JOHNNY VANDOORN LEADS FRIDAY GLASS CITY 200 PRACTICE
JOHNNY VANDOORN LEADS FRIDAY GLASS CITY 200 PRACTICE
Toledo, Ohio—September 29, 2012: Coopersville, MI driver Johnny VanDoorn led a very fast practice session Friday afternoon for tomorrow’s 24th running of the Great Lakes Helicopter Glass City 200 at Toledo Speedway. VanDoorn clicked off a lap of 14:828 in preparation for the big race. A total of 29 cars took practice laps for the outlaw Late Models. Several Sportsman Cars and X Cars also took part in the 2 hour practice, held in brilliant sunshine with blue skies. The practice session was uneventful as teams worked away at getting quicker each session.
The top 10 in practice were VanDoorn, JR Roahrig, Steve Needles, Brent Jack, Terry Senneker, Dakota Carlson, Brad Rogers, Jack Varney Jr., Harold Fair Jr. and Johnny Belott. For a list of practice times, go to www.toledospeedway or www.arcaracing.com, scroll down and click on the Glass City 200 icon.
The field is one of the strongest in several seasons, and there is a large group of drivers that have a legitimate shot at the coveted Glass City 200 title. AuGres, MI driver Mike Luberda Jr. lost an engine during the practice and has withdrawn from the event. A few more cars are expected to arrive tomorrow morning at the track.
Saturday’s schedule has the pit area open at 9:30 a.m., driver’s meeting at 11:30, practice at Noon, the $500 PASSTIME Fast Qualifier session is at 3 and racing at 5 p.m. In addition to the 200 lap classic, a 40 lap Sportsman invitational on the ½ mile and a 30 lap “X” Car race on the ¼ mile are also part of the final race card of the year at the Glass City oval.
A rain date of Sunday, September 30 at 1 p.m. has been established if necessary.
A lucky race fan will walk away with 2 round trip airline tickets, courtesy of Allegiant Travel. All fans entering the track can enter the drawing, which will take place at the lap 101 break. Allegiant will also award a pair of tickets to the winner of the Great Lakes Helicopter Glass City 200. A kids drawing for 4 remote control helicopters, courtesy of Great Lakes Helicopter, will also be held Saturday night.