(FLAT ROCK, MI and TOLEDO, OH - January 18, 2013) - Flat Rock Speedway’s ARCA Late Model division will once again carry the Moran Chevrolet moniker as the title sponsor of the class for the 2013 season, while Parts Galore returns to back the ARCA Figure 8 group at both Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways for the new year.

 

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William Joseph Giordano, long time ARCA Late Model crew member for the late John Anderson and others including Artie and Jay Sommers, died unexpectedly March 25 at the age of 60. Giordano was a fixture at Mt. Clemens Race Track, Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways and at major late model racing events around the midwest from the late 1960s into the 1980s and was affectionately known as "Dago". He was a frequent visitor to the Stan Yee Racing shop and was employed by high performance parts companies including Diamond Racing Products and Katech Engineering.

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(DeWITT, Mich. - April 19, 2013) - If Chad Finley runs as well this weekend in the "Border Wars" 7-UP 150 at Toledo Speedway as he did in last month's annual Rattler 250 at South Alabama Speedway, the DeWitt, Michigan second-generation racer will be a force to be reckoned with. ...

FLAT ROCK SPEEDWAY

OPEN PRACTICE: Wednesday, April 24 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.  The pit area will open at 4.

Pit passes are $15 each

FIRST RACE:  Saturday, April 27

Jet’s Pizza Season Opener

ARCA Moran Chevrolet Late Models, Parts Galore Figure 8’s and the DTS Drive Train Specialists Street Stocks

Pit area:  12:30 p.m.

Practice begins at 2 p.m.

Front gates:  2 p.m. (Ticket sales begin at 4:30)

Time trials:  5 p.m.

Racing:  7 p.m.

Pits:  $20 ARCA member, $30 non-member; Minimum age for pits is 12, with minor’s release signed by both parents at registration (must be with minor).

Grandstands:  Adults $12; children 6-12:  $3; Under 6 FREE with adult

FREE parking on track grounds; all concession items are priced from .50 to $3.50.  Beer is available ($4.50 each)

Flat Rock Speedway is located on Telegraph Road, just 5 minutes from I-75 or I-275.  The track phone number is 734-782-2480.  Log onto www.flatrockspeedway.com for further information, or like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/toledoflatrock or follow us on Twitter @flatrockspeed.

TOLEDO SPEEDWAY TIME SCHEDULE

Sunday, April 28:  OPEN PRACTICE

Pits:  10 a.m.

Practice:  Noon to 5 p.m

ALL pit passes are $15 each for practice day

Minimum age for pits is 12, with minor’s release signed by both parents at registration (must be with minor).

Grandstands:  will be open-free admission for practice day

Toledo Speedway is located on Benore Road at the I-75/Alexis Road exit (behind Meijer store).  The track phone number is 419-727-1100.  Log onto www.toledospeedway.com for further information, or like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/toledoflatrock or follow us on Twitter @toledospeedway.

*Friday night racing begins May 3, with ARCA ACME Dismantling Sportsman, Parts Galore Figure 8’s, 4 Cylinders and the all-new division of the R & M Recycling X Cars!  Racing at 7:30 p.m. Friday nights through August 30.

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TOLEDO OH (3-31-08)--There's something about walking into Frenchtown Square Mall in Monroe and Westfield Franklin Park in Toledo at this time of year and seeing the freshly-painted, sharp-looking race cars on display in the concourse, signaling the fast-approaching racing seasons at Flat Rock Speedway and Toledo Speedway.

Well, maybe everyone doesn't get quite as excited as the rest of us, but fans, officials and race teams are getting ready to go as both mall shows this past weekend stirred the thoughts of burning rubber as ARCA's short tracks get ready to kick off their 2008 racing seasons. Healthy crowds visited the two venues this past weekend, while more than 75 drivers were seen roaming the malls, checking out the new paint schemes and bench racing with their fellow racers and teams as curious mall patrons checked out the cars that dotted the mall concourses.

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1:30 P.M.-TOLEDO SPEEDWAY: After nearly 2 hours of rain, track officials have pulled the plug on the Speedway Tire and Auto Season Opener at Toledo Speedway Friday, May 2. A break in the clouds appears to be on the way, but more rain is forecast, prompting the track to shut down for this evening. ...

TOLEDO OH (5-22-08)--Hurry! Driven Women is still in need of your delicious recipes for publication of their WINNING RECIPES Cookbook. This will be a one-of-a kind cookbook featuring recipes from our own drivers, crew members, officials and their families. Forms and information are available at both tracks in the pit area, at the transponder booths or concession stands. ...

 

TOLEDO, OH (7-3-2008)--  The Imperial Stunt Drivers Thrill Show entertained a good crowd Thursday night at Toledo Speedway to kick off the holiday weekend.  The event, sponsored by Cumulus Radio and the Toledo Blade, featured a trio of wild Figure 8-type contests and the night was capped off by a sensational fireworks display.  Dan McClintock of 94.5 WXKR Radio welcomed the crowd in pre-race festivities.

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Eric Lee won his third Late Model feature of the season and his 12th of his career at Flat Rock Saturday night.

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SOUTHGATE MI (11-10-08)--A large crowd of 600 guests converged Friday evening at the annual Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways banquet, held at the elegant Crystal Gardens Banquet Center in Southgate, MI. The evening was hosted by track announcer Gary Lindahl. All the track champions received their championship jackets and garage banners as ARCA President Ron Drager led the toast to the champions.

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TOLEDO, OH (12-3-08)--As the snow begins to fly, plans continue to move forward for the 2009 racing seasons at both Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways. A pair of annual race car shows held at shopping malls have been set on back-to-back weekends in March.

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TOLEDO OH (12-10-08)--On behalf of everyone at the tracks, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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Condolences to Flat Rock Speedway ARCA Official Sherry Whitenburg and family on the death of her mother, Dorothy Schutt, who passed away unexpectedly last weekend. Visitation will be held Wednesday, June 17, from 2-8 p.m. and services will be held Thursday, June 18, at 11 a.m. at the Jasin Funeral Home, 5300 N. Summit Street, Toledo Ohio (419) 726-1583. ...

1960-AL BEALE WINS FIRST-EVER EVENT STAGED AT NEW TOLEDO SPEEDWAY

Al Beale, who with his brother Rollie form the famed Toledo racing Beale Brothers duo, captured the first-ever event at the Toledo Speedway before a good opening night crowd.

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RUTTMAN-FAIR-BYRD-COOK-SOMMERS-HAGE-IS IT THE 1970'S AGAIN????
FLAT ROCK, MI: (6-22-09): If you were a race fan back in the 1960's and beyond, you are in for a real treat Saturday night at Flat Rock Speedway. Let's go back in time, say the mid 1970's. Maybe you were at Mt. Clemens, Flat Rock or Toledo.....and there they were...Fair, Ruttman, Byrd, Cook, Sommers, Hage....the heroes, the heavy hitters, the fan favorites. These stars of the past will meet and greet today's Late Model drivers at the prestigious Moran Chevrolet/Stan Yee Memorial 150 Saturday night, June 27 at Flat Rock Speedway!

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LEGENDS HERO CARD TO FIRST 1000 FANS THROUGH GATES SATURDAY AT FLAT ROCK

FLAT ROCK, MI: (6-24-09): The anticipation and excitement continues to build each and every day for the prestigious Moran Chevrolet/Stan Yee Memorial 150 Saturday night, June 27 at Flat Rock Speedway. Track staff has just announced that the first 1000 fans through the front gate will receive a Legends Hero Card, picturing many of the drivers who piloted the Stan Yee #33 machines during his over 40 year career as a car builder and owner.

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FLAT ROCK, Michigan (June 24, 2009)--A strong Late Model turnout preparing for this weekend's Moran Chevrolet/Stan Yee Memorial 150 at Flat Rock Speedway drew entrants from throughout Michigan and Northwest Ohio, expanding the entry list for Saturday's event well beyond the 24-car starting field. ...

1960-BEALE BROTHERS SHINE

Al Beale became the first repeat feature winner at the new Toledo Speedway, taking the 20-lap supermodified feature. Beale started in the 9th slot in the Butler-Frowns ride and quickly moved to the front by lap 5. Ralph McLennan provided some tough competition coming in the runnerup spot, with Rollie Beale rounding out the top 3, fresh off setting the new track record in qualifications. Al Beale also captured the pursuit and fast heat, while McLennan prevailed in the 4-car dash.

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May 22, 2013

To:  Flat Rock Speedway Enduro teams

RE:  June 29, 2013 Enduro race

For the June 29, 2013 Enduro race, the tires eligible for this event are as follows:

Treaded Street tires or….

