Spoon  River  Speedway

2008  GENERAL  RULES                         Canton,  Illinois     

  E-Mail – denney03@sbcglobal.net          PHONE  TRACK [309] 668-262      PROMOTER   668-2735      Play Day :Sat April 19 [ 1 to 5]               

                                                                   OPENING [Points Start] DATE:  SAT. April 26

 

1. All persons in pit area must:                                                                         SORRY  NO  REFUNDS

A:  Be 16 years of age & have driver’s license for identification, or                                 For Any reason

               B:  12 to 15 year olds allowed with Picture ID and Written Guardian Approval

B. Sign Insurance Release Form

C. Sign in as a Driver or on a racecar’s pit crew

D. All forms of pit pass identification must be visible. If you leave the pits for some reason, you must get an OUT/IN pass to get back in. If you fail to have said pass, you will have to pay again to get back into the pits. [Any one caught cheating on pit pass, will face a $100 fine before they may return to Speedway, PLUS if we know you generally belong to a certain car, we may disqualify said car.]

 

[NOTE]  YOUR ARMBAND IS YOUR PIT PASS RECEIPT.  IN CASE OF AN RAIN OUT, ETC,

YOU MUST HAVE YOUR ARMBAND TO GET BACK IN FREE.        NO BAND, YOU MUST PAY

 

D. No radios, coolers or Alcohol in pit. Absolutely No Alcoholic Beverages will be consumed by driver or their pit crews prior to, or while competing at Spoon River Speedway. No illegal drugs allowed at any time.

E. FOR SAFETY REASONS:   ATV 3 wheelers & 4 wheelers, will be allowed in pits. Must have car owners name on it: [No Motorcycles] 5 Mile Speed Limit.  Anyone driving careless will lose this right. No personal vehicles allowed in pits, unless they are working for S.R.S. Vehicle must pull or carry race car.

2. All cars and drivers must be registered in track office.

3. Driver: Must be at least 16 years of age, or accepted Insurance Rule for 14 & 15 years of age to drive in a beginners class, with a notarized consent of parent or guardian for anyone under 18. Must have SHCA or Shell type full type helmet and competition seat and shoulder belts. Fire suit required except in Truck and Hornet classes. Championship races must have prior approval for a driver change; Driver is spokesman for the car. Never drive with arm, elbow, or head sticking out of the window. Helmets and seat belts must be worn when car is on track. Driver may drive in more than one class.   He must pay a pit pass for each class he drives in.

4. CAR: Must past safety inspection at all times. Roll cage must consist of continuous hoops not lest than 1.5 inch outside diameter, and must have a wall thickness of at least .095. Cage must be frame mounted in at least 6 places, and consist of a configuration of front and rear hoops connected by tubing on the sides or side hoops. Driver’s head must not protrude above cage with helmet on. Roll cage must be securely supported and braced. Top hoop must have cross bar. Protection of feet is mandatory. Bar across back of engine with vertical bars and rub rails, or similar protection. No brace bars forward of cage may be higher than stock hood. Driver’s door bars must be parallel with ground as possible, and located perpendicular to the driver so as to provide maximum protection for driver, but without causing difficulty in getting in or out of vehicle. The bars must be welded to the front and rear of the roll cage members. No brazing or soldering. Door bars less than .095 thickness, should have 4 bars at lest 1&1/2 inch diameter. May modify cooling system. Must have workable starter. . Maximum of one 2 barrel or one 4 barrel carb naturally aspirated, no fuel injection, no electric fuel pumps, no magnetos except late model, no nitrous oxide, no aluminum blocks.     See class car rules.

SAFETY RULES:  Must have exhaust system, firewall front and rear, floor boards, minimum ˝ inch wheel studs, fire extinguisher, racing type seat belts, drive shaft loop, paint drive shaft white, suitable wind shield in front of driver, and must have toe hooks front and back. Loose objects must not be used in driver’s compartment or outside of body or hood area. Any weights added to other areas of vehicle must be securely mounted, painted white or silver with car number on it and attached with at least two ˝ inch bolts.

Window net required in Hornet class, recommended in all classes.

 Weights must be inside body, not inside of cockpit roll cage, above rear deck, or on rear bumper.

