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Allen Grabs Toledo Checkered
TOLEDO, OH (6-20-2008)-- 5-time division champion Ron Allen held back the last-lap challenge of Jim Froling to win the marathon-like ARCA National City Bank Sportsman feature on Wendy’s Autograph Night/Racing Fan Club Night Friday at Toledo Speedway. Danny Hargraves, representing Wendy’s, and Wendy greeted the winners in the New Glass Bowl Lanes Winner’s Circle. The Michigan Auto Racing Fan Club honored Factory Stock driver Kevin Little with a helmet bag, while the Dayton Auto Racing Fan Club presented t-shirts to all feature winners.
...Flat Rock Entry List Grows For Saturday’s 100 Lap Allegiant Gold Cup Race
(FLAT ROCK, Michigan - June 23, 2011) - Flat Rock Speedway hosted a practice session Wednesday evening in preparation for Saturday’s ARCA Allegiant Gold Cup 100 lap Late Model race. Despite a pair of rain delays, practice was held after drying the track.
...CHILDRESS RACING, DAVID RAGAN TO GIVE AWAY MIS TICKETS AT FLAT ROCK
(FLAT ROCK, Michigan - August 11, 2011) - Race fans will have a chance to win tickets to the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Michigan International Speedway, courtesy of a NASCAR and ARCA race team and a NASCAR Cup driver, the next 2 Saturday nights at Flat Rock Speedway. Richard Childress Racing (RCR) will award 3 pairs of tickets as part of the lucky number program drawing this Saturday, August 13 at Flat Rock, while David Ragan will personally give away six tickets during his appearance at “The Rock” Saturday, August 20.
...Toledo/Flat Rock Time Schedules
| TOLEDO SPEEDWAY-THURSDAY, SEPT. 13, 2012 | ||||||||||
| Placer's Car Club Classic Car Show: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. | ||||||||||
| Shows are held first, second and third Thursdays in September | ||||||||||
| Sat. and Sunday, Sept. 15-16 | ||||||||||
| RACER'S FLEA MARKET AND GENERAL PUBLIC FLEA MARKET! | ||||||||||
| In track parking lot! Saturday: Setup is 7 a.m. Market hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday | ||||||||||
| Sunday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. | ||||||||||
| $20 per day or $35 for 2 days, 20' x 20 space: First-come, first served. | ||||||||||
| *Rusty Wallace Racing Experience at Toledo Sun. Sept. 16. Go to www.racewithrusty.com for details! | ||||||||||
| TOLEDO SPEEDWAY'S NEXT RACE IS SAT. SEPT. 29 (Final Show of Year) | ||||||||||
| 24TH Running of the Great Lakes Helicopter Glass City 200 Late Model invitational! | ||||||||||
| Plus Sportsman invitational (1/2 mile) and X-Cars (on the 1/4 mile) | ||||||||||
| Gates: Noon | ||||||||||
| Time trials: 3 | ||||||||||
| Racing: 5 p.m. | ||||||||||
| **Optional practice session Friday, Sept. 28, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. | ||||||||||
| Free admission to grandstand Friday | ||||||||||
| Saturday: Adults-$25, children 6-12 are $3, under 6 are Free | ||||||||||
| Tickets now on sale! Call the track at 419-727-1100 | ||||||||||
| $50,000 plus cash purse!!!!! | ||||||||||
| FLAT ROCK SPEEDWAY--SATURDAY, SEPT.15, 2012--Final race of Year! | ||||||||||
| NOTE SPECIAL START TIME IS 6 P.M. FOR THIS EVENT!!!!! | ||||||||||
| GRILLER'S SELECT BBQ SAUCE SCHOOL BUS FIGURE 8 RACES! | ||||||||||
| Plus Boat Figure 8, Street Stocks, Figure 8's and Michigan Legends Cars! | ||||||||||
| (Rain date is Sat. Sept. 22--same times) | ||||||||||
| SATURDAY, Sept. 15, 2012 | ||||||||||
| 3 p.m. | Pit registration opens | |||||||||
| 3:30 | Ticket office and Front Gate opens | |||||||||
| 4 p.m. | Practice (no qualifying--draw for position) | |||||||||
| 5:30 | Driver's Meeting | |||||||||
| 6 p.m. | Michigan Legends Heat(s) | |||||||||
| Street Stock heats | ||||||||||
| Michigan Legends Feature | ||||||||||
| Street Stock feature--25 laps | ||||||||||
