Toledo Speedway

TOLEDO, OH:  (3-28-12):  Buckeye Cable System, the Toledo-area cable television provider, will air a record total of ten (10) Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway events from the 2012 track schedules as part of the popular “Sunday Night at the Races” programming this season on the Buckeye Cable Sports Network (BCSN).  The telecasts are slated for the 9 p.m. time slot. 

For the first time, BCSN will venture to Flat Rock Speedway to tape the two ARCA Allegiant Late Model Gold Cup races, the June 23 Diamond Racing Products Joy Fair Memorial 100 and the July 28 Moran Chevrolet Stan Yee Memorial 150. 

The Toledo Speedway events that are slated to be aired for the BCSN “Sunday Night at the Races” telecasts are the Sunday, April 29 7-Up Twin 100 Late Model show; Friday, May 4 Weekly Friday night Season Opener; Friday, June 1 Marco’s Pizza/Parts Galore Autograph Night; Friday, June 15 All American Coach “Fastest Short Track Show in the World,” featuring the MSA Super Modifieds and the AVSS Super Sprints; Friday, June 29 Hemelgarn Racing/Super Fitness USAC Silver Crown and Midget double-header; the Friday, July 6 ARCA Allegiant Late Model Gold Cup 100 and the Friday, August 17 ARCA Allegiant Late Model Gold Cup Miller Lite 100. 

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This is the last of our monthly off-season bulletins.  It will be posted here on the webpages and emailed to our members who have provided email addresses.  These bulletins will not be mailed.

Please direct calls to the Toledo office for now; the Flat Rock office opens April 16. 

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(FLAT ROCK, Michigan - April 19, 2012) - Work continues at Flat Rock Speedway to prepare for the 2012 racing season.  The new-concept Autograph Alley is nearly complete, as is the Pavilion under the grandstands.  Opening Night is Saturday, April 28.

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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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Brian Campbell edged out Johnny VanDoorn to win the ARCA/CRA Super Series 100 lap main, while Terry Senneker sailed to victory over Steve Needles to grab the ARCA Allegiant Gold Cup Late Model victory in the second 100 lap portion of the 7-Up Twin 100's at Toledo Speedway.

More details will follow Monday.

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - May 3, 2012) - In just 21 days, that wild, wacky and just downright crazy night of fun and thrills hits Toledo Speedway!  Friday, May 25 the Burge Wrecking “Night of Destruction” invades the Glass City track, featuring the School Bus Figure 8 races!!!

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TOLEDO SPEEDWAY--THURSDAY, MAY 10
PLACER'S CAR CLUB CLASSIC CAR SHOW
6 P.M. TO 8 P.M.
1ST, 2ND AND 3RD THURSDAYS OF EACH MONTH!!!
TOLEDO SPEEDWAY-FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2012
BURGER KING SCOUT NIGHT!
3:30	Pits open
5 p.m.	Practice begins and front gate opens
6:15	Time Trials
7 p.m.	Driver's meeting
7:30 p.m.	SP heats
	SS, F8 heats (in that order)
	Racer's Reunion introductions
	F8 feature--20 laps
	SP feature--35 laps
	SS feature--20 laps
Scouts in uniform are free, leader in uniform or with ID card also admitted FREE
Front gate: Adults-$12; children 6-12 are $3, under 6-FREE
*Must be minimum 14 years of age; both parents required to sign minor's release.
Pit passes;  $20 member, $30 non-member.  Drivers must be ARCA members.
FLAT ROCK SPEEDWAY--SATURDAY, MAY 12, 2012
PARTS GALORE AUTOGRAPH NIGHT/50TH ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATION OF FIGURE 8 RACING AT FLAT ROCK!
2 p.m.	Pits open
3 p.m.	Practice; front gate opens
4:45	Time trials
6:15	On-track autograph session
7 p.m.	Racer's Reunion introductions; racing to follow
ORDER OF EVENTS
SS A Main heats
LM heats
SS B Main heats
LM last-chance (if necessary)
F8 heats
LM feature--50 laps
Figure 8 feature--50 laps
SS A Main--25 laps
SS B Main--15 laps
Front gate:  $15 adults, 6-12 are $3, under 6-FREE
Age limit minimum of 14, minors must have release signed by both parents at the track
Pit passes:  $20 ARCA member, $30 non-member.  Drivers must be ARCA members.

