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[Mike Carr]

Originally Posted by SStock1373

Maximum of 5-inch hood scoop (hood to top of opening) with one opening permitted.

I think that is the reason for the snout. The top of the opening of the hood scoop can only be five inches from the surface of the hood in SS/AS, SS/BS, etc. I believe when Jimmy first built that car, it was for SS/CM, where there are no rules about scoop height. I believe a Comp racer was DQ'd once for too tall of a scoop on a Super Modified car.

I agree, Jimmy's hood scoop looks...odd. Alan Reinhart made the comment on the Audiocast online that it "looks like an ant-eater". But, it passes tech, so I guess NHRA deemed it legal as part of the scoop, (under the rule of "as part of the hood").