Junction City, KY/Burnside, KY- February 3, 2011- Track promoter Brandon Hardgrove will introduce race fans to a new division of race cars at both Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY and Lake Cumberland Speedway in Burnside, KY for the upcoming 2011 racing season.

The Pure Street division will be debut at both tracks in 2011 and will be on the racing card at all scheduled events throughout the 2011 season at both tracks.  The Pure Street division is set up to try to allow racers with a smaller budget to still be able to compete.  The rules for the division are listed below but can also be accessed under the American Stock division on the Lake Cumberland Speedway rules link at www.lcspeedway.net.

For more information about Ponderosa Speedway and/or Lake Cumberland Speedway, visit each track’s website at www.ponderosaspeedway.net or www.lcspeedway.net or by contacting Brandon Hardgrove at (606) 561-8994.

Ponderosa Speedway/Lake Cumberland Speedway 2011 Pure Street Division Rules:

• – DEFINITION OF “STOCK” OR “OEM”
  • In the following rules, stock OEM or OEM will mean that a part or dimension must be from a standard production vehicle. “OEM” is the abbreviation for original equipment manufacturer. If parts are to be stock, stock OEM or OEM then they can not be GM Performance, Bow-Tie, Ford Motorsports, SVO, Direct Connection such as Performance Catalogues, Marine, Mail Order or any special Off-Road or Racing Performance part. No carbon fiber parts anywhere on the car. Absolutely no removal, alteration or covering of casting numbers, manufacturer’s name, logos, insignias, etc. from any item on the car. To do so will make that part illegal and it will be treated as such.
• – Make Of Cars
  • – 1964 or later American made sedans. Minimum 112” wheelbase. No station wagons, el caminos, pickups, novas, omegas or venturas. All cars must remain as stock as the day they were manufactured with the exception of the rules. No front wheel drives.
  • – All glass and chrome trim must be removed.
  • – All flammable interior must be removed.
  • – Steering column can be replaced with steel steering rod. Must have collapsible extension in view and is subject for tech approval. Shifters can be moved to floor mounted type. The dash may be replaced with a minimum of 22-gauge steel.
  • – Quick release steering wheels allowed on stock column only.
  • – The body must remain completely stock. Front fenders can be cut for tire clearance (maximum of 4” from race ready position). Quarter panels may be cut but must be resealed at truck area. Replacement of rear quarters OK. Must use stock body panel or 22-gauge steel and welded back in place. Gutting of hoods and deck lids OK. The grill may be removed. No cutting of interior sheet metal. Front wells may be removed. Aluminum radiator OK. Under drive pulleys OK. Radiator core support may be replaced with a “tee” bar style support and can pick up front fender mounts. 13/4” .095 tubing maximum size tubing. Diagonal support kickers must be within 6” from center to center. Core support design subject to tech approval.
  • – No super sports or limited edition sports sedans. All cars will be teched as a basic production sedan. No exceptions.
  • – No cutting trunk floor for fuel cell.
  • – No spoilers.
• – Engines, Transmissions, and Rear Ends
  • – Engine must be stock for that make and model of car used. All engine tech will be for passenger type sedans, no super sports or limited edition vehicles. No exceptions. 180 lbs. compression maximum. Motor balancing OK. No forged cranks. No lighting of parts. No camel hump heads, no z code heads. GM to GM. Ford to Ford. Stock OEM pistons OK. Stock dished or forged 4-valve relieved flat top piston OK. Must be 4 valve relieved. May install guide plates, poly locks, and screw in studs in heads. May used solid motor mounts.
  • – Transmissions must be automatic and stock for that make and model of car used. No power glides. No exceptions.
  • – Valve cover vent may be moved to left side and the right side may be plugged. After market valve covers allowed.
  • – All cars will use a Holley #4412 (500-CFM) carburetor (no touch). Stock cast iron or aluminum intake OK. After market air cleaner houses O.K. No K & N filters, air cleaners or carb hats. No electric fuel pumps.
  • – All cars must adhere to one of the following camshaft rules:STOCK CAMSHAFT. Chevy small block– .410 int. .410 ext. with a 1.5 rocker arm. Chevy big block– .398 int. .398 ext. with a 1.7 rocker arm. Ford small block (302w, 351m and 351w only) .416 int. .445 ext. with a 1.6 rocker arm. All Oldsmobile and Buick motors– .424 int. .445 ext. with a 1.6 rocker arm. All Pontiac motors– .420 int. .443 ext. with a 1.5 rocker arm. ALL MEASUREMENTS WILL BE TAKEN AT THE VALVE.
  • – All rear ends must be single wheel, no pos. track, no lockers, no shimming. All rear ends must be single wheel at any rpm. After market steel axles allowed on right rear of car only.