Hoosier Sportsman Tires, 26.5 and 27.5 sizes.

The Sportsman tires are available at the track.  Tires sales during the week are held on Thursdays only from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.  There is no mounting of tires on Thursday.

Tires are also available on any race day at Flat Rock, with mounting available.

The tire program for the August 3 race will be discussed at the June 29 drivers meeting.

Thank you,

Bill Leach

Ron Drager

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ARCA GLASS CITY GOLD CUP SERIES
CHARLIE RYAN MEMORIAL 100
SPARTAN SPEEDWAY--JUNE 30, 2013
OFFICIAL PRE-ENTRY LIST-as of 6-26-13
Car No.	Driver/Hometown	Sponsor
O	Nick Bailey/Toledo, OH	PB Fabrication
1	Craig Everage/Angola, IN	EverageAuto.com/Krieger Race Engines
O1	Mike Young/Toledo, OH	PB Fabrication/CGS Imaging
9	Mike Root/Grand Rapids, MI	Universal Graphics Solutions/Midwest Maintenance and Pipeline
14	Tim Ryan/Flushing, MI	Ryan Motorsports
19	Derek Wiley/Belleville, MI	Mike's Barber Shop/Wiley's Coyote Grill/Gochta Prod/VJ's Pantry
20	Jeff Vrsek/Brownstown, MI	Amsoil-Pat O'Dell/Diamond Racing Prod/Trend Perf./Performance Engineering
21	Steve Cronenwett Jr./Canton, MI	Giles Auto Body
25	Jimmy Gallagher/St.Johns, MI	A.T. Racing Engines/Kendall Oil/Maple Rapids Lumber Mill
33	Dave Stehouwer/Muskegon, MI	Stehouwer Motorsports
41	Brent Jack/Butler, IN	Brent Jack Motorsports'
44	Paul Pelletier/Trenton, MI	Fraza Forklift/ABC Plumb/Exotic Automation/Dusty's Coll/Duane's Roadrunners
51	Scott Pemberton/St. Johns, MI	A-1 Auto Parts-Service
64	Jimmy Alvis/Chesterfield, MI	Alvis Motorsports
71	Harold Fair Jr./Milan,MI	Royal Truck-Trailer
75	Marcus Malcuit/Strasburg, OH	McIntosh Oil/VP Fuels

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Despite rain 13 of the last 14 days at both tracks, Toledo and Flat Rock Speedways are ready for the holiday weekend race schedule!

Tonight, Friday, July 5, Toledo Speedway will play host to the Red, White and Blue Festival.  ALL military, police, fire and EMT personnel, both active and retired, will be admitted FREE!  Please show your ID card at the ticket windows upon arrival to the track.  It's also Teamsters Union Night-tickets dated June 28 will be honored tonight only.

The ARCA ACME Dismantling Sportsman, R & M Recycling X Cars, 4 Cylinders and a Boat Figure 8 race are on tap!

Front gates open at 5, racing starts at 7:30.

Saturday, July 6 is a big night at "The Rock"!  Flat Rock Speedway will celebrate its 60th Anniversary season with over 200 laps of feature racing and FIREWORKS!  Remember, racing starts at 6:30 this Saturday night!

The rescheduled Diamond Racing Products Joy Fair Memorial 100 for the ARCA Moran Chevrolet Late Models is set, with 37 cars entered!  The race is part of the ARCA Glass City Gold Cup Series.

Add to that the A & M Transmissions 60 lap Figure 8 feature and the Corrigan Race Fuels 60 lap Street Stock feature, plus heats for these 2 classes, and you have an action-packed night of family fun and entertainment, topped off with the famous Flat Rock Speedway Fireworks extravaganza!

Time trials are at 4:30, racing at 6:30 p.m. Saturday night! 

See you at the tracks!

 

 

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Milan, MI driver Harold Fair Jr. finished on top of the leader board for Friday's practice session at Flat Rock Speedway, preparing for Saturday's Moran Chevrolet-Stan Yee Memorial 150 for the ARCA Glass City Gold Cup Late Models.

A total of 24 Late Models were at the track Friday night for the open practice.  Fair's lap of 11:741 was tops on the chart for the night.

A field of 42 cars are entered for tomorrow's race, Flat Rock's biggest of the season.  Marcus Malcuit and Tim Ryan have withdrawn their entries.  Danny Slater has added his name to the list for the 150 lap contest.

