Toledo Speedway

(TOLEDO, Ohio - June 15, 2010) - Talented youngster Derek Griffin, the winner of the Stan Perry Memorial at Angola, Ind. last week, and 2009 CRA champion Johnny VanDoorn have filed entries for Friday's 75-lap ARCA Allegiant Air Gold Cup Late Model event at Toledo Speedway.  Miller Lite and Marco's Pizza will serve as race night sponsors for the June 18 race card.

Friday is also the rescheduled Kid's Night, with all kids to age 14 admitted FREE!  Each child will also receive a FREE hot dog, chips and a drink, courtesy of Sherwood Foods, Seyfert's Snacks and the Dr. Pepper/Snapple Group.

Young Griffin was impressive in his first outing at Toledo back in April, setting a new track record for 1 lap for the Late Models and finishing 3^rd in the 75 lap event.  The South Bend, IN native has turned quite a few heads with his impressive runs in 2010.  VanDoorn will wheel the #61 Port City Racecars machine for this Friday's event at the Glass City oval. 

Scott Hantz, winner of the first Gold Cup race held at Toledo April 17, is also entered.  Other entries have been received from former Flat Rock and Toledo champ Joe Hawes, Toledo Sportsman champ Howard Kelley Jr., Justin Schroeder, Steve Peters, 2003 Flat Rock champ Stan Yee Jr., rookie Nick Grodi, 2006 Flat Rock champ Paul Pelletier, 2007-2008 Gold Cup champ Harold Fair Jr., former Flat Rock and Toledo champ Dennis Strickland, second-generation driver Jack Varney Jr., Tom O'Leary IV, Jake Francis, Bill Litogot, Keith Nelson and 2002 Toledo champ Ron Allen. 

Friday, June 18 the pit area opens at 2:30 at Toledo, practice begins at 4:30, time trials are set for 6:15 and racing begins at 7:30 p.m.

Entries for the 75-lap Marco's Pizza/Miller Lite ARCA Allegiant Air Gold Cup Late Model Event at Toledo Speedway on June 18 (Race 2 of 5):

0 TBA
2 Keith Nelson/Toledo, OH
4 Justin Schroeder/Canton, MI
6 Bill Litogot/Taylor, MI
8 Tom O'Leary IV/Cygnet, OH
11 Howard Kelley Jr./Toledo, OH
16 Derrick Griffin/South Bend, IN
21 Steve Cronenwett Jr./Canton, MI
26 Steve Peters/Dundee, MI
33 Stan Yee Jr./Roseville, MI
33 Jake Francis/Painesville, OH
40 Nick Grodi/Oak Harbor, OH
44 Paul Pelletier/Trenton, MI
61 Johnny VanDoorn/Coopersville, MI
71 Harold Fair Jr./Milan, MI
72 Scott Hantz/Pleasant Lake, IN
88 Ron Allen/Lincoln Park, MI
90 Dennis Strickland/Carleton, MI
116 Jack Varney Jr./St. Clair Shores, MI

MORAN CHEVROLET-STAN YEE MEMORIAL 150 JUNE 26 AT FLAT ROCK; DIAMOND RACING PRODUCTS POSTS $333 FOR FAST TIME

Flat Rock's Stan Yee Memorial 150 has become one of the top Late Model races in the area.  An incredible field of 42 machines turned out for last year's event, won by Mike Luberda of AuGres, MI as he topped Flat Rock champion Eric Lee by a car length at the stripe.  Justin Schroeder scored the win in the initial Memorial race in 2008.

Bob Fox of Diamond Racing Products has posted $333 for the fastest qualifier, in honor of the famous #33 cars which Stan Yee Sr.'s car have carried since the 1960's.  Stan passed away in 2008.  His son, Stan Jr., continues to compete in the Late Model class and operates the family business.

The winner of the Flat Rock Yee Memorial race will take home $2533, and race $533 to start, also in honor of Yee's famous #33 cars.  Lap money is $5 per lap and will go to the leader of the laps sold for the 150 lap race at "The Rock".   Entry blanks may be downloaded from the track's websites at http://www.flatrockspeedway.com/ or http://www.toledospeedway.com/.

The ARCA DTS Drive Train Specialists Street Stocks and ARCA Figure 8's will also be in action for the June 26 event at Flat Rock.  The pits open at 1:30, practice begins at 3, time trials are at 5 and racing at 7 p.m.