PREVIEW: Entry List for Friday Auto Value Open Wheel Special presented by Monroe Asphalt
PREVIEW: Entry List for Friday Auto Value Open Wheel Special presented by Monroe Asphalt
June 28, 2024 - 07:00 PM EDT Toledo Speedway
Auto Value Open Wheel Special 500 Sprint Car Tour & Midwest Modifieds Tour! | Late Model Sportsman, Factory Stocks Presented by Monroe Asphalt
Over forty drivers are represented between the 500 Sprint Car Tour and Midwest Modifieds Tour for Friday Night’s Auto Value Open Wheel Special at Toledo Speedway presented by Monroe Asphalt.
Drivers from eleven states are represented this Friday night at Toledo, including drivers from Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Florida, North Carolina, West Virginia, Idaho, Massachusetts, Missouri, California, and Arizona.
500 Sprint Car Tour
| # | Driver | Hometown | |
| 0Z | Cord | Ehrhart | Antwerp, Ohio |
| U2 | Derek | Bischak | Angola, Indiana |
| 4 | Donnie | Adams Jr. | Yorktown, Indiana |
| 8 | Olivia | Shelbo | Columbus, Ohio |
| 14 | Davey | Hamilton Jr. | Boise, Idaho |
| 18 | Shane | Butler | Bushnell, Florida |
| 19 | Joe | Liguori | Tampa, Florida |
| 24 | Jackson | Macenko | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 31 | Tim | Creech | Greenfield, Indiana |
| 33 | Kody | Swanson | Kingsburg, California |
| 40 | Nathan | Byrd | Goodyear, Arizona |
| 53 | Justin | Harper | Denver, Indiana |
| 56 | Tyler | Roahrig | PIymouth, Indiana |
| 64 | Cole | Sink | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| 67 | Kyle | O'Gara | Camby, Indiana |
| 74 | Tony | Main | Farmland, Indiana |
| 80 | Billy | Wease | Noblesville, Indiana |
| 87 | Brady | Alum | Taylorsville, North Carolina |
| 98 | Bobby | Santos III | Franklin, Massachusetts |
Kody Swanson looks to be a heavy favorite for the 500 Sprint Car Tour portion of the night. Swanson is on an historic streak at Toledo, taking a number of record-breaking checkered flags at Toledo Speedway. In sixteen starts, Swanson has captured 9 wins and fourteen top tens at Toledo Speedway. Divisions raced at Toledo include the USAC Sprint Cars, USAC Midgets, USAC Silver Crown, and the 500 Sprint Car Tour. The last time Kody Swanson lost a feature race at Toledo Speedway? July of 2017.
|
Race |
Series |
Finish |
# |
|
6 July 2007 |
USAC National Midget Series |
21 |
91 |
|
2 July 2010 |
AMSOIL USAC Sprint Car National Championship |
7 |
75 |
|
16 October 2010 |
USAC Silver Crown Series |
2 |
19 |
|
1 July 2011 |
AMSOIL USAC National Pavement Sprint Car Series |
12 |
|
|
15 October 2011 |
USAC Traxxas Silver Crown Series |
1 |
19 |
|
29 June 2012 |
USAC Traxxas Silver Crown Series |
4 |
19 |
|
29 June 2012 |
USAC Mopar National Midget Championship |
10 |
11 |
|
1 May 2015 |
USAC Silver Crown Series |
1 |
63 |
|
28 July 2017 |
USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series presented by Traxxas |
2 |
63 |
|
4 May 2018 |
USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series presented by Traxxas |
1 |
63 |
|
28 April 2019 |
USAC Silver Crown Series |
1 |
20 |
|
10 October 2021 |
USAC Silver Crown Series |
1 |
77 |
|
6 August 2022 |
USAC Silver Crown Series |
1 |
1 |
|
18 June 2023 |
500 Sprint Car Tour presented by Auto Value and Bumper to Bumper Parts Stores |
1 |
77 |
|
5 August 2023 |
USAC Silver Crown Series |
1 |
77 |
|
20 April 2024 |
USAC Silver Crown Series |
1 |
77 |
|
28 June 2024 |
500 Sprint Car Tour presented by Auto Value and Bumper to Bumper Parts Stores |
??? |
33 |
The historic half mile oval in Toledo, Ohio has become a mainstay on racing schedules for multiple racing series’ over their 63 year history. Opening in 1960, Toledo Speedway has played host to some of the top short track racing series in America. From ASA National Tour events to USAC Silver Crown events, the track has seen everything from open wheel racing to traditional stock car racing.
