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These rules and regulations will apply at all PURE STOCK class racing at Cannonball Motor Speedway events.  Cannonball Motor Speedway officials will have full authority over all PURE STOCK events.  At the discretion of the official(s) in charge, any competitor may be disqualified for rules violation, hazardous equipment, or hazardous actions.

All vehicles are subject to inspection by an official at any time.  Approval of the participants race vehicle; other equipment; by an official inspector will mean only that the vehicle is approved for participation in a competitive event,  and shall not be construed in any way to mean or imply that the vehicle is guaranteed to be mechanically sound or safe.  Be it further known that neither Cannonball Motor Speedway nor its Officials will be held liable for any mechanical failure or fitness; nor for any losses, injuries or death resulting from the same.

Any un-sportsmanlike conduct by a driver, owner, pit crew member will be grounds for disqualification and/or punitive action. 

DRIVERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONDUCT AND ACTIONS OF THEIR CREW MEMBERS.

Absolutely no alcoholic beverages will be consumed by a driver or their pit crews prior to, or during an event.  Use, distribution, or sale of illegal drugs at any time can be cause for immediate and/or indefinite suspension and/or legal action.

All cars subject to inspection before and after competing in any event. 

IF FOUND ILLEGAL YOU FORFEIT WINNINGS FOR THE NIGHT

AND POINTS FOR THE YEAR.

 

BODIES

All American manufactured, steel bodied, production passenger car.  No subcompacts, I.e. Pinto, Vega, or a wheelbase less than 101 inches will be permitted.  Also no trucks, vans, station wagons or convertibles will be allowed.  NO FRAME SHORTENING WILL BE PERMITTED.

ALL BODY PANELS MUST BE FACTORY STOCK, doors and quarters maybe replaced with steel panels, no less then .040,must remain stock appearance

MUST HAVE FACTORY CORE SUPPORT IN ORIGINAL STOCK LOCATIONS.

All doors must be bolted or welded shut.  All exterior chrome, moldings, etc. MUST be removed.

No chopping, shortening, or cutting of the body is permitted, except to allow the tire clearance.  NO MORE THAN ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.

Front inner fender wells may be removed.

Rear wheel tubs must remain in place.

Area of trunk may be cut out to allow clearance for fuel cell only. NO BOXING OR ENCLOSING TRUNK AREA

No rub rails.

Front and Rear bumpers must be stock and must be stock and must be mounted securely.  Reinforcement directly behind bumper is allowed, but must be concealed behind bumper.

No Spoilers of any kind!!!

Aftermarket nose/tail pieces will be permitted, however, these nose pieces must be mounted in such a manner that the nose of the car appears unaltered, and fit’s the rest of the cars body with factory bumper behind nose piece. 

All cars will be equipped with front and rear tow hook.  These shall be strong enough to support the weight of the car, so the car  can be easily accessible by track personnel and wrecker crews. THIS WILL BE ENFORCED

Body must be neatly painted, and kept in a  neat and SAFE appearance.  Bodies shall be repaired and straight before each racing event. 

Numbers must be at least 18” high, and 3” thick on roof and sides of car.

No glass permitted.  A ¼” to ½” mesh screen, bars or both are required over front windshield opening.

Interior of car must be completely stripped of upholstery, plastic, glass, and chrome.

No mirrors allowed.

Inner door structures may be removed to fit cage.

Front and Rear stock firewall must be maintained, and in original stock location.  No alterations to original front and rear firewall will be permitted.

No boxing in of interior.  Interior MUST be open.

Rear stock firewall must be completely covered.

Completely stock floor boards must run from drivers door to passenger door, and from front firewall to rear firewall.  Patching is permitted over holes, but original stock floor pans may not be removed,  fabricated or altered. 

A steel hood with hole, for air cleaner, is allowed.  Stock latches must be removed and closed with 4 steel hood pins or steel bolts.

Rocker panels must remain in place.

No Skirting allowed.

ROOFS, must be factory height, no sloping or angled roofs, window/quarter posts must remain steel and in factory location

FRAMES AND ROLL CAGES

MINIMUM WEIGHT 3000LBS WITH DRIVER

Full frame and uni-body cars allowed.

Uni-body cars must tie front and rear frame rails together.

All frame sections, front and rear must remain completely stock.  NO “X” BRACING OF FRAMES.

