Street Stock Rules, Super Stock Rules,  FWD Economy Stocks,   Firecracker 200/Halloween 200,

2008 Dave & Deb’s Winner’s Circle Street Stocks
DECEMBER 4, 2008

ELIGIBLE CARS

1. Any 1960-1988 American made sedans. No station wagons or convertibles. No Camaro, Firebird, Mustang or similar type cars.
2. Minimum wheelbase 108", no unibody cars.

CHASSIS

1. No cutting, moving, or replacing all or any part of the front firewall or floor pan. The only exception to this rule will be for the mounting of the fuel cell.
2. Bumpers must be welded and chained to frame. Stock appearing aftermarket nose and tail pieces allowed (1984-1987 Monte Carlo Only). No homemade nose and tail pieces allowed. Cut bumpers must be smoothed no jagged edges.
3. Rear kickers from top of cage to rear bumper permitted but must run above frame rails. No Xing of these bars is permitted.
4. No bars, angel iron, plating, or any other type of material may be used to help support or strengthen the body or chassis in any way. The only exception to this rule will be a leg bar added from the door bars to main frame rail behind the front wheel on the drivers side running parallel to the frame no more than six inches above the frame and a front loop which may attach to roll cage.
5. No altering of the frame in any way, except notching of cross members for fuel pump is allowed.  NO  OTHER EXCEPTIONS.
6. No boxing of frames.  X-ing is permitted.
7. If frame is bent or broken it must be replaced with stock material for that make and model.
8. Stock cast iron calipers.
9. Floater Rear Ends are mandatory. No quick change rear ends.
10. Upper and lower control arms as well as panhard bar must be stock.
11. Engine setback: Front left sparkplug must align with center of ball joint on left upper control arm.  Engine must be centered on chassis side-to-side.

BODIES

1. All doors must be welded shut.
2. Car body and frame must remain stock. Cars must maintain stock body measurements 100%. No tolerance. Body and frame must be the same make. No moving body on frame. Minimum roof height of 51-inches.  No lowering of nose and front fenders.
3. Complete bumper to bumper stock steel body must remain intact.  No louvers or holes allowed in rear panel or bumper.
4. All doors, roof, trunk, and rear fenders must remain intact.  Rear body panels must be in place.
5. All body panels must remain factory OEM parts. The only exceptions will be the hood which must be gutted and both inside door panels, which may be removed for safety cage clearance. Deck lid may be gutted, but must be secured.
6. Fenders may be cut 2" for tire clearance. Front fender wells may be removed
7. No spoiler or scoops, either stock or after market. Side skirting to the bottom of the framerail is permitted.
8. All headlight and taillights openings must be covered.
9. Rear firewall must be enclosed with sheet metal. There will be no decking besides this. 8-inch maximum distance between rear spark plug to front firewall measured at base of master cylinder.
10. 24" high x 3" numbers must be displayed on both sides and on roof and must be readable from infield. A 6" number must also be displayed on upper right-hand side of windshield.

TRANSMISSION

1. Automatic transmissions only. Must run stock unaltered torque converter for that make and model.
2. No transmission coolers in driver compartment.

WHEELS AND TIRES

1. 7" or 8" steel racing wheels only. Wheel mounted bleeders only.
2. Track tires only (TBA).  Must start race on tires used for qualifying.
3. No tire softeners of any kind.
4. All cars must have 1/2" studs and 1" lug nuts minimum. Stud must pass all the way through the lug nut.

SUSPENSION

1. Suspension parts must remain absolutely stock for that make and model car.
2. Front wheels may be cambered:
   A. Fords: A-frame adjustment slots may be cut not added to.
   B. GM: 3" A-frame bolts may be used.
3. Factory spindles and hubs must be used. No altering chopping or lightening spindles and hubs in any form. Spindles must be the same on both sides.
4. Sway bar may be "loaded" at lower A-frame. Sway bar must be in original rubber mounts were connected to frame. No adjusting sway bar where mounted to frame.
5. Track shocks ONLY – Afco fixed bearing shock (part No. 12_ _FB) or Afco stock mount shock (part No. 1020 thru 1035). Front shocks must be stock mount shocks, mounted in stock location. Rear shocks may be mounted any location inside frame rails. One shock per wheel.
6. Springs must be in original location. A non-adjustable spacer may be used.  Rear weight jacks permitted.
7. Frame and frame components must remain stock for that make and model. No bending of frame permitted. Frame if bent or broken, may only be replaced with stock sections of frame. The addition of any type of tubing or angel iron may not be used.
8. Lowest part of frame must be at least 5" from ground.
9. No aluminum parts (calipers, master cylinders, rotors, hubs, drive shaft, etc.) only exception will be radiator, pulleys, carb spacer, power steering bracket and reservoir and valve covers.

