Getting into Super Stock

Mike Gray · 11-15-2023, 11:29 PM

Chris, welcome we can always use some more Ford guys. The comments above should not be taken lightly, they are good advice. You do realize even though you live 10 min. from Pomona Raceway you won’t be racing there for at least a year after you have a running car. (It’s called grade points) Also figure on everything costing more than you think and taking twice as long to get. I’m building a stock eliminator car from scratch and it’s approximately 3 times as much money as the super gas car I bought as a roller. I assume you have raced your street car a few times? If not take it out to Irwindale Speedway and run some test n tune or brackets just to get familiar. Get a rule book and pick the brain of guys in SS at divisional or national events. Good luck

ShipC1970 · 11-15-2023, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike Gray

Chris, welcome we can always use some more Ford guys. The comments above should not be taken lightly, they are good advice. You do realize even though you live 10 min. from Pomona Raceway you won’t be racing there for at least a year after you have a running car. (It’s called grade points) Also figure on everything costing more than you think and taking twice as long to get. I’m building a stock eliminator car from scratch and it’s approximately 3 times as much money as the super gas car I bought as a roller. I assume you have raced your street car a few times? If not take it out to Irwindale Speedway and run some test n tune or brackets just to get familiar. Get a rule book and pick the brain of guys in SS at divisional or national events. Good luck

Thanks for the feedback Mike i highly appreciate it. What do you mean grade points?Could you down and dirty explain that please? I’m sorry for bugging but this is all new to me and I’m still trying to figure it out. Yes I’ve taken her out to a few test and tunes nothing crazy though.I do understand that it won’t be cheap at all. I’ve been very interested in getting into super stock racing and now I have the ability to(money). Got my rule book! And I definitely do plan on going to more races and talking to people. Thanks again Mike!

Mike Gray · 11-15-2023, 11:58 PM

Grade points are earned by entering division races (1 per event maybe two if it’s a double up and you participate at both.) National events (where the Pros run) open for online registration before the event. There usually is a field quota for each class set by NHRA (can be different from race to race) Racers with the required grade points from the previous year are allowed to enter first. (Starts around 8) then after a certain number of days it drops to 7 then 6 and so on until the event quota is reached. Past champions and alternates can result in more entries than the quota. Chances of getting into a National event with only 2 or 3 grade points is slim in most cases with a few exceptions.
Hopefully I got this out there correctly, there are a few more ways with withdrawals and exemptions but that’s about it in a nutshell.

11-15-2023, 11:29 PM	#1
Mike Gray Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 615 Likes: 310 Liked 685 Times in 196 Posts	Re: Getting into Super Stock Chris, welcome we can always use some more Ford guys. The comments above should not be taken lightly, they are good advice. You do realize even though you live 10 min. from Pomona Raceway you won’t be racing there for at least a year after you have a running car. (It’s called grade points) Also figure on everything costing more than you think and taking twice as long to get. I’m building a stock eliminator car from scratch and it’s approximately 3 times as much money as the super gas car I bought as a roller. I assume you have raced your street car a few times? If not take it out to Irwindale Speedway and run some test n tune or brackets just to get familiar. Get a rule book and pick the brain of guys in SS at divisional or national events. Good luck __________________ Mike 7570 A/SA

11-15-2023, 11:58 PM	#3
Mike Gray Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 615 Likes: 310 Liked 685 Times in 196 Posts	Re: Getting into Super Stock Grade points are earned by entering division races (1 per event maybe two if it’s a double up and you participate at both.) National events (where the Pros run) open for online registration before the event. There usually is a field quota for each class set by NHRA (can be different from race to race) Racers with the required grade points from the previous year are allowed to enter first. (Starts around 8) then after a certain number of days it drops to 7 then 6 and so on until the event quota is reached. Past champions and alternates can result in more entries than the quota. Chances of getting into a National event with only 2 or 3 grade points is slim in most cases with a few exceptions. Hopefully I got this out there correctly, there are a few more ways with withdrawals and exemptions but that’s about it in a nutshell. __________________ Mike 7570 A/SA