The last driver to beat Kody Swanson at Toledo will be racing this weekend, as Bobby Santos III returns for another run on the half mile. Santos last won at Toledo Speedway in 2017 in a close race with the USAC Silver Crown division.
NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Nathan Byrd goes from racing in at New Hampshire Motor Speedway last weekend to racing at Toledo Speedway this weekend in the 500 Sprint Car Tour.
Idaho’s Davey Hamilton Jr is a name from racing royalty, the son of IndyCar’s Davey Hamilton.
2-time Glass City 200 champion Tyler Roahrig looks to take a big win at Toledo on June 18th. A win at Toledo in the Auto Value 40-lap feature would be his first sprint car win in 2024.
Midwest Modifieds Tour
|
# |
Driver |
Hometown |
|
3 |
Austin Berger |
Mount Vernon, OH |
|
4 |
Jason Congdon |
Clio, Ml |
|
5 |
Danny Jackson |
Springfield, MO |
|
7x |
Andy Booten |
Huntington, WV |
|
7 |
Matt Dimit |
Fort Wayne, IN |
|
7 |
Josh Kempf |
Hilliard, OH |
|
11 |
Brian Nester |
Hamilton, IN |
|
12 |
Tim Burkett |
Fort Wayne, IN |
|
12s |
Bubba Smith |
Canton, OH |
|
12w |
Luke Warhurst |
Dexter, Ml |
|
13 |
Kyle Purvis |
Marion, OH |
|
24 |
Buddy Gray |
Petoskey, Ml |
|
26 |
Jason Drew |
North Ridgeville, OH |
|
31 |
Doug Meyer |
North Canton, OH |
|
37 |
Trevor Berry |
Clio, Ml |
|
57 |
Tyler Nuckles |
Canal Winchester, OH |
|
60 |
Sam Bigham |
Akron, OH |
|
68 |
J.J. Schafer |
Bremen, IN |
|
73 |
Cody Hall |
Rives Junction, Ml |
|
82 |
Bob Sibila Jr. |
Massillon, OH |
|
93 |
Thomas Mays |
Salt Rock, WV |
|
97 |
Stephen Klinect |
Burbank, OH |
In the Midwest Modifieds Tour, 22 modifieds are entered for another wild race.
2022 Glass City 200 champion Trevor Berry returns to Toledo with another big race. In May 2022, Berry set a modified track record at Toledo Speedway with a blistering pole lap of 15.895 seconds.
Cody Hall is racing in Steve Bunge’s #73 race car at Toledo. Bunge has been a mainstay around Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways over the past five decades. Bunge's career began as a weekly racer, owning and driving his own car with the help of his family. With a great deal of experience, Steve moved up to battle for feature wins and eventually became a 3-time champion at the track, capturing the ARCA Late Model championship in 1992, 1993 and again in 1994. Steve is now tied with Eric Lee for 3rd on the all-time win list at the 1/4 mile with 30 wins. Bunge also captured a feature at Toledo Speedway in the 1990's.
Fort Wayne, Indiana’s Matt Dimit looks to take a big win at Toledo on Friday. Dimit is the series defending champion, and currently leads the Midwest Modifieds Tour overall points standings. Dimit last won at Toledo in 2018 in Midwest Modifieds Tour competition!
Hamilton, Indiana’s Brian Nester looks to take a huge win on Friday as well. Nester has won at Toledo in Modified competition five times, first in 2007 and as recently at 2017.
Salenbien Excavating Late Model Sportsman
The Late Model Sportsman series returns to competition at Toledo with another big race under the lights. Watch for stars Ron Allen, Howard Kelley Jr, Mike Young, and Jim Froling.
Safety-Kleen Factory Stocks
Josh Bunting leads the overall Factory Stocks point standings narrowly over Ida’s Brad Turner heading into Friday at Toledo. Matt Bunting, Nathan Padgett, and Gabrielle Grigsby are also in the top five and look to close the gap to the two points leaders in the final round of the first half of the 2024 calendar.
June 28, 2024 - 07:00 PM EDT Toledo Speedway
Auto Value Open Wheel Special 500 Sprint Car Tour & Midwest Modifieds Tour! | Late Model Sportsman, Factory Stocks Presented by Monroe Asphalt