ARCA Menards Series East Returns to Flat Rock Speedway with Dutch Boy 150

ARCA Menards Series East Returns to Flat Rock Speedway with Dutch Boy 150

TEMPERANCE, Mich. (April 18, 2024) – For the second consecutive year, the ARCA Menards Series East will make a stop at the tight quarter-mile bullring at Flat Rock Speedway for the Dutch Boy 150. The home track for ARCA...
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BEHIND THE SCENES: First Practice Day of 2024!

BEHIND THE SCENES: First Practice Day of 2024!

Sunday, April 14 -- Over 40 race teams flooded into Flat Rock on Saturday, April 14th for the first session of the 2024 season at Flat Rock! An action-filled practice session saw teams work through warming temperatures in...
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Driver Bulletin: April 11, 2024

Driver Bulletin: April 11, 2024

Driver Bulletin 4/11/2024 Reminder Flat Rock Practice Day: First Flat Rock practice day is THIS Saturday, April 13. Get your car teched and get some practice laps! Forecast at this time is sunny and 62 degrees, if you are...
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Remembering Steve Lee

Remembering Steve Lee

Steve Lee, who drove to multiple track championships and dozens of feature wins, then as car owner and crew chief helped his son Eric Lee surpass his own accomplishments in ARCA Late Model racing, passed away at the age of 69...
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ARCA Menards Series East Update | Gio Ruggiero gets first ARCA Menards Series East victory at Five Flags Speedway

ARCA Menards Series East Update | Gio Ruggiero gets first ARCA Menards Series East victory at Five Flags Speedway

From Adam Fenwick, ARCARacing.com PENSACOLA, Fla. — If Saturday’s Pensacola 150 at Five Flags Speedway is any indication, anyone hoping to capture the ARCA Menards Series East championship will have to go through Gio...
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School Bus Figure 8 Reserved Seat Purchasing Introduced at Flat Rock Speedway | Now Available Online!

School Bus Figure 8 Reserved Seat Purchasing Introduced at Flat Rock Speedway | Now Available Online!

Flat Rock, MI, March 18, 2024 - Flat Rock Speedway is pleased to announce the launch of reserved seat purchasing on the official website for the CNV Enterprises School Bus Figure 8 on June 8, and the Dunwell Dry Goods School...
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Happy 313 Day!

Happy 313 Day!

Happy 3-13 Day, Metro Detroit Racing Fans! Flat Rock Speedway celebrates it's Southeastern Michigan heritage as Metro Detroit's Home Track - a mainstay of the 313 community for over 70 years. Coming to Flat Rock Speedway on...
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Rule Amendment: Factory Stocks, Late Model Sportsman.

Rule Amendment: Factory Stocks, Late Model Sportsman.

  FLAT ROCK/TOLEDO SPEEDWAY RULES AMENDMENTS (MARCH 8, 2024)   ARCA FACTORY STOCK/ENDURO CARS Page 45, 1.  Dual overhead cam engines are permitted; Add 50 lbs. for this engine.  NO turbo engines. Page 47:  Weight:  Dual...
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Driver Bulletin: March 4, 2024

Driver Bulletin: March 4, 2024

March 4, 2024, Bulletin: THANK YOU to Moran Chevrolet (Outlaw Super Late Models), DTS Drive Train Specialists (Street Stocks), R & M Recycling (Figure 8s), Salenbien Trucking & Excavating (Late Model Sportsman) and...
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Happy Valentine's Day! Only 80 Days until RACE DAY

Happy Valentine's Day! Only 80 Days until RACE DAY

Happy Valentine's Day from Flat Rock Speedway! We hope you have a special holiday, and we hope you love what’s in store for the 2024 season of racing, starting in just 80 days with Opening Day at Flat Rock Speedway! The 2024...
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Remembering Mel Gillett

Remembering Mel Gillett

Melvin “Mel” Gillett, who drove at Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway in the ARCA Late Model division for nearly 20 years, passed away Sunday Feb. 4, 2024 in his lifelong hometown of Howell, Michigan. He was 84. Gillett drove...
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2024 Flat Rock / Toledo Season Passes Will be Available Monday (02/12)

2024 Flat Rock / Toledo Season Passes Will be Available Monday (02/12)

FLAT ROCK, TOLEDO SEASON TICKETS, INDIVIDUAL RACE TICKETS ON SALE FEBRUARY 12 2024 season tickets and individual race tickets for selected events will go on sale Monday, February 12 for both Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways...
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Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway Champions Honored at Michigan Auto Racing Fan Club Banquet

Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway Champions Honored at Michigan Auto Racing Fan Club Banquet

On Saturday, January 20 over 500 race fans, drivers, promoters, and series representatives sold out the 2024 MARFC banquet. Flat Rock Speedway and Toledo Speedway had track champions honored at the annual celebration. From...
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Safety-Kleen Revealed as 2024 Factory Stock, Factory Stock 500 Series Entitlement Sponsor

Safety-Kleen Revealed as 2024 Factory Stock, Factory Stock 500 Series Entitlement Sponsor

Toledo, Ohio:  January 19, 2024:  Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway officials are proud to announce Safety Kleen will serve as the title sponsor of the ARCA Factory Stock and the new ARCA Factory Stock 500 classes for the 2024...
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Remembering ARCA Truck Series Champ Bill Withers

Remembering ARCA Truck Series Champ Bill Withers

BILL WITHERS William “Bill” Rolland Withers, two-time ARCA Truck Series champion, passed away unexpectedly January 14, 2024, at his home in Columbus, Ohio at the age of 67. Withers competed in the series, which ran from...
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Dick Crup

