Flat Rock, Michigan and Toledo, Ohio—May 8, 2013:  With the 2013 season openers now in the books, Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway hit a busy stretch of racing for the remainder of the month of May.

This Friday night, May 10, defending Series champion Dakota Carlson of Cedar Springs, MI leads the list of entries for Friday’s Hollywood Casino 100 for the ARCA Glass City Gold Cup Late Model event Friday night, May 10 at Toledo Speedway.

A field of 20-25 cars is expected for race number 1 of the 6 race series for the outlaw-bodied Late Model group.  The pits open at 1:30, practice begins at 4, time trials are at 6 and racing begins at 7:30 p.m. Friday night.  The ARCA ACME Dismantling Sportsman will also be in action, giving fans the chance to see two classes on the ½ mile paved oval.  The short track will see the R & M Recycling X Cars in competition Friday night.  The race will also be taped by the Buckeye Cable Sports Network (BCSN).

Toledo’s sister track, Flat Rock Speedway, will host the ARCA Truck Series for the Level Pebble 100 Saturday evening, May 11.  Local favorites Paul Hahn, a former Series champ and Flat Rock weekly driver, and Erie, MI driver Bob Mikolajczyk (also a former weekly driver) are entered for the event.  The track’s Parts Galore Figure 8’s and DTS Drive Train Specialists Street Stocks will also be in action, which starts at 7 p.m.

(TOLEDO, Ohio - May 7, 2013) - Defending Series champion Dakota Carlson of Cedar Springs, MI leads the list of early entries for Friday’s Hollywood Casino 100 for the ARCA Glass City Gold Cup Late Model event Friday night, May 10 at Toledo Speedway.

TOLEDO SPEEDWAY

Friday, May 10:  Hollywood Casino 100

See 2 divisions on the ½ mile Friday night!

Race #1 of the ARCA Glass City Gold Cup Late Model Series—100 lap feature event

Plus ARCA ACME Dismantling Sportsman and R & M Recycling X Cars

Pits:  1:30

Practice:  4

Front gates:  4

Time trials:  6

Racing:  7:30 p.m.

Pits:  All Late Model team members are $30 each for Gold Cup events

Others:  $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 $20; children 6-12:  $3; Under 6 FREE with adult

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Saturday, May 11:  Level Pebble 100

ARCA Truck Series—100 lap feature event

Plus Parts Galore Figure 8’s and the DTS Drive Train Specialists Street Stocks

Pits:  Flat Rock teams:  $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 $15; children 6-12:  $3; Under 6 FREE with adult

Pit area:  1:30 p.m. for Truck teams; 2:30 for Flat Rock teams

Practice:  3:30

Front gates:  3:30 p.m. (Ticket sales begin at 4:30)

Time trials:  5:15 p.m.

Racing:  7 p.m.

Both Tracks:  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 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.

Toledo, Ohio—May 6, 2013:  It must be getting closer to summer!  The Placer’s Car Club Classic Car Cruisin’ shows at Toledo Speedway are ready to start!  This year’s shows will be held on Tuesday nights on the first, second and third Tuesdays of each month through September at Toledo Speedway.

The day change is an attempt to avoid conflicts with other traditional car shows.  Tuesday is the day of choice and tomorrow, May 7 the speedway welcomes back the car owners, their families and the public to Toledo Speedway to check out the cars from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

This year’ shows will be held in the track paved parking lot area directly off Benore Road.  The Speedway Bar and Grille bar and kitchen will be in full operation during the car shows throughout the entire season.

Think sunshine and warm temperatures and we’ll see you at the car shows!

Flat Rock, Michigan—May 4, 2013:  It was another gorgeous Saturday night for racing at Flat Rock Speedway.  Eric Lee pulled into the Sun Drop victory lane in the 50 lap ARCA Moran Chevrolet Late Model feature, Scott Selmi got the victory in the 25 lap ARCA DTS Drive Train Specialists Street Stock contest, while Greg Studt was the winner of the 20 lap ARCA Parts Galore Figure 8 race.

In the 50 lap Moran Chevrolet Late Model feature, Derek Wiley set fast time in qualifying with an 11.828.  Wiley rolled a 7 for the inversion, putting Paul Pelletier and Scott Pemberton on the front row.  Just 2 yellow flags slowed the action.  Pelletier zipped into the lead, but a lap 3 caution for Steve Cronenwett Jr. and Scott Pemberton bunched the field.  Lee moved to the outside lane in the double-file restart and took command as the race went back to green flag action.  Eric held a slight lead over Dennis Strickland the rest of the distance to clinch the victory.  Strickland held on to second, Cronenwett Jr. was strong, coming from the back and making up a bunch of ground to finish third, while Stan Yee Jr. got by rookie Frank Jiovani on the final lap to take fourth spot.  Joe Hawes, Pemberton, Wiley, Jeff Plumb and Jim Alvis rounded out the top ten.   Defending champ Pelletier dropped out of the race in the early stages.  Cronenwett Jr. and Alvis captured the heat race events.