ENGINES

1. Must be same as corporate manufacture. GM to GM, Ford to Ford
2. Short block: A. Block – Must be stock or OEM replacement. No angle main caps or aftermarket caps. Main studs are permitted. B. Engine Displacement – Engine bore and stroke must match a stock production engine size. Bore can be up to .040 over stock size. Crankshaft must be a stock no tolerance. No stroking engine up or down. 410 maximum cubic-inch. C. Components – 1. Pistons: Flat top only. Can be forged aluminum. 2. Rod: No aluminum or titanium rods. Must be steel connecting rod. 3. Crankshafts: Stock or OEM replacement. No lightening of counter balances or rod through permitted. Crank must be equal or exceed stock weight. No made for racing or high performance parts.
3. Head: Stock OEM. No porting, polishing, or cutting of any type. Screw in studs and pinning studs allowed. No aluminum, angle plug, or made for racing heads. No high performance heads. Stock rocker arms only. No larger than 1.94 Intake, 1.50 Exhaust valves, Chevy. Heads must have factory casting numbers.
4. CAMS: Hydraulic lifters only. Standard shape. No rollers. No billet camshafts. Maximum lift: Small block Chevy .450" Big block, Chevy .484", Pontiac .454", Oldsmobile .454", Ford Dodge and Chrysler .493". To be measured at valve retainer.
5. MANIFOLDS:
   EXHAUST: No porting, polishing, or cutting. Must retain factory stock exhaust flange. No new style Corvette, or truck manifolds.  Cast Iron manifold only – no steel or stainless steel.  2 ½” exhaust tubing from manifold to exit end.  Tubing may be oval shape for clearance.  Pipes MAY NOT be connected by equalizer tube or by crossing.  Pipes must exit to right side of car in front of right rear wheel. No flex pipe. INTAKE: Factory stock cast iron intakes only. No porting, polishing, or cutting.  Add 50-lbs for use of Mercruiser or any other marine intake.
6. DISTRIBUTOR: No made for racing or dual point distributors allowed. No ball bearings. OEM parts only. Stock appearing coil and module. No MSD ignition.
7. CARBURETOR: One stock production Holley #4412 two barrel 500 CFM (to NASCAR specifications). Carburetor must retain factory finish and color. 1 1/4" maximum from bottom of carb to top of intake. No cutting of choke horn or any other cutting, grinding or relieving of any kind. Absolutely stock.
8. Air cleaner, 1- round 14" x 4" maximum air filter. Base may not exceed 2 1/2 " past the element, front half may be shrouded.
9. Fuel line - must run direct from fuel cell to fuel pump to carburetor. No coiling of fuel line. No cool cans. Fuel line run through right side of driver’s compartment must be encased in a 1" outside diameter steel tube.
10. No electric fuel pumps.

WEIGHT

1. 116" Wheelbase – 3100 lbs. Minimum for cars with 360 and under cubic inch motor. 3200 lbs. for cars with motor over 360 cubic inch.
2. Under 116" Wheelbase to 108" Wheelbase – 3200 lbs. minimum for cars with 360 and under cubic inch motor. 3300 lbs. for cars with motor over 360 cubic inch. 
3. Cars must be at required weight at all times – no tolerance. 55.0% maximum left side weight. 45.0% maximum rear weight. Minimum weight for car must be displayed in at least 2" numerals in upper left corner of windshield (driver’s side). Incorrect weight posting on car will result in immediate disqualification with loss of points and all money for that race.

