Flat Rock Speedway

This is our third winter bulletin of the season. The March bulletin will be the final bulletin before we open the new season. The winter office for both tracks is at Toledo: 419-727-1100. The office at Flat Rock will open in mid-April.

We will go to print the first week of March with the pocket schedules and souvenir program. Pocket schedules should be available by March 20. The driver rosters will appear in the program—if you are changing numbers or divisions and have not contacted the office, call us no later than March 1.

The Enduro entry forms have been mailed out. The form is also located on the web pages under the forms tab. In the letter sent with the form, the incorrect number of Factory Stock races scheduled for Toledo was 6; the correct number is 4. Factory Stock-Enduro rules are one in the same, as they were in 2015. The Factory Stock class will have 3 different types of races at Toledo in 2016; Oval, Figure 8 and Road Course race. All will be point races.

Schedules: The Toledo schedule includes several Fridays, a couple Saturdays and 2-Sunday afternoon shows in May…Flat Rock will continue on Saturday nights from April 30-September 10. Both schedules are 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. 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 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. The bar will be open with its drink and food offerings. The grandstands will be open free of charge for the practice session.

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.

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.

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!

Flat Rock pad rental forms: can be downloaded from the track’s web page—click on the form tab. Save $$$ by submitting payment by March 20. If you need one mailed to you, call the office.

Toledo pad rental information will be available soon.

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.

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. 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.

Royal Truck and Trailer Sales Late Model Gold Cup Series entry blanks will be mailed out at the end of this week; the entry form will 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 (see track schedule posted on website).

Individual race tickets for special events will go on sale Tuesday, March 1. The form will be posted on the track’s web pages under tickets. Season tickets and the $25 gift cards are also available.

The Toledo Speedway Automotive shop is opening soon. 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.

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.

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

We are not far away! 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!