CALL GENE TO SEE IF THERE ARE CHANGES FOR 2008
APPEARANCE:
Number of a contrasting color to the car will appear on both doors and roof of the car. Numbers MUST be 18" high with
a 3" stroke. Drivers name must appear over both doors and must be at least 4" high. All cars must be kept neat
and in good appearance.
BRAKES
Stock four wheel hydraulic brakes all in working condition. Peddles must be in stock location on firewall. No
brake adjustment or shut-offs from the drivers compartment.
BODY
Must be stock. Original equipment. No after market parts allowed except, after market nose piece and aluminum doors. No
spoilers. Body must cover at least 1/2 of the tires. No side windows or air deflectors. Driver must be able to exit car from
both sides of car with helmet on. Must have stock firewall in stock location. No inside tin work. Must have full, stock
floor in stock location. Pickups must have tailgate and box covered. No station wagons or convertibles.
BUMPER
Bumpers in stock location. Bumpers may be reinforced from behind only. Rear bumpers must be turned forward or have
bracing forward to eliminate sharp ends. bumpers must be anchored back to frame
CARBURETOR
Carburetors can be 2 or 4 barrel on stock cast iron intake. Two barrel carburetors only on aluminum intake. One
inch carburetor adapters or spacers allowed. NO DOUBLE PUMPERS
DRIVE SHAFT
Drive shaft MUST be painted white and have metal strap or chain located on the forward 1/3 to prevent dropping
onto the track.
ENGINE
Stock engine, matching make of car. Must be in stock location. No angle plug heads. No tall valve covers. No aluminum
or made for racing parts allowed. NO notching out cross frame for fuel pump.
EXHAUST
Stock cast iron exhaust manifold or header, 2" maximum (100 decibel limit). Loss of muffler may result in
disqualification from that event. Mufflers MUST be welded in place.
FIRE EXTINGUISHER
An operational fire extinguisher with a gauge on it is mandatory with a tow truck on/or with trailer. On board
fire suppression systems for race cars are highly recommended.
FIRE SUIT
Drivers MUST wear an approved fire suit covering arms to the wrist and legs to the ankle. NO holes in suit! Suit
must be kept free of grease and oil!
GLOVES
Nomex gloves are mandatory.
HELMET
Drivers must wear an approved Snell 95 or newer, full style helmet with helmet skirt or head sock.
FIREWALL
Stock firewall in stock location. No fabrication. Rear firewall separating fuel tank from driver's compartment is mandatory.
FRAME
Stock full floor in stock location. All street stocks will have a minimum of 108" wheelbase. All cars will be completely
stripped of interior. Driver's seat will be securely fastened to the roll cage and will be a high back racing seat.
Seats will be subject to local track inspection. All spring shock mounts must be in stock position. Coil springs for
spring cars ONLY and leaf springs for leaf spring cars ONLY. Floor must be stock width of the car.
FUEL
No alcohol
FUEL CELLS
Fuel cells are mandatory and must be securely fastened and in a canister. Must have a bladder and check valve on fill
pipe. A leaking tank is grounds for disqualification. Must have chain connected to fuel cell cap. Must have an approved
loop behind fuel cell with 8" clearance.
FUEL PUMPS
No electric fuel pumps or belt drive. No fuel lines running through driver's compartment unless inside metal tubing.
HOOD
Hood MUST be securely fastened. There must be 2 hood pins across the front, subject to track inspection. A metal air
cleaner and fire arrester is mandatory.
HUBS & WHEELS
Eight inch wheels. A commercial wheel is mandatory. Car must be equipped with safety wheels on the right side and 1" safety
lug nuts all the way around.
IGNITION
Any stock ignition only. No after market dual point ignition or magnetos. No crank fired ignition allowed.
MIRRORS
No mirrors allowed.
RADIATORS
Any radiator. Must include a catch can with a 2 quart capacity. Radiator protection must be located
between the front tires and behind the stock grill, not more than 10" above bumper height. Pipes are not to exceed 2 inch O.D.
by 3 feet in length.
RADIOS
ABSOLUTELY NO RADIOS ALLOWED!
