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Pure Stock Division

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Rules and Regulations:

 250 Speedway

 2011 Safety Guidelines

All new rules printed in red.

Head Gear- Drivers are required to wear an approved racing helmet with a minimum standard rating of Snell SA2005 or SA2000. A full face helmet is highly recommended but not required. Helmet must accompany car during vehicle inspection. Neck and arm restraints are highly recommended also.

Fire Suit - All drivers must wear a flame retardant fire suit. Full body or two piece suits are allowed. Fireproof gloves and racing boots are highly recommended.

Fire Extinguisher – Fire extinguishers are required. Each car must furnish their own fire extinguisher. Each extinguisher should be kept fully charged at all times. It is highly recommended that drivers carry an on board extinguisher as well. All on board fire extinguishers must be properly mounted.

Seatbelts - Each driver must have a competition quick release harness with shoulder straps, no more than 5 years old. Drivers must wear harness and have harness fastened while on the track. (Five point harness highly recommended) No factory type seat belts may be used. It is recommended that if fraying is evident to the seat belt, it should be replaced immediately.

Window Nets - All Divisions are required to have window nets. (Modified-Super Sport-Pure Stock-Compact)

There must be an electrical kill switch in reach of driver, as well as a fuel shut off.

Anything not covered in these rules should be confirmed with a tech official. All concerns should be checked before completing car. The top 3 finishers in a feature need to report to the tech area immediately following the race unless notified differently at the drivers meeting. Any car that does not pass a safety inspection may not race that night.

 

ALL DECISIONS OF OFFICIALS ARE FINAL AND ARE NOT SUBJECT TO PROTEST!

  • 250 SPEEDWAY

    2011 - Pure Stock Rules

    This is a Novice class

     

       A driver can not race in a division higher than Pure Stock.  If you get caught with a illegal motor, you can not

       race in this division the rest of the year.

     

    1. The pure Stock class is a low cost division that is designed to enable anyone to compete. It is for stock automobiles only. . Rules are established to keep the cost of the cars down and affordable while making the vehicles as safe as possible. These rules are a frame work for the division, therefore they are basic. New rules may be added as needed.

     All drivers must be at least 14 years of age. All drivers under the age of 18 must have   a signed release waiver form filled out each night before you compete and must be signed by a parent or guardian as well as the minor participant. Minor release forms can be obtained at the sign in booth located in the pits. 

    This is a claiming division. An engine can be claimed after winning 3 feature events. The motor must be pulled at the track. Everything goes with the engine except carb, distributor, exhaust manifold, flywheel, and starter. The price of a claim is $800 and the car claimed will go to the claiming party that night. Only a driver in the  Pure Stock Division or the track may claim. A driver claiming must finish on the lead lap that night in the same event. Claimed driver must sell or will not be allowed to compete in that division for the rest of the season.

       2. BODY: This class is open to any American made car from 1970-1990. Car must be neat in appearance and paint scheme must be appealing. Primer cars or bad paint scheme combinations will not be permitted. This is up to the technical committee’s discretion. No, Jeeps, Trucks, Station Wagons, Sports cars, and or Police cars are permitted. Weight : 3200 Pounds

       Must have an O.E.M wheel base.  

     3. FRAME: Must be stock. Full frame cars are permitted. Uni-body may be used but must be tied together with 2”X 2” minimum tubing. No metal panels may be cut out, except the specification for the trunk floor. Doors should be gutted. Cars must have a full floor and trunk; however, the trunk must have a safety modification done around the fuel bladder and container. Cars must have all holes filled in the firewall. Front wheel housing must be removed. Doors must be welded shut.

    4. INTERIOR: The car must be completely gutted of all upholstery, including the back     seat. Metal racing seat is required. No plastic seats or original seat(s). The seat must be fully mounted (fastened) to the roll cage. No bench style seats are permitted.

    5. HOOD & TRUNK: Can not be altered in any manner from its original design. They must each contain the original style full metal panels. No vents or scoops. Both     the hood and trunk must be able to be opened easily. Latches may be removed and hood pins installed.

      6. BUMPERS: Can not be reinforced in any manner or have anything added to them. They must be the same make as the car. Each car must have a tow hook on the front and rear of the car. Bumper ends must be rolled. No straight, sharp, edges. No after market bumpers are permitted. Plastic tail and nose pieces are allowed.

       7. SHOCKS: No extra shocks. Shocks must remain stock and in their stock location.    No air shocks.

       8. LIGHTS: Lenses must be removed and the holes filled.

       9. CHROME: All chrome trim and/or accent pieces must be removed.

      10. WINDSHIELDS: All glass must be removed. Cars must have three (3) vertical bars    that protect the driver from a tire entering the front window opening.

