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The West Michigan Grand Prix was first announced in 1997 by SCCA Pro Racing. [1] As part of the promotion of the event three Trans-Am Series cars raced down Fulton Street.A Ford Mustang Cobra, Oldsmobile Cutlass and Chevrolet Camaro passed Grand Rapids mayor John H. Logie waving the green flag.
WLAV (AM) went on the air in 1940. In 1949, WLAV-TV 7 signed on, later becoming WOOD-TV 8. WLAV-FM began broadcasting by 1948. The station was a simulcast of WLAV 1340 in its early days, but began to break the simulcast in the early 1970s to first utilize the syndicated "Love" format with the likes of Brother John and then went live to play AOR music at night.
The Amway River Bank Run is an annual road running race hosted by Amway in U.S. city of Grand Rapids, Michigan, in the month of May.The 25K run was created and first held in 1978 by Old Kent Bank as the Old Kent River Bank Run and continued under that name until 2000, when its name was changed to the Fifth Third River Bank Run. [1]
In 1992, the Road Race event was renamed along with its corporate organization to Crim Festival of Races. [7] The Festival continued to expand adding a one-mile run, 8K race/walk, 5K run, Competitive Walk, Neighborhood Running Clubs, Crim Kids Classic, the Crim Training Program, Beyond 2000 community fitness Program and The Feelin’ Good Mileage Club school fitness program between 1992 and ...
Benson was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He graduated from Forest Hills Northern High School in 1981. [ 2 ] He became a late model champion at Berlin Raceway in Marne, Michigan before joining the American Speed Association (ASA) in 1990.
Natalie Bierbaum of Heyworth wins the female division of the 2024 Steamboat Classic 4-mile race Saturday, June 15, 2024 in downtown Peoria. Following a third-place, 2-mile finish at last month’s ...
WYGR (1530 AM, "Jethro FM") is a radio station broadcasting a classic country format, licensed to Wyoming, Michigan and serving the Grand Rapids area. The station operates with 500 watts during the day and 250 watts critical hours, but must sign off at night to protect 1530 WCKY in Cincinnati.
Berlin Raceway is a 0.438 mi (0.705 km) long paved oval race track in Marne, Michigan, [1] near Grand Rapids.The track races weekly as part of the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series. [2]