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"Fastest Short Track Show" Still On for Tonight
(TOLEDO, Ohio - June 11, 2010) - As of 1:45 p.m., the "Fastest Short Track Show in the World," set for tonight at Toledo Speedway, is on!
The area has been dry for nearly two hours and cars are parked in the pit area, readying for the practice session which will begin at 3 p.m. The radar shows no rain at this time in the track area, so we are full steam ahead!
Practice is scheduled for 3 p.m., with time trials at 5 p.m. The show begins at 7:30 p.m.
Valvoline Instant Oil Change Summer Racing Series Adds July 9 Date at Toledo Speedway
(TOLEDO, Ohio - June 22, 2010) - The Valvoline Instant Oil Change (VIOC) Summer Racing Series presented by Cumulus Radio has added an additional date to the group of events, with the Friday, July 9 show now designated as one of the Summer Racing Series dates at Toledo Speedway.
...Weather Update Flat Rock Speedway
Toledo P.A.L. Boxing Comes to Speedway August 21
(TOLEDO, Ohio - August 10, 2010) - The Toledo Police Athletic League, a fixture in the Glass City for many decades, will stage the "Rumble at the Race Track" night of boxing at Toledo Speedway Saturday evening, August 21.
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Open Wheel Racing RETURNS to Toledo Speedway - Hemelgarn/Super Fitness USAC Silver Crown Series Rollie Beale Classic Fueled by Marco's Pizza on August 6!
PHOTOS - Check out photos from the May 22 Clean Harbors Kids Day/City of Toledo Employee Appreciation Day at Toledo Speedway
PLACER’S CAR CLUB CAR SHOWS START AT TOLEDO SPEEDWAY TUESDAY!
Toledo, Ohio—May 6, 2013: It must be getting closer to summer! The Placer’s Car Club Classic Car Cruisin’ shows at Toledo Speedway are ready to start! This year’s shows will be held on Tuesday nights on the first, second and third Tuesdays of each month through September at Toledo Speedway.
The day change is an attempt to avoid conflicts with other traditional car shows. Tuesday is the day of choice and tomorrow, May 7 the speedway welcomes back the car owners, their families and the public to Toledo Speedway to check out the cars from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
This year’ shows will be held in the track paved parking lot area directly off Benore Road. The Speedway Bar and Grille bar and kitchen will be in full operation during the car shows throughout the entire season.
Think sunshine and warm temperatures and we’ll see you at the car shows!
...To: ARCA Sportsman, Figure 8, Street Stock, X Car teams
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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“FASTEST SHORT TRACK SHOW IN WORLD” SAILS INTO TOLEDO JUNE 14
(TOLEDO, Ohio - May 31, 2013) - It’s the race that’s described by race fans as a “can’t miss race, you have to see it in person” and on and on. It’s the All American Coach/Hemelgarn Racing/Super Fitness “Fastest Short Track Show in the World” at Toledo Speedway, starring the Adkins Glass MSA Winged Super Modifieds and the winged Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper Super Sprints (AVBBSS)! Created by Toledo track management, the event has become one of the top open-wheel pavement races in the country. The date is Friday, June 14.
...FIREWORKS ARE ON AT TOLEDO JULY 5!!!
Toledo, Ohio—June 26, 2013: Toledo Speedway management is proud to announce the addition of a FIREWORKS display to its “Red, White and Blue” Festival Friday, July 5 race card at the Benore Road track.
The speedway is also inviting any and all active and retired police, fire, military and EMT personnel to be a guest of the track for the July 5 event. Admission will be FREE for these outstanding men and women for this race. Please show your ID at the ticket windows upon arrival to the speedway.
There’s a variety of races and family fun planned at Toledo Speedway Friday night! Free bus rides around the track in the New Glass Bowl Lanes buses will begin at approximately 7 p.m.
On the track, the ARCA ACME Dismantling Sportsman will battle wheel to wheel on the big ½ mile paved oval, with the ARCA R & M Recycling X Cars banging fenders on the short track.
To top off the action prior to the fireworks display, a Boat Figure 8 race is on the schedule! Yes, race cars towing boats on trailers through the intersection of the Figure 8 course, with the object to knock the boat and trailer off your competitor’s machine!
