The minimum age to race should be 16 for any class, open wheel or fendered. I do not oppose 18 for sprint cars.

I dont care how much talent you think your kid has, until 16 they should not be in a full sized car. Nothing wrong with mini sprints, karts, legend cars, etc.

I didn't even let my oldest son run a focus midget till 16, then he moved to a full midget at 18 and finally a sprint car at 20. I guess I was a over protective father, lol. I had concerns of moving my youngest son out of the restricted micro class at 13, I could not even imagine putting him in ANY sprint car. My middle son turns 18 this year and I am giving him the opportunity to run the sprint car.

I dont think there should be any exceptions. 16 PERIOD!!