RED CEDAR SPEEDWAY

Menomonie, WI

OFFICIAL PURE STOCK RULES

The sole intent of this class is to provide a low cost entry level class.  These cars are to be strictly stock and intended to stay that way.  These are cars that you race, not race cars.  (ANY DEVIATION FROM THIS INTENT OR FROM THE RULES SET FORTH WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AND THE CAR AND DRIVER WILL BE DISQUALIFIED FROM THE CLASS.  OFFICIALS DECISIONS WILL BE FINAL.  OFFICIALS WILL DEAL WITH DRIVERS ONLY.  DRIVERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONDUCT OF HIS PIT CREW AND WILL BE PENALIZED FOR THEIR INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR.  Red Cedar Speedway retains the right to cancel this class at any time. 

NOTE:  Parents of minors - the driver is the spokesperson for the car (not you).  WE WILL DEAL WITH THE DRIVER ONLY!

NOTE:  If you hold a license in any other class you will not be allowed to race a pure stock!

Car and Body:

1.  Car must be stripped of all chrome moldings, emblems, and pot metal, plastic and fiberglass to keep the track clean.  Any 1950 or newer sedan is eligible.  NO PICKUPS, RANCHEROS, EL CAMINOS OR 4WD VEHICLES.

2.  Minimum stock wheelbase allowed will be 108” full frame.  NO CAMAROS, FIREBIRDS, ETC.  110” unibody with sub-frame installed.  NO WHEEL BASE ALTERATIONS.

3.  Driver protection roll bars are required.  No roll bar may alter the geometry of the car in any manner.  It can be used only to keep the car off the driver in the event of a roll over.  Six (6) point roll cage of 1 5/8” tubing minimum.  (Braced box.)  CAGE MUST BE FROM THE FRAME AND ABOVE DRIVERS HEAD.  The cage may extend back to the rear bumper, but may not extend any farther forward than the rear of the “A” frames.

4.  Original tank must be removed and fuel cell used.  Pump gas only.

5.  BUMPERS MUST BE ANCHORED SECURELY BY BEING WELDED, CHAINED OR BOLTED TO THE BODY.  NO SHARP EDGES.  NO BUMPER HOOPS (FRONT OR REAR).

6.  No bracing of any kind any place on the car.

7.  All doors must be welded, chained or bolted shut.  Door bars allowed (maximum 1” x 1” x6’).  No sharp edges.

8.  All glass must be removed from the car.  NO BROKEN GLASS LEFT IN CAR!                                             

9.  All flammable material must be removed from the car.

10. All floor pans and firewalls, both front and rear, must be in place with no cutting of any kind any place on the body.  The body must remain stock and in stock position.  Wheel clearance may be cut.  After market (steel only) body parts allowed, wheel clearance may be cut. Top of front fenders must have all stock mounts, no cutting allowed.  Must have original hood  hinges and mounts.

11. Racing seat belts with shoulder harnesses must be in place and used.  Belts may be no older than 3 years old.

12. THE COMPLETE BUMPER TO BUMPER STOCK CAR MUST BE RETAINED.  THERE WILL BE NO ALTERATION OF ANY KIND TO ANY PART OF THE CAR.  NO SECTIONING, CHANNELING, CHOPPING OR ANY OTHER ALTERATION WILL BE ALLOWED.  HOODS MUST BE KEPT IN PLACE AT ALL TIMES.  WHEEL RADIUS ONLY MAY BE CUT.  EXCEPTION - Stock rag joint may be replaced with a u-joint.

13. Driver protection bars must be on the inside of the car.

14. Aluminum radiators will be allowed.

15. Plastic nose cone (aftermarket or stock ) must be used.

SUSPENSION:

1.   Weight Rule: Minimum weight is 3200 pounds with driver after the race. The top three in Heats and top five after Feature must cross scale to weigh.  Weight may only be added to the center of the rear axle dead center between the shock mounts.  Minimum 2 1/2 inch bolts can be used to mount weights. 

 2.  No modification of suspension is allowed.  All parts must be strictly stock.  No spacer, no chains, no racing suspension.  Stock springs only, no racing springs allowed.  17mm wrench must fit over the front spring without any cleanup of spring, 14mm must fit over the rear spring with no clean up of spring.

3.  NO SPACERS, CHAINS OR ALTERATIONS OF ANY KIND TO THE SUSPENSION.  No racing suspensions allowed.  $40.00 CLAIM ON ALL 4 SHOCKS - NO EXCHANGE, OUTRIGHT ONLY.  Claim money must be in tech’s hand before Feature race begins.  See rule 13 under misc.  Brakes must be able to lock up all 4 wheels.  4 wheel brakes are mandatory.

MOTOR CLAIM RULE: 

1. Must have raced at Red Cedar Speedway prior to claim.  Any top 10 may claim after Feature race only. Claimer must first scale and meet minimum weight and then proceed to tech area.  Claimer must declare his/her intent to claim a specific engine to tech official and hand the official $625.00 in cash.  $25 will go to the wrecker to remove engine.  It will be the responsibility of the driver claiming to hire wrecker.  It will be the responsibility of driver being claimed to remove engine.  The claim does not include - flywheel, torque converter, exhaust manifolds, carburetor and adapter, starter, motor mounts, fan and pullies, water pump, fuel pump, distributor and wires and all sending units.  Also power steering pump, activator and mounting brackets.

2. Claim Refusal: $500.00 fine and 2 week suspension of car and driver.  Claim money will be returned to the driver claiming.

3. Driver may only claim twice in one year.

ENGINE:

1.  Engines which are standard bore must use stock pistons.  Engines may be bored to a maximum of .040 over the standard bore size.  Stock type cast aluminum dished pistons, with a minimum recess of .040 MUST be used in any engine with an overbore.  All engines, including those that are over bored from standard size must still adhere to the maximum compression rule.  9.5 compression rules, see Midwest Mod rules.

2.  The engine must be the same make as the chassis.  GM TO GM, Ford to Ford-Mercury-Lincoln or Mopar to Dodge-Chrysler-Plymouth.  Must have original mounts and may not be altered in any way.  STOCK CAMS ONLY!

3.  Motors:

     307 Olds, 305 Chevy, 302 Ford and 318 Mopar only.

     No fuel injection

     Stock appearing oil pans, no kickouts.

     410 lift rule (Cam rule will be clarified for 2010 season)

     No angle milling or performance enhancing work on heads or blocks.  Blocks may not be decked.         

     No vortex heads.

     No grinding of any castings.  Casting marks and numbers may not be removed.

     Stock head only.

     1.86 valve maximum, 1.5 exhaust maximum. 

     No more than .40 valve shims allowed to obtain stock valve height

     Valve size must match head used.

     No interchanging of rocker arms, ratios.

     No screw in studs.

     No roller cams.

     “4412”Holley carb only

     Stock ignition only ( Stock Working Order)  No aftermarket ignition allowed.  O.E.M. distributor only.

     No center dump manifolds.  Must be cast iron only.  No factory O.E.M. or aftermarket type of header allowed.

     No 1987 or newer truck manifolds.

     No aftermarket balancer (stock only), no lightening of balancer.  Balancer must match motor used.

     150 compression maximum

Tires:

1.  Tires must be PASSENGER tires only.  No truck, all-terrain, snow tires allowed.  Passenger all weather tires allowed and Hoosier 500 allowed, also.

2.  Maximum 7” tires, 78 series or 70 metric.

3.  No shaving, grooving or any other alteration allowed. See alternate tire rule below.

4.  Both front wheels may be reinforced to prevent their loss during the race.  All wheels must be light colored (chrome allowed) to be seen easier in the event of losing a wheel during a race.  All wheels MUST use over sized lug nuts.  Steel spoke wheels will be allowed on both sides.  Three (3) inch offset only.  Seven (7) inch maximum wheel width.

5.  Hoosier E-Mod tires allowed.  A’s and D’s only on 7” or 8” rim.  Grooving and grinding allowed on these tires only

CARBURETION - $250 claim on carburetor

1.  “4412” 500 Holley Carb only.

2.  No electric fuel pumps.  Stock fuel pumps only.

3.  3/8 maximum diameter fuel line only.

4.  No open top air cleaners

5.  Pump gas only.

6.  Carburetor adaptor rule- maximum 1" thick aluminum spacer only.  No adjustable spacers or sliders allowed.

Transmission and rear ends:

1.  Drive shaft must be painted white.  Safety loop mandatory towards the front of the drive shaft.  Two inch wide ¼” thick continuous hoop welded or bolted to chassis.

2.  Automatic transmissions only.  Stock working torque converters only.  NO POWER GLIDES.  Must have three speeds forward and 1 reverse.

3.  After market stock replacement axles will be allowed (Mark Williams axles or Moser axles as an example.)

MISCELLANEOUS:                              

1.  Battery must be strapped securely in vehicle trunk.

2.  All glass and interior must be removed PRIOR TO ARRIVAL AT THE TRACK.

3.  Loss of a tire or wheel or flat tire means you leave the track immediately;

4.  No unsportsmanlike display of temper on the track, infield or in the pits at any time.

5.  Full face helmet (Snell SA2000 or newer required), fire suit, window net and seats are mandatory at al times when on the track.

6.  No alcoholic beverages may be consumed until ALL classes of cars have completed racing.  Violations of this rule will result in disqualification and/or suspension .

7.  ANYTHING NOT COVERED IN THESE RULES OR THE TRACKS GENERAL RULES WILL BE DECIDED BY TRACK OFFICIALS.  ALL OFFICIAL DECISIONS ARE FINAL.

8.  18 inch numbers must be displayed on both doors and the roof.

9.  Steel screen to cover at least half of the windshield opening.  Must contain a minimum of 3 ¼” diameter vertical bars securely fastened at top and bottom.  WINDOW NETS ARE MANDATORY.

10:  Random checks will be done on any number of cars.  Motor teardown may be performed by Track on any car.

11:  Exhaust must extend beyond the driver’s seat.  Oval offset muffler ONLY.  No clamps, must be welded.

12:  All cars must be safety inspected prior to being allowed to race.  If any car is found to be unsafe by race officials, that car will NOT be allowed to race until the infraction is corrected.

13:  ANY DRIVER UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN (18) MUST HAVE A MINOR RELEASE FORM SIGNED BY A PARENT/LEGAL GUARDIAN.  NO ONE UNDER THE AGE OF 14 WILL BE ALLOWED IN THE PITS.

14:  Penalties:  If found illegal, fines and/or penalties will be imposed. $200.00 fine plus a

2 race suspension. Second offense will result in s $500.00 fine plus a 4 race suspension from the pure stock class. Also fine must be paid prior to driver racing in any other class at Red Cedar Speedway.