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Longtime Flat Rock Competitor, Car Owner Dow Passes
Over $1400 in Prizes to be Given Away at Daytona 500 Party at Toledo Speedway Bar & Grille Feb 20
(TOLEDO, Ohio - January 21, 2011) - It's still a month away, but the prize list for the Daytona 500 party on race day, Sunday, February 20 at the Toledo Speedway Bar and Grille is already over $1400 in value!
...Fastime Racing Engines & Parts Sponsors Flat Rock Division Fast Time Awards in 2011
(TOLEDO, Ohio - January 20, 2011) - With the New Year comes the announcement of a new business and new sponsor for Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways for the 2011 season. Fastime Racing Engines and Parts of Wyandotte, MI will sponsor the fast qualifier awards for both the ARCA Late Models and Street Stocks at Flat Rock, and will do the same for the five (5) ARCA Late Model Gold Cup Series events held at the 2 tracks.
...Flat Rock/Toledo Speedway Bulletin (1-18-11)
The new schedules were released December 31. Check the websites. This is the second of our winter bulletins. All bulletins are posted on the site...no direct mail. February issue will be posted around the 21st or so. Flat Rock office is closed; Toledo phone number is 419-727-1100. Please direct all calls to Toledo. Please share this bulletin with those who do not use the computer!
...DTS Drive Train Specialists Returns to Back Flat Rock Street Stock Division
(FLAT ROCK, Mich. - January 17, 2011): DTS Drive Train Specialists of Warren, MI will return to serve as title sponsor for the Flat Rock Speedway ARCA Street Stock class in 2011. A long-time sponsor of race teams and tracks throughout the Michigan-Ohio area, DTS will enter into its second season of sponsorship at the ¼ mile paved oval.
The company has served as a sponsor of Toledo Speedway's Glass City 200 for many years, and has also renewed its commitment to the 23rd running of that event for the upcoming season.
...Toledo Speedway Hosting First Race in New CRA/JEGS All-Star Tour Crate Late Model Division
(TOLEDO, Ohio - January 17, 2011) - The high banks of the half-mile Toledo Speedway will play host to the first-ever event in the Championship Racing Association (CRA)/JEGS All-Star Tour Presented by GM Performance Parts. The new crate late model series currently has 11 100-lap events scheduled, with the first to be held at Toledo Speedway on Saturday, April 23.
...Longtime ARCA Supporter Stadniczuk Passes
Tadek "Ted" P. Stadniczuk, 63, whose sons Tadek and Dave drive in ARCA-sanctioned weekly competition at Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways, died Wednesday Jan. 12 in St. Anne Mercy Hospital in Toledo. Tadek actively supported his sons' racing efforts in the ARCA Street Stock, Factory Stock and Enduro divisions at Flat Rock and Toledo; his brothers-in-law John Riddle and Ellis Shaw are officials for the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards; and his nephew Greg Riddle is a Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway official.
...Lindahl Comes Back from North Pole, Bowls 300
After several hundred years of trying, Gary Lindahl bowled a perfect game! As of press time, he was still buying rounds at the bar (sure).
Anyway, congratulations to the voice of Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways. Only some of us can be perfect……. ...
Daytona 500 Party at Toledo Speedway Bar and Grille Scheduled for February 20
(TOLEDO, Ohio - January 7, 2011) - The Toledo Speedway Bar and Grille, located outside Turn 4 on the track grounds, will host a Daytona 500 party on Sunday, February 20.
...86-Year-Old Figure-8 Veteran Jack Theis Passes
Jack Theis, who drove car #336 in ARCA Figure-8 races at Flat Rock Speedway in the 1960s, passed away at the age of 86. A resident of Lewiston Michigan, Theis was the father in law of Bill Litogot Jr. Bill Litogot III is the 2006 ARCA 4-Cylinder division champion and currently competes in the ARCA Late Model division. Funeral services are private.
...Remembering Spartan Speedway's Paul Zimmerman
(FLAT ROCK, Mich. - December 23, 2010) - Flat Rock Speedway and Toledo Speedway wish condolences to the family of Paul Zimmerman, longtime owner and promoter of Spartan Speedway in Lansing, Mich. and Springport Speedway in Springport, Mich. Zimmerman died at his home at the age of 86 on Monday, December 20.
...Flat Rock Speedway and Toledo Speedway Bulletin
(TOLEDO, Ohio - December 15, 2010) - On behalf of everyone at Flat Rock Speedway and Toledo Speedway, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Here, you will find a bulletin for December 2010 regarding the coming season.
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