      11. ROLLBARS: Must be a minimum of six (6) points with a minimum of four (4) bars   per door. Door bars must arch outward to door skin. 3” wide racing seat belts must be attached to the roll cage (high & low) with two (2) bars from the top of the cage to the center of the rear end area attached to the frame. The four (4) down post of the main cage must be welded to the frame rails. FRONT AND REAR HOOP PERMITTED. It is highly recommended that you use a minimum of 1 ¾” O.D. seamless pipe with a minimum wall thickness of .095. All intersections of the pipe joints should be welded completely around and gusseted. The driver area must be padded and have a head rest. Roll cage must extend above the drivers head. Driver’s side door must have a 1/8” thick steal plate welded to the bars from the top bar down to the frame.

       12. SUSPENSION: MUST BE STOCK. CAR MUST BE LEVEL FRONT TO REAR AND SIDE TO SIDE. Springs can not be chained or clamped down. Springs can not be left out.   Leaf spring must have the same number of leafs on both sides.  Cambering of the right front wheel permitted. Springs should be stock appearing diameter and height. No  adjustable devices.

       13. NUMBER/COLORS: All cars must be neat in appearance. For participants’ safety, no black or dark colored cars are permitted. Cars must have legible numbers at least 18” high and 3” wide with no more that 2 digits. Any team cars must be painted in contrasting style or colors so that each car is easily distinguishable one from the other. If a problem exists, then the owner will be required to change the scheme at the request of the officials. If the paint scheme (body, color, number or legibility) on any car is too hard to clearly read, then the scheme must be revised and approved upon inspection.

      All cars must have a 4”x4” number plate in clearly visible painted colors located in the   upper right hand corner of the windshield area for restart purposes. All cars will comply with this rule.

      14. SAFETY: Must have standard safety equipment. Should include but not be limited to approved helmet, window net, seat belts, shoulder harness, fire suit and gloves. Fire extinguisher is needed on board and securely mounted.

      15. TIRE & WHEELS: 8” steel racing wheels. Can be 8” inch street tires to modified   tires, to late model tires.

      16. ENGINES/RADIATORS: Must remain stock without any modifications and in stock location. The maximum permissible sizes are 265, 283, 302, 305, 307, and 318 cubic inches. One (1) stock, Two (2) barrel carburetor. No duel pumpers or predator style permitted. Also, no fuel injection systems. If needed, a low claim rule for complete car may be established for the division at any time. Motors will be pumped. 4 cubic inch and .030 overboard will be allowed. No roller rocker arms will be permitted, flat top pistons only.

      17. TRANSMISSION: All transmission and drivelines must be stock. All transmissions  must have all forward and reverse gears. No aluminum flywheels. Flywheels must be stock factory types with the factory part number and no modifications of any kind. Clutch must be stock replacement type. No mini clutches or couplers of any kind. No 10,000 rpm types. Must have steel pressure plate and single friction disc. Must have blow proof bell housing. If using an automatic transmission, it must be stock converter driven.  No stall speed converters and must have safety blanket.  Must be properly vented. No aluminum drive shafts and must be painted white.

      18. CARBURETOR : Stock 2 barrel or unmodified Holley 4412 with one inch adapter plate maximum

      19. HEADERS: Headers are permitted. Exhaust pipe(s) may not exit thru the fenders and must extend behind the driver.  Emission equipment may be removed.  

      20.  DRIVE LINE: Rear ends must be stock and in stock location. Ford 9” is permitted. Cars must have a 360 safety strap at front of driveshaft. Locked rear ends are required. Safety axels highly recommended.

      21.  BRAKES: No after market brakes or adjustable brake components. Stock rear disc brakes optional.

      22. FUEL: Gasoline only. No additives permitted. Be prepared to provide samples for testing. Illegal fuel will result in loss of points for the year and all monies won that night.

      23. RACING FUEL BLADDER & CONTAINER: You must have a fuel bladder in a metal container with (4) metal safety straps a minimum of 1/8”x1” wide and it must be mounted inside the trunk area. The trunk floor must be cut out to accommodate the fuel bladder and container plus allowing a 4” wide margin around the entire fuel bladder and container. This will accomplish two safety goals of permitting the fuel to escape the car in the event of an accident as well as providing a 4” buffer (cushion) around the entire fuel bladder and container in case of a severe rear end collision. The fuel bladder and container mounting brackets must be tied into the main frame with either substantial angle iron or square tubing. The car must have a complete steel firewall between the driver and fuel bladder container. The maximum size permitted is (12) gallons.

       24. MISCELLANEOUS: No radios or mirrors. Battery must be securely mounted under the hood.

       25. Any car not passing post-race inspection shall forfeit all prize(s).

 

We at 250 Speedway would like to thank you for your support and hope that all participants, fans, crew members and officials make this a fun and safe place to race.

 2011 Weekly Payout

***Payout for special events not included***

 

 Finished Place

Pure Stock

1

200

2

150

3

100

4

80

5

75

6

55

7

50

8

40

9

35

10

10

11

10

12

10

13

10

14

10

15

10

16

10

17

10

18

10

 

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