2010 SOUTHERN STOCK RULES

2010 SOUTHERN STOCK RULES

BODY/FRAME/CHASSIS: Any American mad= e OEM produced Coupe or Sedan body with rear wheel drive. Body may be from factor= y or aftermarket, but must maintain stock appearance. Doors must be fastened, bo= lted or welded shut. Driver’s door must have 3 door bars. Roll cage padding mandatory in driver compartment. Body must be a minimum of 5 inches from the ground. Spoilers are legal, 6” tall max. 7” max on sun visor. A= ll openings in firewalls must be covered with sheet metal so as to isolate dri= ver compartment from engine trunk/fuel cell and ground areas. All exterior lamps and trim must be removed and may be covered with sheet metal. All glass and interior trim must be removed. 108” minimum wheel= base. Wheel base must remain stock according to year model of body used. American made passenger car STOCK frame. Rear suspension must match frame used and remain in stock location. Uni-body cars may fabricate from stock frame to r= ear of car but must use stock type suspension for frame used. Example: Camaros = or Novas on steel leaf springs with front mount no more than 4 inches higher t= han stock frame rails. Main roll cage tubing must be minimum of 1 ½̶= 1;. Newly built cars are recommended to be built out of 1 ¾” roll cage.<= o:p>

STEERING: OEM steering box in stock location for frame used. Quick steer boxes OK. Aftermarket steering pump OK. Aftermarket steering wheel with disconnect OK. Dri= ver must sit in left front quadrant of racecar, no further back than rear edge = of front door.

SUSPENSION: Rear leaf, coil or torsi= on bar as OEM produced for make frame used. Steel racing springs OK. Coils must be minimum 4.5” outside diameter. No Coil overs. All springs must mount = in stock location. Only one spring and shock per wheel. Spring spacers or lowe= ring blocks for ride height adjustment OK. Steel body racing or stock shocks OK.= No air shocks. Weight jacks and rear leaf spring shackles = OK. No cockpit operated chock or spring adjustment devices. No fabricated or aftermarket traction devices or suspension components. May use fabricated u= pper control arms.

ENGINE: Cast iron stock OEM American= made blocks only. No Chevy big blocks or 400 small blocks. Number 1 plug must st= ay in line with ball joint. Aftermarket or fabricat= ed motor mounts OK. Rear engine mount may be solid mounts or plates. Extra capacity pan or accusump OK. Oil pumps in stock location. No Dry Sumps. Cast iron cylinder heads only, = no porting or polishing. Any flat tappet cam. No mushroom or roller cams of any type. No gear or belt driven cams. Roller ro= cker arms OK. One 2 or 4 barrel carburetor only. No d= ual carbs. Aftermarket air filters OK. Air filters can pass through hood a max = of 6”. No ram air or fresh air systems, mud guard in front of filter OK.= Cast iron or aluminum intake allowed.

TRANSMISSION: Any OEM automatic or standard transmission allowed. Driver must be able to put car in forward, neutral & reverse while running. Transmission cooler OK and may be atta= ched to cage. Scatter shields or blow proof bell housing mandatory. NO aluminum = bell housing allowed. Mini clutch = or Direct Drive OK but must be mounted to the crankshaft. Minimum 2” diameter steel drive shaft, must be painted white & must have drive shaft loop mounted 6” back from U-joint.

EXHAUST: Round tube headers only. All primary header tubes must enter directly into one collector at same point at end of header. Must remain dual exhaust, no cross-over = or Y-pipes.

FUEL/FUEL CELL: Pump gas, race gas or methanol allowed. No nitro bearing additives or any other exotic additives = or fuel. No nitrous oxide. Racing fuel cell required. No boat or stock automot= ive fuel tanks. Fuel cell roll over flap recommended (will be mandatory for 2011 season). Must be securely fastened inside truck or car and mounted around c= ell, by at least two steel straps no smaller than 1/8” by 1”. Trunk floor and wells must have drain holes cut so as not to allow spilled fuel t= o be trapped in trunk area. Radiator cannot mount higher than hood or extend thr= ough hood.

REAREND/BRAKES: Must be locked. Spoo= l or mini spool recommended. Aftermarket axles OK. 9” Ford OK. No limited slips such as Gold Trac, Detroit Locker, Etc. Floaters OK. Must be steel approved OEM, drum or disc. Must maintain OEM dimensions for hubs/rotors and calipers, cannot be lightened. B= olt pattern may be changed. Larger studs allowed. Rear rotors may be aftermarke= t, min. 0.810” thickness. Vented rotors only, no sca= lloped rotors. No floating brakes. Three wheel brakes OK. One proportioning device allowed. Aftermarket pedal assembly allowed.

WHEELS/TIRES: 15” dia. Steel w= heels only, maximum 10” width. Racing wheels OK. 1” steel lug nuts required. Beadlocks OK. Must run Hoosier 2045 asphalt p= ulloff on right rear. Other three tires may be street type passenger car ti= res, but must have DOT numbers and treaded design. Tires must be available to the general public at normal retail outlets and must be warranted by the manufacturer. IMCA G60 Hoosier or the KK704 American Racer tires are OK. Hoosier Asphalt “pulloffs” only, but must durometer 51 or highe= r. No special racing tires, recap tires, McCreary, Hoosier, Towel City, etc. T= ires are subject to track approval.

IGNITION: Stock OEM produced, battery operated electronic or single point distributor in stock location and must = run off one 12 volt battery. No aftermarket or high performance distributors or ignition boxes. Aftermarket cap, coils, rotor, plug wires, etc. OK. No electronic traction control devices. Switches must be clearly marked “ON/OFF”. Master shut off recommended for all cars, will be mandatory for 2011 season.

BUMPERS: Front and rear bumpers requ= ired. Stock or fabricated Ok. No sharp edges. Front bumper m= ay not extend beyond inside tire width except cars with nosepieces. Fabricated bum= pers may be no more than 1 ¾” OD x .125 wall round tube or 2”= x 3” x .125 wall rectangle. Fabricated bumpers must be capped at ends. Nerf bars allowed. One bar per side on doors and quarter panels.<= /span> Nerf bars can be 2” max from body. No larger than 1 ½” r= ound tubing on nerf bars or 1” x 2” square tubing.=

WEIGHT/SAFETY: Cars must weigh at le= ast 3,000 pounds after race with driver in car. No tolerance by track scales. No weights and/or loose objects in driver compartment or outside body. Weights must be securely mounted to frame or roll cage with ½” bolts m= inimum, painted white with car number on it. No titanium, magnesium or carbon fiber products, parts or components. No gun-drilled, tubular, hollow bolts or stu= ds. Steel fasteners only. All cars must have full window n= et. Fire extinguishers are mandatory in all cars and must be within reach of driver.