After receiving input from a number of competitors, the NHRA Competition Committee has developed a new structure for the front-wheel-drive vehicles that currently compete within Stock. Beginning in 2004, all front-wheel-drive vehicles will fall under four class weight breaks, updating the previous announcement that the front-wheel-drive vehicles would by absorbed into the Stock category's classifications.

"Many of the front-wheel-drive cars would be eliminated if we blended all the FWD specific classes into the normal categories simply because of the nature of the cars," said Len Imbrogno, NHRA Director of Sportsman Racing and Member Tracks. "It would be very difficult for them to be at all competitive. I have spoken with several front-wheel-drive racers and they agree that a consolidation is better than the alternative of totally doing away with the classes. The input provided by a number of front-wheel-drive racers, combined with input from the NHRA Stock/Super Stock committee, is an example of how issues can be resolved by working together for the betterment of everyone concerned."

Below are the changes for the front-wheel-drive categories for 2004: