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Division Sponsors, New Marketing Partners Set for 2008
TOLEDO, OH (3-28-08)--Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway are proud to announce the return of a majority of the race car division sponsors for the upcoming 2008 season, the addition of one new title sponsor and the new association with several companies at both tracks.
Moran Chevrolet of Clinton Township, MI and Miller Lite, through O & W, Inc. of Ypsilanti, will again return as co-sponsors of the ARCA Late Model class at Flat Rock Speedway. The duo begins its second year of title sponsorship of the super-fast, sleek Late Models at the ¼ mile paved oval. Moran Chevrolet has been involved with the division for several years, backing Dick Barker's #25. O & W, Inc. is in its second season of sponsorship at "The Rock". The new kid on the block will serve as the sponsor for Flat Rock's ultra-competitive Street Stocks, to be known as the Greater Detroit Auto Auction Street Stocks. Michael Haddon of the auctions, with locations in Port Huron and the Romulus business, just 5 miles north of the track, became involved with Flat Rock last season as the Winner's Circle sponsor.
...Flat Rock, Toledo to Accept Credit Cards at Front Gate on Race Nights
TOLEDO, OH AND FLAT ROCK, MI (3-28-08)--Beginning with the 2008 weekly race opening night events at Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways, both tracks will now accept credit cards for walk-up ticket purchases on race nights. The change marks the initial move towards the new policy, which in the past only accepted plastic for advance tickets on selected events.
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ARCA Late Model Champ Bickerstaff Passes
James E. (Jim) Bickerstaff, 76, ARCA late model race winner and track champion, died Friday, March 21, at St. Elizabeth Medical Center near his hometown of Mineral Ridge, Ohio.
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5th Annual Racer's Reunion Successful; More than 200 Guests
Condolences to the Family of Diane Walker
TOLEDO OH (3-19-08)--Condolences to ARCA member Gary Allen, brother of Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway driver Ron Allen, on the death of his girlfriend Diane Walker.
...March Flat Rock/Toledo Speedway Bulletin
TOLEDO OH (3-18-08)--This is the last bulletin of the off-season. Flat Rock office opens April 7; Toledo phone number is 419-727-1100. Please direct all calls to Toledo until April 7; then you may call either track.
...Condolences to the Family of Robert Melchior
TOLEDO OH (3-18-08)--Condolences to ARCA Officials Keith and Betty McCall on the death of Betty's father, Robert Melchior.
...The ASALMS Northern Division and USPRO Cup Series to open the 2008 season at Toledo Speedway
2008 Toledo Speedway Car Show Entries Continue to Pour In
TOLEDO OH (3-13-08)—Whether you’re a fan of Late Models, Street Stocks, Sportsmen, Factory Stocks, Figure-8’s 4-Cylinders or Go-Karts, there is one place you need to be in the coming weeks: your local shopping mall. Whether you live in Downriver Detroit or Suburban Toledo, chances are your favorite Flat Rock or Toledo Speedway machine will be on display at Frenchtown Square Mall in Monroe, Michigan, Westfield Franklin Park Mall in Toledo, Westland Shopping Center in Westland, Michigan or Southland Center in Taylor, Michigan. To enter your car, download the form and return it to Scott Schultz asap. mall_show_form_2008
...Racer's Reunion, MARFC Banquet This Saturday at Toledo Speedway Bar & Grill
TOLEDO OH (3-10-08)-All racing fans, track officials, racers and former racers are invited to the Toledo Speedway Bar & Grill thisweekend forseveral racing-related festivities. A Racer's Reunion is slated to begin at 12 noon on Saturday, March 15th at the Toledo Speedway Bar & Grill Banquet Room. Beginning at 2 p.m., the bar will air ABC's broadcast of the Sharpie Mini 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series race. At 6 p.m. the Michigan Auto Racing Fan Club will hold their monthly meeting.
...I-75 Construction in Detroit Forces Alternate Travel Routes to Flat Rock, Toledo
It's now official and in the construction phase-I-75 in both directions is CLOSED in Detroit between Clark Street and Rosa Parks Boulevard for the planned Ambassador Bridge interchange project. It is slated to be closed through Christmas of 2009.
...2008 Schedules include Four School Bus Figure 8 Races
TOLEDO, OH (3-10-08)--With the new racing season fast-approaching, Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway management is busy completing details for events both new and for the traditional stand-bys at the 2 tracks. New to the schedule at both facilities is Race Car Roller Derby, while the Imperial Stunt Driverís Thrill Show is set for a date at Toledo in 2008.
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