2012 STREET STOCK RULES
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ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS
The
Street Stock division at the
This class is open to 1965
or newer American made full frame cars.
No high performance cars, trucks, station
wagons, convertibles or front wheel drive cars. Wheelbase must remain within 1" of stock for the
make/year of car used. Outside body must be complete, and resemble the
factory original. All glass must be
removed. Mounted centered over roll cage. No half roofs and no roof
spoilers. Bodies must be fully mounted in a safe manner with no external or
internal sharp edges.
BODIES:
Any American made sedan, 2 or 4
door. All cars must have factory stock wheelbase. A 1” tolerance will be
allowed. No front wheel drive cars. No sub compact cars. Full frame cars highly
recommended. Outside body must be complete. Cars may use aftermarket steel
replacement panels, or
aluminum, but each panel must retain OEM
dimensions and style. Straight panels, homemade, square-looking, or bodies resembling
a late model will not be allowed. Inside door panel, inner fender, trunk floor,
and dash may be removed. Fenders can be cut 2 inches only for wheel clearance.
All glass must be removed. Windshield openings must be covered with 1/2 square
wire screen heavy gauge. Floorboards must be complete with all holes patched
from front firewall to rear firewall, from outside edge to outside edge of
frame rail. Passenger side floor can be removed, must be replaced by either
20-gauge steel or .080 aluminum plate, from center of
hump to passenger side top door bar (must be no higher than straight sloped –
NO LATE MODEL STYLE COCKPIT. Front firewall must be in stock location, (can be
replaced with 20 gauge steel or .080 aluminum plate) and rear firewall and rear
window shelf must be sealed off from driver's compartment with at least
20-gauge steel, no holes. All doors must be welded or bolted shut. All cars
must look presentable. Seat and steering column must remain in stock location. Sealed hood scoops
allowed 3-Inch maximum height but no cowl induction, air boxes or any system of
forced air Induction allowed. No part of air cleaner can be exposed above hood. Window net is
required on driver’s side. No cable linkage allowed. After market gas pedals must have toe lift.
ALUMINUM
BODY RULES:
Aluminum
bodies will be allowed as an option. Considering the fact that teams may
attempt to fabricate their own bodies, the following rules are to be followed.
BODY:
1.
Any car not resembling the original body design will not be allowed to compete.
2.
No Shoebox bodies.
3.
Speedway technical team may dismiss any car from completion for not maintaining
body requirements.
NOTE: Rules apply to exterior body panels only.
ROOFS:
1.
Homemade steel, aluminum, or fiberglass roofs permitted but must be approved by
track.
2.
Fiberglass roofs must be of short track body dimensions and style.
HOODS:
1.
Aluminum (.040 or .050) or steel must cover complete engine compartment.
2.
Hood scoops allowed. Maximum 3 inches tall and 21 inches in width.
3.
Hood scoops must be closed off with no external openings.
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NOSE PIECE:
1.
May be OEM or aftermarket replica.
2.
Must have nose piece.
3.
Must fit body correctly.
4.
No late model type flares.
FENDERS:
1.
May be constructed out of .040 or .050 aluminum. (.050 recommended)
2.
Fenders must resemble OEM fenders.
3.
No late model flares.
4.
Fenders must cover 90% of tire.
DOORS:
1.
May be constructed out of .040 or .050 aluminum. (.050 recommended)
2.
Door must be original dimensions (within reason)
3.
Edges must be rolled or broke for strength and form.
4.
Must carry some sort of body lines with fenders and quarter panel in middle of
body.
5.
No flat panels.
QUARTER
PANELS:
1.
May be constructed out of .040 or .050 aluminum. (.050 recommended)
2.
Panels must match OEM original dimensions (within reason)
3.
Edges must be rolled or broke for strength and form.
4.
Must carry some sort of body lines with fenders and quarter panel in middle of
body.
5.
No flat panels.
6.
Quarter panel must extend 36 inches front centerline of differential to
trailing edge of quarter panel. (see diagram)
UPPER
QUARTER PANEL:
1.
