Toledo Speedway

(FLAT ROCK, Michigan - April 27, 2013) - It was a beautiful opening night for the 2013 race season at Flat Rock Speedway.  Dakota Carlson paid a surprise visit and scored the victory in the 50 lap ARCA Moran Chevrolet Late Model feature at the Jet’s Pizza season opener. Rob Moore notched the victory in the 25 lap ARCA Drive Train Specialists Street Stock feature, while Jeremy Vanderhoof was the winner of the 20 lap ARCA Parts Galore Figure 8 race.

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - April 25, 2013) - Andrew Morrisey lives in Wisconsin, but that won’t stop the Badger state native from making the trip to Toledo Speedway for the Friday, May 10 Hollywood Casino 100 for the ARCA Glass City Gold Cup Series Late Models, the first event of 2013 for the class at the Glass City oval.  Second-generation driver Jason LaDuke has also filed his entry for the contest, which features the top outlaw Late Model drivers in the Midwest.

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Flat Rock, Michigan—April 24, 2013:  Rain and wet grounds has forced the cancellation of today’s practice session at Flat Rock Speedway.  There will be no activity at all as the rain continues to fall.

Speedway officials have opted to open 1 hour earlier on Saturday, April 27 for the Jet’s Pizza Season Opening Night show. 

The pit area will now open at 12:30, practice begins at 2, time trials are set for 5:15 and racing begins at 7 p.m.

Race teams are reminded to get to the track early to get through technical inspection.  Race time is 7 p.m. sharp.

 

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FLAT ROCK SPEEDWAY

OPEN PRACTICE: Wednesday, April 24 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.  The pit area will open at 4.

Pit passes are $15 each

FIRST RACE:  Saturday, April 27

Jet’s Pizza Season Opener

ARCA Moran Chevrolet Late Models, Parts Galore Figure 8’s and the DTS Drive Train Specialists Street Stocks

Pit area:  12:30 p.m.

Practice begins at 2 p.m.

Front gates:  2 p.m. (Ticket sales begin at 4:30)

Time trials:  5 p.m.

Racing:  7 p.m.

Pits:  $20 ARCA member, $30 non-member; Minimum age for pits is 12, with minor’s release signed by both parents at registration (must be with minor).

Grandstands:  Adults $12; children 6-12:  $3; Under 6 FREE with adult

FREE parking on track grounds; all concession items are priced from .50 to $3.50.  Beer is available ($4.50 each)

Flat Rock Speedway is located on Telegraph Road, just 5 minutes from I-75 or I-275.  The track phone number is 734-782-2480.  Log onto www.flatrockspeedway.com for further information, or like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/toledoflatrock or follow us on Twitter @flatrockspeed.

TOLEDO SPEEDWAY TIME SCHEDULE

Sunday, April 28:  OPEN PRACTICE

Pits:  10 a.m.

Practice:  Noon to 5 p.m

ALL pit passes are $15 each for practice day

Minimum age for pits is 12, with minor’s release signed by both parents at registration (must be with minor).

Grandstands:  will be open-free admission for practice day

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.

*Friday night racing begins May 3, with ARCA ACME Dismantling Sportsman, Parts Galore Figure 8’s, 4 Cylinders and the all-new division of the R & M Recycling X Cars!  Racing at 7:30 p.m. Friday nights through August 30.

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Flat Rock, Michigan—April 20, 2013:  Despite a dusting of snow on the rooftops and the track surface in the morning, a hearty group of 47 race teams took laps at Flat Rock Speedway Saturday afternoon to prepare for the Jet’s Pizza Season Opener, which is set for Saturday, April 27.  The cold, bitter wind and snow flurries failed to halt the 5 hour practice session, which went off without any incidents.

A variety of race cars--Late Models, Figure 8’s, Street Stocks, Sportsman, Trucks, Enduro cars, Great Lakes Mini Cups and MCR Dwarf Cars zipped around the fast ¼ mile oval in preparation for the 2013 racing season.  The new-look Figure 8’s were sharp, as the class has the option to run without front fenders and nosepieces, giving the cars a Modified-type look.

The final practice session before opening night is set for Wednesday, April 24 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.  The pit area will open at 4 p.m.

Flat Rock Speedway will begin its 60^th Anniversary season Saturday, April 27 with the Jet’s Pizza Season Opener, featuring the ARCA Moran Chevrolet Late Models, Parts Galore Figure 8’s and DTS Drive Train Specialists Street Stocks. 

Saturday’s time schedule for the opener has the pit area opening at 1:30, practice begins at 3 (spectator gates will also open at this time), time trials at 5 and racing at 7 p.m.  The track is located on Telegraph Road, just 5 minutes from I-75 or I-275.  The phone number is 734-782-2480.

