(FLAT ROCK, Michigan - June 4, 2011) - Despite temperatures in the mid-90’s and high humidity, a good crowd turned out for Monroe Evening News Night at Flat Rock Speedway Saturday evening.  Sponge Bob Squarepants greeted race fans, some wild incidents and 2 at-the-stripe finishes kept things exciting.  The Volcano Fireworks Company capped off the night with a fantastic fireworks display.  The track also hosted its annual Racing Fan Club Night.  The Michigan Auto Racing Fan Club presented Late Model driver Dan Trosen Jr. with a duffel bag in honor of his dedication to the sport. ...

Willie (Bill) Leach, the father of Flat Rock Speedway Enduro tech inspector Bill Leach, passed away this weekend in Memphis, TN.  He was 89 years old.  He resided in Olive Branch, Mississippi.

Visitation will be held at the JL Peters Funeral Home, 3880 Fort Street in Lincoln Park, MI., beginning Thursday, June 9 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday, June 10 from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday, June 11 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Services will be held at the funeral home at 11 a.m. Saturday.

 

 

 

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The Toledo Gold Cup race is Friday, July 8.  Please help us promote you, your sponsors and Late Model racing by entering the Gold Cup events prior to race day.  We need your help by entering early.  Thank you to those of you who have already sent in their entries!   The entry lists will be posted on the track websites and inserted into the souvenir program…. We will begin enforcing the late entry fee with this race.  The entry form may be downloaded from the website; it is located under forms. If you have any questions, please call Scott at 419-727-1100 (Toledo office). Thank you,  Ron DragerScott Schultz NOTE TO SPORTSMAN, FIGURE 8, STREET STOCK, 4 CYLINDERS:  We will be listing your name and sponsors for upcoming races this season.  They will be listed on the website and be part of the souvenir program on a particular night.  We will contact you at the tracks in July! ...

TOLEDO SPEEDWAY-FRIDAY, JULY 8, 2011

ARCA ALLEGIANT GLASS CITY GOLD CUP LATE MODEL SERIES-100 LAP FEATURE

Plus ARCA R & M Recycling Street Stocks and Jeff’s Collision 4 Cylinders 

Pits:  2:30 p.m.

Front gate and ticket office:  4:30 p.m.

Practice:  4:30 p.m.          Time trials:  6:15              Racing:  7:30 p.m. 

 FLAT ROCK SPEEDWAY-SATURDAY, JULY 9, 2011

BUDWEISER KABOOOOOOM NIGHT—NIGHT ENDS WITH BIGGEST FIREWORKS SHOW IN TRACK HISTORY! 

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

Pits:  2 p.m.

Front Gate and Ticket office:  3:30 p.m.

Practice:  3:30             Time trials:  5              Racing:  7 p.m. 

Grandstand:  $12 adult, children 6-12 are $3, under 6 are free 

Pits:  $20 member, $30 non-member

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(FLAT ROCK, Michigan - July 9, 2011) - Floral City Beverage and Budweiser presented the Kabooom Night Saturday at Flat Rock Speedway, treating the fans to a great fireworks spectacular to end the evening.  The race teams also put on a show for the good crowd on hand on a beautiful summer night.  Dan Ford Jr., Robbie Loving, Scott Selmi and Rich Abel took the feature wins and were presented with trophies and a Budweiser mirror in victory lane ceremonies.

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Lap money is now being taken for the upcoming Moran Chevrolet/Stan Yee Memorial 150 presented by CGS Imaging, set for Saturday, July 30 at Flat Rock Speedway.

 

The race is number 3 of the 5 race series for the ARCA Allegiant Glass City Gold Cup Late Models. 

 

Lap money is $5 per lap, which goes to the leader of each of the 150 laps.  Each sponsor will receive public address announcements and a listing in the souvenir program for race day, along with listing on the track’s web page.

 

Call 419-727-1100 today to become a lap sponsor!

