Toledo Speedway

FLAT ROCK, MI (8-8-09) - For the first time in 16 weeks, Flat Rock Speedway was forced to cancel its Saturday racing card.  A day-long rain throughout the entire state of Michigan made the call an easy one for track officials.  ...

FLAT ROCK, MI: (8-6-09): Flat Rock Speedway officials have announced that Grillers Select BBQ Sauce will sponsor the track's School Bus Figure 8 race, set for Saturday evening, September 12. The made-in-Michigan product will also be available for purchase at the track's concession stands for the remainder of the 2009 season.

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1970-FAIR TAKES MID-SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP AT TOLEDO

Joy Fair made it two for two, taking the 50-lap ARCA Late Model feature Sunday night at Toledo Speedway on the heels of a win in the 50-lapper Saturday night at Flat Rock Speedway. Joe Ruttman led the Toledo main event from the onset and paced the first 23 tours around the half mile oval until Fair took the point.

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TOLEDO, OH: (8-5-09): NASCAR star Kyle Busch, already set to compete in the Allen Chevrolet Cadillac/Crown RV and Boat Cleaner 100 at Toledo Speedway Friday, August 14, will also sign autographs at the Glass City oval. Busch will race in the CRA Super Series Late Model 100 lap contest on the ½ mile paved oval.

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Thomas "Sonny" Adams, who owned and promoted races at Mt. Clemens Race Track and Toledo Speedway, died Wednesday, August 5 at 2:33 p.m. at a hospital in Florida after suffering a stroke over the weekend. He was 72 years old.

Adams, whose son Tommy Adams drives in the ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series, drove in ARCA sanctioned races for John Marcum in the 1960s, sparking his interest in track ownership and promotion. Mt. Clemens Race Track operated under ARCA sanction for several years in the 1970s with Adams and Johnny May promoting the races. Adams purchased Toledo Speedway from Herb Koester in 1978 and sold the track to Ron Drager and Roy Mott in January 1999. Pictured left to right, Johnny May, John Marcum and Sonny Adams in 1973.

Family and friends may visit on Tuesday from 2-8 p.m. in the Sujkowski Funeral Home Northpointe, 114-128 Alexis Road, Toledo. Funeral services will begin Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the funeral home and continue with the Funeral Service in Crossroads Community Church at 11 a.m. Interment will take place in Richardson Chapel Cemetery in Lauderdale County, Alabama. Memorial donations may be given to the Toledo Humane Society or Crossroads Community Church in Ottawa Lake, MI.

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TOLEDO, OH: (8-3-09): Former Glass City 200 winner Tim Ice leads the field of entries for the Friday evening, August 7 show at Toledo Speedway, which will play host to its final open-wheel racing show of the 2009 season. The MSA Super Modifieds and the Buckeye 305 Winged Sprint Cars will be featured in the open-wheel double header. The Western Lake Erie Insulation Industry will sponsor the night of racing at the Glass City oval. The track's weekly ARCA Speedway Tire and Auto Factory Stocks will also be in action.

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TOLEDO, OH: (8-3-09): Toledo Speedway's signature event, the famed Glass City 200 Late Model invitational, set for Saturday night October 3, will return to 200 laps for this season. The race was reduced to 150 laps in 2008. The 21st running of the prestigious race is expected to draw the top outlaw Late Model drivers from Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Canada.

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Friday, August 7, 2009: Toledo Speedway. Western Lake Erie Insulation Industry Night; MSA Super Modifieds, Buckeye 305 Winged Springs, Plus Factory Stocks. Click Here for Schedule

Saturday, August 8, 2009: Flat Rock Speedway. Lakeshore Utility Trailer Sales 100; ARCA Street Stocks 100 Lap Features, 35 Lap B Main Street Stock Feature, Figure 8's and 4-Cylinders. Click Here for Schedule

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TOLEDO, Ohio (July 20, 2009)--Photo galleries from this weekend's racing action at Toledo Speedway and Flat Rock Speedway is available by clicking here.

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FLAT ROCK, MI: (8-1-09): Danny Bennett's years of competition paid off Saturday night at Flat Rock Speedway as he claimed the win in the 250 lap Enduro race on a cool, cloudy evening. Shawn Bershback took the 4 Cylinder main and the duo of Howard Kelley Jr./Tom O'Leary III captured a wild 10 team Figure 8 Train race. The TKC Go-Kart Club also ran several events. ...

TOLEDO, OH: (7-31-09): Scott Hantz made it 3 for 3 and a clean sweep in ARCA Late Model action at Toledo Speedway this season, taking win number 3 Friday night in the 75 lap Hantz Group/Allegiant Air Gold Cup Series feature event. Mark McElyea and his company, Car Credit Medic, sponsored the night of racing. Mark presented the trophies to the winners in the Glass Bowl Lanes Winner's Circle. Grand Rapids, MI driver Mike Root sealed up the Gold Cup championship, which consisted of the 3 events at Toledo and two races at Flat Rock Speedway this year. ...

1980-BOB SENNEKER SCORES 100-LAP FEATURE

Toledo Speedway held its first extra-distance affair of the season and it was the "Bluebird" Bob Senneker taking the twin 50-lap features in his signature late model #84. Senneker, a frequent Toledo Speedway visitor, has tasted success consistently at Toledo as well as in major high-dollar payout late model races throughout the Midwest US and Canada.

