STEVE SAUVE NAMED GRAND MARSHALL FOR GLASS CITY 200
STEVE SAUVE NAMED GRAND MARSHALL FOR GLASS CITY 200
Toledo, Ohio—September 12 2016: The driver who accomplished a feat that may never be duplicated will return to Toledo Speedway Saturday night, September 17. Steve Sauve, the winner of 3-Glass City 200 events…in a row…..will serve as the Grand Marshall for the 28th Running of the Great Lakes Helicopter/Central Transport Glass City 200 presented by the Holiday Inn Express and Hampton Inn.
A member of the Michigan Motorsports Hall of Fame, Steve began his string of victories in 2002. At the wheel of his orange #97, Sauve would ride to the checkered flag again in 2003 and 2004. Steve had a 3rd place finish in 2000 to go along with Fast Qualifier honors that year. A 4th place finish in 2010 and a 5th place run in 2012 is also in the record books for the Saginaw, MI native.
The latest entries received for the 200 lap outlaw Late Model race include recently-crowned Flat Rock Speedway champion Paul Pelletier, local drivers Jimmie Ward Jr., Kevin Stahl Jr. and Tom O’Leary IV, veteran Dave Stehouwer and Ohio racers Nick Grodi, Jake Francis and Bill March. This group joins Dakota Carlson, Mike Root, Brandon Lyons, Johnny Belott, Nick Bailey, Dennis Strickland, Frankie Jiovani, Joe Hawes, Harold Fair Jr. and Ohio driver RJ White. Brad Riethmeyer of Mooresville, NC is the defending race winner.
A variety of activities are included in the final race weekend of the season for the track. An optional Friday practice session is set for 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. September 16. Pit pass purchasers will be treated to a dinner at the Speedway Bar and Grille on the grounds of the track, compliments of LaChalupa Restaurant of Toledo. The grandstands will be open free of charge.
Race day is Saturday, September 17. Central Transport will be giving away a pair of bikes and a pair of Razor scooters. Kids 10 and under will register at the Central Transport table under the grandstands upon arrival to the track.
Fans can save $5 on advance ticket purchases for both general admission and reserved. The advance sale ends at 5 p.m. Friday, September 16. The rain date for the event is Sunday, September 18 at 1 p.m. or as soon as possible.
Practice begins at 1 p.m., the run for the PASSTIME $500 Pole Award starts at 3:30, an on-track autograph session will take place at 5 and racing begins at 6 p.m. The past winners of the Glass City 200 that are on hand will be introduced during the evening.
Additional sponsors for the Glass City 200 include Penske Shocks, R & M Recycling, Bazell Race Fuels, Sunoco Race Fuels, First Care Ambulance, Burge Wrecking, DTS Drive Train Specialists and Cassens Transport.
Toledo Speedway officials are proposing to replace the lap money program for the Glass City 200 with a “Pad the Purse” idea that would boost the payout for several finishing positions in the prestigious event, allowing more drivers to share in bonus awards.
The cash bonus raised is above and beyond the posted purse, just as the lap money did. The bonus spots would be positions 6th through 15th. The minimum sponsorship would be $10, just as with the lap money program. The goal is to add $2000 to the purse, the same amount as the 200 laps of lap money at $10 per lap. Performance Images, Ray’s Door of Toledo, Naughton Insurance, the Michigan Auto Racing Fan Club, Paul and Iris Anton, Monroe Asphalt of Toledo, Great Lakes Racing Frequencies and Northwest Trailer have pledged their support to the program.
Sponsors will have their name listed on the track web page, on the souvenir program insert sheet and will receive public address mentions the day of the event. To become a “Pad the Purse” sponsor, contact the Toledo office at 419-727-1100.
The entry list will be updated daily and is located on the track home page in the next race box.