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2010 Central Mississippi Speedway Rules
General Track Rules
Super Late Model
NeSmith Crate Late Models
Street Stocks
Mini Stocks
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2010 CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI SPEEDWAY RULES AND PROCEDURES
DISCLAIMER
The rules and or regulations set forth herein are designed to provide for the orderly conduct of racing events, to establish minimum acceptable requirements for such events. These rules shall govern the condition of all events, and by participating in these events. No express or implied warranty of safety shall result from publication of or compliance with these rules or 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 word "track" shall mean Central Mississippi Speedway.
GENERAL TRACK RULES
- Track officials will act upon any situation not covered by the rule book and their decisions shall be final.
- The track management reserves the rights to change, update, modify, add, or delete any rules without prior notification with regards to providing fairness of competition.
- All drivers, car owners, mechanics, or anyone else must sign a release and purchase an armband before entering the pit area. This armband must be worn on your wrist at all times. Offenders will be dismissed from the pit area by security.
- Track officials reserve the right to forbid any individual(s) from Central Mississippi Speedway property.
- No driver or crew member shall subject any track official to abuse, ridicule, or foul language at anytime; on or off the track.
- No drugs or firearms are allowed in the pit area or track properties. Offenders will be ejected from the premises immediately.
- The driver is held responsible for the conduct of his pit crew members. The driver will be the sole spokesperson on all matters concerning the race and must talk to the officials in charge.
- Officials reserve the right to move a driver from one class to another, based on the type of car, and/or his driving performance.
- Mandatory Driver’s Meetings attendance required.All drivers must pack the track.
- Drivers can compete in more than one class per race event with Race Director’s approval.
- Drivers may change cars at any time between qualifying/heats/B-Main and the start of the Main Event at the discretion of the Race Director. However, any change will result in the driver starting in the rear of his heat race, B-Main or Main Event. It is the driver’s responsibility to notify track officials of any desired change.
- Officials may inspect all participating racecars at any time. Cars with minor rules variances may be granted permission to race by agreeing to make such changes by next race event. Weight will be added at Technical Inspector’s discretion to allow nonconforming cars to participate. No rules variance shall be granted for Championship events.
- If any unnecessary roughness on the track causes the race to be stopped, the persons involved may be sent to the pits, sent to the rear of the race field, or disqualified.
- No nitrous oxide in any class.
- To insure proper scoring, all car numbers must be 24 inches in height and 3 inches in width. All cars should be clearly numbered on each side and on the top (top number position should be read from the right passenger side of the car.)
- Track officials reserve the right to change any car number to avoid duplication.
- Only drivers can sign for/collect nightly winnings.
- No payment will be made until the Race Director approves the finishing order.
- Toe hook/chain is mandatory for the front and rear of all cars. This will speed up the tow time, in order for the wrecker to get the track cleared and resume the race. There will be a one-week grace period.
SAFETY
- Cars entering and exiting the pits must travel at a slow, safe rate of speed.
- All drivers must wear a certified full-coverage crash helmet.
- Complete fire-resistant suits are highly recommended for all drivers.
- It is recommended that all entrants have a fully charged fire extinguisher in their cars at all times.
- All weights must be securely mounted inside or on the frame of the car.
- All cars must have a safety loop on the drive shaft at front.
- A safety net on the window is recommended, and three (3) bars in the front of the steering wheel are recommended. All safety nets must have a top quick release.
- Roll cage required.
- Safety racing belt and shoulder harness ismandatory on all cars.
- Gas tanks or fuel cells may be relocated for safety in all classes. Fuel cells are recommended in all classes.
- No one but track officials and emergency crew is allowed on the track during yellow or red flag periods. This is for your safety only. Only authorized personnel are allowed on the track or in the infield.
RACE PROCEDURES
- It will be the driver’s responsibility to be lined up prior to the start of the race in the staging area. If the car is not on the track after one (1) pace lap, it will start at the rear of the line-up. Line-ups will be posted at specified areas in the pits.
- Courtesy laps may be allowed based on Race Director’s discretion.
- Any driver that stops his car on the track to argue or otherwise delay or disrupt the race maybe disqualified and fined.
