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ARCA Iron Man Allen Makes 100; Congrats!
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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Updated Weekend Schedule for Flat Rock/Toledo Speedway.
Will Track Record Fall at Fastest Short Track Show in World on Friday?
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.
2009 Flat Rock/Toledo Speedway Fuel and Tire Policy/Prices
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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Toledo Speedway 50th Anniversary: A Look Back at 1990
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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Toledo Speedway 50th Anniversary: A Look Back at 1990
1990-VANDERLAAN WINS AGAIN IN ROUMELL SERIES
Bruce Vanderlaan again was dominating in taking the 100-lap 2nd leg of the Roumell 900 Series at Toledo Speedway.
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Root Goes for Gold Cup Title Friday at Toledo; Finley Enters; Can Hantz Be Stopped?
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!
...Condolences to the family of Sheryl Humphrey
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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Toledo Speedway 50th Anniversary: A Look Back at 1990
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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Glass City 200 Entries Ready: AP Motorsports Signs on as presenting Sponsor
TOLEDO, OH: (9-1-09): Entry blanks are now ready for one of the most prestigious Super Late Model events in the Midwest, the Glass City 200, set for Saturday, October 3 at Toledo Speedway. The race will pay $5500 to the winner, with $1000 earmarked to start the 200 lap classic. With special awards and lap money on the line, a driver could walk away with over $7500 for his efforts.
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FROLING LEADS TOLEDO WIN PARADE
(TOLEDO, Ohio - May 3, 2013) - Toledo Speedway kicked off its weekly Friday night race cards with Jim Froling, Robbie Loving, Tom O’Leary IV and David Katafiasz capturing feature wins on a cool yet comfortable night at the Glass City oval.
The 35 lap ARCA ACME Dismantling Sportsman feature started with Howard Kelley Jr. taking the lead early in the contest. Jim Froling charged up on the outside lane of Kelley and the duo ran door to door until they touched, sending the pair into a wild spin down the front straight in front of the rest of the pack. Everyone avoided contact, Kelley accepted responsibility and that put Froling back into the lead. Jim stayed in front the rest of the way despite pressure from defending champ Ron Allen for the rest of the distance. Mike Young got by Kyle DeLisle in the late stages to take third, DeLisle came home fourth and Kenny McKay Jr. took the fifth spot, followed by Kelley Jr., Norm Lewallen, Kent McCloskey, Dan Grigsby and David Frantz. Allen set fast time at 17:033, with the heat race wins going to DeLisle and Kelley Jr....
Poorman wins ARCA Truck Series race
(TOLEDO, Ohio - May 18, 2013) -- Montpelier, Ohio resident Chad Poorman took the checkered flag Saturday in the Grogan's Towne 50, the ARCA Truck Series race a Toledo Speedway.
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REMICK TAKES FLAT ROCK ENDURO 250
(FLAT ROCK, Michigan - May 18, 2013) - Robb Remick clinched the 250 lap Enduro and the $1000 first place dough Saturday night at Flat Rock Speedway in front of the largest crowd of the season on UAW Local 3000 and Scout Night. Robb’s win was his first after many years of competition at the track in the Enduro events. It was a memorable night for MCR Dwarf Car driver Stephen Bobek as he captured the 25 lap feature, pulled into the Sun Drop victory lane a single man, but after proposing to his girlfriend, he will now be driving straight to the wedding chapel!
...POWERFUL STORM WIPES OUT JOY FAIR MEMORIAL 100
Saturday's Diamond Racing Products Joy Fair Memorial 100 at Flat Rock Speedway was cancelled when a powerful thunderstorm ripped through the grounds at 4 p.m.
Rougly 4 to 5 inches of rain fell in less than 90 minutes, flooding the track infield, pit area and parking lot. The deluge was accompanied by high winds that knocked down several large billboards, splintered tree limbs and moved anything not anchored down. Lightning struck the track scoreboard, a transformer on the north edge of the property and in the pit area.
The incredible force of Mother Nature was not a pretty sight as a full pit area took cover when the weather cell took a turn from the south and came directly at the track, then turned again and went directly westward.
A incredible field of 36 Late Models were at the track for the event. The Diamond Racing Products Joy Fair Memorial 100 will now become part of the track's 60th Anniversary show Saturday, July 6.
More details will follow soon.
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FLAT ROCK PREPARES FOR 60TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW AND FIREWORKS; BIGGEST SHOW OF YEAR JULY 6—6:30 P.M. ST
(FLAT ROCK, Michigan - June 27, 2013) - August 14, 1953: Flat Rock Speedway opens the gates for their very first race. Built by Detroit-area businessman Sheldon Hayes Sr. and his associates, the track was the first “rubberized” asphalt track in the nation. Hayes, a pavement company owner, mixed up a special batch of asphalt for the ¼ mile paved oval…..and now, 60 years later, Flat Rock Speedway will celebrate the anniversary with the biggest show on its 2013 calendar.
