Toledo Speedway

(TOLEDO, Ohio - June 29, 2012) - Toledo Speedway’s ½ mile high-banked, lightning-fast paved oval is the site for leg number 4 of the 6-race ARCA Allegiant Late Model Gold Cup Series Friday evening, July 6.  Harold Fair Jr., winner of last Saturday’s Gold Cup race, the Diamond Racing Products Joy Fair Memorial 100 at Flat Rock Speedway, is primed and ready to make it 2 in a row.

The first Allegiant Gold Cup race of the season was held at Toledo April 29.  Terry Senneker was the winner, while leg number 2, held at the Spartan Speedway near Lansing, MI was won by Mike Luberda Jr.  Fair’s win last week helped the second-generation driver right the ship after a tough start to the 2012 season.

Current point leader Claude Plante Jr. is also entered, along with Dennis Strickland (2^nd at Flat Rock), who trails by just 20 markers after 3 races.  Dakota Carlson, Mike Root and Craig Everage round out the top 5 in the points heading into the July 6 Toledo race.  Luberda, Ron Allen, Fair Jr., Steve Cronenwett Jr. and Jack Varney Jr. round out the top ten point men at the half-way mark of the series.

A field of 20-25 cars is expected at Toledo Friday night.  Local driver Chad Guinn is also entered, coming on the heels of his third place run at Flat Rock.  Several drivers that missed the Flat Rock event due to schedule conflicts are expected at Toledo, which will provide more strength to an already-impressive field of machines. 

The support race for the July 6 date at Toledo will be a 50 lap Road Course race, which uses parts of the ½ mile, ¼ mile and pit road!  Figure 8 cars, Street Stocks, Factory Stocks, Enduro cars, Sportsman and 4 Cylinders make up the field for the wild event, which will pay $500 to win.  This event will be the longest distance for a road course race at Toledo since the event began several years ago.  The course also features at least 1 tight chicane, which provides excitement and thrills for the fans!

The pit area will open at 2:30, practice for the Late Models begins at 4:30 (the front gates will also open at 4:30), time trials are set for 6:15, the road course practice session is at 6:45 and racing begins at 7:30 p.m.  Weather permitting, an on-track autograph session with the drivers will be held prior to the start of the 100 lap main event.  Bus rides around the speedway are also being planned, if time permits.

Fans may purchase tickets online at www.toledospeedway.com.  The track office number is 419-727-1100.  The track is located on Benore Road at the I-75/Alexis Road exit on the Michigan-Ohio border.

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