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2021 ARCA.qxp_Layout 1 12/17/20 2:21 PM Page 1 Automobile Racing Club of America, LLC JOHN & MILDRED MARCUM* Founders JAMES C. FRANCE Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer RON DRAGER ARCA President BRANDON IGDALSKY Managing Director, Touring & Weekly Series MARK GUNDRUM Vice President Business Development & Corporate Partnerships GRAYLING CALL Senior Director, Competition & Operations JOE WELLS Director, Race Operations & Administration BOBBY THOMSEN Technical Services Director TONY GLOVER Technical Director, Touring Series LES WESTERFIELD Technical Coordinator, Touring Series CHRIS A. WRIGHT Director, ARCA East / West Series SHALENE WILLIAMS Manager Accounting & Billing ARLENE MIAZGA Member & Employee Services Manager CASEY WAGNER Marketing Manager CHARLIE KRALL Communications Manager RYAN MUSIALOWSKI Marketing Services Manager MIKE HEWER Race Director *Deceased Copyright 1969 through 2021 by Automobile Racing Club of America, LLC and National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC All rights reserved. Reproduction or redistribution in any form without permission is strictly prohibited. Post Office Box 2875 Daytona Beach, FL. 32120-2875 1 – ARCA 2021 ARCA.qxp_Layout 1 12/17/20 2:21 PM Page 2 OFFICIALS BOB ABITZ EMILE LEVASSEUR SHARON ALLEN CINDY LEVIN ADRIA ALMAGER BOB MARTIN ROCKY ANDERSON BECKY MCBRIDE DENIS BAGSBY KYLE MCGOWAN STEVE BINGOFF DEBBIE MEIER EARL BONNER CHARLES MERKER RANDAL BRACKETT HARVEY MORRIS BUDDY BRUCE BRAD MULVIHILL STEVE BUNGE BRIAN MUNDIE SCOTT CAMERON TONYA NEVIL BRUCE CASBAR GARRY NEWBURY JOSE CONTRERAS SCOTT NULL WILLIAM CORDONI STEPHEN OLIVER TOM CUMBOW MICHAEL OST BOB DELORENZO EDWARD OWENS DON DOOLIN JOHN PATTISON SUE DROSTE KATHY PRESTON NEAL EFIRD TODD PRESTON DENISE ENGLE CELESTE PUTT MARK ENGLE DREW RAMSEY ROBBIE FALLIN JENNIFER READY DANN FENWRICK HARRY RICE PAUL FITZGERALD COREY RICHARDSON TERRY FRANCIS CAMERON ROEHL JACK FRANZIL THOMAS RUHL LIZ FREDRICKSON ROBERT SANDERS RICK GABEL BUTCH SCHAEFER GEORGE GEIS LISA SCHLEMMER KAY GUNDRUM ALAN SHEPPARD DONALD HAMILTON STU SOLOMON MARK HONKOMP KEVIN STEPINSKI JAMES HOOKER WILLIE STILWELL LEE HORNER SCOTT STOVALL DALE INGLE BRYAN STRICKLAND THERESA INGLE JEFFERY STRICKLAND JAKE JACOBS JONATHAN TENNANT CRAIG JOHNSON MIKE VENTRESCA STUART KOESTERER DAVID WACHTER PAUL KOSKI CHRISTINE WALKER JAY KRIEG JIMMIE WALKER LINDA KRIEG CHUCK WELCH BOB LANGLEY MARK WENDELL 2 – ARCA 2021 ARCA.qxp_Layout 1 12/17/20 2:21 PM Page 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page The ARCA Rules . .1 6 Membership . .2 7 Licenses . .3 9 Injury Reports . .4 11 Safety . .5 11 Entries . .6 12 Approved Pit Support Vehicle Usage . .7 13 Inspections & Eligibility . .8 14 Event Procedure . .9 16 Event Procedure (Flag Rules) . .10 25 Timing and Scoring . .11 27 Violations and Disciplinary Action . .12 28 Protests . .13 33 Appeals . .14 34 Final Appeals Officer . .15 34 Prize Money . .16 35 Points and Point Funds . .17 36 ARCA Substance Abuse Policy . .18 38 ARCA Menards Series Specifications . .20C 42 Construction Guidelines (Rear Pages) . .-- 121 Vehicle Requirements Index . .-- 151 3 – ARCA 2021 ARCA.qxp_Layout 1 12/17/20 2:21 PM Page 4 PREFACE An ARCA-sanctioned Event is a competitive stock car racing Event which is intended to be conducted and officiated in accordance with this Rule Book. This Rule Book may be amended from time to time. Special rules may be published by ARCA specifically for the Event and any applicable agreements to which ARCA is a party may also apply. The ARCA Rule Book is designed to provide for the orderly conduct of ARCA-sanctioned Events. Ultimately, the solution for unauthorized or improper officiating lies not in individual challenges seeking to undo what has been done, but rather in pressure brought upon the Officials in charge by drivers, owners, fans, and even ARCA to improve the caliber of Race supervision. It is the responsibility of each Member to address any complaint he/she might have regarding officiating to ARCA management. It is ultimately the obligation of each participant to ensure that his/her conduct and equipment comply with all applicable ARCA Rules, as they may be amended from time to time. EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF SAFETY SHALL NOT RESULT FROM PUBLICATION OF, OR COMPLIANCE WITH, THESE RULES. They are intended as a guide for the conduct of stock car racing and are in no way a guarantee against injury or death to participants, spectators, or others. 