SAFETY

1. All cars must have a minimum of a 4-point roll cage made of 1-3/4" x .095 tubing. Two points in front of driver and two behind. Also must have gussets measuring 3" diagonally welded were the pipe meets the frame; one per pipe. Three door bars or an "X" structure spanning the door area on the right side mandatory. No offsetting cages. Cage must be welded in a professional manor and is subject to approval by Tech personnel.
2. All cars must have a door plate 3/16" thick 12" high that runs from door post to door post fastened with no less than 6 1/2" bolts. If full approved cage the plate may be on inside of door skin.
3. Aluminum seat is mandatory and must be mounted on a loop connected to the cage.
4. All glass must be removed with the exception of the windshield. The left side of the windshield must have 3 equally spaced 1/2" box tubing reinforcement bars. "Lexan" will be allowed as a substitute for factory windshield.
5. A fuel cell with foam is mandatory with a maximum capacity of 22 gallons. Fuel cell must be enclosed in a full steel can, surrounded by two steel straps, and mounted in a secure fashion. A bar may be added between frame rails to protect fuel cell.
6. Interior must be free from debris and flammable materials. No glass, factory seats, etc.
7. Batteries must be securely mounted and covered with non-flammable material, whether in the driver’s compartment or in the trunk area.
8. All lead must be painted white with car number in contrasting color. All lead must be securely fastened. No lead in driver compartment.
9. All cars must have two safety loops around drive shaft.
10. Window nets are mandatory, no homemade or string nets. Must have quick release latch, latching mechanism must be mounted on the top left side of the window. Window net must be welded to the roll bars, not the body.
11. Resilient padding designed for roll bars must be used on any part of the roll cage that can be reached by any extremity of the driver.
12. Snell 2000 or newer helmet mandatory with sticker visible for inspection. 
13. Clean, fire retardant driver uniform and racing gloves mandatory for fire protection.
14. All competing teams must possess a working fire extinguisher. 10 lb. minimum. Extinguisher must be marked with car number.
15. Mandatory 5 point 3" wide seat belts with shoulder harness, mounted to the roll cage, no floor mounted belts! Belts can be no older than 3 years. Sternum strap optional,
16. All cars must have a manufactured center steering wheel pad.
17. Radio communication permitted.

2008 Lucas Oil Super Stocks
DECEMBER 4, 2007

Eligible Cars (OEM) Original Equipment Manufactured

1. 1968 - 1999 American made sedans only. Minimum wheelbase is 108", no unibody cars*. Aftermarket bodies allowed are: Five Star (1999 through 2007) Ford Taurus, Ford Fusion, Chevy Monte Carlo, Pontiac Grand Prix, Dodge Intrepid and Dodge Charger. These bodies must be straight up STEEL bodies only (with steel roof).

Weight

1. 3100 lb. minimum weight with driver after race, 362-410 CID add 150 lbs. No breaks. Maximum left side weight percentage for 362CID and over is 55.0, under 362CID is 56.0. Maximum rear percentage is 45.0 percent.

Engine Setback & Ground Clearances

1. Engine set-back 1" from left upper ball joint  A-frame.  Engine must be centered in chassis side-to-side.
2. Frame Rail Clearance, 6 1/2" from the ground (measured at sides).

Tires, Wheels, & Lugs

1. 8" steel racing wheels maximum. No homemade wheels. Wheel mounted bleeders only. 76" maximum tread width measured outside tire to outside tire.
2. All cars must have 1/2" lug studs. Stud must pass all the way through lug nut.
3. Tires - track tires only (TBA). Must start the feature on the tires used for qualifications.
4. No tire softeners or conditioners allowed.

