Toledo Speedway

(TOLEDO, Ohio - October 5, 2010) - For the first time in the history of both the United States Auto Club (USAC) and Toledo Speedway, the famed Silver Crown Cars will make their initial appearance on Saturday, October 16 at the ½ mile paved oval.  The "Rollie Beale 150" will honor Toledo's very own Rollie Beale, a past champion in USAC and former director of the Sprint Car Series.

The USAC Regional Midget Series will serve as the supporting race for the race date at the Glass City oval this fall.  The Silver Crown Cars, a mainstay on the USAC trail for many, many years, will tackle Toledo's fast paved oval for 150 laps.  Several teams have tested at Toledo in recent days to prepare for the historic event. 

USAC has agreed to lease the speedway for this historic event, but the sanctioning body is no stranger to Toledo track management and race fans.  Dating back to the 1970's, Toledo has been the site of both USAC Sprint and Midget events, with a double-header of the 2 divisions highlighting the Hemelgarn Racing-sponsored night of open-wheel racing for the past 4 seasons. 

USAC has agreed to honor 2010 hard-card season tickets that were purchased for the 2010 Toledo season.  All other track passes, which includes complimentary season passes, $10 value tickets, good any event tickets, any coupons and ARCA hard-card credentials will NOT be honored for this race.  This race was added to the Toledo schedule in August.

Pit registration begins at 9 a.m., with practice to start at Noon.  The front gates and ticket office will also open at Noon.  Time trials begin at 2 p.m. and the USAC Regional Midget Series heats begin at 3, followed by their feature. The Rollie Beale 150 for the Silver Crown machines will close out the day of racing and Toledo Speedway's 2010 racing season.

Tickets are now on sale at the track and are $20 in advance and $25 the day of the show.  Cash, VISA and Mastercard are accepted for ticket orders.  The advance sale ends at 5 p.m. Friday, October 15.  The track phone number is 419-727-1100.  Toledo Speedway is located on Benore Road at the I-75/Alexis Road exit on the Michigan-Ohio border.  Log onto http://www.toledospeedway.com/ for further information.