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MIDWEST MONSTER TRUCKS PRESENTED BY A & D AUTO PARTS HITS TOLEDO JULY 20
(TOLEDO, Ohio - June 28, 2013) - Get ready, Monster Truck fans! Monster Truck Mania is back at Toledo Speedway! Saturday evening, July 20 the Midwest Monster Truck Tour presented by A & D Auto Parts invades Toledo Speedway!!!! A rain date of Sunday, July 21 has also been established.
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STEVE CRONENWETT JR. GRABS HUGE GOLD CUP WIN AT SPARTAN
(MASON, Michigan - June 30, 2013) - Steve Cronenwett Jr. took care of his car, charged into contention by the half-way mark and took the lead with 37 laps to go on his way to a huge victory in the Charlie Ryan Jr. Memorial 100 for the ARCA Glass City Gold Cup Late Model Series Sunday night at Spartan Speedway. A large group of members of the Ryan family were on hand to present Steve with the Gold Cup and a plaque to commemorate his win.
...SPONSOR LIST GROWING FOR FLAT ROCK’S 60TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW!
It’s not too often a 60th Anniversary party comes around! Flat Rock Speedway is doing just that, celebrating its milestone this Saturday night, July 6! The night will be filled with great racing—over 200 laps of feature racing, plus the Fantastic Flat Rock Speedway Fireworks show to cap the night! We have a special starting time of 6:30 p.m. for this Saturday night only.
We are taking lap money at $5 per lap for both the 60 lap races for the Figure 8’s and Street Stocks! The lap money for the Diamond Racing Products Joy Fair Memorial 100 is sold out!
A & M Transmissions, located across the street from the track, will sponsor the 60 lap Figure 8 event, while Corrigan Race Fuels, our Sunoco Race Fuel distributor, will back the 60 lap Street Stock race!
Associate sponsors that have graciously pledged their support include Roberts Security, Sterling Printing and Graphics, Glass Unlimited, First Care Ambulance, Jack Bush and Sons, American Sanitation and Carleton Farm Supply.
To become an associate sponsor or a lap money sponsor, call us at 419-727-1100! We will list your name here on the website, in the souvenir program insert sheet and public address mentions on race night are included!
It’s going to be a great night of fun! History will be made once again Saturday night at Flat Rock Speedway! Be a part of our 60th Anniversary celebration—see you at the track!
DIAMOND RACING PRODUCTS JOY FAIR MEMORIAL 100 LAP MONEY
ARCA GLASS CITY GOLD CUP LATE MODEL SERIES
FLAT ROCK SPEEDWAY—JULY 6, 2013
LAP MONEY--$5 PER LAP
8 laps Edgar and Alex Brown
2 laps Michigan Auto Racing Fan Club
2 laps WBVS Photos
5 laps Performance Images Photography
5 laps Bob’s Car Wash
5 laps AC/DC Deer Processing-Flat Rock
4 laps FG Fencing-Wyandotte, MI 313-433-0420
4 laps Wayne County Sportsman Club
1 lap Wicked Celebrations Hearse Limousine Service-Toledo
20 laps North Star Ranch, Inc.-Howell, MI
5 laps Rand Thompson
2 laps Mike and Patty Sheldon
2 laps In Memory of William Gillelan (Mike and Patty)
Lap 44 $10—in Memory of Harry M. Sheldon (Mike and Patty)
10 laps Driven Women Auxiliary of Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways
4 laps Paul and Iris Anton
5 laps Bill Lackey
15 laps Rich and Judi Fidh
FIGURE 8 AND STREET STOCK LAP MONEY
$20 bonus for both divisions for lap 30 leader---WBVS Photos (Bill Barnhart)
Add your name here!
...CHRISTMAS IN JULY PRIZE LIST GROWING FOR FLAT ROCK! MORAN CHEVY/YEE MEMORIAL LAP MONEY ON SALE!
