5. BODIES: Stock
OEM bodies, sheet metal bodies or a mixture of the two are allowed. Stock,
aftermarket or homemade noses and bumper covers allowed (NO SLOPED NOSES:
Homemade noses must be 90 degrees to the ground). Hood scoops allowed max. 2 1/2
inches high. Rear ends must be closed in with no holes.
6. Driver's
compartment may be boxed in with sheet metal. A full metal firewall must encompass
the driver's compartment front, rear, both sides and floor. Aluminum or sheet
metal acceptable. There must be an inspection door at least 12" x 12"
just inside the right side window to allow officials to inspect the roll cage.
7. A 5" high
spoiler or a spoiler that is stock for the make of car is allowed. The spoiler
can not be adjustable. Any middle supports must be the same size as the side
supports. Spoilers can be no wider than the car.
All measurements on the
spoiler are maximum.
8. Engines: All engines must be stock or as stated:
Not to exceed
2500 cc. (.040 overbore permitted). Max. hydraulic valve lift .480 with no
backlash, Solid lift .450 with .025 backlash (both will be checked at valve).
Carburetor 5200 Weber, Holley 350 or 500 C.F.M. (350 part # 7448, 500 part # 4412
must be factory stamped ONLY with no modifications except the removal of the
choke plate. Stock type cast iron exhaust manifold or headers. Exhaust must
extend past driver's compartment and point out of the side or back of the car.
Any single disc clutch with pressure plate. Any steel flywheel weighing a
minimum of 16 lbs. Any stock OEM heads. Heads may be bowl cut but they must be
concentric with the valve guide no deeper than the round edge of the valve guide
boss. There is no compression rule other than flat top pistons. Can drill stock
timing pulley to advance cam or use aftermarket gear. 1" spacer and adapter with
one single stock gaskets per side only. Valve diameter intake 1.74 and exhaust
1.50, any lock o.k. Stock intakes NO fuel injections.No electric fuel
pumps.
9.Stock type chassis
with suspension in original position. Strut towers can be notched or boss strut
plates installed for the adjustment of the front end only. A-frame cars can
shorten the top A-frame. Coil spring cars are allowed cups on the front and/or
rear.
10. Battery can be
relocated but must be mounted in an enclosed box that has been securely mounted
to the floor pan of the car with two straps 1/8" thick and 1 1/2" wide that are
across the top of the box and also secured to the floor pan with 1/2" bolts.
11. Approved
gas tanks must be in the trunk. Fuel cells in a steel container
may hang. Fuel line must be in conduit if inside the car.
12. GASOLINE
ONLY
13. Wheels:
Steel wheels only. (Max. width 7") Beadlocks allowed on right side ONLY.
14. Tires:
Hoosier RC4 (23.0 ONLY).
15. No alcohol
is allowed in the impound area or at the pay window at any time.
16. All cars
must meet all safety and roll cage requirements.
17. No radios and no
mirrors allowed in or on cars. Any driver caught will be disqualified.
18. No brake
adjusting devices that allow drivers to adjust brakes from inside the car.
19. No driver
operated weight adjustment devices. No traction control devices allowed.
20. Drive
shafts must be painted white, with car number painted on it and
it must be protected by a safety loop.
21. Fire extinguisher:
A 2 lb. fire extinguisher in good working order is required.
22. Drivers suits,
gloves, shoes, a HANS device, wind shield bars and window nets are strongly
suggested. No short pants allowed.
23.PROTEST :
$300.00 Three items may be protested. $100.00 will go to track for expenses.
Three
items from this list only: bore and stroke, heads, intake, cam,
carburetor, ignition, engine placement, wheel base, weight transfer devices,
traction control devices, fuel, fuel pump or wheels.
CLUTCH PROTEST :
$250.00 Only clutch assembly including flywheel may be protested. $100.00 will go
to track for expenses.
24.Any measurement
in these rules that is to be checked with a tape-measure will be allowed a 1 inch
tolerance unless the rules say min. or max.
25. A driver
that has been protested has the option to protest the driver that protested him.
The second protest may be on any item listed in rule # 23 not just on the same
three from the first protest. The initial protest must be made within five
minutes after the leader takes the checkered flag. Any protesting back must be
made within five minutes after the initial protest has been made.
26. All protest
must come within five minutes after the checkered flag has been given to the
winner. Protests must be made by the driver. If the protesting driver leaves the
track, the car being checked will be declared legal. Any driver that takes the
checkered flag may protest any car that finishes anywhere ahead of him. The
protest will not be official until the money is in the flagman's hand. The driver
making the protest and one mechanic are the only people from his crew allowed in
the impound area (NO Substitutions). The driver and up to two mechanics are
allowed from the car that is being protested. The crew must have the car ready
for inspection within 120 minutes of the protest being filed.
27. All cars must have
a chain on front and rear of car for wrecker hook up. THERE WILL BE A $20.00 OR
20 POINT FINE EVERY TIME THE WRECKER HAS TO PICK-UP A CAR WITHOUT A WRECKER HOOK
UP.
28. Numbers must be
painted on both sides of the car and must be at least 18" in height (officials
reserve the right to ask any driver to change his number due to duplications).
29. All cars must have
a 6" number painted over right head light and left tail light covers.
30. Winner of three
straight main events will start in the rear of the next main he runs in at the
track UNLESS it is a special or double points race.
31. A driver that wins
two championships must move out of the division for five years. A driver winning
one championship in a higher division at Laurens may not run in this division for
five years after the championship.
32. Anything
not covered or not mentioned in the previous rules has to be ruled
on when brought up. TRACK OFFICIALS DECISIONS
WILL BE FINAL.
Laurens
County Speedway
By-Pass 127
103 Collins Street
Laurens SC 29360
(864) 984-2427
