Toledo Speedway

November 26, 2012:  As is tradition, the annual Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway gifts for the Christmas season are now available!  You can find the order form under forms on each of the track’s web pages.

Choose from 2013 season tickets, the $25 gift cards (good at either track), DVD’s of racing action, the 50^th Anniversary ARCA Yearbook (a collector’s item), ARCA hats and the Flat Rock/Toledo Speedway wool/leather jacket!

Phone orders are also being accepted--Operators are standing by!  Call 419-727-1100 today to place your order for that race fan in your life!

From the staff and management of both tracks, a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

To our fans, sponsors, race teams and officials, may you enjoy a day of rest and peace with your family and friends...Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways.

We have spoken with Gary Lindahl...his hip replacement surgery yesterday was successful.

And to Brad Keselowski and his family--CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!! 

This is the first of our monthly off-season bulletins.  It will be posted here on the webpages and emailed to our members who have provided email addresses.  If you would like to be added to that list, email your address to Sherry at smiller@arcaracing.com. 

Please direct any calls to the Toledo office during the winter months; the Flat Rock office is closed.  The Toledo phone number is 419-727-1100.

TAX FORMS:  The W-9’s are posted under forms.  IF someone other than the driver is to receive the winnings, this form MUST be filled out and sent to the office.

AGE LIMIT FOR DRIVERS:  Beginning with the 2013 season, the minimum age to race at Flat Rock and Toledo will be 14 years old.  ALL drivers younger than 16 will have a set of requirements to meet, which is outlined below:  Personal meeting with ARCA officials; background profile/resume, private on-track test session with observers on hand, restrictive/probationary status for designated period of time.  Please contact the track if you have a driver under the age of 16 that will be competing next season.

Toledo, Ohio—November 19, 2012:  Judging from the photo, Desi “Tas” Kesler has found a hobby-a hobby that requires precision work and attention to detail.  The former Toledo Speedway racer is now building replicas of Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway race cars to keep himself busy.  Health issues have sidelined Tas from his daily work.

His love for racing directed Tas to the hobby of building model cars.  He has completed several cars already this fall, and, with Christmas right around the corner, his workload is expected to increase.

To check out Kesler’s work, go to www.facebook.com/TazRacingCollectibles.  Taz can be reached at 419-754-7127 or at tazmania2329@yahoo.com for more information.

Toledo, Ohio—November 12, 2012:  A handful of rules, allowing several types of race cars and merging them into 1 class is what the “X” Cars are all about.  And for the 2013 season, Toledo Speedway will put the class into action for their weekly Friday night race cards.  The announcement was formally made at the track’s annual awards banquet November 9.

The division will join the ARCA Figure 8’s and 4 Cylinders, making for 3 separate classes of competition on Toledo’s short track in the coming year.  While the ARCA Street Stock class will not be part of the 2013 Toledo schedule, the division will be able to run as part of the X Car class.

With a basic set of rules, including safety, the division should see a mix of Street Stock, Enduro, Figure 8 and the former Factory Stock cars in competition, all as 1 class.  A point system will be in place for the group.  The complete set of specifications for the division will be announced prior to the holiday season.

“We contemplated going to a more relaxed set of rules that would allow more cars to compete in 1 class,” stated Ron Drager, owner and promoter of the track.  “Toledo’s short track is a good match for the X Car class, giving a variety of cars the option to race on Friday nights, and hopefully putting a full field of cars on the track.  We believe the X Car option provides that opportunity.”

Track management has also put down an experimental patch of sealer on the short track, with the goal of reducing the amount of grit on the surface, yet still retaining traction.  A test was conducted November 10, with promising results.  The season will begin with the test patch in place and a decision on sealing the entire small track will be made after consulting with the drivers.

The 2013 schedule will be released around the holiday season.  Log onto www.toledospeedway.com for all the current track information and updates during the off-season.

(SOUTHGATE, MI - November 9, 2012) - Race teams, officials, family and friends met Friday evening for the annual Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways banquet, held at the elegant Crystal Gardens Banquet Center in Southgate, MI.  Each of the champions received their championship jackets as Master of Ceremonies Gary Lindahl led a toast to the champions.

The 2013 Flat Rock-Toledo Speedway rule changes are now available.  They may be downloaded by going to either track webpage; they are located under forms.

Hard copies were mailed Monday, November 5 to the 2012 weekly drivers and owners lists.

$1000 REWARD

A $1000 REWARD HAS BEEN POSTED FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE ARREST AND CONVICTION OF THE PERSON OR PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VANDALISM/DAMAGE AT FLAT ROCK SPEEDWAY AND/OR TOLEDO SPEEDWAY.

ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED WILL BE HELD IN THE STRICTEST CONFIDENCE.

PLEASE CALL 419-727-1100

The Flat Rock-Toledo Speedway banquet ticket deadline is today, Monday, October 29.

All orders must be in to the track office no later than 5 p.m. Monday, October 29.

Tickets are $27 each for the banquet, which will be held at the Crystal Gardens on Fort Street in Southgate, MI.  

All tickets ordered will be mailed out by Tuesday, October 30.

For any other information, please call 419-727-1100.

The Thursday night Placer's Car Club Classic Car Shows held at Toledo Speedway have concluded for the 2012 season.

The club met last night and decided to call an end to the events, which are held the first 3 Thursdays of each month.

Details regarding the 2013 car shows will be announced at a later date.

A reminder that the deadline for banquet ticket orders for the annual Flat Rock-Toledo Speedway awards banquet is Monday, October 22.  The order form may be downloaded from the web pages of both tracks.  It is located under forms.

The date of the banquet is Friday, November 9.  The location is Crystal Gardens, located on Fort Street in Southgate, MI.  The doors open at 6:30 p.m., dinner will be served at 7:30, followed by the awards ceremony.  Music and dancing will cap off the evening.

Tickets are $27 each and include dinner and an open bar.  NO tickets will be sold at the door.

Only 500 tickets will be sold!  We are already at the 200 mark, so orders yours today!

As we prepare for the winter months, we would like to take this opportunity to say THANK YOU to our fans, sponsors, race teams and officials for a great 2012 season at Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways.  To all parties---you are the best!

It goes without saying that we cannot put on the race shows without your support.  We strive to do our best to provide a clean, safe venue with great entertainment week in and week out. 

So to our fans and sponsors, THANK YOU!

To our race teams and officials-THANK YOU!

Look for the 2013 schedules to be released around the holidays.  Flat Rock Speedway will celebrate its 60^th Anniversary season next year, while Toledo will get ready to open for its 53^rd consecutive season of auto racing, and, the Silver Anniversary of the Glass City 200.

Hope to see all of you at our annual awards banquet November 9.  Best wishes to everyone to have a safe off-season.