Toledo Speedway

(FLAT ROCK, Michigan - April 19, 2012) - Work continues at Flat Rock Speedway to prepare for the 2012 racing season.  The new-concept Autograph Alley is nearly complete, as is the Pavilion under the grandstands.  Opening Night is Saturday, April 28.

(TOLEDO, Ohio - April 19, 2012) - Two members of the Toledo Speedway and Flat Rock Speedway community recently passed away unexpectedly.

(TOLEDO, Ohio - April 18, 2012) - AuGres, MI driver Mike Luberda Jr. and Hamilton, OH resident Brian Nester are now entered for the Sunday afternoon, April 29 race at Toledo Speedway in the ARCA Allegiant outlaw-bodied Gold Cup Series portion of the 7-Up Twin 100’s.  The ARCA/CRA Super Series template-bodied Late Models will also be in competition, with each series running their respective 100 lap feature races on the fast, ½ mile paved oval.

Don’t forget, tonight is registration night for Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway racers at the Toledo Speedway Bar and Grille!  You can complete your ARCA membership forms, pay for pad rentals, buy tickets and then kick back and watch the NASCAR Texas race on the TV’s

Registration will run from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.  The tracks will hold their annual employees dinner meeting at 5:30 tonight.  You can also take a look at the progress on the new grandstand system at Toledo!!!

Beat the pad rental deadline and avoid the late fee, get your paperwork out of the way as we get ready for Practice Days at both tracks.

Flat Rock’s open practice is Saturday, April 21; Toledo’s practice is Sunday, April 22.  Pits open at 10 a.m., practice from Noon to 5 both days.  The tech barns will be in full operation, we’ll also have fuel and tires available.  Get your car through tech, take some laps and be ready for the new season.  Pit passes for the practice days are $15 each day.

See you tonight!!!.

(TOLEDO, Ohio - April 10, 2012) - Defending ARCA Allegiant Gold Cup champion Dennis Strickland and 2009/2010 champ Mike Root have filed entries for the Sunday afternoon, April 29 race at Toledo Speedway.  The 7-Up Twin 100’s will feature 100 lap feature events for both the outlaw-style bodied ARCA Allegiant Gold Cup Late Models and the stock-bodied ARCA/CRA Super Series Late Models. 

(TOLEDO, Ohio - April 6, 2012) - Several Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway race teams were busy in the past weeks, taking part in car shows and actually hitting the track for some racing prior to the start of the season at the 2 tracks.

A reminder that Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway pit pad rentals are due by April 20.  Avoid the late fee and send in the form with your payment. 

The rental forms may be downloaded from the track’s webpages; it is located under forms. The late fee will be enforced. 

Questions:  call Scott at 419-727-1100.

 LATE MODELS-GOLD CUP ENTRIES MEAN PARKING SPOT FOR APRIL 29! The 7-Up Twin 100’s at Toledo Speedway Sunday, April 29 will put pit pad parking at a premium, with 2 classes of Late Models in competition. 

We need your entries for 2 reasons:  for pad parking April 29, and for our advertisements and news releases regarding the event. 

Parking priority will be done by order of the date entries are received.  If you don’t have an entry in, or, if we fill up, you will be down in the asphalt millings. Get your entries in as soon as possible. 

(TOLEDO, Ohio - April 4, 2012) - Get ready, Monster Truck fans…they’re back!  Friday evening, July 20 the Midwest Monster Truck Show invades Toledo Speedway!!!!  A rain date of Saturday, July 21 has also been established.

(TOLEDO, Ohio - April 3, 2012) - Several entries have already been received for the first of 6 ARCA Allegiant Late Model Gold Cup races, with the first race set for Sunday afternoon, April 29 at Toledo Speedway.  The 7-Up Twin 100’s will feature 100 lap feature events for both the outlaw-style bodied Gold Cup Late Models and the stock-bodied ARCA/CRA Late Models. 

Telegraph Road, just north of the city of Flat Rock, is undergoing a complete reconstruction at this time.  1-lane traffic is being maintained at most times of the day, but backups have been occuring.  This is expected to continue for much of the summer.

For those of you traveling Telegraph to Flat Rock Speedway from points north of the track, it is suggested to use I-275 to Will-Carleton Road (exit 8) or I-75 to the Gibraltar Road or Huron River Drive exits (westbound) to Telegraph and then south to the speedway.

**Telegraph Road is also slated to be CLOSED just north of Monroe from Stewart Road to LaSalle Road sometime this summer.  The dates have not yet been confirmed by MDOT.  We will keep you posted!

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.  These bulletins will not be mailed.

Please direct calls to the Toledo office for now; the Flat Rock office opens April 16. 

TOLEDO, OH:  (3-28-12):  Buckeye Cable System, the Toledo-area cable television provider, will air a record total of ten (10) Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway events from the 2012 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. 

