11/27/2025
2026 LIMITED WELD COMPACTS
FRESH CARS ONLY
Entries are open to men and women who have a valid Driver’s License. The Following regulations shall be observed for safety and fairness to all. Orderly conduct is required of all drivers and pit persons. If not, any driver and or people affiliated with that car will be removed without ANY refunds or prize money. Misconduct may result in being banned from present and/ or future participation. Any driver or crew member not complying with any one of the rules will be disqualified. Crew members are the responsibility of the driver.
Entries:
1. Each driver must be at least 14 years old.
2. Each driver must furnish their own car. The driver that is registered to the car, must drive that car in the heat assigned to them. Unless the officials are notified of a driver change and approve it.
3. No vans, suvs, or mini trucks.
4.No V8 engines allowed.
5.All cars must have a factory wheelbase of 110 inches or less.
6.All cars will have to pass inspection before the tech line closes.
7.Prior to the start of the driver’s meeting, each driver must sign an entry and a release form.
Participation Rules:
1. Drivers may maneuver either forward or backwards.
2. Hitting an opponent’s car in the driver’s door is not allowed and will be cause for disqualification.
3. Must make a damaging hit (from a spectator’s point of view) every 60 seconds. No team driving or sandbagging.
4. All drivers must attend the drivers meeting prior to start time.
5. All drivers must remain in their cars until the car is removed from the track. Unless an official removes the driver.
6. No driver or pitman under the influence of alcohol will be permitted to enter the arena or to participate.
7. Any driver not in place when called upon will be disqualified.
8. Pitmen are not allowed in the arena during a heat.
9. No one will be allowed to stay in the pit area without a pit pass.
10.No one under the age of 12 will be allowed in the pit area. Different events have different age limits. Please ask the promoter for the show that you are attending.
11.Cars may be inspected at any time for reinforcements, etc. Top 3 finalists will be subject to reinspection after the finish of the finals.
12.Car and driver in the inspection area only.
Preparation Of Cars:
1. Vehicles may only be modified in the following ways. Any modifications not specifically authorized by the rules are strictly prohibited.
2. Do not read into the rules! Just read and follow the rules! Not following the rules will result in you being loaded. Your choice!
3. The driver's name should be above the number on the front doors, or you can run a number sign. The number sign cannot reinforce the car. No obscenities are allowed.
4. Concrete, metal plating, wood, foam, or pins in the frame will be considered added ballast and will result in the car being loaded.
5. Station wagon decking must be removed.
6. Anything can be removed; nothing can be added unless specified in the rules.
7.After any car passes inspection, you will not be allowed to add repair plates to the frame or body in any way! Do not weld your frame or body after heat. Remember cars will be reinspected.
CAGE:
1. All cage material can be no larger than 2”x6” rectangle tubing unless specified for a specific rule smaller.
2. A 4-point cage will be allowed with a vertical halo.
No cage material may be within 6” of the firewall or any part of the engine or components and be a minimum of 4” off the floor which cannot be altered.
3. Both door bars can only go 10” past the outside door seam on the front doors to where the bar will be mounted.
4. No cage material can connect or touch the engine, transmission or any of their components
5. The halo bar may go all the way to the floor or frame. If going to the frame it can only be welded to the top side of the frame.
6. You may weld two down bars from the cage to the frame vertically or to the floor to protect batteries and your feet. These down bars must remain behind the inside door seam and may only be welded to the top side of the frame. These bars can not exceed 2”x3”.
Gas Tank and Protector:
1. Aftermarket tanks are allowed and preferred. Mounted on the gas tank protector that is allowed is also preferred.
2. Factory tanks will be allowed to run if they are metal! No plastic tanks.
Will be allowed to run under the car only if they are in front of the rear axle and fully secured. If this becomes an issue, we will not allow it any further.
3. Gas tank protectors can only be 24” wide and must be 4” off the floor. Gas tank protector halo must be 6” away from the roof minimum and can not extend past the rear firewall (speaker deck). Station wagon gas tank protectors can not extend beyond the front of the rear humps.
The gas tank protector can touch the speaker decking sheet metal, but the sheet metal cannot be altered or removed. Gas tank protector halo can be connected to the roof halo, but material must be inside the car. Max material is 2”x6” and these bars cannot go any further back than the backside of the gas tank protector.