- Cars in all classes that start the races on the front row will have two (2) chances for a green flag start. After two (2) false starts, both cars may be moved back one row. Exceptions may be used if cars in the field are out of position or if any unsafe conditions exist on the track. (1) One chance rule may be invoked.
- Any Driver who comes to a stop during the first lap, and in the opinion of the Officials, has done so deliberately to cause a re-start, will be put to the rear before the race is re-started. Any driver who spins out unassisted on the initial start will be put to the rear before the race is restarted.
- In the event of either a Caution or a Red Flag, after one (1) lap has been scored, any car that goes into the Pits will rejoin the Field at the rear. In the event of a Caution or a Red Flag on the starting lap, Drivers may enter the pits for repair, and assume their original grid positions, provided that they have regained the Track before the one to go signal has been given. In all cases, either starts or restarts, if the one lap to go signal has been given, those rejoining after the signal must join the Field at the rear.
- Field line up will revert to last completed and scored lap order after a red or yellow flag.
- Lapped cars will placed at the tail end of the line up.
- Any car, which causes a caution flag two (2) times in any race (heat or feature), will be warned with a black flag. The driver will be disqualified from the race after causing three (3) cautions. A two (2) caution disqualification rule may be invoked for special events, at Race Director’s discretion. Race Director may invoke one (1) caution rule anytime deemed necessary.
- Race Director reserves the right to conclude a race at any time. Race Director has the right to invoke time limits for all events at any time. Race Director reserves the right to shorten or lengthen number of laps scheduled for heat and/or feature events at any time.
- Any driver who does not obey the flag rules may be disqualified.
- Drawing determines you’re starting position for the heat race or feature event. How you finish the heat race, determines your start position for the feature race. Track reserves right to have drawing for field inversion. Track has authority to handicap previous week’s winner’s starting position in feature event. Drivers that win 2 features in a row or more may be required to start at the rear of the last heat for the driver’s respective class, the following event.
- Championship races: Track may change regular format (qualifications and number of laps) for Championship races. Track may awards double points for Championship events.
- No work allowed on cars by unauthorized individuals on track during a caution flag.
- No work will be done on cars during red flags. During a yellow flag caution, a car may stop at The Body Shop for track officials to check car damage. If help is needed, the track workers will render that help. No one is allowed beyond the fence at turn #3 or turn #4. If ANY team helper/ crew chief, etc. is caught beyond this point, the driver of the car is responsible and may be disqualified.
- On single file restart, the lead car fires at cone -no passing before the cone. Drivers passing before the cone may be disqualified, placed one lap down, or placed to the end of the field based on Race Directors discretion. The flagman starts the race at the cone on double file starts. Race Director reserves the right to use double file restarts at any time, for any class.
- Slower cars given the “move over” flag must move out of the preferred racing groove or hold line.
- Top three (3) cars must weigh immediately after heat and/or feature event. Exceptions will be stated for special events. 10 pound scale variance allowed.
PROTEST RULES
- NO equipment will be considered approved by reason of having passed through inspection unobserved.
- If at any time there is a doubt about a part being legal for competition. YOU must prove to officials that the protested part is legal.
- Technical protests will be made after the feature event only. Only a participant in the said race may file a technical protest. All protests must be filed immediately after the event finish. Protest must be filed in the infield and required cash for protest presented before car leaves and to goes to pit area. Once car goes leaves perimeter of track, they are ineligible to file protest. Protest must be made in writing with SPECIFIC protest issues described. Inspection shall begin within 30 minutes after the protest has been filed, or the protested car/participant will be disqualified. Failure or refusal to tear down will result in immediate disqualification and forfeiture of all prize money, awards, and points for that event.
- Only cars that finish on the lead lap and in the top 5 are allowed to protest. No spite protests. Drivers may only protest cars that finish in FRONT of them. No reverse protests allowed.
- Drivers are allowed one (1) attempted and/or executed technical protest per year.
- Any visual protest must be made before qualifying or heat races. Visual protest must be made in writing with SPECIFIC protest issues described. Any visual protest is $25 cash on EACH item that is a visual protest.
