Track (319) 835-5523

Office (319) 528-4301

2011 RULES FOR HOBBY STOCK

1. Any 1960 or newer U.S. Manufactured full body passenger car. No 4-wheel drives, station wagons,
Firebirds, Camaros, or convertibles.
2. Minimum wheelbase allowed is 107.5 inches (zero tolerance). Unibody cars may be tied together.
(Maximum 2x2 square tubing.) Tow hooks on front and rear of car capable of lifting the car are
mandatory.
3. Full perimeter 4 post roll cages with X brace in rear securely welded to frame must be used. Three
horizontal door bars on each side mandatory (four recommended). Driver‟s side door bars must be
tied together with vertical bars and attached to frame in at least two places not including the corner
posts. One cross bar in top halo of roll cage mandatory. Minimum .095 tubing at least 1.667 outside
dia. for cages & door bars. Petty bar will be allowed. One loop in front of radiator of 1 ½” round
tube may be used between front frame horns. One vertical vent bar (sagger bar) from the front
corner of halo to driver door bar is manditory (1-1/4” bar minimum). Passengers side bar of the same
type is recommended.
4. Car body and frames must be completely stock. No cutting, chopping, or shortening allowed, except
for placement of roll cage. Wheel openings may be trimmed for reasonable tire clearance. The steel
stock unaltered floor pan, firewalls, trunk lid, and wheel wells must be retained with metal. Trunk
floor must be removed above rear end housing & between frame rails (except on unibody cars). A
steel or aluminum fire wall must be in place to separate the trunk from the interior of the car and it
must remain the in the OEM position. When using a newer style front wheel drive car body the floor
pan must remain OEM for that frame and in OEM location. May use 1988-1996 Cutlass, Grand Prix,
Lumina, Regal or Monte Carlo body on 1978-1987 GM 108-inch wheelbase full frame. Frame must
match body – GM to GM, Ford to Ford, Chrysler to Chrysler, and wheelbase to wheelbase.
Exception is: 1980 or newer Ford unibody may be installed on Ford full frame, and shortened to
minimum 107.5-inch wheelbase. Rear of frame behind rear tires, from a point no further forward than
one inch behind factory seam, may be replaced in OEM location with two-inch by three-inch steel
tubing with .095-inch wall thickness. Factory seam must remain visible. Unibody must tie rear frame
to front frame. Frame may be „X‟ braced. No Camaros, Firebirds, or Mustangs. Hoods may be
gutted. Front inner fenders may be removed. All stock windows must be left open. Opera window
may be enclosed with Lexan if desired. Hood scoops are allowed but must be sealed off to the
outside so it cannot draw air through them or allow fluids to spray out of them. Front windshield
screen and three vertical 3/8” minimum bars required. Dash must not extend more than 24” back
from the center of the top edge of the fire wall. Fire wall must remain in stock location. Rear of dash
cannot be higher than the front except for cowl in front of driver. No other interior enclosures or
covers allowed. After market nose pieces and tail pieces are allowed.
5. All glass, plastic, upholstery, lights, mirrors, molding & chrome removed.
6. All doors must be welded shut. Hoods & trunk lids must be securely fastened with pins, no bolts.
Rub rails no bigger than 1”x 1” tubing or ¼”x 2” flat steel may be attached to body from fender well to
fender well, flush with body with smooth edges and painted to match car.
7. Bumpers must be in stock location. Hydraulic bumpers must be welded to brackets and rackets
 welded to frame. Hydraulic bumpers should be drilled to release oil. Tube type bumpers are allowed
on the front of the car, behind aftermarket nose pieces only. Cars that do not have an aftermarket
nose piece must run a stock type bumper on the front of the car. All cars must have tow hooks or
chain loops on both ends of the car strong enough to hold the weight of the car when being towed off
the track.
8. All cars must have an aluminum racing seat. Seat must be securely fastened to roll cage cross
member and frame.
9. Stock gas tank must be removed. Fuel cell required. Fuel Cell vents, including cap vent, must have
check valves. If fuel cell does not have aircraft style positive seal filler neck/cap system – a flapper,
spring or ball type filler rollover valve is required. Fuel cell must be encased in an approved steel can
and must be securely mounted. Fuel lines through driver‟s compartment must be in steel pipe or
conduit. No vented gas caps. Check valves are recommended in all vent lines.
10. Drive shaft must be painted white! An approved safety loop required and must be constructed of
¼”x 2” steel strap no more than 6” behind front universal joint. Drive shaft must be made of steel.
11. Battery must be relocated and securely/safely mounted. If in driver‟s compartment it must be
enclosed in a box. If located in truck area it must be located between and above the frame rails but
does not have to be in an enclosed box. Positive post must be covered with plastic or rubber in
either location. Only one 12 volt battery allowed in car.
12. No computers of any kind allowed on car.
13. Weights must be painted white with car number on them. All weights, regardless of size‟ must be
secured inside trunk or between the frame rails with a minimum of two ½” bolts. No weight allowed in
driver‟s compartment. No weight can be bolted to bumpers. No sandbags or loose ballast permitted.
14. Spoilers, wings, skirts, or anything that alters the stock appearance is not allowed.
15. Car must be clearly marked with contrasting number 18” high & 3” stripe width on both sides of
the car as well as on the roof.

