Toledo Speedway

(TOLEDO, Ohio - June 22, 2012) - Qualite Sports Lighting Systems, Marco’s Pizza and Parts Galore were all part of Toledo Speedway’s first Autograph Night promotion of the 2012 season Friday evening.  Fans mingled on the track with the Toledo drivers and the Michigan Legends drivers, who were making their initial appearance of the season at the Glass City oval.

(FLAT ROCK, Michigan - June 22, 2012) - A total of 31 drivers have entered Flat Rock Speedway’s Diamond Racing Products Joy Fair Memorial 100 to be held Saturday, June 23 at the ¼ mile paved oval.  The 100 lap race will pay tribute to the late Fair, who passed away in December of 2011.  Fair is Flat Rock’s all-time win leader with 159 victories and 10 track championships.

(TOLEDO, Ohio - June 21, 2012) - Toledo Speedway will present its 2^nd open-wheel racing event of the season Friday evening, June 29 for the annual Hemelgarn Racing/Super Fitness United States Auto Club (USAC) double-header.  The 2012 edition of the event will feature the USAC Traxxas Silver Crown Cars and the USAC Mopar National Midget Series. 

The Thursday night Placer's Car Club Classic Car Cruise-In car show at Toledo Speedway has been cancelled due to the weather.

The next car show is Thursday, July 5, with Bob Connelly performing.  Show time is 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.  Admission is free.

(FLAT ROCK, Michigan - June 21, 2012) - Flat Rock Speedway’s Diamond Racing Products Joy Fair Memorial 100 pre-entry list has grown to 30 cars as of Thursday morning.  The Saturday, June 23 event will pay tribute to the late Fair, who passed away in December of 2011.  Fair is Flat Rock’s all-time win leader with 159 victories and 10 track championships.

4-time Flat Rock champion Dave Kuhlman, one of Fair’s chief rivals in the 1980’s, has re-surfaced and will be at the track to compete in the 100 lap feature race.  Dave sat out last season due to his work schedule, but has prepped his car for Saturday’s contest.  Additional entries have arrived from Danny Slater, Jim Bailey, Derrick Sheppard and Jeff Plumb.  Brent Jack and Mike Young have withdrawn from the race, but the field still stands at 30 machines. 

(FLAT ROCK, Michigan - June 20, 2012) - As a tribute to the memory of Joy Fair, a special memorial decal will be available at Flat Rock Speedway Saturday for the Diamond Racing Products Joy Fair Memorial 100 at Flat Rock Speedway.  Fair’s long-time friend, Rand Thompson, is conducting the sale of the decals.  To date, $1000 has been donated to the American Diabetes Association in memory of Joy.

(FLAT ROCK, Michigan - June 19, 2012) - Current point leader and 2-time ARCA Allegiant Gold Cup champion Mike Root of Grand Rapids, MI has filed his entry for Saturday’s Diamond Racing Products Joy Fair Memorial 100 at Flat Rock Speedway.

(FLAT ROCK, Michigan - June 18, 2012) - Lap money for the Saturday, June 23 Diamond Racing Products Joy Fair Memorial 100 has been sold out!  The leader of each lap in the 100 lap main event for the ARCA Allegiant Gold Cup Late Model Series will receive $5 per lap, plus the bonus awards posted;

Lap 1:  will pay $20; Mike and Patty Sheldon, in memory of Bob Gillean

Lap 7:  will pay $10; Mike and Patty Sheldon

Lap 19: will pay $10; Mike and Patty Sheldon

Lap 44: will pay $10; Mike and Patty Sheldon, in memory of Harry Sheldon

Lap 50:  will pay $25; Michigan Auto Racing Fan Club

Lap 82, 83:  In Memory of Edith and Russ Dow

20 laps:  DTS Drive Train Specialists

5 laps:  Rand Thompson

2 laps:  WBVS Photos

10 laps:  Mike Damic Racing Photography, in memory of John Damic

6 laps:    Alex and Edgar Brown

2 laps:   Paul and Iris Anton

1 lap:     Paul Anton Photos

2 laps:  Paul and Rhea Gontarski

Laps 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100:  Lee Motorsports, Action Drywall, Applied Roofing, Arrow Uniform Rental, D & E Landscaping, Powertran Transformers, Whitney’s Collision, Z-Contractors.

5 laps: Sterling Printing and Graphics, Sterling Heights, MI

2 laps: DVD Dave

10 laps: Flat Rock/Toledo Safety Truck crew; Jim, Tom, Terry, Ron, Mickey.

8 laps:  M & K Motorsports, Sylvania, OH

Thank you to all our lap money sponsors—see you Saturday!

(FLAT ROCK, Michigan - June 18, 2012) - A total of 23 cars have entered as of Monday morning for this Saturday’s 1^st annual Joy Fair Memorial 100.  Bob Fox of Diamond Racing Products, a former competitor of Fair’s, has graciously stepped forward to sponsor this special event.  With the blessing of Joy’s family, Flat Rock Speedway will honor the memory of Joy Fair with this race.

First I have a correction. Eric Lee’s sponsors are: Fraza Forklifts, Dusty's Collision, Exotic Automation, First Impressions Cement, ABC Plumbing, Berringer Law, Duane's Roadrunner's ... I had them wrong after the Spartan race.

Dennis Strickland won his first feature of the year. “We had worked all week trying to get the car back to where it was before the race at Spartan, up late every night. Both quarter panels were replaced as well as the front filler panel. Tina cut all the vinyl up and had it ready sitting on the counter in the garage. We have a new puppy (Missi) and you would think we would know better than to leave the vinyl UNattended. But here it was 9:30 in the morning of the race and Tina had to re-cut almost all of it. Some we put on with tooth marks and all. On the way to Flatrock, I said you know with all the bad luck we have had lately maybe we will win tonight, and we did. First time ever I won the heat race and the feature!” said Dennis in an email... His sponsors are: Canton Tree Cement, Strategy One Computers, Trenton Forging, Victory Christian Fellowship Church and Giles Auto Body.

(FLAT ROCK, Michigan - June 16, 2012) - A huge crowd ventured to Flat Rock Speedway Saturday night for the Pizza Hut School Bus Figure 8 races.  The fans were treated to a tremendous race card, with action and excitement the name of the game.  Ray “The Animal” Gaddis survived to win the School Bus Figure 8 feature, 13-year old Grant Quinlen drove like a veteran to win the Michigan Legends feature, Gary Cronenwett came out on top in the wild ARCA Parts Galore Figure 8 feature, the team of Tom O’Leary IV/Jim Brazeau took the Figure 8 Train race and Ray McClure was the victor in the ARCA 4 Cylinder main event.