Williams Grove Speedway Race Track in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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Williams Grove Speedway races 410 Sprints, 358 Sprints, 305 Sprints, Super Sportsman, and Street Stocks. Special Events include World of Outlaws Sprint Cars, All Star Circuit of Champions, USAC National Sprint Cars, and USAC East Coast Sprint Cars.
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Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, 17055 USA - lat: 40.152710, lng: -77.034716
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Fri, Aug 15
- 2025-08-152025-08-15EventScheduledhttps://dirtFan.com/dirtfan/assets/graphics/track_logos/32.jpgDirty Deeds 25 Finale - Yellow Breeches 500 - Lawrence Chevrolet 410 Sprint Cars, HJ Towing & Recovery 358 Sprint CarsDirt Track RacingDirt Track RacingDirt Track Racershttps://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceModeWilliams Grove Speedway717-697-5000https://dirtFan.com/dirt-track/USA/Pennsylvania/Mechanicsburg/Williams Grove Speedway/https://dirtFan.com/dirtfan/assets/graphics/track_logos/32.jpg$1 Speedway Drive Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, 17055 USA
Fri, Aug 22
- 2025-08-222025-08-22EventScheduledhttps://dirtFan.com/dirtfan/assets/graphics/track_logos/32.jpgYork Building Products Night - Jack Gunn Memorial - Lawrence Chevrolet 410 Sprint Cars, Super Sportsman, Wingless Super SportsmanDirt Track RacingDirt Track RacingDirt Track Racershttps://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceModeWilliams Grove Speedway717-697-5000https://dirtFan.com/dirt-track/USA/Pennsylvania/Mechanicsburg/Williams Grove Speedway/https://dirtFan.com/dirtfan/assets/graphics/track_logos/32.jpg$1 Speedway Drive Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, 17055 USA
Fri, Aug 29
- 2025-08-292025-08-29EventScheduledhttps://dirtFan.com/dirtfan/assets/graphics/track_logos/32.jpgJohn and Pee Wee Zemaitis Tribute Race - USAC East Coast Sprint Cars, Lawrence Chevrolet 410 Sprint CarsDirt Track RacingDirt Track RacingDirt Track Racershttps://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceModeWilliams Grove Speedway717-697-5000https://dirtFan.com/dirt-track/USA/Pennsylvania/Mechanicsburg/Williams Grove Speedway/https://dirtFan.com/dirtfan/assets/graphics/track_logos/32.jpg$1 Speedway Drive Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, 17055 USA
- USAC - United States Auto Clubhttps://dirtFan.com/dirt-track-racing-organization/USAC/United States Auto Club/USAC - United States Auto Club Dirt Track Racing Organization - Sprint Car - East Coast - 2025-08-292025-08-29EventScheduledhttps://dirtFan.com/dirtfan/assets/graphics/track_logos/32.jpgRacesDirt Track RacingDirt Track RacingDirt Track Racershttps://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceModeWilliams Grove Speedway717-697-5000https://dirtFan.com/dirt-track/USA/Pennsylvania/Mechanicsburg/Williams Grove Speedway/https://dirtFan.com/dirtfan/assets/graphics/track_logos/32.jpg$1 Speedway Drive Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, 17055 USA
Fri, Sep 12
- 2025-09-122025-09-12EventScheduledhttps://dirtFan.com/dirtfan/assets/graphics/track_logos/32.jpgBilly Kimmel Memorial - Lawrence Chevrolet 410 Sprint Cars, PASS IMCA 305 Sprint CarsDirt Track RacingDirt Track RacingDirt Track Racershttps://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceModeWilliams Grove Speedway717-697-5000https://dirtFan.com/dirt-track/USA/Pennsylvania/Mechanicsburg/Williams Grove Speedway/https://dirtFan.com/dirtfan/assets/graphics/track_logos/32.jpg$1 Speedway Drive Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, 17055 USA
- PASS - PA Sprint Serieshttps://dirtFan.com/dirt-track-racing-organization/PASS/PA Sprint Series/PASS - PA Sprint Series Dirt Track Racing Organization - 2025-09-122025-09-12EventScheduledhttps://dirtFan.com/dirtfan/assets/graphics/track_logos/32.jpgRacesDirt Track RacingDirt Track RacingDirt Track Racershttps://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceModeWilliams Grove Speedway717-697-5000https://dirtFan.com/dirt-track/USA/Pennsylvania/Mechanicsburg/Williams Grove Speedway/https://dirtFan.com/dirtfan/assets/graphics/track_logos/32.jpg$1 Speedway Drive Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, 17055 USA
Fri, Sep 19
- 2025-09-192025-09-19EventScheduledhttps://dirtFan.com/dirtfan/assets/graphics/track_logos/32.jpgKevin Gobrecht Challenge - Lawrence Chevrolet 410 Sprint Cars, HJ Towing & Recovery 358 Sprint CarsDirt Track RacingDirt Track RacingDirt Track Racershttps://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceModeWilliams Grove Speedway717-697-5000https://dirtFan.com/dirt-track/USA/Pennsylvania/Mechanicsburg/Williams Grove Speedway/https://dirtFan.com/dirtfan/assets/graphics/track_logos/32.jpg$1 Speedway Drive Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, 17055 USA
Fri, Sep 26