Parking is FREE on the track grounds.  Flat Rock Speedway features the best entertainment value and concession pricing in Southeastern Michigan!

Log onto www.flatrockspeedway.com, like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/toledoflatrock or follow us on Twitter @flatrockspeed.

 

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - April 20, 2013) -- Johnny VanDoorn took the checkered flag Saturday night to win the 7-Up 150 at Toledo Speedway, the historic first-ever race between the ARCA Midwest Tour and ARCA/CRA Super Series.

VanDoorn re-took the lead at lap 141 and held Chris Wimmer off to take the checkered flag. Wimmer was the half-way leader.

Skylar Holzhausen finished third, Nathan Haseleu fourth and Bubba Pollard fifth.

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Chris Wimmer was the halfway leader Saturday night in the 7-Up 150 at Toledo Speedway.

Wimmer, driving the RaceTeamGear Chevrolet, took the lead late in the first half of the race and held on until a 15-minute break at the middle of the race.

Wimmer is a ARCA Midwest Tour "Touring Star."

Follow the race live by clicking the timing and scoring link above.

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - April 20, 2013, 4:15 p.m.) -- Johnny VanDoorn has won the pole for today’s 7-Up 150, the first-ever combined race between the ARCA Midwest Tour and the ARCA/CRA Super Series.

VanDoorn turned a qualifying lap in 118.444 (15.197) to nip Chris Wimmer (15.267), Bubba Pollard (15.281) and Kyle Benjamin (15.33) for the top spot. Sylar Holzhausen rounds out the top five.

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Coopersville, Michigan native Johnny VanDoorn, a former winner at Toledo Speedway, turned in the fastest lap during the third and final practice session Saturday as dozens of drivers are getting set for the 7-Up 150.

VanDoorn completed the fast lap at just over 117 mph with Chris Wimmer, Kyle Benjamin, Eddie Hoffman and Anderson Bowen rounding out the top five.

Cars are now in the garage and crews are making last-minute fixes before the 3 p.m. qualifying session.

Today’s 7-Up 150 at Toledo Speedway is scheduled for racing at 5 p.m.

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Chris Wimmer, an ARCA Midwest Tour “Touring Star” had the fastest time in today’s first practice session for the 7-Up 150 at Toledo Speedway, turning a lap in 15.549 seconds, or 115.763 mph.

Wimmer and the rest of the more than 40 cars at Toledo today will attempt to qualify for tonight’s 7-Up 150 at 3 p.m.

Johnny VanDoorn, a past winner at the high-banked half-mile Toledo Speedway, was second in the practice session at 15.65 with the No. 26 of Rick Turner third.

The second practice session is now underway. Follow the practice session and audio by clicking on the link above for ARCA timing and scoring.

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It’s race day at Toledo Speedway.

The first-ever meeting of the ARCA/CRA Super Series and ARCA Midwest Tour takes place today at the high-banked half-mile track in Toledo.

Today’s schedule has practice from 11 a.m. to Noon and from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Qualifying is set for 3, with two last-chance races at 5 p.m., followed by a driver autograph session, driver introductions and the 7-Up 150 lap main event.

ARCAracing.com will provide live timing and scoring and audio all day.

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - April 19, 2013) - Wausau, Wisconsin's Chris Wimmer, in his own No. 52 Wimmer Racing Chevrolet, was fastest overall Friday during a four-hour practice session at Toledo Speedway in preparation for Saturday's "Border Wars" 7-UP 150. Wimmer, among the 40 drivers who posted time, circled the half-mile oval with an average speed of 114.935 mph. Raceday Saturday gets underway with practice at 11 a.m., followed by qualifying at 3 p.m. Last chance races will begin at 5 followed by a driver autograph session that leads to pre-race ceremonies, and ultimately, the 7-Up 150 main event. All on-track activities will feature live timing and scoring and live streaming audio.

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(DeWITT, Mich. - April 19, 2013) - If Chad Finley runs as well this weekend in the "Border Wars" 7-UP 150 at Toledo Speedway as he did in last month's annual Rattler 250 at South Alabama Speedway, the DeWitt, Michigan second-generation racer will be a force to be reckoned with. ...

We are ready for our first open practice this Saturday, April 20.  The pit area will open at 10 a.m., and practice is from Noon to 5 p.m. 

Pit passes are $15 each; age restriction in the pit area is no younger than12; minor’s release signed by both parents at registration.

Please do not go out into the far west end of the pits to park your rig!  Go no farther than the final concrete pad on the west end!

The grandstand will be open for spectators at no charge.  The pit area concession stand will be open.

ARCA memberships, tires and fuel will be available at practice. In the event of weather issues, we will at the very least tech cars and sell the above-mentioned items.  You may check the website at www.flatrockspeedway.com for weather updates.

