2024
Tazewell Speedway Street Stocks
***ALL
cars MUST HAVE weight posted at driver's window. Not posting weight could result
in DQ**** *These rules may be altered or edited as the season progresses to
ensure equal competition. Frame:
Rear wheel drive full size cars and trucks. No front wheel drive, 4x4, or all-wheel
drive. 108" min wheelbase. Frame must be OEM from front to center of rear
axle. From center of rear axle back may be constructed of 2" tubing. Frames
may be repaired or clipped with different model factory frames or components,
if all other chassis rules are correct. Camaro and other cars not full framed
may be connected. X bracing ok. Full roll cage required with a minimum of 1.5"
tubing in the main cage. Fuel cell required with quality-built mount. Secure fabricated
battery box required. Quality built seat mount and racing seat with 5-point racing
belt harness. Full containment seat recommended. Engine must be in stock location
and in center of chassis. #1 plug must be in front of or on the centerline of
the upper ball joint. No frame modifications except for fuel pump clearance. Weight
jack bolts are allowed. Drive shaft loops mandatory on all vehicles.
Front
suspension: Upper control arms may be made from tubing and may be relocated.
Lower control arm mounts must remain in stock location. Lower control arms must
be stamped stock style and factory stock lengths. All steering links, idler, and
center link etc. must be stock style or OEM. Tie rods can be tubular with hiem
ends. Any factory style spindles. No fabricated spindles. Three-piece Speedway
style cast spindle permitted. Steel stock style hubs and rotors, stock style steel
single piston calipers, no wide 5 hubs. Must have working brake on all 4 corners.
Steering boxes only and quick steering ok. 5" coil springs only and must
be in stock location. Weight jack bolts are permitted.
Rear Suspension:
Stock chassis mounts only, stock rear suspension only. Frame mounts may not be
modified or changed. Leaf spring frames may have adjustable mount on rear only.
Any leaf spring is allowed. Rear suspension and front suspension must be same
brand-make, no mismatch. Any stock style steel rear end is permitted. Floater
style rear ends ok. Steel hubs with a factory style lug pattern only and no wide
5 hubs. No quick-change rear ends. 5-inch coil springs only. Weight jack bolts
are permitted. Rear links must mount in stock location on chassis. Upper / Lower
Trailing arm must be steel, may be adjustable, must be within a half inch of factory
length. Any factory style steel brakes are allowed.
Shocks: Steel
bodied nonadjustable shocks are permitted. No adjustable shocks, no reservoir
shocks, no Schrader valve shocks, no piercing valve shocks will be allowed. Any
valve style shock must not be able to be altered at the track. Shocks me be claimed
for $125. One shock per corner of the vehicle will be permitted. No bump springs
or spring rubbers allowed. No bump stops permitted. No bump springs mounted inside
the shock body. Shocks must be able to be fully compressed or extended by hand.
The track reserves the right to claim shocks for inspection. In this case the
driver's money will be held until the shock is determined to be legal. If the
shock is illegal, further penalties will be assessed. No helix style spring cups,
no 'pig tail' springs, not coil bind springs.
Tire/Wheel: 8"
maximum wheel width and 15" tires only. Bead lock wheels will be permitted
on the right side only. Wheel spacers up to one inch permitted, but lug studs
must show one round of threads. Oversized lug nuts are recommended. No chemical
altering of tires. No aluminum wheels.
Trans: Manual or automatics
are permitted. Any stock clutch and pressure plate. Steel drive shaft must be
painted white. Cars must have working reverse and starter. Steel bell housing
only, safety rated bell housing recommended. Starter must be mounted on the engine
in the stock location. Bert/Brinn style transmissions permitted, must add 50 lbs.
No roller slide/ball spline type transmissions. Slip yoke only.
Body:
All bodies must be stock appearing. Vehicle noses and rear sections must be stock
style and closed off with no open rear bumper areas. All vehicles must have a
20-gauge steel or 60 thousandths aluminum fire wall and floor pan. The floor must
extend from the left side frame rail to the right-side frame rail and from the
fire wall to the back of the driver seat. A rear fire wall must be between driver
and rear section of car. Drive shaft tunnel must be in floor pan. Fire wall may
be clearance for headers. Body must be centered on the chassis. All glass must
be removed. A rear fire wall must be in place separating the driver interior from
the fuel cell/rear suspension area. No fiberglass body panels except for hoods.
interiors may be enclosed with deck, but full fire wall and floor pan must remain
in place. Truck beds may be covered. Rear spoiler permitted on trunk lid, 8"
max, side panels same as late model.
