2012 Pro Nostalgia Association Rules
Last Updated: June 27th, 2012

  1. 1970 and older body style. All dragsters must be front engine. By a vote of the membership, 1978 and older nostalgia funny car bodies are allowed.

  2. No minimum vehicle weight.

  3. No cubic inch limit.

  4. Cars do NOT need to run 7.99 in order to qualify, but must dial 7.99 or quicker in eliminations.

  5. Dial-in must not be more than 2/10ths slower than qualifying time.

  6. Starting line RPM control devices prohibited. Throttle control must be manually operated by drivers foot. Electronics, pneumatics, hydraulics, or any other device may in no way effect the throttle operation. Mechanical injection only. No electronic injection or carburetors.

  7. Electronic or air operated throttle stops, stutter boxes and delay boxes are prohibited. All devices must be removed from the car. All cars subject to inspection.

  8. Transmission brakes, shift lights and high RPM single step rev. limiters allowed. No two-step limiters.

  9. Car may have air or electric shifter, but must be controlled by driver, not MSD or RPM device.

  10. Nitrous permitted on un-blown vehicles.

  11. .400 pro tree. Deep staging permitted.

  12. Valid NHRA competition license mandatory.

  13. NHRA E.T. and Advanced E.T. rules apply accordingly.

  14. QUALIFYING:
    a) Lowest E.T. will qualify. b) Identical E.T.'s will be determined by MPH.
    c) Those not making a qualifying pass will draw numbers if the field is not full.

  15. Eliminations will follow NHRA Pro style ladder.

  16. Lower E.T. from previous round will get lane choice.

  17. Good sportsman rule (per NHRA rulebook). Track officials have the last word.

  18. All cars MUST qualify with the Pro Nostalgia group during scheduled sessions. Additional test passes are left to the discretion of track management, but test passes will NOT count for qualifying.

  19. Two 8-car classes will be run. The quickest 8 cars will run in Pro Nostalgia A, the next 8 quickest qualifiers will run in Pro Nostalgia B.

  20. There will be NO byes in the first round of eliminations for the quick eight A field. The ladder will be fully filled with race-ready cars in the interest of providing the best show possible.

  21. The ladder for eliminations will be set at 10AM on Sunday. Broken entries have until that time to fix their cars or not be included when the ladders are contructed and finalized prior to round one.

  22. In the event of broken qualifiers, everyone will be moved up to create a full ladder before the start of eliminations. Cars from the B field will be moved up until there is a full eight car A field. Non qualified cars (outside the 16 car field) will be moved up into the B field as needed to create a full ladder. There will be no spot substitutions - everyone moves up and the ladder is then constructed.

  23. In the event that the B field has an odd number of entries, the B ladder will be constructed such that the quickest qualifier gets a bye in round one.

  24. Payout:
    A: Win - $1000, RU - $600, Semi - $350, 1st round - $100
    B: Win - $400, RU - $200, Semi - $100
    Total payout: $3500

    Purse will be pro-rated if less than 8 cars in a class.

  25. Points: Pro Nostalgia drivers will earn points toward a season championship. Points are earned as follows (if minimum 5 cars in a class):

    Event Win - 80
    Runner-up - 60
    2nd Round Loss - 40
    1st Round Loss - 30
    DNQ - 10

    Drivers in A and B earn the same round points. In other words, a win in A and a win in B are both worth 80 points.

    Qualifying positions earn points as follows:

    1st - 8
    2nd - 7
    3rd - 6
    4th - 5
    5th & 6th - 4
    7th & 8th - 3
    9th through 12th - 2
    13th through 16th - 1

    Examples: If a driver qualifies number one and wins the race, (s)he would earn 88 points. A driver qualifying 16th and losing in round one would earn 31 points.
  26. Entry Fees: Drivers will pay track's car & driver fee. Crew fees will apply as well.

  27. Pro Nostalgia Shootout: Similar to the NHRA's Budweiser Classic, this event will pit the top 8 qualifying performers of the season in a special invitation-only event at the Fall Classic at Woodburn Dragstrip in September. The points for this event will be kept separately from the season points, and will be based solely on qualifying performance.

    Points for the shootout will be earned as follows:

    #1 - 175 points#9 - 120
    #2 - 165#10 - 115
    #3 - 155#11 - 110
    #4 - 145#12 - 105
    #5 - 140#13 - 100
    #6 - 135#14 - 95
    #7 - 130#15 - 90
    #8 - 125#16 - 85
    At the Shootout, the invited drivers will receive free entry for car and driver and five crew. Payout for the Shootout is: Win - $500; RU - $300; Semi - $175.

  28. Parking: For the events at Woodburn, parking will be based on season points, with top points earners getting priority. At the first event of the season, parking will be based on 2003 points.

  29. Membership: Annual membership in the Pro Nostalgia Association is $100 and is REQUIRED to run with the class. Dues must be paid before any qualifying passes count for race day.

  30. Dial-ins: Report to Mike Boertje's trailer with your dial-in no later than 1/2 hour before the round. If Mike does not have your dial-in at that time, you will automatically be dialed at your qualifying E.T.

  31. Questions about events: Call Woodburn Dragstrip, (503) 982-4461. For questions about the rules or class format, call Mike Boertje at (541) 929-2421.