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TUESDAY CAR SHOW AT TOLEDO CANCELLED
Tonight's Placer's Car Club Classic Car show at Toledo Speedway has been cancelled. The impending forecast and a not too promising radar screen prompted the cancellation.
The board meeting for the group, however is still on for tonight at 8 p.m. at the Speedway Bar and Grille.
The next car show is set for Tuesday, July 16 at the track from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
...Updated Lap Money List, 43 Laps Still Available
Lap money still available for Saturday's Moran Chevrolet Stan Yee Memorial 150. The current lap sponsors are posted below. If you would like to sponsor laps, call Flat Rock Speedway today. There are no changes in the current entry list. See you at practice tonight and the race tomorrow!
| MORAN CHEVROLET-STAN YEE MEMORIAL 150 LAP MONEY--$5 PER LAP | |
| as of 7-25-13 | |
| 10 laps | MIRACLE SPRAY/STRIKEHOLD (Jerry Pensler) |
| 10 laps | PERFORMANCE IMAGES |
| 2 laps | MICHIGAN AUTO RACING FAN CLUB |
| Lap 75 | $25 BONUS--WBVS PHOTOS |
| 10 laps | MIKE DAMIC RACING PHOTOGRAPHY IN MEMORY OF JOHN DAMIC |
| 5 laps | DRIVEN WOMEN |
| 2 laps | DVD DAVE |
| Lap 100 | $100 BONUS--TIM AND LAURIE PALENKAS |
| 10 laps | TIM AND LAURIE PALENKAS |
| 4 laps | GREAT LAKES RACING FREQUENCIES |
| 10 laps | RICH AND JUDI FIDH |
| 5 laps | realcanadianbacon.com; MENTION FLAT ROCK IN ONLINE ORDER FOR A BONUS! |
| 5 laps | TENNECO IS HIRING! EMAIL RSINKEVITCH@TENNECO.COM FOR DETAILS |
| 5 laps | www.businesstradeexchange.com |
| Lap 33 | $33 BONUS-EMILY PALENKAS |
| 4 laps | RAND THOMPSON IN MEMORY OF JOY FAIR |
| 10 laps | AMY FINCH |
| 10 laps | ANN YEE |
| Lap 22 | $15 BONUS: AC-DC DEER PROCESSING-FLAT ROCK |
| Lap 123 | $10 BONUS: AC-DC DEER PROCESSING-FLAT ROCK |
ALL 8 NIGHT AT TOLEDO SPEEDWAY TOMORROW!
A special THURSDAY NIGHT race (instead of Friday) is set for tomorrow, Thursday, August 8 at Toledo Speedway to kick off 4 days of activity at the Glass City entertainment facility. It’s ALL 8 Night, with just $8 admission for adults!
And it’s Kids Night, too! All kids to age 14 are FREE and will receive a FREE hot dog, chips and a drink, courtesy of Sherwood Foods, Jim’s Butcher Shop, Dr. Pepper/Snapple Group, Herr’s Potato Chips and Schwebel Baking Company. This is ONLY at Toledo Speedway!!!!
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WENDY’S NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION THRILLS CROWD; ALLEN TAKES WIN, FROLING GRABS TITLE
(Toledo,
Ohio - August 30, 2013) - The
large crowd that ventured to Toledo Speedway Friday for the Wendy’s Hamburgers
“Night of Destruction” got what they came for and more! A wild and entertaining night of action and
thrills put the exclamation mark on the evening, which included the track’s
ARCA ACME Dismantling Sportsman division championship event.
Representing the Toledo-area and surrounding Wendy’s
franchises, Wendy was busy all night, greeting fans, presenting trophies and
she also sang both the Canadian and our National Anthem!
For the first time, the Sportsman class competed as part
of the Night of Destruction race card.
Ron Allen captured the 40 lap Championship race, the final point event
of the season. A very competitive chase
for the lead saw Ron Allen hold on for the win over Mike Young, Kyle DeLisle Jr.,
Howard Kelley Jr., Jim Froling, Greg Stilwell, Jeff Myers Jr., Chad Stilwell,
Kenny McKay Jr., Dan Grigsby, Norm Lewallen, David Frantz, Kent McCloskey, Andy
Harding and Rich Abel. Froling captured the
2013 track championship, edging out DeLisle Jr., Allen, McKay Jr. and Young for
the honor. Kelley Jr. and Myers Jr. took
the heat wins. DeLisle Jr. set quick
time at 17:447.