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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. ...

Flat Rock Speedway:1:40 p.m. Saturday, May 12:  Flat Rock Speedway is getting ready to open the pit area for tonight's show!  The rain has stayed north and west of the track and all systems are go.

Come on out and join us for the Parts Galore 50th Anniversary Celebration of Figure 8 racing at "The Rock".  A large group of former Figure 8 drivers and other former racers will be introduced to the crowd, including the very first Figure 8 champ, Dick "Little Richard" Simmons.

It's also Autograph Night!  Fans can walk onto the track and meet the drivers!  Pits open at 2, practice at 3, time trials at 4:45, on-track autograph session at 6:15, followed by the Racer's Reunion introductions and then racing, which will be highlighted by a big 50 lap Figure 8 feature!  The Late Models and Street Stocks are also in action tonight.

See you tonight at Flat Rock!

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Dave Tanner, driver of the #22 Street Stock, at Flat Rock Speedway visited Eyler Elementary for career day.  Tanner and crew member Steve Walters passed out schedules, kids coupons and suckers to the kids.  They had about 60 kids from 3 different groups attend. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - May 19, 2012) - Grant Enfinger will enter the Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care at Toledo Speedway this weekend having recently announced a partnership with Toledo-based Hylant Group, an insurance brokerage firm.

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - May 19, 2012) - Alex Bowman earned his second career Menards Pole Award presented by Ansell this afternoon at Toledo Speedway, and appears fast enough to take his second short track victory of the season as well.

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Flat Rock, Michigan—May 19, 2012:  Flat Rock Speedway hosted UAW Local 3000 Scout Night Saturday evening.  A picture-perfect day greeted race fans that ventured to the speedway.  Mike McVetta took the win for the Buckeye 305 Super Sprints, Gary Cronenwett notched the ARCA Parts Galore Figure 8 feature and Clyde McKee made it 2 for 3 in the DTS Drive Train Specialists Street Stock main event. ...

(TOLEDO, Ohio - May 22, 2012) - ARCA’s Allegiant Late Model Gold Cup Series for the outlaw-style bodied cars will visit Spartan Speedway Sunday, May 27 for a 100-lap shootout on the quarter-mile paved oval. The current list of paid entries stands at 20 cars, with several more drivers expected to make the trip to the Lansing, Mich.-area track. 

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(FLAT ROCK, Michigan - May 31, 2012) - He was unquestionably the man to beat at Flat Rock Speedway.  In fact, that sentence pretty much was the statement for any track he ventured to during his years of domination in Late Model racing.  This past December on the 10^th day of 2011, the racing world lost one of the top winners in short track racing history when Joy Fair passed away at the age of 81.

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - June 8, 2012) - A week ago, rain and cool temperatures brought racing action to a halt at Toledo Speedway.  Fast forward 7 days later and Mother Nature greeted fans for the Wendy’s Restaurants-sponsored Kids Night with sunshine and blue skies.  Wendy greeted fans as they entered the track and took part in promotions throughout the evening.

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(FLAT ROCK, Michigan - June 16, 2012) - A huge crowd ventured to Flat Rock Speedway Saturday night for the Pizza Hut School Bus Figure 8 races.  The fans were treated to a tremendous race card, with action and excitement the name of the game.  Ray “The Animal” Gaddis survived to win the School Bus Figure 8 feature, 13-year old Grant Quinlen drove like a veteran to win the Michigan Legends feature, Gary Cronenwett came out on top in the wild ARCA Parts Galore Figure 8 feature, the team of Tom O’Leary IV/Jim Brazeau took the Figure 8 Train race and Ray McClure was the victor in the ARCA 4 Cylinder main event.