For the first time, BCSN will venture to Flat Rock Speedway to tape the two ARCA Allegiant Late Model Gold Cup races, the June 23 Diamond Racing Products Joy Fair Memorial 100 and the July 28 Moran Chevrolet Stan Yee Memorial 150. 

The Toledo Speedway events that are slated to be aired for the BCSN “Sunday Night at the Races” telecasts are the Sunday, April 29 7-Up Twin 100 Late Model show; Friday, May 4 Weekly Friday night Season Opener; Friday, June 1 Marco’s Pizza/Parts Galore Autograph Night; Friday, June 15 All American Coach “Fastest Short Track Show in the World,” featuring the MSA Super Modifieds and the AVSS Super Sprints; Friday, June 29 Hemelgarn Racing/Super Fitness USAC Silver Crown and Midget double-header; the Friday, July 6 ARCA Allegiant Late Model Gold Cup 100 and the Friday, August 17 ARCA Allegiant Late Model Gold Cup Miller Lite 100. 

(TOLEDO, Ohio - March 28, 2012) - Tuesday, ARCA president and CEO Ron Drager invited special guests and media attending the annual ARCA, Toledo Speedway, and Flat Rock Speedway press luncheon to see the opening progress on the new grandstands overlooking the half-mile Toledo oval.

(TOLEDO, Oh - March 26, 2012) - The schedule for the 7-Up Twin 100s has been released.  Practice starts at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 28 and racing is at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 29.  The complete schedule is listed below. 

Toledo, Ohio—March 24, 2012: The official entry blanks for the 6-race ARCA Allegiant Glass City Gold Cup Late Model Series have been mailed out, as anticipation builds for the upcoming racing season.   

The entry form may also be downloaded from the track’s webpage; it is located under forms. 

The Series will expand to six (6) races in 2012 with the addition of a date at the Spartan (Lansing), MI Speedway.  2 events are scheduled at Flat Rock, MI Speedway and 3 races at Toledo, OH Speedway.  A total of 3 provisional starting positions, based on the final points of the Series have guaranteed starting spots in the season-ending Great Lakes Helicopter Glass City 200 at Toledo, which is set for Saturday, September 29 this year.

(TOLEDO, Ohio - March 22, 2012) - The heart of ARCA's 60th Anniversary Season is quickly approaching, and with that, weekly action at Toledo and Flat Rock Speedways will begin. Racing is scheduled to start at the end of April, so along with race promotion and facility preparation, safety is a key priority early in the year.

(TOLEDO, Ohio - March 22, 2012) - If you're a fan of Toledo Speedway and Flat Rock Speedway, you can move even closer to the action on Facebook and Twitter!

(TOLEDO, Ohio - March 19, 2012) - Brad Keselowski continues to be one of the hottest stories in NASCAR, from his surprise surge into last year's Chase for the Sprint Cup to his Twitter explosion last month in the Daytona 500.

(TOLEDO, Ohio – March 19, 2012) - Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways are proud to announce the return of the title sponsors of each of the track’s classes of cars for the 2012 season, which begins Saturday, April 28 at Flat Rock and Sunday afternoon, April 29 at Toledo.

Flat Rock, Michigan—March 16, 2012:  The unexpected passing of the legendary Joy Fair December 10, 2011 at the age of 81, took most by surprise, as his was truly a “larger than life” presence.  Fair was one of the top short track racers in the country, amassing over 800 career feature victories around the Midwest in his lifetime.  Joy was a 10-time Flat Rock Speedway champion and 7-time Toledo Speedway champ and is the all-time win leader at both tracks. 

As a tribute to Fair, and with the blessing of Joy’s family, Flat Rock Speedway will play host to the Joy Fair Memorial 100 Saturday evening, June 23 for the ARCA Moran Chevrolet Late Models.  Fair is the all-time feature win leader for the ARCA Late Model division at Flat Rock with 159 victories, a total that will perhaps stand forever.  Joy also is the career win leader at Toledo with 97 checkered flags in Late Model competition.   

Diamond Racing Products has stepped up to serve as the sponsor for the event.  Former racer Bob Fox, who competed against Fair for a number of years, has pledged his support of this special night through his company.     

Plans are in the works for a special pre-race ceremony and tributes to the legendary native of Pontiac, MI.  More details will be released in the coming weeks.

(TOLEDO, Ohio - March 9, 2012) - The Toledo Speedway Bar and Grille will host the annual Racer’s Reunion and Michigan Auto Racing Fan Club (MARFC) meeting Saturday, March 17. 

Located on the grounds of Toledo Speedway, the Bar/Grille will also be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day all day, 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. 

Danny Byrd will be the guest of honor at the Racer’s Reunion, which includes lots of bench racing and thousands of photos and memorabilia from race tracks across the country.  All current and former racers and the public are invited to the reunion.  Byrd was a top runner in the Late Model ranks in the 1960’s and 1970’s and was the 1973 Flat Rock and Toledo champion.  Danny also captured Toledo titles in 1965 and 1978.  He stands in 3^rd place at Toledo in all-time feature wins with 31 and fourth at Flat Rock with 29 victories to go with his 1972 Glass City 200 win at Toledo.