  • – Exhaust pipes must not exceed 2 ½ inches in diameter before the muffler and must extend to rear of driver and point to outside. Stock exhaust manifolds only. No performance manifolds or headers. No cast iron headers. No modifications of any kind allowed to exhaust manifolds. Mufflers mandatory. Muffler and pipes must be mounted underneath floor pan and have support chains. No part of exhaust system can be inside of the drivers compartment. No center dump manifold allowed.
  • – All distributors must be stock. No racing modules or coils allowed. No MSD or Mallory modules of any kind. MSD or Mallory wires OK.
  • – Any car and driver found with illegal cam shaft, heads, carburetor or locked rear end will be moved to Super Dirt Stock division immediately for the rest of the 2011 season. This is a non-touch engine and rear end division. Any alteration from stock will be considered a disqualification, and will be moved out of the division immediately.
• – Safety
  • – Roll cage must be a minimum of 1 3/4” O.D..095 mild steel tubing. No galvanized pipe allowed. The drivers side must have (4) four door bars. Lake Cumberland Speedway highly suggests doorplates. Roll cages must be contained in driver’s compartment only, and must have a minimum of (4) four points. No bars are permitted in the trunk or engine compartment.
  • – Window nets on driver’s side window mandatory. Must be hard mounted with buckle fastener. No zip ties. No pop rivets.
  • – Fuel cells are mandatory. Must have roll over check valve. Chain required from fuel cap to strap. No race fuel.
  • – Racing seats are mandatory. No fiberglass seats allowed.
  • – A five (5) point safety harness, with quick release is mandatory with a 3” wide lap belt, 3” shoulder belts, and a 2” submarine belt. All belts must be secured to roll cage. All seat belts must have date of manufacture and must be within 3 years of present date. This is for your safety.
  • – S.M.P. highly suggest 1/8” plating on left side door bars.
  • – Front and rear bumpers must have straps and must have safety chains running directly to the body panels. All bumper straps must cover width of bumper. Any stock steel bumpers OK.
  • – All cars must have a min. 2 lb. ABC fire extinguisher mounted safely in reach of the driver. No taping or zip tying.
  • – Windshield must be replaced with a minimum of ¼” or maximum 1” mesh.
  • – 95 Snell or M2000 approved helmets required. Flame resistant driver suits or coveralls required. All safety equipment must be up to track standards. Gloves required. Neck brace required at all times while on the racetrack.
  • – The battery may be moved to the upper right side of the firewall and must be in a steel box. Cannot be inside car or trunk area.
• – Suspension
  • – Racing shocks and springs O.K. Springs and shocks stock height locations only. Shocks must be stock mounting and cannot be rebuildable. Lowering blocks of any kind not allowed.
  • – 7” max. STOCK STEEL WHEELS. All wheels must be the same size, minimum 14” x 7” and maximum 15” x 7”. No wheel spacers.
  • – All tires must match in size and series and be raced at 30 lbs. PSI on all (4) four corners. Tires must be passenger type, no all terrain, rugged terrain, mud and snow, etc. 7 ½” tread width maximum. Not to exceed $100.00 price of new tire. DOT approved tires only. Price of tires must be available to the public at any time.
  • – Larger wheel on both sides allowed. Larger wheel studs allowed.
  • – All four corners must have working brakes.
  • – No ballast weight is allowed.
  • – Drivelines must be painted white with (2) two straps.
  • – Cast and camber subject to tech approval.
• – Miscellaneous
  • – All cars must have 20” tall numbers on both sides and the roof of the car. Colors are to be contrasted so scorekeepers can read them. Must have headlight and taillight number.
  • – Mirrors and radios not allowed.
  • – Body damage repairs must pass tech approval.
  • – No two (2) seater cars allowed at any time.
• – Important Note
  • – any car and driver found with illegal cam shaft, heads, carburetor or locked rear end will be moved to the Super Dirt Stock class immediately for the rest of the 2011 season. This is a non-touch division, all parts on car must remain stock OEM from bumper to bumper.
  • – Any part within view is subject to tech approval at any time.
• – Engine Protest Procedures
  • – Any Ponderosa or Lake Cumberland Speedway member of the same division can for $500.00 have a motor tore down to crank shaft for inspection of illegal parts of any starters of the main event within 5 minutes after checkered flag at the tech pad area. Promoter may also protest any engine. $100.00 to Ponderosa or Lake Cumberland Speedway, $400.00 to car owner if found legal. If illegal, $400.00 will be returned to member contesting car and $100.00 to Ponderosa or Lake Cumberland Speedway ($100.00 to Speedway covers cost required for tech officials to oversee procedure). Must have raced the two races in a row prior to requesting an engine tear down. Refusal of tear down will be loss of points and contingencies for that event, two race suspension (car & driver). Car must pass tech inspection before racing privileges are reinstated. $125.00 inspection fee required to cover tech officials overtime. Second offense- total loss of racing privilege at Ponderosa and Lake Cumberland Speedway.