DEFENDING CHAMP TERRY SENNEKER ENTERS GLASS CITY 200; GOLD CUP CHAMP HANTZ ALSO IN
(TOLEDO, Ohio - September 12, 2013) - Defending race winner Terry Senneker Jr. of Wayland, MI has filed his entry for the 25th Anniversary of the Great Lakes Helicopter Glass City 200 presented by Francis Engineering, Woodville Auto Finance, Hampton Inn and Holiday Inn Express. The 200 lap outlaw-bodied Late Model invitational is set for Saturday, September 28 at Toledo Speedway.
The second-generation star will be looking to duplicate his win from last year’s classic. Terry grabbed the lead with just 4 laps to go in the 2012 edition of the event when leader Steve Needles had an engine let go, ending his bid for victory.
Angola, IN native Scott Hantz, the 2013 ARCA Glass City Gold Cup Late Model champion, has also inked his entry, along with his teammate, Jeff Ganus. Both drivers will pilot cars from the Great Lakes Helicopter stable. Veteran Dave Stehouwer and Scott Pemberton have also sent in their entries for the 200 lap contest.
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KUHLMAN ENDS DROUGHT IN 2009; FAIR JR. GRABS #2 GLASS CITY WIN
When you look at the list of winners of the Glass City 200, it’s very, very impressive. When you think about the drivers that have not won the race and have tried for many years, well, that’s why this race holds the prestige and history in short track Late Model racing. It’s a quest for many drivers, and, for most of the winners, it was “my biggest win”. That’s been said over and over.
...VANDOORN LEADS GLASS CITY 200 FRIDAY PRACTICE TUNE-UP
Perfect weather conditions greeted race teams for a quick 2-hour practice session leading up to tomorrow’s Great Lakes Helicopter Glass City 200 outlaw Late Model race. Johnny VanDoorn led the 33 cars at the track, clicking off a lap of 14:973.
The top ten cars in the practice session are VanDoorn, Jeff Ganus, Brian Ross, Johnny Belott, Harold Fair Jr., Jake Francis, Terry Senneker Jr., Brent Jack, Dennis Strickland and Scott Hantz. All practice times can be viewed by logging onto www.toledospeedway.com.
One of the pre-race favorites, Ross, driving Bob Blount’s #16 has scratched due to engine trouble.
The car #41 entry from Wisconsin has not arrived at the track, while Jimmy Thiel, at the wheel of the late Bob Ward’s #6 encountered engine trouble and has scratched for the weekend. Steve Cronenwett Jr.’s #88 also had mechanical issues, and the team is going home and loading up another car to compete in the 200.
The race day schedule has the pit area opening at 9:30 a.m., practice begins at Noon, time trials are set for 3 and racing begins at 5 p.m. The front gates will be open to watch practice during the afternoon; at 2:30, the grandstands will be cleared and tickets will go on sale.
Any remaining reserved seat tickets and all general admission and kids tickets will go on sale when the ticket office opens at 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
Log onto www.toledospeedway.com for the Friday night practice times, entry lists, lap money sponsor list and all the history and background on the one and only Glass City 200!
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CORRIGAN RACE FUELS 100 FOR FLAT ROCK STREET STOCKS JUNE 7
(FLAT ROCK, MI - February 4, 2014) - Corrigan Race Fuels, the provider of Sunoco Race fuel for Flat Rock Speedway’s race teams, has agreed to renew their sponsorship program at the ¼ mile paved oval for the 2014 season. As part of Corrigan’s program, the Brighton, MI-based business will sponsor the ARCA Street Stock 100 lap main event for the second consecutive year.
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Frank Kimmel and Davey Hamilton Headline Toledo Flat Rock Speedways Press Conference
(TOLEDO, Ohio – March 14, 2014) – Reigning ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards champion Frank Kimmel and 11-time Indy 500 starter Davey Hamilton will headline the 2014 ARCA Press Conference scheduled for the Hollywood Casino in Rossford, Ohio on March 25.
...Toledo's Burge Wrecking ÇÚNight of Destruction' Is Just That!
