News

Toledo Speedway News

Glass City 200 Timing and Scoring Live on Arcaracing.com this Saturday
joe-bush-101.jpgTOLEDO OH (9-19-08)-Arcaracing.com will provide live timing and scoring of the 20th Anniversary of the Miller Lite Glass City 200 at Toledo Speedway on Saturday, September 20th beginning at 12 Noon Eastern with a Late Model Practice Session. The live Timing and Scoring feature, which has been successfully used for ARCA RE/MAX Series races this season, will be available to race fans during all on-track sessions for ARCA Late Models on Glass City weekend, including practice, qualifying and racing.

ARCA Factory Stock Driver Jim Harmon Passes

Toledo Speedway ARCA Factory Stock driver James L. (Jim) Harmon died September 13 at the age of 59. Jim drove the #3 at Toledo since the 2006 season. A U.S. Army veteran serving overseas from 1966-1969, Jim was a licensed airplane pilot, certified mechanic for the City of Toledo municipal garage and was active in Free Masonry, achieving the 32nd degree. Preceded in death by his mother Helen, he is survived by his father James L. Harmon Sr.; children Bryan, Eric, Fred, Adam, Kim and Shelly; sister Pam Stanton; brothers Tim Harmon and Dave Harmon; and grandchildren, nieces and nephews. The funeral will be held at Blanchard-Strabler Funeral Home (1163 W. Sylvania at Lockwood in Toledo, 419-269-1111) with visitation Friday Sept. 19 from 2-8 p.m. and services Saturday Sept. 20 at 10 a.m.


Outlaws on the Way!; Miller Lite Glass City 200 at Toledo Speedway This Weekend; Field Stacked

fairgc200.jpgTOLEDO, OH (9-18-08) - With a weekend off from the ARCA RE/MAX Series world, many series officials are going racing anyway. And they're steering for Toledo Speedway this Friday and Saturday where the 20th Miller Lite Glass City 200 takes center stage on the half-mile Toledo oval.


Glass City 200 Event To Include Fundraiser For Ryan Gibson

TOLEDO, OH (9-17-2008)--  Track officials, race teams and fans will have the opportunity to contribute to the Ryan Gibson Education Fund in memory of Terry Gibson this Saturday night at the Glass City 200 at Toledo Speedway.


Sauve Shoots For Unprecedented 4th Glass City Title; Defending Champ Campbell Enters

campbellsauve07.jpgTOLEDO, OH  (9-17-2008)--  3-time race winner Steve Sauve of Saginaw, MI and defending champ Brian Campbell are the latest entries for the 20th Anniversary of the Miller Lite Glass City 200, set for this Saturday, September 20 at Toledo Speedway.  This year’s event has been scaled back to 150 laps, with $5500 to win and $1000 to start being posted for the Late Model portion of the event.


Tuesday on Inside ARCA Radio Sponsored by Team GLOCK Racing
insidearca-glock-logo.jpgTOLEDO OH (9-16-08)--Listen to Inside ARCA Radio sponsored by Team GLOCK Racing on Tuesday, September 16th from 7-8:30 p.m. via live streaming audio on arcaracing.com. Show is broadcast live from the Toledo Speedway Bar and Grill. Guests this week include ARCA RE/MAX Series Salem Speedway race winner Frank Kimmel, ARCA Insider Phil Parsons, crew chief Patrick Donahue, ARCA RE/MAX Series driver Bryan Silas ,Toledo Speedway Factory Stock driver Amanda Bland and ARCA RE/MAX Series and ARCA Late Model veteran Brian Keselowski.

You Can Ride or Drive a Cup Car at Toledo Speedway Sept. 21st

TOLEDO, OH (9-15-08): Being a spectator at Toledo Speedway or at any race track is exciting, thrilling and sometimes brings up the question-could I do that? Well, if you think you can or want to just take a ride in a stock car, Victory Lane Motorsports Racing Experience will give you that chance this Sunday, September 21 on the big ½ mile paved oval at Toledo Speedway!