May be constructed out of .040 or .050 aluminum. (.050 recommended)
2.
Panels must match OEM original dimensions (within reason)
3.
No solid panels.
4.
Must have quarter panel window cut in.
TRUNK LIDS:
1.
May be constructed out of .040 or .050 aluminum. (.050 recommended)
2.
Must cover complete rear section of car and be removable for inspection.
REAR PANEL:
1. Aftermarket tail piece recommended.
2. For line-up purposes car number must be clearly displayed
on rear of car
SPOILER:
1.
May be aluminum or lexan.
2.
Maximum height: 5 inches.
3.
Spoiler side boards may not exceed 5 inches in height or 6 inches in length and
must not extend beyond the main spoiler.
4.
Must be tapered from tallest point to lowest point equal on both sides.
5. Spoiler must
be non-adjustable.
SEATS / INTERIOR: Aluminum Seat Is mandatory,
minimum .095" material. No fiberglass, bucket seats, or factory original
car seats. Seat must be mounted no further back than 32" from center of
rear housing, measured from rearend to bottom of seat
back. A 1” inspection hole must be provided in rear firewall at
center of seat back bottom location Driver must be protected by a sealed
front and rear firewall. Stock firewalls may be replaced with 20 gauge steel or
.080" aluminum. Rear window shelf must be completely sealed across
entire window base to rear firewall. Passenger's side of cockpit must not come
straight across to driver's shoulder area. It must drop down before midpoint of
cockpit. No sharp edges. Steering column must be aftermarket, but must remain
in original location. Aftermarket gas pedals recommended must have toe lift loop. No cable operated throttles allowed. All
pedals must be in stock location in driver's compartment.
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ROLLCAGE: Complete six point cage with
at least main cage a mandatory of 1.5 x 1/8" wall tubing minimum, no black
iron pipe. All junctions must be gusseted. Minimum of one 1" vertical bar
down center of windshield area with entire windshield area covered with
1/2" square steel screen. All cages will be centered on chassis, no LM
offsets or severely setback cages. Right side of
main cage must be welded down to original frame rail even if an inboard
straight rail has been added inside the OEM frame. Cars with main hoop mounted
to inboard frame rail section must either add 150 pounds to the middle of the
OEM right side frame rail or add auxiliary uprights and X frame door bars up to
the height of the door and tie them into the main uprights. All cages
must have a minimum of 3 door bars on each side with 4 recommended on driver's
side. When only 3 are used on driver's side, there must be sufficient verticals
tying them together with gussets. Lowest bar cannot be lower than driver's hip
area in seat and top bar must come sufficiently high enough to protect driver's
shoulder area. OEM door pillars and rocker panels can be removed but must be
replaced with vertical bars tying door bars to main cage, and rockers must be
replaced with crush panels that seal off driver's compartment. Nerf bars are
optional between front and rear tires, but must be tight to door panel, with no
sharp edges, and have ends turned inward. Must be securely
fastened in at least 2 places to cage and not just to body panels. Nerf
bars allowed behind rear tires tying into bumper ends, and must be fastened to
frame inside rear fender. Same procedure applies for front corner nerf bars. All nerf bar material
must be a maximum of 1.5" OD tubing or square stock. Rusted rear frame
sections may be replaced by tubular or square steel anywhere behind rear most
suspension mounting point to rear bumper area. No collapsible OEM bumper
shocks. All bumpers and bumper support bars must be securely bolted and or
welded to frame. All Uni-bodies cars must have
sub-frame sections welded in place with both front and rear clips remaining in
stock locations and configuration, Including strut
cars. Bumpers must be securely mounted to frame, with ends enclosed
or protected, with a minimum of a loop bar in the center or heavy chain loop
for wrecker use. No cowcatcher types bumpers, or severely over built bumpers
allowed. Minimum of 1.5" diameter bumper support bar,
not to exceed 4" diameter tubing behind stock type bumpers or nose pieces.
All interior rollbars within reach of driver will be
padded with rollbar padding. No pipe insulation.