- Each separate technical protest must be accompanied by a $250 cash protest fee for the top of the engine (heads, carburetor, bore and stroke, etc.) and/or a $250 cash fee for the bottom of the engine (rods, crankshaft, etc.) $500 cash protest fee for complete tear down. To P and G (check cubic inches), protest fee is $100 cash. All technical protests accompanied by $250.00 cash with disbursement of $200.00 to the protest winner and $50 to the track. All technical protests accompanied by $500 cash with disbursement of $400 to the protest winner and $100 to the track. Track retainage of the protest fee will go to the speedway, regardless of the protest outcome. The only individuals allowed examining engine or parts protested are the driver being protested and an assistant, the driver protesting and an assistant, and the Technical Inspector. The Technical Inspector’s decision is final.
- Track officials reserve the right to tech, spot check, or examine cars at any time.
- Track officials reserve the right to accept or not accept protests at their discretion.
- Scoring protest, made by driver only, must be made 10 minutes of official posting after your final event of the evening. There will be no protest of scoring after the 10 minute time period. The finish sheet will be official.
SUPER LATE MODELS
- BODY:DIRT/LUCAS Rules apply
- ENGINE AND WEIGHT OPTIONS:
a. Open Motor: 2300 lbs./ 8inch spoiler
b. Open Motor w/steel block: 2250 lbs./ 8inch spoiler
c. SAS LEGAL Spec Motor: 2250 lbs./ 12inch spoiler
d. SUPR Spec Motor: 2250 lbs./ 12inch spoiler
e. ALL steel motor: 2200 lbs./ 8inch spoiler
f. 602/604/CT525 Crate Motor: 2200 lbs./ 12inch spoiler
- WEIGHT: With driver anytime. No weight adjustment devices allowed inside car.
- FUEL SYSTEM: One four barrel carburetor. Gas or Alcohol.
- WHEELBASE: 103-inch minimum. Measured from center of hub to center of hub.
- Engine Setback: Six (6) inches from center of ball joint to most forward spark plug, for all cars.
- REAR END: Any type permitted.
- TRANSMISSION: All Transmissions must have forward and reverse gears. No straight drives.
- TIRES: Any brand. Tires must durometer a minimum of 40 when checked. All Markings must be visible.
- 10SPOILERS: 8-inch DIRT legal rear spoilers on all cars. Spec Motor/Big 10/Crate Motor exception: 12-inches of material tall spoiler using SAS template.
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STREET STOCK
- TIRES and WHEELS: 8" steel wheels 10 inch wheels add 100 lbs- DOT tires ONLY.. Street legal RADIAL tires 60 series permitted or Hoosier IMCA STAMPED G-60 tires. No grooving, siping, grinding, altering, or soaking the IMCA STAMPED tires.
BODY: Car must have a stock steel OEM body, with firewall and floor pan. The trunk may be cut out. A 4-inch spoiler may be used. After market plastic nose and tail pieces allowed. Cutting allowed for tire clearance. No wedge noses pieces allowed
(ENGINE option A): Block, heads, crank, rods, pistons, must be stock replacement parts or factory stock. No dome pistons must be flat top or dished. No Dart, Bowtie, or other racing heads or blocks allowed. Headers are permitted. Any intake No porting or polishing of the heads or intake manifold. Maximum One inch carburetor spacer. Hydraulic cams only. NO roller cams. NO solid lift cams, NO stud girdles, NO dual valve springs allowed. Roller rockers Okay, Stud mount rocker/arms ONLY. Engine must pull 17" of vacuum at 1000 RPM. Engine setback: #1 plug must be 3 inches in front of ball joint. NON Vortec head engines receive 50lb weight reduction. GM engines must have 3.48 stroke and a maximum 4.060 bore with 361 cubic inch maximum allowed. Ford engines stock stroke with 362 cubic inch maximum. Chrysler engines stock stroke with 370 cubic inch maximum. Weight 3100lbs
(ENGINE option B): GM 602 Crate Motor any
four barrel carburetor NeSmith engine rules apply. Weight 3000lbs
(ENGINE option C):
No after market blocks or heads.