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Friday, July 31; Toledo Speedway. Click here for weekend schedule

Saturday, August 1; Flat Rock Speedway. Click here for weekend schedule

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1980-JUNIOR HANLEY SWEEPS TOLEDO CLEAN

Canadian ace Junior Hanley continued his dominance of late model racing at Toledo Speedway, taking the 50-lap mid season championship race over Chuck Roumell, Dave Simko, Don Mallott and Ed Cooper. Hanley, in doing so, also set a new track record (14:21.88), eclipsing the previous record set by Joy Fair (14:44.11) in 1976. Hanley also captured the dash and fast heat, while the Carolina Flash Royce Cornett took the other heat.

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Harold Fair Jr., who has had a season full of lousy luck, got his first win of the season in round #4 of the Hantz Group/Allegiant Air Gold Cup race at Flat Rock. Harold led all 100 laps in route to his victory.

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TOLEDO, OH: (7-28-09): NASCAR's Kyle Busch went right from the Brickyard on Sunday back to the short tracks Monday night and sailed to victory at the Anderson, IN ¼ mile oval in the 300 lap CRA Super Series Late Model race. Busch will be in competition at Toledo Speedway Friday evening, August 14 for the Allen Chevrolet/Cadillac CRA 100 lap contest at the ½ mile Glass City oval.

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UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO MARCHING BAND TO PERFORM IN PRE-RACE SHOW
TOLEDO, OH: (7-28-09): In a little more than a month, the superspeedway-style stock cars of the ARCA RE/MAX Series will make the trip to Toledo Speedway for the ARCA 200 presented by Belle Tire. The date is Friday evening, September 4, marking the first RE/MAX event under the lights at Toledo in 3 years. Tickets are now on sale for the event, which includes the University of Toledo Marching Band as part of the pre-race activities.

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Heritage Church of God is currently having their children's Vacation Bible School and have invited Flatrock and Toledo race teams to bring their cars to Heritage Church of God at 3520 Strayer Road, in Maumee, Ohio on Thursday, July 30, 2009, from 6 to 8 p.m. Chaplain Jerry Stewart and Bonnie will be there doing a small presentation.  The Vacation Bible School has a racing theme and about 75-80 kids will be there. Teams are asked to bring their cars to the church between 5 and 6 pm. Please bring pictures to hand out. Please call Chaplain Jerry Stewart at 734-770-5270 if you are able to attend so a car count can be forwarded to the church. Vacation Bible School events are always a fun filled event and great for track and sponsor publicity. We are looking for 4-6 cars to attend...more if we can.  ...

TOLEDO, OH: (7-27-09): Can Mike Root become the first "outsider" to win the Hantz Group/Allegiant Air ARCA Late Model Gold Cup Series? Rising star Chad Finley becomes the latest entry for Friday night's 5th and final event of the Series, set for 75 laps at Toledo Speedway. And can anyone stop Scott Hantz? These story lines and more will all be answered this Friday, July 31 at Toledo's lightning-quick ½ mile paved oval!

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TOLEDO, Ohio (July 27, 2009)--An entry list for the Friday, July 31, ARCA Hantz Group/Allegiant Air 75-lap Glass City Gold Cup Late Model race at Toledo Speedway is available by clicking here.

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FLAT ROCK, Michigan (July 27, 2009)--A photo gallery from this weekend's racing action at Flat Rock Speedway is available by clicking here.

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FLAT ROCK, MI: (7-25-09): 2-time defending Gold Cup champion Harold Fair Jr. zipped to the win in the All Sport/Monroe Evening News 100 in the Hantz Group/Allegiant Air Gold Cup Late Model feature Saturday night at Flat Rock Speedway. Many fans went home with prizes handed out by Santa Claus for the annual Christmas in July promotion. Rain fell at the track during qualifying, but a great effort by the race teams and officials resulted in a quick drying process and just a brief delay to the start of the show. ...

The Toledo Speedway Placer's Classic Car show for Thursday, July 23 has been cancelled due to the rain.  ...

White Lake, Michigan - July 21st, 2009 - Andrew Hagen has made quite a name for himself within the racing community with an impressive start to his oval racing career driving for Brad Keselowski Racing's Super Late Model team. With only four races under his belt, he has managed to consistently improve and has led for a total of 106 laps, which amounts to 28% of all laps he has raced this season.

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Scott Hantz and the Toledo Speedway are becoming fast friends this season as he found himself again in victory lane Friday night, winning round #3 of the Hantz Group/Allegiant Air Gold Cup 75.

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FLAT ROCK, MI: Leg number 4 of the 5-race ARCA Hantz Group/Allegiant Air Gold Cup Late Model Series takes place this Saturday, July 25 at Flat Rock Speedway. The All Sport 100 lap feature event is on tap, along with full race cards for the ARCA Figure 8's and Street Stocks. Santa Claus will also pay a visit to hand out prizes for the track's annual Christmas in July prize giveaway promotion.

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TOLEDO, Ohio (July 21, 2009)--Flat Rock, Michigan's Ricky Kargel (defending race winner) and Clinton Township, Michigan's Eric Lee are the latest drivers to submit entries for this Saturday's All Sport 100 ARCA Moran Chevrolet/Miller Lite Late Model Hantz Group/Allegiant Air Gold Cup Series race at Flat Rock Speedway. A complete entry list is available by clicking here.

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Friday and Saturday, July 24th and 25th; Toledo Speedway Monster Truck Show. Click Here for Weekend Schedule.

Saturday, July 25th; Flat Rock Speedway; All Sport 100/Christmas in July Prize Giveaway with Santa Claus. Hantz group/Allegiant Air Late Model Gold Cup 100, plus Street Stocks, Figure 8's. Click Here for Weekend Schedule.

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