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Fast Again: Bowman Earns Second Pole in 2012
(TOLEDO, Ohio - May 19, 2012) - Alex Bowman earned his second career Menards Pole Award presented by Ansell this afternoon at Toledo Speedway, and appears fast enough to take his second short track victory of the season as well.
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Ohio Drivers to Bookend Menards Pole Qualifying; Live Coverage at ARCARacing.com at 3:30 ET
(TOLEDO, Ohio - May 19, 2012) - Ohio drivers Chad Hackenbracht and Jared Marks will bookend the order for Menards Pole Qualifying presented by Ansell this afternoon in their home state.
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Bowman Tops Hackenbracht in Second Practice
(TOLEDO, Ohio - May 19, 2012) - Alex Bowman stole the top position in the final minute of the second practice for the Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care, further establishing himself as an early favorite for Sunday at Toledo Speedway.
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Bowman Fastest in First Menards 200 Practice
(TOLEDO, Ohio - May 19, 2012) - Alex Bowman showed his power at each of the two short tracks early in the 2012 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards season, and today, he appears to be a major contender on a small oval yet again.
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38 Teams Preparing at Toledo for Menards 200
(TOLEDO, Ohio - May 19, 2012) - With the Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care just one day away, 38 cars will shoot for 35 starting spots over two practices and Menards Pole Qualifying presented by Ansell this afternoon at Toledo Speedway.
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Toledo an "Excellent Chance" for Frank Kimmel
(TOLEDO, Ohio - May 19, 2012) - As Frank Kimmel aims for his 75th ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards victory and first since 2008, no track may be a better venue than Toledo Speedway, where he has won nine times.
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Now on ARCA Nation: Hessert Motivated at Toledo
(TOLEDO, Ohio - May 19, 2012) - Off to a strong start in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards, Tom Hessert and his Ken Schrader Racing team return to Toledo Speedway second in the point standings for Sunday's Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care.
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Enfinger Teams with Toledo Firm for Menards 200
(TOLEDO, Ohio - May 19, 2012) - Grant Enfinger will enter the Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care at Toledo Speedway this weekend having recently announced a partnership with Toledo-based Hylant Group, an insurance brokerage firm.
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Grogan's Towne 50 Opens 2012 for ARCA Trucks
Interactive Displays Opening to Fan Fest Guests
(TOLEDO, Ohio - May 18, 2012) - ARCA Fan Fest will be back this weekend at Toledo Speedway, giving race fans of all ages the chance to enjoy numerous fun activities and interactive displays surrounding Saturday's Grogan's Towne 50 and Sunday's Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care.
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CJ Solar Band Performing Live at Toledo Speedway
(TOLEDO, Ohio - May 18, 2012) - Race fans love to go "Fast," and that's just what they can do tonight at the Toledo Speedway Bar and Grille as the track's only ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards weekend of 2012 begins.
...Remembering Shelly Young
(WESTLAND, Mich. - May 17, 2012) - Shelly Young, age 51, the wife of ARCA official wrecker driver Louie Young and mother of ARCA Flat Rock Speedway official Douglas Young, passed away Tuesday, May 15, after an illness.
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Ansell ActivArmr Gloves Contribute to Completion of New Grandstand Construction at Toledo Speedway
(TOLEDO, Ohio - May 17, 2012) - The home track of the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards, Toledo Speedway, will boast its new facelift for this weekend's Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care - with significant help from series partners Ansell and Menards.
...Trackside Tidbits, by Debi Domby
Paul Pelletier won the Super Late Model feature, duplicating what he did opening night. “I don’t know what to say. I want to thank my sponsors, Fraza Forklifts, Dusty's Collision, Exotic Automation, First Impressions Cement, ABC Plumbing, Berringer Law, Duane's Roadrunner's and all the fans and family, and my hard working crew. It’s good clean racing with these guys. We have another eight or nine of these races left here this year and hopefully more wins,” said Pelletier.
...Menards 200 Broadcast to Air at 5 ET Sunday
(TOLEDO, Ohio - May 16, 2012) - The SPEED broadcast of Sunday's Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care will air at 5 p.m. ET Sunday, ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards and SPEED officials have announced.
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Monster Trucks, Fireworks And More At “Level Pebble Spectacular” May 27
(FLAT ROCK, Michigan - May 16, 2012) - Flat Rock Speedway will host the very first “Level Pebble Spectacular”, featuring ARCA Truck racing, a 250 lap Enduro race, a Monster Truck exhibition and FIREWORKS at the conclusion of the Saturday, May 26 show.
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Flat Rock Speedway, Local 4 Team Up For Fantasy Contest Giveaway!
(FLAT ROCK, Michigan - May 16, 2012) - Flat Rock Speedway will award a prize package for the WDIV-Local 4 TV Fantasy Giveaway that is featured on the television station’s website, ClickOnDetroit.com for the week beginning Monday, May 21.
