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TOLEDO’S FRIDAY NIGHT RACING CANCELLED
Toledo, Ohio—August 10, 2012: Due to the unfavorable weather forecast and the on again, off-again mist at the track, Toledo Speedway officials have cancelled tonight’s racing program.
The Big Wheel races have been reset for next Friday, August 17, while the Armed Forces Appreciation Night will now be held Friday, August 24.Next up is the Miller Lite 100 Friday evening, August 17 for the ARCA Allegiant Gold Cup Series and the Main Event Racing Series. The ARCA R & M Recycling Street Stocks and ARCA 4 Cylinders will also be in action. Race time is 7:30 p.m.
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DANNY BYRD NAMED GRAND MARSHAL FOR GREAT LAKES HELICOPTER GLASS CITY 200
(FLAT ROCK, Michigan - August 8, 2012) - 1972 race winner Danny Byrd has been named the Grand Marshal for the 24th running of the Great Lakes Helicopter Glass City 200, set for Saturday, September 29 at Toledo Speedway.
...MILLER LITE 100 ENTRIES ARRIVING FOR TOLEDO ARCA ALLEGIANT GOLD CUP/MAIN EVENT SERIES AT TOLEDO
(TOLEDO, Ohio - August 7, 2012) - A total of 24 cars are already entered for the Friday, August 17 Miller Lite 100 at Toledo Speedway. The ARCA Allegiant Gold Cup and the Main Event Racing Series are joining forces for this event, the first time the 2 outlaw Late Model groups have co-sanctioned a race.
...IT'S HIP TO BE GARY LINDAHL (WITH A NEW HIP)
Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway announcer Gary Lindahl underwent scheduled surgery today for a hip replacement. At 1:25 p.m. track personnel received a phone call from Gary himself. Surgery went well and he is now in recovery.
Gary would like to thank all the fans, officials and race teams for their thoughts and prayers.
If all goes well, Lindahl expects to be back at the track soon.
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Toledo/Flat Rock Time Schedules
| TOLEDO SPEEDWAY--THURSDAY, AUG. 9, 2012 | |||||||||||
| PLACER'S CAR CLUB CLASSIC CAR SHOW | |||||||||||
| 6 P.M. TO 8 P.M. ---FREE ADMISSION! | |||||||||||
| TOLEDO SPEEDWAY-FRIDAY, Aug. 10, 2012 | |||||||||||
| ARMED FORCES APPRECIATION NIGHT! | |||||||||||
| All military personnel (active and retired) admitted FREE with military ID | |||||||||||
| BIG WHEEL RACES FOR THE KIDS! | |||||||||||
| ARCA ACME Dismantling Sportsman, R & M Recycling Street Stocks and Figure 8 Train Race! | |||||||||||
| FRIDAY, Aug. 10 (note pit gate and front gate time change for this event) | |||||||||||
| 4:30 | Pit gates open | ||||||||||
| 5:30 | Front gate and ticket office opens;practice begins | ||||||||||
| 6:30 | Time trials | ||||||||||
| 7:15 | Big wheel races | ||||||||||
| 7:30 | Sportsman heats | ||||||||||
| Street Stock heats | |||||||||||
| More big wheel races | |||||||||||
| Sportsman feature--35 laps | |||||||||||
| Street Stock feature--20 laps | |||||||||||
| Figure 8 Train race | |||||||||||
| Front gate: $12 adults, kids 14 and under are FREE | |||||||||||
| Pit area: Age limit minimum of 14, minors must have release signed by both parents at the track | |||||||||||
| Pit passes: $20 ARCA member, $30 non-member. | |||||||||||
| FLAT ROCK SPEEDWAY--SATURDAY, AUG. 11, 2012 | |||||||||||
| MSA SUPER MODIFIEDS!!! FIRST TIME IN OVER 30 YEARS AT FLAT ROCK! | |||||||||||
| plus ARCA Parts Galore Figure 8's, DTS Drive Train Specialists Street Stocks and ARCA 4 Cylinders | |||||||||||