CAR INSPECTION AREA at turn 1&2 infield area, will be limited to car driver, one mechanic for car, and track officials. NO OTHERS!   Top 5 [Watch Scoreboard] must go directly to inspection.

5. Battery: Must be securely mounted and shielded. Marine type case or container if inside car.           Page 2

6. Fuel Cell: Required in all classes, except Hornet. Must be no larger than 32 gallon maximum capacity, completely enclosed in steel container, no aluminum allowed, with two 1/8 x 2 inch straps surrounding them. Minimum 1&1/2 inch O. D. tubing braced loop behind cell. This must be in place at all times. Fuel cell cannot be lower than bottom of axle.  UMP rule may differ.

7. Bumpers: Must be securely mounted to race. End must be rounded or capped. No share edges any place.

If capped, no more than 6 inches may stick out past frame, supports, or rub bar, which ever is farer out.

8. Transmission: Must be bolted to engine bell housing. Driver must be able to [with engine running] stop car, shift to forward, neutral, or reverse on demand from steward. Must use explosion proof bell housing on cars with clutch bolted to flywheel.

9. Numbers: 18 inches high on roof facing grandstand and on each side of car. No more than three numbers

                        6-inch high number required on passenger side of windshield in Hornet  class.

 10. Engine Claim & Protest: Any division, which has an engine claim, will follow these rules unless noted differently within their division.

A.     Only driver and officials allowed in engine claiming area.

B.     Amount of money must be cash or certified check.

C.     Claim does not include valve covers, stud girdle, rockers, push rods, intake, flywheel, fluid damper, headers, bell housing, starter, sending units, fan, pulleys, clutch linkage, dip stick, water pump, distributor, plug wires, oil pump, or pan.

D.     Top three finishers of feature are subject to engine claim, in order of finish [ winner must be claimed before 2nd place can be claimed, etc.] by any driver finishing 4th on back, who take checkered flag in said feature, is on same lap as 3rd place driver, and still running. Top three finishers of feature, plus any driver wishing to make a claim, must drive their car directly to claim area [start finish line] after finish of their feature. Any of top three finishers who fail to do this, will be disqualified for program and lose all money and points for said event date. Driver may claim only one engine per date. After claiming driver tells steward he wants to claim, and steward has asked claimed driver, claiming driver must continue with claim or face refusal rules. Claim must be made and given to chief steward within five minutes of completion of feature. First sale or no sale by driver being claimed is binding. If driver refuses to say yes or no, it is considered a no sale. The driver whose engine is being claimed has the right to refuse the money and instead swap engines with the claiming driver. Once sale or swap is agreed on, drivers involved will shut their engines off and wrecker will take car or cars to their pit for removal. ONLY TRACK PERSONAL allowed in pit stall. Refusal to sale or swap will prohibit car and driver from receiving any money for that event, plus loss of all season points and no claiming rights for one year from date. Each driver must pay wrecker $25 in case of swap.

E.      Driver may claim only two engines during the calendar year. No one may claim another driver more than once per racing scheduled year.

F.      Engine claim may not be in effect for some race events.

G.     Claimed engine will be removed within a reasonable time, usually one hour, from time claim is made at track. Claimed engine will be inspected by claimer. Once removal is started claim is final. Claimed engine will be removed by crew of claimed engine. Any sabotage to engine, saboteur will be suspended. Tear down will be done by car owner’s crew.

H.     Car number must have completed in over 50% of races ran in this years schedule to be able to claim.

I.        Claims in UMP Modified class will follow their rules.

J.       Promoter has right to claim any engine in any class. Engine will be auctioned that event to highest bidder [over claimed price] from the active registered drivers in claiming class for this event date.

K.    ENGINE INSPECTION & PROTEST – Only a driver, within said class, can put up money to have an engine inspected by notifying chief pit steward on front straightaway anytime prior to feature or within 2 minutes on front straightaway at end of feature.  You cannot protest or have inspected someone you beat.

11. First time registered car not meeting track specifications, may run once if car is safe. If car has a competitive advantage, such as illegal tires, he may run once starting on rear and will receive last place.