Bodies

1. Bodies must remain stock appearing and be made of steel. Rocker panels may be covered with a piece of steel 6" down and 6" in.
2. Bodies and engines may be mixed, but engines must remain in manufacturers chassis and components. Minimum roof height 49". No angling of roof, hood or deck lid. Windshield must retain stock angle and be properly secured. Lexan recommended.
3. Body must be securely mounted and centered on frame, side to side and front to rear.
4. Rear windows permitted, must be Lexan. Two 1" straps 24" apart on exterior of back window.
5. Wing glass permitted. 12" maximum length.
6. Stock appearing head light panels. No louvered or holes permitted. No angling of headlight covers or nose pieces. Nose must correspond with make of body.
7. Stock appearing rear end panels. No louvered or holes permitted.
8. Hoods & trunks must be securely fastened.
9. Firewall and floor pan may not be altered in any way. 8" maximum distance between rear spark plug to front firewall measured at base of master cylinder. All holes in firewall must be covered. Front fender wells may be removed back to firewall. Rear fender wells and trunk compartment may be gutted to center of rear axle. All fender well openings must be covered with crush panels.
10. Must have approved firewall between driver and fuel cell.
11. Steering column must remain in stock location and collapsible.
12. Brake pedal and master cylinder must remain in stock position. No brake pedal extensions. Seat must remain in stock location.
13. No decking in drivers compartment.
14. All cars must have stock bumpers, front and rear. Cut bumpers must be smoothed and plated over ends. Bumpers must be welded or bolted securely to frame. No nerf bars on bumpers or bodies.
15. Front spoiler, 48" wide maximum, centered and mounted at least 3" from front bumper and maintain 5" ground clearance.
16. Rear spoiler, single plane 5" x 56" clear lexan permitted. Must be mounted securely on rear of trunk lid only. No bracing allowed.

Chassis

1. Front clip, frame rails and rear clip must be of stock OEM material.  1968 or newer full frame only. No boxing of frames. X-ing is permitted. No offsetting or lightening of frame. No altering of clips. Frames must remain stock width. Do to engine set back, frame may be notched for the fuel pump only, and must be plated back in to retain strength of cross member.
2. Front clips must retain stock mounting points for A-frames, steering components, springs, and cross members. Front weight jacks allowed. One shock absorber per wheel, in any location. Only one spring per wheel.
3. Front components must remain OEM and within manufacturer. NO altering or lightening. This includes spindles, hubs, rotors, calipers, steering boxes, drag links, steering arms, tie rods and sway bars. Upper A-frames may be notched for weight jack clearance only. Polyurethane A-frame bushings are permitted. No steel bushings. Spindles must be the same on both sides. No aluminum parts. No heim joints on tie rods.
4. Rear clip must be trailing arm type only and retain stock mounting points for trailing arms, any control arms or bars and springs. No leaf springs. Rear weight jacks permitted. Rear shocks may be mounted any location inside rear frame rails. No heim joints or adjustable trailing arms allowed.
5. Sway bar must be stock location, may be adjusted at frame or A-frame. *Rear clips must be trailing type only, retain stock mounting points for trailing arms, control arms, bars or springs. *No leaf springs. Rear weight jacks permitted. Rear shocks may be mounted in any location inside frame rails. No heims or adjustable trailing arms allowed.
6. Track shocks ONLY – AFCO 12 Series steel body, fixed bearing.

Engines

1. Engines must be all cast iron (block, heads, intake, exhaust, etc.) Headers optional. All exhaust must exit down, back, and parallel to ground and exit behind driver. No 180’s, over the top of engine headers allowed. *After market Torker II (#5001 and #5081) aluminum intake or Performer RPM (Edelbrock 7116) intake may be run. No other intake # allowed.
2. No roller cams. Flat tappet with .550 maximum lift measured at valve retainer. No V6s, or turbocharged engines. 410 maximum cubic inch allowed. Engine CID must be displayed on hood.
3. No dry sump systems. Oil Filter must be in stock location(only exception is for a Ford which may run a remote oil filter for engine set back). Accusumps may be used.
4. Oil pan may not be lower than cross member.
5. The only aluminum parts allowed are: crankshaft pulley, radiator, and water pump. V-belt pulley systems only.
6. Carburetor - One stock production Holley #4412 two barrel 500 CFM (to NASCAR specifications). Carburetor must retain factory finish and color. 1 1/4" maximum from bottom of carb to top of intake. Milling of choke horn is permitted.
7. A carburetor air filter mandatory. 1 - round 14" x 4" maximum air filter. Base may not exceed 2 1/2 " past element. Front half may be shrouded. No forward or RAM air induction permitted. No cowl induction.
8. No MSD ignition. NO made for racing or dual point distributors allowed. After market coils and modules permitted. H.E.I. distributors must remain as one unit, no remote coils.
9. Fuel line must run direct to fuel pump to carburetor. No cool cans of any kind. Fuel line run through right side of drivers compartment must be encased in a 1" outside diameter steel tube.

