Toledo Speedway

TOLEDO SPEEDWAY--SAT. SEPT. 29 (Final Show of Year)
24th Running--Great Lakes Helicopter Glass City 200 Late Model invitational!
Plus Sportsman invitational (1/2 mile) and X-Cars (on the 1/4 mile)
Gates:  Noon
Time trials:  3
Racing:  5 p.m.
**Optional practice session Friday, Sept. 28, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Free admission to grandstand Friday
Saturday:  Adults-$25, children 6-12 are $3, under 6 are Free
Tickets now on sale!  Call the track at 419-727-1100
Pits:  $40-1 day, $50 2-day pass
$50,000 plus cash purse!!!!!
Rain date is Sunday, September 30 at 1 p.m.
FLAT ROCK SPEEDWAY--LAST ACTIVITY OF SEASON IS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7
FLAT ROCK HISTORICAL SOCIETY FLEA MARKET!
7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Admission is Free; for space rental information call 734-782-5220
First-come, first serve on set-up; no tables furnished.
NO pets

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - September 18, 2012) - Recently-crowned ARCA Allegiant Late Model Gold Cup Series champion Dakota Carlson of Cedar Springs, MI has filed his entry for the 24^th running of the Great Lakes Helicopter Glass City 200 Super Late Model invitational Saturday evening, September 29 at Toledo Speedway.  Carlson tuned up for the 200 by winning the 100 lap feature last Saturday night at the Owosso, MI Speedway.

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - September 24, 2012) - Terry Senneker Jr., one of the top outlaw Late Model drivers in the Midwest, will shoot for his first-ever victory in this Saturday’s Great Lakes Helicopter Glass City 200 Super Late Model invitational at Toledo Speedway. 

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If you are headed to Toledo Speedway today for the Great Lakes Helicopter Glass City 200, be aware of construction on I-75.

In Michigan, I-75 south from I-275 (exit 20) to LaPlaisance Road (Exit 11) is down to 1 lane.  Telegraph Road is an alternate should you want to avoid this mess.  Telegraph Road is also under construction in Monroe, so be prepared!

In Ohio, I-75 North from exit 205 to 208, is also under construction, down to 1 lane.  

The Michigan notice of down to 1 lane was just announced yesterday---sorry!  Race time is 5 p.m. tonight!  Give yourself extra time!

 

 

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - September 29, 2012) - Wayland, MI driver Terry Senneker made a great save on lap 173, then took the lead for the first time with just 4 laps to go when race leader Steve Needles engine let go, paving the way to the win for Terry at the 24^th running of the Great Lakes Helicopter Glass City 200 Late Model race Saturday night at Toledo Speedway.  Meloney Lojko and her son, Brandon, representing Great Lakes Helicopter, presented the 5 foot trophy to Terry in the Sun Drop Winner’s Circle.

Perhaps the strongest field in several years assembled for the event, with 33 cars on the grounds.  A total of 32 cars started the 200 lap grind, the longest race of the season for the outlaw-bodied Late Models.  Mike Luberda withdrew from the race after having engine trouble during Friday’s practice session.  Track record holder JR Roahrig lowered his mark in the PASSTIME time trials, clicking off a lap of 14:628 to set a new 1 lap record and picking up the $500 bonus.  JR pulled the 10 chip for the inversion, putting North Carolina driver Brad Rogers and Johnny Belott on the front row.

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The Thursday night Placer's Car Club Classic Car Shows held at Toledo Speedway have concluded for the 2012 season.

The club met last night and decided to call an end to the events, which are held the first 3 Thursdays of each month.

Details regarding the 2013 car shows will be announced at a later date.

 

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$1000 REWARD

A $1000 REWARD HAS BEEN POSTED FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE ARREST AND CONVICTION OF THE PERSON OR PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VANDALISM/DAMAGE AT FLAT ROCK SPEEDWAY AND/OR TOLEDO SPEEDWAY.

ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED WILL BE HELD IN THE STRICTEST CONFIDENCE.

PLEASE CALL 419-727-1100

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This is the second 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.

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(TOLEDO, Ohio) - After the closest championship points battle in series history, Levi Mansfield was crowned the 2012 ARCA Truck Series champion during an entertaining and colorful evening at the Grand Plaza Hotel in downtown Toledo, Ohio Saturday night.

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - February 19, 2013) - Toledo Speedway’s signature event, the famed Glass City 200 Late Model invitational, will mark the Silver Anniversary of the race in 2013, and will carry the Great Lakes Helicopter name as the sponsor for the third consecutive season.  The prestigious event takes place Saturday, September 28 at the lightning-fast ½ mile paved oval.

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - February 25, 2013) - FiveStar Racecar Bodies will continue its contingency awards program for the ARCA Sportsman and Street Stock divisions at Toledo and Flat Rock Speedways for the 2013 racing season.

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TOLEDO, OH—March 14, 2013:  The Toledo Speedway Bar and Grille will host the annual Racer’s Reunion and Michigan Auto Racing Fan Club (MARFC) meeting Saturday, March 16.

