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Updated Entry List For The ARCA Allegiant Late Model Gold Cup Series
ARCA ALLEGIANT GLASS CITY GOLD CUP SERIES | ||
TOLEDO 100--JULY 6, 2012 | ||
OFFICIAL PRE-ENTRY LIST--AS OF 7-5-12 | ||
Car No. | Driver/Hometown | Sponsor |
O | Chad Guinn/Monroe, MI | PB Fabrication |
1 | Craig Everage/Angola, IN | Everageauto.com |
8 | Dakota Carlson/Cedar Springs, M | LeClair Fuels |
9 | Mike Root/Grand Rapids, MI | Universal Graphics Service/Renegade Race Fuel/I.D. Engineer/Mikeroot.com |
11 | Howard Kelley Jr./Toledo, OH | Walt's Auto World |
16 | Claude Plante Jr./Chesterfield, MI | DTS Drive Train Specialists/RJS Safety Equipment/Van's Tire |
16 | JR Roahrig/Plymouth, IN | Bob Blount Motorsports |
21 | Steve Cronenwett Jr./Canton, MI | Giles Auto Body/Haul-ItTrailers.com |
40 | Nick Grodi/Oak Harbor, OH | Offshore Perfor. Ctr/TDC Co/Warpaint Graphics/Dick Crown/Interst. Batteries |
40 | Mike Luberda/AuGres, MI | Performance Engineering Race Engines |
41 | Brent Jack/Auburn, IN | Port City Racecars/Krieger Racing Engines/Hartman Auto Body |
44 | Paul Pelletier/Trenton, MI | Duane's Roadrunner/ABC Plumb/Exotic Automation/Dusty's Collision |
Fraza Forklifts/Senneker Performance | ||
51 | Chris Benson/Newport, MI | Benson Motorsports |
53 | Joe Hawes/Brownstown, MI | Joe Hawes Racing Dodge |
54 | Steve Hawes/Brownstown, MI | Joe Hawes Racing Dodge |
71 | Harold Fair Jr./Milan, MI | Royal Truck and Trailer Sales |
86 | Ron Allen/Lincoln Park, MI | Gonyea Auto Supply/Dillon Race Cars/Fastime Racing Engines/Parts |
90 | Dennis Strickland/Carleton, MI | Trenton Forging/Strategy One/Mich WiFi.com/Complete Battery Source |
116 | Jack Varney Jr./Mt. Morris, MI | Great Lakes Helicopter/Port City Racecars/Vohs Contractors/RJS Safety |
Equipment/Collins Heavyhaul/Krieger Engines/Boulevard Communications | ||
550 | Terry Bogusz/Shelby Twp, MI | Nicholas Gantner Foundation/The 550Fund.org/RJS Safety |
Placers Car Club Show Cancelled For Tonight
The Thursday night Placer's Car Club Classic Car Cruise-In car show at Toledo Speedway has been cancelled due to the extreme heat.
The next car show is Thursday, July 12. Jerry Connelly is now scheduled to perform Thursday, August 2nd. Show time is 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Admission is free. ...FLAT ROCK, TOLEDO ARMED FORCES APPRECIATION NIGHTS SET
(FLAT ROCK, MI and TOLEDO, Ohio - July 2, 2012) - As America prepares to celebrate Independence Day, Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways have announced their Armed Forces Appreciation Nights. Toledo’s date is Friday, August 10, while Flat Rock will honor our servicemen and women Saturday, August 18.
...Special Race Lap Sponsorship Still Available (as of 7-2-12)
Sponsor a lap for one or all 3 of our upcoming special races at Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways! Lap money is just $5 per lap! Your name will go on the program insert sheet, it wil appear on the track webpages and there will be public address announcements regarding your support of our race teams!
Call Flat Rock at 734-782-2480 or Toledo at 419-727-1100 today!
VELVET ICE CREAM/LAKESHORE UTILITY 50--JULY 13, 2012
TOLEDO SPEEDWAY--ARCA ACME DISMANTLING SPORTSMAN
LAP MONEY SPONSORSHIP--$5 PER LAP
ARCA DTS DRIVE TRAIN SPECIALISTS STREET STOCK 100
FLAT ROCK SPEEDWAY—JULY 14, 2012
LAP MONEY SPONSORSHIP-$5 PER LAP
5 laps: T & H AUTO SERVICE-9874 Niver Avenue, Allen Park
2 laps: WBVS Photos
5 laps: Glass Unlimited, 1335 S. Wayne Road, Westland, MI
MORAN CHEVROLET STAN YEE MEMORIAL 150
FLAT ROCK SPEEDWAY---JULY 28, 2012
LAP MONEY SPONSORSHIP--$5 PER LAP
Laps 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100: Lee Motorsports, Action Drywall, Applied Roofing, Arrow Uniform Rental, D & E Landscaping, Powertran Transformers, Whitney’s Collision, Z-Contractors.