Window net is mandatory. No old string type nets allowed. Driver must be able
to open window net while fastened in car. TOW
HOOKS: Must have tow hooks on front and back, hooks must be easily accessible
by tow truck operators without removing hood.
SUSPENSION: All suspension components must be stock and used in stock
locations for make of car. Full frame cars can have rear frame from center of
rear axle back replaced with 2x3 tubing. Unibody cars
can have the frame replaced with 2x3 tubing from 36” behind centerline of front
wheels. 2x3 tubing must go over the rear end housing. Front frame on all cars can
be replaced forward of the steering box and idler arm only (front steer cars)
with tubing. Aftermarket racing
springs allowed but no coil over or coil springs sliders /eliminators, torque
arms, or other aftermarket racing suspension components. Coil spring adjuster
cups or solid spring cups allowed front and rear but no jacking bolt systems.
No method of suspension adjustment can be done from inside or outside the car.
Car must have to be jacked up for any adjustments to be made, No drop spindles
or aftermarket hubs, or tie rods etc. OEM only.
Non stock or
aftermarket ball joints and tie rod adjusters allowed. May
use aftermarket adjusting sleeve, maximum 4 ½ inch length. A frames OEM stock.
Upper A frames may be replaced with a steel shaft
tubular A frame. Aftermarket upper A
frame mounts allowed in OEM location with a max. 1 inch
tolerance. Control arm length of 9 inches MAX. Strut cars can run auxiliary shocks but must disable
dampening of original strut shock by drilling and draining fluid. No heim joints used on control arms, tie rods or sway bars.
Spindle saver bolt on braces allowed on metric spindles. No Ford or Mopar suspension parts on GM vehicles. No rear swaybars unless factory installed.
DRIVETRAIN: Stock type rear ends only. May be
from different size car. Ford 9’ floater rears allowed. No
wide 5 bolt patterns allowed. Rear lower control arm bracket center
hole may not exceed 2 ¾’ from bottom of axle tube. Welded or locked rears allowed. Spools allowed, no aluminum parts permitted. Racing axles allowed but no ratchet type
differentials, Gold Trac, or any other aftermarket
traction control devices allowed. Rear control arms may be aftermarket or fabricated, lower rear must maintain OEM length, and
mount in OEM locations, NO slotted holes in either rearend
or on frame. Upper control arms
may be adjustable and may use bushings or rod ends. Lower control arms may not be adjustable and
must utilize stock style bushings.
Drive shafts will be painted white and have a minimum of two steel safety
hoops near front and rear. No chains, bungee cords or tin strapping. No
aluminum drive shafts or half shafts allowed. Minimum 2 inch diameter steel
driveshaft.
WEIGHT: All
bolt on lead or added weights must be securely mounted,
brightly painted, and have car number on it. All cars must weigh a minimum of
3000 lbs after racing with driver, no allowances made for water or fuel. JACKING BOLTS WILL BE PERMITTED FOR
ROC SERIES EVENTS ONLY. THOSE CARS MUST WEIGH A MINIMUM OF 3,250 LBS.
WHEELS AND TIRES: 8' steel wheels, may be any offset. Aftermarket
steel rims highly recommended. Bead locks allowed 2 per car only. No wide 5, aluminum or magnesium
wheels. American Racer 70/245 non DOT racing tire is the track tire. No tire
softeners or treatments allowed. Grooving or siping
is allowed. Minimum of 5 lug nuts per wheel at all times. 1" steel lug
nuts mandatory on all four corners with at least 1/2" studs, 5/8
recommended.
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BRAKES: Must
have operable and effective 4 wheel brakes. Dual master cylinder allowed. Front
to rear brake bias adjuster allowed. Balance bars are allowed with external or
remote adjusters. Right front brake shut off valve allowed may be within reach
of driver. All right front brake components must be in place. Rear stock disc brakes
allowed, but must be OEM type systems, No aluminum rotors or dual piston
calipers. No electric
brake shut-off.
