2024 PONY STOCK DIVISION:

Double file re-starts for the 2024 season:

RaceCeiver Required

All cars must have a fully charged 2 lb. fire extinguisher mounted within reach of the driver. FIRE SUIT, GLOVES AND SHOES. 

LIGHT STICKS ARE NOW ALLOWED. NO OTHER RADIOS OR COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT SUCH AS PHONES, MIRRORS, ALLOWED AT ANY TIME.

BODY:

1.  Stock auto body allowed, 100lb weight break allowed.
2.  May have complete aluminum body.
3.  Must have stock fire wall in stock location and full floor pan. (NO WELDED FLOOR PAN ONTO THE TUBE FRAME IS PERMITTED) Except a Jig Car.
4.  Inner panel may be removed.
5.  The breather may stick through hood.
6.  Nose and tail pieces included MD3 allowed.
7.  Spoiler must be no more than 8″ max.

CAR NUMBER:

Number must be at least 18” inches high and on both sides and top of car AND MUST BE LEGIBLE. All cars must have a number.

1. FRAM AND RAILS:
2. Must have roll cage and all Safety Equipment.
3. Roll cage must be secured to the unibody.
4. Chassis on a Fox Body Mustang can be cut in front of the front shock towers, and behind the rear shock towers and finished out with tubing.

They are required to remain in the stock position and mount.

4. Leaf Spring cars must retain the chassis all the way back to the rear leaf spring mounting points and positions.  Shocks must go through the OEM holes.
5. Jig car allowed. No 4 bar rear suspension.

SUSPENSION:

1. Must be stock suspension, unless it’s a jig car.
2. 1 shock per wheel. No canister shocks. No 4 bar suspension.
3. Lowering blocks ok.
4. Adjustable buckets and wedge bolts are permitted.
5. Racing springs permitted, must be in stock location.
6. May cut or lower a frame for caster/camber adjustments.
7. May cut panhard bar, but must retain stock ends, non-adjustable.
8. Caster and Camber plates ok.
9. Shocks with external reservoirs will not be allowed.
10. Racing shocks and struts are allowed as long as they can be mounted in the Factory Positions. Shocks must retain stock angle.
11. In order to run different shocks, the shock mount can be moved up for shock travel as long as the angle is not modified.
12. Aftermarket control arms Front or Rear must carry 10# weight penalty per wheel.
13. Only one shock per wheel will be allowed.
14. Leaf spring cars may use blocks or jack bolts to adjust the ride height of the car.
15. Bump steer will be allowed.
16. All suspension pivot points must remain in the factory locations.  Aftermarket bushings monoballs will be permitted.
17. 4 Link cars may adjust pinion angle, adjusting the length of the upper links only.
18. Bushings or offset bushings are ok in the steering rack.

BRAKES:

1. 3 Wheel brake shut off permitted.
2. Stock rotors and drums.  May remove caliper and rotor on RF ONLY.
3. 4 Wheel disc brakes permitted.
4. Dual master cylinders permitted.

EXHAUST/MUFFLERS:

1. Any Header permitted, MUST have muffler.

FUEL:

1. Only pump gas/racing gas allowed.
2. Any fuel containing any type of alcohol will not be allowed. That includes E85 and oxygenated fuels that contain alcohol.
3. No additives.

CABURETOR:

1. Fuel injection will not be allowed.
2. Holley 4112 500 cfm and Holley 7448 350 cfm 2-bbl carburetors allowed.
3. NO 4 barrel carburetors allowed.
4. No aerosol carburetors allowed.
5. Choke horn may be removed.
6. Carburetor must have boosters with no modifications to boost or venturi.

