(SALEM, Ind. - September 28, 2010) - The Howe CRA Late Model Sportsman Series will have its first ever event at Toledo Speedway, located in Toledo, Ohio, this Saturday as a support division for the famed Glass City 200 for Outlaw Super Late Models. ...

(Toledo, Ohio—April 20, 2011):  Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway race teams will be vying for several contingency award programs during the 2011 racing season.  New to the mix this season is the Sunoco Race Fuels bonus program.  Five Star RaceCar Bodies, Penske Shocks, Allegiant Air and AR Bodies have all renewed their award programs with the two-ARCA sanctioned short tracks. ...

(Flat Rock, Michigan - May 7, 2011) - With rain once again hitting many areas around Flat Rock Speedway, the weather somehow avoided the track and Saturday’s Action Painting/Fasten Right Roofing Night show was completed.  With a great effort by the race teams, the entire program was completed in just 2 hours and 15 minutes.  Tim Moore, Gary Camelet, Robbie Loving and Brad Turner visited victory lane.

 

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Toledo, OH……..Darren Hagen of Riverside, Calif. extended his streak of Mopar USAC National Midget success in 2011 with Friday night’s 50-lap Hemelgarn Racing/Super Fitness “Jerry Nemire Appreciation Night” feature victory at the Toledo Speedway. He trailed Bobby East for five laps, then took the lead in his Liberty Village/McGladrey & Pullen Beast/Esslinger Ford and led the remaining 45 laps for the win over Kyle Larson, Bryan Clauson, Tanner Swanson and Mario Clouser. 

 

Bobby East of Brownsburg, Ind., winner of USAC’s last two pavement Silver Crown races this year, won Friday night’s 30-lap AMSOIL USAC Pavement Sprint race on Hemelgarn Racing/ Super Fitness Jerry Nemire Appreciation Night at Toledo Speedway. He beat fast qualifier Tanner Swanson by less than a tenth of a second in his Klatt Motorsports Classic Car Sales/East Enterprises Beast/Chevy, leading the final 19 laps after passing early leader Brian Gerster on the bottom of turn one. Chris Windom took third ahead of Bobby Santos III and Gerster. Santos, East and Swanson exited the race separated by two points in their battle for the Pavement Sprint title.

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Saturday night was the eighth annual 100-lap feature for the A division Street Stocks. In the previous seven races saw a different competitor took the victory and 2011 another different driver added his name to the list. Chad Guinn won Sun Drop 100 in a decisive run. The win breaks the streak for four wins by Scott Selmi, who experience trouble on the way to the track and did not compete. “We finished second last year and weren’t going to back down. I was patient as possible out there. I love long distance races. My experience in the ARCA Lincoln Welder Truck Series and Late Model races are what I was used to running. I want to thank the Meade family, my family and crew,” said the driver of the Gonyea Auto Parts, Dixie Party Store, Guinn Chiropractic, Hedges Used Cars. The #86 finished second in three of the previous races, Guinn in 2010, Brian Norton in 2007 and Regan Ford in 2003.  A round applause goes out to the entire field. With only two cautions and two drop out, wonderful job! Rookie Landon Schuster finished a distant second and was one of four drivers to lead the race. I think Landon is the highest finishing rookie in the race since Regan Ford in 2003. Strangely, like winners, Landon is the eighth different runner up in the event. “Chad was behind me, next thing I saw was him go low on a lap car and he was gone after that. It’s my first 100-lap race, so there’s nothing wrong with finishing second,” said the driver of the Georgia Cable and Boring, A&D Auto Parts, Teamsters Local 20, D&S Boring, Communication Distributors, A-1 Auto Parts, Meg Fabrication, Rocky's Body Shop, Dynamic Designs Wraps, Allsouthautosports.com, Speedway Tire & Auto and Schorling Engines #118. Race winners, 2003-2010:  Brian Norton, Tod Sturgeon, Clyde McKee, Stevie Cronenwett, Ron Allen, Randy DeMaggio, Dan Ford Jr., and Tim Moore. The different runner-ups, 2003-2010: Guinn, DeMaggio, Ford Jr., Jeff Kurzyneic, Norton, Moore, Terry Humphrey and Regan Ford.  Tim Moore who won last year’s version of the 100-lap race, finished third. “Rough out there tonight. Think we broke something in the heat because it rattled the whole race. It was a good points finish for us,” said the driver of the A-Lot Sealcoat and Stripping, Northendscrapmetal.com, Dow Engines, Jay-T Motorsports, Yost Collision #83. Tim is the current leader in the A division points. Fourth went to Jarod MacZink, “Big race and we got loose again. Any little ... hard in ...  and it got loose on me,” said the driver the Downriver Texture Ceilings #45  Arnold Kirsch finished fifth, “Great race! All these guys are great with great cars. I’m honored to run with them... just a great racing,” said the driver of the unsponsored #7. Scott Selmi might’ve missed the race because of multiple flat tires on the way to the track, but his father, Jim, kept up with the family winning ways ... taking the victory in the 30-lap B division feature. “I had a blast tonight. We just threw an engine together for tonight,” said the 76-year old driver. Greg Studt won the Figure 8 feature. “Starting position is important. The top five guys are all good. I want to thank my dad, Bob, he’s the brains behind the car and it wouldn’t run as well as it does without him,” said the driver of the #33 And last but definitely not least... Congrats to Sam Hall on his first career feature win Friday at Toledo in the Figure 8 division. “It’s been a long time coming, I said if I didn’t win in 10 years I was going to quit. This is my ninth year. Just wish my dad was around to see it. It was weird, in the feature I could see the score board and every time I came by it was on lap 2 (his car number is 02) finally I quit looking and just raced. I want to thank my wife and family, Cathy and Dempsey Apperson, crew Jeff and Jeremy and Nancy at Long Branch Saloon. I also want to thank Steve Bunge for the set of tires. I was trying to get a couple just to race because the ones I had were bald. And finally all the drivers for running me clean,” said the driver of the Long Branch Saloon, C& D Used Cars, Apperson Racing.  I can be reached at icechips@hotmail.com or on Facebook. I’d love to hear from the Toledo drivers, because I don’t get down there much. And looks like won’t make Flat Rock this week because of the heat wave, so send me you tidbits. ...