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Kids, ARCA Stars to Race Go-Karts Together Friday
(TOLEDO, Ohio - May 16, 2012) - Several ARCA Racing Series drivers will practice their skills in go-karts and go wheel-to-wheel with local area children Friday, prior to the Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care at Toledo Speedway.
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Kimmel Appearing at Two Menards Stores Friday
(TOLEDO, Ohio - May 16, 2012) - Frank Kimmel, driver of the No. 44 Ansell/Menards Toyota, will greet ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards fans at two Menards stores near Toledo Speedway to drop the green flag on his Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care weekend.
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Tanner Visits Eyler Elementary For Career Day
Dave Tanner, driver of the #22 Street Stock, at Flat Rock Speedway visited Eyler Elementary for career day. Tanner and crew member Steve Walters passed out schedules, kids coupons and suckers to the kids. They had about 60 kids from 3 different groups attend.
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ARCA's 60th Goes Home in Menards 200 at Toledo
(TOLEDO, Ohio - May 15, 2012) - Any organization that has lasted and succeeded for 60 years has a place it calls home, a place where humble beginnings and a vision for the future paved the way for the decades to come. For the Automobile Racing Club of America, that place is Toledo, Ohio.
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Anticipation Grows For Spartan ARCA Allegiant Late Model Gold Cup 100
(TOLEDO, Ohio - May 15, 2012) - ARCA’s Allegiant Late Model Gold Cup Series for the outlaw-style bodied cars is preparing to branch out just a bit for the very first time since the beginning of the Series in the mid-1990’s. Sunday, May 27 Spartan Speedway in Mason, MI, just minutes from the state capitol of Lansing, will host the Series for a 100 lap shoot-out on the ¼ mile paved oval.
...Toledo Speedway Drivers At Local Wendy’s Locations Tuesday
(TOLEDO, Ohio - May 14, 2012) - Toledo Speedway and several Wendy’s restaurant locations in the Toledo area have teamed up for Toledo Speedway Day this Tuesday, May 15 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. A total of 7 Wendy’s stores will have race cars on display and drivers will be available for photos and autographs.
...Toledo/Flat Rock Time Schedule
| TOLEDO SPEEDWAY--THURSDAY, MAY 17 | ||||||||||
| PLACER'S CAR CLUB CLASSIC CAR SHOW | ||||||||||
| 6 P.M. TO 8 P.M. | ||||||||||
| 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD THURSDAYS OF EACH MONTH!!! | ||||||||||
| TOLEDO SPEEDWAY-NO FRIDAY NIGHT RACING THIS WEEK! | ||||||||||
| SATURDAY/SUNDAY-MAY 19/20 | ||||||||||
| MENARDS 200 presented by FEDERATED CAR CARE | ||||||||||
| ARCA RACING SERIES presented by MENARDS Stock Cars | ||||||||||
| Saturday, May 19 | ||||||||||
| 7:30 a.m. | Pits open | |||||||||
| 11:15 a.m. | Practice begins and front gate opens | |||||||||
| 2:15 | ARCA Truck Series qualifying, followed by ARCA Racing Series qualifying | |||||||||
| 5 p.m. | Grogans Towne 50 lap feature-ARCA Truck Series | |||||||||
| 6 p.m. | Garage closes | |||||||||
| Sunday, May 20 | ||||||||||
| 10 a.m. | Pit area opens; front gates open | |||||||||
| Noon | On-track autograph session | |||||||||
| 1 p.m. | Pre-race ceremonies begin | |||||||||
| 2 p.m. | Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care | |||||||||
| *Reserved seating available for Sunday: Call 419-727-1100 today! | ||||||||||
| Front gate: Saturday: Adults-$12, children 6-12 are $3, under 6-FREE | ||||||||||
| Front gate: Adults-$25; children 6-12 are $3, under 6-FREE | ||||||||||
| *Buy your ticket for Sunday from the track, get Saturday ticket for FREE. | ||||||||||
| *Must be minimum 14 years of age; both parents required to sign minor's release. | ||||||||||
| Pit passes; $30 member for weekend, $80 Sunday or $100 for both days-non-member. | ||||||||||
| ARCA FAN FEST IN TRACK PARKING LOT SATURDAY AND SUNDAY!!! | ||||||||||
| FLAT ROCK SPEEDWAY--SATURDAY, MAY 19, 2012 | ||||||||||
| UAW LOCAL 3000 SCOUT NIGHT | ||||||||||
| Scouts in uniform free, leaders in uniform or w/ID card are Free! | ||||||||||
| Buckeye 305 Sprint Cars, plus Figure 8's and Street Stocks | ||||||||||
| 2 p.m. | Pits open | |||||||||
| 3:30 | Practice; front gate opens | |||||||||
| 5 p.m. | Time trials | |||||||||
| 7 p.m. | Racing | |||||||||
| ORDER OF EVENTS | ||||||||||
| Sprint Car heats--10 laps | ||||||||||
| SS heats--8 laps | ||||||||||
| Figure 8 heats-- 8 laps | ||||||||||
| Sprint Car feature--30 laps | ||||||||||
| SS A Main--25 laps | ||||||||||
| SS B Main--15 laps | ||||||||||
| Figure 8 feature--20 laps | ||||||||||
| Front gate: $12 adults, 6-12 are $3, under 6-FREE | ||||||||||
| Age limit minimum of 14, minors must have release signed by both parents at the track | ||||||||||
| Pit passes: $20 ARCA member, $30 non-member. | ||||||||||
Double Duty for Coulter: Driver Enters Menards 200
(TOLEDO, Ohio - May 14, 2012) - Sunday's Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care at Toledo Speedway will feature one of NASCAR's top rising young drivers in a special ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards appearance.