Engine: Option 1, weighing
3,000 pounds. Standard production engines, Chevy 350, Ford 351, and Chrysler 360.
No Bowtie heads/blocks, No SVO heads/blocks, No Chrysler W blocks. No high-performance
factory components. Engines can have a max of .060 over bore. No polishing or
coatings on the inside of the block. Engine may be balanced. No external machining
on the block. Flat top pistons only, must have 4 eyebrows same size. Cranks must
be stock, with stoke stroke, and a minimum of 50 pounds. Rods must be cast or
forged steel, I-beam only and stock factory length. Piston must not extend above
block. 4 bolt blocks permitted with factory stock caps only. Heads must be stock
for the engine being raced. Production heads only. Heads must be within 1 degree
of factory valve angle. No angle cut heads. No vortec or angle-plug heads on this
engine option. Max intake valve 1.94 and max exhaust 1.50, 70cc minimum chamber
on heads. No porting, grinding, or polishing. Three angle valve job permitted.
Steel valves, retainers, and keepers only. Stock rockers with stock ratio only,
no roller tips. Cast iron intakes will be permitted with no modification, no aftermarket
intake, no Bowtie or SVO intakes. Stock type hydraulic cam and lifters with a
max of .450 lift. No mushroom lifters and no altering lifter bore. Engine:
Option 2, weighing 3,200 lbs. Standard production engine, Chevy 350, Ford
351, Chrysler 360. No bowtie heads/blocks, no vortec heads, no angle plug heads,
no SVO heads/blocks, no Chrysler W blocks. No high-performance factory components.
Engine may have max over bore of 0.60, no polishing or coating inside the block.
No cutting/machining outside the block. No dry sump. Engine may be balanced. Crank
must be stock, with stock stroke, and a minimum of 50 lbs. Rods must be cast or
forged steel, I-beam only, and stock length. Flat top pistons, piston cannot extend
above the block. Factory production heads only, must be stock for the engine being
raced. All heads must be within 1 degree of factory valve angle. No angle cut
heads. No porting, grinding, or polishing of heads. 64cc min chamber. 3 angle
valve job permitted. Max intake valve 2.02, max exhaust 1.6. All valves, retainers,
and keepers must be steel. No undercut valve steams. Stamped steel rockers only,
must be factory ratio, no roller tips. Stock type hydraulic cam only and lifters
only. Max cam lift of .480, no mushroom lifter or altering lifter bore. Cast iron
intakes only with no modification.
Engine: Option 3, GM 602 crate
engine weighing 3,000 pounds. This engine must be sealed from GM or certified
engine builder with Crate USA, UCRA, or Fastrak. All components in the engine
must remain as delivered from GM. No vacuum pumps. All serial numbers, seals,
or other identifications must not be altered. The engine must maintain all stock
dimensions and original equipment components, such as valve size, lifters, crank,
rods, pistons, rockers, intake, and block. Engine option 3 can use street stock
ignition rule listed below. Ignition: Any standard distributer type electronic
ignition allowed. MSD Permitted. Must remain stock firing order. No magnetos.
One 12-volt battery only. HEI distributer permitted. No dual point distributers
or crank triggers. No traction control. Alternators will be permitted. Aftermarket
distributers permitted. $300 Claim on any external ignition box.
Water
pump: Stock style cast aluminum or steel water pumps permitted. No electric
water pumps or electric fans permitted.
Exhaust: Headers or stock
style manifolds are permitted. Headers must be 4 tubes going into 1 collector.
No tri-Y headers no merge headers.
Carburetor: All engine options,
Holley 4412 500 2-barrel, choke may be removed. Choke horn must remain. (Carb
checked with go-no-go gauges). 1" carb spacer permitted, cannot extend into
intake, 2 standard gaskets only. No aluminum carburetors of any type.
Fuel:
A mechanical style fuel pump is permitted. Pump must be in the stock location.
No electric or belt driven pumps. Gasoline or racing gas will be permitted. No
alcohol, nitrous, E85, propylene, methanol, or other exotic fuels. General:
All cars will receive a 1 pound per lap burn off with a 10-pound variance after
the feature only.
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