Flat Rock Speedway

Local driver RJ Cornett, who is a regular competitor in the ARCA Moran Chevrolet Outlaw Super Late Model division, will tackle a new challenge on Saturday as he will compete with the 350 Outlaw SuperModified Series during the Flat Rock Grand Prix at Flat Rock Speedway.

Cornett, 18, a star football player who will graduate from Whiteford High School in Ottawa Lake on Thursday, just two days before he straps into the open-wheel winged beast for the first time on Saturday night. After starting his racing career in go-karts and dirt track trucks, he is in his second year of ARCA outlaw super late model competition at the quarter-mile oval. The track is located on Telegraph Road about 20 miles south of downtown Detroit, site of this weekend's NTT IndyCar Series Detroit Grand Prix. Cornett's father Royce is fifth all-time with 28 career late model wins at Flat Rock Speedway and is a two-time track champion. 

The Flat Rock Grand Prix will mark the first visit of the 350 SuperModified Series to Flat Rock Speedway and the first visit by any supermodified division to the track since the 1980s. The series is promoted by former ARCA Midget Series champion Larry Gibson.

For ticket and event information, please visit FlatRockSpeedway.com.