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

The Reunion begins at Noon and runs until 5 p.m.  At 6 p.m., the Michigan Auto Racing Fan Club will conduct their monthly meeting at the Bar and Grille.  The Toledo location has hosted the March event for several years in conjunction with the Racer’s Reunion.  ARCA President Ron Drager will speak to the crowd about the 2013 plans for both shorts tracks and for the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards.

Following the meeting, both tracks will give away 4 hour track rentals, pad rentals, tickets and more in a random drawing.  Drivers must be present to win.

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - March 23, 2013) - Never before in history has the ARCA CRA Super Series and the ARCA Midwest Tour competed together in the same race at the same track. That all changes in a big way in 2013 when both tours battle it out together and side-by-side at Toledo Speedway in April and again at Madison Int'l Speedway in August.

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - March 27, 2013) - The Buckeye Cable Sports Network (BCSN) will now air a total of 12 Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway events for the 2013 racing season.  The local cable access channel of the Buckeye Cable System has added 2 dates to the previously-announced 10 race event schedule with the 2 ARCA-sanctioned tracks. 

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Salem, IN (April 4, 2013) – CRA officials have released the first list of entries to date for the historic “Border Wars” 7-UP 150 at Toledo Speedway on Saturday, April 20^th, were the ARCA Midwest Tour presented by SCAG Power Equipment and Lester Buildings and the ARCA/CRA Super Series will contest the first ever combination race between the two template touring late model powers. Both series will bring an extreme amount of talent together for the season opener at Toledo Speedway along with some southern flare including Georgia top gun Bubba Pollard and 15 year old South Carolina native Kyle Benjamin who has been on a tear so far this year with four wins at New Smyrna Speedway during Speedweeks in February, a win at The Rattler at South Alabama Speedway on March 17^th and a second place finish in his first ever ARCA Racing Series event on March 9^th at Mobile International Speedway.

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The upcoming 7-Up 150 at Toledo Speedway gets more interesting by the day.

The entry list already contains more than 40 names and includes drivers from across the Midwest and south that have multiple track championships and feature wins from across the country.

One of those drivers -- Bubba Pollard -- scored another win this weekend when he collected the trophy in the first Southern Super Series race in Nashville. Pollard held off several other late models, including some that he will be contending with at Toledo Speeday in the 7-Up 150 April 19-20.

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - April 9, 2013) - The entry list to date for the Saturday, April 20 “Border Wars” 7-Up 150 at Toledo Speedway now stands at 46 cars as of April 8 at 5 p.m.  An additional 3 cars have entered the history-making event, while 1 car has withdrawn.  The race will see the stock-bodied ARCA/CRA Super Series Late Models and the ARCA Midwest Tour paired together in competition for the first time.

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PAD RENTALS:  Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway pad rental fees are due by April 12.  After this date, the price goes up.  You may download the pad rental forms from the web pages.  They are located under forms.  Questions?  419-727-1100.

**ENGINE SEAL DAY:  Your chance to have your engine sealed before we start!  Crate or performance engine.  Thursday, April 18 at Toledo, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.  CALL to reserve a time.  IF no one signs up by Monday, April 15 at 5 p.m., this program will be cancelled. 

*RACECEIVERS: Will be available at the practice days:  $90 each, earbuds included, batteries are NOT included.

Tires go on sale tomorrow, Thursday, April 11 at both tracks and the ARCA office. 

See you at the practices!

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Chris Wimmer, an ARCA Midwest Tour “Touring Star” had the fastest time in today’s first practice session for the 7-Up 150 at Toledo Speedway, turning a lap in 15.549 seconds, or 115.763 mph.

Wimmer and the rest of the more than 40 cars at Toledo today will attempt to qualify for tonight’s 7-Up 150 at 3 p.m.

Johnny VanDoorn, a past winner at the high-banked half-mile Toledo Speedway, was second in the practice session at 15.65 with the No. 26 of Rick Turner third.

The second practice session is now underway. Follow the practice session and audio by clicking on the link above for ARCA timing and scoring.

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Coopersville, Michigan native Johnny VanDoorn, a former winner at Toledo Speedway, turned in the fastest lap during the third and final practice session Saturday as dozens of drivers are getting set for the 7-Up 150.

VanDoorn completed the fast lap at just over 117 mph with Chris Wimmer, Kyle Benjamin, Eddie Hoffman and Anderson Bowen rounding out the top five.

Cars are now in the garage and crews are making last-minute fixes before the 3 p.m. qualifying session.

Today’s 7-Up 150 at Toledo Speedway is scheduled for racing at 5 p.m.

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - April 20, 2013) -- Johnny VanDoorn took the checkered flag Saturday night to win the 7-Up 150 at Toledo Speedway, the historic first-ever race between the ARCA Midwest Tour and ARCA/CRA Super Series.

VanDoorn re-took the lead at lap 141 and held Chris Wimmer off to take the checkered flag. Wimmer was the half-way leader.

Skylar Holzhausen finished third, Nathan Haseleu fourth and Bubba Pollard fifth.

