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Flat Rock/Toledo Speedway February Bulletin
This is the third of our winter bulletins. March issue will be posted around the 19th. The schedules are posted on the website. Flat Rock office will open in April. Toledo phone number is 419-727-1100. Please direct all calls to Toledo. Please share this bulletin with those who do not use the computer!
...Attention Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway Race Teams
Flat Rock/Toledo Speedway Notes and News--Monday, February 16, 2009
On New Year's Day, Steve Chartrand and his father, Jim, took their Street Stock to Sandusky Speedway's annual Hangover race. Steve competed in the Champagne class with Late Models and Sportsman cars and took the feature win! (See photo). Congratulations, Steve!
...Placers Car Club Cruisin' Moves to Toledo Speedway
TOLEDO, OH: (2-16-09): One of Toledo's most-established Classic Car clubs will hold their Thursday night cruises at Toledo Speedway in 2009. Beginning May 7 and running each Thursday through October, the Placers Car Club Cruisin' will be held in the track parking lot and grounds, located just a ¼ mile from I-75 on Benore Road.
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Allegiant Air, Five Star Race Bodies Renew Flat Rock, Toledo Backing
TOLEDO, OH: (1-30-09): Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway management is proud to announce the continued associations with two companies for the 2009 racing programs at the pair of ARCA-sanctioned short tracks. Allegiant Air will once again serve as a co-sponsor of the Late Model Gold Cup Series, while Five Star Race Car Bodies returns with contingency programs for both the ARCA Street Stock class at Flat Rock and the ARCA Sportsman division at Toledo.
...Condolences to the family of Ashley Loving
2009 Mall Show Forms
Moran Chevrolet Returns to Sponsor Flat Rock Late Models
FLAT ROCK, MI: (1-26-09): Good things come in groups of threes. And for the third consecutive season, Moran Chevrolet will step to the front and serve as the sponsor of the ARCA Late Model class at Flat Rock Speedway. Pat Moran has confirmed the sponsorship at a recent meeting with track officials.
...Flat Rock/Toledo Speedway Pad Rental Form
TOLEDO OH (3-24-09)--2009 Flat Rock Speedway and Toledo Speedway Pad Rental Forms can be downloaded by visiting the ARCA Competitor Site. Race teams can save $50 on the pad rental price by purchasing before April 1st. For more information, call 419-727-1100.
...Flat Rock/Toledo Speedway January Bulletin
New for 2009: Arcaracing.com Debuts Photo Gallery for ARCA Short Tracks
Mike Bolick Update (1-17-09)
Long time Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway ARCA driver, car owner and sponsor Mike Bolick has been hospitalized after suffering multiple gunshot wounds in an attack Friday January 9 outside his home in Carleton, Michigan. He is currently in the intensive care unit at St. Vincent Mercy Memorial Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio, and is in critical but stable condition. Bolick, 54, is the owner of MB Windows & Doors and is the long time sponsor of ARCA Late Model driver Joe Hawes. Mike's father Reed Bolick Sr. owned ARCA late models driven by Fran Harden in the 1970s and his brothers Pat and Reed Jr. also raced. Messages and well wishes can be sent to Mike at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, 2213 Cherry Street, Toledo OH 43608 (419) 251-3232.
Update Friday, January 16, 2009
Mike Bolick's condition has been upgraded and he may be released from the hospital to return home as early as today.
Update Saturday, January 17, 2009
Mike Bolick is home and would like everyone to know that he is "on the mend". Messages and well wishes can be sent to Mike Bolick, 2490 Toben Rd., Carleton MI 48117.
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Flat Rock Speedway Becomes A "Pepper"; New Soft Drink Company Takes Over
FLAT ROCK, MI: (1-14-09): Flat Rock Speedway management and the Dr. Pepper/Snapple Bottling Group is pleased to announce the formation of a marketing partnership for the next 3 racing seasons at the ¼ mile asphalt oval. Beginning with this April, the Toledo, OH based soft drink distributor will provide product to "The Rock" for Flat Rock's concession operation.