Transmissions

1. Automatic transmissions with working stock OEM torque converter. No vega or 10" torque converters. No mid mounts.
2. Manual Transmissions with steel blow proof bell housing, with 1.5" inspection hole on lower half of bell housing, where the clutch assembly is clearly visible. Steel flywheel with OEM type pressure plate, minimum of 10.5" clutch disc(metallic pads permitted).Steel flywheel must weigh a minimum of 17lb. Pressure plate must weigh a minimum of 16lb. No mini-clutches. Manual transmission must have 3 working forward gears and a working reverse. Recommended: Pressure plate #401, clutch plate #1021 and flywheel #1510.
3. No transmissions oil coolers in drivers compartment.
4. No aluminum drive shafts.
5. Rear end & Brakes

Rear End and Brakes

1. Floater Rear Ends are mandatory. No quick change rear ends. Rear end must hook up to the stock spring mounts. Must use stock trailing arms. No adjustable trailing arms. No heim joints. No three point or late model hookups. No offset rear ends. No steel bushings.
2. Brake adjustment valve or residual valve permitted. No speed handle adjustment. Cast iron brake components only. No aluminum. No brake recirculating systems.

Safety Rules

1. One fuel cell mandatory with foam. 22 gallon maximum with a full steel can, surrounded by two steel straps and mounted in a secure fashion. Minimum ground clearance 10" to bottom of fuel cell can.
2. Pump gas only. No alcohol or additives. No electric fuel pumps.
3. Mandatory 5 point seat belts with all belts mounted to the roll cage only. No floor mounted belts. All belts must be no older than 3 years.
4. Snell 2000 or newer helmet mandatory with sticker visible for inspection. 
5. Windshield mandatory. 3 1/2" square tubing bars welded to the roll cage, must be equally spaced and mounted on left side of car for driver protection.
6. Clean fire retardant full driving suits and gloves mandatory.
7. Full roll cage mandatory. *Structural members shall be constructed of 1 3/4" outside diameter steel tubing with a minimum of .095" nominal wall thickness. Four point roll cage must mount to main frame rail members. two in front of driver an two behind driver. Four door bars minimum on drivers side. Three door bars or an "X" structure spanning the door area on the ride side mandatory. Gusset’s measured 3" diagonally used where there is a 90° angle or where the cage meets main frame rails. See illustration. *No off setting cages. Cage must be welded in a professional manor and is subject to approval by Tech personnel.
8. Side plate for drivers door mandatory. Must be 12" high post to post, 3/16" or 10 gauge minimum thickness, fasten with 6 1/2 " bolts or securely welded. Sportsman series cars with 1.5" tubing must use 3/16" steel door plate, cut and welded into every opening in door bar assembly from post to post.
9. Battery must be securely mounted and covered with non-flammable material, whether in the driver’s compartment or in the trunk area.
10. Driver’s window must have a safety net with a quick release latch. Window net must be welded to roll bars, not the body. Latching mechanism must be mounted on the top left side of the window. Ribbon type window nets are required. No string window nets allowed.
11. Resilient padding designed for roll bar use must be installed on any roll cage member that can be reached by any extremity of driver while the driver is normally seated with restraints fastened.
12. All lead must be painted white with the car number on each piece. All lead must be securely fastened. No lead in drivers compartment.
13. All competing teams must possess a working fire extinguisher. 10 lb. minimum. Extinguisher must be marked with car number.
14. All cars must have tow hooks front and rear Strictly enforced.
15. All cars must have drive shaft loops front and rear. Strictly enforced.
16. Appearance - No primer cars. Professional lettering mandatory.
17. Numbers must be 24" tall on both doors and on top with number readable from infield.
18. Car number must also appear in the upper left hand corner of the windshield. This number must be at least 6" in height.
19. Aluminum made for racing seat mandatory, must be mounted to loop on cage. No seats or belts mounted to floor.
20. All cars must have a manufactured center steering wheel pad.
21. It is recommended that all drivers use a safety neck restraint.
    