12. For Mid Season Championship Race, race car [number] and driver in any class with 24 or less cars will line up with high points up front for feature and heats. Classes which will require semi races will have top 12 locked in for feature. Any new car will start back of a heat. Any car or driver, regardless of times at track may win.

13. For Season Championship Race, race car [number] and driver in any class with 24 or less cars    Page 3 will line up with high points up front for feature and heats. Classes which will require semi races will have top 12 locked in for feature. Any new car will start back of a heat. Any car, regardless of times at track, may win  

14. No racing purse checks cashed at speedway.

15. No hot laps allowed during intermission. No practice at end of event unless approved by head track official.

16. Promoter has right to hold special events. These may or may not be on a regular race night.

17.    START of ALL RACES will have front row side by side. Driver on pole sets pace and will start race at turn 4 pit cross entrance road. A cone may be placed there. There will be NO COMPLETE RESTART.  Driver or drivers found at fault for any red or yellow flags will start at rear of pack

18.    RESTART: There will be NO complete restart. We will attemp to start race twice in double file order, with driver who causes flag being placed on rear.. After 2nd try fails to get race started, or after first yellow flag drops during racing laps, all restarts will be single file. Lead driver will restart between turn FOUR and CONE in middle of front stretch with a smooth restart motion. NO PASSING BEFORE CONE. Must stay nose to tail. NO WEAVING BACK AND FORTH after passing flagman with ready to go flag shown. No brake check starts. Drivers may cool tires only during turns and must be in single file down front straight away and on back stretch. Any driver who causes uneven start will be sent to back. Judgment calls are difficult to be right on all the time. We will try to pick driver at fault for accident, and will give the driver taken out his spot back, sending other driver to the rear or to the pits if we think he did it on purpose and may receive additional punishment. Example of this would be a driver hitting another in the rear causing a spin. If two drivers are running side by side and cause a yellow, both may be sent to rear depending on what we see. If we think a bumped car went ahead and spun himself out we will not give him his spot back.. If driver feels he is lined up incorrect he may ask pit steward on middle of front straightaway.  Cars must join lineup on demand, unaided, or go to rear. Exception is uninvolved car being shut off for a red flag. It may be pushed with no penalty.  [See rule # 20                                                                          

19. Once a yellow or red flag is displayed the lineup for the next green flag reverts back to the last lap scorers can properly complete.

20. Any driver who unassisted causes two yellow flags, or a car that must be push started two times in any race due to restart, will be sent to pits for remainder of that race. Any car involved in a flag, which is not his fault, may be push started with no penalty.

21. No one allowed on track during yellow or red flag periods. [Includes driver except when he must exit for a safety reason, or is told to by steward or wrecker crew]. Car of pit crew or driver will be penalized.

22. Car entering pits during trophy dash or heat race must remain in pit. For semi or feature car may pit and return any time safe. Steward will let car out of pit. During yellow or red flag period car will restart on back.                5-MPH SPEED LIMIT in pits. When in pit area, maintain a constant watch for your own protection.

23. Black Flag will be given for: Careless or intentional rough driving, hood coming up blocking driver’s view, driver intentionally bringing out a yellow flag, flat tire, loose parts, and etc. Any car black-flagged will go to the pits. Car is not scored for laps ran while under black flag.

24. Disciplinary action will be given for: Anyone who argues or is a troublemaker. Driver getting out of his car on the track to argue. Any car found with a sharp object welded to it to cause damage. Driver giving finger to someone, Fighting, bumping after race, etc. There are no spectators in the pits. Anyone, who is in your pit most of the time, will be considered as pit crew. Disciplinary action given to driver and or pit crew will usually apply to the car also.

25. Packing track – 6PM is normal starting time. All cars must, when called upon, put in a minimum of 10 pack track laps.  Hornets & E-Mod 6:00 to 6:10,    Modified  6:10 to 6:20 &  All Late Models 6:20 to 6:30

Cars who consistently sign in after 6PM may receive only half of their points and feature purse pay. Driver will be warned in advance. Cars which are called out to pack the track a minimum of 6 laps in the mud, {Not just drive in packed area} and fail to come out during their pack period may also have their purse money and points cut in half. Stewards and tower will count car laps.

