2026 Derby Information
"The Oldest Running Demolition Derby in the Country!"
Friday, 9/11/26 & Saturday, 9/12/26
Start time is 6:30 p.m.
Doors open at 5:00 p.m.
Admission Cost:
4 years & under are free
5-12 years is $5
13 and up is $10
Don't forget about Pit Passes!
1 day pass is $25
2-day pass is $40
2026 Garland County Fair Bonestock Rules & Regulations
ABSOLUTELY NO FIGHTING/NO EXCEPTIONS....if you are a Driver, Spouse/Significant Other, Family Member, Pit Crew, or Spectator all winnings will be forfeited, you will be escorted from the premises and banned from the event for life!
RULES HAVE BEEN CHANGED AND ADDED. READ CAREFULLY, FOR ANY QUESTIONS
CONTACT: Hunter Slane (870) 816-8665
- TOTAL SPACE AT CORE 4" REGARDLESS OF COMBINATION! 1/8 INCH STEEL OR 1/4 INCH EXPANDED METAL RADIATOR GARDS COVERING THE FRONT OF RADIATOR ALLOWED BOLTED IN WITH NO MORE THAN FOUR 3/8 BOLTS ONE PER CORNER.
- BLACK CARS ALLOWED BUT KEEP THEM LOOKING GOOD. NUMBERS AND
LETTERS MUST CONTRAST WELL!!
- Roof Signs mandatory. If you do not have you will not run.
- All Fuel cells must have a roll over valve and shut off valve.
- BUMPERS~~ Built bumpers allowed Point can NOT be more than 14 inches measured from the mounting surface to tip and must be minimum 32 inches
wide at the base of the point so that the shape is very similar to a Chrysler point at most!! IF NOT, YOU WILL CUT IT OFF AND PUT A NEW BUMPER ON!!
- DRIVER DOOR~~You will be allowed ONE plate MAX SIZE 1/4×6" that must be mounted on the outside center of the door and can NOT pass the driver door seam more than 3 inches either side! You will now be allowed 10 inches total on all passenger doors ANY SEAM and 16 inches on driver door ANY SEAM!!
- PATCH PLATES~~~All plates must be 4x4x1/4 MUST BE SQUARE 90-degree corners
FRESH CARS~ 2 total 4x4x1/4 1 per rail your choice of placement. -PRE-RUNS 6 total 4x4x1/4 THREE per rail after the car has ran. —If you cut the plate at all, the drop must be thrown away the only plate manipulation allowed is a taco bend with NO CUT!! THIS GOES FOR FRESH AND PRE RUN.
#9 WIRE~~ One place per window opening in the center of the car two wraps 4 strands with one 3/8 bolt per in the twist loop FRESH and an additional 10 spots 4 wraps 2 strands for repair once ran! No more unlimited for repair. Washers may be used no bigger than a store bought 1” washer with 4 TAC welds.
- Window bars~ 2x1/4 window bars allowed bolted or welded
03^~~ Factory rack and pinion must be ran, no more adding a steering system from and older car!! A-ARMS MUST REMAIN 03/11 THEY CAN BE SWAPPED TO STAMPED STEEL FROM CAST BUT MUST BE FROM THAT FAMILY OF CAR. The bolt in metal assemblies used to mount the engine will still be allowed but can NOT tie to the frame in any way, this system may not completely wrap the aluminum
cradle, there must be at minimum a ½ inch gap from this to the frame in any direction. The only mounting points allowed are the factory engine mounts and two rack mounting studs. This should only set on top and front side of the cradle nothing excessive beyond engine mounting. If you get excessive do not be upset when you have to cut on this component.
-Semi Stock Rules:
DO NOT READ ANYTHING INTO THESE RULES, JUST READ THE RULES!! If it doesn't
say you can, YOU CAN'T! Or you will be loaded, your choice!
DO NOT paint anywhere on suspension, frame, inside the body, or wheel wells.... we will not even inspect your car.
- Body component must be direct bolt up only. Must be factory hardware or equivalent in size.
- Remove all glass mirrors and plastic. Remove all decking in wagons.
-Vehicles must be swept clean of all debris
ZERO crease enhancement, ZERO sheet metal or frame shaping, forming or
folding. This means with wire or otherwise all body panels must remain in stock location.
- Deck and Hood must be 100% in stock location.
- Anything can be removed, NOTHING can be added
- Fasten trunks sheet metal to sheet metal only 6 places with #9 wire or chain plus the two 5/8 rods if trunk bolts are changed. Hoods get one hood clip 3-inch-long 2×2×3/16 with one 1/2-inch bolt and nut per side 2-5/8 bolts total thru hood in firewall area and 2 core support rods any combination sheet metal to sheet metal only.
~~TRUNKS YOU MAY USE TWELVE 1×2×1/8 STRAPS PLUS 2 PLACES FOR #9 WIRE AND THE TWO 5/8 THREADED ROD IF YOU CHANGE TRUNK BODY MOUNTS, THESE 12 STRAPS MAY ONLY CONNECT FROM THE LID TO QUARTER TOP 4 PER CAR SIDE PLUS 4 ALONG THE SPEAKER DECK NOTHING BEYOND THE TUCK, INSIDE THE TRUNK, OR IN TAILLIGHT AREA!!!!
FASTEN TRUNKS BEFORE THE SHOW BUT A 10 INCH HOLE MUST BE CUT FOR
INSPECTION!!! YOU MAY CHOSE THE WIRE OR WELD METHOD BUT NOT BOTH!!
