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EARSMART, TOLEDO BLADE TEAM UP TO PROMOTE STARS AND STRIPES 100 AT TOLEDO SPEEDWAY SEPTEMBER 11
(TOLEDO, Ohio - August 31, 2011) - Toledo area business Earsmart, Inc. and The Toledo Blade have pledged their support to assist the Toledo Police Patrolmen’s Association and the Toledo Fire Department in promoting a pre-race ticket sale for the Sunday, September 11 Earsmart Stars and Stripes 100 presented by the Toledo Blade stock car race at Toledo Speedway. The pre-sale will serve as a fundraiser, with 50% of the pre-race sale proceeds to be donated to the 2 groups.
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FLAT ROCK/TOLEDO SPEEDWAY TIME SCHEDULES
TOLEDO SPEEDWAY-FRIDAY, September 2, 2011
Wendy’s Night of Destruction
School Bus Figure 8, Boat Figure 8, Train Figure 8, Backup Race, Plywood Race, Race Car Bowling, and Road Course Race
Pits: 5:00 p.m.
Front gate and ticket office: 5:30 p.m.
Road Course Practice: 6:00 p.m.
Racing: 7:30 p.m.
Grandstand: All Reserved Seating $16, General Admission: $15 Adults, Kids 6-12: $3
Under 6: FREE
Pits: $20 ARCA member, $30 non-member
No carry-in Coolers, Cans or bottles permitted in track grandstand area
FLAT ROCK SPEEDWAY-SATURDAY, September 3, 2011
Diamond Racing Products Season Championships
Moran Chevrolet Late Models, Parts Galore Figure 8’s,
DTS Drive Train Specialists Street Stocks Plus FIREWORKS!!!
Pits: 2 p.m.
Front Gate and Ticket office: 3:30
Practice: 3:30
Time trials: 5:00
Racing: 7 p.m.
Grandstand: $15 adult, Kids 6-12: $3 Under 6: FREE
Pits: $20 member, $30 non-member
NO carry-in coolers, cans or bottles permitted in grandstands or on spectator hill.
...ACTION RETURNS TO FLAT ROCK-- NO RAIN!
(FLAT ROCK, Michigan - August 27, 2011) - Mother Nature smiled upon Flat Rock Speedway for Saturday night’s Corrigan Oil Kids Night. A good crowd turned out to see 89 cars compete in the 4-division race card. Children 14 and under were admitted free and each received a free hot dog, chips and a drink, courtesy of Sherwood Foods, Jim’s Butcher Shop, Dr.Pepper-Snapple Group and Seyfert’s Snacks. The track has been bothered by rain 4 of the last 6 Saturday nights, including 2 washouts the past 2 weeks.
Dennis Whisman, Josh Bunting, Jimmy Rae, Ray McClure and Stephen Bobek captured the feature race wins for their respective divisions.
...TOLEDO CROWNS ALLEN, VANDERHOOF, MARLOW CHAMPS
(TOLEDO, Ohio - August 26, 2011) - Northwest Ohio Beverage Distributors, through its Miller Lite brand, sponsored the Season Championships at Toledo Speedway Friday evening. Ron Allen, Jeremy Vanderhoof and Mike Marlow were crowned the 2011 champions in their respective divisions. Feature winners for the night were Allen, Dennis Whisman, Marlow and Eric Huston for the Valvoline Instant Oil Change Centers Summer Racing Series closer. Special events make up the Toledo September and October schedule.
...TOLEDO’S GLASS CITY 200, NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND TICKETS NOW ON SALE
(TOLEDO, Ohio - August 26, 2011) - The 2011 racing season is making its way to the finish, but Toledo Speedway has three major events left on its calendar for this year. Tickets are now on sale for the Saturday, October 1 Great Lakes Helicopters Glass City 200 Late Model invitational and for the National Championship Weekend, starting with the Rollie Beale 150 for the USAC Silver Crown Cars Saturday, October 15 and the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards Championship event, a 200 lap race presented by Federated Car Care, set for Sunday, October 16.
...Flat Rock/Toledo Speedway Time Schedules
TOLEDO SPEEDWAY-FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 2011
MILLER LITE SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS
ACME Dismantling Sportsman, Parts Galore Figure 8’s, Jeff’s Collision 4 Cylinders, plus
R & M Recycling Street Stocks.
*Valvoline Instant Oil Change Summer Racing Series event
Pits: 3:30 p.m.
Front gate and ticket office: 5 p.m.
Practice: 5 p.m.
Time trials: 6:15
Racing: 7:30 p.m.
Grandstand: $12 adult, kids 6-12 are $3, under 6 are free.
Pits: $20 ARCA member, $30 non-member
No carry-in Coolers, Cans or bottles permitted in track grandstand area
FLAT ROCK SPEEDWAY-SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 2011
CORRIGAN OIL KIDS NIGHT!