    
    All rules with * will be adjusted to allow EXISTING Louisville Speedway Sportsman cars to compete. Our goal is to allow these cars to compete until these cars are depleted, with no new Sportsman cars being built. Louisville Sportsman cars must comply with Super Stock weight and percentage rules

2008 Front Wheel Drive Economy Stocks

JANUARY 9, 2008

1.  Four or six cylinder front wheel drive cars with 92” to 105” wheelbase.  No all wheel drive.  No all wheel steer.  No convertibles, no trucks, no two seat coupes.  Strictly an economy based class, no performance modifications of any type will be allowed.  All decisions on rules are final.  There are no protests.  No drivers from other Salem Speedway classes (Super Stock or Street Stock) will be allowed to compete.

2.  Cars must have stock frame, stock firewall and stock floor pan.  Any openings in firewall and floor pan must be covered.  No reinforcing of body outside the driver’s compartment.  All exterior trim, including lights, body molding, mirrors, etc. must be removed.  Stock body panels and stock bumpers are to be used.  Bumpers must remain in stock position and be secured and chained so that they will not fall off if impacted.  All doors must be welded or bolted shut.  Hood must be secured with a minimum of two hood pins.  All glass must be removed from the vehicle except front windshield.  Front windshield may be replaced with Lexan.  All other glass openings are to remain open.  No spoilers. 

3.  All flammable interior trim is to be removed from passenger compartment and trunk.  No removal of any interior sheet metal panels except in driver’s door to make room for cage.  Stock instrument cluster shall remain in place.  Heating and air conditioning box may be removed.  Steering column and pedals must remain stock.  All air bag components must be removed.

4.  A full four or six point cage is required.  All cars must have a minimum of three door bars on the driver’s side and two on passenger side.  Minimum 1/8” thick plate must be welded or bolted to the outside of the driver’s door bars.  Cages must be welded or bolted to the floor of the car.  No portion of any bar or cage may be attached to or touch any portion of a strut tower.  A maximum of two rear down bars may be used to support the hoop.  These bars may run from the top of the hoop behind the driver and extend to the trunk area.  A single cross bar of X may be used between these down bars.  Rear down bars must be attached to the truck floor.  Main cage must have at least two bars running from left to right, between the uprights, behind the driver – one bar at floor level and one bar at shoulder height of the driver.  Roll cage padding is mandatory and must be used on any part of the roll cage that can be reached by any extremity of the driver. 

5.  Aluminum high back racing seat required.  Seat must be securely bolted to a mount assembly that is an integral part of the roll cage.  Seat will not be attached to the floorboard.  A five-point safety harness is mandatory.  All belts shall be attached to roll cage.  Safety harnesses/seat belts may be no more than 3 years old.  Driver’s side window net mandatory.  Window net must be able to unlatch for easy drier exit or access of safety personnel, and must be attached to the roll cage.  Full fire suit mandatory for driver’s at all times.  Approved racing gloves mandatory.  Approved racing helmet (Snell 2000 or newer) must be worn.  Helmet must bear proper identification and have no signs of previous damage.  A form of head/neck restraint or support is required (neck collar, Hans device, etc.).  Cars with electrical fuel pumps must have Master Power switch mounted so it is easily accessible by the driver and safety personnel.  Master power switch must be clearly labeled as such.  All safety equipment is subject to the approval of Salem Speedway officials.

6.  All four tires and wheels must be the same size, series and offset.  D.O.T. approved passenger car tires only.  No “made for racing” tires, no low profile tires.  All tires must be non-Directional, All Season Radials.  No Asymmetrical tires.  Tires can be 13, 14 or 15 inches maximum.  They can be 75, 70, 65 or 60 series.  A maximum of 7-inch width for 15-inch wheels and 61/2-inches for 14-inch wheels.  All four wheels must be the same size and offset.  Racing wheels are allowed (not required), but must maintain same size and offset as OEM.  Nor rear wheel drive offset wheels will be allowed.  No spacers allowed behind wheels.

