Toledo Speedway

(TOLEDO, Ohio - March 23, 2013) - Never before in history has the ARCA CRA Super Series and the ARCA Midwest Tour competed together in the same race at the same track. That all changes in a big way in 2013 when both tours battle it out together and side-by-side at Toledo Speedway in April and again at Madison Int'l Speedway in August.

(TOLEDO, Ohio - March 22, 2013) - Angola, IN driver Scott Hantz is one of the first entries for the Saturday, April 20 “Border Wars” 7-Up 150 at Toledo Speedway.  The event will see the stock-bodied ARCA/CRA Super Series Late Models and the ARCA Midwest Late Model tour paired together in competition for the first time in the history of the 2 groups.  A strong contingent of the top Late Model drivers is expected for the race, which opens up Toledo’s 2013 race schedule.

March 22, 2013

To: Flat Rock Speedway Enduro teams

The 2013 entry blank for the Enduro races is enclosed with this letter, if you have not sent in your entry. We will begin assigning numbers Monday, April 22. NUMBERS ARE SECURED BY A PAID ENTRY. If you do not have a paid entry in by April 22, car numbers from 2012 will be reassigned --- NO EXCEPTIONS.

NO phone entries.

We do have a limited supply of Hoosier Sportsman tires available. When supply of the Hoosier Sportsman tires becomes an issue, the Hoosier 880 tires will then be allowed. Bu for the May 18 race, only the Hoosier Sportsman tires will be permitted (and treaded street tires).

This matter will be discussed at each driver’s meeting.

You are welcome to attend the open practices at both Flat Rock and Toledo.

Flat Rock: Saturday, April 20, Noon to 5, and Wednesday, April 24, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Toledo: Sunday, April 28, Noon to 5.

*Enduro cars will also be eligible to compete in the X Car Division this season at Toledo.

Thank you, see you soon!

(MILLERSPORT, Ohio) - The ARCA Truck Series, in preparation for its 15th consecutive season of competition, has released some of its 2013 race dates.

Abigail "Abby" Lynn Young, 4 months old, passed away Friday, March 15 after courageously battling a heart ailment.

Abby is survived by her parents Shawn Young and Shannon Frantz, and grandparents Louis Young and Rich Frantz.

Visitation will take place Saturday, March 23 from 9:30 to Noon at Santieu and Sons Funeral Home, 1139 N. Inkster Road, Garden City, MI (between Cherry Hill and Ford Road).  A short service will take place at Noon, with burial at Cadillac Memorial Gardens West (Babyland), 34224 Ford Road in Westland, MI.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family.

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.  If you would like to be added to that list, email your address to Sherry at smiller@arcaracing.com. 

Please direct any calls to the Toledo office during the winter months; the Flat Rock office will open tentatively Monday, April 8.  The Toledo phone number is 419-727-1100.

TOLEDO, OH—March 14, 2013:  The Toledo Speedway Bar and Grille will host the annual Racer’s Reunion and Michigan Auto Racing Fan Club (MARFC) meeting Saturday, March 16.

Located on the grounds of Toledo Speedway, the Bar/Grille will also be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day all day this Saturday, with a Jigg’s Dinner available.  The kitchen and bar will be open all day.  Admission to all festivities is free and open to the general public.

The Reunion begins at Noon and runs until 5 p.m.  At 6 p.m., the Michigan Auto Racing Fan Club will conduct their monthly meeting at the Bar and Grille.  The Toledo location has hosted the March event for several years in conjunction with the Racer’s Reunion.  ARCA President Ron Drager will speak to the crowd about the 2013 plans for both shorts tracks and for the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards.

Following the meeting, both tracks will give away 4 hour track rentals, pad rentals, tickets and more in a random drawing.  Drivers must be present to win.

(TOLEDO, Ohio - March 12, 2013) - Toledo Speedway and Flat Rock Speedway will celebrate significant milestones this season when the local tracks open for racing next month.

To all drivers and/or car owners:  If you have a number change or you haved moved to a different town, please let us know as soon as possible. Our print deadline for the program for our driver's lists is next Wednesday, March 13.

X CARS:  If you are also competing in another class, just keep your number for that division.  That is the number you will run in the X Cars.  We will sort out any number issues after a race or 2.

 **A Reminder pad rentals are due by April 12!  The form is located under forms on the track webpages.  Please fill it out and mail it in with your payment.  We are NOT mailing out forms.  After the deadline, the price goes up!

Mark down Saturday, March 16!  The annual Racer's Reunion at the Toledo Speedway Bar and Grille goes from Noon to 5, and the Michigan Auto Racing Fan Club (MARFC) Meeting is at 6 p.m.  We will be giving away pad rentals, 4 hour track rentals, tickets and more after the Fan Club Meeting!  Must be present to win!