26. Any injury must be reported, on the same event date, to speedway office. Patient is responsible for any ambulance call or service. Speedway is not responsible for any damage to property or any medical bills.

 

 

 

27. Rain: In event of rain, usually half time will constitute a complete program. Notice will be given  Page 4 for make up race date. If 50% of race has been run, it will be considered complete and will be paid as if the race would have been restarted by official’s lineup. – See 20 Point Rule Page 4

28. No driver, car owner or crew member shall have any claim for damages, expenses, or otherwise against the promoter, speedway officials, or Spoon River Speedway by reason of disqualification or damage either to car or driver or both, and they agree track is in a safe condition if they take part in the racing activities. Promoter may refuse to accept entry of any car or driver.

29. Official’s decisions on rules and scoring will be final.

     HEAT NOTE: When a yellow or red flag comes out after leader has taken white flag, race will end and restart list will be final score.  Length of race will not exceed 2 minutes per lap.

     FEATURE NOTE:   When a yellow or red flag comes out after the leader of the race takes the white flag, and he can get to the checked flag without contributing to the problem, the race will end. Any car involved in the flag problem, or must go thru the flag problem area, will be scored by what a restart lineup would be.  

       If leader must go through the danger area to get checkered flag, the race will be restarted with one lap to go. The flagman, who must make a quick decision, rules this condition.

     Effective after one complete restart, or at least one lap of race is completed, we will not remove any laps off of scoreboard for additional yellow or red flags. We will not add a lap to make it the end of a race.

30. No Derogatory or Distasteful Statements on any racecar, or hauler. Officials have final decision. Failure to remove said material would mean disqualification.

31. The rules and regulations set forth herein are designed to provide for the orderly conduct of racing events only, and to establish minimum acceptable requirements for such events. No implied warranty of safety shall result from publication of, or compliance with these rules and 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 of participants.

32. NOTE: [All Classes For Your Safety] No wheels are allowed that do not meet the specifications and tolerances of the tire and rim association. Don’t use rims that require high air pressure to seat the beads. This is very dangerous. Specifications are available from the Tire and Rim Association Inc., 175 Montrose west Ave.

# 150, Copley, Ohio, 44321. Any driver running pressure so low rim is digging into track, will be sent to pits.

33. Any rule covered or not covered will be interpreted by officials and management. Management of Spoon River speedway reserves the right to change any rule or interpretation of any rules at any time in the interest of better competition or safety.

 

       Gates open at 5 ----------- Line Up & Pack Track 6 ----------- Hot Laps 6:30 ----------- Races start at 7

 Hot laps may be limited to Late Model and Modified             No Hot Laps if track is not packed in allotted time

Regular Sat. Pit Crew Pass - $25 -- Driver $30 with $5 of Regular Sat going to each drivers class point fund

Regular Sat. Grandstand $10 ------- Special Races Will Be Announced  or Posted------- Track Registration $35        NO  REFUNDS  FOR  ANY  REASON

 

        Anyone who writes a  BAD CHECK  to SRS will be charged an additional $20 over check amount to correct problem. If not paid in 2 weeks, it will be turned in to States Attorney.

WASHED or LOST CHECKS.  We will rewrite you a check after 2 weeks, if it has not went thru bank,

                                                                  Less $10 for bank charges.

 

Season Points, any Point Fund Money, and Awards ------ [Go to registrated car number]                         

         Top 10  in each class will receive point fund money. Car must attend 50% of point races to qualify for point fund money, attendance awards, and or trophies. In case of a tie in points, driver who was previously ahead will be given the higher spot. For any vote ties, driver highest in points will receive award. Our track champion may not be the same driver the sanctioning body recognizes for special honors.

