New Car Rules For Chili Bowl Revealed

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As teams ready for the 29th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire, officials with the indoor midget racing have have released new guidelines pertaining to car appearance for the 2015 event.

Rules are borrowed from the United States Auto Club (USAC) and adapted to the spirit and intent of the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire.

The rules read as follows:

- Right side cockpit body panels may be a maximum of thirty-six (36) inches high as measured from the bottom frame tube at rear motor plate and projected rearward twenty-three (23) inches with a minimum eight (8) inches vertical opening from the afore mentioned point forward, including side visor.

- Left side cockpit body panels may be a maximum of twenty-five (25) inches high as measured from the bottom frame tube at the motor plate and projected rearward twenty-three (23) inches.

- Side visors on roll cage will be limited to eight (8) inches tall.

- Panels attached to nerf bars will not be permitted.

- All paneling must not extend past edge of frame rails more than thickness of material.

- One (1”) inch turnout allowed on all body and sail panel edges, except sun visor.

- The number of allowable wheels is restricted to two (2) front wheels and two (2) rear wheels on each car. Use of anything other than a wheel and tire assembly is prohibited.

Any team failing to comply with the stated appearance rules will be subject to disqualification, and will be removed from the facility.

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