- 2025-09-262025-09-26EventScheduledhttps://dirtFan.com/dirtfan/assets/graphics/track_logos/32.jpgVP Night - World of Outlaws Tune Up - Lawrence Chevrolet 410 Sprint Cars, HJ Towing & Recovery 358 Sprint CarsDirt Track RacingDirt Track RacingDirt Track Racershttps://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceModeWilliams Grove Speedway717-697-5000https://dirtFan.com/dirt-track/USA/Pennsylvania/Mechanicsburg/Williams Grove Speedway/https://dirtFan.com/dirtfan/assets/graphics/track_logos/32.jpg$1 Speedway Drive Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, 17055 USA
Fri, Oct 3
- 2025-10-032025-10-03EventScheduledhttps://dirtFan.com/dirtfan/assets/graphics/track_logos/32.jpgWorld of Outlaws Sprint Car Series National Open Night #1 - World of OutlawsDirt Track RacingDirt Track RacingDirt Track Racershttps://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceModeWilliams Grove Speedway717-697-5000https://dirtFan.com/dirt-track/USA/Pennsylvania/Mechanicsburg/Williams Grove Speedway/https://dirtFan.com/dirtfan/assets/graphics/track_logos/32.jpg$1 Speedway Drive Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, 17055 USA
- WoO - World of Outlawshttps://dirtFan.com/dirt-track-racing-organization/WoO/World of Outlaws/WoO - World of Outlaws Dirt Track Racing Organization - Sprint Cars - 2025-10-032025-10-03EventScheduledhttps://dirtFan.com/dirtfan/assets/graphics/track_logos/32.jpgWorld of Outlaws National OpenDirt Track RacingDirt Track RacingDirt Track Racershttps://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceModeWilliams Grove Speedway717-697-5000https://dirtFan.com/dirt-track/USA/Pennsylvania/Mechanicsburg/Williams Grove Speedway/https://dirtFan.com/dirtfan/assets/graphics/track_logos/32.jpg$1 Speedway Drive Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, 17055 USA
Sat, Oct 4
- 2025-10-042025-10-04EventScheduledhttps://dirtFan.com/dirtfan/assets/graphics/track_logos/32.jpgWorld of Outlaws Sprint Car Series National Open Night #2 - World of OutlawsDirt Track RacingDirt Track RacingDirt Track Racershttps://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceModeWilliams Grove Speedway717-697-5000https://dirtFan.com/dirt-track/USA/Pennsylvania/Mechanicsburg/Williams Grove Speedway/https://dirtFan.com/dirtfan/assets/graphics/track_logos/32.jpg$1 Speedway Drive Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, 17055 USA
- WoO - World of Outlawshttps://dirtFan.com/dirt-track-racing-organization/WoO/World of Outlaws/WoO - World of Outlaws Dirt Track Racing Organization - Sprint Cars - 2025-10-042025-10-04EventScheduledhttps://dirtFan.com/dirtfan/assets/graphics/track_logos/32.jpgWorld of Outlaws National OpenDirt Track RacingDirt Track RacingDirt Track Racershttps://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceModeWilliams Grove Speedway717-697-5000https://dirtFan.com/dirt-track/USA/Pennsylvania/Mechanicsburg/Williams Grove Speedway/https://dirtFan.com/dirtfan/assets/graphics/track_logos/32.jpg$1 Speedway Drive Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, 17055 USA
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- Williams Grove Hosts Yellow Breeches 500 For 410s And Dirty Deeds Finale For 358s Friday Limited sprints race for 21K total purse, 3K to win
Mechanicsburg -Presented by Flat Out Sim Racing of Glen Rock, Williams Grove Speedway will host a Yellow Breeches 500 race for the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars and the Dirty Deeds 25 Finale for the HJ Towing & Recovery 358 sprints coming up this Friday, August 15 at 7:30 pm. The 410 sprints will race for $5,000 to win and $500 to start in the Yellow Breeches race that includes timed warm-ups to set the heat starting grids. Meanwhile, the Dirty Deeds Finale for the 358s will pay a whopping $3,000 to the winner and $600 to start. The Dirty Deeds finale for the 358 sprint cars will offer-up a total purse worth some $21,000. Timed warm-ups will also set heat starting grids for the 358s. For the Yellow Breeches event for the 410 sprints, $4,000 has been added to the total purse, to be distributed starting with the second finishing position while finding even the 10th place finisher earning a cool $1,000. The purse increase is in effect for all Yellow Breeches races in 2025. Dirty Deeds Repair & Fabrication of Quarry Road in Honey Brook provides professional repair and fabrication services for the heavy equipment industry. Learn more about Flat Out Sim Racing, the official presenter of victory lane at Williams Grove Speedway, by visiting www.flatoutsimracing.com. The oval will honor late promoter Jack Gunn with the 43rd annual Jack Gunn Memorial for the 410 sprints on Friday, August 22. The prestigious 30-lap Gunn Memorial will pay $8,000 to win. The mid-August show also features the Sportsman Showdown for winged and wingless super sportsman. Adult general admission for August 15 is $25 with students ages 13-20 admitted for just $10. Kids ages 12 and under are always admitted for FREE at Williams Grove Speedway. Keep up to date on all the latest speedway news and information by visiting the oval's official website at www.williamsgrove.com or by visiting the oval on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. RacingJunk.com is the Official Classifieds for Williams Grove Speedway.