| SATURDAY, AUG. 11, 2012 | |||||||||||
| 2:30 p.m,. | Pit gate opens for MSA teams | ||||||||||
| 3 p.m. | Pit gate opens for Flat Rock teams | ||||||||||
| 4 p.m. | Practice | ||||||||||
| 5:30 | Time trials | ||||||||||
| 7 p.m. | SS heats--all | ||||||||||
| MSA heats | |||||||||||
| 4 Cylinder heat(s) | |||||||||||
| Figure 8 heats | |||||||||||
| SS A Main--25 laps | |||||||||||
| MSA feature--40 laps | |||||||||||
| SS B Main--15 laps (if necessary) | |||||||||||
| 4 Cylinder feature--20 laps | |||||||||||
| Figure 8 feature--20 laps | |||||||||||
| Front gate: $20 adults, 6-12 are $3, under 6-FREE | |||||||||||
| Pit area: Age limit minimum of 14, minors must have release signed by both parents at the track | |||||||||||
| Pit passes: $20 ARCA member, $30 non-member. | |||||||||||
PELLETIER-FRANTZ-EARLEY BEAT THE RAIN AT FLAT ROCK (ALMOST)
(FLAT ROCK, Michigan - August 4, 2012) - For the first time since April 28, rain fell on a Saturday at Flat Rock Speedway. But a great effort by the race teams and track officials kept things moving along and allowed the Glass Unlimited Night to be nearly complete, as the Figure 8 feature was called after 14 of the 20 laps. Paul Pelletier, Rich Frantz and Billy Earley captured the wins. Walter Krause of Glass Unlimited presented the trophies and bonus money to the winning trio.
The clouds started to roll in around the 4 p.m. practice start and continued to build as approaching storms just missed the track. At 6:45, 15 minutes before start time, a heavy 10 minute downpour caused a delay, pushing the race card back to a 7:30 p.m. start. The race teams were ready and kept the race card moving through the heats and features.
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KELLEY JR.-LOVING-TURNBULL-WELLS TOPS AT TOLEDO
(TOLEDO, Ohio - August 3, 2012) - A good crowd filed into Toledo Speedway Friday evening for the re-scheduled Teamsters Local 20 Kids Night. Jeff’s Collision of Toledo joined the group as the night sponsor for the 4-division race card. Howard Kelley Jr., Robbie Loving, John Turnbull Jr. and Jeff Wells Jr. were the feature winners on a very warm and humid evening. Rose Wells and her granddaughters, representing Jeff's Collision, presented the trophies in the Sun Drop Winner's Circle.
All kids 14 and under were admitted free and received a free hot dog, chips and a drink, courtesy of Sherwood Foods, Dr. Pepper/Snapple Group and Herr’s Potato Chips.
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ARCA ALLEGIANT GOLD CUP, MAIN EVENT SERIES JOIN FORCES FOR MILLER LITE 100 AUG. 17 AT TOLEDO
(TOLEDO, Ohio - August 1, 2012) - Two of the Midwest’s Outlaw Late Model Series, the ARCA Allegiant Gold Cup and the Main Event Racing Series, will join forces for the Miller Lite 100 Friday evening, August 17 at Toledo Speedway.
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MSA SUPER MODIFIEDS RETURN TO FLAT ROCK FOR FIRST TIME IN 30-PLUS YEARS AUG. 11
(FLAT ROCK, Michigan - August 1, 2012) - Southeastern Michigan race fans are in for a great treat Saturday night, August 11 at Flat Rock Speedway. The fast, 2-groove ¼ mile paved oval will host the Midwest Super Modifieds (MSA) for the first time in over 30 years for Heritage Newspapers Night. The low-slung, fire-breathing, open-wheel creations will return to “The Rock” after losing the 2011 event due to rain.
