Toledo Speedway

(TOLEDO, Ohio - August 19, 2011) - A beautiful evening of sunshine and clear skies greeted a nice crowd for the Glass Bowl Lanes Autograph Night at Toledo Speedway Friday evening.  One of the largest Autograph Night crowds in recent years arrived early enough to venture out onto the track to meet the drivers during the Glass Bowl Lanes Autograph session prior to the racing card.

 

Ron Allen, Greg Studt, Dennis Whisman and the duo of Tom O’Leary IV and James McClure visited the Sun Drop Winner’s Circle after their feature wins.  Ron Gorney and Ron Schultz represented the Glass Bowl Lanes.

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 Josh Bunting won his first career Street Stock A division feature of the season. “Finally! Half way through the season I couldn’t figure out the car. Tried a new spring and the car came around. Thanks to my family and crew.”

With his win, Bunting, breaks the streak that Scott Selmi had going of six wins. Selmi has won every feature he’s been in since the end of June (he missed the 100-lapper that Chad Guinn won, but oddly enough Scott’s dad Jim won the B division feature so the Selmi family has won seven consecutive weeks, I never did find out if a family had that many wins in a row, if anyone knows, send me an email.).

 

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - September 6, 2011) - Coopersville, MI resident Johnny VanDoorn has filed his entry for Sunday’s special event at Toledo Speedway, the Earsmart Stars and Stripes 100 presented by the Toledo Blade and Cumulus Radio.  The Toledo Police Patrolmen’s Association and the Toledo Fire Department are conducting a pre-race ticket sale for the Sunday, September 11 event.  The pre-sale will serve as a fundraiser, with 50% of the pre-race sale proceeds to be donated to the 2 groups.

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - September 7, 2011) - Toledo July race winner JR Roahrig of Plymouth, IN has filed his entry for Sunday’s EarSmart Stars and Stripes 100 presented by the Toledo Blade and Cumulus Radio at Toledo Speedway.  The Toledo Police Patrolmen’s Association and the Toledo Fire Department are conducting a pre-race ticket sale for the Sunday, September 11 event.  The pre-sale will serve as a fundraiser, with 50% of the pre-race sale proceeds to be donated to the 2 groups.

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - September 9, 2011) - As Sunday’s race at Toledo Speedway nears, plans are being finalized for the EarSmart of Northwest Ohio Stars and Stripes 100 presented by the Toledo Blade and Cumulus Radio.  A pre-race ceremony and an additional salute to the men and women who serve our country here and abroad will take place during the afternoon contest.

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - September 20, 2011) - Defending race winner and 2-time champ Harold Fair Jr. and 3-time winner Steve Sauve are now entered for the 23^rd running of the Great Lakes Helicopters Glass City 200, set for Saturday, October 1 at Toledo Speedway.

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - September 22, 2011) - The entry list for the 23^rd running of the Great Lakes Helicopters Glass City 200, set for Saturday, October 1 at Toledo Speedway has now grown to 31 entries as of Thursday, September 22.

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Lap money is still available for the Saturday, October 1 Great Lakes Helicopters Glass City 200.  156 laps have already been sold, only 44 to go and they are going fast.  Each lap is $10, and will go to the leader of each of the 200 laps. 

Become a sponsor and get your name in the program and public address mentions during the event.  A list of the current sponsors is posted below.  

5 Laps Performance Images

10 Laps Super Health Store

10 Laps Port City Racecars

10 Laps Ray's Door

5 Laps Quality Inn/Suites

15 Laps PNC Banks

2 Laps Paul Anton

1 Lap Rick Eshelman 

10 Laps Lite In Up

2 Laps DVD Dave

10 Laps Naughton Insurance

5 Laps Remerica Real Estate--Rosann Carey

2 Laps Great Lakes Racing Frequencies

10 Laps Glass Unlimited

5 Laps Mars Unlimited

10 Laps McIntosh Oil

5 Laps Driven Women

10 Laps Dan's Vending

10 Laps In Memory of Danny Clapsaddle

1 Lap Mike and Patty Sheldon

1 Lap In Memory of Harry M. Sheldon

5 Laps Cousino Farms

2 Laps Rand Thompson

8 Laps Tim Horton's- Buck Road and Maumee

2 Laps In Memory of Ted Stadniczuk

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It's chilly and windy, but everything is on schedule for today's Great Lakes Helicopters Glass City 200 at Toledo Speedway.  A total of 34 Late Models were on the grounds Friday, and several more cars have already arrived this morning.