(TOLEDO, Ohio - March 6, 2013) - When Toledo Speedway swings open its gates for the season-opening 7-Up 150 for the ARCA/CRA Super Series and ARCA Midwest Tour Late Models Saturday, April 20, history will be made as the event will mark the very first time these 2 touring Series will combine forces as one.  The Glass City oval will hold an open practice session Friday afternoon, April 19, with more practice, qualifying and the 150 lap race set for Saturday afternoon, April 20.

Southgate Anderson High School Senior Kayla Miletti now has something her step-father, Tim Moore, does not have—2 championships!

Kayla is a member of her high school Competitive Cheer team, which clinched their second Division I Michigan State Championship in a row last weekend in Grand Rapids, MI.

Tim is the 2011 Flat Rock Speedway Street Stock champion—and he has some work to do to catch up!

(TOLEDO, Ohio - March 1, 2013) - 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 will be available for several events, with advance general admission tickets also available for selected races.

This is the 4th of our monthly off-season bulletins.  It will be posted here on the webpages and emailed to our members who have provided email addresses.  If you would like to be added to that list, email your address to Sherry at smiller@arcaracing.com. 

Please direct any calls to the Toledo office during the winter months; the Flat Rock office is closed.  The Toledo phone number is 419-727-1100.

(TOLEDO, Ohio - February 25, 2013) - FiveStar Racecar Bodies will continue its contingency awards program for the ARCA Sportsman and Street Stock divisions at Toledo and Flat Rock Speedways for the 2013 racing season.

2013 Pit pad rentals for both Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways are now up for grabs!  The order form is located under "Forms".

Please download and print the forms, and mail with a check prior to the April 12 deadline.  The price goes up after April 12. 

Questions-please call Scott at 419-727-1100.

(TOLEDO, Ohio - February 20, 2013) - Toledo Speedway officials have announced that a pair of Toledo-based businesses, ACME Dismantling and R & M Recycling, will return as division sponsors for the upcoming season.  ACME has pledged its support of the ARCA Sportsman division, while R & M Recycling will now sponsor the new “X” Car class on the short track at the Glass City speedplant.

(TOLEDO, Ohio - February 19, 2013) - Toledo Speedway’s signature event, the famed Glass City 200 Late Model invitational, will mark the Silver Anniversary of the race in 2013, and will carry the Great Lakes Helicopter name as the sponsor for the third consecutive season.  The prestigious event takes place Saturday, September 28 at the lightning-fast ½ mile paved oval.

Shirley Mott, age 92, the mother of Roy Mott, Toledo Speedway co-owner, passed away Monday, February 11.  She was born November 21, 1920 in Springfield, IL.

Shirley is also survived by daughters Janet and Kristin, several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and 1 sister.

Visitation will be held at the Howe-Peterson Funeral Home, 22546 Michigan Avenue, Dearborn, MI on Thursday, February 14 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Friday, February 15 from Noon to 8 p.m. 

Services will be held at the funeral home Saturday, February 16 at 11 a.m.  Shirley will be laid to rest at the Cadillac Memorial Gardens West.   

Memorials may be made to Angela Hospice. 

(TOLEDO, OH - February 5, 2013) - Buckeye Cable System, the Toledo-area cable television provider, will once again air a total of ten (10) Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway events from the 2013 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.

Congratulations to ARCA Midwest Tour champions Jonathan Eilen and crew, who were officially crowned 2012 champs during the banquet awards ceremony Saturday night in Wisconsin Dells, Wis. at the Chula Vista Resort.

Flat Rock, MI--January 30, 2013:  Flat Rock Speedway’s ARCA Street Stock division, one of the most competitive weekly racing classes in the area, has backing again from Warren, MI business DTS Drive Train Specialists.  The company returns for their 3^rd season of sponsorship of the division, a staple of weekly racing at Flat Rock since 1977.

DTS joins Moran Chevrolet (Late Models) and Parts Galore (Figure 8) as title sponsors of the 3 featured classes at “The Rock” for the upcoming 2013 season.

In addition to their Street Stock backing, DTS will also continue its associate sponsorship of Toledo’s Great Lakes Helicopter Glass City 200 Late Model invitational, which will mark its Silver Anniversary of the race in 2013. 

The company will also provide sponsorship for the Friday, July 26 pre-race practice and party for the prestigious Moran Chevrolet Stan Yee Memorial 150 for the ARCA Late Model Gold Cup Series at Flat Rock this season.  The practice has been moved to Friday night for this race, which has become a can’t miss event for race fans in the Michigan-Ohio-Indiana-Canada area.  The race follows the next day, Saturday, July 27.  Complete details surrounding this event will be announced during the summer.

“We are very proud to announce the return of DTS Drive Train Specialists to our sponsorship program for the Street Stock class again this season,” noted Scott Schultz, General Manager of the 2 tracks.  “Our thanks to Sandy Rissman, Claude Plante Jr. and the entire group at DTS for their continued support of our race teams at both Flat Rock and Toledo.”

Additional sponsorship announcements will follow as they are secured in the coming weeks.

Log onto www.flatrockspeedway.com or www.toledospeedway.com for the 2013 race schedules and updated information and news on both tracks.