...Toledo Speedway's 50th Anniversary Schedule Ready: USAC Returns
TOLEDO OH (1-12-09): The 2009 season will mark the 50th Anniversary of racing at Toledo Speedway. The new schedule is now out, featuring weekly racing, open-wheel racing and the usual variety of touring series that will make stops at the lightning-fast 1/2 mile paved oval.
...Flat Rock Schedule Ready: Toledo to Follow
TOLEDO OH (1-9-09): Flat Rock Speedway's 2009 schedule is now out, with the 1/4 mile asphalt oval slated to begin its 56th consecutive season of operation beginning Saturday night, April 25. The ARCA Late Models, Figure 8's and Street Stocks will provide a majority of the action at "The Rock" again this year.
...Stay tuned for 2009 Flat Rock/Toledo Speedway Schedules...
The Stock Market: Short track racing responds to economic troubles by nailing the gas
By Karl Fredrickson
Reprinted with permission, from the December, 2008 issue of Speedway Illustrated.
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ARCA Member Floyd LaLonde Passes.....
Long time ARCA member Floyd LaLonde, who drove in the ARCA Figure-8 and Street Stock divisions at Flat Rock Speedway, passed away recently at the age of 75. Lalonde finished 3rd in ARCA Street Stock points at Flat Rock in 1978, and after retiring from driving sponsored 1981 and 1983 ARCA Street Stock champion Danny Leppen for many years through his Floyd's Muffler Shop business. Messages of condolence can be sent to Verna LaLonde at 29169 Beverly Rd., Romulus MI 48174.
...Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway DVD's Available
TOLEDO OH (12-15-08)--Order a DVD copy of weekly Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway racing by downloading the attached order form. Makes a great gift! arca-dvd-orderform
...Flat Rock/Toledo Speedway Bulletin
TOLEDO OH (12-10-08)--On behalf of everyone at the tracks, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
...ARCA RE/MAX Dates Set for 2009 at Toledo; Trucks Go At Flat Rock, Toledo
TOLEDO, OH: (12-9-08): Track management at Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways have finalized their dates with the touring series of ARCA for the 2009 season. The ARCA RE/MAX Series will make 2 stops at Toledo again next year, while the ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series will visit both tracks for a race event in the upcoming season.
...2009 Flat Rock, Toledo Mall Car Show Date Set
TOLEDO, OH (12-3-08)--As the snow begins to fly, plans continue to move forward for the 2009 racing seasons at both Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways. A pair of annual race car shows held at shopping malls have been set on back-to-back weekends in March.
...Condolences to the Family of CJ Landry
Charles Joseph "C.J." Landry, a sports writer for The Blade who wrote about local automobile racing, died Wednesday in St. Charles Mercy Medical Center. He was 62.
...Benefit Dinner
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.
...Just in Time for the Holidays
ARP Renews Flat Rock/Toledo Contingency Program for 2009
FLAT ROCK MI (11-11-08)--It's getting cold, there's a few snow flurries in the air around the Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway area, but it's also time to keep plans moving for the 2009 season. And with that, ARP Bodies has announced it will renew its contingency program with the 2 tracks for the upcoming year.
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Champions honored at Flat Rock/Toledo Banquet
SOUTHGATE MI (11-10-08)--A large crowd of 600 guests converged Friday evening at the annual Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways banquet, held at the elegant Crystal Gardens Banquet Center in Southgate, MI. The evening was hosted by track announcer Gary Lindahl. All the track champions received their championship jackets and garage banners as ARCA President Ron Drager led the toast to the champions.
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Bob Gillelan Among 2008 Michigan Motor Sport Hall of Fame Inductees
Flat Rock/Toledo Banquet Tickets Still Available
A total of fifty (50) banquet tickets remain for next Friday's Flat Rock/Toledo Speedway banquet. The Friday, November 7 banquet will take place at Crystal Gardens in Southgate, MI.
Tickets are $36 each. Please contact Scott at 734-782-2480 as soon as possible. The ticket includes dinner and an open bar.
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