May 15, 2012 - Grand Rapids, MI - Third Annual Helen DeVos Children's Hospital Night to take place at Berlin Raceway June 30

RacingAwareness.com and Berlin Raceway are excited to announce the date and details of the third-annual RacingAwareness.com Helen DeVos Children's Hospital Night presented by Keith Alexis, agent for State Farm Insurance. RacingAwarenss.com and Berlin Raceway have once again partnered to host patients, both past and present, as well as families and staff of the Helen DeVos Children's Hospital at Berlin on Saturday, June 30, 2012. This special event has been a highlight of both the RA and Berlin schedules since 2010 and has entertained over 2,000 people associated with HDVCH over the past two years. The 2012 event will be no exception and is shaping up to be bigger and better than ever.

"This is always such a special night when we can bring the kids to the track and provide them with the opportunity to have fun. We have a great relationship with both the track and the hospital, and this promises to be another wonderful event," said Jeff Striegle, President of RacingAwarness.com.

Berlin Raceway General Manager Mike Bursley added, "supporting our community is something we feel very strongly about. Partnering with Helen DeVos Children's Hospital and RacingAwreness.com gives us that opportunity. We have the chance to host children and their families and raise money in support of a very necessary West Michigan based facility."

The RacingAwareness.com Helen DeVos Children's Hospital Night presented by Keith Alexis, agent for State Farm Insurance.

-Saturday June 30, 2012

-Divisions in action - Coors Light Super Late Models, Engine Pro Super -Stocks, Model Coverall Modifieds, Kerkstra Services Sportsman and the -Burnips Equipment 4 Cylinders

Berlin Speedway Media PR PhotoTony Davis, Ryan Hamm and Samantha Jansen also victorious

Marne, MI - The ARCA CRA Super Series returned to Berlin Raceway this Saturday and brought with them a whopping 43 car field. It was Brian Campbell who went home with the victory and also winners on the night were Ryan Hamm (Model Coverall Modified), Tony Davis (Kerkstra Services Sportsman) and Samantha Jansen (Vintage Racing Organization of America).

The ARCA CRA Super Series last chance races started the night off. Due to the high car count, two 15-lap last chance races were run and the drivers who advanced to the 125-lap feature were: Billy Leslie, Steve Dorer, Lee VanDyk and Mark Lambert. The rest of the cars would be lined up for a B-feature.

The ARCA CRA Consi was the first race up after the heat races with #26 Rick Turner and #7 Jason Dietsch on the front row for the 30-lap race. Turner had no problem keeping the lead, but it was Dietsch under fire from #2 of Kenny Tweedy. They raced side by side for a lap before Tweedy took the position on lap 2. The field then settled in to single-file racing until the first caution of the race came out on lap 6 for #94 Ryan Inman, he spun and hit the wall in between turns three and four. Tweedy took the lead on the restart and with ten laps in to the race, the top three ran nose to tail. Behind the leaders, #101 Lauren Bush was challenging #26 Chris Muyskens for fourth; she took it on lap 13 and then began reeling in the leaders. With ten laps to go, Bush muscled past Dietsch for third and then tried to fiend a line to get around Turner. Bush and Turner raced side by side for two laps before she got past him and then eyed the leader. With two laps to go, Bush pulled to the inside of Tweedy in turn 1, but she spun on the frontstretch bringing out the caution. This set up a green-white-checker; Turner grabbed the lead with one to go and held on for the win. The rest of the top five were Dietsch, Tweedy, Muyskens, #65 Johnny Jenkins, #99 Fred Hopkins.

The Model Coverall Modified were next, #68 Randy DeBoer and #7 Ryan Hamm led the field to the green flag of the 30-lap feature. Hamm took the lead, but the caution flew just after the first lap was completed for the #29 of Rob Shoemaker. After the restart, Hamm took off with #22 Billy Shotko on his tail. It wasn't long before Hamm started pulling away, but by lap ten, Shotko was catching back up. The lead was erased when the caution came out, #97 Kevin DeGood spun on the backstretch. On the restart, Shotko was trying to get around Hamm, he tried high and low, but Hamm kept besting him. Ten laps to go, they were still playing cat-and-mouse and with five to go, the #66 of Adam Chase joined the game. No one would get around Hamm, though, he got his second win of the season and the rest of the top ten were Shotko, Chase, #76 Ryan Gruppen, DeBoer, #67 Ben Welch, DeGood, #80 Samantha Jansen, Shoemaker, #20 Jeff Vrsek, #8 Billy Eppink and #21 Cal Castle.

Marne, MI (May 12, 2012) – Once he gets the lead at Berlin Raceway Brian Campbell knows the way to Victory Lane. A threat to win at any track where he races Campbell is dominating at Berlin, his home track. At the ARCA/CRA Super Series, Berlin 125 Campbell followed his game plan to perfection, keep the leader in his sights and then charge to the front as the laps wound down. Taking the lead from Caleb Bisacky who lead from the outside of the front row and held on to the lead for 87 laps, Campbell seemed to be ready to run away.

Berlin Raceway Media PR PhotoMarne, MI - It was a rainy day at Berlin Raceway and even though most of the afternoon activity was washed away, the show went on. A good crowd came out to see the show and even though the start was delayed for a bit, they were treated to an excellent night of racing. Winners on the night were: Zach Clark (Burnips Equipment 4-Cylinder), Billy Shotko (Model Coverall Modified), Brian Tillema (Kerkstra Services Sportsman), Justin Ryan (Engine Pro Super Stock) and Tom Thomas (Port City Racing/Great Lakes Helicopter Outlaw Late Model).