DRIVER’S EQUIPMENT

1. An approved helmet with a Snell SA 2000 or SA 2005 rating or SFI 31.1/2005 approved & full fire
suits required. Competition 5-point shoulder harness & lap belts are mandatory & must be securely
fastened to the frame or roll cage. Fire extinguisher recommended.
2. Fire resistant gloves are required & fire resistant shoes recommended. A 16”x20” mesh or ribbon
type window net is required. No string window nets or sprint car type window nets allowed. Latch
must be located at the top of the window. Neck braces required. Kill switch clearly marked “ON” &
“OFF” recommended. Window net must be fasted to the roll cage on top and bottom of the net, NOT
to the door panel or roof of the car.
3. Roll bar padding is required in driver‟s compartment. The 3 halo bars, the cross bar in the halo, and
any lower leg protection bars must be covered in roll bar padding.

SUSPENSION - TRANSMISSION - REAR END

1. All springs must be stock type for that make and model. Coils for coil spring cars, leaf for leaf spring
cars.
Coil Springs – One steel spring per wheel, mounted on top of and centered over the axle tube of the
rear-end housing in OEM location. All springs must be minimum 4 ½ inches O.D. and non
progressive. Rubber or Nylon control arm bushings only. Center of rear lower control arm bolt hole
must be 2.25 – 2.5 inches from bottom of housing with only one mounting hole. No multi-holed lower
control arm brackets. Lower control arms must be the same length measured from bolt hole to bolt
hole. No sway bars, panard bars, spring spacers, chains or cables allowed. Spring Rubbers are
allowed on rear only.
Leaf Springs – Leaf springs must be steel and must be mounted the same on both sides. One set of
leaf springs per side. No mono leafs. Leaf springs can use a two holed spring shackle in the rear of
 the spring. No sliders. No adjustable lowering blocks.
2. All 4 brakes must lock up. No brake shut-off devices allowed. No brake bias proportioning valves,
other than the factory front to rear proportioning valve, are allowed.
3. Full floating rear ends and safety hubs are allowed. 9” Ford allowed, but must be mounted like stock
rear end for that make and model following the guidelines listed above. Disc brakes allowed on
rear with Ford 9” but must use steel O.E.M. type brake calipers. No aftermarket brake calipers
allowed. Aftermarket brake pedal assemblies are allowed. Posi-traction or locked rear ends are
allowed.
4. Transmissions: One 2” inspection hole, that is easily accessible, is required on all bell housings.
Manual Transmissions must be OEM three or four speeds with a minimum 10.5” steel/ organic
single disc-type clutch and steel pressure plate assembly inside an explosion-proof steel bell-housing
– minimum 270 degrees around top of clutch and flywheel area. No lightweight bell housings. Steel
flywheels only.
Automatic Transmissions must be OEM with OEM pump and original bell-housings. Minimum 10”
diameter torque converter containing a minimum of three quarts of fluid. Torque converter must have
a minimum .125” drain plug. Must have approved scatter shield constructed of minimum .125” x 3”
steel strap, 270 degrees around flex plate. Flex plate must be full, unaltered OEM or OEM
replacement. No transmission oil coolers located in the driver's compartment.
5. One steel, non adjustable shock per wheel in stock location using stock mounts. Lower rear shock
mount location is 4.5 inches from the bottom of housing to center of bolt hole and centered side to
side on the lower control arm bracket. Bracket may only have one hole for shock mount. Maximum
tube diameter is 1.999”. No heim ends, coil over, air or remote reservoir shocks allowed. No screw
jacks or weight jacks allowed. OEM upper A-frame may be replaced using aftermarket upper A-
frame (steel or aluminum cross shaft allowed), must display “IMCA approved” decal on top of rear
tube of A-frame.
6. No quick steer boxes allowed.
7. Stock OEM type steering pumps only. No aluminum bodied aftermarket power steering pumps
allowed. Remote reservoir pumps are okay but pump must be steel.

TIRES AND WHEELS

1. Tires must be D.O.T. stock passenger car tires not exceeding 10" wide at any point on the tire. No
recaps. No all terrain tires allowed. No shaving or grooving allowed. Tire may not extend outside the
body of the car past the centerline of the tread at the top of the tire.
2. Only steel wheels allowed. Maximum of 8” in width. No bead locking devices allowed.
3. Right front wheel to be reinforced or spoke wheel, with larger stud.1” diameter lug nuts are required.

