(TOLEDO, Ohio - August 16, 2011) - The popular “Basement Dawgs” band will invade Toledo Speedway for the first time Friday evening, September 30 to kick off the weekend for the 23^rd running of the Great Lakes Helicopters Glass City 200, set for Saturday, October 1.

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - August 18, 2011) - Toledo Speedway officials have made the decision to add the increasingly-popular Road Course race to the list of events that will make up the Wendy’s Hamburgers “Night of Destruction”, set for Friday evening, September 2.  The road course layout uses turns 3 and 4 of the high-banked ½ mile, part of the short track, which is the location of the chicane and all of pit road! 

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - August 26, 2011) - The 2011 racing season is making its way to the finish, but Toledo Speedway has three major events left on its calendar for this year.  Tickets are now on sale for the Saturday, October 1 Great Lakes Helicopters Glass City 200 Late Model invitational and for the National Championship Weekend, starting with the Rollie Beale 150 for the USAC Silver Crown Cars Saturday, October 15 and the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards Championship event, a 200 lap race presented by Federated Car Care, set for Sunday, October 16.

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - August 26, 2011) - Northwest Ohio Beverage Distributors, through its Miller Lite brand, sponsored the Season Championships at Toledo Speedway Friday evening.  Ron Allen, Jeremy Vanderhoof and Mike Marlow were crowned the 2011 champions in their respective divisions.  Feature winners for the night were Allen, Dennis Whisman, Marlow and Eric Huston for the Valvoline Instant Oil Change Centers Summer Racing Series closer.  Special events make up the Toledo September and October schedule.

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - August 31, 2011) - Toledo Speedway management has sent out the official entry blank for the 23^rd running of the Great Lakes Helicopters Glass City 200, set for Saturday, October 1 at the fast ½ mile paved oval.  Over $50,000 in cash has been posted for the event, which includes features for the Figure 8’s, Street Stocks and Sportsman classes. 

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(FLAT ROCK, Michigan - September 3, 2011) - With brilliant flashes of lightning and thunder and the ensuing rain on the horizon, a great effort by the Flat Rock Speedway race teams allowed 3 of the 4 Diamond Racing Products Season Championship feature events to be completed.  With the final event of the night, the Street Stock B Main Championship lined up on the track and on its pace lap, the storm arrived at the speedway, ending the night of racing.  The B Main finale will not be rescheduled.  The fireworks show that was planned will not be rescheduled.

On the track, Eric Lee (Moran Chevrolet Late Models), Tim Moore (DTS Drive Train Specialists Street Stock A Main), Jimmy Rae (Street Stock B Main) and Jeremy Vanderhoof (Parts Galore Figure 8’s) sealed up the 2011 track championships.  Feature winners were Dan Ford Jr. in the Late Models, Frank Jiovani (Street Stocks) and Dennis Whisman (Figure 8’s).  A total of 13 of the 14 events were completed, making the show a complete racing program.  No rain checks will be issued.

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Lap money is now being taken for the Saturday, October 1 Great Lakes Helicopters Glass City 200 Late Model invitational.  Each lap is $10 and will go to the leader of each of the 200 laps of the event.

Lap money sponsors will be listed in the souvenir program and also receive public address mentions on race day.  To date, here is the list of sponsors who have pledged their support:

 

10 laps  Port City Racecars

15 laps  PNC Bank

10 laps  Super Health Store (Jerry Pensler)

10 laps  Naughton Insurance

5 laps   Performance Images

2 laps   DVD Dave

2 laps   Paul and Iris Anton

1 lap    Rick Eshelman

To join the list, call the track at 419-727-1100 today!

 

 

 

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - September 13, 2011) - Speed51.com, the largest pavement short track website in America, will provide coverage of the 23^rd running of the Great Lakes Helicopters Glass City 200, set for Saturday, October 1 at Toledo Speedway.  Over $50,000 in cash has been posted for the event, which includes features for the Figure 8’s, Street Stocks and Sportsman classes. 

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - September 16, 2011) - Friday’s mail brought 8 more entries for the 23^rd running of the Great Lakes Helicopters Glass City 200, set for Saturday, October 1 at Toledo Speedway, bumping the early entry list to 19 cars.  More are expected for the prestigious event, which has over $50,000 in cash posted for the race, which includes features for the Figure 8’s, Street Stocks and Sportsman classes in addition to the 200 lap classic.

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2008 APRIL BULLETIN
FLAT ROCK/TOLEDO SPEEDWAY RACE TEAMS
April 10, 2008

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TOLEDO OH (4-18-08)--Driven Women of Flatrock and Toledo Speedway needs your favorite "winning recipes".