Practice is scheduled to begin at noon, qualifying for the PASSTIME $500 Fast Qualifier Award starts at 3 and racing begins at 5 p.m.  The track's Sportsman, Street Stock and Figure 8 divisions will run features prior to the green flag for the 23rd edition of the Great Lakes Helicopters Glass City 200.

 

 

 

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*BOTH THE SILVER CROWN AND MIDGETS LISTS ARE ROSTERS ONLY. THEY ARE NOT ACTUALLY ENTRY LIST 

 

CAR # _DRIVER/HOMETOWN                          ENTRANT/SPONSOR/CHASSIS/ENGINE

 

4          KYLE O’GARA/Beech Grove, IN                 East Enterprises-Sarah Fisher Racing/Service Central/Beast/Gaerte

4w        JASON WOLFE/Mount Vernon, OH                  Richard Wolfe/Richard Wolfe Trucking/Beast/Mopar

5          ZACH DAUM/Pocahontas, IL                            Dan Daum/Daum Insurance/Beast/Fontana

5A        AARON ANDRUSKEVITCH/Riverton, IL       Larry Domark/Domark Racing/Spike/Esslinger Ford

06         MARIO CLOUSER/Auburn, IL                           MCM Motorsports/Illinois Corn Marketing Board – Clouser Auto/Beast/Stanton Mopar

7        TATE MARTZ/Rushville, IN                           Steele-Alexander-Martz Racing/Steele Racing/Beast/Esslinger

7A      DALTON ARMSTRONG/New Castle, IN   C & A Motorsports/Ferrell Gas – Syngenta Seed/Beast/Toyota

7c         CALEB ARMSTRONG/New Castle, IN         C & A Motorsports/Ferrell Gas – Syngenta Seed/Beast/Toyota

9        DILLON WELCH/Carmel, IN                          Nine Racing/Nine Racing/Beast/Esslinger Ford

9x         ADAM WILSDON/Howell, MI                             Mark WIlsdon/Commercial Building Maintenance/Beast/Esslinger Ford

10      JACOB WILSON/Crawfordsville, IN             Don Moore/Don Moore Music Publications/Beast/Mopar

10x       MIKE WALLACE/Chicago, IL                            MWR Technology/Heroes West Sports Grill/Lightning/Esslinger Ford

11Y      TRAVIS YOUNG/Franklin, IN                           Travis Young/Three Wide Life – BG Products/Beast/Esslinger Ford

16         MORGAN NELSON/Mooresville, IN                 Team Nelson Racing/True Fuel – Pluntz Lawn Care/Beast/Esslinger Ford

20D      DAVID BYRNE/Shullsburg, WI                         Byrne Racing/Truck Country - Bytec Resource Management/Beast/Esslinger Ford

21F     TOM FEDORCZYK/Warren, MI                    Tom Fedorczyk/Joe’s Woodshop/Hawk/Ford

28      TYLER COTTONGIM/Avon, IN                   Eric Cottongim/Pit Stop Bar-B-Q & Grill/Beast/Mopar

31         DEREK BISCHAK/Angola, IN                          Bischak Racing/Snap-On Tools – Angola Collision Racing/Spike/Gaerte Ford

33      KYLE HAMILTON/Danville, IN                     Spike Chassis/Hamilton Painting – Esslinger Engineering/Spike/Esslinger Ford

33w      PATRICK WILDA/Minooka, IL                          Wilda Brothers Racing/Lucas Oil/Lightning/Esslinger Ford

34         THOMAS HENNIGAN/Indianapolis, IN           Thomas Hennigan/Fatheadz – Frame Workls/Beast/Gaerte Chevy

36         JIM ANDERSON/Joliet, IL                                 Guess Racing/Packard Transport – Mr. B’s Bar & Grill/Beast/Mopar