| Street Stock B Main (if necessary) | ||||||||||
| Figure 8 feature--20 laps | ||||||||||
| Boat Figure 8 | ||||||||||
| School Bus Figure 8 | ||||||||||
| **RESERVED SEATS ONLY ARE BEING SOLD IN ADVANCE THIS WEEK! | ||||||||||
| All reserved seats are $16 regardless of age; call the track at 734-782-2480 | ||||||||||
| or go to ticket office, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. | ||||||||||
| ALL General Admission tickets and Kids tickets go on sale at 3:30 race day! | ||||||||||
| Gen. Admission: $15 adults, kids 6-12 are $3, under 6 are FREE | ||||||||||
| Pit area: Age limit minimum of 14, minors must have release signed by both parents at the track | ||||||||||
| Pit passes: $20 ARCA member, $30 non-member | ||||||||||
44 Entries Already for Historic Combined Event at Toledo Speedway
Salem, IN (April 4, 2013) – CRA officials have released the first list of entries to date for the historic “Border Wars” 7-UP 150 at Toledo Speedway on Saturday, April 20th, were the ARCA Midwest Tour presented by SCAG Power Equipment and Lester Buildings and the ARCA/CRA Super Series will contest the first ever combination race between the two template touring late model powers. Both series will bring an extreme amount of talent together for the season opener at Toledo Speedway along with some southern flare including Georgia top gun Bubba Pollard and 15 year old South Carolina native Kyle Benjamin who has been on a tear so far this year with four wins at New Smyrna Speedway during Speedweeks in February, a win at The Rattler at South Alabama Speedway on March 17th and a second place finish in his first ever ARCA Racing Series event on March 9th at Mobile International Speedway.
...Root, Strickland Tied for Hantz Group/Allegiant Air Late Model Gold Cup Series
TOLEDO, OH: (7-13-09): Grand Rapids, MI driver Mike Root and local favorite Dennis Strickland of Carleton, MI head the list of entries for round number 3 of the Hantz Group/Allegiant Air ARCA Late Model Gold Cup Series this Friday night at Toledo Speedway. The duo is tied for the point lead in the 5-race series, featuring 2 races at Flat Rock Speedway and 3 at Toledo this season. The 75 lap contest will pay $2000 to the winner and $425 to start. Marco's Pizza and Teamsters Local 20 will sponsor the July 17 race card at the fast ½ mile paved oval.
...Flat Rock Champs Crowned
DIAMOND RACING PRODUCTS JOY FAIR MEMORIAL RESET FOR AUGUST 10
(FLAT ROCK, Michigan - July 11, 2013) - With any luck, the third time will be the charm for Flat Rock Speedway’s Diamond Racing Joy Fair Memorial 100. The race has now been rescheduled for Saturday, August 10. The original date was June 22 and the second attempt was set for July 6. Both dates were victims of heavy rains that have saturated the area in the past 3 weeks.
...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
...TOLEDO-AREA VALVOLINE INSTANT OIL CHANGE CENTERS AND CUMULUS RADIO TEAM UP FOR TOLEDO SPEEDWAY SUMME
Toledo, Ohio--April 28, 2011: The second season of the Valvoline Instant Oil Change (VIOC) Summer Racing Series presented by Cumulus Radio will kick off at Toledo Speedway for the first event on Friday, May 6. The concept groups together 10 Friday night races at the Glass City oval. The Toledo-area Cumulus Radio stations will provide the exposure for the Series throughout the 2011 season through on-air spots and various promotions, including live-radio remotes from various Valvoline Instant Oil Change locations.
...Federated Car Care 200 to Decide Numerous Battles
(TOLEDO, Ohio - October 13, 2011) - Sunday's Federated Car Care 200 at Toledo Speedway will in part be a coronation for rookie driver Ty Dillon, who will clinch the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards championship simply by starting the race.