ENGINE:

1. Stock engine location except Jig car.
2. No engines with more that 2 valves per cylinder.
3. Formula for CC: bore x bore x .7854 x stroke x 4 = cid. Then divide cid by .061 (tolerance of .010 for wear)
4. No rotary or turbo or DOHC permitted.
5.  Aluminum cam gear or pulley allowed. Adjustable gear ok.
6.  Any steel rod. No aluminum or titanium.
7. Stock crank or billet crank permitted.
8. Oil pan – any wet.
9. No dry sumps allowed.
10. No vacuum pumps permitted.  May have regulated exhaust evac system.
11.  Any flat top pistons/Toyota 1600 and 1800 may run dome pistons.

IGNITION:

1. Any ignition system allowed.

WEIGHT:

1. Any engine up to 2250cc must weigh 2200 pounds.
2.  Any engine between 2251cc and 2400cc must weigh 2400 pounds.
3.  Any engine between 2401cc and 2610cc must weigh 2500 pounds.
4.  All weights must be posted in clear view including all breaks and/or penalties.

WEIGHT BREAKS:

1. If you run a stock clutch, pressure plate and lightened factory flywheel, you can take a 50# weight break.
2. Stock OEM intake manifolds (with no porting/polishing) may take a 50# weight break.
3. OEM cylinder heads with either hydraulic or solid lifters with only bowl work. No porting or polishing. Stock size valves and a flat tappet cam may receive a 100# weight break.
4. If you run a stock body, you may receive a 100# weight break.
5. If you run 8″ wheel and 8″ tire you get a 10# per wheel weight break.

WEIGHT PENALTIES:

1. Aftermarket cast iron heads must carry a 50# weight penalty.
2. wheels over 8″ maximum with must carry a 10# per wheel penalty.
3. Aftermarket control arms (front or rear) carry a 10# per wheel weight penalty.

CYLINDER HEAD:

1. Any cast iron head allowed as long as they are/were available to the general public for sale.
2. OEM production aluminum heads on Toyota allowed.
3. No aftermarket aluminum heads allowed on any engines.
4. No dual cam shafts.
5. Milling, porting and polishing allowed.
6. No relocation of intake/exhaust ports or runners.
7. Any cam allowed.
8. Any size valves allowed. Valve guide spacing cannot be altered.
9. Aftermarket cast iron heads must carry a 50# weight penalty.
10. OEM cylinder head with either hydraulic or solid lifters, with only bowl works. No porting/polishing.  Stock size valves, and flat tappet cam may receive a 100# weight breaks.

TRANSMISSION CLUTCH and FLYWHEEL:

1. Only a stock transmission will be allowed. Top loader transmissions will NOT be allowed.
2.  Transmission must have forward and reverse gears.
3.  Lightening of the transmission is allowed.
4.  All internal gears must be OEM stock production gears.
5.  No billet gears allowed.
6.  No aftermarket transmissions allowed.
7.  No racing transmissions allowed.
8.  Any working race clutch, such as Tilton, Quarter Master or Gold Star Allowed. Couplers are not.
9. If you run a stock clutch, pressure plate and stock lightened flywheel you can take a 50# weight break.
10. CAR MUST START AND MOVE UNDER ITS OWN POWER

TIRES & WHEELS:

1. Bead-locks allowed.
2. 8″ Wide wheels permitted.
3. Wheels over 8″ maximum width must add a 10# weight penalty per wheel.
4. Hoosier or American Racer are permitted tires along with DOT tires.
5. Tires MUST NOT be treated with any chemicals, solutions or any other compounds.
6.  If you run 8″ wheel and 8″ tire you will get a 10# per wheel weight break.

Rear-End

1. A Trailing Arms:   Must be Stock for Make and Model

1. Bushings:    Must be Stock for Make and Model

1. Top Control Arms:  May be cut and Shortened for Pinion Angle Settings

1. Leaf Springs:   May cut Leaf Spring Pads on Axle Tube and Re-Weld for pinion Angle Adjustment

INTAKE:

1. Any intake manifold permitted,
2. Stock OEM intake manifolds with no porting/polishing may receive a 50# weight break.

SAFETY:

All cars must have 3” inch seat belts with shoulder harness and attached to roll cage. And must be worn at ALL times while on Race Track

We strongly recommend that all cars have an approved fire extinguisher system, securely mounted, within easy reach of the driver.

