2005 Rule Announcement - Modifieds & Stock Cars

Due to the lack of sufficient notice of our race program running as an independent class for the modified and stock car classes, we have made the decision to leave the 2004 rules intact. If your car was legal in 2004 it will be legal in 2005. For those of you who have made changes to your cars based on the 2005 rule changes from our former sanctioning body, those changes will be deemed legal as well. The only change/addition will we have at this time is to the claim rule.

We reserve the right to make changes to these rules for the betterment of the sport, cost efficiency and safety at anytime during the 2005 racing season.

For both modifieds and stock cars the claim rule will be as follows:

CLAIM RULE:
A. A $500 & SWAP engine claimer is in effect.
B. The official claiming area is the flag stand, or wherever track designates.
C. Claim must be made immediately after the "A" main race finishes (checkered flag).
D. Engine must be completely removed within one (1) hour from time claim is made and driver agrees to sell.
E. Only the driver may make the claim. Driver must have money, and current track paycard in hand (cash only).
F. The claiming driver must be on the same lap as the driver being claimed.
G. Only the top two cars may be claimed.
H. Who can claim:

· On opening night of the race season, all drivers are eligible to claim as long as they ran 50% of the races at said track the previous year and all can be claimed.

· On the second night of racing, only drivers that raced the previous night of racing are eligible to claim.

· On the third night of racing, only drivers that raced the previous two nights are eligible to claim.

· During the remainder of the season, the driver making the claim must have raced at this race track the previous three (3) nights of racing.

I. Drivers may only claim two (2) engines per race season, or one more than he has been claimed.
J. A driver can claim another driver’s engine only once during the year.
K. In the case of multiple claims on the same engine, draw will be held with claiming drivers to determine who gets claim.
L. Refusal to sell forfeits all cash, trophies, and points for the season. If claim is refused, claim is not held against driver.

· Driver refusing to sell his or her engine the first time is fined $500.00.

· Driver refusing to sell their engine the second time is fined $750.00, and suspended for one week.

· Driver refusing to sell his or her engine the third time is fined $1000.00 and suspended for three (3) weeks.

· Driver refusing to sell for the fourth time will be suspended for the remainder of the season, and will not be allowed back until a $2000.00 fine is paid.

Any sabotage discovered in removal of a claimed engine will result in suspension from track for remainder of season. Drivers are held accountable for actions of crews while engine removal is taking place. The claim will be disallowed and money returned to the claimer. Any visual inspection of engine being claimed or swapped deemed illegal will be treated as sabotage.