39         JAKE BLACKHURST/Mapleton, IL                 Paul Blackhurst/Kitchen Cooked – Simpson/Beast/Mopar

52         ISAAC CHAPPLE/Wilkinson, IN                      Isaac Chapple Racing/CFH Enterprises – Life Lawn & Landscape/Beast

                                                                                                        /Esslinger Ford

55         TAYLOR FERNS/Shelby Township, MI           Jim Ferns/Stanton Mopar – Fatheadz Sunglasses/Beast/Stanton Mopar

59         BRYAN NUCKLES/Columbus, OH                  Jerry Nuckles/Columbus Motor Speedway/Beast/Ford

84         GRANT GALLOWAY/Lakeville, IN                   Todd Galloway/Dragon Racing Fuels – Todd Galloway Construction/Beast/Toyota

85         MARIO MARIETTA/Clinton, IN                        Marietta Motorsports/Double Star Firearms – First Financial Bank/Beast/Esslinger Ford

 

FOR PURPOSES OF COMPARISON:

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET TRACK RECORDS at Toledo Speedway

 

1 Lap*               7/3/09               Brad Sweet                                                14.983                      120.136

8 Laps              7/3/09               Darren Hagen                                            2:03.15                      116.931

10 Laps            7/8/06               Dave Steele                                              2:37.28                      114.446

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - October 13, 2011) - ARCA Fan Fest is back at Toledo Speedway, giving race fans of all ages the chance to enjoy numerous fun activities and interactive displays over a special championship weekend.

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - October 15, 2011) - If ever there were a race for which Tom Hessert should win the Menards Pole Award presented by Ansell, it's tomorrow's Federated Car Care 200 at Toledo Speedway. ...

(TOLEDO, Ohio - October 15, 2011) - Bobby Gerhart will roll off the line first in Menards Pole Qualifying presented by Ansell at Toledo Speedway, as a 35-car field will be set for tomorrow's Federated Car Care 200.

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - October 15, 2011) - Even at fourth in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards owner point standings, Venturini Motorsports' No. 25 team has been close to a victory, but hasn't quite secured a win this season. Brennan Poole knows that this weekend at Toledo is one last shot for 2011.

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - October 16, 2011) - The smoke cleared and a path opened, leaving Chris Buescher to drive to his third win in the last four ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards races and his third victory in two years at Toledo Speedway.

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - October 16, 2011) - Light rain has delayed the start of the Federated Car Care 200 at Toledo Speedway.

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - October 16, 2011) - Don't have your ticket to Toledo Speedway's Federated Car Care 200, the season finale for the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards? Worry not: Driver Chad Hackenbracht will take care of you - and even provide a "Tastee" treat.

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Toledo, Ohio—November 28, 2011:  Turkey Day is here and gone, Black Friday is over and now it’s time for the annual Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway Holiday gift offerings for that special race fan in your life! 

Choose from season tickets, the $25 gift card, DVD’s of any of the 2011 racing events, the 50^th Anniversary hard cover book (now a collector’s item), an ARCA hat or the sharp Flat Rock/Toledo combination leather/wool jacket! 

Simply log onto www.flatrockspeedway.com or www.toledospeedway.com and click on the forms button to download the order form.   Cash, checks and most major credit cards are accepted.  For phone orders, please call the ARCA office at 734-847-6726, extension 0, or contact the Toledo track office at 419-727-1100.  Online sales are not available at this time. 

Place your order by December 15 and get a free travel mug.  Please allow 7-10 days for shipping (jacket orders will take longer to process and fill). 

From all of us at the tracks, best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!  

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Toledo, Ohio—January 4, 2011:  Spartan (Lansing, MI) Speedway has agreed to host a 100 lap contest for the ARCA Late Models, which will be a part of the ARCA Glass City Gold Cup Series.  The date is Sunday, May 27 at the immaculate ¼ mile paved oval.  The Spartan Stocks, Pony Stocks and a Pony Stock Figure 8 race will also be a part of the Memorial Day weekend race card, part of the popular Spartan “Slugfest” events. 