 

NUMBER  OF  LAPS

 Heats – 7  {Hornets – 5]                           Semi - # of Cars or Max of 10                                 Hornet Semi - 6                               FEATURE --- UMP Super LM 25      UMP Modified 20      E-Mod 15      UMP Pro LM 15      UMP Hornet 10

 

                                                                 POINTS  ALL  CLASSES                                                        Page 5

Points will be awarded for all races car attends and participates in which is held on a regular Saturday night. Points start with opening date and ends with Season Championship Night. All cars on current point sheet, which attend special races, will receive 30 points.  New this year is if races are cancelled after end of draw dead line and race  is not called a complete program, all attending driver car numbers on draw sheet will receive 30 points for said date for supporting Spoon on a rainy event. E-Mods may be required to run with Modifieds. Any car number on current point sheet who attends this years Modified Fall Nationals, will receive 30 points carried into the following season. Owner of this car number may change classes the following year and take the 30 points to car’s new class.[Any new class, will start all drivers at zero points]  Drivers who participate in more than one class, for Lifetime Spoon River Points, driver will be credited with points from highest class finish.

[NOTE] Car must be in raceable condition, when it comes to track, to receive points.

 MAIN FEATURE POINTS [Top 10] =  50 – 48 – 46 – 44 – 42 – 40 – 38 – 36 – 34 – 32 --- all additional 30

 

LINE  UP  RULES

Line ups will be posted at concession stands in upper and lower pits

1.      Anyone signing in after 6 PM will start in rear of heat.

2.      Cars will draw for starting position in heat. Heat race and Semi if needed will decide who starts the feature.

3.      Low draw number starts on front of heat.  Note: Hornets may be lined up by average points

4.      Cars will be lined up on front straightaway for all heat races. Driver has two minutes to be in his correct spot. Drivers who fail to join line up on time will start at rear of heat.  Continuous infractions will cause driver to start on rear of feature.  Drivers may not change heat races.               Semi races will use heat rules.                 

5.      For feature race driver will line himself up on front straightaway according to numbered stalls painted on front wall. Drivers have 2 minutes to line up. Failure to go to correct stall will put driver at rear.

6.      To make feature, driver must qualify through heats. Cars will be lined up according to how they finish heats, except for Driver of last Heat will draw to invert up to a maximum of 10 drivers.. Drivers are expected to line up in correct stall for feature.    NOTE: Mid and Season Championship races start high point cars in front with minimum of 12 locked into Feature.  Tuff Spoon 100 starts high average cars on rear.

7.      Promoter has right to change line up, car count, number of laps, purse, or line up procedure for any race. 

HEATS: Draw for start.                                  CAR COUNT IS DETERMED BY END OF DRAW AT 6 PM

FEATURE: 24 or less - All Start       25 to 35 Cars - 4 heats - Top 4 to feature [16] Rest Run Semi – 4 Advance

               36 to 50 – 5 Heats – Top 4 to feature [20] – One or Two Semi to fill feature – Total of 4 Will Advance

               51 up – Will be announced at drivers meeting                                   Hornet heats will be 10 cars or less

 Feature Purse For All Saturday Point Races [Based on 20 Cars][Watch for Special Race Purses]

        UMP                     UMP                           UMP                               SRS                             UMP

    Super L M              Modified                      Pro L M                          E-Mod                      A  Hornet  B

     1 -- 750                    600                               400                                 175                        125           40     

     2 -- 500                    400                               250                                 150                          80           30

     3 -- 400                    300                               175                                 125                          50            25        

     4 -- 350                    250                               150                                 100                          45            20   

     5 -- 300                    200                               125                                   75                          40            15

     6 -- 250                    150                               120                                   50                          35              

     7 -- 200                    125                               115                                   45                          30             D      

     8 -- 175                    115                               110                                   40                          25             O      

     9 -- 150                    105                               105                                   35                          20             W        

    10 --125                    100                               100                                   30                          15              N     

        11th  Down Who Start                              11th Down                      11th Down             11th Down

            100                      75                                 75                                    30                         15                                        

          Non Start of Feature                                                                   Any Class With Less Than 10 Entries                                                     

             30                  30                                      30                            1st Place Money May Drop To 2nd, Etc 

 All class purses are based on 20 plus cars – [Example Modified]Less than 20 = 400 to win , 300 2nd, etc               

Also Any Class Purse May Be Reduced More Due To Poor Car Count And Or Attendance or

 BAD  WEATHER: NOTE: If due to inclement weather, along with poor attendance, and it is decided at the driver’s meeting to continue the program, Purse and Laps may be reduced.