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(FLAT ROCK, Michigan - June 18, 2012) - A total of 23 cars have entered as of Monday morning for this Saturday’s 1^st annual Joy Fair Memorial 100.  Bob Fox of Diamond Racing Products, a former competitor of Fair’s, has graciously stepped forward to sponsor this special event.  With the blessing of Joy’s family, Flat Rock Speedway will honor the memory of Joy Fair with this race.

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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. 

For the first time in several years, the Glass City 200 overall champion did not win one of the 100 lap segments.  But 1975 champ Jim Bickerstaff (#24) displayed great strength as he battled 2 of Michigan’s legendary short track kings, Joy Fair and Bob Senneker.  Jim became the first Ohio driver to win the Glass City 200….

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Toledo, Ohio—April 30, 2013:  Tonight’s practice session at Toledo Speedway is now complete, as the speedway and its race teams prepare for the first Friday night race of the new season this Friday, May 3.  The practice was originally scheduled for Sunday, but rain washed the day out.

Both the ½ mile paved oval and the ¼ mile oval got a workout Tuesday night.  Several ARCA ACME Dismantling Sportsman cars took laps, as well as a host of ARCA Late Models, preparing for their first race at Toledo May 10.  An ARCA Truck, Modifieds, ARCA Parts Galore Figure 8’s, ARCA 4 Cylinders and several of the new-division X Cars were at the track preparing for the 2013 season.

This Friday’s race card has the Sportsman, Figure 8’s, the ARCA 4 Cylinders and the R & M Recycling X Cars on the schedule.  The pit area will open at 3:30, practice begins at 5 p.m., time trials are set for 6:15 and racing gets the green flag at 7:30 p.m.  The spectator gates will open at 5.

The second Friday night show on May 10 will see the ARCA Glass City Gold Cup Late Models in town for the Hollywood Casino 100. Drivers from Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin and Canada are expected for race number 1 of the 6 race series, which will see 100 laps of green flag racing.  The ARCA Sportsman cars and the X Cars will also be in action.

Parking is free on the grounds of the track.  Toledo Speedway features the best concession prices and entertainment value in the Toledo area every Friday night throughout the summer.

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.

 

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May 2, 2013:  The ARCA Late Model Glass City Gold Cup entry blanks have been mailed and are also posted on both the Flat Rock and Toledo web pages.  They are located under forms. 

*A reminder to Late Model teams—get your entries in so we can get your rig parked for the Friday, May 10 Hollywood Casino 100 at Toledo.

Pits will open at 1:30 next Friday, practice at 4, time trials at 6 and racing at 7:30 p.m.

The Figure 8 Train race entry blank and the information sheet for the Special Event race rules (Figure 8 Boat race, Flag Pole Race and the Figure 8 Travel Trailer race) are also posted on the web pages.

 

 

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Toledo, Ohio—May 6, 2013:  It must be getting closer to summer!  The Placer’s Car Club Classic Car Cruisin’ shows at Toledo Speedway are ready to start!  This year’s shows will be held on Tuesday nights on the first, second and third Tuesdays of each month through September at Toledo Speedway.

The day change is an attempt to avoid conflicts with other traditional car shows.  Tuesday is the day of choice and tomorrow, May 7 the speedway welcomes back the car owners, their families and the public to Toledo Speedway to check out the cars from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

This year’ shows will be held in the track paved parking lot area directly off Benore Road.  The Speedway Bar and Grille bar and kitchen will be in full operation during the car shows throughout the entire season.

Think sunshine and warm temperatures and we’ll see you at the car shows!