- After A Week Off, Williams Grove Returns With Big Sprint Show August 15 - Gunn Memorial is August 22
Mechanicsburg - There will be no racing at Williams Grove Speedway on August 8 before the speedway returns to action with a big program of sprint car racing on Friday night, August 15 at 7:30 pm. On tap August 15 will be a Yellow Breeches 500 race for the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars and the Dirty Deeds 25 Finale for the HJ Towing & Recovery 358 sprints. While the 410 sprints will race for $5,000 to win and $500 to start, the Dirty Deeds Finale for the 358s will pay a whopping $3,000 to the winner and $600 to start. The Dirty Deeds finale for the 358 sprint cars will offer-up a total purse worth some $21,000. The oval will honor late promoter Jack Gunn with the 43rd annual Jack Gunn Memorial for the 410 sprints on Friday, August 22. The prestigious 30-lap Gunn Memorial will pay $8,000 to win. The mid-August show also features the Sportsman Showdown for winged and wingless super sportsman. Keep up to date on all the latest speedway news and information by visiting the oval's official website at www.williamsgrove.com or by visiting the oval on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. RacingJunk.com is the Official Classifieds for Williams Grove Speedway.
- Dylan Norris Victorious In Williams Grove 410 Sprints For Second Of Career, Derek Locke Returns To 358 Winner's Circle
Mechanicsburg - Dylan Norris of Hanover piloted his No. 17 to the 410 sprint car win at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night, turning in an impressive drive to record the second oval victory of his career. His previous win at the track in the division was on March 25, 2022. Norris pocketed $5,500 for the victory after scoring a pair of 358 sprint wins at the track on July 18. In 358 sprint action Friday night, Derek Locke returned to victory lane for the first time since September of 2023. Norris started sixth in his drive to victory and watched as polesitter Tim Glatfelter took control at the start of the 25 lap main. By lap three Norris had motored by Alex Attard for the third spot before setting his sights on Jeff Halligan for second. The leader entered the rear of the field on lap 11 and began putting cars a lap down before Norris got by Halligan with 11 laps to go. And just as Norris took second Glatfelter stumbled on the cushion, allowing both drivers to quickly run up on the leader. Norris pulled the trigger with nine laps to go and took control of the race with Halligan racing into second on lap 19. A lap later the Ephrata driver was briefly able to take the lead away from Norris as the pair worked traffic but Norris kept his composure and reclaimed the top spot in the fourth turn before the leaders could cross the line with five laps to go. And from there Norris would not be challenged, taking the win by 1.167 seconds over Freddie Rahmer, who drove from ninth at the start. Halligan settled for third followed by Tyler Ross and 16th starter Brock Zearfoss. Sixth through 10th went to Glatfelter, 17th starter Lance Dewease, Troy Wagaman Jr., Attard and Ryan Taylor. Heats went to Glatfelter, Attard and Halligan. Polesitter Chase Gutshall led the first 10 laps of the 25-lap 358 sprint feature before third starter Locke drove by. Fourth starter Ayden Hare took second with 10 laps to go and would proved to be a challenge for Locke before the finish. After losing second back to Gutshall for a few more laps, Hare put his elbows up and began driving higher and harder around the half-mile, again racing into second with four laps to go. Hare then ran down leader Locke and was able to rally to his outside on the final circuit but ended up crossing the finish line as the runner-up by .386 seconds. Dylan Norris was third followed by Gutshall and Nash Ely. Sixth through 10th went to Cody Fletcher, Jude Siegel, Matt Findley, Kyle Spence and Andy Best. Heats were won by Hare, Locke and Steve Owings. Feature Finishes 8/1/25 410 sprint cars, 25 laps: 1. Dylan Norris, 2. Freddie Rahmer, 3. Jeff Halligan, 4. Tyler Ross, 5. Brock Zearfoss, 6. Tim Glatfelter, 7. Lance Dewease, 8. Troy Wagaman J r., 9. Alex Attard, 10. Ryan Taylor, 11. Cameron Smith, 12. Mike Thompson, 13. Kody Hartlaub, 14. Doug Hammaker, 15. Justin Whittall, 16. Kyle Moody, 17. Steve Buckwalter, 18. Ryan Newton, 19. Austin Bishop, 20. Chad Trout, 21. Logan Rumsey, 22. Dave Grube, 23. TJ Stutts, 24. Samuel Miller, 25. Brandon Rahmer 358 sprint cars, 25 laps: 1. Derek Locke, 2. Ayden Hare, 3. Dylan Norris, 4. Chase Gutshall, 5. Nash Ely, 6. Cody Fletcher, 7. Jude Siegel, 8. Matt Findley, 9. Kyle Spence, 10. Andy Best, 11. Steve Owings, 12. Tyler Rutherford, 13. Eli Tuckey, 14. Jake Eldreth, 15. Steve Wilbur, 16. Colton Moyer, 17. Jacob Galloway, 18. Frankie Herr, 19. Hunter Fulton, 20. Nick Yinger, 21. Chad Criswell, 22. Trevor Stover, 23. Tom Senseney Jr.
