Moran Chevrolet/Stan Yee Memorial 150 June 27 at Flat Rock
Moran Chevrolet/Stan Yee Memorial 150 June 27 at Flat Rock
FLAT ROCK, MI: (6-3-09): Flat Rock Speedway's biggest Late Model race of the season, the Moran Chevrolet/Stan Yee Memorial 150, is set for Saturday evening, June 27 at the ¼ mile paved oval. The event will pay $2500 to win and $500 to start the contest, with drivers from Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Canada expected. The track's Figure 8 and Street Stock classes will also be in competition as support divisions.
An open practice is scheduled for Wednesday, June 24 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the track for race cars of all types. The pit area will open at 4 p.m.
Yee, a hugely successful car owner for over 40 years, passed away May 18, 2008, just 2 days shy of his 76th birthday. Stan's son, Stan Jr., competes in the Moran Chevrolet/Miller Lite Late Model class at Flat Rock. Stan Sr. and his drivers captured numerous titles and big race wins, but perhaps his greatest accomplishment may well have been mentoring Stan Jr. to the 2003 Flat Rock Speedway Late Model championship.
Stan was a fixture in Midwest Late Model racing since the 1960's. Both on dirt and the asphalt, Stan's famed #33 cars won countless races. Drivers such as Marv Parenteau, Joe Ruttman, Artie Sommers, the late John Anderson, Rick Sheppard, Danny Byrd, Harold Cook, Chuck Roumell, Steve Lee and his son, Stan Jr., piloted Yee's Collision machines.
While legendary drivers such as Bob Senneker, Dick Trickle, Ed Howe and Joy Fair pioneered the short track heydays of the 1960's and 70's, Stan Yee was the car owner version of the time when it came to preparing winning race cars. Yee was an innovator of the sport and was always willing to help out fellow racers. Stan's garage was always filled with race cars. He always had time for questions and had the answers.
The 2009 event marks the second year for the Memorial race at Flat Rock. Justin Schroeder is the defending race winner, scoring his first-ever Flat Rock and Late Model win in the 150 lap feature race.
"My dad's favorite race of the year was the 150 at Flat Rock," noted Stan Jr. "My entire family, crew and friends are very pleased to have the Stan Yee Memorial as part of the Moran Chevrolet 150 at Flat Rock."
This year's 150 and the July 25 Flat Rock 100 lap event are now both part of the Hantz Group/Allegiant Air Gold Cup Series, linking 3 events at Toledo and the pair of races at Flat Rock to form a 5-race series. A point fund has been posted, with $1000 in bonus money going to the overall point champ. $600, $400, $300 and $200 will go to the second through fifth place point finishers, respectively, for the 5 races.
The June 27 is expected to attract a few drivers that will be making their first visit to Flat Rock Speedway. Painesville, OH racer Jake Francis has filed his entry and will make the trip to "The Rock" for the big event. Locals Yee Jr., Dick Barker, Justin Schroeder, Dennis Strickland, Steve Cronenwett Jr., Paul Pelletier, Joe Hawes, Ron Allen, Jeff Bailey and Tom O'Leary IV have entered the 150, with a field of 25-35 cars expected for the richest Late Model payout at Flat Rock for the season. The total purse for the night is expected to exceed $24,000.
The pit area will open at 1 p.m. on June 27, with practice for the Late Models set to begin at 3. Time trials begin at 5 and racing starts at 7 p.m.
Yee, a hugely successful car owner for over 40 years, passed away May 18, 2008, just 2 days shy of his 76th birthday. Stan's son, Stan Jr., competes in the Moran Chevrolet/Miller Lite Late Model class at Flat Rock. Stan Sr. and his drivers captured numerous titles and big race wins, but perhaps his greatest accomplishment may well have been mentoring Stan Jr. to the 2003 Flat Rock Speedway Late Model championship.
Stan was a fixture in Midwest Late Model racing since the 1960's. Both on dirt and the asphalt, Stan's famed #33 cars won countless races. Drivers such as Marv Parenteau, Joe Ruttman, Artie Sommers, the late John Anderson, Rick Sheppard, Danny Byrd, Harold Cook, Chuck Roumell, Steve Lee and his son, Stan Jr., piloted Yee's Collision machines.
While legendary drivers such as Bob Senneker, Dick Trickle, Ed Howe and Joy Fair pioneered the short track heydays of the 1960's and 70's, Stan Yee was the car owner version of the time when it came to preparing winning race cars. Yee was an innovator of the sport and was always willing to help out fellow racers. Stan's garage was always filled with race cars. He always had time for questions and had the answers.
The 2009 event marks the second year for the Memorial race at Flat Rock. Justin Schroeder is the defending race winner, scoring his first-ever Flat Rock and Late Model win in the 150 lap feature race.
"My dad's favorite race of the year was the 150 at Flat Rock," noted Stan Jr. "My entire family, crew and friends are very pleased to have the Stan Yee Memorial as part of the Moran Chevrolet 150 at Flat Rock."
This year's 150 and the July 25 Flat Rock 100 lap event are now both part of the Hantz Group/Allegiant Air Gold Cup Series, linking 3 events at Toledo and the pair of races at Flat Rock to form a 5-race series. A point fund has been posted, with $1000 in bonus money going to the overall point champ. $600, $400, $300 and $200 will go to the second through fifth place point finishers, respectively, for the 5 races.
The June 27 is expected to attract a few drivers that will be making their first visit to Flat Rock Speedway. Painesville, OH racer Jake Francis has filed his entry and will make the trip to "The Rock" for the big event. Locals Yee Jr., Dick Barker, Justin Schroeder, Dennis Strickland, Steve Cronenwett Jr., Paul Pelletier, Joe Hawes, Ron Allen, Jeff Bailey and Tom O'Leary IV have entered the 150, with a field of 25-35 cars expected for the richest Late Model payout at Flat Rock for the season. The total purse for the night is expected to exceed $24,000.
The pit area will open at 1 p.m. on June 27, with practice for the Late Models set to begin at 3. Time trials begin at 5 and racing starts at 7 p.m.