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FLAT ROCK SPEEDWAY

OPEN PRACTICE: Wednesday, April 24 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.  The pit area will open at 4.

Pit passes are $15 each

FIRST RACE:  Saturday, April 27

Jet’s Pizza Season Opener

ARCA Moran Chevrolet Late Models, Parts Galore Figure 8’s and the DTS Drive Train Specialists Street Stocks

Pit area:  12:30 p.m.

Practice begins at 2 p.m.

Front gates:  2 p.m. (Ticket sales begin at 4:30)

Time trials:  5 p.m.

Racing:  7 p.m.

Pits:  $20 ARCA member, $30 non-member; Minimum age for pits is 12, with minor’s release signed by both parents at registration (must be with minor).

Grandstands:  Adults $12; children 6-12:  $3; Under 6 FREE with adult

FREE parking on track grounds; all concession items are priced from .50 to $3.50.  Beer is available ($4.50 each)

Flat Rock Speedway is located on Telegraph Road, just 5 minutes from I-75 or I-275.  The track phone number is 734-782-2480.  Log onto www.flatrockspeedway.com for further information, or like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/toledoflatrock or follow us on Twitter @flatrockspeed.

TOLEDO SPEEDWAY TIME SCHEDULE

Sunday, April 28:  OPEN PRACTICE

Pits:  10 a.m.

Practice:  Noon to 5 p.m

ALL pit passes are $15 each for practice day

Minimum age for pits is 12, with minor’s release signed by both parents at registration (must be with minor).

Grandstands:  will be open-free admission for practice day

Toledo Speedway is located on Benore Road at the I-75/Alexis Road exit (behind Meijer store).  The track phone number is 419-727-1100.  Log onto www.toledospeedway.com for further information, or like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/toledoflatrock or follow us on Twitter @toledospeedway.

*Friday night racing begins May 3, with ARCA ACME Dismantling Sportsman, Parts Galore Figure 8’s, 4 Cylinders and the all-new division of the R & M Recycling X Cars!  Racing at 7:30 p.m. Friday nights through August 30.

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James E. (Jim) Bickerstaff, 76, ARCA late model race winner and track champion, died Friday, March 21, at St. Elizabeth Medical Center near his hometown of Mineral Ridge, Ohio.

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I-75/ALEXIS ROAD EXIT IS CLOSED
The I-75/Alexis Road exit heading southbound is closed at this time. Teams heading to Toledo from Michigan for Sunday's practice should take the Summit Street exit (exit 2). Follow Summit south about 2 miles (runs parallel to I-75) to Shoreland Drive. Turn right at the stoplight at Shoreland, follow Shoreland and go straight through the first traffic light at the corner of Suder Avenue. Shoreland turns into Benore Road. It will take you right to the speedway. It may open before Sunday, but there is no indication that it will be open. ...

TOLEDO OH (4-28-08)--The ARCA Late Models will venture to Toledo Speedway a total of 6 times in 2008, kicking off the Glass City Gold Cup Late Model Series presented by Allegiant Air Friday evening, May 9 at the ½ mile paved oval. The Series will consist of 5 point races, with a champion to be crowned in the final point race Sunday, August 31. The year culminates with the 20th running of the Miller Lite Glass City 200 September 20.

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Canton, MI 5/6/08- It's a common practice with race tracks and sanctioning bodies around the country. Some people love it, some people hate but I'm pretty sure that varies depending which end you come out on. I'm talking about re-draws and inversions after qualifying. For twenty-one year old Justin Schroeder and his family owned race team, JMS Racing, it seems the last two weeks the "inversion lottery" has not been to their advantage.

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FLAT ROCK MI (5-17-08)--Flat Rock Speedway's Autograph Night has been cancelled due to the weather. The Autograph session has been rescheduled for Saturday, June 7.

All UAW Local 387/3000 tickets will be honored on Saturday, May 31.

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TOLEDO OH (5-22-08)--Hurry! Driven Women is still in need of your delicious recipes for publication of their WINNING RECIPES Cookbook. This will be a one-of-a kind cookbook featuring recipes from our own drivers, crew members, officials and their families. Forms and information are available at both tracks in the pit area, at the transponder booths or concession stands. ...

Johnny Benson Enters ISMA Portion of Event
TOLEDO, OH (6-10-08): Toledo Speedway's track surface is one of the finest in the nation; ultra-smooth, consistently fast and with plenty of grip. Lap times for every type of race car that has competed on the ½ mile paved oval so far in 2008 has a common element-FAST! And with the fastest race cars on the planet making the trip to Toledo this Friday for the "Fastest Short Track Show in the World", chances are the incredible 1 lap track record may be rewritten.

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Flat Rock, MI (6-27-2008)--  Brent Jack and Ron Allen captured their respective 50 lap main event wins in the BCSN 100 Friday night at Toledo Speedway.  Eric Huston and Brad Turner were also victorious on an overcast evening at the ½ mile paved oval.  Veronica Pinciotti, representing BCSN, presented trophies in the New Glass Bowl Lanes Winners Circle.

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