$8 ADMISSION FRIDAY NIGHT AT TOLEDO!
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Toledo, OH—July 13, 2016: The marquee at Toledo Speedway says it all! Just 8 bucks gets you in the track for Great 8 Night at Toledo Speedway this Friday, July 15.
The family-oriented, fun-filled night has the Monroe News...
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WHELEN FIRST RESPONDER NIGHT JULY 29 AT TOLEDO;
Toledo, OH—July 18, 2016: Toledo Speedway’s Friday, July 29 show will pay tribute to the men and women of “First Responder” status, while the PNC Bank/Glass Bowl Lanes Autograph Night and Christmas In July with Santa...
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TOLEDO SPEEDWAY THROWBACK THURSDAY
The “Clown Prince” of racing in the Figure 8 wars of the 1960’s and early 1970’s is pictured here in his famous Pontiac Tempest---Lubie Allen of Taylor, MI. Always a threat to win, Lubie was a tough racer who was also a...
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FAIR JR. IMPRESSIVE IN TOLEDO GOLD CUP VICTORY
Toledo, Ohio—July 10, 2015: Harold Fair Jr. blistered the field on his way to the win in the Kevin Butzin Recycling (KBR) 100 presented by Belle Tire Friday night at Toledo Speedway. The race was the 4th of the 6-race ARCA...
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FLAT ROCK-TOLEDO SPEEDWAY BULLETIN (3-24-15)
This is our final winter bulletin of the season. The winter office for both tracks is at Toledo: 419-727-1100. The Flat Rock office will open April 14.
Late Model Gold Cup: Send in your entries for the April 11 show; rig...
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Gilliland: 'Patience' key to Menards 200 at Toledo Speedway
(TOLEDO, Ohio – May 17, 2015) – Todd Gilliland is a third-generation race car driver and will become the youngest driver in ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards history when he takes the green flag for race at Toledo...
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REMEMBERING FRAN HARDEN
Francis “Fran” Harden of Wayne, MI passed away October 2, 2015 at the age of 81. “Frantic Fran” was a top Late Model competitor at both Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways in the 1960’s and 1970’s, driving for car owner Reed...
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FLAT ROCK, TOLEDO SPEEDWAYS GO FORWARD WITH HOOSIER TIRE
OCTOBER 26, 2016—The ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards recently announced an agreement establishing a long term relationship with General Tire as the Official Tire Supplier of the Series, but ARCA’s owned and sanctioned...
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DAKOTA CARLSON CAPTURES DISCOUNT TIRE 100
(Toledo, Ohio—June 6, 2014): Cedar Springs, MI driver Dakota Carlson piloted the LeClair Racing #8 to an impressive victory in the Discount Tire 100 for the ARCA Discount Tire Late Model Gold Cup Series Friday night at Toledo Speedway.
...ENDURO/FACTORY STOCK RULES
November 12, 2014
TO: ARCA ENDURO/FACTORY STOCK TEAMS
RE: 2015 RULES PACKAGE
A copy of the 2015 rules for the Enduro/Factory Stock class is now located under the form button on each track’s web page. These rules will...
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REMEMBERING JOHN CATHERS—“BEER MAN JOHN”
Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways has lost a friend and very familiar face to fans that have visited the 2 tracks over the past 15 years. John “The Beer Man” Cathers, 60, passed away December 20. If you were at the track, you...
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MDM Motorsports first through the gates at Toledo; testing for Menards 200
TOLEDO, Ohio (May 2, 2018) – There's already a lot of buzz around the next event on the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards tour, a home game coming to Toledo Speedway May 19-20. The buzz just got bigger when MDM...
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Zane Smith out-duels teammate Chase Purdy to win Menards 200 at Toledo
TOLEDO, Ohio (May 20, 2018) -- Zane Smith, with a bold three-wide maneuver in lapped traffic, passed his MDM Motorsports teammate Chase Purdy with nine laps remaining, then sped away to win the Menards 200 presented by...