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FLAT ROCK MI (4-20-08)--A busy practice day Saturday afternoon at Flat Rock Speedway saw 72 cars hit the track in anticipation of the Quality Clutches Season Opener April 26. The partly sunny afternoon at the ¼ mile oval brought out a host of ARCA Late Models, Figure 8's, Street Stocks, 4 Cylinders and Enduro cars.

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The ASANorth Late Model division, USPRO and the USA Modifieds ran last Sunday. It wasn't an ARCA sanction event, but if you didn't go, you missed a good one.

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TOLEDO, OH  (7-17-08)--  Veteran Tim Ice has filed an entry for the MSA Super Modified portion of tomorrow evening’s Marco’s Pizza Night show at Toledo Speedway.  Ice has made his name in Late Model racing in the Midwest, and won the 2000 version of Toledo’s famed Glass City 200.

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Brad Keselowski to be at Toledo Friday.

TOLEDO, OH  (8-7-2008)--  The popular Autograph Nights are on tap next Friday, August 15 at Toledo Speedway and the following night, Saturday, August 16 at Flat Rock Speedway.  2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Championship contender Brad Keselowski returns home to Toledo Speedway Friday evening for an autograph session for fans in attendance.

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TOLEDO OH (9-3-08)-2008 Toledo Speedway Sportsman Division Champion Jim Froling and car owner Bob Hoffman are the next scheduled guests on Inside ARCA Radio Sponsored by Team GLOCK Racing, this Tuesday night, September 9th, 2008. Froling's No. 46 Sportsman car will be on display outside of the Toledo Speedway Bar and Grill from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m.

 

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TOLEDO OH (9-3-08)--The Toledo and Flat Rock Speedway Awards Banquet will be on November 7th, 2008. Reservation forms are available by downloading the .pdf here. toledo-flat_rock_banquet_form_2008 ...

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.

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By Karl Fredrickson

Reprinted with permission, from the December, 2008 issue of Speedway Illustrated.

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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.

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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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FLAT ROCK/TOLEDO SPEEDWAY BULLETIN (3-19-09)

This is the last of our winter bulletins. Flat Rock office will open Monday, April 13. Toledo office is staffed daily. Scott will be staying at Toledo office until mid-June; Frank Bockstanz will be at Flat Rock daily when the track office opens.

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TOLEDO, Ohio (3-23-09)--Several Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway racecars and ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series race trucks made an appearance to Frenchtown Square Mall in Michigan this weekend for the annual car show. If you missed this event, check out the photos in the photo gallery. Make sure to visit Westfield Franklin Park Mall in Toledo, Ohio, this weekend for the final Flat Rock/Toledo Speedway show car event before racing season begins. ...

TOLEDO, OH: (4-13-09): A trio of local hotels have partnered up with Toledo Speedway to create the "Preferred Hotel" program for race fans and teams that visit the Toledo area during the 2009 racing season. They are the Fairfield Inn and Suites by Marriot on Benore Road; the Comfort Inn North on Alexis Road and the Ramada Inn, formerly the Clarion Inn, located at Secor Road and I-475.

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First time winners abounded last weekend ...Bryce Thompsen got his first win, leading the entire Figure 8 feature at Toledo on Friday night. ...

Flat Rock, MI  (5-23-09)--  The weather finally cooperated on a Saturday night in Flat Rock, MI, and the fans responded as a good crowd made the trip to Flat Rock Speedway for a great night of racing, capped off with a fantastic fireworks display.  Danny Jackson took top honors for the ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series, Mike Bershback won the ARCA 4 Cylinder feature and Tristan Dupuis cruised to the win in the 250 lap Enduro race.  Over 600 kids were on hand for the Kids Night, which featured free admission for children to age 14 and a complimentary hot dog, chips and a drink, courtesy of Sherwood Foods, Seyfert’s Potato Chips and the Dr. Pepper/Snapple Group of Toledo.

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TOLEDO, OH  (5-22-09)--  Pleasant Lake, IN driver Scott Hantz zipped into the lead on lap 44 and sailed to victory in the Big Red Crème Soda 100 for the ARCA Hantz Group/Allegiant Air Glass City Gold Cup Late Model Series Friday evening at Toledo Speedway.  Gladys Cothern and Steve Harsh, representing Big Red, presented the Gold Cup to Scott in the Glass Bowl Lanes Winner’s Circle.

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Toledo Speedway held it's first Gold Cup race of the season. Scott Hantz swept the night turning the fast time for the event and taking home the win. It was his first ARCA Super Late Model victory in five years and his second career Gold Cup event.

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Entry blanks for the Hantz Group 2009 Glass City Gold Cup Series presented by Allegiant Air are available by clicking here. ...

The Thursday, June 11, Classic Car Show festivities planned for Toledo Speedway, have been cancelled. The show will take place next Thursday at the regularly scheduled time.

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