...Trackside Tidbits by Debi Domby
A lot of things describe what you feel when you win, joy, elation, jubilation. Mike Root won the ARCA Allegiant Air Gold Cup Stan Yee Memorial 150 at Flat Rock Speedway and added a couple unusual reactions, such as baffled, dumfounded and mystified. Root was nearly lapped earlier in the race, only to come on late in the event to win his second Gold Cup feature ... the 150-lap feature a couple years ago. The largest Gold Cup field this season, 34 Super Late Models, were on hand.
...Attention Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway Race Teams
Effective August 1, 2012, the price of Sunoco Racing Fuel at both tracks will be reduced by 50 cents per gallon. Fuel price will now be $8 per gallon.
The weekly $50 random draw Sunoco/Corrigan Oil bonus at Flat Rock for weekly events and the Sunoco/Bazell Race Fuels weekly $50 random draw for teams that purchase a minimum of 5 gallons of race fuel on those nights remains in effect through Championship Nights at both tracks.
**Effective immediately, used racing tires will no longer be accepted at either track until further notice.
Thank you,
Ron Drager ...
Toledo/Flat Rock Time Schedules
| TOLEDO SPEEDWAY--THURSDAY, AUG. 2, 2012 | |||||||||
| PLACER'S CAR CLUB CLASSIC CAR SHOW | |||||||||
| 6 P.M. TO 8 P.M. ---FREE ADMISSION! | |||||||||
| ENTERTAINMENT BY JERRY CONNELLY | |||||||||
| TOLEDO SPEEDWAY-FRIDAY, Aug. 3, 2012 | |||||||||
| TEAMSTERS LOCAL 20 KIDS NIGHT and JEFF'S COLLISION NIGHT! | |||||||||
| Kids to age 14 are FREE and receive FREE hot dog, chips and drink | |||||||||
| Courtesy of Sherwood Foods, Herr's Potato Chips and the Dr. Pepper/Snapple Group | |||||||||
| (Pick up Kids tickets/food vouchers at ticket window on race night) | |||||||||
| ARCA ACME Dismantling Sportsman, Parts Galore Figure 8's, ARCA 4 Cylinders and | |||||||||
| Michigan Legends Cars | |||||||||
| FRIDAY, Aug. 3 | |||||||||
| 3:30 | Pit gates open | ||||||||
| 5 p.m. | Front gate and ticket office opens;practice begins | ||||||||
| 6:30 | Time trials | ||||||||
| 7:30 | Michigan Legends heats | ||||||||
| Sportsman heats | |||||||||
| Figure 8 heat(s) | |||||||||
| 4 Cylinder heat | |||||||||
| Michigan Legends feature | |||||||||
| Sportsman feature--35 laps | |||||||||
| Figure 8 feature--20 laps | |||||||||
| 4 Cylinder feature--20 laps | |||||||||
| Front gate: $12 adults, kids 14 and under are FREE | |||||||||
| Pit area: Age limit minimum of 14, minors must have release signed by both parents at the track | |||||||||
| Pit passes: $20 ARCA member, $30 non-member. | |||||||||
| FLAT ROCK SPEEDWAY--SATURDAY, AUG. 4, 2012 | |||||||||
| GLASS UNLIMITED NIGHT! | |||||||||
| ARCA Moran Chevrolet Late Models, Parts Galore Figure 8's and | |||||||||
| DTS Drive Train Specialists Street Stocks | |||||||||
| SATURDAY, AUG. 4, 2012 | |||||||||
| 3 p.m. | Pit gate opens | ||||||||
| 4 p.m. | Practice | ||||||||
| 5:30 | Time trials | ||||||||
| 7 p.m. | SS heats--all | ||||||||
| LM heats | |||||||||
| Figure 8 heats | |||||||||
| LM feature--50 laps | |||||||||
| SS A Main--25 laps | |||||||||
| SS B Main (if necesssary) 15 laps | |||||||||
| Figure 8 feature--20 laps | |||||||||
| Front gate: $12 adults, 6-12 are $3, under 6-FREE | |||||||||
| Pit area: Age limit minimum of 14, minors must have release signed by both parents at the track | |||||||||
| Pit passes: $20 ARCA member, $30 non-member. | |||||||||