 

LAP MONEY SPONSORS AS OF 7-12-11

 

7 laps:  Flagstar Bank-26545 Ford Rd, Dearborn Heights (Craig Jackson)

7 laps:  Confetti's Liquor Box Lounge, 3932 Pelham Road, Dearborn Heights

5 laps:  Race fan Robert Wheaton

 

ADD YOUR NAME TO THE LIST TODAY!!!

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Flat Rock, Michigan--7-26-11:  The field of entries is inching toward 30 cars for the Saturday, July 30 running of the 4^th Annual Moran Chevrolet/Stan Yee Memorial 150 presented by CGS Imaging at Flat Rock Speedway. The event is leg number 3 of the 5 race Allegiant Gold Cup Series between Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways.

 

As of Tuesday night, a total of 27 cars are on the pre-entry list.  Several more cars are expected after Wednesday night’s practice session at the ¼ mile paved oval, which will run from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.  The pit gate opens at 4.  Defending Gold Cup Series champion and 150 race winner Mike Root, 3-time Flat Rock champion Eric Lee, defending track champ Paul Pelletier and Dennis Strickland, winner of the 100 lap Gold Cup race at Flat Rock in June, lead the parade of entries.

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - August 12, 2011) - Indiana native Scott Hantz nosed out Harold Fair Jr. to win the Grogan’s Towne Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge-Ram 100 for the ARCA Allegiant Glass City Gold Cup Late Model Series Friday night at Toledo Speedway. 

A field of 21 cars showed for leg number 4 of the 5 races series.  Hantz started the night off by setting the Fastime Racing Engines and Parts fast time with a lap of 15:129.  Scott rolled a 4 for the inversion for the 100 lap contest, putting July race winner JR Roahrig on the pole, with youngster Nick Grodi on the outside.  Several cars experienced mechanical problems right from the start of practice for the race, and that continued for several drivers in the feature event.

 

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With the severe storm that moved in on Flat Rock Speedway Saturday night, a few details have now been taken care of in regard to the lucky number program prize winners (including the MIS tickets) and the Flat Rock Band Boosters 50/50 raffle tickets.

The 50/50 raffle tickets purchased Saturday, August 13 will roll over to the August 20 drawing at the track.  Refunds for raffle tickets purchased will be given if desired.  Fans just need to bring their 50/50 stubs with them the next time they arrive at the speedway when they redeem their rain checks.

Here are the Souvenir program winning numbers from Saturday night, August 13:

2 tickets to the MIS NASCAR Sprint Cup race, courtesy of RCR (Richard Childress) Racing:

7688, 7496 and 7712

**The tickets can be picked up at the Flat Rock Speedway ticket office Thursday, August 18, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Remaining prizes and winning numbers:

Cookbook from Driven Women:  7542 and 7380

Dozen roses from Houston's Blossom Florist in Allen Park:  7438

2 tickets to Toledo Zoo:  7524

Bag of gummy race cars from Steve Chartrand Figure 8 #7:  7643.

The United Way of Monroe County raffle winners will be posted Monday on this webpage.

 

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - August 16, 2011) - The popular “Basement Dawgs” band will invade Toledo Speedway for the first time Friday evening, September 30 to kick off the weekend for the 23^rd running of the Great Lakes Helicopters Glass City 200, set for Saturday, October 1.

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - August 18, 2011) - Toledo Speedway officials have made the decision to add the increasingly-popular Road Course race to the list of events that will make up the Wendy’s Hamburgers “Night of Destruction”, set for Friday evening, September 2.  The road course layout uses turns 3 and 4 of the high-banked ½ mile, part of the short track, which is the location of the chicane and all of pit road! 

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - August 26, 2011) - The 2011 racing season is making its way to the finish, but Toledo Speedway has three major events left on its calendar for this year.  Tickets are now on sale for the Saturday, October 1 Great Lakes Helicopters Glass City 200 Late Model invitational and for the National Championship Weekend, starting with the Rollie Beale 150 for the USAC Silver Crown Cars Saturday, October 15 and the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards Championship event, a 200 lap race presented by Federated Car Care, set for Sunday, October 16.