Former Winner Doering, Michigan Hot Shoe Joe Bush Enter Glass City Late Model Event

doeringcarshotgc05.jpgTOLEDO, OH (9-11-2008)--  2006 race winner John Doering has filed his entry for the 20th Anniversary of the Miller Lite Glass City 200, set for Saturday, September 20 at Toledo Speedway.  Hastings, MI driver Joe Bush, also expected to be a contender for the win, has also entered this year’s edition of the Late Model invitational, which has been set for 150 laps for 2008.  A cash purse of over $55,000 has been posted, with 200 laps of feature racing planned for the evening.


Glass City 200 Entry List
TOLEDO OH (9-10-08)--The current entry list for the upcoming Glass City 200 is available on the schedule portion of Toledospeedway.com or by clicking here.

Glass City 200 Sportsman Division Entry List Now Available
TOLEDO OH (9-9-08)--Sportsman division teams interested in racing on Glass City 200 weekend (September 20th) need to submit an entry form, downloadable here, to Toledo Speedway as soon as possible.pdf 2008_gc_200_sportsman_entry

Tuesday on Inside ARCA Radio Sponsored by Team GLOCK Racing

insidearca-glock-logo.jpgTOLEDO OH (9-8-08)--This Tuesday on Inside ARCA Radio sponsored by Team GLOCK Racing, ARCA RE/MAX Series Chicagoland Speedway race winner Scott Lagasse, Jr. joins the program, followed by crew chief Patrick Donahue and ARCA Insider Phil Parsons. Other guests include ARCA RE/MAX Series driver Sean Caisse, ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series driver Duane Bischoff and Toledo Speedway Sportsman division champion Jim Froling. Froling will have his championship winning sportsman car on display at the Toledo Speedway Bar and Grill. The show streams live on arcaracing.com from 7-8:30 p.m. Eastern.


Entries Coming In For Toledo's Glass City Late Model Event

kuhlman.jpgTOLEDO, OH (9-8-2008)--  As usual, the first 2 entries for Toledo Speedway’s Miller Lite Glass City 200 have been received from Paul Pelletier and Dennis Strickland.  The duo are always quick with their entries for the prestigious Late Model invitational.  Brian Campbell of Jenison, MI is the defending champion of the event.  The race is set for Saturday evening, September 20. 


Burge Wrecking Night Of Destruction Ends With A Crunch

TOLEDO, OH (9-5-2008)--  A huge crowd piled into Toledo Speedway Friday night for the Burge Wrecking Night of Destruction, and it was just that.  As the featured School Bus Figure 8 race was coming down to the white flag, one of the buses lost both its brakes and steering, sending the bus through the front stretch wall.  The catch cables and the wall did their job, despite the wall breaking on impact.  No one was injured and the bus did not get into the grandstands.


Toledo and Flat Rock Speedway Awards Banquet November 7th
TOLEDO OH (9-3-08)--The Toledo and Flat Rock Speedway Awards Banquet will be on November 7th, 2008. Reservation forms are available by downloading the .pdf here.pdf toledo-flat_rock_banquet_form_2008

Trackside Tidbits by Debi Domby
Chris Benson won his second career feature Saturday at Flat Rock.

TOLEDO SPEEDWAY on Benore Rd, just west of I-75 (Exit 210). Front Gate Opens at 5:00 PM. Qualifying at 6:15 PM. Racing at 7:30 PM. 

tolaerial07.jpg

.5-Mile Semi-Banked With .25-Mile Figure-8 In The Middle
Paved Pit Area Behind Backstretch
Frontstretch Suites For Rent
Located at 5639 Benore Road, Toledo, OH 43611

Track phone: (419) 727-1100

Friday night racing: Front gates open at 5 p.m., time trials at 6:15 p.m., racing at 7:30 p.m.

 

A Special Thanks to Our Sponsors...

 

7-up.jpg    allegiantair.jpg     allenchevrolet.jpg   arbodies.jpg    belletire.jpg
 bigred.jpg    fivestar.jpg    wendys.jpg    millerlite.jpg    new-moran-chevy.jpg
 penskeshocks.jpg    re.jpg    rockauto.jpg    dts-warren.jpg    sunoco.jpg
wxkr-logo-large.jpg    valvoline.jpg    bg.jpg   wkko-logo-large.jpg   budweiser.jpg
vioc_srs_logo.jpg