Toledo Speedway

A reminder to all fans and race teams--Flat Rock Speedway's final race of the season Saturday night, September 15 has a 6 p.m. start time for the Griller's Select BBQ Sauce School Bus Figure 8 races!

Pits open at 3, front gates and ticket office opens at 3:30, practice at 4 and racing at 6 p.m.  There will be no qualifying.  We will draw for position.

In addition to the School Buses, the Figure 8's (feature only), Street Stocks and Michigan Legends will be in action, along with a Boat Figure 8 Race.

Reserved seat tickets ONLY are being sold this week.  ALL reserved seats, regardless of age, are $16 each.  Call the track office at 734-782-2480 to make reservations.  The office will close at 5 p.m. Friday and ticket sales will cease at that time until 3:30 p.m. Saturday.

ALL general admission tickets and children's tickets go on sale at 3:30 p.m. race day!  Adults are $15 general admission, kids 6-12 are $3 and under 6 are free.

Any reserved seats left will also go on sale at 3:30 p.m. race day.

 

 

 

 

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - September 13, 2012) - Toledo-area cable television provider Buckeye Cable Sports Network (BCSN) and nationally-recognized short track racing internet site SPEED51 will each provide coverage of the 24^th running of the Great Lakes Helicopter Glass City 200 Super Late Model invitational Saturday evening, September 29 at Toledo Speedway.

BCSN has telecast races from the track for several seasons, including a record 8 events of the 2012 race schedule.  The 200 will be taped for airing at a later date on the local cable access channel.  More Buckeye Cable information can be obtained at www.bcsn.tv.

SPEED51 will provide live updates from the Glass City oval all day September 29.  The creation of SPEED TV reporter Bob Dillner, SPEED51 is widely recognized in racing circles as one of the premier websites for short track racing information.  This will be the 2^nd year in a row that SPEED51 has provided coverage of the Great Lakes Helicopter Glass City 200.  Go to www.speed51.com for coverage from coast to coast!

“We are pleased to announce that these two entities will be providing coverage of our signature event, the Great Lakes Helicopter Glass City 200, “noted Ron Drager, the owner and promoter of Toledo as well as Flat Rock Speedway.  “We welcome BCSN and SPEED51 to Toledo Speedway again for this prestigious race.”

Reserved seat tickets for the event, which carries of purse of over $50,000 in cash and bonus awards of $5000 plus, are now available by calling the track at 419-727-1100.

For more information on the Glass City 200, log onto www.toledospeedway.com.  Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/flatrocktoledo or follow us on Twitter @toledospeedway.

 

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - September 19, 2012) - There is only 1 driver on the roster who can become the first 4-time winner of the Great Lakes Helicopter Glass City 200 Super Late Model invitational Saturday evening, September 29 at Toledo Speedway.  And today, Steve Sauve’s entry showed up as the Saginaw, MI native guns for his 4^th win in the prestigious event.

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - September 27, 2012) - Lorain, OH driver Charlie Schultz, the absolute 1-lap track record holder at Toledo Speedway, will go from open-wheel to stock cars to compete in the 24^th running of the Great Lakes Helicopter Glass City 200 Saturday night at Toledo Speedway. 

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The Flat Rock-Toledo Speedway banquet ticket deadline is today, Monday, October 29.

All orders must be in to the track office no later than 5 p.m. Monday, October 29.

Tickets are $27 each for the banquet, which will be held at the Crystal Gardens on Fort Street in Southgate, MI.  

All tickets ordered will be mailed out by Tuesday, October 30.

For any other information, please call 419-727-1100.

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The 2013 Flat Rock-Toledo Speedway rule changes are now available.  They may be downloaded by going to either track webpage; they are located under forms.

Hard copies were mailed Monday, November 5 to the 2012 weekly drivers and owners lists.

 

 

 

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This is the first 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.

TAX FORMS:  The W-9’s are posted under forms.  IF someone other than the driver is to receive the winnings, this form MUST be filled out and sent to the office.

AGE LIMIT FOR DRIVERS:  Beginning with the 2013 season, the minimum age to race at Flat Rock and Toledo will be 14 years old.  ALL drivers younger than 16 will have a set of requirements to meet, which is outlined below:  Personal meeting with ARCA officials; background profile/resume, private on-track test session with observers on hand, restrictive/probationary status for designated period of time.  Please contact the track if you have a driver under the age of 16 that will be competing next season.

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November 26, 2012:  As is tradition, the annual Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway gifts for the Christmas season are now available!  You can find the order form under forms on each of the track’s web pages.

Choose from 2013 season tickets, the $25 gift cards (good at either track), DVD’s of racing action, the 50^th Anniversary ARCA Yearbook (a collector’s item), ARCA hats and the Flat Rock/Toledo Speedway wool/leather jacket!

Phone orders are also being accepted--Operators are standing by!  Call 419-727-1100 today to place your order for that race fan in your life!

From the staff and management of both tracks, a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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Toledo, Ohio—November 27, 2012:  As work continues on the 2013 schedules for Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways, a change has been announced for Flat Rock’s Saturday night opener.  “The Rock” will now open its 60^th consecutive season of stock car racing Saturday night, April 27.  The original date announced at the awards banquet was May 4.

The ARCA Moran Chevrolet Late Models, Figure 8’s and Street Stocks will each be in action for the April 27 lid-lifter.  The pre-season open practices are Saturday, April 20 and Wednesday, April 24.

One of the early-season specials includes the return of the MSA Super Modifieds to the track, with that date taking place May 25.  Saturday night racing will run each week through September 14.  The complete schedule should be ready for release prior to the New Year.