All kids to age 14 are admitted FREE and receive FREE hot dog, chips and drink, courtesy of Sherwood Foods, Seyfert’s Snacks, Dr. Pepper/Snapple Group
Parts Galore Figure 8’s, DTS Drive Train Specialists Street Stocks, Jeff’s Collision 4 Cylinders and MCR Dwarf Cars.
Pits: 3 p.m.
Front Gate and Ticket office: 4
Practice: 4
Time trials: 5:30
Racing: 7 p.m.
Grandstand: $11 adult, kids 14 and under are FREE
Note: All tickets dated 8-13-11 from Leppen Chiropractic, UAW Local 3000, Glass Unlimited and the United Way of Monroe County will be honored this Saturday, AUGUST 27 ONLY.
Pits: $20 member, $30 non-member
NO carry-in coolers, cans or bottles permitted in grandstands or on spectator hill.
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ALLEN-STUDT-WHISMAN-O’LEARY/McCLURE ROLL TO GLASS BOWL LANES WINS
(TOLEDO, Ohio - August 19, 2011) - A beautiful evening of sunshine and clear skies greeted a nice crowd for the Glass Bowl Lanes Autograph Night at Toledo Speedway Friday evening. One of the largest Autograph Night crowds in recent years arrived early enough to venture out onto the track to meet the drivers during the Glass Bowl Lanes Autograph session prior to the racing card.
Ron Allen, Greg Studt, Dennis Whisman and the duo of Tom O’Leary IV and James McClure visited the Sun Drop Winner’s Circle after their feature wins. Ron Gorney and Ron Schultz represented the Glass Bowl Lanes.
...FLAT ROCK ACTION HALTED BY RAIN AGAIN
Flat Rock, Michigan—August 20, 2011: For the second week in a row, Flat Rock Speedway’s racing program was cancelled due to rain. The MSA Super Modifieds were at the track for their first appearance in 30 years, but Mother Nature put a stop to the action.
The MSA event will not be rescheduled for this year, as the season enters its final weeks. The group will, however, be part of the 2012 Flat Rock schedule of events. NASCAR driver David Ragan was also slated to be at the track, and the Parts Galore Figure 8’s and DTS Drive Train Specialists Street Stocks were ready for action until the rain set in about 5 minutes into the qualifying session. The track has encountered rain 4 of the last 5 Saturday nights.
Saturday, August 27 is the Corrigan Oil Kids Night. All children to age 14 will be admitted FREE when accompanied by an adult, and will also receive a FREE hot dog, chips and a drink, courtesy of Sherwood Foods, Jim’s Butcher Shop, Seyfert’s Snacks and the Dr. Pepper/Snapple Group. Parents should pick up a child’s ticket/food voucher at the ticket window upon arrival to the track.
The MCR Dwarf Cars will pay a visit to “The Rock” and will be joined by the Parts Galore Figure 8’s, DTS Drive Train Specialists and the Jeff’s Collision 4 Cylinders.
Tickets from Leppen Chiropractic, UAW Local 3000 and the United Way of Monroe County dated from the August 13 rain-out will be honored August 27 only. Those tickets must be exchanged at the ticket windows.
The pits open at 3, practice begins at 4, time trials are at 5:30 and racing begins at 7 p.m. The front gates and ticket office will also open at 4 p.m. The track phone number is 734-782-2480. For more information, log onto www.flatrockspeedway.com.
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Toledo Adds Popular Road Course Race To Wendy’s Night Of Destruction Event
(TOLEDO, Ohio - August 18, 2011) - Toledo Speedway officials have made the decision to add the increasingly-popular Road Course race to the list of events that will make up the Wendy’s Hamburgers “Night of Destruction”, set for Friday evening, September 2. The road course layout uses turns 3 and 4 of the high-banked ½ mile, part of the short track, which is the location of the chicane and all of pit road!
...David Ragan To Give Away MIS Tickets At Flat Rock This Saturday; Super Modifieds Return!
(FLAT ROCK, Michigan - August 17, 2011) - Flat Rock Speedway race fans will have a chance to win tickets to the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Michigan International Speedway (MIS), courtesy of a NASCAR driver David Ragan. Ragan will personally give away six tickets during his appearance at “The Rock” this Saturday, August 20.
...FLAT ROCK-TOLEDO BANQUET NOVEMBER 18 AT CRYSTAL GARDENS
UNITED WAY OF MONROE COUNTY RAFFLE WINNERS ANNOUNCED
The following names were drawn as the winners of the United Way of Monroe County Raffle that concluded Saturday night at Flat Rock Speedway:
2012 Season passes to Flat Rock Speedway: Kathy Cook of Monroe
La-Z-Boy recliner: Kenny Rehandorf
Pandora Bracelet/Men's Seiko Watch: Tracy Oberleiter of Monroe
Family Packet: Jeff Simmons of Monroe
Picnic Basket and Grill: Karen Heebsh of Flat Rock
Winners can claim their prizes by calling the United Way of Monroe County at 734-242-1331.
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