...Total Entries At 58 For 7-Up Twin 100’s At Toledo
(TOLEDO, Ohio - April 23, 2012) - A flurry of entries were in the mail box this weekend for the 7-Up Twin 100’s, set for Sunday afternoon, April 29 at Toledo Speedway. The total number of entries for the two-100 lap features stands at 58 cars as of Noon today.
...ARP Renews Flat Rock/Toledo Contingency Program for 2009
FLAT ROCK MI (11-11-08)--It's getting cold, there's a few snow flurries in the air around the Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway area, but it's also time to keep plans moving for the 2009 season. And with that, ARP Bodies has announced it will renew its contingency program with the 2 tracks for the upcoming year.
...Toledo Speedway 50th Anniversary: A Look Back at 1980
1980-SENNEKER AND MALCUIT GRAB TOLEDO BIG BUCKS
Perennial favorite Bob Senneker and "Captain Sizzle" Mark Malcuit each posted $5000 victories by taking the 150-lap segments of the season-ending Gabriel 300 at Toledo Speedway. Track promoter Sonny Adams greeted the joyous winners on-track, paying each driver in fresh $100 bills in front of the huge, enthusiastic crowd on a beautiful fall Sunday afternoon.
...In Memory of Terri Adams
Terri Adams-Sutherland, daughter of former Toledo Speedway owner Sonny Adams, passed away Friday May 7 at Mercy St. Anne Hospital in Toledo. Terri's brother Tommy Adams is an ARCA Truck Series driver and Toledo Speedway ARCA Sportsman division driver, and her nephew Landon Schuster is a Toledo Speedway ARCA Factory Stock driver. Terri also worked for her father as the office secretary at Toledo Speedway from 1984-1999. She is survived by her mother Mary; sons Craig and Cody Sutherland; sister Tammy (Mark) Schuster; brothers Tommy (Kim) Adams and Josh Adams; two grandchildren and nieces and nephews. Funeral services are at Sujkowski Funeral Home Northpointe on Monday May 10.
...Storms Miss Toledo-Froling Takes Wendy's Night Victory
TOLEDO, OH (6-4-10) -- A great effort by the Toledo Speedway race teams kept the Wendy's Family Night and Autograph Night a happening for the fans that enjoyed meeting their favorite drivers and Wendy herself! Jim Froling, Dennis Whisman, Cory McCaughey and Mike Marlow captured the feature race wins Friday evening. They were greeted by Wendy in the Sunny D Winner's Circle.
...HISTORIC FEAT IN SHORT TRACK RACING AS SAUVE WINS 3 CONSECUTIVE GLASS CITY RACES!
While the Glass City 200 has been filled with prestige and notoriety over its 24 events, there is 1 accomplishment that ranks up near the top of all short track racing. In the years 2002, 2003 and 2004, Saginaw, MI driver Steve Sauve became the second driver to win three Glass City 200 races. What’s even more incredible is that the Michigan Motorsports Hall of Fame member did it 3 years in a row!
...ARCA Trucks kick off 2013 season at Flat Rock Saturday; Bobby Dale Earnhardt among entrants
(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.
...Flat Rock, Toledo Special Event Tickets Now on Sale
TOLEDO OH (1-29-08) - Reserved seat tickets are now on sale for several special events at both Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways for the upcoming racing season.
...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.
..."Fastest Short Track Show in the World" on the Way to Toledo Speedway Friday, June 11
(TOLEDO, Ohio - June 3, 2010) - Second-generation drivers "Liquid" Lou Cicconi Jr. , Dave "Shoe 2" Shullick Jr. and Toledo track record holder Jason Blonde lead the pre-entry lists for Toledo Speedway's annual All American Coach/Qualite Sports Lighting "Fastest Short Track Show in the World" featuring the open-wheel doubleheader of the Midwest Super Modified (MSA)Oswego Winged Challenge Series and the Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper (AVBBSS) Super Sprint Cars, set for Friday, June 11. ...
Toledo Action Beats the Rain--Almost
TOLEDO, OH (5-30-2008)-- Despite threatening weather looming in the distance and the usual lousy forecast, Toledo Speedway was able to complete all but 1 race on Armed Forces Appreciation Night. The Friday night show was completed with the exception of the 10 lap Factory Stock B Main. Howard Kelley Jr., Jeremy Vanderhoof and Cory McCaughey posted feature wins before the rains hit the track.