Dick Crup

Richard “Dick” Crup, who drove to victories and top-5 point finishes in ARCA Late Model competition at Flat Rock Speedway in the 1970s, passed away Dec. 31, 2023, at the age of 84 at his home in Hudson Michigan. Crup drove...
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Owner of Flat Rock Speedway Ron Drager Gifted Original 1954 Flat Rock Speedway NASCAR Trophy

Owner of Flat Rock Speedway Ron Drager Gifted Original 1954 Flat Rock Speedway NASCAR Trophy

(Photo: James Gilbert/ARCA Racing) BY ADAM FENWICK WWW.ARCARACING.COM JANUARY 12, 2024 ARCA President Ron Drager received a unique gift on Friday at Daytona International Speedway during the annual...
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Driver Bulletin: January 10, 2024

Driver Bulletin: January 10, 2024

FLAT ROCK/TOLEDO SPEEDWAY BULLETIN - JANUARY 10, 2024 THANK YOU to Moran Chevrolet (Outlaw Super Late Models), DTS Drive Train Specialists (Street Stocks), R & M Recycling (Figure 8s) and Salenbien Trucking &...
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Jim Bridge

Jim Bridge

James M. (Jim) Bridge, whose career as an ARCA racing official spanned 50 years from the 1960s to the 2000s, passed away at home in Seminole Florida on December 26, 2023, at the age of 88. A native of Toledo, Ohio, he began...
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Trackside Tidbits

Trackside Tidbits

Banquet: 2023 Banquet: Justin Schroeder won his third Outlaw Late Model Championship (2015, 2017,2023)20. “I wasn’t planning on running for points, but my little man, Michael, really wanted to keep going (as we were in...
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Merry Christmas from Flat Rock Speedway!
Salenbien Trucking & Excavating Returns as 2024 Late Model Sportsman Entitlement Sponsor

Salenbien Trucking & Excavating Returns as 2024 Late Model Sportsman Entitlement Sponsor

Toledo, Ohio:  December 22, 2023:  Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways are excited to announce that Salenbien Excavating & Trucking will return in 2024 as the title sponsor for the ARCA Late Model Sportsman division! 2024...
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BREAKING : 2024 Flat Rock and Toledo Schedules Released

BREAKING : 2024 Flat Rock and Toledo Schedules Released

Printable Schedule Practice Days: April 13, April 27 (No Inspection Day) Saturday, May 4 : Opening Day! OSLM, SS, F8, FS 100 Enduro The 2024 Flat Rock Speedway racing season begins on Saturday, May 4. For the...
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Introducing The NEW ARCA Factory Stock 500 Series

Introducing The NEW ARCA Factory Stock 500 Series

FLAT ROCK, TOLEDO TO HOST ARCA FACTORY STOCK 500 SERIES IN 2024 December 15, 2023:  The ARCA Factory Stock/Enduro division will take a new direction for the 2024 season with the creation of the “Factory Stock 500” Series, a...
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ARCA Menards Series East and West 2024 Schedules Set

ARCA Menards Series East and West 2024 Schedules Set

Toledo, Ohio (Dec. 6, 2023) - The 2024 ARCA Menards Series East and West schedules include a combined total of 20 races, eight for the East and 12 for the West. The West season opener is set for Friday, March 8 at Phoenix...
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Moran Chevrolet Returns as 2024 Outlaw Super Late Models Entitlement Sponsor

Moran Chevrolet Returns as 2024 Outlaw Super Late Models Entitlement Sponsor

Flat Rock, Michigan—December 5, 2023:  Moran Chevrolet has confirmed its return as the title sponsor of the Flat Rock Speedway ARCA Outlaw Super Late Model (OSLM) division for the 2024 racing season, marking the...
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Driver Bulletin: December 4, 2023

Driver Bulletin: December 4, 2023

FLAT ROCK/TOLEDO SPEEDWAY BULLETIN-DECEMBER 4, 2023 Thanks to all who attended the banquet, and congratulations again to the champions. As announced at the banquet, Flat Rock Speedway will be getting a full repave at the end...
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DTS Drive Train Specialists return to support Flat Rock Street Stocks for 13 years runnning | Title sponsorship of Joy Fair 100 to continue

DTS Drive Train Specialists return to support Flat Rock Street Stocks for 13 years runnning | Title sponsorship of Joy Fair 100 to continue

Flat Rock, MI—November 30, 2023:  Since 2012, DTS Drive Train Specialists have affixed their business to the title sponsorship of one of the most competitive weekly classes in the State of Michigan. Today, Flat Rock Speedway...
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R & M RECYCLING RENEWS SPONSORSHIP OF ARCA FIGURE 8 CLASS

R & M RECYCLING RENEWS SPONSORSHIP OF ARCA FIGURE 8 CLASS

R & M RECYCLING RENEWS SPONSORSHIP OF ARCA FIGURE 8 CLASS Toledo, Ohio: November 21, 2023: The “Motor City Madmen” of the ARCA Figure 8 division will see the return of R & M Recycling as the title sponsor at Flat...
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2024 Flat Rock / Toledo Rule Changes

2024 Flat Rock / Toledo Rule Changes

2023 ARCA FLAT ROCK/TOLEDO SPEEDWAY RULE BOOK CHANGES FOR 2024 SEASON DETAILED BELOW (as of 11-20-2023) ARCA ENDURO/FACTORY STOCK DIVISION ALL 2024 RULES WILL REMAIN THE SAME AS 2023 EXCEPT THE FOLLOWING
TIRES AND...
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