Cranks, rods, pistons, must be factory stock replacement. No dome pistons must be flat top or dished. Stock diameter values springs. Roller Rocker OKAY .No dual Value Springs. Stud Mount Rockers Arms ONLY. Flat Tappet Cams Only
NO Roller Cams. No porting or polishing of heads or intake. Single Two barrel Holly 500 CFM carburetor part number 4412. Weight 9lbs per cubic inch. 3,000lbs MINIMUM.
- FUEL SYSTEM: This applies to (Engine option A) ONLY Any stock carburetor or 600 CFM maximum vacuum secondary. Holley may be used. Gas only. No electric or belt drive fuel pumps are allowed. A 1" maximum adapter or spacer may be used. OPTION: Cars may run a stock 500 CFM Holley 2-barrel carburetor. Must pass “go, no go” test. Cars with this option DO NOT have to pull vacuum. (Engine option B) any four barrel carburetor. (Engine option C) stock 4412 two barrel carburetor only.
- SUSPENSION AND FRAME: Suspension must be stock front and rear. The frame must be stock front and rear. The frame must be stock from bumper to bumper. No tubular A-arms or trailing arms may be used. Stock spindles and brakes only. No coil over shocks or simulated coil over shocks allowed. Springs may be shimmed. Springs must be 5" in diameter, minimum. Stock steering only. You may make the steering shaft from box to steering wheel. No bars outside of body.
- TRANSMISSION AND REAR END: Stock automatic or manual transmission only. No racing transmission or quick change rear end allowed. Automatic transmissions must have torque converter. Manual transmissions must have a working clutch. Rear end may be locked. No wide five hubs allowed. Bert or Brinn OKAY add 100 lbs of weight.
- WEIGHT: Minimum weight with the driver anytime. Using (Engine option A) 3,100 lbs. (Engine option B) 3,000 pounds. (Engine option C) 9 pounds per cubic inch. If using a Bert or Brinn transmission add 100 lbs. weight.
MINI STOCKS
- Body – Any two or four door domestic or foreign car with a 90”-105” wheel base. No front wheel drive or all wheel drive vehicles. Stock roof: may run sheet metal stock-appearing body. After market nose piece and tail piece allowed. Stock fire wall in stock location. Full floor pan. 8 inch spoiler
- Roll Cage – Full four point roll cage is required. All cages must meek track official approval.
- Suspension – No tube chassis or jig frames. Damaged sections of the chassis may be replaced with tubing in stock location. Caster and Camber plates allowed. Screw jacks allowed. Changes in pinion allowed. All suspension components, springs, shocks, sway bars mounted in stock location. Racing springs and shocks allowed. One shock per wheel. No spring around shocks unless from factory.
- Weight – Two thousand pound minimum. Car must weigh one pound per CC. Engine displacement must be clearly posted on the hood. All weight must be attached with at lease ½” bolt and be painted white with the proper car number on it.
- Tires and Wheels – Any 10” wheel. Steel wheels only. Bead locks allowed.
- Brakes – Any stock-type brakes. Three wheel brakes allowed.
- Rear End – Any stock-type rear end. No quick change rear end
- Drive Line – Any stock-type transmission with working reverse. Driveshaft must be metal and painted white with a hoot. Any clutch or fly wheel; no couplers.
- Engine – Any stock four cylinder engine in stock location. No after-market or racing blocks. No turbos. No dry sump. Any flat top piston; Toyota 3tc may have a dome. Any steel rod. Stock crank shaft with stock stroke 2inch pin minimum. Any type ignition. Headers allowed. 2550 max CC.
- Head – Stock head (no after-market); OEM head must have come off of a mass production vehicle; no aluminum heads on a Ford 2000 or 2300 based engine. Two valves per cylinder. No dual camshafts. Roller cam – add 100 pounds. After market intake – add 25 pounds. Port and polish allowed.
- Fuel – Any two barrel carburetor – 500 max.. No alcohol; racing gas allowed. Electric fuel pump must have a safety shut off. Fuel cell required.
- Protest Procedure on Engine - $300 Top end of engine; $300 Bottom end of engine; $25 visual
ANY RULE NOT COVERED IN THIS BOOK OR RULES INTERPRETATION WILL BE DECIDED BY TECHNICAL INSPECTOR. TECHNICAL INSPECTOR’S DECISION WILL BE FINAL.
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