SPEED51.COM NAMES GLASS CITY 200 ONE OF TOP 10 PAVEMENT SHORT TRACK RACES TO WATCH IN 2017
SPEED51.COM NAMES GLASS CITY 200 ONE OF TOP 10 PAVEMENT SHORT TRACK RACES TO WATCH IN 2017
Speed51.com, a nationally recognized website and leader in coverage of pavement short track racing since 2001, has named the Glass City 200 at Toledo Speedway one of the Top 10 Pavement Short Track Races To Watch in 2017.
The article, written by Elgin Traylor and currently posted at Speed51.com, states in part, “The 2017 racing season will be upon us in no time. While we at Speed51.com expect there to be hundreds of thrilling short track events throughout the country, we’ve tried to narrow down the list to 10 that we have an eye on. These 10 races aren’t necessarily “the biggest” races in the country, but for one reason or another we’ll have our eyes on them in 2017.”
In addition to the Glass City 200 at Toledo, the following races make up the Speed51.com top 10: PASS 400 Weekend, Beech Ridge Motor Speedway (Maine); US Nationals of Short Track Racing, Bristol Motor Speedway (Tennessee); ARCA CRA Series Chase/Winchester 400, Winchester Speedway (Indiana); 50th Annual Snowball Derby, Five Flags Speedway (Florida); Dixieland 250, Wisconsin Int’l Raceway (Wisconsin); World Short Track Championship, The Dirt Track at Charlotte (North Carolina); The Meltdown, Greenville Pickens Speedway (South Carolina); Summer Showdown, Evergreen Speedway (Washington); and Super DIRT Week, Oswego Speedway (New York).
The Glass City 200, Toledo Speedway’s signature event, was run from 1968-1977 and has been run every September since 1999. Past winners include Joy Fair, Joe Ruttman, Bob Senneker, Danny Byrd, John Anderson, Jim Bickerstaff, Ed Cooper, Tim Felver, Tim Ice, Junior Hanley, Steve Sauve, John Doering, Jack Landis, Brian Campbell, Harold Fair Jr., Dave Kuhlman, Augie Grill, Terry Senneker Jr., Dennis Strickland, J.R. Roahrig, Brad Riethmeyer and Tyler Roahrig. The 29th running of the Glass City 200 is set for Saturday, September 16, 2017.