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Shirley Allen, whose late husband Archie Allen served in various capacities during a 23-year run as an ARCA Official at Flat Rock Speedway, and whose sons Gary Allen and Ron Allen have raced at Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways,...
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TRACKSIDE TIDBITS BY DEBI DOMBY
This year was the year of the first time winner or at least their first win in this division. Jeremy Vanderhoof is the only driver to win a championship in the same division (it was his fourth championship at Toledo in the...
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TOLEDO SPEEDWAY THROWBACK THURSDAY
The “Clown Prince” of racing in the Figure 8 wars of the 1960’s and early 1970’s is pictured here in his famous Pontiac Tempest---Lubie Allen of Taylor, MI. Always a threat to win, Lubie was a tough racer who was also a...
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FLAT ROCK-TOLEDO SPEEDWAY BULLETIN (12-15-15)
This is our first winter bulletin of the season. We will post one for each month through March. The winter office for both tracks is at Toledo: 419-727-1100.
Christmas presents! You still have time to order gift cards,...
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REMEMBERING NANCY HOFFMAN
Nancy J. Hoffman, who teamed with her husband, Bob, to own the championship-winning ARCA Late Model Sportsman car driven by Jim Froling, passed away suddenly Thursday, December 10.
She was employed by the MIAT College of...
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THROWBACK THURSDAY
It's the 1977 "Race Against Cancer" at Toledo Speedway. ARCA founder and President/Toledo promoter John Marcum brought in NASCAR's top dogs to battle with the Late Model short track stars of the Midwest, with the proceeds...
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TOLEDO RACER’S REUNION, FAN CLUB MEETING MOVES TO APRIL 2;
Toledo, Ohio—December 8, 2015: The Toledo Speedway 13th annual Racer’s Reunion and Michigan Auto Racing Fan Club Meeting has a new date for 2016. The day-long event will be moved to Saturday, April 2 and take place at the...
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December 8, 2015
After a heavy volume of phone calls and additional re-search, the nose piece rule previously announced has been revised and is below. This has been adopted by Berlin, Flat Rock, Kalamazoo, Toledo, and the Main Event Series....
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TOLEDO SPEEDWAY THROWBACK THURSDAY
Guess who in the number 38 Figure 8 car? It’s none other than Flat Rock/Toledo tech inspector Terry Smith, posing with the checkered flag circa 1976. Terry ran for several years in the Figure 8 division, and was a crew...
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ORDER YOUR FLAT ROCK AND TOLEDO SPEEDWAY GIFTS TODAY!
Didn’t find that gift you were looking for on Black Friday? And you were really working on work from your computer instead of shopping on Cyber Monday?
Look no farther---Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway can fill those...
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TOLEDO SPEEDWAY THROWBACK THURSDAY
Benny Parsons sits in his Late Model prior to the Race Against Cancer at Toledo Speedway in 1977. Parsons, who passed away in 2007, won the ARCA National Championship in 1968 and went on to capture the then-NASCAR Winston...
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ARCA LATE MODEL AND LATE MODEL ALLIANCE RULE AMENDMENTS (11-25-15)
In an effort to preserve and maintain the Outlaw Late Model class, and with the goal to reduce speeds, track officials from Berlin, Flat Rock, Kalamazoo, the Main Event Series and Toledo have unanimously agreed to the...
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SANTA HAS ARRIVED! FLAT ROCK AND TOLEDO SPEEDWAY GIFTS ARE HERE!
The Jolly Old Elf has filled his sleigh with Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway gifts for that race fan in your life! Order today and have that special gift under the tree! Choose from Season Tickets (an even better buy NOW with...
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TOLEDO SPEEDWAY THROWBACK THURSDAY
The one and only “Black Bandit”, Bob Keselowski poses in victory lane with his #29 machine at Toledo Speedway during one of his many Late Model wins at the ½ mile. Bob captured the 1983 track title, and his son, Brian, was...
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Toledo’s 75th ARCA race coming in May, 2016
(TOLEDO, Ohio – November 18, 2015) – Toledo Speedway officials have always boasted about the incredible list of open wheel and stock car drivers who have walked through its gates over the years. Now, it has something else to...
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THROW-BACK THURSDAYS ARE HERE AGAIN!
Mt. Clemens, MI driver Ray Nece is pictured in his familiar # 3 Late Model circa 1960’s as he waits for practice at Toledo Speedway. Ray was a very popular driver in the 1960’s and 1970’s and competed throughout the Midwest,...
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FLAT ROCK, TOLEDO SPEEDWAYS HONOR 2015 CHAMPIONS, TEAMS
Toledo, Ohio—November 6, 2015: Race teams, officials, family and friends gathered Friday evening at the Crystal Gardens Banquet Center in Southgate, MI for the annual Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways Awards Banquet. Each of...
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REMEMBERING BOB HEBESTREIT
Bob “Hebie” Hebestreit, long time ARCA Official at Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways and on the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards tour, died Friday Nov. 6. “Hebie” had a broad background in racing, starting with his...
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GREAT TUNROUT FOR ANNUAL TOY RUN TO BENEFIT HARBOR
The 26th Annual Bikers of Northwest Ohio Toy Run was held Sunday Nov. 1 at Toledo Speedway, and over 700 bikers and total attendance of over 1000 generated $9,100 to benefit Harbor Behavioral Healthcare & Children’s...
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Fran and Dick Duff, Tracy Leslie enter Motorsports hall of fame
(MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – November 1, 2015) – Tracy Leslie, the 1988 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards champion, joined Dick and Fran Duff as entrants into the Michigan Motorsports Hall today in Mount Pleasant,...
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2016 ARCA FLAT ROCK/TOLEDO SPEEDWAY RULE AMENDMENTS/CHANGES(as of 10-29-15)
Cluth size for Late Model Sportsman corrected to 7 1/4 inches.
ARCA FIGURE 8 DIVISION
BODY, A. STRUCTURE: (This is a clarification from 4-19-15): Front nosepiece cannot extend past front bumper unless running a...
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FLAT ROCK, TOLEDO SPEEDWAYS GO FORWARD WITH HOOSIER TIRE
OCTOBER 26, 2016—The ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards recently announced an agreement establishing a long term relationship with General Tire as the Official Tire Supplier of the Series, but ARCA’s owned and sanctioned...
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FORMER TOLEDO SPORTSMAN DRIVER MYERS WINS ARCA TRUCK TITLE
Jeff Myers Jr., former ARCA Sportsman division driver at Toledo Speedway, has won the 2015 ARCA Truck Series driving championship.
Myers Jr., from Lambertville, was the 2014 ARCA Truck Series Holley Performance Rookie of the...
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ENDURO/FACTORY STOCKS TO BATTLE ON 3 DIFFERENT TRACKS IN 2016
Toledo, Ohio—October 19, 2015: The ARCA Enduro/Factory Stock division will see action on 3 separate race courses at Toledo Speedway for the 2016 racing season.
For 2016, a few additional dates will be added for the...
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2 WEEKS TO FLAT ROCK, TOLEDO BANQUET TICKET DEADLINE!
October 12, 2015: Just 2 weeks remain until the deadline for tickets for the annual Flat Rock-Toledo Speedway awards banquet, set for Friday evening, November 6 at the beautiful Crystal Gardens Banquet Center in Southgate,...
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ARCA ARAMARK LATE MODEL SPORTSMAN TO COMPETE FOR “SILVER CUP” IN 2016
Toledo, Ohio—October 7, 2015: ARCA, Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway officials have released several details regarding the ARCA Aramark Late Model Sportsman class for the 2016 season. A 3-race “Silver Cup” Series will be...
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REMEMBERING FRAN HARDEN
Francis “Fran” Harden of Wayne, MI passed away October 2, 2015 at the age of 81. “Frantic Fran” was a top Late Model competitor at both Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways in the 1960’s and 1970’s, driving for car owner Reed...
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Trackside Tidbits by Debi Domby
It was full moon madness with a quarter moon in the sky. For the first time the Glass City 200 was a stand-alone race, but there was enough action. First there was 17 cautions which included eight caution flags and the midway...
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RIETHMEYER CAPTURES GREAT LAKES HELICOPTER GLASS CITY 200
Toledo, Ohio—September 19, 2015: Austin, TX native Brad Riethmeyer snared the lead with 15 laps to go on a restart and scored the big victory in the 27th running of the Great Lakes Helicopter Glass City 200 presented by the...
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REVISED TOLEDO GLASS CITY 200 SCHEDULE SET
(Toledo, OH—Saturday, September 19, 2015): 11:30 a.m. Another rain shower fell at Toledo Speedway around 9:30 a.m., but it now has stopped. The track-drying process has begun and the schedule has been revised for the 27th...
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