The Series will expand to six (6) races in 2012 with the addition of the Spartan date.  2 events are scheduled at Flat Rock, MI Speedway and 3 races at Toledo, OH Speedway.  The top 3 in the final points of the Series are guaranteed starting spots in the season-ending Glass City 200 at Toledo, which is set for Saturday, September 29 this year.

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Toledo, Ohio—January 27, 2012:  For many drivers, driving a race car at Daytona International Speedway is a dream.  For the 2012 ARCA Glass City Gold Cup Late Model Champion, that dream will come true.  For the second consecutive year, the champion of the 6-race Series will get a test in an ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards stock car, courtesy of Fast Track High Performance Driving School.  

Dennis Strickland, the defending Gold Cup champion, took to Daytona during the annual ARCA test in December, giving the Carleton, MI wheelman the ultimate thrill for a stock car driver—running around Daytona!  “It was an experience I will not forget,” noted Strickland, who clocked in a lap at 180.748 in his final session of the 2-day test.  Dennis ran 42 laps for the weekend.

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This is the third of our monthly off-season bulletins.  It will be posted here on the webpages and emailed to our members who have provided email addresses. 

If you would like to be added to that list, email your address to Sherry at smiller@arcaracing.com.  These bulletins will not be mailed. Please direct any calls to the Toledo office during the winter months; the Flat Rock office is closed.  The Toledo phone number is 419-727-1100.

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Flat Rock, Michigan—February 29, 2012:  When Flat Rock Speedway opened in 1953, the Telegraph Road facility featured a ¼ mile asphalt paved oval, the first “rubberized asphalt track” in the country!  Built by Detroit area paving company owner Sheldon Hayes Sr. and his business partners, Flat Rock ran 3 nights a week and included several NASCAR-sanctioned events. 

Through its initial years of operation, the track saw numerous changes in promoters of the racing cards, as well as divisions of race cars.  But with the 1962 season looming, 2 changes were made at the track that have etched “The Rock” in the history books of short track racing.  A man by the name of John Marcum became the promoter of Flat Rock Speedway and, the installation of a Figure 8 track inside the paved oval became a reality. 

And from that day on, Figure 8 racing became a mainstay at Flat Rock, and, in 2012, the track will officially celebrate 50 years of wild action on the Figure 8 course!

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - March 9, 2012) - The Toledo Speedway Bar and Grille will host the annual Racer’s Reunion and Michigan Auto Racing Fan Club (MARFC) meeting Saturday, March 17. 

Located on the grounds of Toledo Speedway, the Bar/Grille will also be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day all day, with a Jigg’s Dinner available.  The kitchen and bar will be open all day.  Admission to all festivities is free and open to the general public. 

Danny Byrd will be the guest of honor at the Racer’s Reunion, which includes lots of bench racing and thousands of photos and memorabilia from race tracks across the country.  All current and former racers and the public are invited to the reunion.  Byrd was a top runner in the Late Model ranks in the 1960’s and 1970’s and was the 1973 Flat Rock and Toledo champion.  Danny also captured Toledo titles in 1965 and 1978.  He stands in 3^rd place at Toledo in all-time feature wins with 31 and fourth at Flat Rock with 29 victories to go with his 1972 Glass City 200 win at Toledo.

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Flat Rock, Michigan—March 16, 2012:  The unexpected passing of the legendary Joy Fair December 10, 2011 at the age of 81, took most by surprise, as his was truly a “larger than life” presence.  Fair was one of the top short track racers in the country, amassing over 800 career feature victories around the Midwest in his lifetime.  Joy was a 10-time Flat Rock Speedway champion and 7-time Toledo Speedway champ and is the all-time win leader at both tracks. 

As a tribute to Fair, and with the blessing of Joy’s family, Flat Rock Speedway will play host to the Joy Fair Memorial 100 Saturday evening, June 23 for the ARCA Moran Chevrolet Late Models.  Fair is the all-time feature win leader for the ARCA Late Model division at Flat Rock with 159 victories, a total that will perhaps stand forever.  Joy also is the career win leader at Toledo with 97 checkered flags in Late Model competition.   