7.  Steering and suspension shall remain stock.  Only OEM style shocks, struts and springs allowed.  No heating or cutting of springs allowed.  Spring Rubbers will be allowed (one per wheel).  No progressive rate springs allowed.  A maximum of one and one-half-inches of camber measured 90 degrees from bottom of tire will be allowed.  For cars that do not have camber adjustments build in from the factory, modification of existing parts, to allow for camber only adjustment will be allowed, but subject to approval by Salem Speedway officials.

8.  All four brakes must remain stock.  No ABS or traction control of any kind.  All ABS sensors must be disabled.

9.  Cars that have fuel tank mounted in front of rear axle may use stock tank.  Stock fuel tank must have two additional safety straps wrapped from frame to frame.  If tank is not mounted in front of rear axle, a fuel cell (maximum 12-gal. capacity) must be used and securely mounted in the trunk area of the car.    Trunk mounted tanks cannot be mounted within ten inches of the rear trunk panel and may not extend beyond the side frame rails.  All fuel tank installations must be centered between the rear wheels.  Only straight pump gasoline may be used.  No racing or aviation fuel permitted.

10.  Only four or six cylinder naturally aspirated engines allowed.  No rotary engines.  Only the complete stock engine for the car as delivered from the factory.  Stock intake manifold must be used with no modifications.  Stock exhaust manifold must be used with no modifications.  No Headers, even if delivered from factory (except GM 3.8 liter V-6 may use factory header).  Removal of smog, emission, air conditioning, and power steering parts are permitted.  Must use stock style starter.  Battery may be relocated to an area behind driver.  If so it must be secured and covered.  Transmission must remain stock and unmodified for that vehicle’s production.  Transmission must have working forward and reverse gears.  All 6 cylinders may utilize only one cam per head.  V-6’s must run an automatic transmission.

11.  A complete exhaust must be in place completely under vehicle.  No portion of exhaust may pass through interior and must exit under vehicle behind the driver.  Removal of catalytic converter is allowed.  No weight or ballasts are allowed to be added to car.

12.  No radio communication allowed

ALL RULES SUBJECT TO INTERPRETATION OF SALEM SPEEDWAY OFFICIALS

These rules are subject to change as conditions warrant without notice.  All general guidelines for participants; including Guidelines Disclaimer, Safety, Racing Rules, Conduct, Substance Abuse Policy, Official Decisions, etc.; listed in the 2008 Salem Speedway “Official Rules and Regulations” book apply unless otherwise stated in these rules.

All cars will display a one or two digit number series (0-99) as assigned.  No duplicate numbers allowed.  Numbers reserved on a first-come-first-serve basis with a $25 Number Registration Fee. 

2008 Firecracker 200/Halloween 200 Rules

Safety Rules

1.       Snell 2000 or newer helmet is mandatory.

2.       Clean, full driving suit and racing gloves required (Nomex recommended).

3.       4-point roll cage mandatory.  1-3/4”x.095 tubing.  Two points in front of the driver and two behind.  Cage must be welded in a professional manner and is subject to approval by tech personnel.  Resilient padding designed for roll bar use must be installed on any cage member that can be reached by any extremity of driver while normally seated with restraints fastened.

4.       Side plate for driver’s door is mandatory.  Must be 12” high post to post, ¼” minimum thickness and fastened with six ½” bolts or welded to the cage.

5.       A full windshield is mandatory (Lexan recommended). Three vertical bars, a minimum of ¼” thick, must be welded to the cage between the driver and the windshield.  All other glass must be removed.

6.       Aluminum racing seat, approved seatbelt and harness are required.

7.       Factory firewalls must be in place in front and behind driver.

8.       Fuel cell with foam is mandatory (maximum 22 gallons).  Fuel cell must be enclosed in a full steel can, surrounded by two steel straps and mounted in a secure fashion.  Rear hoop must be attached to frame in truck section of car for fuel cell protection (min. 1-1/2” tubing).

9.       Drivers side window net is mandatory (must be securely mounted to roll cage).  No homemade or string nets.

 General Rules

 1.       3200 lb. Minimum weight with driver after race.  108” minimum wheel base, OEM specifications.

