at least 3,000 pounds after race with driver in car. No tolerance by track scales. No weights and/or loose objects in driver compartment or outside body. Weights must be securely mounted to frame or roll cage and painted white with car number on it. Must be attached with at least two .5-inch bolts. No titanium, magnesium or carbon fiber products, parts, or components. No gun-drilled, tubular, hollow bolts or studs. Steel fasteners only.
BRAKES Must be steel approved OEM, drum, or disc. Must maintain OEM dimensions for Hubs/rotors and calipers, cannot be lightened. Bolt pattern may be changed. Larger studs allowed. Rear rotors may be aftermarket, min. 0.810-inch thickness. Vented rotors only, no scalloped rotors. No floating brakes. Three wheel brakes OK. One proportioning device allowed. Aftermarket pedal assembly allowed.
BUMPERS Front and rear bumpers required. Stock or fabricated OK. No sharp edges. Front bumper may not extend beyond inside tire width except cars with nosepieces. Fabricated bumpers may be no more than 1 Ύ" ODx.125 wall round tube or 2x3x.125 wall rectangle. Fabricated bumpers must be capped at ends. Nerf bars allowed. One bar per side on doors, and quarter panels. Nerf bars can be 2" max from body. No larger than 1 ½" round tubing on nerf bars, 1" x 2" square tubing.
FRAMES American made passenger car Stock frame. Rear suspension must match frame used, in stock location. Unibody cars may fab .from stock frame to rear of car but must use stock type suspension for frame used. Example camaro, nova, steel leaf springs, front mount no more than 4 inches higher than stock frame rails.
ENGINE Cast iron stock OEM American made blocks only. No chevy big blocks or 400 small blocks.
VALVETRAIN- Any flat tappet cam. No mushroom, or roller of any type. No gear or belt driven cams. Roller rockers arms ok.
CARBURETOR & FUEL PUMP Single two or four barrel only. No dual carbs. Aftermarket air filters OK. Aftermarket fuel pumps OK. All pumps must mount in stock location. No electric fuel pumps. Carburetor Claim $350. See claim rule.
CYLINDER HEADS Cast Iron only, No porting or polishing. .
EXHAUST Round tube headers only. All primary header tubes
must enter directly into one collector, at same point at end of header. Must
remain dual exhaust,
no cross-over or Y-pipes. Mufflers Mandatory, The only straight through
muffler allowed is the Schoenfeld IMCA 609, 112530 or
112535.or Lowbak Mufflers, Custom Craft 3 Disc
Muffler. No vortec cones any other muffler must be
approved by track. All exhaust must go through muffler. Two
mufflers per car, one per header.
IGNITION Stock OEM produced battery operated electronic or
single point distributors in stock location, and must run off of one 12 volt
battery. No aftermarket or high performance distributors or ignition boxes.
Aftermarket cap, coils, rotor, plug wires, etc., OK. No electronic traction
control devices .Distributor Claim $250. See claim rules.
INTAKE MANIFOLD Cast Iron ---- or
Aluminum.
LOCATION Number 1 plug in-line with ball joint. Aftermarket or fabricated motor mounts OK. Rear engine mount may be solid mounts or plates.
OIL SYSTEM Extra capacity pan or accusump OK. Oil pumps in stock location No Dry sumps.
FUEL Race fuels OK. No nitro bearing additives or any other exotic additives or fuel. NO nitrous oxide.
FUEL CELL Racing fuel cell required. No boat or stock automotive fuel tanks. Must be securely fastened inside trunk of car and mounted around cell, by at least two steel straps no smaller than 1/8" by 1". Trunk floor and wells must have drain holes cut so as not to allow spilled fuel to be trapped in trunk area. Radiator cannot mount higher than hood or extend through hood. Electric fans OK.
REAREND Must be locked, spool or mini spool recommended. Aftermarket axles OK. 9" Ford under any body OK. No limited slips such as Gold-Trac, Detroit Locker, Etc. Floaters OK.
STEERING/DRIVER LOCATION OEM STEERING GEAR BOX IN STOCK LOCATION FOR FRAME USED. Quick steer boxes OK. Aftermarket pump OK. Aftermarket steering wheel with disconnect OK. Driver must sit in left front quadrant of racecar, no further back than rear edge of front door.
SUSPENSION Rear leaf, coil, or torsion bar as OEM
produced for make frame used. Steel racing springs OK. Coils must be minimum
4.5" outside diameter. No coil overs. All
springs must mount in stock location. Only one spring and shock per wheel.
Spring spacers or lowering blocks for ride height adjustment OK. Steel body
racing or stock shocks OK. No air shocks. Weight jacks, and
rear leaf spring shackles OK. No cockpit operated shock or spring
adjustment devices. No fabricated or
aftermarket traction devices or suspension components. May use
fabricated upper control arms. Shock Claim $50.
See claim rules.
TIRES Must run Hossier 2045 asphalt pulloff on right rear. Other three tires may be street type
passenger car tires. Must have DOT numbers and treaded
design. No special racing tires, recap tires, McCreary, Hoosier,
TRANSMISSION Automatic or standard, OEM. Approved OK on any car. Driver must be able to put car in forward, neutral, and reverse while running. Transmission cooler OK and may be attached to cage Scatter shields or blow proof bell housing mandatory. No Aluminum bell housing allowed! Mini Clutch or Direct Drive OK but must be mounted to the crankshaft. Minimum 2" diameter steel drive shaft, must be painted white, and must have drive shaft loop mounted 6" back from front U-joint.
WHEELS- 15 dia. Steel wheels only maximum 10" width, racing wheels OK. One inch (1") steel lug nuts required.
NUMBERS Numbers must be on top and sides of car. Numbers must be 20" tall.
COURTESY RULE-Any car from another track with Minor rule infractions will be allowed to race one night.
PROTEST RULE-Any driver in the same race on the lead lap
may protest another car immediately after feature in the tech area. $ 250.00
cash per component $ 50.00 to the track, if legal, protested car gets $ 200.00
if illegal protester gets $ 200.00 back.
CLAIM RULES - The official claiming area is the tech
area or wherever track designates. Claim must be made immediately after the
"A" feature race finishes (checkered flag). Only the driver may make
the claim. Driver must have money. The claiming driver must be on the same lap
as the driver being claimed.
Only the top three cars may be claimed. A driver can claim another drivers carburetor, distributor, or shocks only once during the year. In the case of multiple claims on the same carburetor, distributor, or shock, a draw will be held with claiming drivers to determine who gets claim. Refusal to sell forfeits all cash, trophies, and points for the night. If claim is refused, claim is not held against driver who claimed 2nd. Refusal by a driver will result in a $200 fine.