SHOCKS: Steel bodied shocks only, must be Non-adjustable, one
per corner, mounted in stock location for type of car but can have fabricated
rear upper mounts particularly on cars with rear frame sections
replaced. Steel bodied after market shocks with welded heim
joint ends are allowed on the rear only but they must be mounted in stock
location, must be non-adjustable, Front Shocks must be
stock type and in stock location.
TRANSMISSION: Stock automatic or stock manual transmissions only,
with all gears working, including reverse. Automatic transmissions must have
functional 11" torque convertor with no internal modifications allowed. No
hollow converters allowed or any method of creating direct
drive systems. Manual
transmissions must be OEM production type transmissions. Three
or four speed transmissions only. All forward and reverse gears must be
in working order. Manual transmission must be operated by manual shifter within
reach of driver. Clutch must be single disk, OEM style, minimum 10 ½ inch
diameter. No metallic clutch disks allowed.
Hydraulic release bearing allowed.
Flywheel,
pressure plate, clutch disc, and hardware must weigh a minimum of 35lbs. Manual
transmission must have full steel 360 degree bell housing.
ENGINE: Engines must remain in stock location with no
notching of crossmember for fuel pump
clearance. Aftermarket solid motor mounts allowed. Chevy Vortex and Ford
GT heads not allowed. Cast iron OEM stock production heads only. Non-Performance World Product Stock
Replacement Chevy Heads allowed. Part numbers World 043600 or World
043610. Any angle valve job will be permitted as long as it is
done on a machine that concentric to the valve guide center. Any amount of
valve seats per cylinder head will be allowed to be installed for the purpose
of repairing a head. No hand grinding, sanding, blending, or de-burring where a
cutter or stone leaves off. Sand blasting, bead blasting, add
dipping, porting, polishing, and welding are prohibited. Stock type steel
roller tip rockers allowed, *stud girdles will be permitted and 1.5 or 1.6
roller rockers will be permitted. No BBC
rockers or valve train parts on SBC heads, No titanium or aluminum valve train
parts allowed. Maximum valve size: intake: 2.02",exhaust:
1.60". Poly locks allowed. Screw in studs and guide plates allowed
but must be OEM size and location. No BBC studs in SBC heads. No relieving or unshrounding of valves in combustion chamber. May run
double valve springs, Heads must be manufactured by manufacturer of engine
block. No aftermarket or bowtie blocks or heads. All factory
casting numbers must remain visible. No SVO Ford parts. No aluminum heads or
Intakes, even If they were OEM parts. Maximum cubic inch
360. Maximum displacement: GM:
350ci+.060", 4"bore x 3.480" stroke Ford: 351ci+.060",
4" bore x 3.5' stroke Chrysler: 360ci+ .060", 4" bore x
3.578" stroke Chrysler: 340ci+.060", 4.040" bore x 3.13"
stroke Blocks may be decked, but piston must not extend above deck at all. Wet sump oil pans only. no windage screens or modified oiling systems. Stock OEM or
oval track claimer style oil pans allowed. 1/2" pipe plug must be
installed in oil pan for inspection purposes. No remotely mounted oil filters,
Block mounts only, No gear drives or belt drive cam systems, Timing chains
only. Flat tappet cams only, No mushroom lifters or lifters larger than OEM for
motor.
VORTEC HEAD AND
INTAKE OPTION – SECTION A – B
A - HEADS: Stock cast iron heads – no angle plug heads,
intake valve 1.94” exhaust 1.5 maximum (exception: Ford/Chrysler maximum 1.6”
maximum). Must be stock. Allowable heads
must have casting number Vortec heads, stock heads,
World Product, or Stock GM heads with 2.02-1.6 valves. Vortec
heads will have 1.94-1.5 valves. Vortec heads allowed
are: No. 10239906, 12552520 & 12558062 . (No
aftermarket Vortec heads). Pined or screw in
studs on heads are legal. Push rods, rocker arms & valve springs must
be stock type. Any steel roller tip rocker arms allowed. Ball tip pushrods
allowed. Any type lock nuts on rocker arms allowed. No shaft rockers.
Push rod guide plates allowed.