...DTS Drive Train Specialists Returns to Back Flat Rock Street Stock Division
(FLAT ROCK, Mich. - January 17, 2011): DTS Drive Train Specialists of Warren, MI will return to serve as title sponsor for the Flat Rock Speedway ARCA Street Stock class in 2011. A long-time sponsor of race teams and tracks throughout the Michigan-Ohio area, DTS will enter into its second season of sponsorship at the ¼ mile paved oval.
The company has served as a sponsor of Toledo Speedway's Glass City 200 for many years, and has also renewed its commitment to the 23rd running of that event for the upcoming season.
...Strickland Shoots For Toledo Allegiant Gold Cup Win July 8
(TOLEDO, Ohio - June 30, 2011) - The ARCA Allegiant Glass City Gold Cup Late Model Series moves to Toledo Speedway Friday night, July 8 for round number 2 of the 5 race series. Race #1 winner Dennis Strickland will be gunning to duplicate his victory at Flat Rock Speedway June 25. The 100 lap event for the ARCA Late Models is expected to draw cars from Michigan, Ohio and Indiana, with $2000 awaiting the winner.
...FAIR JR. SURVIVES HEAT FOR TOLEDO 100 ALLEGIANT GOLD CUP WIN
(TOLEDO, Ohio—July 6, 2012) - Despite temperatures nearing the 100 degree mark and a searing sun, Harold Fair Jr. grabbed the victory in Friday night’s ARCA Allegiant Late Model Gold Cup 100 lap feature event. Dennis Whisman took the 25 lap Road Course race, on a course that used parts of the ¼ mile, ½ mile and pit road. The heat kept the crowd down but a hearty group of fans showed for the night of racing at the Glass City oval.
...Racing Legend Joe Ruttman Returns To Flat Rock For Moran Chevy/Stan Yee Memorial 150
Eddie Hoffman Early ASA North Entry for April 17 Toledo Opener
Toledo, Flat Rock Car Shows Coming.....
TOLEDO OH (3-5-08) - It's mall show season for Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways. It's also your chance to see these great machines in their finest condition minus the forthcoming tire-rubs, wrinkled quarters and dents and donuts that are all part of the world of paint-trading, fender-banging stock car racing. From the Frenchtown Square Mall show in Monroe, to the Westfield (Franklin Park) Mall in Toledo, to the Westland Shopping Center in Westland, to the Southland Center in Taylor, this year's line-up is better than ever. The following isthe most current list of drivers and cars who will be appearing at each mall. The 2008 racing season, Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway style, is officially underway......
...Super Modifieds Return To Flat Rock Speedway After 30 Years; David Ragan To Sign Autographs
(FLAT ROCK, Michigan - August 1, 2011) - In 1981, a group called the IRA Super Modifieds visited Flat Rock Speedway’s ¼ mile paved oval. And now, after a 30 year absence, the Midwest Super Modified (MSA) Association will invade “The Rock” for their first-ever appearance. The slow-slung, winged creations will shoot to break the absolute track record Saturday, August 20.
Race fans will also have the opportunity to meet NASCAR driver David Ragan, the winner of the July NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway and the pole sitter for last weekend’s Brickyard 400 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Ragan is in the area for the NASCAR race at Michigan International Speedway, where he will pilot car owner Jack Roush’s #6 Ford.
For many of the MSA Super Modified drivers and teams, this will be their first trip to the lightning-fast, 2-groove bowl. Current point leader Trent Stephens, Lou Cicconi, Charlie Schultz, veteran Bobby Dawson and Tim Ice are all set for this big event. Canadian hot shoe Mike Lichty is also expected to be at Flat Rock.
...Condolences to the Ahlgren Family
Condolences to the family of Ken Ahlgren Sr., former ARCA Figure-8 driver at Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway and longtime supporter of his son Kenny Ahlgren's racing efforts. Ken Ahlgren Sr. died Monday October 17 after a lengthy illness at the age of 69. He is survived by his wife Patricia, daughter Sheri and son Kenny (Penny), and two grandchildren. Per Ken's wishes, there will be no visitation or funeral services.
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