2.       Car must be American made, 1960 or newer.  No convertibles, station wagons or pickups.

3.       Automatic transmission with OEM type working torque converter.  No oil coolers in driver’s compartment.

4.       Standard transmissions, 3 or 4 speeds, with OEM standard ratios will be allowed to compete with the use of two barrel carburetor (Stock production Holley #4412 two barrel 500 CFM to NASCAR specifications) and 100-lb. weight penalty (3300 lb. minimum weight with driver after race).  Must use a steel blow proof bell housing if using stock type clutch.  71/4 or larger metallic mini clutch will be allowed and may use an aluminum bell housing.  Starters must mount in stock location.  A hydraulic throw out bearing will be allowed. 

5.       Only 7” and 8” racing wheels allowed.  Only tires allowed are - Hoosier F,G or H 10-15 Commanche (27.5-80-15 or 26.5-80-15).  No plated tires (AEI, SST, etc.) allowed.  No softener or tire treatment of any kind.

6.       Stock suspension parts only.  Cars must retain stock OEM spec parts.  A-frames, spindles, trailing arms and steering components must remain stock for that make and model of car.  Reinforced or aftermarket axles, including a floater rear end are allowed and recommended.

7.       Maximum tread width for front and rear of car measured from outside of tires at spindle height is 76”.

8.       One steel non-adjustable shock per wheel, maximum cost of shock $100.  Any shock determined to have a new price of more than $100 will not be allowed.

9.       Engines must be all cast iron: block, heads, intake and exhaust (no headers).  No aluminum parts except: radiator, water pump, front pulleys, carb spacer, valve covers, power steering bracket and reservoir.  Battery must be properly encased.

10.   Engine in stock location or the front left sparkplug must be no further back than to align with center of ball joint on left upper control arm.  No angle plug heads.  No roller rocker arms or cams.  Rocker arms must be stock configuration and stamped steel.  Wet sump oiling only.

11.   Two or four barrel carburetor only.  No duel-line or double pumper.  No rear metering block.  One spacer plate or one adapter, not over 1¼” inches including gaskets.

12.   Exhaust must be 2 pipes (max. 2 ½” diameter) that must exit in front of the right rear tire.  Pipes may not be connected in any way.  Tubing may be oval shape for clearance.

13.   Stock steel bodies with stock components and locations.  No aftermarket bodies allowed.  All cars must have stock firewall and floorpan in place.  GM to GM, Ford to Ford.  Cars must have full fenders and hood.

14.   No traction control devices of any kind allowed.

15.   No spoiler, scoops, or ground effects either stock or aftermarket allowed.

16.   Hood, truck and doors must be welded, pinned or bolted down.

17.   Radio communication allowed.  Radio frequencies will be monitored.  No radio communication with scorer.

18.   Electronic scoring will be used, however One scorer mandatory per car.  Track is not responsible for finding a scorer.  200-laps using yellow and red flags.  No time limit.

19.   Numbers are first come, first serve.  No duplicate numbers.  After sending in your entry call the track at 812-883-6504 to confirm your number.  Number must be on race car day of race and LEGIBLE.  Numbers must be 24” high and a minimum of 3” wide on both doors and on the roof of car.  A 6” high number must appear in the upper right hand corner of the windshield.

20.   Entries are limited to the first 125 paid entries.  Firecracker 200 entry fee is $75 if received by June 25, 2008.  Halloween 200 entry fee is $75 if received by October 22, 2008.  You may also pre-enter both races for $125 (prior to June 25, 2008).  Late entry fee is $100.  Absolutely no checks accepted day of race (pit passes or entry).

21.   No entry refunds.  Promoter has the right to reject any entry or car from competing.  Rules are subject to change at official’s discretion and weight penalties may be added for rule infractions.

22.   Any disagreement over technical questions or operations will be resolved by the racing officials.  When their decision is rendered, such decision is final and binding.  Track officials will determine all finishing positions and their decision is final and non-litigate.

23.   Starting line-up will be determined by blind draw.

21.   Drivers are responsible for cleaning own pit area before leaving.  Charge for leaving parts or tires behind