TOLEDO, OH  (3-8-12):  Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway are moving forward with plans for the new racing season, and that includes taking reserved seat ticket orders for a variety of special events at both tracks. 

The order form can be downloaded from either track’s website at www.flatrockspeedway.com or www.toledospeedway.com.  Go to the ticket button for the order form.    Checks and most major credit cards are accepted for mail orders, or fans can call the Toledo office at 419-727-1100 for credit card phone orders.  The Flat Rock office will open in mid-April for phone orders at 734-782-2480. Reserved seat tickets are not available for purchase on-line at this time.

Richard "Dick" G. Frantz, age 71, the father of ARCA Street Stock driver Rich Frantz and Ron Frantz, passed away Sunday, March 4. 

Dick was a longtime supporter of ARCA and actually began his racing career as a driver at the Cloverleaf (Cleveland) Speedway, and was a big part of getting his sons Ron and Rich involved in racing.

He is survived by his wife, Virginia, sons Ron and Rich, a brother, Ed and sister, Betty, along with 6 grandchildren. 

Services will be held at the A. Ripepi and Sons Funeral Home, 18149 Bagely Road, Middleburg Heights, OH  44130.  Visitation will be held Wednesday, March 7 from 2 p.m.-4 p.m. and 6 p.m.-8 p.m.  Interment will follow on Thursday, March 8.

Flat Rock, Michigan—February 29, 2012:  When Flat Rock Speedway opened in 1953, the Telegraph Road facility featured a ¼ mile asphalt paved oval, the first “rubberized asphalt track” in the country!  Built by Detroit area paving company owner Sheldon Hayes Sr. and his business partners, Flat Rock ran 3 nights a week and included several NASCAR-sanctioned events. 

Through its initial years of operation, the track saw numerous changes in promoters of the racing cards, as well as divisions of race cars.  But with the 1962 season looming, 2 changes were made at the track that have etched “The Rock” in the history books of short track racing.  A man by the name of John Marcum became the promoter of Flat Rock Speedway and, the installation of a Figure 8 track inside the paved oval became a reality. 

And from that day on, Figure 8 racing became a mainstay at Flat Rock, and, in 2012, the track will officially celebrate 50 years of wild action on the Figure 8 course!

Toledo, Ohio—February 26, 2012:  Congratulations to the winners of the prizes given away at Sunday’s Daytona 500 race party at the Toledo Speedway Bar and Grille.

Bar and Grille Gift Certificates:  Todd Perkins, Rich Frantz

Flat Rock Speedway tickets:  Craig Osenbaugh

Toledo Speedway tickets:  Kathy Diovardi

Flat Rock pad rental:  Dave Stadniczuk

Toledo pad rental:  Rich Frantz

Flat Rock test session:  Tadek Stadniczuk

Toledo test session:  Nick Bradley

Gift Cards:  Sara Pencola, Craig Osenbaugh

Hats:  Chris Diovardi, Shelly Stadniczuk, Dakota Minda, Kelly Karlet, George Zyinda, Mike Barker

This is the fourth 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.  These bulletins will not be mailed. 

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.

 DAYTONA 500 PARTY!  Tomorrow, Sunday, Feb. 26 at Toledo Speedway Bar/Grille!  Doors open at Noon, over $1000 in prizes to be given away-pad rentals, track rentals, tickets and more!  Join us!!!

February 24, 2012:  Pit pad rental forms are now available for both Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways for the 2012 racing season. 

They may be downloaded from the track’s web pages.  Click on the forms button. Pad rental forms will NOT be mailed this season.  Forms must be downloaded from the website. 

Please fill out the form in full and return it with payment as noted. All pad rentals are due no later than April 20, 2012.  A $50 late fee will be added to any rentals paid after this date. 

If you have questions, please contact Scott at 419-727-1100. 

TOLEDO, OH:  (2-9-12):  Toledo Speedway is proud to announce the return of Great Lakes Helicopter as the sponsor of its signature event, the Glass City 200 Super Late Model invitational.  The Almont, MI based business has agreed to enter into its 3rd season of support for the 24th running of the event at the Glass City oval.

“We are very pleased that Great Lakes Helicopter will again be a part of the Glass City 200 weekend this season,” said Ron Drager, promoter of the Toledo track.  “Our thanks to John Lojko and his group for their great support of this prestigious event.”

Alabama resident Augie Grill made his first attempt at Toledo in an outlaw Late Model a historic one at last season’s Glass City event, capturing the 200 lap contest in a car prepared by Canadian Jerry Artuso.  The date for the 2012 edition of the Great Lakes Helicopter Glass City 200 is Saturday, September 29.

Great Lakes Helicopter also serves as the sponsor of the #116 Late Model driven by Jack Varney Jr. 

Log onto www.toledospeedway.com for current information and the 2012 schedule.