Toledo Speedway opens the 2013 racing season Saturday, April 20.  Details of this major event will be announced in the next 2 weeks. 

Friday night racing begins at the ½ mile paved oval May 3, featuring the ARCA Sportsman, Figure 8’s, 4 Cylinders and the X Car Class.  The pre-season practice is Sunday, April 28.

Early-season races at Toledo include the first ARCA Late Model Gold Cup race Friday, May 10 and the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards 200 race weekend Saturday and Sunday, May 18-19.  Toledo’s complete schedule will be announced in conjunction with the Flat Rock schedule.

ARCA 4 CYLINDER DIVISION NEWS

While the rules for the 4 Cylinder class remains the same as the 2012 package, several other changes have been made for 2013, with the goal of enhancing the division car count for next season.

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(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.

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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…..

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(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.

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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!

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(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.

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(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.

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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.

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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.

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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 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 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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(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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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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(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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(TOLEDO, Ohio - May 3, 2013) - Toledo Speedway kicked off its weekly Friday night race cards with Jim Froling, Robbie Loving, Tom O’Leary IV and David Katafiasz capturing feature wins on a cool yet comfortable night at the Glass City oval. 

The 35 lap ARCA ACME Dismantling Sportsman feature started with Howard Kelley Jr. taking the lead early in the contest.  Jim Froling charged up on the outside lane of Kelley and the duo ran door to door until they touched, sending the pair into a wild spin down the front straight in front of the rest of the pack.  Everyone avoided contact, Kelley accepted responsibility and that put Froling back into the lead.  Jim stayed in front the rest of the way despite pressure from defending champ Ron Allen for the rest of the distance.  Mike Young got by Kyle DeLisle in the late stages to take third, DeLisle came home fourth and Kenny McKay Jr. took the fifth spot, followed by Kelley Jr., Norm Lewallen, Kent McCloskey, Dan Grigsby and David Frantz.  Allen set fast time at 17:033, with the heat race wins going to DeLisle and Kelley Jr.

 

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Flat Rock, Michigan—May 4, 2013:  It was another gorgeous Saturday night for racing at Flat Rock Speedway.  Eric Lee pulled into the Sun Drop victory lane in the 50 lap ARCA Moran Chevrolet Late Model feature, Scott Selmi got the victory in the 25 lap ARCA DTS Drive Train Specialists Street Stock contest, while Greg Studt was the winner of the 20 lap ARCA Parts Galore Figure 8 race.

In the 50 lap Moran Chevrolet Late Model feature, Derek Wiley set fast time in qualifying with an 11.828.  Wiley rolled a 7 for the inversion, putting Paul Pelletier and Scott Pemberton on the front row.  Just 2 yellow flags slowed the action.  Pelletier zipped into the lead, but a lap 3 caution for Steve Cronenwett Jr. and Scott Pemberton bunched the field.  Lee moved to the outside lane in the double-file restart and took command as the race went back to green flag action.  Eric held a slight lead over Dennis Strickland the rest of the distance to clinch the victory.  Strickland held on to second, Cronenwett Jr. was strong, coming from the back and making up a bunch of ground to finish third, while Stan Yee Jr. got by rookie Frank Jiovani on the final lap to take fourth spot.  Joe Hawes, Pemberton, Wiley, Jeff Plumb and Jim Alvis rounded out the top ten.   Defending champ Pelletier dropped out of the race in the early stages.  Cronenwett Jr. and Alvis captured the heat race events.

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Track officials made the decision to race tonight.  Pits will open at 1:30 p.m.   ...

(FLAT ROCK, Mich.) - The rain, clouds and blistering winds didn't stop Danny Jackson from winning the ARCA Truck Series Safety Kleen 100 Saturday night at Flat Rock Speedway.

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(FLAT ROCK, Michigan - May 18, 2013) - Robb Remick clinched the 250 lap Enduro and the $1000 first place dough Saturday night at Flat Rock Speedway in front of the largest crowd of the season on UAW Local 3000 and Scout Night.  Robb’s win was his first after many years of competition at the track in the Enduro events.  It was a memorable night for MCR Dwarf Car driver Stephen Bobek as he captured the 25 lap feature, pulled into the Sun Drop victory lane a single man, but after proposing to his girlfriend, he will now be driving straight to the wedding chapel!

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May 22, 2013

To:  Flat Rock Speedway Enduro teams

RE:  June 29, 2013 Enduro race

For the June 29, 2013 Enduro race, the tires eligible for this event are as follows:

Treaded Street tires or….

Hoosier Sportsman Tires, 26.5 and 27.5 sizes.

The Sportsman tires are available at the track.  Tires sales during the week are held on Thursdays only from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.  There is no mounting of tires on Thursday.

Tires are also available on any race day at Flat Rock, with mounting available.

The tire program for the August 3 race will be discussed at the June 29 drivers meeting.

Thank you,

Bill Leach

Ron Drager

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Re:  Hoosier Sportsman tire

May 28, 2013

Effective immediately, the Hoosier Sportsman tire will be legal for competition for the remainder of the 2013 season.  No mixing of compounds will be permitted (all 4 tires must be of same compound—4 Hoosier Sportsman 26.5, 27.5 sizes or 4-Hoosier 880’s-26.5, 27.5 sizes).

The original plan was to stop allowing the Sportsman tires for competition June 1, but we will now permit them for the 4 classes listed above for the remainder of the 2013 season.

There is a limited supply of Hoosier Sportsman tires still available at the tracks. 

All tires must be purchased from ARCA and will be checked through the scanner system.

 

 

 

Ron Drager

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