Rules & races for Midwest Nostalgia Pro Stock Series

John Troxel, promoter of the Muscle Car Reunion nostalgia events at St. Louis and Kansas City, Scott Gardner, track operator/promoter at Cordova, Ill., and possibly a promoter with a race at Indianapolis, are going to see if there is enough interest to add a Nostalgia Pro Stock class at their 2009 nostalgia events.

According to Troxel and Gardner, the class initially will have to support itself. That means the teams will have to pay an entry fee and extra crew will have to buy tickets. The purse for the class will be made using the entry fees. The more entries they get, the bigger the purse. The fields will be eight-car qualified unless they get 17 or more entries, which would bump it up to a 16-car qualified field.

The promoters have already made rules and stress they are going to stick to them for the purpose of keeping the cost of building a car as low as possible. The most important rule is that only body styles and brands and ex-Pro Stockers from the years 1970-74 will be allowed to compete. NO EXCEPTIONS, DON”T EVEN ASK!

This class is to represent the original spirit of Pro Stock when it began. All participants will run American-made cars with cast iron motors, tunnel rams, and 4-speed transmissions. These cars must maintain the integrity of this period of racing both visually and mechanically so that participants and spectators alike can relive this great period of racing through this class.

Proposed 2009 Nostalgia Pro Stock Rules:
1970-1974 American-manufactured cars with stock-appearing body lines and wheelbase. No convertibles.
Must run either flat hood or era correct hood scoop. No late-model hood scoops!
Must have factory grille, headlights, tail lights, and 2 functioning doors.
Maximum rear tire size is 14 X 32.
Must have 2 front seats.
Must retain factory dash frame.
No electronics!!
2-steps are allowed.
Clutch must be manually operated by foot. No pneumatic or electronic shifters.
All cars must be manually shifted with no more than 4 forward gears. No torque converters or centrifugal clutches allowed.
Lenco, Liberty, Jericho, and other after market manual transmissions allowed.
No tube chassis, must retain factory firewall in stock location. Back halved cars are allowed. Must retain inner fenders, fabricated inners allowed.
Wheelie bars allowed.
Cast iron block and heads mandatory!!
Small block or big block. No cubic inch limitations
Engine design must match car make. No externally visible modifications.
Two 4-barrel carburetors and cast aluminum tunnel ram intake mandatory.
Gas only, no nitrous oxide or alcohol.
No dry sump oil systems.
No scales, no tear-downs. 
All cars will run HEADS UP on a 1/4 mile with a .4 Pro Tree.
All cars and participants must adhere to any and all NHRA safety and tech rules that apply for their E.T.

Any car that does not fit the spirit of the class at Tech will be transferred to Muscle Car Eliminator at the Race Director's discretion. For more information call Troxel at 573-644-3272 or Gardner at 309-654-2110.  (DRO file photo) [1/13/2009]