IF we have a monsoon, we may opt to do nothing, but we won’t decide that until Saturday.  So plan on getting through tech, etc. this Saturday.

Wednesday, April 24 we will hold another practice from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.  The pits open at 4 p.m.

The track is in good shape, most of the new poles and catch fence in turns 3-4 are up, about 25 foot of the concrete wall in turn 2 has been replaced and we are making progress despite the crazy weather of the past 3-4 weeks.

Saturday, April 27 is the Jet’s Pizza Season Opener!  Pits will open at 1:30, practice at 3, time trials at 5 and racing at 7 p.m.  We will not wait for you to get through tech on opening night.  Please get to one of the practices, go through tech, get some laps and you will be ready!

**Our gate times may change after a few weeks of racing, depending on car counts, much like we did last season.

See you Saturday!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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It's only a week away and it just keeps getting bigger. At least a fifth of the country will be represented next week when the 7-Up 150 takes place at Toledo Speedway.

As expected, the entry list for the historic event has hit 50. It also has drivers from 11 different states entered.

Tickets are now on sale for the 7-Up 150, which will feature drivers from the ARCA/CRA Super Series, the ARCA Midwest Tour and several other late model drivers from across the Midwest and South compete together on the same track for the first time.

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(FLAT ROCK, Michigan - April 11, 2013) - Saturday, April 27 Flat Rock Speedway will open its gates to begin the 60^th Anniversary season at the Telegraph Road speedplant.  The Jet’s Pizza Opening Day event will feature the ARCA Moran Chevrolet Late Models, Parts Galore Figure 8’s and the DTS Drive Train Specialists Street Stocks for a full race card at the ¼ mile asphalt oval.

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PAD RENTALS:  Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway pad rental fees are due by April 12.  After this date, the price goes up.  You may download the pad rental forms from the web pages.  They are located under forms.  Questions?  419-727-1100.

**ENGINE SEAL DAY:  Your chance to have your engine sealed before we start!  Crate or performance engine.  Thursday, April 18 at Toledo, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.  CALL to reserve a time.  IF no one signs up by Monday, April 15 at 5 p.m., this program will be cancelled. 

*RACECEIVERS: Will be available at the practice days:  $90 each, earbuds included, batteries are NOT included.

Tires go on sale tomorrow, Thursday, April 11 at both tracks and the ARCA office. 

See you at the practices!

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - April 10, 2013) - Toledo Speedway's home-opener - the "Border Wars" 7-Up 150 - is getting bigger by the day. With more than 50 quality entries expected from 10-plus states across the country for the Saturday afternoon, April 20 big show late model race, the media spotlight is also getting brighter by the moment.

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - April 9, 2013) - While his official entry has not yet been received, it's hard to ignore the Tweet sent out today from current ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards point leader Mason Mingus, who says he's joining the long and very impressive list of entrants for the April 20 season-opener at Toledo Speedway - the "Border Wars" 7-Up 150.

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - April 9, 2013) - The entry list to date for the Saturday, April 20 “Border Wars” 7-Up 150 at Toledo Speedway now stands at 46 cars as of April 8 at 5 p.m.  An additional 3 cars have entered the history-making event, while 1 car has withdrawn.  The race will see the stock-bodied ARCA/CRA Super Series Late Models and the ARCA Midwest Tour paired together in competition for the first time.

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Douglas George “Doug” Beasley, long time ARCA pit crew member and 4-Cylinder Driver at Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway, died Sunday April 7 at the age of 34 of leukemia. Doug was a familiar and friendly presence at both tracks and an enthusiastic supporter since 1997. In addition to his ARCA Gold Card Lifetime Membership, Doug was Sergeant At Arms for the Wayne Civitans Club, C.E.R.T. Member, Special Olympian, Licensed Groomer at Northville Downs, and a lifetime member of First Congregational Church of Wayne. Surviving Doug are his parents Norman and Linda Beasley; Brothers Paul Beasley and Eric Blaine; Grandmother Marion Beasley; Uncles Kenneth (Kathy) Beasley and Dave Orahoske; and Aunts Judy (Charles) West and Carolyn (Dave) Criner. Visitation is Wednesday, April 10 from 2-9 p.m. at Uht Funeral Home, 35400 Glenwood Rd., Westland MI 48186. Services are 11 a.m. Thursday, April 11 at the First Congregational Church of Wayne, 2 Towne Square St., Wayne MI 48184. The family suggests gifts to the First Congregational Church of Wayne or the Leukemia Fund.

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The upcoming 7-Up 150 at Toledo Speedway gets more interesting by the day.