Factory wheelbase. NO SHORTENING PERMITTED. Frame and body must match wheelbase

Roll cage must consist of continuous hoops not less than 1.5 inches outside diameter; and must have a wall thickness of at least .095 inches.

Roll cage must be frame mounted a minimum of four(4) places.  Roll cage must be securely supported and braced and welded to frame.  No pieced together Roll cages will be permitted.

DRIVER cannot set behind quarter post. NO part of drivers body can be behind side post, side post must remain in stock location

Driver’s head must not protrude above cage with helmet on and strapped in driver’s seat.

Low carbon, mild steel tubing is recommended.  No brazing or soldering allowed.  Must  be welded.

The sidebars must be welded to the front and rear of the roll cage members.

Driver door bars must be parallel with the ground as possible, and located perpendicular to the driver as to provide maximum protection for the driver, but without causing undue difficulty in getting into or out of vehicle.  Door bars must be no less than .095 thickness.  Must have three (3) bars at least 1 ½” in diameter in driver’s door and must have at least two (2) bars in passenger door.

Bracing in front of radiator permitted, must remain behind the front bumper.

All parts of the roll cage assembly must be kept within the confines of the body of the car.

SAFETY EQUIPMENT

Helmets are required and must meet Snell 85 or 95 standards.  Helmet must accompany vehicle at all times of inspection.  Helmet must not be cracked or chipped.  Helmets must be worn at all times when on the track regardless of race condition.

No radios or any communication devices will be permitted.

Fire suits of flame-retardant nature must be worn by all competitors.  Two piece suits are allowed.  Fire resistant gloves and shoes are recommended.

Fire extinguishers are required; must be charged, with a gauge, and properly mounted (not taped) within driver’s reach.  Onboard fire suppression system is highly recommended.

Racing seat is required and must be bolted to roll cage, not floor pan.

Competition type seat belts are required.  No factory type seat belts may be used.  Belts must be attached to roll cage at all points.

Racing fuel cells are required and must be mounted by at least two (2) steel straps, two (2) inches wide by one-eighth (1/8) inch thick around the cell.  Fuel cells must be enclosed in steel container, mounted behind rear axle only, and must also be protected in rear axle of roll cage tubing mounted securely. No part of fuel cell should be lower than protective tubing.  Protective tubing should be no wider than six (6) inches on both sides of fuel cell.  Bladders are highly recommended.  Fuel cells are limited to twenty-two (22) gallon maximum capacity.  Fuel cell must be equipped with tip-over valve.

A kill switch is required.  Switch must be located within easy reach of the driver and must be able to be reached when standing outside of the car.  Switch must be clearly marked ON/OFF.

Batteries must be securely mounted and shielded.  Batteries cannot be mounted inside the driver’s compartment.

No loose objects and/or weights in driver’s compartment or outside the body or hood area. 

WHEEL & TIRES

Any Hoosier, American Racer, or Goodyear 15-8" HARD only tire is permitted on rear only.  Any compound/manufacturer 15-8" tire permitted on front.

Eight (8) inch steel racing wheels only.

No wheel plugs.

BEAD LOCK RIGHT SIDE ONLY

One (1) inch lug nuts are mandatory.  Larger studs may be installed.

TRANSMISSION, BELL HOUSING & CLUTCH

Three speed, four speed manual and automatic transmissions are allowed.  No “in and out” boxes.   With engine running and car in still position, driver must be able to engage the car and move forward, then stop and engage the car and move backwards.  Clutch must be inside of the bell housing.

Transmission must have at least one forward gear and one reverse gear, plus a neutral position,  and must be able to be shifted by the driver.

Clutch type transmission must be equipped with a full bell housing.  If and explosion proof type bell housing is not available for your engine, you may construct a shield of at least ½’ X 6’ steel covering the clutch area 180 degrees and be securely fastened.

Triple disc clutch allowed.

Torque converters optional

No Bert or Brinn transmission.

ENGINE

Engine MUST match body, i.e. GM to GM, Ford to Ford, etc…..

CAST iron block and heads.

NO roller cam or roller lifters allowed

Any Flat Tappet, Solid or Hydraulic cam will be allowed. ROLLER ROCKERS OPTIONAL.

Engine must be located in original stock location.  NO EXCEPTIONS!!!!!

Number one plug must be no less than 2” IN FRONT of the top ball joint

No “dry-sump” systems allowed.

Engine cooling system may be modified.

All vehicles must have the capability of starting without being pushed or pulled.

