| Roar
of racing engines to return to Millstream Speedway
Monday, Feb. 8, 2010
Contact: Brian Liskai
liskai2x@cros.net
By Brian Liskai
FINDLAY, Ohio - The roar
of racing engines will once again fill the air at
Millstream Speedway in Findlay,
Ohio in 2010.
After sitting idle for nearly
nine years, Millstream Speedway reopened in
2009 and the fans showed
their support by packing the historic track's
grandstands. Now, Fremont
Speedway Promoters Rich Farmer and Andy James hope
to continue that excitement
as they have signed a lease agreement with
Millstream owners Greg and
Mary Beth Roe to promote races at the Findlay,
Ohio speedplant in 2010
and beyond.
"We have leased the facility
from Greg and Mary Beth and are planning to run
three to four races this
year with more to come in 2011," said Farmer.
"The fans have shown beyond
a doubt they want racing at Millstream and we
are going to work hard to
provide them with the fun and excitement they have
come to expect there," added
Farmer. "We look forward to building great
relationships with the people
in the Findlay and surrounding communities
along with establishing
business partnerships that will benefit everyone."
Farmer noted the ties between
Fremont Speedway and Millstream go back to the
1960s and 1970s and at one
time the Findlay track was owned by then Fremont
Speedway promoters Paul
and Dot Szakovitz.
While no firm schedule has
been set for racing in 2010, Farmer did note the
popular Ohio Sprint Speedweek
featuring the O'Reilly All Star Circuit of
Champions will return on
Sunday, June 20 as the third leg out of the nine
straight nights of racing.
"We have a great group of
employees at Fremont and that will help us
tremendously in getting
Millstream going," said Farmer. "We know we have a
lot of work to do and we
will roll up our sleeves and get going soon."
Farmer said improvements
will be made to the track's lighting and sound
systems and plans are to
reopen the track's main concession stand. Farmer
said Millstream's website
-millstreamspeedway.com - will be updated soon as
well.
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