The entry list already contains more than 40 names and includes drivers from across the Midwest and south that have multiple track championships and feature wins from across the country.

One of those drivers -- Bubba Pollard -- scored another win this weekend when he collected the trophy in the first Southern Super Series race in Nashville. Pollard held off several other late models, including some that he will be contending with at Toledo Speeday in the 7-Up 150 April 19-20.

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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 20^th, 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 17^th and a second place finish in his first ever ARCA Racing Series event on March 9^th at Mobile International Speedway.

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TO:  ARCA FLAT ROCK, TOLEDO SPEEDWAY RACE TEAMS

 

TIRES:  For the 2013 racing season, tire prices are as follows:

Hoosier 3035, 3045, Hoosier F-45, F-56 and Hoosier Star 56: 

$136 each (includes sales tax). 

Hoosier 26.5 and 27.5 Sportsman and Hoosier 26.5 and 27.5 880 Series:

$111 each (includes sales tax).

**Tires will be available beginning Thursday, April 11 at both tracks and the ARCA office. 

 

FUEL:  Price yet to be determined; we will know after deliveries arrive week of April 15.

 

PAD RENTALS:  A reminder pad rentals are DUE by April 12.  After April 12, the price goes up.  You can download the pad rental forms from the track web pages.  They are located under forms.  We are not mailing them out!

 

ENGINE SEAL DAY:  Crate or performance engine—this is your opportunity to have your engine sealed BEFORE the season begins!  Thursday, April 18 at Toledo Speedway from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.  YOU MUST MAKE AN APPOINTMENT!  Call 419-727-1100 to reserve a time slot!

 

PRE-SEASON PRACTICES-FLAT ROCK

Saturday, April 20, Noon to 5; pits open at 10 a.m.

Wednesday, April 24, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.,pits open at 4.

 

PRE-SEASON PRACTICE-TOLEDO

Sunday, April 28, Noon to 5; pits open at 10 a.m.

 

*Download and print your membership form from the website, fill it out and cut down your time standing in line on practice day or race day!  Get to the practices, go through tech---we will not wait for you on opening nights! 

Flat Rock office opens on daily basis beginning Monday, April 8.  734-782-2480

Toledo office is open daily:  419-727-1100

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - April 2, 201) - While it’s just a day after April Fools Day, a sneak peek at the current entry list for the Saturday, April 20 “Border Wars” 7-Up 150 at Toledo Speedway is no joke.  The event will see the stock-bodied ARCA/CRA Super Series Late Models and the ARCA Midwest Tour paired together in competition for the first time in the history of the 2 groups.

 

 

 

 

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The Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway track officials and race teams send their thoughts and prayers to Kim Hebert,the wife of ARCA Street Stock driver Chris Hebert (Car #31).

Word has been received that Kim has been diagnosed with a serious illness.  Please keep Kim and Chris in your thoughts and prayers. 

 

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - March 31, 2013) - The weather finally broke, and the gates swung open at Toledo Speedway for the first round of several tests already scheduled in preparation for the first two big-shows of the season - the 7-Up 150 on Saturday, April 20 and the Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care on May 19. And the father-son duo of Fred and Brian Campbell were the first to put their car on the pavement at Toledo Friday afternoon. Their focus was the 7-Up 150, when the ARCA CRA Super Series and the ARCA Midwest Tour join forces for the first time in history to battle it out in the annual Border Wars 7-Up 150.

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William Joseph Giordano, long time ARCA Late Model crew member for the late John Anderson and others including Artie and Jay Sommers, died unexpectedly March 25 at the age of 60. Giordano was a fixture at Mt. Clemens Race Track, Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways and at major late model racing events around the midwest from the late 1960s into the 1980s and was affectionately known as "Dago". He was a frequent visitor to the Stan Yee Racing shop and was employed by high performance parts companies including Diamond Racing Products and Katech Engineering.

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - March 27, 2013) - The Buckeye Cable Sports Network (BCSN) will now air a total of 12 Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway events for the 2013 racing season.  The local cable access channel of the Buckeye Cable System has added 2 dates to the previously-announced 10 race event schedule with the 2 ARCA-sanctioned tracks. 

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(TOLEDO, Ohio – March 26, 2013) – To say Kyle Benjamin is on a roll is an understatement.

He was already one of the hottest late model drivers in the country last year when he won the 2012 ARCA/CRA Super Series Southern Championship, the youngest champ the series has ever had. Then he scored an unprecedented four straight wins during “Speedweeks” at New Smyrna, Fla., further building on his increasingly solid racing resume.

Benjamin has continued on his soaring career path by winning six of the 10 races he has entered. He will be a driver to watch when he steers his Benjamin Motorsports Ford into the 7-Up 150 at Toledo Speedway April 20

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