Stock type, battery ignition only.  No magnetos .NO MSD box, NO traction control devices  High performance coils are permitted.

Any (2) two or (4) four barrel carburetors will be permitted.  No fuel injection

1” carb spacer or adapter will be allowed

No electrical or belt driven fuel pumps.  Mechanical only.

Gasoline is the only fuel allowed.  No Nitrous Oxide, Alcohol or additives of any kind.

 REAR ENDS

Any OEM passenger car type, or truck type rear ends may be used.

FLOATERS are permitted.

Ford nine-inch rear ends are allowed to be used in all brands of cars, but must use stock suspension mounts in stock location.

DRIVE SHAFT

Drive shaft must be steel and must be painted white.  Drive shaft loop is required and must be constructed of ¼" x 2" steel; tubular hoops must be made of a minimum of 1" diameter tubing and must be mounted no more than 8" back from the front of the drive shaft.

STEERING & SUSPENSION

 In cockpit steering may be modified to driver’s taste, but must remain on left side of the car.

Steering must be OEM.  Steering box must remain within original bolt pattern for type of frame used.

Steering quickener allowed.

No rack and pinion steering allowed.

Front suspension must be OEM and in stock location.  Must be replaceable with the stock part from the same type of suspension.

No tubular aftermarket “A” arm permitted.

Stock passenger car spindles only.  No fabricated spindles.

Control arms may not be altered or moved.

Rear suspension must remain completely stock.

REAR TRAILING ARMS, cannot be lower than 3" below axle tube.

TRAILING ARMS, stock length, stock ends, stock location, cannot be adjustable

NO LEAF SPRING SLIDERS, NO mono leaf, NO composite leaf, STEEL MULTI. LEAF ONLY, front of rear leaf must in stock location no adjustable brackets

All coil springs on car must be minimum of 4 ½’ in diameter.

NO ADJUSTABLE SPRING CUPS front or rear

No torque arms or lift bars are permitted, even if they come factory. NO J bars. NO panhard bar allowed

No hydraulic or mechanical jacking devices are allowed.

 NO JACK BOLTS OR WELDED JACK BOLTS WILL BE PERMITTED.  NO EXCEPTIONS.

 All shocks must remain in STOCK location.  No EXCEPTIONS!!!  Must use stock mount, no altered shock mounts permitted.

One shock per wheel only.  Springs and/or shocks are not allowed anywhere on the car other  than at each wheel.

Aftermarket OEM replacement shocks permitted.  No air shocks or aluminum shocks.

NO heim ended shocks, front or rear.

No coil over shocks or springs allowed.  NO HELPER SPRINGS.

 Must be original spring suspension that matches the type of car being used.  Coil for coil, leaf for leaf.

BRAKES

 All cars will have brakes in operating condition on all four wheels.  Brakes must be operated on all four wheels and must lock up on all four wheels during inspection.

 OEM brake calipers only.  Brake rotors may not be modified, I.e. drilled full of holes, etc…..

No aluminum or racing style calipers or rotors permitted.

AFTERMARKET brake pedals allowed

ENGINE CLAIM

$1050.00 and YOUR engine or $1550.00 and YOU KEEP your engine.  $50.00 from either buy-out goes to the track.

 This claim will not include, carburetor, distributor, starter, engine  mounts, sending units, valve covers,  water pump, pulleys, fuel pump, exhaust manifolds, fly wheel, clutch,  transmission, or intake.

 Only the top Three (3) finishers in a  Feature can be claimed.

Only the top Ten (10) finishers in a Feature, on the LEAD lap, and that finish a race can claim an engine.

 All money must be put up before the Feature, with the number of the car you are claiming in a sealed envelope.  Sealed envelopes need to be turned in at the Pit office.  The first on to put up the money will be the first one eligible to claim the engine. 

 The driver of the car whose engine is being “claimed” will have One (1) chance to sell or NOT sell their engine.  Once it is stated to sell or NOT sell, that statement IS binding.  Only a driver may claim an engine,  and only a driver may sell an engine.

 Buyer must inspect engine before it is removed, and once removed the sale is FINAL.  Any sabotage to claimed engine will result in suspension from the track for 30 calendar days.

 If a driver that is being “claimed” does not sell , they forfeit all winnings and points for that night.

 

 REMEMBER  this is a Pure Stock Division intended for safe, inexpensive participation.  Abuse of these rules or “creative interpretation” to excess will not be tolerated.

 


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