- J & S Classics To Present 63rd annual Williams Grove World of Outlaws National Open October 3/4
Mechanicsburg - J & S Classics of Grantville will present the 63rd annual World of Outlaws National Open at Williams Grove Speedway coming up on Friday and Saturday, October 3 and 4. The announcement that J & S Classics would join forces with Williams Grove for the prestigious event was made Friday night at the track. For Sandy Kline, owner of J & S Classics and current car owner for Doug Hammaker, sponsoring the National Open at Williams Grove just comes naturally. "I have always loved the National Open and after you win the National Open, when you go to it, it's a whole different ball game once you've earned that win," Kline says. Kline and her late husband Jim got their win in the National Open with Greg Hodnett at the wheel of their famed golden No. 22 back in 2009. "You're going with a whole different attitude because you've sat in that victory lane. Any time you've won an outlaws race as a Pennsylvania Posse member you're doin' your job," Kline matter-of-factly states. As a car owner, Kline's stables did their job a total of eight times over the outlaws, all at Williams Grove, with pilots Jason Johnson, Hodnett and Fred Rahmer as wheel men. The 63rd annual running of the J & S Classics World of Outlaws National Open at Williams Grove Speedway will offer the Saturday, October 4 winner $75,000 for his 40 laps of work. And Kline is excited to see it all unfold. "It's my whole thing. Most people don't get this - I'm a woman who absolutely loves sprint car racing! I grew up with racing. I've lived it most of my life," she says. The two-day J & S Classics National Open will pit the outlaws pilots against the venerable Pennsylvania Posse sprint car stars for an all star match-up. "I guess you gotta' give back somewhere along the line. If you have it and you can do it, then you know, help this sport along," Kline says of her reasoning behind coming aboard the National Open. "You gotta' keep sprint car interest alive and well. The Pennsylvania Posse against the outlaws is one of the best competitions." "So for me there's nothing better than going to a race," she adds. "It's a sweet rivalry between the outlaws and the posse. It's exciting!" All the excitement of the Williams Grove Speedway J & S Classics World of Outlaws National Open weekend gets underway Friday night, October 3 when round one takes to the track at 7:30 pm. Keep up to date on all the latest speedway news and information by visiting the oval's official website at www.williamsgrove.com or by visiting the oval on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. RacingJunk.com is the Official Classifieds for Williams Grove Speedway.
- Big Game Motorsports and Gravel Victorious at Weedsport Speedway for Fifth Straight Season
While Mother Nature wiped out the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series doubleheader at Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, Pa., David Gravel and the team garnered a runner-up result on Wednesday at BAPS Motor Speedway in York Haven, Pa., before capturing a World of Outlaws win at Weedsport Speedway on Sunday for the fifth straight year.
- Dirty Deeds Finale For Williams Grove 358s Is August 15 - $3,000 to win, $21,000 total purse up for grabs by limited sprints!
Mechanicsburg —Friday night, August 15 will be the Dirty Deeds 25 Finale for HJ Towing & Recovery 358 sprint cars at Williams Grove Speedway. And what a finale it will be with a total purse worth some $21,0000 on the line for the limiteds! The winner alone will score $3,000 while the race pays $600 just to start. A standard Yellow Breeches format will be used to set the heat and feature starting lineups to include timed warm-ups. The Dirty Deeds Finale was originally slated to be the third in a series of Dirty Deeds races at Williams Grove in 2025 however the second event was lost to rain in May. Dylan Norris won the first race, started in April before being completed on July 18. Dirty Deeds Repair & Fabrication of Quarry Road in Honey Brook provides professional transportation and freight services. Mr. Bill Devine and Dirty Deeds have been hosting the Dirty Deeds 25 events at the oval for several seasons but the race on August 15 will be the biggest to date. A large field of 358 sprint cars is expected to compete for the Dirty Deeds cash. The 410 sprints will also be in action on August 15, competing in a Yellow Breeches 500 race. Keep up to date on all the latest speedway news and information by visiting the oval's official website at www.williamsgrove.com or by visiting the oval on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. RacingJunk.com is the Official Classifieds for Williams Grove Speedway.