(TOLEDO, Ohio - August 16, 2011) - The popular “Basement Dawgs” band will invade Toledo Speedway for the first time Friday evening, September 30 to kick off the weekend for the 23^rd running of the Great Lakes Helicopters Glass City 200, set for Saturday, October 1.

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(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! 

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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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Lap money is still available for the Saturday, October 1 Great Lakes Helicopters Glass City 200.  139 laps have already been sold, only 61 to go and they are going fast.  Each lap is $10, and will go to the leader of each of the 200 laps. 

Become a sponsor and get your name in the program and public address mentions during the event.  A list of the current sponsors is posted below.  

5 Laps Performance Images

10 Laps Super Health Store

10 Laps Port City Racecars

10 Laps Ray's Door

5 Laps Quality Inn/Suites

15 Laps PNC Banks

2 Laps Paul Anton

1 Lap Rick Eshelman 

10 Laps Lite In Up

2 Laps DVD Dave

10 Laps Naughton Insurance

5 Laps Remerica Real Estate--Rosann Carey

2 Laps Great Lakes Racing Frequencies

10 Laps Glass Unlimited

5 Laps Mars Unlimited

10 Laps McIntosh Oil

5 Laps Driven Women

10 Laps Dan's Vending

10 Laps In Memory of Danny Clapsaddle

1 Lap Mike and Patty Sheldon

1 Lap In Memory of Harry M. Sheldon

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TOLEDO, OH—January 18, 2012:  The annual Racer’s Reunions at Toledo and Flat Rock Speedways now have dates for the 2012 season.  Both events will take place on the same weekend; Friday, May 11 at Toledo and Saturday, May 12 at Flat Rock.

 

The May 12 Flat Rock date will also serve as the 50^th Anniversary Celebration of Figure 8 racing at “The Rock”.  Plans are now in the works to invite back all former Figure 8 racers, along with all former Flat Rock racers for the Reunion.  More details about the Figure 8 Anniversary event, which will include a 50 lap feature for the “Motor City Madmen” of the current ARCA Figure 8 class, will be released in the coming weeks.

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Toledo, Ohio—February 26, 2012:  Congratulations to the winners of the prizes given away at Sunday’s Daytona 500 race party at the Toledo Speedway Bar and Grille.