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TRACKSIDE TIDBITS BY DEBI DOMBY
This year was the year of the first time winner or at least their first win in this division. Jeremy Vanderhoof is the only driver to win a championship in the same division (it was his fourth championship at Toledo in the...
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TOLEDO SPEEDWAY THROWBACK THURSDAY
The legendary Dick Trickle gets ready for the Glass City 200 in his Ford Mustang at Toledo. Trickle, from Wisconsin Rapids, WI, made the trip to the Glass City oval for the big season-ending event in 1974. He qualified 5th,...
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FLAT ROCK, TOLEDO SPECIAL EVENT TICKETS NOW ON SALE!
TOLEDO, OH: (3-1-16): Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway are moving forward with plans for the new racing season, and that includes taking ticket orders for a variety of special events at both tracks. Reserved seating, general...
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SCHOOL BUS FIGURE 8 RACES APPROACHING! SPONSOR A BUS!
Toledo, Ohio—May 13, 2015: Spring is here, racing season has begun and the School Bus Figure 8 races are right around the corner at Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways! Both tracks have just two (2) bus sponsorships remaining...
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TOLEDO’S NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION DEFIES MOTHER NATURE
Toledo, OH—May 29, 2015: Rain, heat and humidity could not stop a good crowd from witnessing Friday’s “Night of Destruction” at Toledo Speedway. Early rains during the day and a brief shower during the show did not dampen...
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Gold Cup night at Toledo Speedway: 'You better have your stuff right'
(TOLEDO, Ohio – July 11, 2014) – The third Discount Tire ARCA Gold Cup Late Model Series race is only hours away and drivers are already talking about the strong field expected to lineup at the Toledo Speedway gates.
“That’s...
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REMEMBERING NANCY HOFFMAN
Nancy J. Hoffman, who teamed with her husband, Bob, to own the championship-winning ARCA Late Model Sportsman car driven by Jim Froling, passed away suddenly Thursday, December 10.
She was employed by the MIAT College of...
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Former racecar driver from Taylor to receive kidney from nephew
By Andrea Blum, The News-Herald
Jerry Lee is used to living an adventurous life.
The Taylor resident spent years as a racecar driver with the Automobile Racing Club of America, zooming around tracks at the Flat Rock...
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The Taylor resident spent years as a racecar driver with the Automobile Racing Club of America, zooming around tracks at the Flat Rock...
THROWBACK THURSDAY! FEBRUARY 4, 2016
Toledo Speedway got its first coat of asphalt for the 1961 season. The track, built by Herb Koester, began as a 1/2 mile dirt track in 1960. The grounds of the speedway once was a tomato field.
Many short tracks of the era...
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Glass City 200 to have special pre-race guests
(TOLEDO, Ohio – Sept. 17, 2014) – Hockey season is just around the corner. However, before the puck drops on the 2014-15 Toledo Walleye season, a few of the team’s players will take in some high-caliber outlaw late model...
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LATE MODEL RACER ED HAGE PASSES
July 7, 2015: Ypsilanti, MI native Ed Hage, a former Late Model racer for many years, passed away Monday, July 6.
Hage ran for the late Harlan Boyd in the #62 car in the 1970’s and was one of the first drivers to go below...
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Toledo Speedway race among CBS Sports Network lineup of ARCA races in 2015
(TOLEDO, Ohio – March 13, 2015) – Officials from the Automobile Racing Club of America announced today that CBS Sports Network will televise at least three live events from the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards this...
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TOLEDO’S MILLER LITE 100 TO DETERMINE DISCOUNT TIRE GOLD CUP CHAMP
(Toledo, OH—August 14, 2014): Toledo Speedway will be the site of the final leg of the 5-race ARCA Discount Tire Gold Cup Late Model Series Friday night.
...ARCA goes 'Hollywood' ... Schrader, Theriault special guests in Press Conference Tuesday
TOLEDO, Ohio (March 27, 2017) -- ARCA is headed to Hollywood, or at least as close as it gets around here. More like Hollywood Casino Tuesday afternoon, March 28 for the annual ARCA Toledo/Flat Rock Speedways Press Conference...
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