Toledo Speedway

TOLEDO OH (9-11-07)--Edgerton,Ohio native and 2006 winner Jack Landis is among the latest entries for the prestigious Miller Lite Glass City 200 Late Model invitational, presented by National City Bank and Allegiant Air, set for Saturday, September 22 at Toledo Speedway. Landis joins a flurry of entries that include Midwest star Joe Bush, Brent Jack, Jake Francis, Steve Cronenwett, Ron Allen and veteran Roger Blackstock as the 200 lap classic nears.

A cash purse of over $70,000 has been posted, with $7000 going to the winner, as well as cash bonuses and contingency awards also at stake. The 200 lap contest pays $1000 to start the event in the 31 car field.

Landis powered his number 10 car to his first-ever Toledo victory in last year's September event at the fast .5-mile paved oval.Landis has numerous wins in big events throughout the Midwest, but called the Glass City victory "the biggest of my career". Hastings, Michigan driver Joe Bush, who competed at Toledo during Labor Day, is entered to pilot the Port City Race Cars house car number 61. Bush has also collected wins at various tracks throughout his career and will be one of the favorites for the 19th running of the race, which began in 1968.

Auburn, Indiana driver Brent Jack has been very strong this season at Toledo and has posted wins at several venues in 2007. Youngster Jake Francis is an up and coming talent, as is Steve Cronenwett Jr. of Flat Rock, MI. Allen will be at the wheel of his number 69 and recently captured the Toledo Sportsman crown. Veteran Roger Blackstock is coming off a solid season at Flat Rock and has filed his entry for the Glass City event. The Richmond, Michigan driver has competed on superspeedways with the ARCA RE/MAX Series and returned to the local Late Model scene a couple of seasons ago. This group joins John Doering Jr., Justin Schroeder, Scott Giroux, Mike Luberda Jr., Paul Pelletier, Mike Jaynes, Joe Hawes, AJ Lane and Dennis Strickland as early entrants for the race.

The speedway is inviting back all former winners of the Glass City 200 for the 2007 edition of the event. They include 1968 winner Joy Fair, 1970, 71, and 77 champ Bob Senneker, Danny Byrd-1972; Joe Ruttman, 1969 and 1973; Jim Bickerstaff, 1975; Ed Cooper, 1976; Tim Felver, 1999; Tim Ice, 2000; Jr. Hanley, 2001; Steve Sauve, 2002, 03, 04; Doering Jr., 2005 and Landis, 2007. Felver, Ice, Sauve, Doering and Landis obviously remain as active drivers. 1974 winner John Anderson lost his life in an auto accident years ago.

Race fans have 2 chances to walk away with some very special prizes at the 200 onSeptember 22. $500 in cash will be awarded to a lucky race fan in the Wynn's/LV Enterprises Half-Way Challenge. The leader of lap 100 will draw out a name during the mid-race break. Andtwo round-trip tickets from Toledo to St. Petersburg, Florida, courtesy of Allegiant Air. All fans are eligible to enter the drawing as they enter the track Saturday.

Saturday's schedule has the pits opening at 9 a.m., with practice at Noon, time trials at 3 and racing at 5 p.m. A rain date of Sunday, September 23 has been established, with a 1 p.m. start time if needed.

The track will offer a $5 discount to all Michigan Auto Racing Fan Club Members and Dayton Auto Racing Fan Club members for Saturday's event by showing their card at the ticket window. The track will also admit all Scouts in uniform FREE to the biggest race of the season at the .5-mile paved oval.

Saturday's race card will include practice, time trials, last-chance races, the 25 lap B Main and the Miller Lite Glass City 200 lap race, plus a last-chance race and 40 lap ARCA National City Bank Sportsman feature, along with a 25 lap ARCA A-1 Auto Parts Factory Stock main event.

Reserved seats are now on sale for the race by calling the track at 419-727-1100. Cash, VISA and Mastercard will be accepted for advance ticket orders only. The speedway is located on Benore Road at the I-75/Alexis Road exit on the Michigan-Ohio border. For more information, click here.