Driver’s Compartment:
1. Transmission coolers and oil coolers may be placed inside the car and secured. All fans on coolers must have a cover for safety. Cannot connect to frame!
2. Battery boxes may be in the passenger side floorboard or attached to your cage. Must be secured and covered. Max of (2) batteries. Cannot connect to frame or crossmember.
3. Aftermarket straight column steering is allowed.
4. Aftermarket brake/gas pedal setups are allowed and can only bolt to the floor sheet-metal. Cannot attach to frame or crossmember. Cannot strengthen the car.
Frame:
1. No welding allowed on the frame.
2. You may be allowed to pre bend the rear frame section if you wish.
3. Cradle bolts may be changed to ¾” allthread running from bottom of the cradle through the frame. Must be fastened with flat stamped washers and ¾” nut. Must be flush with the top of the frame.
4. You are allowed (1) 3/8” chain per side from unibody to cradle. 1 loop only welded on each end. You CANNOT weld the loops together.
Bumpers:
1. OEM bumpers, replicas, and homemade bumpers are allowed.
2. The bumper may be built to have a 14" point from the farthest point back from the back side of the bumper to the point. However the point itself may be no more than factory Chrysler pointy itself and spanning over 36" span across the bumper. (Will have a cut out template to follow).
3. Bumpers cannot be any taller than 8” at any location.
4. You may shorten the frame to 1” in front of the core support mount and hard-nosed the bumper to the frame.
5. This means the main frame and it cannot attach to the cradle on FWD cars in any way.
6. You will be allowed a 4” wide x 6” long x ¼” thick bumper bracket per side.
7. Bumper bracket must be on the wheel side of the frame rail and must have a ½” inspection hole. If there isn’t one, you will cut one.
8. There CANNOT be any square tube added to the back of the bumper and inserted inside the frame. If this is found, you will not get the chance to cut and will not run, period!
9. All bumper mounting rules apply to the rear bumper as well.
Body:
1. All cars must be welded 5” on 5” off with a max of 3” wide 1/8” thick strap. This includes doors and the trunk lid. Also includes the tailgates on wagons.
2. The driver’s door may be welded solid.
3. The driver’s door is allowed a wrap that cannot go more than 3 inches past the door seam on either side.
4. All body panels may be creased but no doubling of seams.
5. You are allowed (8) 3/8” bolts per fender and (8) 3/8” bolts in the hood. All with a max of (1) 1/2” fender washers.
6. The body cannot be welded to the frame in any fashion. This includes the unibody to the k frame.
7. A front window bar must be run on each car. Minimum of 1 bar, max of 2 bars. Bars cannot be more than 3” wide This is for safety only.
8. Bars can not extend past firewall sheet metal and can only be welded 6 inches on sheet metal.
9. May go from the roof to the dash bar or the roof to the firewall but not both and cannot be connected to the halo.
10. A rear window bar will be allowed. Must run from the roof to the front trunk seam and may go 3” to either side of the seam allowing a total of 6”. This cannot attach to the halo.
11. You are allowed 3 locations of #9 wire, builders choice. These are (2) loops per location, a total of 4 strands per location. No chain or cables allowed.
12. Firewall must be stock with no added metal. Can not tie the firewall and frame together.
Hoods:
All cars must have a hood! No exceptions.
1. Entire Hood must open for inspection.
2. Must be in stock location.
3. You are allowed (6) total hood bolts in any configuration. The core support bolts count as hood bolts if they come through the hood. No hood bolts bigger than 3/4” all thread is allowed. (1) 3” x 3” x 1/4” plate per hood bolt location. Plate must be on the top side of the hood.
4.Firewall hood bolts cannot connect to the frame in any way.
5. Hood must cover the entire fan area.
6. There must be a hole big enough in the hood for a fire extinguisher to be used in case of a fire.
Body Bolts:
1. All body bolts are allowed to be changed to 3/4” all thread or bolt and can not be longer than 8 inches long.
All body bolts or all thread must be straight vertical rod only, no bends or angle pieces. All body 2. bolts must have the factory rubber bushing or a 1” body spacer of some sort per location changed. Spacers cannot be any larger than a factory body spacer size (2”).