REAR AXLE
Stock rear ends, any type. Positraction and locked rear ends allowed. No quick-change rear ends allowed.
ROLL CAGE
There must be a 4 point roll cage with 3 bars across the drivers door, tied together with a vertical center bar. Drivers
door must have an 18" X 1/8" steel plate or 1/4" aluminum plate mounted outside bars between roll cage and door skin to protect
the drivers body. There must be a minimum of one door bar on the passenger side. Entire cage to be constructed of minimum
1 1/2" OD steel tubing with .095" side wall. Car must be equipped with front and rear frame hoops of 1 1/2" OD minimum size
ahead and behind the drivers compartment.
SEAT BELTS
Must be racing type and quality. Three inch seat belt, 2" or 3" shoulder harness, and submarine strap are required and
subject to inspection. It is MANDATORY that all seat belts have a manufacturers
date of three years old or newer.
STEERING WHEEL
Removable steering wheels are mandatory in all classes.
WINDOW NETS
Window nets are mandatory. They must mounted from the bottom with a seat belt type latch in the top corner.
WRECKER HOOKS
MANDATORY FRONT AND BACK! Must be easily accessible. If no wrecker hooks are on car, the car will be pushed, towed,
or dragged to the infield until the program is over. Neither the wrecker crews nor Mid-Michigan Raceway Park management will
be responsible for damage to any car.
SHOCKS
One shock absorber per wheel, located in stock position. No racing, air, or coil over shocks allowed. Must have canister
on top.
SPRINGS
No "made for racing" springs. Unibody cars must run leaf springs.
STARTERS
Must be in working order. If a car must be pushed to start it will start at the rear of all races.
SUSPENSION
Screw jacks left rear only. No adjustable spring mounts. No hiem joints anywhere on the car. Welding spring jacks
are OK. Springs must be mounted in stock location and have same type of mounting offered from the factory. No adjustable
sway bars. No pan hard bars, no 3rd link.
TIRES
American Racer 245 or 265, 70 series, G or H, or 60 series.
TRANSMISSION
Any transmission manual or automatic (stock converter in automatic). No quick change transmissions. MUST have scatter
shield or protective plate 180 degrees around clutch. If plate is used, 1/8" X 3" plate is the minimum thickness that can
be used.
WEIGHT
Weight is a minimum of 3,000 pounds. Added weight must be in plain sight, painted white and have car number on it in
contrasting color. No cement or liquid style weight. Weight must be mounted with minimum of two 1/2" bolts and nuts and
must be securely attached to car.
ENGINE CLAIM
Top three finishers in the "A" feature are subject to engine claim. They must report to the claim area, located
on the front shoot, immediately after the "A" feature. Failure to report to the claiming area will result in disqualification,
loss of money and points for the event.
Engines may be claimed for $825.00, $800 to the driver and $25.00 to the wrecker for pulling the engine.
Refusal to sell will result in being disqualified for 2 weeks, loss of all points, and loss of money for the event. If
you refuse to sell three times, you must move to the Limited Late Model division. You may claim once per season. the
promoter may claim any engine at any time. To claim, you must be on the lead lap and only top half of the field is eligible
to claim. EXAMPLE: Twenty one cars start the feature, take out the three cars that can be
claimed, leaves nine cars able to claim; this is 4th place through 12th place.
CHAMPIONSHIP RACES
Any driver wanting to compete in a championship race must be registered for points. Driver also has to run two consecutive
weeks before any championship race.
DISCLAIMERS
Each car is subject to inspection at any time before, during, or after each racing event. Items not in this set of rules
are subject to the discretion of the track officials.
SPECIAL NOTICE
WARNING: Cars with racing frames, full frame under unibody cars, after market, homemade bodies,
or a wheel base less than 108" will AUTOMATICALLY be classified as a Limited Late Model. THERE WILL
BE NO APEAL!
TRACK OFFICIALS WILL MAKE THE FINAL DECISION IF THE CAR IS LEGAL AND/OR SAFE!
THE DECISION OF THE TRACK OFFICIAL IS FINAL!!!