Flat Rock Speedway

This is our final winter bulletin of the season. Toledo office is staffed daily: 419-727-1100. The office at Flat Rock will open in mid-April.

The tracks will hold the annual Press Conference at the Hollywood Casino in Toledo Tuesday afternoon March 29 at 1 p.m. Admission is free and everyone is invited to attend! Former Flat rock LM champ Terry Cook and ARCA Daytona 200 winner John Wes Townley are the featured guests.

Pocket Schedules: Will be available April 5. Both schedules are also posted under the schedule button on the home pages.

******First practice at Toledo is Saturday, April 2. Pits open at 10 a.m., practice Noon to 5. Rain date is next day, Sunday, April 3 at same times. Toledo will also have a practice on Wednesday, May 11 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

April 2 is also the date for the annual Racer’s Reunion and Michigan Auto Racing Fan Club meeting at the Toledo Speedway Bar and Grille. The Reunion will take place from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. during the day with photos, memorabilia, etc. on display and plenty of bench racing! At 6 p.m., the Michigan Auto Racing Fan Club meeting will take place. Let’s all attend and support MARFC President Bill Barnhart as a thank you for all he has done for the tracks and racers! Admission to the reunion/fan club meeting is free and everyone is invited! A vintage race car display is also in the works!   A steak roast, with salad and baked potato will also be available until 7 p.m. for $15 per person. The bar will be open with its drink and food offerings. The grandstands will be open free of charge for the practice session.

Royal Truck and Trailer Sales Late Model Gold Cup Series entry blanks have been mailed out; if we don’t have your entry, please send it in so we may advertise you and your sponsors! Parking will be tight; first choice will go to those that HAVE ENTERED. The entry form is also be available on the track’s web pages under the forms tab. The first Gold Cup race is the opener at Toledo Saturday, April 16.

The first Toledo race is Saturday, April 16 with the 7-Up 200—ARCA/CRA Late Models and the ARCA Gold Cup Late Models. There is a practice session Friday, April 15 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday’s race time is 3 p.m. The rain date is Sunday, April 17. Check out the Sunny Media Good Weather Guarantee for the first race—it’s in the story on the website!

Flat Rock’s first practice is Saturday, April 23. Pits open at 10 a.m., practice Noon to 5. Rain date is Wednesday, April 27, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

As announced March 11, Moran Chevrolet has posted additional bonus awards in addition to the point fund support. For each of the 11 Late Model races at Flat Rock, Moran will award: $100 Fast Qualifier, $50 Hard Charger (Most Improved Position), a set of tires at the Moran Chevrolet/Stan Yee Memorial 150 and $600 in bonus money on championship night—1^st-$300, 2^nd-$200 and 3^rd-$100.

Flat Rock has also received $900 in bonus money for the Late Models from a person who wishes to remain anonymous. The “Mystery Award” works like this; Each of the 9 shows (not Gold Cup races) at Flat Rock, a number will be drawn prior to the feature, referring to start position. IF that position wins the feature, he/she collects the $100 bonus; if there is no winner, the $100 is added to the next race bonus, i.e. $200. Again, a number (starting position) will be drawn prior to the race. If there is a rainout, that $100 goes to the next event. Any bonus money that is not paid out by Championship night will go to the feature winner of that race. All $900 will be paid out.

R & M Recycling Silver Cup Late Model Sportsman Series: Several bonus awards for the 3-race Series have been finalized. Ray’s Door of Toledo will post a $50 Hard Charger (Most Improved) cash bonus; Bazell Race Fuels (Toledo) and Corrigan Race Fuels (Flat Rock) will each post two-$50 cash bonuses in a random draw for Sunoco Race Fuel purchasers on the date of each of the Silver Cup races. A $50 gift certificate from Fastime Racing Engines and Parts in a random draw is also posted for the 3 events. Lap money at $5 per lap will also be paid for the 50 lap contests. A separate point system will be kept for the 3 races, and a bonus point fund has been established courtesy of R & M Recycling. The Series champion will collect $500. Second place will get $300, $200 will go to the third place finisher, $150 to fourth and $100 to the fifth place driver. Points for these 3 events will also be earned for the 2016 over-all ARCA Aramark Late Model Sportsman championship chase.

Fastime Racing Engines and Parts will also continue its Fast Qualifier Awards of $20 gift certificates for the Flat Rock Figure 8, Street Stock A and B Mains for 2016.

Five Star RaceCar Bodies has also renewed its contingency program for the Street Stocks and Late Model Sportsman divisions. Two-$500 product certificates toward the purchase of a body will be given away in a random draw at the track’s award banquet. You must be present to win.

Other schedule notes: For ONE WEEKEND, August 12-13, Toledo and Flat Rock will flip race nights. Friday, August 12, Flat Rock will run Figure 8’s, Street Stocks and a 250 lap Enduro race. Saturday, August 13, Toledo will run a 100 lap Late Model Gold Cup race and a Late Model Sportsman race.

The 2016 membership forms are now up on the web pages and can be found under forms. There is no increase in membership fees.

Flat Rock pad rental forms: can be downloaded from the track’s web page—click on the form tab.

Toledo pad rental information: For the Late Model Sportsman, Figure 8’s and Factory Stocks-pads will be rented on a nightly basis at $10 per pad. See the pit steward when you arrive to the track.

Tires/Fuel: All Hoosier Racing Tires will have a $2 increase per tire. Late Models-$138 each, Hoosier 880’s-$113 each. We have not received pricing as of yet on Sunoco Race Fuel. Tires will be available at Toledo at practice day April 2; and at Flat Rock April 21.

The Toledo Speedway Automotive shop is now open. Benn Finch and his family have secured the lease on the building located on the east end of the Toledo Speedway property. The phone number is 419-214-0456.

Flat Rock’s first race is Saturday, April 30, with Late Models, Figure 8’s and Street Stocks.

Get your membership in, your pad rentals taken care of and avoid the lines at sign-in. Get to the practices with your car, get through tech and take some laps—we will not wait for you on the opening events. See you soon!