Toledo Speedway

(FLAT ROCK, Michigan - July 1, 2011) - Flat Rock Speedway’s biggest Late Model race of the season, the Moran Chevrolet/Stan Yee Memorial 150, now has a presenting sponsor. Maumee, Ohio-based CGS Imaging will support the 150 lap event, one of the top pavement Late Model races in the Midwest. The race will be titled the Moran Chevrolet/Stan Yee Memorial 150 presented by CGS Imaging.

CGS is a strategic partner and the “Official Wide Format Digital Printing Supplier” for ARCA, the sanctioning body of Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways. The company is one of the Midwest’s fastest growing super-wide format printers. CGS’s advancement in digital technology has positioned the company as a leader in the graphics industry.

The company’s client list includes many race tracks, including some of the nation’s major superspeedways.  CGS Imaging prints materials for businesses, from custom design wraps for vehicles, decals, billboards, and a variety of signage applications with quality and service the key.

CGS has even had a sign placed on top of the world, courtesy of the Toledo area’s Dr. Walt Elrod, who climbed to the summit of Mt. Everest with a CGS-produced sign.

The Moran Chevrolet/Stan Yee Memorial 150 presented by CGS Imaging is set for Saturday evening, July 30 at the ¼ mile paved oval. The event will pay $2533 to win and $533 to start, 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, July 27 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 76^th birthday. Stan’s son, Stan Jr., competes in the Moran Chevrolet Late Model class at Flat Rock. Stan Sr. and his drivers captured numerous titles and big race wins, but his greatest accomplishment may well have been mentoring Stan Jr. to the 2003 Flat Rock Speedway Late Model championship.

Stan Yee was a fixture in Midwest Late Model racing from the 1960s forward. Both on dirt and the asphalt, Stan’s famed No. 33 cars won countless races. Drivers such as Marv Parenteau, Joe Ruttman, Artie Sommers, Joy Fair, the late John Anderson, Rick Sheppard, Danny Byrd, Harold Cook, Chuck Roumell, Steve Lee, and Stan’s son, Stan Jr., piloted Yee’s Collision machines.

While legendary drivers such as Bob Senneker, Dick Trickle, Ed Howe, and Fair pioneered the short track heydays of the 1960s and ‘70s, 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. His garage always filled with race cars, Yee always had time for questions and had the answers.

The 2011 event marks the fourth year for the Memorial race at Flat Rock. Justin Schroeder scored his first-ever Flat Rock and Late Model win in 2008, first-time Flat Rock visitor Mike Luberda Jr. captured the title in 2009, and Mike Root was victorious in the 2010 version of the race.

“My dad’s favorite race of the year was the 150 at Flat Rock,” said Stan Yee Jr. “My entire family, crew, and friends are very pleased to once again have the Stan Yee Memorial at Flat Rock.”

The pit area will open at 1:30 p.m. on July 30, with practice for the Late Models set to begin at 3.  Time trials begin at 5 and racing starts at 7 p.m.  Log on to www.flatrockspeedway.com for further information.