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - August 26, 2011) - Northwest Ohio Beverage Distributors, through its Miller Lite brand, sponsored the Season Championships at Toledo Speedway Friday evening.  Ron Allen, Jeremy Vanderhoof and Mike Marlow were crowned the 2011 champions in their respective divisions.  Feature winners for the night were Allen, Dennis Whisman, Marlow and Eric Huston for the Valvoline Instant Oil Change Centers Summer Racing Series closer.  Special events make up the Toledo September and October schedule.

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - August 31, 2011) - Toledo Speedway management has sent out the official entry blank for the 23^rd running of the Great Lakes Helicopters Glass City 200, set for Saturday, October 1 at the fast ½ mile paved oval.  Over $50,000 in cash has been posted for the event, which includes features for the Figure 8’s, Street Stocks and Sportsman classes. 

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(FLAT ROCK, Michigan - September 3, 2011) - With brilliant flashes of lightning and thunder and the ensuing rain on the horizon, a great effort by the Flat Rock Speedway race teams allowed 3 of the 4 Diamond Racing Products Season Championship feature events to be completed.  With the final event of the night, the Street Stock B Main Championship lined up on the track and on its pace lap, the storm arrived at the speedway, ending the night of racing.  The B Main finale will not be rescheduled.  The fireworks show that was planned will not be rescheduled.

On the track, Eric Lee (Moran Chevrolet Late Models), Tim Moore (DTS Drive Train Specialists Street Stock A Main), Jimmy Rae (Street Stock B Main) and Jeremy Vanderhoof (Parts Galore Figure 8’s) sealed up the 2011 track championships.  Feature winners were Dan Ford Jr. in the Late Models, Frank Jiovani (Street Stocks) and Dennis Whisman (Figure 8’s).  A total of 13 of the 14 events were completed, making the show a complete racing program.  No rain checks will be issued.

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Lap money is now being taken for the Saturday, October 1 Great Lakes Helicopters Glass City 200 Late Model invitational.  Each lap is $10 and will go to the leader of each of the 200 laps of the event.

Lap money sponsors will be listed in the souvenir program and also receive public address mentions on race day.  To date, here is the list of sponsors who have pledged their support:

 

10 laps  Port City Racecars

15 laps  PNC Bank

10 laps  Super Health Store (Jerry Pensler)

10 laps  Naughton Insurance

5 laps   Performance Images

2 laps   DVD Dave

2 laps   Paul and Iris Anton

1 lap    Rick Eshelman

To join the list, call the track at 419-727-1100 today!

 

 

 

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - September 13, 2011) - Speed51.com, the largest pavement short track website in America, will provide coverage of the 23^rd running of the Great Lakes Helicopters Glass City 200, set for Saturday, October 1 at Toledo Speedway.  Over $50,000 in cash has been posted for the event, which includes features for the Figure 8’s, Street Stocks and Sportsman classes. 

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - September 16, 2011) - Friday’s mail brought 8 more entries for the 23^rd running of the Great Lakes Helicopters Glass City 200, set for Saturday, October 1 at Toledo Speedway, bumping the early entry list to 19 cars.  More are expected for the prestigious event, which has over $50,000 in cash posted for the race, which includes features for the Figure 8’s, Street Stocks and Sportsman classes in addition to the 200 lap classic.

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2008 APRIL BULLETIN
FLAT ROCK/TOLEDO SPEEDWAY RACE TEAMS
April 10, 2008

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TOLEDO OH (4-18-08)--Driven Women of Flatrock and Toledo Speedway needs your favorite "winning recipes".

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FLAT ROCK MI (4-20-08)--A busy practice day Saturday afternoon at Flat Rock Speedway saw 72 cars hit the track in anticipation of the Quality Clutches Season Opener April 26. The partly sunny afternoon at the ¼ mile oval brought out a host of ARCA Late Models, Figure 8's, Street Stocks, 4 Cylinders and Enduro cars.

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The ASANorth Late Model division, USPRO and the USA Modifieds ran last Sunday. It wasn't an ARCA sanction event, but if you didn't go, you missed a good one.