- Another Fan Appreciation Night Friday At Williams Grove Speedway - Fans get pre-race access to backstretch pits, 410 & 358 sprints race on Bowhunters Bash Night
Mechanicsburg — Williams Grove Speedway will host another Fan Appreciation Night coming up this Friday night, August 1 at 7:30 pm. Racing will feature the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars in the "Bowhunters Brawl" presented by the Bowhunters Superstore and the HJ Towing & Recovery 358 sprints while general admission fans get a chance to visit the backstretch pit area. From 5:30 until 6:15 pm, all general admission fans will be granted FREE access to the backstretch pit area in order to meet and greet the 358 sprint car drivers. Free chips from Martin's Potato Chips will be given to fans as they enter the backstretch pits. The 358 sprints will be competing in a Summer Series event with the feature going 25 laps in distance. The 410 sprint cars will race for $5,500 to win in a 25 lap feature. Bowhunters Superstore of Wellsville will be hosting the "The Bowhunters Bash" at their 1045 Zeigler Road address in Wellsville from August 8 - 10, featuring an open house and a huge sales event of archery and other sporting goods. The Bowhunters Brawl at Williams Grove this week will showcase a static display featuring the Bowhunters Superstore 4x4 tuff truck along with store merchandise and information on the August 8 - 10 Bash sales event. Sprint car driver Kyle Moody of Bowhunters Superstore will be signing autographs prior to the start of racing. Find out more about the super store at www.shopbowhunters.com. The advent of August begins the final two months of competition this season at Williams Grove Speedway. There will be no racing at the track on August 8. Adult general admission for August 1 is $20 with students ages 13-20 admitted for just $10. Kids ages 12 and under are always admitted for FREE at Williams Grove Speedway. Keep up to date on all the latest speedway news and information by visiting the oval's official website at www.williamsgrove.com or by visiting the oval on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. RacingJunk.com is the Official Classifieds for Williams Grove Speedway.
- Williams Grove Loses Saturday Summer Nationals To Rain
Mechanicsburg - Afternoon rains hit Williams Grove Speedway, causing oval and World of Outlaws officials to cancel the Saturday night, June 26 C & D Rigging Summer Nationals for sprint cars. The afternoon rains coupled rainfall received late Friday and the projection for severe storms to hit the area during the evening necessitated the decision. The event will not be rescheduled. The cancellation completes a sweep of weekend activity at the track by rain after Friday night action was rained out as well. If you purchased a reserved seat in advance for Saturday's Williams Grove Speedway event, you will receive a face-value credit to your MyDirtTickets.com account - good for two years - to be used toward any World of Outlaws event available at WorldofOutlaws.com/tix. If a credit to your account does not work, you have until Aug. 26 to request a refund. If you purchased a General Admission ticket or pit pass from the track, visit https://www.williamsgrove.com/rainpolicy/ for more information. The oval will be in action next Friday, August 1 with a program of 410 and 358 sprint racing at 7:30 pm. Keep up to date on all the latest speedway news and information by visiting the oval's official website at www.williamsgrove.com or by visiting the oval on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. RacingJunk.com is the Official Classifieds for Williams Grove Speedway.
- Williams Grove Loses Saturday Summer Nationals To Rain
Afternoon rains hit Williams Grove Speedway, causing oval and World of Outlaws officials to cancel the Saturday night, June 26 C & D Rigging Summer Nationals for sprint cars.
- Starting Time Moved To 6:30 For Saturday Williams Grove Summer Nationals World of Outlaws and PA Posse sprints will battle for 20K to win - Friday lost to rain
Mechanicsburg - Rain forced cancellation of the first night of C & D Rigging Summer Nationals action for World of Outlaws sprint cars at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night. The rainout sets up a one-day shootout for $20,000 to win in C & D Rigging Summer Nationals action on Saturday, slated to get underway at 6:30 pm. Officials have moved the starting time for the Saturday finale up one hour, to 6:30, in an effort to make sure the event gets completed. General admission gates will open at 4 pm. A total of 38 World of Outlaws and Pennsylvania Posse sprint cars were signed in for action on Friday night before the rains hit. An effort to reclaim the track was made by maintenance crews but to no avail thanks to the amount of rain that fell and the high humidity. Keep up to date on all the latest speedway news and information by visiting the oval's official website at www.williamsgrove.com or by visiting the oval on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. RacingJunk.com is the Official Classifieds for Williams Grove Speedway.
