Wheel and Tire replacement/recommendations

Aluminum isn't necessarily bad; lots of teams seem to run them.  You just need a wheel that doesn't suck.  What is that, 5 x 4.75 bolt pattern?  Tons of GM wheels should work.  Maybe something off a S-10/ S-15 pickup?  Those should have aluminum wheels yet also be pretty stout.

Nope, minimum treadwear is 190. Also, those kind of tires aren't going to last very long. Many teams teams run one of the myriad of 200TW tires:
Falken Azenis RT615K
Dunlop Direzza ZII
BFGoodrich Rival
Toyo Proxes R1R
Bridgestone Pontenza RE-11 and RE71R
Kumo Exta V720
Hancook Ventus RS3
(There may be more, but these are all I could remember)

There are also many teams who are running higher than 200TW tires. I'm not super familiar with what brands or models those are.

A set of 2" wheel spacers on all 4 corners will allow you to run 4th gen f body factory 17" wheels. They're relatively light & strong, as well as readily available on the used market.

That's what we do. 20 races on 2 sets of wheels with no issues thus far.

I didn't see your pic before (photo sites are blocked here at work), but just saw it on my phone. Looks like you're running the factory 3rd gen wheels, which are lug centric  so you should not need centering rings.

Were your lug nuts properly torqued? Studs properly seated? Were the studs recently replaced? It sure looks like a couple lug nuts backed off, likely due to one of those issues. You'll tear up a set of steel wheels too without proper torque or fully seated studs.

Lots of F-Body guys use Corvette rims and sizes.  I have a 4th Gen with 16s as they are cheaper than 17s, but tire options are limited.  If you go to 17s there are many options for tires.  Also, make sure you get at least 2 spare mounted tires.

Edit- I would also check out a Firebird/Camaro forum and see what sizes others use and if there are special requirements, like spacers, needed.

Just say no to the plastic rings.  The heat from the brakes will melt them into useless in no time.  BTDT with the Golf in my sig.  I limped it into the pits at NJMP on one stud a few years ago.  The other 3 failed from the alloy wheel moving around on the hub after the plastic centering rings melted; fracturing the studs.  We went back to the steel wheels that fit the hubs properly and no more failures.

We also had issue with the OE alloy wheels being made of something that looked like aluminum but was closer to chewing gum.  By the end of the weekend at Nelson Ledges '09 we darn near pulled the lug seats completely through the wheels.  Those wheels have since been recycled into tow rig fuel money...

Diamond Wheels and Bassett have lightweight spun steel wheels. Most are 15", but I think one or both make larger diameters too. You can choose your bolt pattern and back spacing to suit your needs. We are running the 15's and they fit over the big 12" Camaro rotors and calipers, just barely.  Price is around $80 a wheel depending on what you get.

Made in U.S.A. too, if that matters to you.

thank you all for the information, I have told my brother about the posting and will leave it up to him.

Thanks Matt for the offer, should we not jump on it early enough and you are able to unload them to someone else, power to ya.

I have the sportcomp2(what mike's referencing) on my daily driven BMW. They were 110$ in a 235/45/17. The biggest complaint I've heard from other people driving my car is that it's not fun because the wheels grip too well.

No worries Lemons teams and F body teams always get first dibs.