 

Bar and Grille Gift Certificates:  Todd Perkins, Rich Frantz

Flat Rock Speedway tickets:  Craig Osenbaugh

Toledo Speedway tickets:  Kathy Diovardi

Flat Rock pad rental:  Dave Stadniczuk

Toledo pad rental:  Rich Frantz

Flat Rock test session:  Tadek Stadniczuk

Toledo test session:  Nick Bradley

Gift Cards:  Sara Pencola, Craig Osenbaugh

Hats:  Chris Diovardi, Shelly Stadniczuk, Dakota Minda, Kelly Karlet, George Zyinda, Mike Barker

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Toledo, Ohio—April 28, 2012:  Steady rain washed out Saturday’s practice session scheduled for Toledo Speedway, in preparation for Sunday’s 7-Up Twin 100’s, featuring the ARCA Allegiant Gold Cup Late Models and the ARCA/CRA Super Series Late Models. 

Despite the rain, technical inspection is underway and goes until 5 p.m. Saturday, as the 61 race teams entered for Sunday’s season opener get ready for tomorrow afternoon’s event.  The forecast for Sunday is for partly sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-50’s. 

A section of Toledo’s new grandstand has been completed and will be open for Sunday’s race, giving race fans a new and spectacular view of the track.   

Sunday’s schedule has practice beginning at 11 a.m., with each class getting 1 hour of practice time.   Time trials go at 1 and racing will begin immediately following time trials.  The pits will open Sunday morning at 8 a.m. 

The ticket office and grandstand gates will open at 11 a.m. Sunday morning.  All seating is general admission.   

For additional information, including the updated entry lists, log onto www.flatrockspeedway.com or www.toledospeedway.com.  Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/toledoflatrock or follow us on twitter @toledospeedway or @flatrockspeed.  The track phone number is 419-727-1100. 

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Defending Late Model champion, Eric Lee, almost had the win Saturday, after missing his heat fixing a broken steering shaft. “We had a fast car tonight. They kept telling me on the radio that I was pulling away for second place so I was just taking it easy trying to save the tires. With about 10 laps to go the right front tire started going flat, the whole front end started bottoming out so all I could do was limp it home to the finish,” said the driver of the Action Drywall Service, Arrow Uniform Rental, D&E Landscaping, Lee Motorsports Auto Sales, Whitney's Collision, Powertran Transformers, Applied Roofing, Z Corporation #5. ...

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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Congrats to all the 2012 champions. If I have missed anyone, please send me an email at icechips@hotmail.com. I also want to hear from you if it was your best points finish too.

This article is the last three weeks of racing. If I forgot to mention you, please email me or send me a message on Facebook and I’ll put it in my final article, after the Glass City race.

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There may be snow on the ground, but it’s time to think spring and racing!  The 2013 editions of the Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway schedules are ready and follow below.  A printable copy of the schedule will be posted next week (due to the holidays), located under the schedule button.

There are a few new events and pairings of divisions at both tracks!  Just a few quick hitters----the Sportsman and X Cars will run with the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards Stock Cars on qualifying day Saturday, May 18.  You will also see the Sportsman will compete July 12 with the Late Model Gold Cup night at Toledo, and the class will also make 2 appearances at Flat Rock in 2013, including a Twin 50’s with the Late Models August 10. 

NEW!!!!  Our weekly classes have also been added to the School Bus Figure 8 nights at both tracks—check out the lineups for May 24 and August 30 at Toledo, and June 15 at Flat Rock---Late Models and Figure 8’s with the buses and the Boat Figure 8!!!

We’re still working on a few things, but for the most part, we’re ready….check’em out and get ready……here’s to a Happy New Year to all of you and a great racing season…..

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Flat Rock, MI--January 30, 2013:  Flat Rock Speedway’s ARCA Street Stock division, one of the most competitive weekly racing classes in the area, has backing again from Warren, MI business DTS Drive Train Specialists.  The company returns for their 3^rd season of sponsorship of the division, a staple of weekly racing at Flat Rock since 1977.

DTS joins Moran Chevrolet (Late Models) and Parts Galore (Figure 8) as title sponsors of the 3 featured classes at “The Rock” for the upcoming 2013 season.

In addition to their Street Stock backing, DTS will also continue its associate sponsorship of Toledo’s Great Lakes Helicopter Glass City 200 Late Model invitational, which will mark its Silver Anniversary of the race in 2013. 

The company will also provide sponsorship for the Friday, July 26 pre-race practice and party for the prestigious Moran Chevrolet Stan Yee Memorial 150 for the ARCA Late Model Gold Cup Series at Flat Rock this season.  The practice has been moved to Friday night for this race, which has become a can’t miss event for race fans in the Michigan-Ohio-Indiana-Canada area.  The race follows the next day, Saturday, July 27.  Complete details surrounding this event will be announced during the summer.