- Starting Time Moved To 6:30 For Saturday Williams Grove Summer Nationals
Rain forced cancellation of the first night of C & D Rigging Summer Nationals action for World of Outlaws sprint cars at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night.
- 24TH Running Of Williams Grove Summer Nationals Continues Rivalry And History Friday And Saturday
Mechanicsburg - The C & D Rigging Summer Nationals at Williams Grove Speedway, coming up this Friday and Saturday, July 25 and 26, will celebrate its 24th running this week. The Grove Summer Sizzler has long found the World of Outlaws matching up with the Pennsylvania Posse to contest for top honors in the two-day rivalry. The first edition of the current Summer Nationals was a three-day event back in 2002 with a pair of preliminary mains taken by Danny Lasoski and Joey Saldana while local driver Greg Hodentt upended the World of Outlaws for the big score on Saturday driving for the Apple Motorsports stables. At the time, the three-day World of Outlaws show at Williams Grove was billed as the first of its kind since only one other previous three-day stand at the track in history, also billed as a Summer Nationals, took place in August 1984 when Sammy Swindell, Brad Doty and Steve Kinser took wins. World of Outlaws kingpin Donny Schatz took two of three at the track in 2003 with Don Kreitz Jr. taking a preliminary night. The 2004 version saw Lance Dewease and Lasoski split a pair of mains. Another three-day format in 2005 saw Jason Johnson score a popular victory for local owners Jim and Sandy Kline while Paul McMahan scored another prelim with track powerhouse Fred Rahmer taking a raucous victory in the Saturday finale. In 2006 outlaws invaders Terry McCarl, Craig Dollansky and Daryn Pittman swept the three-day affair. Donny Schatz bookended the three-day event with wins in 2007 while local Brian Leppo of Spring Grove was sandwiched in the middle with a win aboard the Swope No. 71 machine. Becoming a two-day event in 2008, outlaws Donny Schatz and Daryn Pittman swept the shows but the following year belonged to local drivers Greg Hodnett in the Kline No. 22 and Cody Darrah with Darrah taking the win in a make-up feature held during National Open weekend in October. The 2010 version was all Pennsylvania Posse as Lance Dewease took night one aboard the Don Owens No. 30C and Hodnett returning for another win for the Kline team. Hodnett struck again in 2011, this time in the Trone Special No. 39, along with outlaw driver Jason Meyers. Just one show was completed in 2012 with Darrah back for another win, this time aboard an outlaws mount owned by Kasey Kahne. Again, one show was completed in 2013 with Schatz again a victor but the pendulum swung the other way again in 2014 when locals Hodnett and Dewease swept the two-day weekend show with Hodnett now driving for Michael Heffner and Dewease aboard the Conduit Connections No. 14. The locals made it back-to-back sweeps of the event in 2015 when Danny Dietrich and Stevie Smith trounced the outlaws. Pittman was back for a win in 2016 with Dewease, now aboard the Kreitz No. 69K, taking the Saturday finale. Local driver Brock Zearfoss piloted the Long No. 58 to the win on night one in 2017 while Greg Hodnett ended up scoring the second feature aboard the Heffner mount albeit as a make up main in late September. Only the first night was completed in 2018 with Dewease returning for a victory, still in the 69K. The 2019 Summer Nationals saw Tim Shaffer pilot the Rudzik No. 49 to the opening night win while Schatz got back to Summer Nationals victory for the first time since 2013. Shane Stewart fended off Anthony Macri to win opening night in 2020 while David Gravel dominated on Saturday to lead flag to flag. In 2021 it was Sheldon Haudenschild and Brent Marks splitting Summer Nationals laurels with Marks scoring the big 20K Saturday finale. Haudenschild's Friday win was the first of his career at Williams Grove. Dewease was back again for a Friday victory in the 69K in 2022 while Saturdays big money win went to outlaws champion Brad Sweet for his elusive first-ever Williams Grove victory. In 2023 outlaws driver Logan Schuchart of nearby Hanover scored one that kept the local fans happy on Friday before independent California driver Rico Abreu walked off with the $20,000 Saturday loot to record his first-ever oval checkers. Last season TJ Stutts upended the outlaws in Friday night action also billed as the make-up Morgan Cup held over from May, taking $17,000 for the night one win. World of Outlaws champion David Gravel scored the 20K on Saturday in what was his 100th career outlaws series victory. Adult general admission for Friday night is $35 with students ages 13-20 admitted for just $15. Saturday adult general admission is $40 with students ages 13 - 20 priced at $20. Kids ages 12 and under are always admitted for FREE at Williams Grove Speedway. Keep up to date on all the latest speedway news and information by visiting the oval's official website at www.williamsgrove.com or by visiting the oval on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. RacingJunk.com is the Official Classifieds for Williams Grove Speedway.