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TOLEDO, OH  (7-17-08)--  Veteran Tim Ice has filed an entry for the MSA Super Modified portion of tomorrow evening’s Marco’s Pizza Night show at Toledo Speedway.  Ice has made his name in Late Model racing in the Midwest, and won the 2000 version of Toledo’s famed Glass City 200.

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(FLAT ROCK, Michigan - June 14, 2011) - 2-time defending champion Mike Root, 2010 Flat Rock champ Paul Pelletier and 3-time Flat Rock king Eric Lee lead the list of early entries for race number 1 of the ARCA Allegiant Air Glass City Gold Cup Series, set for Saturday, June 25 at the ¼ mile paved oval at Flat Rock Speedway.  The 100 lap event for the Moran Chevrolet Late Models is expected to draw 25-30 cars from Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Canada, with $2000 awaiting the winner. 

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - June 24, 2011) - The rains disappeared, the track dried and Toledo Speedway was able to complete its Qualite Sports Lighting Night of racing Friday.  Landon Schuster, Ron Allen, Michael Marlow and Tom O’Leary IV captured victories.  Bill Smith and Nick Page of Qualite presented the trophies in victory lane ceremonies. 

 

The track also hosted its annual Fan Club Night.  The Michigan Auto Racing Fan Club presented Sportsman driver Kenny McKay Jr. with a helmet bag, while the Dayton Auto Racing Fan Club and its president, Rick Monroe, presented shirts to the feature winners. The race was number 4 of the 10 race Valvoline Instant Oil Change Summer Racing Series being held at the speedway this summer.

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Pat Gyori sent an email to Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway regarding the recently-deployed unit from Fraser, Michigan that was sent to Afghanistan.  Pat simply said that his son-in-law, who is part of the group, mentioned in their letters to home that one of the things that many of the members missed was going to the races at the 2 tracks with their families.

Mr. Gyori asked if there was something the tracks could do to recognize these men and women.  And, as you can see in the photos, the drivers at Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways proudly displayed their support of these individuals who allow us to enjoy the freedoms we have here in the United States.

To all of our troops, THANK YOU on behalf of the drivers, crew members, fans and officials…as the banner says..THANK YOU, THANK  YOU, THANK YOU! 

 

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(FLAT ROCK, Michigan - July 1, 2011) - Flat Rock Speedway’s biggest Late Model race of the season, the Moran Chevrolet/Stan Yee Memorial 150, now has a presenting sponsor. Maumee, Ohio-based CGS Imaging will support the 150 lap event, one of the top pavement Late Model races in the Midwest. The race will be titled the Moran Chevrolet/Stan Yee Memorial 150 presented by CGS Imaging.

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(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. 

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Toledo, OH……..Darren Hagen of Riverside, Calif. extended his streak of Mopar USAC National Midget success in 2011 with Friday night’s 50-lap Hemelgarn Racing/Super Fitness “Jerry Nemire Appreciation Night” feature victory at the Toledo Speedway. He trailed Bobby East for five laps, then took the lead in his Liberty Village/McGladrey & Pullen Beast/Esslinger Ford and led the remaining 45 laps for the win over Kyle Larson, Bryan Clauson, Tanner Swanson and Mario Clouser. 

 

Bobby East of Brownsburg, Ind., winner of USAC’s last two pavement Silver Crown races this year, won Friday night’s 30-lap AMSOIL USAC Pavement Sprint race on Hemelgarn Racing/ Super Fitness Jerry Nemire Appreciation Night at Toledo Speedway. He beat fast qualifier Tanner Swanson by less than a tenth of a second in his Klatt Motorsports Classic Car Sales/East Enterprises Beast/Chevy, leading the final 19 laps after passing early leader Brian Gerster on the bottom of turn one. Chris Windom took third ahead of Bobby Santos III and Gerster. Santos, East and Swanson exited the race separated by two points in their battle for the Pavement Sprint title.

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Dennis Strickland led the entire 100-lap distance to win the opening race of the Allegiant Air Gold Cup Series race at Flat Rock Speedway. The last time someone led the entire distance in a Gold Cup race was when Harold Fair Jr. did it in July 25, also at Flat Rock.

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