(TOLEDO, Ohio - May 3, 2013) - Toledo Speedway kicked off its weekly Friday night race cards with Jim Froling, Robbie Loving, Tom O’Leary IV and David Katafiasz capturing feature wins on a cool yet comfortable night at the Glass City oval. 

Jim Froling, Robbie Loving, Tom O'Leary IV and David Katafiasz were victorious on the first night of Friday night racing at Toledo Speedway for the 2013 season.

Complete details will follow.

May 2, 2013:  The ARCA Late Model Glass City Gold Cup entry blanks have been mailed and are also posted on both the Flat Rock and Toledo web pages.  They are located under forms. 

*A reminder to Late Model teams—get your entries in so we can get your rig parked for the Friday, May 10 Hollywood Casino 100 at Toledo.

Pits will open at 1:30 next Friday, practice at 4, time trials at 6 and racing at 7:30 p.m.

The Figure 8 Train race entry blank and the information sheet for the Special Event race rules (Figure 8 Boat race, Flag Pole Race and the Figure 8 Travel Trailer race) are also posted on the web pages.

Toledo, Ohio—April 30, 2013:  Tonight’s practice session at Toledo Speedway is now complete, as the speedway and its race teams prepare for the first Friday night race of the new season this Friday, May 3.  The practice was originally scheduled for Sunday, but rain washed the day out.

Both the ½ mile paved oval and the ¼ mile oval got a workout Tuesday night.  Several ARCA ACME Dismantling Sportsman cars took laps, as well as a host of ARCA Late Models, preparing for their first race at Toledo May 10.  An ARCA Truck, Modifieds, ARCA Parts Galore Figure 8’s, ARCA 4 Cylinders and several of the new-division X Cars were at the track preparing for the 2013 season.

This Friday’s race card has the Sportsman, Figure 8’s, the ARCA 4 Cylinders and the R & M Recycling X Cars on the schedule.  The pit area will open at 3:30, practice begins at 5 p.m., time trials are set for 6:15 and racing gets the green flag at 7:30 p.m.  The spectator gates will open at 5.

The second Friday night show on May 10 will see the ARCA Glass City Gold Cup Late Models in town for the Hollywood Casino 100. Drivers from Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin and Canada are expected for race number 1 of the 6 race series, which will see 100 laps of green flag racing.  The ARCA Sportsman cars and the X Cars will also be in action.

Parking is free on the grounds of the track.  Toledo Speedway features the best concession prices and entertainment value in the Toledo area every Friday night throughout the summer.

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.

TOLEDO SPEEDWAY

Tuesday, April 30:  OPEN PRACTICE (re-scheduled from Sunday rain-out)

Pits:  3:30:  Practice:  5 p.m. to 9 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).  Grandstand admission is free for practice day.

Friday, May 3:  Weekly Friday night opener!

ARCA ACME Dismantling Sportsman, Parts Galore Figure 8’s, R & M Recycling X Cars and ARCA 4 Cylinders

Pits:  3:30

Practice:  5

Front gates:  5

Time trials:  6:15

Racing:  7:30 p.m.

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

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Saturday, May 4-Racing Fan Club Night!

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

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

Pit area:  2 p.m.

Practice:  3:30

Front gates:  3:30 p.m. (Ticket sales begin at 4:30)

Time trials:  5:15 p.m.

Racing:  7 p.m.

Sunday, May 5:  Flat Rock Historical Society Flea Market, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Admission to grounds is free; call 734-782-5220 for space rental information

Both Tracks:  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 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.

(FLAT ROCK, Michigan - April 27, 2013) - It was a beautiful opening night for the 2013 race season at Flat Rock Speedway.  Dakota Carlson paid a surprise visit and scored the victory in the 50 lap ARCA Moran Chevrolet Late Model feature at the Jet’s Pizza season opener. Rob Moore notched the victory in the 25 lap ARCA Drive Train Specialists Street Stock feature, while Jeremy Vanderhoof was the winner of the 20 lap ARCA Parts Galore Figure 8 race.

(TOLEDO, Ohio - April 25, 2013) - Andrew Morrisey lives in Wisconsin, but that won’t stop the Badger state native from making the trip to Toledo Speedway for the Friday, May 10 Hollywood Casino 100 for the ARCA Glass City Gold Cup Series Late Models, the first event of 2013 for the class at the Glass City oval.  Second-generation driver Jason LaDuke has also filed his entry for the contest, which features the top outlaw Late Model drivers in the Midwest.

Flat Rock, Michigan—April 24, 2013:  Rain and wet grounds has forced the cancellation of today’s practice session at Flat Rock Speedway.  There will be no activity at all as the rain continues to fall.

Speedway officials have opted to open 1 hour earlier on Saturday, April 27 for the Jet’s Pizza Season Opening Night show. 

The pit area will now open at 12:30, practice begins at 2, time trials are set for 5:15 and racing begins at 7 p.m.

Race teams are reminded to get to the track early to get through technical inspection.  Race time is 7 p.m. sharp.