You may weld doors with 1/8" material 10 inches total on each passenger door. Drivers' door may be welded 16 inches total. Driver door may have a 6x1/4 plate on the outside center of door not to pass the seam either side by more than three inches. Do not weld hood except 4-1/2" tack welds per washer 1"washers’ max and the two hood clips allowed no pre welding washers for #9 wire use period. IF YOUR WASHERS ARE USED FOR ANYTHING BUT WIRE WASHERS
THEY WILL BE CUT OFF!!
-BODYMOUNTS you may add a 4" long tube 2 inch outside diameter for core support spacer any larger will be cut out completely this means 3 inches of space TOTAL not 4" of tube plus body pucks or other nuts washers etc.... if we feel the car has been tilted, cold bent, or otherwise you will be loaded!!!
- If you choose to change your core support mounts with 2 of your threaded rod you get 3 plates1/4 thick 5x5 max OD 7 3/4 nuts 7 3"OD max 1/8 thick washers per threaded rod CORE SUPPORT ONLY Body mounts and spacers to remain stock and in place. DO NOT EVEN TOUCH THEM, Exception You may change a total of 6 body bolts out, with 5/8" threaded rod with 3 nuts, 3 5/8 store bought washers and 3 5x5 1/4" thick plates per rod. These bolts cannot pass thru any cagematerial or anything other than the top side of the frame and top of the floor surface no exceptions. They must also be through an existing body mount no choosing holes and removing a body bolt!!! If you chose 3/4 rod may be used for the core support rods but they must be used for two of your hood bolts and the remaining 4 bolts must be 5/8. Must be straight vertical rod only, no bends or angle pieces. Must have 1 inch rubber or metal spacer no larger than stock
body pucks and all bottom nuts must be inside frame. If they are broken or rusted out, a single 7/16 store bought grade 5 bolt 2 washers and 1 nut may be substituted. ZERO welding allowed to mount this rod. Rubber pucks and factory sleeves must be used no shortening sleeve
- #9 wire, chain or bars required in front windshield.
- FRAMES
- NO FRAME MANIPULATION IN ANY WAY THIS WILL BE LEFT TO THE JUDGES
DISCRETION SO BE CAREFUL BEFORE YOU PRESSURE OR BEND.
- You may dimple your rear frame rails in place of trunk notch only no hump creasing
- NO welding on frames allowed.
- SUSPENSION
- THE FRONT OF THE CAR CAN BE NO HIGHER THAN 22” TO THE BOTTOM OF THE
FRAME MEASURED AT THE BUMPER AND THE REAR CAN BE NO LOWER THAN 16”
TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FRAME MEASURED AT THE REAR BODY MOUNT.
- Arms may be welded with two plates per arm 2x3x1/4 inch for holding suspension only!!
- Any automotive ball joint, no aftermarket ball joints
- Tie rods may be tube but automotive ends only no heim.
- You may change coil springs to a stiffer oem passenger car spring. Front springs in the front. Rear in the rear no swapping locations.
- All suspension must remain stock. ZERO aftermarket parts.
- You may change upper A-arms must bolt up with factory hardware
-Rear control arms may be changed but if shortened or length added no more than 1" overlap.
- You may use (store bought spring spacers, no homemade spacers on top of the springs)
- You may use 3/8 chain and one 1/2" bolt one wrap to hold coil spring to rear end and leaf sprung cars may use 4 single strands #9 wire as leaf clamps.
DRIVETRAIN
- (2) 3/8 threaded rod two 3"wide straps bolted to core support with (2) 3/8 bolts per strap to hold radiator in.
- ANY drivetrain & transmission, manuals allowed
-Solid mounts are allowed must have a bushing
- lower cradles with pulley protector only. If running pulley protectors must cut out sway bar completely.
- bolt on pinion brakes allowed
- Only the lower engine mounts may be welded to keep member. You may use two 1/2" thick 6x6 flat spacers to raise engine. If you need more than 1/2 to raise engine to clear steering components and may not exceed rubber mount area. You may extend off back of cradle but nothing excessive, 1/2" flat plate only (example SBC in Caddy, Mopar)
- No tranny protectors, stock mounting only, stock cross members bolted to the mounting points only.
- May use 2’’x 3’’x 6’’1/4 angle. If relocating (2- ½ bolts per side to mount angle to frame or it may be weld to the side of frame
- You may weld rear end gears and mount tabs only.
- Rear end swaps allowed. Braced rearends allowed must stay 5inches away from any point of the frame. Mounting tabs may be added to the rear end or watts conversions may be used bolted on only if using an aftermarket conversion kit, may not be pinned through both sides of the frame! If you use a factory lower bracket you may weld bracket and bracket only to the frame! If watt converted the factory watt arms may not be used in addition to the conversion arms. Any rear end may be used. After market trailing arms allowed
- You may run 1 spot of #9 wire vertical from rear end to frame per side, nothing thru body. 4 loops, 8 strands together in center twist only.
- Floor shifters, headers, gas pedals, and brakes allowed. ALSO, SOLID ROD STEERING COLUMNS ARE ALLOWED Clarification: no bolt on component may strengthen car. 6- 5/8" max bolts and 3" washer max. Clutch pedal may be mounted to dash bar only.
- lower engine cradles only NO skid plates, protectors of any kind, and no aftermarket parts of this nature at all.
-If you run an LS you may use conversion brackets 3/16 max thickness no gussets. To accept an old-style rubber frame mount. Plz call.
SFI ALUMINUM ULTABELL ALLOWED RACING PRODUCTION TYPE ONLY NO
DERBY PURPOSE BELLS ALLOWED THIS IS BEING ALLOWED TO ACCOMIDATE
THE BIG NUMBERS OF BROKE TRANS CASES DO NOT USE IN ANY WAY BESIDE
THAT.
- You may have 2-5/16 chains 1- per side attached from block or headers to engine frame mount not to frame or k member nothing etcetera!