3. Only the front two at the core support may run up through the hood as body bolts.
4. Absolutely no welding allowed to mount body bolts.
5. Body bolt locations cannot connect to another body bolt location.
6. No welding the spacers to the frame!
7. Must be secured with stamped washers and nuts. All washers and nuts on the bottom side must be inside the frame not across the bottom of the frame.
8. The top of the body bolt inside the cab or trunk of the car may have (1) 3x3x1/4 plate to serve as a washer with (1) ¾” nut.
9. (2) pieces of ¾” all thread may run through the trunk. These may run through the frame being used as a body bolt or may run sheet metal to sheet metal.
Engine:
1. Engines must be 6 cylinder or smaller. No V8 engines!
2. Engines and transmission of choice otherwise.
3. May have headers.
4. May have carb conversions.
5. May have a simple carb protector that must stay between the headers and can not strengthen the car in any way.
6. A lower engine cradle may be used for RWD cars. Must bolt to the block of the engine and can only be mounted using a factory oem rubber lower mount of some sort.
7. Only a simple cradle may be used.
8. No front or mid plates allowed. This is for mounting purposes only.
Transmission:
1. Crossmembers on RWD cars must be an OEM crossmember.
2.You can use a straight piece of 2”x2”x1/4” tubing and (2)- 2”x2”x1/4” x 6” long pieces of angle iron to set crossmember on.
(1) Side of the angle iron can be welded to the frame; you can only have (1) angle iron piece per side frame rail. If using angle iron, factory ears must be cut off the frame.
Suspension/ Rear End Options:
Please read this section carefully. If you don’t understand it please call first.
Front Wheel Drive:
You can use one of the following options in building your car:
1. You can have built front struts on a front wheel drive and an OEM unbraced rear end.
OR
2. You can have stock front struts and a braced rear end.
Rear Wheel Drive:
1. You can have built spindles and an OEM unbraced rear end
OR
2. You can have stock spindles with a braced rear end.
You can only choose one of the options above, not both.
If using built struts they may be welded up, stuffed and reinforced on the inside.
If you using a braced rear end:
1. Any OEM 8 lug rear end may be run on RWD cars.
2. Rear Ends can have a back brace only.
Brace not to exceed 2”x4”x1/4”.
Brace must be 4” away from the axle flanges. Braces may not extend more than 5” from the center of the axle tube.
This is the only bracing allowed! Rearend cannot reinforce the car in any way.
3. No full braces, no axle savers etc.
Suspension:
1. The upper and lower control arms and front wheel hubs must remain factory!
2. Upper a-arms may be welded down using (2) pieces of 2” x 3” x 1/4” strap per upper a-arm.
Rear Suspension:
1. Leaf springs must be of factory oem origin. May have a total of 7 leafs per side.
2. No flat stacks!
3. Must have 1” stagger between leafs on both sides of the spring.
4. (6) clamps per side of the car. Not to exceed 2”x4”x 1/4” thickness flat strap and can use (2) 3/8” bolts per clamp.
5. Hangers must remain stock but 1” of the hanger can be welded to the frame per hanger.
6. Hanger and spring must bolt together. Springs cannot be welded together. Must pivot!
7. Leaf spring hangers must be in stock location. No short stacks or moving hanger from the side of the frame!
8. Coil spring cars may double the rear coils.
9. May have 1 3/8” chain per side to set and adjust the ride height.
10. All rear suspension must be factory unless spelled out in above rules
Rear Ends:
1. Pinion brakes are allowed. Must work.
2. Slider driveshafts are allowed.
Wheels and Tires:
1. 15” wheel and tire or smaller may be run.
2. Wheels may have a small 8” multi center.
3. No full center and no beadlocks.
4. May have a 1” lip guard and a valve stem protector.
5. May run solid tires on the rear of FWD. NO FOAM filled.
Repair Plates:
1. No plates on fresh cars!
2. You are allowed two (2) 4” by 6” by ¼” plates after the heat. You only get these two (2) plates all night!
OFFICIAL STATEMENTS:
The officials will have the final decision on all car build rules and show rules at their show. All officials' decisions are final. No refunds of entry fees will be allowed. If you have any questions about your build please call before the show.
If you have any rules questions call:
Chance Winters: 620-778-0795