| Join the list of prize sponsors for this Saturday's Christmas in July Prize giveaway at Flat Rock Speedway! | ||||||||||
| Santa Claus will be there to greet you! Call 419-727-1100 to add your name to the list. | ||||||||||
| And the lap money sale has begun for the July 27 Moran Chevy/Stan Yee Memorial 150! Call today to sponsor laps! | ||||||||||
| FLAT ROCK SPEEDWAY CHRISTMAS IN JULY PRIZE GIVEAWAY--JULY 20, 2013 | ||||||||||
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| ARCA 50th Anniversary Yearbook | ||||||||||
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| 4 tickets to Moran Chevrolet-Stan Yee Memorial July 27 | ||||||||||
| 4 tickets to Grillers Select BBQ Sauce School Bus Figure 8 race Sept. 14 | ||||||||||
| $25 Target Gift Card--courtesy of Paul and Iris Anton | ||||||||||
| $25 Applebee's Gift card-Suburban Oil | ||||||||||
| $25 Applebee's Gift card-Suburban Oil | ||||||||||
| Ten (10) Strip Steaks-Jim's Butcher Shop, Flat Rock | ||||||||||
| Case of Herr's Potato Chips | ||||||||||
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| CHILDREN | ||||||||||
| Retro Rocket-Dr. Pepper/Snapple Group | ||||||||||
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| Nerf Football-Rally's Hamburgers | ||||||||||
| Hot Wheels Gift pak-Rally's Hamburgers | ||||||||||
| Despicable Me Action Figure-Rally's Hamburgers | ||||||||||
| $25 ToysRUs gift card-Suburban Oil | ||||||||||
| $25 ToysRUs gift card-Suburban Oil | ||||||||||
| MORAN CHEVROLET-STAN YEE MEMORIAL 150 | ||||||||||
| FLAT ROCK SPEEDWAY-JULY 27, 2013 | ||||||||||
| LAP MONEY--$5 PER LAP | ||||||||||
| 10 laps | Miracle Spray/Strikehold (Jerry Pensler) | |||||||||
FROLING-QUINLEN-PRICE-EARLEY-MCKAY JR/BRAZEAU FLAT ROCK VICTORS
(FLAT ROCK, Michigan - July 20, 2013) - The heat subsided for another action-packed night of racing at Flat Rock Speedway Saturday. Not only was Santa Claus in town for the Christmas in July Prize Giveaway, the ACME Dismantling Sportsman, ARCA 4-Cylinders, Michigan Legends, Parts Galore Figure-8’s and a Figure 8 Train race provided the fans a great night of entertainment!
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DANNY BYRD MAKES HISTORY IN 1972 GLASS CITY 200
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 1972, things finally came together for Danny Byrd at the Glass City 200…..
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2014 Flat Rock, Toledo schedules released
Bikers Provide Early Christmas for Area Kids
TOLEDO OH (10-29-07)--Santa Claus will lead a motorcade of several hundred "biker-elves" to deliver gifts to children on Sunday, November 4, 2007. Registration for the 18th annual Toy Run will begin at 9:30 A.M. at Signature Harley Davidson, Perrysburg, for bikers donating a monetary gift or new toy.
...The waiting is over for the ASA Late Model Series Northern Division and USPRO Cup Series
Lexington, Michigan (04/07/2008): The ASA Late Model Series Presented by GM Performance Parts continues on with the 2008 racing season as the ASALMS Northern Division and the return of the USPRO Cup Series will take their turns in the spotlight at one of the most historic tracks in the entire United States.
Come see the only Late Model racing action going on in the area as this is widely regarded as the Official 2008 Season Opening Weekend in the Great Lakes Region of the United States on Friday and Saturday, April 11-12, 2008!
...Fair Jr. Zips to Toledo Victory
TOLEDO OH (5-25-2008)-- Harold Fair Jr. powered his way to victory in Sunday night’s ARCA Allegiant Air Glass City Gold Cup Late Model feature at Toledo Speedway. The evening, sponsored by the Toledo area UAW Cap Council, also had Ron Allen score his 100th ARCA win in the ARCA National City Bank Sportsman win, while Adam Roberts took the Michigan Legends Car feature. Bill Daniels, representing the Cap Council, presented the trophies to the winners.
...Fastest Short Track Show in the World Entry List Released.
Terry Gibson Funeral Information
TOLEDO OH (7-21-08)--Funeral services for Midwest Supermodified Association (MSA) driver Terry Gibson, 46, who died in a racing accident Friday night July 17 at Toledo Speedway, have been set.
...Vandoorn Nabs CRA 100 at Toledo
TOLEDO, OH (8-1-2008)-- John VanDoorn grabbed the checkered flag after he tangled with Scott Hantz on lap 97 to win the CRA Super Series Late Model feature Friday night at Toledo Speedway. Dave Arnold Jr., Amanda Bland and Matt Brazeau also were victorious on a very humid evening. A large group of kids enjoyed Kid’s Night, which provided free admission to kids age 14 and under and a free hot dog, chips and drink, courtesy of 7-Up of Toledo and Seyfert’s Snacks.
...Kelley Kops Toledo Win
TOLEDO, OH (8-15-2008)-- Make it 2 in a row for former champ Howard Kelley Jr. at Toledo Speedway as he scored the win in the 35 lap ARCA National City Bank Sportsman main event on Allen Chevrolet-Cadillac/Qualite Sports Lighting Night. Tom Allen of Allen Chevy presented trophies to the winners, which also included Dennis Whisman, Josh Bunting and Dennis Futrel making trips to the New Glass Bowl Lanes Winner’s Circle.
...You Can Ride or Drive a Cup Car at Toledo Speedway Sept. 21st
TOLEDO, OH (9-15-08): Being a spectator at Toledo Speedway or at any race track is exciting, thrilling and sometimes brings up the question-could I do that? Well, if you think you can or want to just take a ride in a stock car, Victory Lane Motorsports Racing Experience will give you that chance this Sunday, September 21 on the big ½ mile paved oval at Toledo Speedway!
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