This is the third of our monthly off-season bulletins.  It will be posted here on the webpages and emailed to our members who have provided email addresses.  If you would like to be added to that list, email your address to Sherry at smiller@arcaracing.com. 

Please direct any calls to the Toledo office during the winter months; the Flat Rock office is closed.  The Toledo phone number is 419-727-1100.

(TOLEDO, Ohio) - After the closest championship points battle in series history, Levi Mansfield was crowned the 2012 ARCA Truck Series champion during an entertaining and colorful evening at the Grand Plaza Hotel in downtown Toledo, Ohio Saturday night.

(FLAT ROCK, MI and TOLEDO, OH - January 18, 2013) - Flat Rock Speedway’s ARCA Late Model division will once again carry the Moran Chevrolet moniker as the title sponsor of the class for the 2013 season, while Parts Galore returns to back the ARCA Figure 8 group at both Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways for the new year.

(TOLEDO, Ohio - January 15, 2013) - Toledo Speedway track management has made several schedule changes to its 2013 slate, which was released just prior to the New Year.

There may be snow on the ground, but it’s time to think spring and racing!  The 2013 editions of the Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway schedules are ready and follow below.  A printable copy of the schedule will be posted next week (due to the holidays), located under the schedule button.

There are a few new events and pairings of divisions at both tracks!  Just a few quick hitters----the Sportsman and X Cars will run with the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards Stock Cars on qualifying day Saturday, May 18.  You will also see the Sportsman will compete July 12 with the Late Model Gold Cup night at Toledo, and the class will also make 2 appearances at Flat Rock in 2013, including a Twin 50’s with the Late Models August 10. 

NEW!!!!  Our weekly classes have also been added to the School Bus Figure 8 nights at both tracks—check out the lineups for May 24 and August 30 at Toledo, and June 15 at Flat Rock---Late Models and Figure 8’s with the buses and the Boat Figure 8!!!

We’re still working on a few things, but for the most part, we’re ready….check’em out and get ready……here’s to a Happy New Year to all of you and a great racing season…..

(FLAT ROCK, Michigan - December 18, 2012) - Flat Rock Speedway will proudly host the 2^nd running of the Joy Fair Memorial 100 Saturday evening, June 22, 2013. Fair, a 10-time Flat Rock Speedway champion and the all-time feature win leader with 159 victories, passed away at the age of 81 on December 10, 2011. 

This is the second of our monthly off-season bulletins.  It will be posted here on the webpages and emailed to our members who have provided email addresses.  If you would like to be added to that list, email your address to Sherry at smiller@arcaracing.com. 

Please direct any calls to the Toledo office during the winter months; the Flat Rock office is closed.  The Toledo phone number is 419-727-1100.

(TOLEDO, Ohio - December 17, 2012) - The 6-race ARCA Glass City Gold Cup Late Model Series dates have been set for the upcoming 2013 racing season.  A total of 3 tracks--Flat Rock, Toledo and Spartan, MI Speedway will host Gold Cup races again for the New Year.  Cedar Springs, MI driver Dakota Carlson is the reigning Gold Cup champion.

They are plain, they are simple---they are the X Car rules!  The X Car class will run at Toledo Speedway on the short track for the 2013 season.  The rules allow several types of race cars to compete as 1 class.

 **The division was NOT created for 1 type of car...but offers the opportunity to race if your class of car is not scheduled for that evening of racing! Point standings will be kept and a sponsor is being sought.  

The 2013 schedule will be released prior to January 1.

 2013 X CAR RULES (12-12-12)

Car must have full roof; Figure 8 style roofs ok.  Any roof attachments must be secure to inspector’s discretion.

TIRES:  .  8 inch Hoosier 880, 26.5 and 27.5 sizes.  This tire will replace Hoosier Sportsman Tire.  Both compounds will be legal for competition through June 1, 2013.  NO mixing of compounds permitted (all 4 tires must be of same compound).  After June 1, 2013, the Hoosier 880 compound will be the only tire permitted for competition.  NO SOAKING OR ALTERING TIRES

8” max. steel wheels only.

REAR SPOILER:  8” X 58” MAX.  No verticals of any kind.

WEIGHT:  3000 lbs. w/driver.  Max. 55 % left side.  6 cylinders:  2800 lbs; 4 cylinders-2400 lbs. 

Mufflers mandatory-maximum 100 db limit.

Pump gasoline only.  FUEL CELL MANDATORY. 

ALL ARCA SAFETY RULES APPLY.  HELMET:  SNELL 2005 OR NEWER. 

FIRESUIT, RACING GLOVES, NECK COLLAR OR HEAD/NECK RESTRAINT SYSTEM MANDATORY. 

BELTS:  3-YEAR MAX. DATING.

**All drivers will be required to have operating 1-way scanner or Raceceiver while on the track at all times.

 **All rules/interpretation to inspector’s discretion

**A CAR MAY RUN ONLY 1 FEATURE PER NIGHT.