2 laps: Dave DeHem
10 laps: Miracle Spray-Super Health Store (Jerry Pensler)
4 laps: Brian Phillips and Ralph Young
2 laps: WBVS Photos
Lap 75: $25 bonus, Michigan Auto Racing Fan Club
5 laps: Glass Unlimited, 1335 S. Wayne Road, Westland, MI
...Toledo/Flat Rock Speedway Time Schedule
TOLEDO SPEEDWAY--THURSDAY, JULY 5 | ||||||||
PLACER'S CAR CLUB CLASSIC CAR SHOW with Jerry Connelly | ||||||||
6 P.M. TO 8 P.M. | ||||||||
1ST, 2ND AND 3RD THURSDAYS OF EACH MONTH!!! | ||||||||
TOLEDO SPEEDWAY-FRIDAY, JULY 6 | ||||||||
ARCA Allegiant Late Model Gold Cup Series - 100 Laps | ||||||||
Plus 50 Lap Road Course Race | ||||||||
2:30 p.m. | Pits open | |||||||
4:30 p.m. | Practice begins and front gate opens | |||||||
6:15 | Time Trials | |||||||
6:45 p.m. | Road Course Practice | |||||||
7:15 p.m. | On-Track Autograph Session | |||||||
7:30 p.m. | LM Last Chance (if needed) | |||||||
Driver Introductions | ||||||||
LM Feature - 100 Laps | ||||||||
Road Course Feature - 50 Laps | ||||||||
Front gate: Adults-$20; children 6-12 are $3, under 6-FREE | ||||||||
Pit area: *Must be minimum 14 years of age; both parents required to sign minor's release. | ||||||||
Pit passes; $20 member, $30 non-member Drivers must be ARCA members. | ||||||||
** ALL Late Model drivers and crew members: $30 each. | ||||||||
FLAT ROCK SPEEDWAY--SATURDAY, JULY 7 | ||||||||
Budweiser Level Pebble Kaboooom Night | ||||||||
Late Models, Street Stocks, Figure 8's Plus FIREWORKS!!! | ||||||||
3 p.m | Pits open | |||||||
4 p.m. | Practice begins and front gate opens | |||||||
5:30 p.m. | Time Trials | |||||||
7 p.m. | Racing | |||||||
ORDER OF EVENTS | ||||||||
SS heats--all | ||||||||
LM Heats | ||||||||
Figure 8 heats | ||||||||
LM feature--50 laps | ||||||||
SS A Main--25 laps | ||||||||
SS B Main--15 laps | ||||||||
Figure 8 Feature - 20 Laps | ||||||||
Front gate: $12 adults, 6-12 are $3, under 6-FREE | ||||||||
Pit area: Age limit minimum of 14, minors must have release signed by both parents at the track | ||||||||
Pit passes: $20 ARCA member, $30 non-member. Drivers must be ARCA members. | ||||||||
FLAT ROCK WINS TO STRICKLAND, MCKEE, HOFFMAN, FITZPATRICK, METDEPENNIGEN
(FLAT ROCK, Michigan - June 30, 2012) - A very warm and humid evening and a long night of racing greeted fans at Flat Rock Speedway Saturday night. With the rescheduled 250 lap Enduro race, the race card was filled to the brim. Dennis Strickland, Clyde McKee, Chris Fitzpatrick, Eric Hoffman and Kyle Metdepenningen took feature wins.
...ARMSTRONG, COONS JR. TAKE HEMELGARN RACING/SUPER FITNESS WINS IN TOLEDO USAC DOUBLE-HEADER
(TOLEDO, Ohio—June 29, 2012) - Caleb Armstrong and Jerry Coons Jr. scored victories in the annual Hemelgarn Racing/Super Fitness USAC open-wheel double-header at Toledo Speedway Friday evening. Ron Hemelgarn, a local businessman and the 1996 Indy 500 winning car owner, presented the 5 foot trophies in the Sun Drop Winner’s Circle.
Practice was delayed about 75 minutes when rain came in, but the heavy stuff stayed to the west and south of the track. The crowd was treated to a great night of open-wheel racing and the evening turned out to be perfect for racing.
...TOLEDO USAC DOUBLE-HEADER UPDATE--5:45 P.M.
A brief rain delay at 5:10 p.m. is now over! The track is being dried and Silver Crown practice is next!
The Midgets completed 5 set of hot laps by 5 p.m.
The temperature has dropped, there is a light breeze--a great night for racing! The skies are clearing to the west, and the Silver Crown cars are getting in line for their practice. Time trials will follow...we are still anticipating a 7:30 p.m. start tonight!
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LEG #4 OF ARCA ALLEGIANT GOLD CUP SERIES AT TOLEDO FRIDAY, JULY 6
(TOLEDO, Ohio - June 29, 2012) - Toledo Speedway’s ½ mile high-banked, lightning-fast paved oval is the site for leg number 4 of the 6-race ARCA Allegiant Late Model Gold Cup Series Friday evening, July 6. Harold Fair Jr., winner of last Saturday’s Gold Cup race, the Diamond Racing Products Joy Fair Memorial 100 at Flat Rock Speedway, is primed and ready to make it 2 in a row.
...JOIN THE FLAT ROCK, TOLEDO CHRISTMAS IN JULY PRIZE DONORS!
(June 29, 2012) - Santa Claus is readying his sleigh for the annual Christmas in July prize giveaways to be held at Toledo Speedway Friday, July 13 and Flat Rock Speedway Saturday, July 14. Prize donations are being sought for both tracks as the Jolly Old Elf prepares for his visit to 2 of his favorite short tracks!
...WOODVILLE AUTO FINANCE, TOLEDO BLADE PRESENT MIDWEST MONSTER TRUCK SHOW AT TOLEDO SPEEDWAY JULY 20
(TOLEDO, Ohio - June 26, 2012) - The wildly-popular Midwest Monster Truck Tour is preparing for their appearance for 1 night only, Friday, July 20 at Toledo Speedway! Woodville Auto Finance has signed on as the title sponsor, with the Toledo Blade serving as the presenting sponsor for the night of family fun and entertainment! A rain date of Saturday, July 21 has also been established.
...Toledo Speedway Sportsman Bulletin
June 25, 2012
To: Toledo Speedway ARCA Sportsman division teams
Effective with the Friday, July 13 ARCA Sportsman division race at Toledo Speedway, and for all future races, drivers will be required to have 2-way radio communication with a spotter located in the designated spotter area for the feature race. Drivers will not be allowed to be on the track in the feature event without the spotter in place with a working 2-way radio.
Ron Drager
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