ENGINE

1. Engine must be visibly stock and maintain stock or approved stock replacement components (GM to
GM, Ford to Ford, etc.) OEM passenger vehicle production blocks only. No aftermarket blocks. No
GM bowtie, Ford SVO or Chrystler W blocks. Engine must remain in stock location. Center casting
line of the fuel pump must be 1 ½” ahead of the factory weld where the frame rail meets the cross
member. No roller cams. No roller lifters. All cars must have operable starter. OEM type harmonic
balancers only. Wet sump oiling system only. No serpentine belts allowed.
2. One two bbl. O.E.M. external stock appearing carburetor only, no Holleys and no dual feed carbs.
Carburetor must match engine, ford to ford and GM to GM. Venturi may not exceed 1-3/8” and must
be round. No oval, egg-shaped, notched, or elongated venturies allowed. Maximum of a 1 inch
spacer plate allowed under the carburetor. Carburetor maybe claimed for $50. If claim denied, there
will be loss of points and money for that night‟s racing. An approved adapter plate is allowed. 2-
barrel or 4-barrel cast iron intake manifolds only, (no internal build up allowed and stock air cleaner
mount must be retained).
3. Cast iron intake and exhaust manifolds only. No center dump exhaust manifolds. Exhaust must go
down and back and exit past the firewall under the car. Exhaust may not be directed out the side of
the race car. Mufflers are NOT required.
4. No aluminum heads allowed.
5. No Ignition control boxes. OEM ignition only. All ignition rotors, caps, coils and modules must
remain OEM-appearing. NO MSD boxes/ignition.

A protest rule has been implemented for 2010. See Protest Procedure Sheet attached.

CLAIMING RULES AND PROCEDURES

1. Cost of claim: $325 for engine - $25 for wrecker. $350 Total or $100 Exchange - $50 for wrecker,
$50 to claimed car's owner. (Seller‟s choice)
2. Claim does not include - (1) Flywheel (2) Clutch (3) Pressure plate (4) Bell housing (5) Exhaust
manifold (6) Carburetor (7) Starter (8) Motor mounts (9) Sending units & switches for oil pressure and
water temperature (10) Fan and pulleys (11) Clutch ball (12) Clutch arm (13) Throw out bearing (14)
Dip stick (15) Water pump (16) Fuel pump (17) Distributor (18) Plug wires.
3. First four position finishers must report directly to claim area and are subject to engine claim by any
other driver finishing fifth on back in the feature. Any driver lapped by the fourth place car is not
eligible to claim. Driver allowed one claim ONLY per event, regardless of outcome of that claim. In
case of multiple claims on same engine, engine will to go to qualified claiming driver finishing farthest
back.
4. Driver making claim must drive his racecar immediately after finish of feature, under its own power,
directly to claiming area. Only driver and officials allowed in claiming area. Claim must be made
within five minutes of checkered flag.
5. Claims must be made immediately following feature race, and claimed engine must be completely
removed within one (1) hour after the last checkered flag falls.
6. Claims must be made to track official, and $350 cash must accompany intention to claim.
7. Only driver may claim engine & only driver may agree to sell or refuse to sell engine. First sell or no
sell by driver being claimed is binding.
8. Promoter may claim any engine finishing in the top ten immediately following the feature. Driver
claim takes precedence over promoter claim.
9. Any driver found to be claiming an engine for anyone other than himself will lose all track points for
the season and will be suspended for 30 calendar days or until $500 fine is paid to the Speedway.
10. All claimed engines must be removed from the car at the track; buyer must examine engine before
removal - once removal is started, sale is final.
11. No driver may claim unless he has competed at the track the two previous events. (Claim is in effect
on opening night for all eligible drivers. Driver must have been at track on opening night to be eligible
to claim 2nd night of season.)
12. No one driver may claim any other one driver more than once during current calendar year or claim
more than two engines during the calendar year.
13. Refusal to sell will result in disqualification; loss of money and trophy won that night, all track points
for the season and a $500 fine to be paid before being allowed to race remainder of year.
14. Drivers are to be held accountable for any sabotage discovered while pulling the engine. Any
sabotage discovered will result in the driver losing all track points and being assessed a $500 fine.
The claim may be disallowed and the money returned to the claimer.
15. Any driver using any device intended to deceive other drivers, including, but not limited to a device to
squirt oil into or onto the engine to give the outward appearance of a “blown” engine, will forfeit all
money earned that night. Driver will be subject to fine equal to amount of prize money forfeited.

REVISED: December 27, 2010