The Burnips Equipment 4-Cylinders were the first to hit the track with a 15-lap feature; #75 Dan Ream and #18 Todd Worden on the front row. By the time lap 1 was completed, #9 Zach Clark was scored as the leader and then the first caution came out for debris in turn 4. Clark got a great restart and the cars behind him were battling for position. D. Ream was falling back and #10 Dave Duyst, #77 Jared Lyzenga, #20 Jackson Walker and #2 Darrell Holtzlander all got by him. By lap 3, Lyzenga up to second and chasing down Clark. The car on the move was the #76 of Mike Speet, he was trying all he could to get around Walker for third. The pair raced hard for a handful of laps before Speet took the position on lap 9 and set off to catch up with Lyzenga. With one lap to go, the leaders were all in traffic and while no one could touch Clark, Speet and Lyzenga took their battle to the start/finish line. Clark got his first win and the rest of the top ten were Speet, Lyzenga, Walker, Holtzlander, #89 Sierra Lantz, #62 Charlie DeJong, Duyst, #11X Jason Essex and #17 Seth VanHorssen.

Up next, the Port City Racing/Great Lakes Helicopter Outlaw Late Models took the track for qualifying as it kept getting pushed back due to weather; #37 Terry Senneker took home the Baker Engineering Fast Qualifier Award with a time of 15.098, 104.438 miles per hour.

The Model Coverall Modifieds were up next for their 30-lap feature with #80 Samantha Jansen and #68 Randy DeBoer leading the field to the green flag. Before the first lap was complete, #76 Ryan Gruppen hit the turn three wall. Jansen had a three car length lead and the race was on behind her. It was #22 Billy Shotko who was moving up; he used the outside to make the pass for second and then he took the lead on lap 9. #7 Ryan Hamm saw that this was the way to go and he followed suit. The second caution of the race came on lap 6 when Jansen spun in turn 2. Shotko led, #66 Adam Chase was up to second and the #97 of Kevin DeGood was challenging Hamm for third after the restart. ON lap 10, the field calmed down a bit and settled in single-file. DeGood made It up to second and was chasing down Shotko's lead as the laps wound down. DeGood ran out of time to catch him; Shotko scored the win and the rest of the top ten were DeGood, Chase, Hamm, DeBoer, #67 Ben Welch, Jansen, #29 Rob Shoemaker, Gruppen and #8 Billy Eppink.

Huge 100-lap, $20,000-To-Win Event Will Return Showplace Oval To Its Dirt-Track Roots

by Berlin Raceway Media PR
Berlin Raceway is going to get down and dirty in 2012.

Harkening back to the famed facility's beginnings as a dirt track six decades ago, the new management team of the Michigan speedway has announced plans to cover the 7/16th-mile oval's asphalt surface with a layer of clay for a spectacular season-ending program featuring the renowned World of Outlaws Late Model Series.

Keyser Manufacturing Co. of Coopersville, Mich., has signed on to sponsor the huge weekend scheduled for Sept. 21-22, providing fans from the Midwest and beyond the unique opportunity to witness dirt Late Model superstars sliding around one of the country's most storied and popular paved tracks.

A 100-lap WoO LMS A-Main paying $20,000 to win will serve as the highlight of the historic, as-yet-unnamed weekend. Berlin Raceway's management is setting up a fan contest to solicit ideas for the race's title, adding interactive flair to arguably the biggest dirt Late Model event ever contested in the state of Michigan.

"When we started making our plans for the 2012 season we threw around ideas that might create some excitement," said Berlin Raceway general manager Mike Bursley. "We thought putting dirt down for a big end-of-the-year show would be something that's not only different, but also great for the racetrack and great for the fans.

"We're going to bring Berlin Raceway back to where it started when Chet Mysliwiec and his family built it - and doing it with the World of Outlaws will be huge."

A staple of the Wolverine State's motorsports scene since 1950, Berlin Raceway will celebrate its 62nd year of competition in 2012 with the energetic duo of Bursley, 28, and Kurt Dietrich, 33, serving as co-promoters for DBD Ventures, the Don Dewitt-led investment group that purchased the track's lease during the off-season. The first dirt race since Berlin was paved in 1966 will conclude an ambitious '12 schedule that includes the track's traditional weekly action and major events.

by Kari Shear-Carlson
January 18, 2012 - The American Speed Association® Midwest Tour is excited to add Berlin Raceway in Berlin, MI to the 2012 schedule. This event will be on Saturday, June 2nd and will be sponsored by the Muskegon, MI based Port City Racecars.

“Our schedule has been forming up very nicely and we assumed we were all locked up until we received a phone call from the guys at Berlin Raceway. If there was one track that we would like to add to our schedule it would have been Berlin and it was really comforting to hear how excited they were to have the Touring Stars of the ASA Midwest Tour make an inaugural visit to the historic ARTGO track. We will always continue to keep this series Midwest based and when you can go into a new market, it benefits the notoriety of our drivers and greatly improves the footing for our corporate sponsors. A lot of history will be relived by adding I-44 and Berlin Raceway and we couldn't be any more proud of what we have to offer our fans in 2012,” said ASAMT VP, Steve Einhaus.

Berlin Raceway was built as a humble dirt track in 1950 when Chester Mysliwiec and family started a racing tradition. Today Berlin Raceway is a 7/16 paved oval with 13-degree banking in the turns and 9-degree banking on the straightaways.

The track has changed hands a few times over the years but in 2011 was purchased by DBD Ventures and will be promoted by Mike Bursley and Kurt Dietrich in 2012.