1. A 5 lb. Halon System is recommended.
2. All drivers must wear a complete fire suit, shoes and gloves.

PROTEST RULE:

Protest Fee and written request must be made to the Technical Director within 5 minutes of the end of the main event.

In order to protest a car you must finish behind that car. 

• $100.00 to pull valve covers check for solid lift or roller lift cam shaft.
• $200.00 to pull head, check head, intake, carburetor and bore & stroke.
• $150.00 to pull transmission and check clutch and weigh flywheel.
• $50.00 to check muffler.
• $800.00 Complete engine. (Camshaft, head, intake/spacer, carburetor, cc’s.
• 1,000.00 Bumper to Bumper (complete engine, flywheel assembly, trans, rear end, suspension and checking for traction control).
• $50.00 Visual Protest must be made within 30 minutes before heat races.

• SAFETY:
• All cars must have 3” inch seat belts with shoulder harness and must be attached to roll cage. And must be worn at ALL times. Must be in date.
• We strongly recommend that all cars have an approved fire extinguisher system, securely mounted, within easy reach of the driver.
• A 5 lb. Halon System is recommended.
• All drivers must wear a complete fire suit.

Any questions: Call Fort Payne Motor Speedway at: (256) 623 – RACE (7223) Colt Kelly (256) 677-3859; Destin Purvis (407) 306-8343; TJ McCoy (256) 570-4192

Track reserves the right to delete, change, or amend rules in the interest of competition.

2024 FORT PAYNE MOTOR SPEEDWAY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

All visible protest MUST BE MADE 15 minutes before Drivers Meeting. Forms are available in both pit booths. If a car is visibly protested, and Driver does not have the time or parts to correct the protest, he may compete in that night’s event. However if the Tech Inspector, has previously notified you of the visible protest and you have not corrected the issue, You will be disqualified.

The only car that can be protested is the WINNING CAR, the ONLY one that can protest the WINNING CAR is the SECOND PLACE FINISHER. THIS PERTAINS TO ALL DIVISIONS. All protest must be filed along with protest fee (CASH ONLY) to the inspector within 5 minutes of the completion of the race.

Refusing to teardown, you automatically forfeit all prize money and points for that race.

If you teardown and are found illegal you automatically forfeit all prize money and points for that race and you will be placed on probation for the remainder of the season, and a $100.00 fine each time
you refuse to teardown.

Teardown time 2 hours maximum from the time the inspector gives permission to start. If more than one item is protested inspector may allow extra time for teardown.

Protested car may have Three people in the area at teardown(THIS WILL BE ENFORCED). Two to tear down and the third being driver/owner or representative. Protesting driver is the only person allowed in protest area. All persons in the area will conduct themselves in a sportsman’s like manner. If not, Tech Director CAN and WILL call off the protest, disqualify or bar persons that do not behave accordingly. The moment teardown or inspection begins track will retain 20% of all protest fees regardless of the outcome. If driver refuses to tear down the driver that filed the protest will be refunded 80% of his or her money. If protested driver is found legal, he or she will receive 80% of money filed by protesting driver. If the car is found illegal the protesting driver will be refunded 80% of his or her money.

Inspector’s discretion will be utilized in determining cars legality, Ruling will be final.

During teardown all oil and antifreeze must be drained into approved container, located in the center of pits. Anyone caught dumping oil or antifreeze on the ground will be suspended.

HOBBY – B. HOBBY INTAKE CLAIM RULE
Claim or swap will be allowed at the time of a cylinder head protest only.

All Protest money (CASH ONLY) must be paid at the same time protest is requested.

For any Questions please contact Fort Payne Motor Speedway: (256) 623-RACE (7223)  Colt Kelly (256) 677-3859   Destin Purvis (470) 306-8343; TJ McCoy (256) 570-4192  

Track reserves the right to delete, change, or amend rules in the interest of competition

2024 FORT PAYNE MOTOR SPEEDWAY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.