TOLEDO’S FASTEST SHORT TRACK SHOW TRIES AGAIN SEPT. 11
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Toledo, Ohio—August 19, 2015: Toledo Speedway will try again as the re-scheduled All American Coach/Hemelgarn Racing/Super Fitness “Fastest Short Track Show in the World” starring the MSA Winged Super Modifieds and the...
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TOLEDO USAC SILVER CROWN RACE CANCELLED
Toledo, Ohio—May 29, 2016: The Hemelgarn Racing/Super Fitness Rollie Beale Classic for the USAC Silver Crown Cars that was rained out April 30 at Toledo Speedway will not be made up in 2016.
USAC officials and Toledo...
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ARCA accepting Student Applications for $10,000 UNOH Scholarship
TOLEDO, Ohio (Oct. 27, 2017) - The Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) is currently accepting student applications for the University of Northwestern Ohio Scholarship Fund.
$10,000 in scholarship funding from the...
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TOLEDO SPEEDWAY RE-SCHEDULING INFORMATION
EVENTS AND PROMOTIONS—AS OF JUNE 1, 2017
Several events and company outings were cancelled due to the May 28 rain-out. Here is the information regarding the re-scheduling:
Ohio Figure 8 Championship for ARCA Victory Oil...
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MDM Motorsports first through the gates at Toledo; testing for Menards 200
TOLEDO, Ohio (May 2, 2018) – There's already a lot of buzz around the next event on the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards tour, a home game coming to Toledo Speedway May 19-20. The buzz just got bigger when MDM...
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Zane Smith out-duels teammate Chase Purdy to win Menards 200 at Toledo
TOLEDO, Ohio (May 20, 2018) -- Zane Smith, with a bold three-wide maneuver in lapped traffic, passed his MDM Motorsports teammate Chase Purdy with nine laps remaining, then sped away to win the Menards 200 presented by...
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TRACKSIDE TIDBITS BY DEBI DOMBY
This year was the year of the first time winner or at least their first win in this division. Jeremy Vanderhoof is the only driver to win a championship in the same division (it was his fourth championship at Toledo in the...
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TOLEDO SPEEDWAY THROWBACK THURSDAY
The legendary Dick Trickle gets ready for the Glass City 200 in his Ford Mustang at Toledo. Trickle, from Wisconsin Rapids, WI, made the trip to the Glass City oval for the big season-ending event in 1974. He qualified 5th,...
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FLAT ROCK, TOLEDO SPECIAL EVENT TICKETS NOW ON SALE!
TOLEDO, OH: (3-1-16): Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway are moving forward with plans for the new racing season, and that includes taking ticket orders for a variety of special events at both tracks. Reserved seating, general...
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DAKOTA CARLSON CAPTURES DISCOUNT TIRE 100
(Toledo, Ohio—June 6, 2014): Cedar Springs, MI driver Dakota Carlson piloted the LeClair Racing #8 to an impressive victory in the Discount Tire 100 for the ARCA Discount Tire Late Model Gold Cup Series Friday night at Toledo Speedway.
...ENDURO/FACTORY STOCK RULES
November 12, 2014
TO: ARCA ENDURO/FACTORY STOCK TEAMS
RE: 2015 RULES PACKAGE
A copy of the 2015 rules for the Enduro/Factory Stock class is now located under the form button on each track’s web page. These rules will...
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REMEMBERING JOHN CATHERS—“BEER MAN JOHN”
Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways has lost a friend and very familiar face to fans that have visited the 2 tracks over the past 15 years. John “The Beer Man” Cathers, 60, passed away December 20. If you were at the track, you...
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Trackside Tidbits, the season ending edition
Champions, I'm collecting comments from you and anyone else that wants to send me something on their 2016 season. Don't forget your sponsors. I'll publish it after the banquet. The banquet is Nov. 4, at Crystal Gardens in...
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SHIRLEY ALLEN
Shirley Allen, whose late husband Archie Allen served in various capacities during a 23-year run as an ARCA Official at Flat Rock Speedway, and whose sons Gary Allen and Ron Allen have raced at Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways,...
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TOLEDO, FLAT ROCK FLIP NIGHTS FOR ONE WEEKEND IN AUGUST MINOR SCHEDULE CHANGES ALSO MADE
Toledo, Ohio—January 7, 2016: Fans and race teams will notice the Friday-Saturday, August 12-13 race nights have been switched for Toledo and Flat Rock Speedways. The one-time only trade will see Flat Rock host its weekly...
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THROWBACK THURSDAY—JANUARY 21, 2016
One of the early pioneers of short track racing flies around Toledo in the early 1970’s…the driver? Johnny Benson Sr. of Grand Rapids, MI. Long known for his success on both dirt and asphalt, the elder Benson was a standout...
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Speed Sport My Favorite Track
Voting is now underway for Speed Sport New's My Favorite Track. Eldora Speedway has been voted the top track the last four years. Click the link below to vote for Toledo Speedway....
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HELBERG WINS KING OF THE WING THRILLER AT TOLEDO
(Toledo, Ohio—July 2, 2014): If Wednesday night’s King of the Wing Opener at Toledo Speedway is any indication, race fans are in for a night of incredible racing! JoJo Helberg battled Troy DeCaire to the wire to claim the first event of the Series, the Hemelgarn Racing/Super Fitness Rollie Beale Classic.
...SAVE $5 ON GLASS CITY 200 TICKETS!!!!
Toledo, Ohio—September 13, 2016: Race fans can save $5 on advance ticket purchases for both general admission and reserved seating for the 28th Running of the Great Lakes Helicopter/Central Transport Glass City 200 Outlaw...
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FLAT ROCK, TOLEDO SPECIAL EVENT TICKETS ON SALE MARCH 12
TOLEDO, OH: (3-7-18): Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway are moving forward with plans for the new racing season, and that includes taking ticket orders for a variety of special events at both tracks. Reserved seating, general...
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FROLING, SZEP WIN SATURDAY TOLEDO PRE-LIMS;
Toledo, Ohio—May 21, 2016: Jim Froling notched his 2nd consecutive win in the ARCA Aramark Late Model Sportsman class Saturday afternoon at Toledo Speedway, while Shawn Szep won the ARCA Truck Series feature on Destination...
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RICHARD “DICK” DUFF
Richard S. Duff, of Sylvania, OH died peacefully Sunday, April 20, 2014 at Kingston Care Center of Sylvania,Ohio, where he had lived for the past several years.
...TOLEDO SPEEDWAY THROWBACK THURSDAY
Benny Parsons sits in his Late Model prior to the Race Against Cancer at Toledo Speedway in 1977. Parsons, who passed away in 2007, won the ARCA National Championship in 1968 and went on to capture the then-NASCAR Winston...
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TOLEDO SPEEDWAY THROWBACK THURSDAY
Guess who in the number 38 Figure 8 car? It’s none other than Flat Rock/Toledo tech inspector Terry Smith, posing with the checkered flag circa 1976. Terry ran for several years in the Figure 8 division, and was a crew...
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December 8, 2015
After a heavy volume of phone calls and additional re-search, the nose piece rule previously announced has been revised and is below. This has been adopted by Berlin, Flat Rock, Kalamazoo, Toledo, and the Main Event Series....
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R & M RECYCLING TO SPONSOR LATE MODEL SPORTSMAN SILVER CUP RACES
Toledo, Ohio—January 25, 2016: The newly-created 3-race “Silver Cup” Series for ARCA’s Aramark Late Model Sportsman division has a sponsor. Local businessman Mike Rogers has pledged his support of the trio of events for the...
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