4 – ARCA 2021 ARCA.qxp_Layout 1 12/17/20 2:21 PM Page 5 Intellectual Property Owned By National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. TRADEMARKS / SERVICEMARKS NASCAR®, the NASCAR logo, Air Titan®, NASCAR Air Titan®, and all related slogans, logos and trade dress are trademarks of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. U.S. PATENTS PATENT NAME U.S. PATENT NUMBER / APPLICATION NUMBER (1) APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR CLEARING A SURFACE USING PRESSURIZED AIR 9,388,542 (2) APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR CLEARING A SURFACE USING AIR 14/761,838 (3) ROAD SURFACE CLEARING APPARATUS D740,860 (4) METHOD OF CONDUCTING A RACING SERIES 7,207,568 (5) LOCKING MECHANISM WITH ROTATABLE FEATURES (ROOF HATCH) 7,097,240 (6) RETAINER COUPLER D656,883 (7) RETAINING SHOE D666,134 (8) RETAINING SYSTEM 8,485,482 (9) TAPERED DRIVE SHAFT HOUSING D556,648 (10) VEHICLE BODY D547,249 (11) VEHICLE BODY (NNS) D598,811 (12) VEHICLE BODY PORTIONS WITH WING D603,295 (13) VEHICLE FRAME RAIL D555,548 The above noted trademarks, and patents, among others, are the exclusive property of National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. Unauthorized use of any intellectual property without the express written permission of National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. in any manner may be a violation of state or federal law. National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. will pursue its appropriate legal remedies to protect its statutory (and common law) rights in and to its intellectual property. ARCA, as the licensee of NASCAR hereby grants to each ARCA Member a revocable, royalty-free license for 2021 to make and use the objects and methods embodied in the patents and patent applications listed above which are numbered (5) through (13) only for the sole purpose of competing in ARCA-sanctioned Events, unless otherwise approved in writing by ARCA. In addition, ARCA hereby grants each ARCA Member a revocable, royalty-free license for 2021 to sell to other ARCA Members only the objects and methods embodied in the patents and patent applications listed above which are numbered (5) through (13) only for the sole purpose of competing in ARCA-sanctioned Events, unless otherwise approved in writing by ARCA. 5 – ARCA 2021 ARCA.qxp_Layout 1 12/17/20 2:21 PM Page 6 SECTION 1 - THE ARCA RULES 1-1 Effective Date A. The ARCA Rules, including any Amendments thereto, are effective upon the Date of Issuance by ARCA, regardless of when an ARCA Member receives actual notice. B. "Date of issuance" of the ARCA Rules or any amendments thereto, is the earliest of: 1. Electronic posting date of an ARCA Bulletin on the ARCA Members website (arcaracing.com); 2. Mailing, emailing, or other timely distribution of notice to Members of the ARCA Bulletin; 3. ARCA’s written or verbal announcement or distribution of an ARCA Bulletin to the industry of an immediate change (i.e. driver meeting announcement, etc.). 1-2 Amendment A. The ARCA Rules may be amended by issuance of an ARCA Bulletin issued by ARCA. B. Amendments to the ARCA Rules are effective immediately upon the Date of Issuance by ARCA, regardless of when an ARCA Member receives actual notice, unless otherwise set forth in the ARCA Bulletin. C. Amendments to the ARCA Rules will be published by ARCA through official ARCA Bulletins made available on the ARCA Members website (arcaracing.com) or as otherwise announced or distributed by ARCA to its Members. Upon publication of the ARCA Bulletin, amendments to the ARCA Rules for the current season will be reflected in “redline” format to clearly distinguish the change from the original version. 1-3 Applicability ARCA issues the Rule Book, which includes in the title reference to the ARCA Menards Series. The ARCA Rules within the Rule Book are applicable to all the divisions of the ARCA Menards Series. 1-4 Interpretation and Application A. If there is a disagreement or dispute regarding the meaning or application of the ARCA Rules, the interpretation and application by ARCA shall prevail. B. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision in the Rule Book, ARCA Supervisory Officials may review, adjust, modify and/or supersede an interpretation or application of the ARCA Rules when the ARCA Supervisory Officials deem such action to be appropriate. C. Any and all print or paper copies of the ARCA Rules represent the status of the ARCA Rules as of the print date only. ARCA does not guarantee or represent that any print or paper copy of the ARCA Rules is correct or up-to-date. It is the responsibility of each ARCA Member to remain informed of and operate in accordance with the current version of the ARCA Rules at all times, as may be amended from time to time. Please contact the Series Director with any questions or concerns on the current status of the ARCA Rules. 1-5 Finality of Interpretation and Application A. The interpretation and application of the ARCA Rules by the ARCA Officials at the Event, or by ARCA Supervisory Officials, pursuant to sub-section 1-4 Interpretation and Application, shall be final and non-appealable, except as provided in the following Rule Book Sections: