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TOLEDO’S NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION DEFIES MOTHER NATURE
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Toledo, OH—May 29, 2015: Rain, heat and humidity could not stop a good crowd from witnessing Friday’s “Night of Destruction” at Toledo Speedway. Early rains during the day and a brief shower during the show did not dampen...
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Gold Cup night at Toledo Speedway: 'You better have your stuff right'
(TOLEDO, Ohio – July 11, 2014) – The third Discount Tire ARCA Gold Cup Late Model Series race is only hours away and drivers are already talking about the strong field expected to lineup at the Toledo Speedway gates.
“That’s...
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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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Former racecar driver from Taylor to receive kidney from nephew
By Andrea Blum, The News-Herald
Jerry Lee is used to living an adventurous life.
The Taylor resident spent years as a racecar driver with the Automobile Racing Club of America, zooming around tracks at the Flat Rock...
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The Taylor resident spent years as a racecar driver with the Automobile Racing Club of America, zooming around tracks at the Flat Rock...
THROWBACK THURSDAY! FEBRUARY 4, 2016
Toledo Speedway got its first coat of asphalt for the 1961 season. The track, built by Herb Koester, began as a 1/2 mile dirt track in 1960. The grounds of the speedway once was a tomato field.
Many short tracks of the era...
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Glass City 200 to have special pre-race guests
(TOLEDO, Ohio – Sept. 17, 2014) – Hockey season is just around the corner. However, before the puck drops on the 2014-15 Toledo Walleye season, a few of the team’s players will take in some high-caliber outlaw late model...
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LATE MODEL RACER ED HAGE PASSES
July 7, 2015: Ypsilanti, MI native Ed Hage, a former Late Model racer for many years, passed away Monday, July 6.
Hage ran for the late Harlan Boyd in the #62 car in the 1970’s and was one of the first drivers to go below...
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Toledo Speedway race among CBS Sports Network lineup of ARCA races in 2015
(TOLEDO, Ohio – March 13, 2015) – Officials from the Automobile Racing Club of America announced today that CBS Sports Network will televise at least three live events from the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards this...
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TOLEDO’S MILLER LITE 100 TO DETERMINE DISCOUNT TIRE GOLD CUP CHAMP
(Toledo, OH—August 14, 2014): Toledo Speedway will be the site of the final leg of the 5-race ARCA Discount Tire Gold Cup Late Model Series Friday night.
...ARCA goes 'Hollywood' ... Schrader, Theriault special guests in Press Conference Tuesday
TOLEDO, Ohio (March 27, 2017) -- ARCA is headed to Hollywood, or at least as close as it gets around here. More like Hollywood Casino Tuesday afternoon, March 28 for the annual ARCA Toledo/Flat Rock Speedways Press Conference...
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FROLING, SZEP WIN SATURDAY TOLEDO PRE-LIMS;
Toledo, Ohio—May 21, 2016: Jim Froling notched his 2nd consecutive win in the ARCA Aramark Late Model Sportsman class Saturday afternoon at Toledo Speedway, while Shawn Szep won the ARCA Truck Series feature on Destination...
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RICHARD “DICK” DUFF
Richard S. Duff, of Sylvania, OH died peacefully Sunday, April 20, 2014 at Kingston Care Center of Sylvania,Ohio, where he had lived for the past several years.
...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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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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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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R & M RECYCLING TO SPONSOR LATE MODEL SPORTSMAN SILVER CUP RACES
Toledo, Ohio—January 25, 2016: The newly-created 3-race “Silver Cup” Series for ARCA’s Aramark Late Model Sportsman division has a sponsor. Local businessman Mike Rogers has pledged his support of the trio of events for the...
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CGS Imaging to sponsor Thad Moffitt in Menards 200 at Toledo
TOLEDO, Ohio (May 19, 2018) -- He's the grandson of the "The King" Richard Petty. He also picked up a local sponsor for the ARCA home game this weekend at Toledo Speedway. Thad Moffitt will be sponsored by CGS Imaging for...
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KODY SWANSON SETS SIGHTS ON TOLEDO’S KING OF THE WING SHOOTOUT JUNE 26; LEG 2 OF $25,000 HEMELGARN/SUPER FITNESS TRIPLE CROWN BONUS
(Toledo, OH—June 18, 2015): With the victory in the May 1 USAC Silver Crown race at Toledo Speedway, Kody Swanson of Kingsburg, CA is now poised to go after the Hemelgarn Racing/Super Fitness $25,000 Triple Crown bonus. Leg...
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TOLEDO SPEEDWAY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
TOLEDO SPEEDWAY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Thursday, August 6
Kelly-Miller Circus (in west end of parking lot)
Show times are 4:30 and 7:30 p.m.
Benefits Point Place Legacy Foundation
Tickets are...
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FLAT ROCK, TOLEDO SPECIAL EVENT TICKETS NOW ON SALE!
TOLEDO, OH: (3-2-15): Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway are moving forward with plans for the new racing season, and that includes taking ticket orders for a variety of special events at both tracks. Reserved seating, general...
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ARCA SPORTSMAN DIVISION NAME CHANGES TO LATE MODEL SPORTSMAN
Toledo, Ohio—November 6, 2014: The ARCA Aramark Sportsman class will carry a new name for the upcoming season, as the division will now be known as the ARCA Late Model Sportsman. The group competes primarily at Toledo...
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FLAT ROCK, TOLEDO CHAMPS FETED AT MARFC BANQUET
A host of Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway’s champions were recognized during the annual Michigan Auto Racing Fan Club (MARFC) banquet held Saturday night in Warren, MI. The club invites champions from every track in the state...
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Toledo Speedway Schedule of Events
Time schedule for Friday, August 15 at Toledo Speedway.
...Gilliland becomes youngest ARCA winner in history in Menards 200 at Toledo
(TOLEDO, Ohio - May 17, 2015) - Todd Gilliland briefly doubted himself Sunday afternoon during the closing laps of the Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care at Toledo Speedway. Any doubts he had were quickly erased,...
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REMEMBERING JOHN MILLER
Former Toledo Speedway announcer and scorer John Miller, age 63, passed away Monday, May 25 at St. Anne’s Mercy Hospital. John worked for Sonny Adams in the 1980’s and 1990’s in several capacities. He was employed by Belle...
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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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