B - INTAKE: Air filters: No open air filters through the hood of
any kind. Optional aluminum intake for Vortec
Head ONLY! GM p/n 12366573, Vortec 2116. You must use BRP 377 carb adaptor.
PISTONS: Flat top pistons only. No domed pistons of any kind.
Aftermarket pistons allowed as long as they are stock OEM type. Minimum
1/16"xl/16"x3/16" rings only. No Metric rings or gas porting of
pistons allowed. Must have at least 2 valve pockets, but piston cannot be fly
cut. Floating pistons allowed, but no piston guided rod/pin configurations.
RODS: Aftermarket I beam sportsman replacement rods allowed but
rods can be no longer or lighter than stock OEM for the motor being used. No
Olds. rods In Chevrolet engines. Aftermarket rod bolts
allowed. No polishing, lightening, drilling, etc. No aluminum rods. Balancing
or bushed rods allowed. No type of H beam rods allowed.
CRANKSHAFT: Crankshafts of stock dimensions, weight, and style,
must weigh 50Lb. minimum. Balancing of rotating assembly allowed. Stock stroke only for make/size of engine. No altering of
stock stroke crankshafts allowed.
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HEADERS: Cast iron exhaust manifolds, no center dump
exhaust, headers are allowed 1 5/8 tube only. crossovers
are allowed, But no180º headers are allowed, No exhaust can run thru
driver's compartment. All headers must exit underneath car with exhaust pipes
exiting past driver and end before rear tires with no crankcase evacuation type
systems. No two into one exhaust or H pipe connections in exhaust systems.
Mufflers recommended.
INTAKE: Stock cast iron production 2 Bbl OEM intakes only. No
marine, bowtie, TBI or other industrial intake manifolds. No propane intakes
allowed. No porting, polishing, or any internal work, No shot blasting, acid
etching, or other cover up work allowed. No plenum area work at all other than
to mill carburetor mounting surface to remove rust. A 1" tall fiber or
aluminum carburetor adapter may be used to adapt to Holly 2bbi carb. No tapered spacers, open spacers,
or any adapter modified to allow additional air below carb.
butterflies. Adapter hole
walls must be straight and parallel to each other with a max. diameter of 1.750" maximum combined height of adapter
and gaskets will be 1 1/8" measured from carb. plenum surface to carb. base plate,
IGNITION: OEM style electronic ignition systems only. No aftermarket
ignition systems such as MSD, magneto,etc.
No traction control, or timing altering devices
allowed. No digital tach. No crank
trigger ignitions or multi coil systems.
COOLING SYSTEM: No aluminum or electric water pumps. Pump mounted
fans only, no electric fans. No flex fans or aluminum fans. Any pulleys
allowed. Any radiator but must remain in stock location. No duct systems
designed to direct air to intake/carb.
FUEL SYSTEMS: Gasoline only. Maximum of 22 gal.
fuel cell with foam and rollover valve mandatory. All
fuel lines running thru driver's compartment must be steel braided with no pipe
fittings and routed in a safe manner away from exhaust header. Fuel shut off
must be well marked and within driver's reach. Mechanical block mounted OEM
fuel pumps only.
CARBURETOR: Limited to one stock 4412 Holley
2bbl carburetor. Carburetors must have choke horn but all choke hardware
can be removed. Maximum throttle bore: 1 11/16” (1.687”).Max. venturi diameter: 1 3/8”All carburetors must pass all
no-go gauge checks with body, base plate, boosters, throttle shafts, etc all
being unmodified and in stock location. No polishing of any part of
carburetor. No modifications to pick up air from any source other than through
top of carburetor, such as cut gaskets, drilling, etc. Only the following changes
may be made to carburetors: jets, power valves, air bleeds, emulsion
bleeds, float, needle/seat, pump/cam, idle bypass holes in butterflies,
plugging/blocking of vacuum ports, welding linkage to shaft, installing shaft
bushings to correct for worn shaft, and boosters may be tightened for
safety.
BODY INSTALLATION GUIDELINES:
DOOR AND FENDER MEASUREMENT DIAGRAM:
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