Legends Car Racing, and the road to NASCAR Stardom!
Legends Car Racing, and the road to NASCAR Stardom!
June 1, 2023 -- This Saturday at Flat Rock Speedway, the Great Lakes Legend Series will take a visit to Metro Detroit for the first time in series history.
This Canadian touring series tests drivers on the dirt, asphalt, and road courses across Ontario, and for the first time, Michigan.
The Great Lakes Legends Series is a member of INEX, a worldwide sanctioning body based in Charlotte which stands for “Inexpensive Racing”. This series, developed in 1995, is focused on low-cost racing solutions, providing those in the motorsports industry a chance to get a jumping point for a future in motorsport in contrast to more expensive options. INEX annually sanctions more than 2,500 races at more than 300 different tracks throughout the world.
Legends Racing is one of the most prominent forms of racing in INEX, as this form of racing is primarily designed to promote two facets - exciting racing, and low costs.
These cars are powered by motorcycle engines and are traditionally 5/8 scale models of production cars from the 1930’s and 1940’s, most often the Ford Coupe 1934 and 1935. It's in these cars that the Great Lakes Legends Series thrives, and where a number of NASCAR’s most famous stars got their start.
The alumni list of former Legends Car features recognizable stars as far as the eye can see. From the Busch brothers to Dale Earnhardt Jr, Joey Logano and Chase Elliott, Legends car racing has become a part of the journey for many. Five of the last six NASCAR Cup Series champions (2017-2022) have, at one point, raced a Legends car.
Photo Credit: Speedway Motorsports, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway
In Round 1 of the 2023 campaign in the GLLS, defending champion Kenny McNicol of Exeter, Ontario took the first win of the year in this division, following up his 2022 championship campaign in the inaugural season for this touring series. He looks to follow up on that with another win this Saturday Night at Metro Detroit’s Home Track!
The Safety-Kleen Enduro 250 division returns for the first time this season with their first race on June 3rd. The Street Stocks 50-lap feature is also coming up, one of the biggest races of the year for the DTS Drive Train Specialists Street Stocks division.
Saturday is Jack’s Bicycle Scout Day! All Scouts in uniform are admitted FREE!
Spectator gates open up at 5 PM, and racing begins at 7.
Tickets for the June 3 Flat Rock Speedway event can be purchased at the gate on race day. Tickets are $15 for adults, kids 6-12 are $5, and kids under 6 are free! There is no advance sale for this race.
Saturday Schedule:
5 p.m. – SS practice (10 lap sessions)
Eundro practice (10 lap sessions)
Great Lakes Legends Series practice
SS group qualifying (3 cars per, 4 laps)
Great Lakes Legends Series final practice
Enduro group qualifying (3 cars per, 4 laps)
7:00 p.m. – SS heat races – all, 8 laps
Great Lakes Legends Series heat races
SS A Main – 50 laps
SS B Main – 15 laps
Great Lakes Legends Series feature
250 lap Enduro
June 03, 2023 - 07:00 PM EDT Flat Rock Speedway
Jack's Bicycle Scout Day! Scouts in uniform admitted FREE! 250 lap Enduro race, plus SS-50 laps, Legends Cars.