“We are very proud to announce the return of DTS Drive Train Specialists to our sponsorship program for the Street Stock class again this season,” noted Scott Schultz, General Manager of the 2 tracks.  “Our thanks to Sandy Rissman, Claude Plante Jr. and the entire group at DTS for their continued support of our race teams at both Flat Rock and Toledo.”

Additional sponsorship announcements will follow as they are secured in the coming weeks.

Log onto www.flatrockspeedway.com or www.toledospeedway.com for the 2013 race schedules and updated information and news on both tracks.

 

 

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March 22, 2013

To: Flat Rock Speedway Enduro teams

The 2013 entry blank for the Enduro races is enclosed with this letter, if you have not sent in your entry. We will begin assigning numbers Monday, April 22. NUMBERS ARE SECURED BY A PAID ENTRY. If you do not have a paid entry in by April 22, car numbers from 2012 will be reassigned --- NO EXCEPTIONS.

NO phone entries.

We do have a limited supply of Hoosier Sportsman tires available. When supply of the Hoosier Sportsman tires becomes an issue, the Hoosier 880 tires will then be allowed. Bu for the May 18 race, only the Hoosier Sportsman tires will be permitted (and treaded street tires).

This matter will be discussed at each driver’s meeting.

You are welcome to attend the open practices at both Flat Rock and Toledo.

Flat Rock: Saturday, April 20, Noon to 5, and Wednesday, April 24, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Toledo: Sunday, April 28, Noon to 5.

*Enduro cars will also be eligible to compete in the X Car Division this season at Toledo.

Thank you, see you soon!

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TOLEDO OH (5-27-08) - If milestones in motorsports matter, then ARCA veteran Ron Allen has met a major one.

The longtime Lincoln Park, Michigan ARCA racer earned his 100th career ARCA-sanctioned victory Sunday night at Toledo Speedway with a win in the ARCA National City Bank Sportsman division. Allen passed Chad Guinn on lap nine of the 50-lap main event and never looked back. Images by Dennis Oblander 

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Johnny Benson Enters ISMA Portion of Event
TOLEDO, OH (6-10-08): Toledo Speedway's track surface is one of the finest in the nation; ultra-smooth, consistently fast and with plenty of grip. Lap times for every type of race car that has competed on the ½ mile paved oval so far in 2008 has a common element-FAST! And with the fastest race cars on the planet making the trip to Toledo this Friday for the "Fastest Short Track Show in the World", chances are the incredible 1 lap track record may be rewritten.

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RACING FUEL

SUNOCO Racing Fuel, distributed by Bazell Race Fuels, will supply the tracks with fuel. The cost continues to rise and fall, but it appears that the price will be lower in 2009. First deliveries of fuel will take place in mid-April; we'll announce the price at that time. Bazell has also agreed to once again contribute to the point fund at both tracks.

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1990-VANDERLAAN WINNER IN ROUND 1 OF ROUMELL 900 SERIES

Toledo Speedway held the first leg of the Chuck Roumell 900 Series, thus named based on the previous year's champion. Over 30 late models entered the 100-lap season opener, making for a strong field and a competitive event.

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1990-VANDERLAAN WINS AGAIN IN ROUMELL SERIES

Bruce Vanderlaan again was dominating in taking the 100-lap 2^nd leg of the Roumell 900 Series at Toledo Speedway.

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TOLEDO, OH: (7-27-09): Can Mike Root become the first "outsider" to win the Hantz Group/Allegiant Air ARCA Late Model Gold Cup Series? Rising star Chad Finley becomes the latest entry for Friday night's 5th and final event of the Series, set for 75 laps at Toledo Speedway. And can anyone stop Scott Hantz? These story lines and more will all be answered this Friday, July 31 at Toledo's lightning-quick ½ mile paved oval!

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Condolences to Flat Rock Speedway ARCA Street Stock driver Terry Humphrey and family on the death of his wife, Sheryl Ann. Sheryl Humphrey had battled cancer and died August 9 at the age of 52.

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1990-BLACK BANDIT KESELOWSKI ENDS TOLEDO VICTORY DROUGHT

Bob Keselowski ended a long victory dry spell at Toledo Speedway by taking the Snap On Tools 125 ARCA Permatex Supercar Series race. Keselowski, the 1983 Toledo Speedway late model division track champion, extended the string of consecutive races with different winners in the ARCA Series to 8 winners in as many races.

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