[Mike Pearson]

Stock is just the name of the eliminator and a set of rules that you have to follow. It does not mean the cars are completely stock. Rule changes are inevitable. I have been racing in NHRA for over 45 years. Started in Modified and moved to super stock and have been racing there ever since. There have been lots of rule changes since then. None of those changes have really hurt the class in any way. Typically the rule changes are asked for by the competitors themselves. There has been lots of safety rule changes as well. Some of the rule changes have been asked for to possibly level the playing field between older and newer technology. Seems it just a natural progression.