Please help understanding NHRA accepted fuel

P259nova · 04-01-2018, 09:36 PM

I’m trying to figure out there list and what fuels are accepted in stock.

Shadylane · 04-01-2018, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by P259nova

I’m trying to figure out there list and what fuels are accepted in stock.

Look at the very bottom of this list of NHRA approved products.

http://promod.nhra.com/userfiles/fil...edProducts.pdf

Dwight Southerland · 04-02-2018, 08:30 AM

Go here:

http://www.classracerinfo.com/AFuelList.aspx

It is the list of only the fuels accepted for Stock/SS racing.

FireSale · 04-02-2018, 05:33 PM

Pacific Raceway has a full self-serv fuel station of race gas (Sonoco at the time) but when the NHRA shows up a large Sonoco trailer parks next to it and it's the only fuel available for the event. If you show up for a sanctioned National or Lucas Oil event with your tanks dry you will have nothing to worry about. Just your bank account...

Coleydog · 04-03-2018, 03:29 PM

Still hard to understand for me. Why not just a simple yes or no for each one, or a list for stock/super stock and no other class. Got to be a women righting up this stuff.

Rat Raceway · 04-03-2018, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Coleydog

Still hard to understand for me. Why not just a simple yes or no for each one, or a list for stock/super stock and no other class. Got to be a women righting up this stuff.

Its not that bad... If its on the list you will be good to run it unless otherwise noted...

Sunoco MaxNOS

VP C23 and VP No2

are the only fuels you can't run in stock or superstock...

Well can't run Snowmobile fuel either...

Mike Croley · 04-03-2018, 03:46 PM

The accepted fuels list is a way for the sanctioning body to try to keep race fuels under control. If a race fuel company wants their products in NHRA or any other racing association, they must submit representative samples of each of those fuels to be tested. They must also submit certain specs for each fuel. Then, a racer tells NHRA what fuel brand and blend they are running and if the fuel sample taken from the car matches the manufacturers specs, they pass. It's a simple way to be sure that prohibited additives aren't in the fuel. Not all race fuel companies are allowed to submit fuels to be on the accepted fuels list.

Mike Croley · 04-03-2018, 03:52 PM

Now the reason that only certain fuels are allowed in Stock and Super Stock are largely because of whichever fuel company is the "Official" fuel of the series. They designate which classes MUST use their brand of fuel only and which classes can legally use any fuel that's on the approved list.

Ed Carpenter · 04-03-2018, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Rat Raceway

Its not that bad... If its on the list you will be good to run it unless otherwise noted...

Sunoco MaxNOS

VP C23 and VP No2

are the only fuels you can't run in stock or superstock...

Well can't run Snowmobile fuel either...

What about oxygenated fuels? Those are legal right 😉

04-04-2018, 02:29 PM

Only fuels that are listed on the approved list can be run in classes the require fuel check, Stock, Super Stock, Comp, Pro Stock. If it's not on the list you cannot use it, adding ANYTHING to it will get you DQ'd a hefty fine and suspension if you get caught.. and you will. Take care of your fuel, sealed and out of the sun and keep it fresh or it will not pass tech.

Jackie McCracken

04-01-2018, 09:36 PM	#1
P259nova Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 12 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Please help understanding NHRA accepted fuel I’m trying to figure out there list and what fuels are accepted in stock.

04-02-2018, 08:30 AM	#3
Dwight Southerland VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Arkansas - In the middle of everything. Posts: 1,996 Likes: 63 Liked 756 Times in 189 Posts	Re: Please help understanding NHRA accepted fuel Go here: http://www.classracerinfo.com/AFuelList.aspx It is the list of only the fuels accepted for Stock/SS racing. __________________

04-02-2018, 05:33 PM	#4
FireSale VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Lakewood Washington Posts: 1,407 Likes: 29 Liked 237 Times in 126 Posts	Re: Please help understanding NHRA accepted fuel Pacific Raceway has a full self-serv fuel station of race gas (Sonoco at the time) but when the NHRA shows up a large Sonoco trailer parks next to it and it's the only fuel available for the event. If you show up for a sanctioned National or Lucas Oil event with your tanks dry you will have nothing to worry about. Just your bank account... __________________ Dale Shearon 68 Mustang 6394

04-03-2018, 03:29 PM	#5
Coleydog Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 569 Likes: 36 Liked 50 Times in 35 Posts	Re: Please help understanding NHRA accepted fuel Still hard to understand for me. Why not just a simple yes or no for each one, or a list for stock/super stock and no other class. Got to be a women righting up this stuff. Last edited by Coleydog; 04-03-2018 at 03:31 PM.

04-03-2018, 03:46 PM	#7
Mike Croley Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 182 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Please help understanding NHRA accepted fuel The accepted fuels list is a way for the sanctioning body to try to keep race fuels under control. If a race fuel company wants their products in NHRA or any other racing association, they must submit representative samples of each of those fuels to be tested. They must also submit certain specs for each fuel. Then, a racer tells NHRA what fuel brand and blend they are running and if the fuel sample taken from the car matches the manufacturers specs, they pass. It's a simple way to be sure that prohibited additives aren't in the fuel. Not all race fuel companies are allowed to submit fuels to be on the accepted fuels list.

04-03-2018, 03:52 PM	#8
Mike Croley Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 182 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Please help understanding NHRA accepted fuel Now the reason that only certain fuels are allowed in Stock and Super Stock are largely because of whichever fuel company is the "Official" fuel of the series. They designate which classes MUST use their brand of fuel only and which classes can legally use any fuel that's on the approved list.

04-04-2018, 02:29 PM	#10
Jackie McCracken Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Please help understanding NHRA accepted fuel Only fuels that are listed on the approved list can be run in classes the require fuel check, Stock, Super Stock, Comp, Pro Stock. If it's not on the list you cannot use it, adding ANYTHING to it will get you DQ'd a hefty fine and suspension if you get caught.. and you will. Take care of your fuel, sealed and out of the sun and keep it fresh or it will not pass tech. Jackie McCracken