GOLD CUP CHAMP GANUS, GLASS CITY WINNER RIETHMEYER READY FOR 7-UP 200
GOLD CUP CHAMP GANUS, GLASS CITY WINNER RIETHMEYER READY FOR 7-UP 200
Toledo, Ohio—April 14, 2016: 2015 ARCA Royal Truck and Trailer Gold Cup champion Jeff Ganus and defending Glass City 200 winner Brad Riethmeyer are now entered for Saturday’s 7-Up 200 at Toledo Speedway.
Ganus is slated to pull double duty for car owner Bobby Blount this weekend at the ½ mile paved oval. The Constantine, MI driver will compete in both the ARCA/CRA Super Series powered by Jeg’s stock-bodied Late Models and the outlaw-bodied ARCA Royal Truck and Trailer Gold Cup Late Model Series. Each class will run separate 100 lap contests for the April 16 season-opening event at Toledo.
Mooresville, NC resident Brad Riethmeyer returns to the track that delivered his big victory last September at the Glass City 200 for the outlaw-bodied Late Models. Brad will once again be at the wheel of Bob Fox’s #56 machine Saturday afternoon.
Both of the current entry lists for the 7-Up 200 are located in the next event box on the front page of www.toledospeedway.com.
An optional Friday, April 15 practice session is set for 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 16, the race day schedule has one-hour practice sessions for each class beginning at 10 a.m. Time trials are set for 1 p.m. followed by an on-track driver autograph session. Race time for the 7-Up 200 is 3 p.m.
Advance ticket buyers for the race will be offered the Sunny Media “Good Weather Guarantee”. If the temperature is not at least 55 degrees with no rain at the scheduled 3 p.m. start time, all advance ticket purchasers will be given a free ticket to the next event on Toledo’s schedule, the USAC Silver Crown race Saturday, April 30.
To qualify for this offer, an advance ticket must be purchased prior to 5 p.m. Friday, April 15 for Saturday’s 7-Up 200. Tickets are now on sale, with a $5 discount being offered for the advance ticket sale. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 the day of the show. Children 6-12 are $3 and under 6 are admitted free of charge. In the event of weather issues, a rain date of Sunday, April 17 at 1 p.m. has been established.
To order tickets please call the track at 419-727-1100. Tickets may also be obtained at the track office. Most major credits cards are accepted.
Some drivers aren't ready yet.. this is rather early (it's the first one I've made in like 6 yrs because it's usually cold). Some if they finish their cars will show up. For others, it's as simple as they don't like Toledo, or they don't have the engine to run it. That's why we get so many more at Flat Rock, between the engine and track... And some like Toledo, but if you're not running the series, do you want to possibly mess your car up before your season starts.
In looking at the entry list for both the CRA/Midwest & ARCA Gold Cup cars, not to impressive. Only 20 cars for the CRA Series and 16 cars for the Gold Cup Outlaws. Where are all the Midwest guys? Either scheduling is not so good or drivers tend to want to stay away from Toledo. I see Berlin Raceway is opening this weekend for their Outlaw guys so a lot will stay there. I think the Midwest guys have a race on Sunday at Dells Raceway in WI so I would think most will stay there. I think this weekend should go back to the original format of CRA/Midwest only and 150 laps and make it a points race for the Midwest guys also.