- Williams Grove Hosts Summer Nationals This Week
Mechanicsburg - Williams Grove Speedway is set for the C & D Rigging Summer Nationals featuring the World of Outlaws and Pennsylvania Posse sprint cars coming up this Friday and Saturday, July 25 and 26. Action both nights gets underway at 7:30 pm. The two-day Williams Grove outlaws invasion will find the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars and the outlaws battling it out on Friday night in a 25-lap main that will pay $12,000 to win. Saturdays 30-lap C & D Rigging Summer Nationals finale posts $20,000 for the winner. Fast Tees screen-printing will be paying $300 to the Fast Tees Fast Qualifier in each Summer Nationals racing program. Local driver Anthony Macri of Dillsburg will enter the Summer Nationals as the driver to beat. Already a three-time winner at Williams Grove this season including over the World of Outlaws, Macri blasted to the annual Kings Royal victory on Saturday night at Eldora Speedway, worth $200,000. It was his ninth overall victory of the season. Outlaws point leader David Gravel, the defending Summer Nationals champion, currently has 10 wins on the season to Buddy Kofoid's seven and Carson Macedo's six. All three pilots should be threats to claim a Summer Nationals title. Adult general admission for Friday night is $35 with students ages 13-20 admitted for just $15. Saturday adult general admission is $40 with students ages 13 20 priced at $20. Kids ages 12 and under are always admitted for FREE at Williams Grove Speedway. Fireworks will be part of both big racing programs. C & D Rigging of Grantville is a full service rigging and millwrighting company. C & D Rigging offers custom millwrighting and mechanical erection of machinery and heavy equipment with over 150 years of collective experience. Find out more about C & D Rigging and its services at www.cd-rigging.com. In Summer Nationals action last season, TJ Stutts upended the outlaws band in Friday night action while World of Outlaws champion David Gravel scored the big $20,000 payday on Saturday in what was his 100th career outlaws series victory. Keep up to date on all the latest speedway news and information by visiting the oval's official website at www.williamsgrove.com or by visiting the oval on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. RacingJunk.com is the Official Classifieds for Williams Grove Speedway.
- Wagaman Wins Williams Grove Outlaws Tune-Up, Norris Sweeps 358s
Mechanicsburg - Troy Wagaman Jr. throttled Mike Heffner's No. 27 to the sprint car win at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night, scoring a clean sweep of the evening by setting fast time, winning his heat, the dash and the 25-lap main event in the World of Outlaws Tune Up. Including $300 for fast time, Wagaman took $6,300 back to his hometown of Hanover for his fourth career win at the historic oval. In twin 358 sprint mains, Hanover's Dylan Norris took home the loot in both features. Wagaman started on the pole of the 410 sprint main and entered the rear of the field on lap six, trailed by fourth starter Lance Dewease. The feature would go non-stop from start to finish with a blistering pace being set by the leaders as traffic played a factor in action at the front of the field for the final 19 laps. For the most part Wagaman was able to navigate traffic and maintain an advantage over Dewease but by lap 15 amid hard racing between the backmarkers, Dewease was able to mount a challenge. And he was close enough to capitalize for the lead on lap 21 when Wagaman got held up in the first corner. Dewease used the cushion to blast around for control and duck down in front of Wagaman as the pair shot onto the backchute. But then ironically Dewease got boxed in by the same traffic that held up Wagaman moments earlier, allowing the Hanover pilot to throttle back out in front for the victory. Wagaman took the win by .308 seconds over Dewease with Kody Hartlaub riding home in third. Freddie Rahmer finished fourth with Justin Whittall completing the top five. Sixth through 10th went to TJ Stutts, Chad Trout, Cameron Smith, Matt Campbell and Tyler Ross. Heats went to Wagaman, Stutts and Hartlaub with Wagaman earning the pole for the feature by claiming the dash. Wagaman set fast time with a lap of 16.426 seconds. Dylan Norris wired the field in the make-up Dirty Deeds 25 limited sprint feature held over from April 4. He was chased early by Brett Wanner who would give up second to Andy Best on lap 13. Best finished in second by .923 seconds followed by Wanner, Scott Fisher and Nash Ely. The regularly scheduled 358 sprint main, a Summer Series event, saw Wanner lead the first 10 laps before eighth starter Norris drove into command. Wanner took the lead back from Norris on the 12th circuit but eventually again succumbed to Norris with nine laps to go. Fourth starter Derek Locke raced into second with seven laps to go