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ARCA GLASS CITY GOLD CUP SERIES
HOLLYWOOD CASINO 100--TOLEDO SPEEDWAY--MAY 10, 2013
OFFICIAL PRE-ENTRY LIST--as of 5-8-13
Car No.	Driver/Hometown	Sponsor
O	Nick Bailey/Toledo, OH	PB Fabrication
O1	Mike Young/Toledo, OH	PB Fabrication/CGS Imaging
8	Dakota Carlson/Cedar Springs, MI	LeClair Racing
9	Mike Root/Grand Rapids, MI	Universal Graphic Solutions
10	Craig Everage/Angola, IN	EverageAuto.com/Krieger Race Engines
10	Todd Jackson/Sault St. Marie, MI	LeClair Racing
11	Tim Felver/Owosso, MI	Great Lakes Helicopter
33	Jake Francis/Leroy, OH	Francis Engineering
33	Dave Stehouwer/Muskegon, MI	Stehouwer Motorsports
40	Nick Grodi/Oak Harbor, OH	Offshore Perfomance Center
41	Andrew Morrisey/Madison, WI	Club LaMark/Backer Diversified/Competition Graphics
41	Brent Jack/Auburn, IN	Brent Jack Racing
51	Scott Pemberton/St.Johns, MI	A-1 Auto/Pemberton Motorsports
55	Jason LaDuke/Clinton Twp, MI	LaDuke Motorsports
75	Marcus Malcuit/Strasburg, OH	McIntosh Oil/VP Fuels
88	Steve Cronenwett Jr./Canton, MI	Giles Auto Body
116	Jack Varney Jr./Mt. Morris, MI	Great Lakes Helicopter

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(FLAT ROCK, Mich. - May 10, 2013) - The ARCA Truck Series is kicking off its 15th season of competition this Saturday, May 11 at Flat Rock Speedway in Flat Rock, Michigan with a 100-lap feature event.

And a name familiar to stock car fans across the world will be a part of the festivities. Bobby Dale Earnhardt, grandson of Dale Earnhardt, Sr., will be making his ARCA Truck Series debut.

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It's game on tonight at Toledo Speedway and full-ahead with the Hollywood Casino 100 for the ARCA Outlaw Late Models. The pits are loaded with quality cars and the gates are wide open. Come on out!

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(TOLEDO, Ohio) - It doesn't matter much which type of car he gets in, Angola, Indiana's Scott Hantz will sooner or later find his way to Victory Lane.

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Tonight Placer's Car Club Car Show tonight has been cancelled for tonight due to the repaving of Benore Road.  The next Car Show will be next Tuesday.  

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - May 16, 2013) - The days are growing closer….closer to School Bus Figure 8 races at both Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways!  Toledo’s Burge Wrecking “Night of Destruction tears up the track Friday night, May 24, while the Parts Galore School Bus Figure 8 race at Flat Rock hits the speedway Saturday, June 15.

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Four- time SLM champion (2004, 2008, 2009, 2011) Eric Lee’s second win of the season is a milestone for him. With the two wins this season it gives him 20 wins, tying him with his father Steve and Dick Barker for ninth on the Career Flat Rock Late Model win list. Rick Knowles with 22 wins is the next one on the list for Eric to pass. “What a great way to start out the season with 2 wins. We had a good run tonight the car was turning good and stayed consistent the entire race hopefully we can keep this momentum going.  I have to thank my crew and sponsors: Action Drywall, Lee Motorsports, Arrow Uniform, D&E Landscaping and Powertran Transformers.”

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(Toledo, Ohio - June 7, 2013) - A very cool and cloudy day arrived Friday at Toledo Speedway, but a fair crowd made the trip to the Glass City oval for the Glass Bowl Lanes Kids Night.  Kyle DeLisle, Tommy O’Leary and Morgan Baird captured the feature wins and visited the Sun Drop Winner’s Circle.  The track also hosted Racing Fan Club (MARFC) Night, with both the Michigan Auto Racing Fan Club and Dayton Auto Racing Fan Club represented.  Driver Rich Frantz was presented the MARFC duffel bag.

A large group of kids to age 14 were admitted free and received a free hot dog, chips and a drink, courtesy of Sherwood Foods, Jim’s Butcher Shop of Flat Rock, the Dr. Pepper/Snapple Group, Herr’s Potato Chips and Schwebel’s Baking Company.

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