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LOVING-PELLETIER-SCHUSTER GRAB FLAT ROCK CHECKERED FLAGS
(FLAT ROCK, MI - May 12, 2012) - Flat Rock Speedway and sponsor Parts Galore welcomed back dozens of former drivers for the Racer’s Reunion and to celebrate 50 years of Figure 8 racing at the track. The rain stayed to the north of the speedway, allowing for the Autograph Night, reunion and the race card to be completed with no weather issues.
Among the Figure 8 drivers on hand were Flat Rock’s 3 all-time Figure 8 feature win leaders-Bob Studt, Dick “Little Richard” Simmons and Chuck Hall. Studt and Hall, who both still live in the area, are at the track each week, while Simmons, who made the trip from Florida, was the very first Figure 8 king at Flat Rock in 1962 and was the star of the early days of Figure 8 racing.
The crowd was treated to another great night of action at “The Rock”, with Robbie Loving taking the victory in the exciting 50 lap ARCA Parts Galore Figure 8 headliner. Paul Pelletier made it 2 in a row in the Moran Chevrolet Late Models, while Landon Schuster, teamed with veteran car owner Bill Meade this season, grabbed the ARCA DTS Drive Train Specialists Street Stock feature.
...FLAT ROCK DRY, READY TO GO FOR TONIGHT!
Flat Rock Speedway:1:40 p.m. Saturday, May 12: Flat Rock Speedway is getting ready to open the pit area for tonight's show! The rain has stayed north and west of the track and all systems are go.
Come on out and join us for the Parts Galore 50th Anniversary Celebration of Figure 8 racing at "The Rock". A large group of former Figure 8 drivers and other former racers will be introduced to the crowd, including the very first Figure 8 champ, Dick "Little Richard" Simmons.
It's also Autograph Night! Fans can walk onto the track and meet the drivers! Pits open at 2, practice at 3, time trials at 4:45, on-track autograph session at 6:15, followed by the Racer's Reunion introductions and then racing, which will be highlighted by a big 50 lap Figure 8 feature! The Late Models and Street Stocks are also in action tonight.
See you tonight at Flat Rock!
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LOVING-JONES- HUSTON TAKE BURGER KING NIGHT WINS AT TOLEDO
(TOLEDO, Ohio - May 11, 2012) - Sunshine and clear skies greeted the fans Friday evening at Toledo Speedway for the Burger King Scout Night. Scouts were admitted free as guests of the track and the Greater Toledo Burger King Restaurants provided sponsorship for the show. David Chandler, President and Chief Operating Officer of Bennett Management and the Burger King franchises, presented trophies to the feature winners in the Sun Drop Winner’s Circle. The track also paid honor to nearly two dozen former racers during the Racer’s Reunion ceremonies.
The 20 lap ARCA Parts Galore Figure 8 feature saw plenty of intersection action throughout the event. Jerry Lee led the first 10 circuits until Robbie Loving zipped by on the next lap to take control on his way to the victory. Lee held on for second, Dennis Whisman was third, Gary Cronenwett fourth and Greg Studt fifth, followed by Dan Apperson, Sam Hall, Scott Apperson, Archie Padgett, Nick Bradley and Ian Jezylo. Heat race wins went to Cronenwett and Scott Apperson.
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Trackside Tidbits by Debi Domby
DRIVERS FROM 50 YEARS OF FIGURE 8 RACING AT FLAT ROCK TO BE HONORED SATURDAY
Flat Rock, Michigan—May 8, 2012: In the year 1961, John Marcum sanctioned and promoted races across the Midwest. Joan Simmons was the promoter at Flat Rock Speedway. Joan had mentioned to Marcum about a race called a Figure 8. Marcum, in Indiana to promote one of his many oval track races, saw the race that day. The two icons of the industry put things together, Marcum became the promoter at Flat Rock that next year, and, in 1962, Figure 8 racing at Flat Rock Speedway was born.
And from that day on, Figure 8 racing became a mainstay at Flat Rock Speedway. The track will officially celebrate 50 years of Figure 8 racing this Saturday, May 12 as Parts Galore presents Autograph Night and the celebration of 50 years of Figure 8’s at “The Rock”. A 50 lap feature for the Parts Galore-sponsored Figure 8 cars will be contested on the Figure 8 course to highlight this historic event. (Bob Studt, #54, with Denny Pace, #67 in 1974)
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