All Friday pit pass purchasers enjoyed dinner, courtesy of DTS Drive Train Specialists.

The pits open at 1:30, practice begins at 3, time trials are at 5 and racing begins at 7 p.m.

 

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In 1968, Toledo Speedway promoter and ARCA founder John Marcum came up with the idea of running a 200 lap Late Model invitational—the Glass City 200.  Despite a 20-year hiatus of the race from 1978-1998 (when the Toledo track was sold), the race was revived in 1999 when Marcum’s grandson, Ron Drager, purchased the track with business partner Roy Mott.

And the race still carries the prestige and notoriety that it once did back in the 1960’s and 1970’s. 

The 1973 edition of the 200 saw a formidable duo team up for this race.  With Joy Fair on the sidelines due to a serious crash at Toledo in July, Joe Ruttman was tabbed by car owner William Gillelan and Fair to drive the now-famous #1 Ford Maverick.

Ruttman wheeled the Maverick for the final 2 months of the season, and get this—the combo won 13 of 14 races, taking wins throughout the Midwest not only at weekly shows, but also several big races, including Toledo’s Glass City 200….

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Former Flat Rock Speedway Street Stock driver and car owner Bill Dickey, age 60, passed away Sunday, September 8 after a courageous battle against cancer.

Bill owned and drove the car number 30 in the 1990’s and his son, Carl, drove the car in the early 2000’s.

He is survived by his son Carl and step-son Chris Kehn.

Per Bill’s wishes, there will be no visitation or services. 

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In 1968, Toledo Speedway promoter and ARCA founder John Marcum came up with the idea of running a 200 lap Late Model invitational—the Glass City 200.  Despite a 20-year hiatus of the race from 1978-1998 (when the Toledo track was sold), the race was revived in 1999 when Marcum’s grandson, Ron Drager, purchased the track with business partner Roy Mott.

And the race still carries the prestige and notoriety that it once did back in the 1960’s and 1970’s. 

In the 1960’s and 1970’s, a driver driving for a car owner instead of his own machine was commonplace on the short tracks.  The #24, owned by Adrian, MI businessman John Ramus, put Ed Cooper in the seat of his Camaro and the Jackson, MI native made sure Ramus got a big victory with the win in the 1976 version of the Glass City 200.  Ramus, Cooper and Marcum (left to right) pose for a photo in the Winner’s Circle.

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As the Glass City 200 quickly approaches, testing time is filling up at Toledo Speedway.

The following 4 hour blocks are available for track rental as of Monday, September 16:

Sunday, September 22:  1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (room for 2 cars)

Tuesday, September 24:  9 a.m. to 1 p.m; (room for 4 cars)

Tuesday, September 24:  1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (room for 2 cars)

Up to 4 cars per block, 1 car at a time on the track.

Please call Scott or Casey at 419-727-1100 to arrange the rental. 

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Flat Rock, MI and Toledo, OH—December 10, 2013:  Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway officials are proud to announce the return of Parts Galore as the title sponsor of the ARCA Figure 8 division at both tracks for the 2014 season.

 

Parts Galore, with 2 locations in the Detroit area and its facility just north of Flat Rock Speedway, will enter into its 4th year as the title sponsor of the “Motor City Madmen”, the ARCA Figure 8 division.  The business, which features the u-pull-it auto and truck parts concept, will also sponsor the track’s School Bus Figure 8 race June 14, as well as sponsoring school buses at both of those events this year.  Bill Wild of Parts Galore began his relationship with Flat Rock over 30 years ago, tying in several of his previous business ventures with the speedway. 

 

“We are very pleased to announce the return of Parts Galore to our family of sponsors to kick off the 2014 season,” noted Scott Schultz, General Manager of the 2 tracks.  “We are very fortunate to have a business relationship with Bill Wild and Jim McClellan of Parts Galore and their staffs.”

 

Several other announcements, in addition to the 2014 race schedules, are expected to follow in the coming weeks.  Log onto www.flatrockspeedway.com or www.toledospeedway.com for updated information and news on both tracks during the winter months.

 

 

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Former ARCA/Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway Figure 8 driver JR Bunting passed away this weekend.  Bunting, age 62, competed in the division in the late 1960’s and 1970’s in his familiar #34 machines.

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