Toledo Speedway

(TOLEDO, Ohio - June 22, 2011) - 1996 Indy 500 winning car owner Ron Hemelgarn and the local Super Fitness locations will sponsor the annual USAC Sprint and Midget double-header at Toledo Speedway Friday, July 1.  The two USAC divisions have a long and storied history of competition at the Glass City oval, dating back to the late 1960’s.

Race fans can save $5 on adult admission tickets by purchasing their tickets in advance by calling the track at 419-727-1100.  Major credit cards are accepted for phone orders.  The track office will have tickets for sale for walk-in customers on a daily basis.  The advance discount sale ends at 5 p.m. Thursday, June 30.

The USAC open-wheel divisions have long-served as a stepping stone for drivers headed to the Indy Car ranks, and most recently, the NASCAR Stock car classes.  Drivers such as AJ Foyt, Al Unser, Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart and many more have made their marks in the USAC ranks before moving on.  Current NASCAR stars Ryan Newman and Kasey Kahne have both competed at Toledo with USAC before their switch to stock cars.

Current USAC AMSOIL pavement Sprint Car points leader Kody Swanson will be on hand, along with over-all sprint point leader Levi Jones.  Mopar Midget top point man Bryan Clauson and Milwaukee winner Darren Hagan lead the field of Midget entries for the July 1 Toledo event.

Swanson set a new track record in 2010 for the Sprint Cars at 14:668, while Henry Clarke of Villa Park, CA won the feature.  Tracy Hines was the fast qualifier for the USAC Midgets last year, with Hagan, a resident of Riverside, CA, winning the Midget feature event.  Brad Sweet holds the Midget track record at 14:983, set in July of 2009.

A host of vintage race cars will be on display in the spectator concourse during race day.  The track will also pay homage to past USAC racers at the annual reunion at Toledo.

The front gates will open at 4 p.m., practice also begins at 4, time trials are set for 6 and racing begins at 7:30 p.m. 

The probable entry lists are below.  Log onto www.toledospeedway.com for further information.

TOLEDO SPEEDWAY’S HEMELGARN RACING/SUPER FITNESS NIGHT

USAC SPRINT AND MIDGET DOUBLE-HEADER PROBABLE ENTRY LISTS-JULY 1, 2011

USAC MOPAR MIDGETS
06 Mario Clouser – Auburn, IL
2 Adam Kramer – Shelbyville, IN
3 Darren Hagen – Riverside, CA
3F Tanner Swanson – Kingsburg, CA
4 Bobby East – Brownsburg, IN
5 Zach Daum – Pocahontas, IL
6 Kyle O’Gara – Beech Grove, IN
7A Dalton Armstrong – New Castle, IN
7c Caleb Armstrong – New Castle, IN
9 Kyle Hamilton – Danville, IN
11 TBA
17 Chad Nichols – San Carlos, CA
17B Brad Kuhn – Avon, IN
20 David Byrne – Shullsburg, WI
21 Jimmy Simpson – Indianapolis, IN
24 Tracy Hines – New Castle, IN
39 Bryan Clauson – Noblesville, IN
51 Dillon Welch – Carmel, IN
64 Chris Phillips – Plainfield, IN
67 Kyle Larson – Elk Grove, CA
85 Mario Marietta – Clinton, IN
91 Levi Roberts – Broomfield, CO
98 Bobby Santos – Franklin, MA

TRACK RECORD:  14:983    Brad Sweet  7-3-09

USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CARS
07 Jacob Wilson – Crawfordsville, IN
3 A.J. Fike – Galesburg, IL
4 Tracy Hines – New Castle, IN
5 Bobby East – Brownsburg, IN
7 Jojo Helberg – Rohnert Park, CA
7A Caleb Armstrong – New Castle, IN
17 Chris Windom – Canton, IL
17A Donnie Adams, Jr. – Alexandria, IN
17T Tanner Swanson – Kingsburg, CA
21 Luis Ramos III – Clovis, CA
27 Brian Gerster – Noblesville, IN
35 Russ Gamester – Peru, IN
37 Casey Riggs – Shelbyville, IN
39 Chad Atkinson – Oak Harbor, OH
59 Brian Olson – Puyallup, WA
67 Kyle Larson – Elk Grove, CA
75 Kody Swanson – Kingsburg, CA (tentative)
85 Mario Marietta – Clinton, IN
88 Jimmy McCune – Toledo, OH
98 Bobby Santos – Franklin, MA

TRACK RECORD:  14:668   KODY SWANSON  7-2-10