2008 SPORTSMAN RULES

A. A domestic complete bodied car.
B. Rear wheel drive only.
C. Stock frames, unibody cars allowed front to back.
D. Wheel base 108-inch minimum.
E. No station wagons, convertibles, Mustangs, or Capris.
F. Chevy Nova and Camaro's ARE Okay to run. (ABSOLUTELY NO TUBE FRAME CARS ALLOWED)

APPEARANCE
A. Cars must be neat in appearance and paint bright color.
B. Numbering must be 18” high (any letters must be 9” high)
with contrasting color. Numbers must be on both sides and roof. No mirror numbers.
C. Cars must have TOW HOOKS front and rear. Hooks must be visible and able
to support weight of vehicle.
D. Body must be recognizable as a production vehicle. After market bumper covers may be used.

EXTERIOR BODY
A. Must have original appearing body panels, OEM sheet metal.
B. 8” Rear deck spoiler allowed. No spoiler on quarter panels.
C. All doors must be welded shut.
D. All glass and chrome removed. No cutting of body parts to change from stock appearance, EXCEPT for wheel clearance.
E. Gutting of trunk and hood allowed.
F. Cutting of floorboards not allowed.
G. Bumpers must be welded to prevent loss. No sharp edges allowed. If ends are cut off they must be capped. Minimum of 4 vertical bars in windshield with 1” maximum mesh screen covering entire windshield.
H. Fenders, hoods, must have stock appearance.
I. Can use stock bumper and header or after market front nose.
J. All body panels must be steel: no aluminum, plastic, or fiberglass roofs, doors, quarters, fenders or deck lids

INTERIOR BODY

A. Must have factory steel unaltered firewall and stock floor plan.
B. Interior of car must be completely sealed from engine compartment.
C. Must have a rear firewall from behind seat to bottom of rear window area.
D. No uncovered batteries, fluid reservoirs or tanks in drivers compartment.
E. Interiors can be boxed in. Open interiors are okay.
F. No mirrors, two way communications or electronic devices of any kind.
G. All bars near driver must be padded.

FRAMES

A. Frames must match manufacturer of body.
B. No after market tubing frame except behind the rear end hump. This means that only the flat part around the fuel cell, after the hump that is over the rear end.

ROLL CAGE

A. 6 point full roll cage. May exceed past front of firewall.
B. Must be welded 360 degrees.
C. 4 kicker bars on driver’s side door, 2 bars on passenger side door. .095 steel. 6 kicker bars allowed.
D. Padding on roll cage within 30 inches of driver’s head.

SAFETY
A. Racing seat required.
B. 5-part nylon quick-release harness and safety belt required. Must be in excellent working condition at all times. Harnesses must be attached to frame.
C. Approved fire suit and gloves are mandatory. Fireproof; hood, socks, shoes, and underwear recommended.
D. Full-face helmet is required with lexan shield. Must be at least snell 85 approved.
E. Driver side window net minimum of 12” X 12” with ¾ webbing is mandatory. Must be mounted to roll cage.
F. An operational fire extinguisher properly mounted within the driver’s reach is mandatory.
G. Drive shaft loop required. Drive shafts must be painted white. Must be factory stock. No aluminum drive shafts.
H. Dash mounted engine kill switch.
I. Battery must be securely fastened and contained away from fuel cell.
J. Fuel cell must be secure and firmly mounted in the trunk area. Fuel line must run under floor and/or covered in 1 ½ inch tubing.
K. Must be approved fuel cell—32-gallon maximum.

CARBURETOR
A. 1- 4 Barrel carburetor. No dominators or predators. 750 Holley permissible.
B. Carburetor must have stock appearance.
C. NO MODIFICATIONS, GRINDING, PORTING, OR REMOVAL OF CHOKE HORN. NO EXCEPTIONS.
D. Gas only. No alcohol.

ENGINE
A. Engine must be original equipment for the manufacturer of the car.
B. #1 or first spark plug must be in C/L with upper ball joint. (MAXIUMUM SET BACK).
C. No high rise intake. Cast iron, torker, or aluminum intake only.
D. Cast iron blocks and heads – no cubic inch limit. (NO ALIMINUM HEADS)
E. Flat top pistons max.
F. Fuel pump must be stock mechanical only.
G. NO ELECTRIC FUEL PUMPS.
H. No Magnetos allowed. MSD allowed.
I. Headers permitted.
J. Mufflers are okay.
K. Exhaust pipes must exit out past body behind driver’s seat.
L. Car must have working starter and start under own power.

TRANSMISSION
A. Must be production type transmission for manufacturer, Must have working forward and reverse gears.
B. Standard or automatic transmissions, mini clutches and direct drives are okay. Standard flywheels must have scatter shield or blanket.
C. Bert or Brinn Transmissions are Okay.

SUSPENSION

A. Front and rear suspension as stock as possible. May be braced for safety.
B. Weight jacks allowed.
C. Racing shocks allowed—1 per wheel. (1 per corner)
D. No coil-overs allowed.
E. May have quick release adapter on steering wheel.
F. Stock type upper and lower control arm. No alterations.
G. Passenger car type rear-ends may mismatch manufacturers.
H. May run floater rear ends.
I. No J Bars or Pull Bars allowed.
J. May run 9” Ford Rear-end.
K. Leaf springs are okay.
BRAKES
A. Required on at least 3 wheels, must be sufficient to stop car.

TIRES/WHEELS

A. Steel racing or wagon wheels only.
B. 8” wheel width maximum.
C. 1” lug nuts on all wheels.
D. Beadlock permitted on right side front and rear, and left rear.
E. Street tire 255 X 60 X 15 maximum. (60 maximum)(No recaps)
F. Hoosier or American (Open-wheel) race tires are okay (“Soft” Compound is Okay for FRONT ONLY; the REAR TIRES must be a “Hard” Compound.) (2009 RULES WILL BE “HARD” COMPOUND ALL (4) TIRES)
G. Tire and wheel must not extend past stock body panel.
H. Size must be legible on outer side of tire.

WEIGHT

A. Must weigh 3200 minimum with driver at all times.

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE REVISIONS, IF NEEDED!
RULE BOOK DISCLAIMER
The rules and/or regulations set forth herein are designed to provide for the orderly conduct of racing events and to establish minimum acceptable requirements for such events. These rules shall govern the condition of all events, and by participating in these events, all participants are deemed to have compiled with these rules. NO EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF SAFETY SHALL RESULT FROM PUBLICATIONS OF OR COMPLIANCE WITH THESE RULES ANDIOR REGULATIONS. They are intended as a guide for the conduct of the sport and are in no way a guarantee against injury or death to a participant, spectator, or official.
The race director shall be empowered to permit reasonable and appropriate deviation from any of the specifications herein or impose any further restrictions that in his opinion do not alter the minimum acceptable requirements. NO EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF Safe SHALL RESULT FROM SUCH ALTERATION OF SPECIFICATIONS. Any interpretation or deviation of these rules is left to the discretion of the officials. Their decision is final.

Management of the Richmond Raceway.