Diamond Racing Products has stepped up to serve as the sponsor for the event.  Former racer Bob Fox, who competed against Fair for a number of years, has pledged his support of this special night through his company.     

Plans are in the works for a special pre-race ceremony and tributes to the legendary native of Pontiac, MI.  More details will be released in the coming weeks.

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - March 22, 2012) - If you're a fan of Toledo Speedway and Flat Rock Speedway, you can move even closer to the action on Facebook and Twitter!

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - April 29, 2012) - A good crowd filled the new grandstand seating system at Toledo Speedway as the 2012 racing season kicked off under sunny skies on Sunday afternoon.  With 60 cars on the grounds, the 7-Up Twin 100’s hit the track for a pair of 100 lap feature events.  Terry Senneker sailed to victory in the ARCA Allegiant Gold Cup Late Model portion, while Brian Campbell edged out Johnny VanDoorn to take the checkered flag in the ARCA/CRA Super Series Late Model 100.  Gladys Cothern and Steve Harsh of the Dr. Pepper/Snapple Group presented the trophies in victory lane ceremonies.

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The Gold Cup Series began its 17th season at Toledo (Ohio) Speedway on Sunday afternoon. Terry Senneker won his second career Gold Cup race, his first coming in May 2008 (also the opening race of the series).

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - May 4, 2012) - Despite an early afternoon rain, Toledo Speedway held out, the rain drifted away and the first Friday night race of the season was held.    Ron Allen, Greg Studt, Michael Marlow and 16 year old Kyle Huston posted victories and visited the Sun Drop Winner’s Circle.  The new lighting system was superb, adding to the new grandstand construction at the 1/2 mile paved oval. 

The 35 lap ARCA ACME Dismantling Sportsman feature saw a complete restart when several cars got together in turn 3.  Dave Arnold Jr. motored into the lead at the green when the race got started.  A quick yellow saw the new double-file restart procedure in place and put Howard Kelley Jr. side by side with Dave.  The duo ran door to door for 3 tours until Kelley nosed into the lead.  Ron Allen followed Howard and the battle was on.  The duo used all the asphalt until Allen dove to the bottom on lap 15 to take the lead and pull away to grab the victory.  Jim Froling made a late charge to take second, Kelley Jr. third, Arnold Jr. fourth and Kyle DeLisle fifth, followed by Mike Young, Norm Lewallen, Kenny McKay Jr., Jeff King and Greg Stilwell.  Allen set quick time for the 19 car field at 17:299.  Heat winners were Arnold Jr. and Dave Frantz.

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(FLAT ROCK, MI - May 12, 2012) - Flat Rock Speedway and sponsor Parts Galore welcomed back dozens of former drivers for the Racer’s Reunion and to celebrate 50 years of Figure 8 racing at the track.  The rain stayed to the north of the speedway, allowing for the Autograph Night, reunion and the race card to be completed with no weather issues.

Among the Figure 8 drivers on hand were Flat Rock’s 3 all-time Figure 8 feature win leaders-Bob Studt, Dick “Little Richard” Simmons and Chuck Hall.  Studt and Hall, who both still live in the area, are at the track each week, while Simmons, who made the trip from Florida, was the very first Figure 8 king at Flat Rock in 1962 and was the star of the early days of Figure 8 racing.

The crowd was treated to another great night of action at “The Rock”, with Robbie Loving taking the victory in the exciting 50 lap ARCA Parts Galore Figure 8 headliner.  Paul Pelletier made it 2 in a row in the Moran Chevrolet Late Models, while Landon Schuster, teamed with veteran car owner Bill Meade this season, grabbed the ARCA DTS Drive Train Specialists Street Stock feature.

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(TOLEDO, Ohio - May 15, 2012) - ARCA’s Allegiant Late Model Gold Cup Series for the outlaw-style bodied cars is preparing to branch out just a bit for the very first time since the beginning of the Series in the mid-1990’s.  Sunday, May 27 Spartan Speedway in Mason, MI, just minutes from the state capitol of Lansing, will host the Series for a 100 lap shoot-out on the ¼ mile paved oval.

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