Toledo Speedway

FLAT ROCK, MI: (7-16-12):  Flat Rock Speedway’s biggest race of the season, the Moran Chevrolet/Stan Yee Memorial 150, is set for Saturday evening, July 28 at the ¼ mile paved oval.  The event will pay $2533 to win and $533 to start the contest, with over 30 drivers from Michigan, Ohio and Indiana expected.  Flat Rock’s Figure 8 and Street Stock classes will also be in competition as support divisions.  Each class will run features only on this night.

An open practice is scheduled for Wednesday, July 25 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the track for race cars of all types.  The pit area will open at 4 p.m.

In addition to the $2533 posted to win, Diamond Racing Products has posted $333 for fast time, in addition to a $100 gift certificate courtesy of Fastime Racing Engines and Parts of Wyandotte.  Add to that $5 in lap money per lap, and a driver could walk away with nearly $3500 in cash and prizes for a victory.  Lap money is just about sold out.  To sponsor laps, please call the track at 734-782-2480.

Entry blanks are now available by calling the track office or the entry may be downloaded off the track website at www.flatrockspeedway.com.  It is located under the form button.  Drivers are encouraged to get their entries in quickly as parking will be tight.  A total of 32 Late Models showed for the Diamond Racing Products Joy Fair Memorial 100 in June at Flat Rock, and several more cars are expected for the 150 July 28.

Yee, a hugely successful car owner for over 40 years, passed away May 18, 2008, just 2 days shy of his 76^th birthday.  Stan’s son, Stan Jr., competes in the Moran Chevrolet Late Model class at Flat Rock.  Stan Sr. and his drivers captured numerous titles and big race wins, but perhaps his greatest accomplishment may well have been mentoring Stan Jr. to the 2003 Flat Rock Speedway Late Model championship.

Stan was a fixture in Midwest Late Model racing since the 1960’s.  Both on dirt and the asphalt, Stan’s famed #33 cars won countless races.  Drivers such as Marv Parenteau, Joe Ruttman, Artie Sommers, the late John Anderson, Rick Sheppard, Danny Byrd, Harold Cook, Chuck Roumell, Steve Lee and his son, Stan Jr., piloted Yee’s Collision machines.

While legendary drivers such as Bob Senneker, Dick Trickle, Ed Howe and Joy Fair pioneered the short track heydays of the 1960’s and 70’s, Stan Yee was the car owner version of the time when it came to preparing winning race cars.  Yee was an innovator of the sport and was always willing to help out fellow racers.  Stan’s garage was always filled with race cars.  He always had time for questions and had the answers.

The 2012 edition of the race marks the fourth year for the Memorial race at Flat Rock.  Justin Schroeder won the first event in 2008, with Mike Luberda Jr. scoring the win in the 2009 race.  Mike Root came from Grand Rapids, MI to win the 150 lap race in 2010, while defending Flat Rock champ Eric Lee grabbed the victory in 2011.

“My dad’s favorite race of the year was the 150 at Flat Rock,” noted Stan Jr.  “My entire family, crew and friends are very pleased to have the Stan Yee Memorial again as part of the Moran Chevrolet 150.”

This year’s 150 is leg number 5 of the 6-race ARCA Allegiant Gold Cup Series.  The pit area will open at 1 p.m. on July 28, with practice for the Late Models set to begin at 3.  Time trials begin at 5 and racing starts at 7 p.m.