TOLEDO OH (9-15-07)--The Burge Wrecking "Night of Destruction" lived up to its billing Friday evening at Toledo Speedway, as the large crowd enjoyed an action-packed night of entertainment on a cool evening. A total of 8 different contests took place, topped off by the School Bus Figure 8 feature, won by weekly Figure 8 driver Troy Herrmann.
...Sauve Shoots For Unprecedented 4th Glass City Title; Defending Champ Campbell Enters
TOLEDO, OH (9-17-2008)-- 3-time race winner Steve Sauve of Saginaw, MI and defending champ Brian Campbell are the latest entries for the 20th Anniversary of the Miller Lite Glass City 200, set for this Saturday, September 20 at Toledo Speedway. This year’s event has been scaled back to 150 laps, with $5500 to win and $1000 to start being posted for the Late Model portion of the event.
...Trackside Tidbits by Debi Domby
The three time Gold Cup champion (2002, 2007 and 2008) Harold Fair Jr. won the 20th running of the Glass City joining the other 15 other winners (only Steve Sauve, Bob Senneker and Joe Ruttman have won it multiple times).
...Condolences to the Family of Richard Koester
TOLEDO OH (11-18-08)--Richard C. Koester, who with his brother Herb, built and paved Toledo Speedway in the early 1960s, died Saturday Nov. 15 at the age of 82.
...Racing Beats the Rain at Toledo
TOLEDO, OH (5-8-09)-- A pleasant day turned into a cloudy and eventually a rainy evening at Toledo Speedway for the first Friday night show of the season. A good crowd sat through the rain that began just after qualifying at 7 p.m. The BCSN/Tim Hortons/Toledo Blade season opener started 20 minutes late and was pushed along as quickly as possible.
...Gibson Sails to Emotional Toledo Win
TOLEDO, OH (5-15-09)-- With the thoughts of his uncle Terry Gibson riding along with him, Zach Gibson put on a show for the fans Friday night at Toledo Speedway. Zach powered his way to the win in the 30 lap Buckeye 305 Super Sprint feature Friday night on Western Lake Erie Insulation Industry-Local 45 Night in front of a good crowd, despite another Friday night of rain and threatening weather. The show was halted for about 20 minutes while the track dried, but the rain held off long enough to complete the race card. All kids to age 14 were admitted free and received a free hot dog, chips and a drink, courtesy of Sherwood Foods, Seyfert’s Potato chips and the Dr. Pepper/Snapple Group.
...Belott leads early testers for Glass City 200
(TOLEDO, Ohio – Sept. 16, 2013) – The Great Lakes Helicopter Glass City 200 is less than two weeks away and teams are starting to hit the high-banked, half-mile track at Toledo Speedway to test their cars and get their right setups ready for the fall classic.
...VanDoorn - fastest in Friday's practice - focused on Glass City 200 at Toledo Speedway
2010 Toledo-Flat Rock Awards Banquet Reservation Form Available Now
(TOLEDO, Ohio - September 3, 2010) - The annual ARCA Flat Rock-Toledo Championship Awards Banquet will be here before you know it so it's time to start thinking about ticket reservations. The Friday evening, November 5th gala event will be held at the Crystal Gardens in Southgate, Michigan. Doors open at 6:30 with dinner following at 7:30. Only 500 tickets are available and will be sold on a first-come, first-serve basis. The 2010 Banquet Ticket Reservation form is now available on the ARCA Competitors website, and can be obtained by clicking here......
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Wendy's Night of Destruction Thrills Toledo Crowd
TOLEDO, OH (9-3-10) -- On a crisp and cool Friday night, a huge crowd turned out to watch the Wendy's Night of Destruction at Toledo Speedway. With the action wild, the fans cheered and laughed all night long after witnessing a great night of family fun and entertainment. Wendy greeted the crowd and the Wendy's Hamburger chain provided giveaways and prizes for fans young and old. Track announcer Gary Lindahl and Wendy, along with several lucky race fans, performed the Chicken Dance at intermission on the front straight.
...Lap Money Sponsors for Glass City 200 Growing
(TOLEDO, Ohio - September 16, 2010) - The lap money sponsors for the 22nd running of the Great Lakes Helicopters Glass City 200 presented by Cherry Picked Auto Parts is growing........
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