but failed to challenge Norris for the win. Best was third followed by Wanner and Chase Gutshall. The wins were the fifth and sixth of Norris' career at Williams Grove. Heats went to Wanner, Adam Carberry, Chad Criswell and Cole Young with Frankie Herr winning the consolation race. Feature Finishes 7/18/25 410 sprint cars, 25 laps: 1. Troy Wagaman J r., 2. Lance Dewease, 3. Kody Hartlaub, 4. Freddie Rahmer, 5. Justin Whittall, 6. TJ Stutts, 7. Chad Trout, 8. Cameron Smith, 9. Matt Campbell, 10. Tyler Ross, 11. Kyle Moody, 12. Jeff Halligan, 13. Lucas Wolfe, 14. Austin Bishop, 15. Ryan Taylor, 16. Doug Hammaker, 17. Preston Lattomus, 18. Mark Smith, 19. Alex Attard, 20. Dave Grube, 21. Ricky Dieva, 22. Dylan Norris, 23. Samuel Miller, 24. Mike Thompson 358 sprint cars, 25 laps: 1. Dylan Norris, 2. Derek Locke, 3. Andy Best, 4. Brett Wanner, 5. Chase Gutshall, 6. Nash Ely, 7. Adam Carberry, 8. Steve Owings, 9. Jude Siegel, 10. Ayden Hare, 11. Cody Fletcher, 12. Cole Young, 13. Scott Fisher, 14. Matt Findley, 15. Frankie Herr, 16. Eli Tuckey, 17. Bryn Gohn, 18. Kyle Spence, 19. Jake Eldreth, 20. Colton Moyer, 21. Chad Criswell, 22. Colton Hendershot, 23. Seth Schnoke, 24. Justin Foster DNQ: Wyatt Hinkle, Will McNeal, Austin Reed, Denny Gross, Brayden Mickley, Tony Jackson, Tom Senseney Jr., Josh Harner, Nick Yinger, Steve Wilbur, Hunter Fulton, Jacob Galloway 358 sprint cars, 25 laps (make-up from April 4): 1. Dylan Norris, 2. Andy Best, 3. Brett Wanner, 4. Scott Fisher, 5. Nash Ely, 6. Steve Owings, 7. Cole Young, 8. Austin Reed, 9. Frankie Herr, 10. Chase Gutshall, 11. Derek Locke, 12. Justin Foster, 13. Jude Siegel, 14. Eli Tuckey, 15. Seth Schnoke, 16. Bryn Gohn, 17. Tom Senseney Jr., 18. Colton Moyer, 19. Chad Criswell, 20. Brayden Mickley, 21. Wyatt Hinkle, 22. Jacob Galloway, 23. Josh Harner, 24. Adam Carberry DNS: Matt Findley
- 410 & 358 Sprints At Williams Grove July 18 - Wagaman Jr. new leader in Grove sprint points
Mechanicsburg -Williams Grove Speedway will be in action this Friday night, July 18 when the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars and the HJ Towing & Recovery 358 sprints come together to compete in an open wheel doubleheader at 7:30 pm. The Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprints will gather to compete in a World of Outlaws tune up event paying $6,000 to win as part of the 2025 Hoosier Diamond Series at the track. An outlaws format will be used to set lineups for the night to include a dash and time trials. The fastest driver in qualifications will receive $300 as the Fast Tees Fast Time Award winner. The HJ Towing and Recovery 358 sprints will also be in action with a full program of racing slated plus the division will also spin off a make-up Dirty Deeds 25 feature held over from April 4. The 410 sprints will use the event to prepare for when the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars invade for the two-day C & D Rigging Summer Nationals on July 25 and 26. And when the sprinters take to the track this Friday they'll do so with a new point leader at the helm of the pack in the form of Hanover's Troy Wagaman Jr. Aboard the Heffner No. 27, Wagaman took the point lead away from defending track champion Freddie Rahmer in the July 4 Mitch Smith Memorial. With an average finish of just more than sixth in the races contested to date, Wagaman holds the lead in the Williams Grove season points by 95 markers. Wagaman also now leads the 2025 Hoosier Diamond Series at the track over Rahmer by an advantage of 75 points. Action on July 18 gets underway at 7:30. Adult general admission for the July 18 racing program is set at $25 with students ages 13-20 admitted for just $10. Kids ages 12 and under are always admitted for FREE at Williams Grove Speedway. Keep up to date on all the latest speedway news and information by visiting the oval's official website at www.williamsgrove.com or by visiting the oval on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. RacingJunk.com is the Official Classifieds for Williams Grove Speedway.
- Williams Grove Posse/Outlaws Summer Nationals Is July 25 & 26
Mechanicsburg - The two-day C & D Rigging World of Outlaws Summer Nationals are just two weeks away at Williams Grove Speedway. Slated for Friday and Saturday, July 25 and 26, the C & D Rigging Summer Nationals will pit the local Pennsylvania Posse sprint cars against the famous World of Outlaws drivers for the second time this season at Williams Grove. The first time around back in May found local Anthony Macri scoring Morgan Cup laurels in what turned out to be a one night program. The Summer Nationals Friday main event on July 25 will be 25-laps in distance and pay $12,000 to win. Saturday's main event will go 30-laps for $20,000 to win. In Summer Nationals action last season, TJ Stutts upended the outlaws band in Friday night action while World of Outlaws champion David Gravel scored the big $20,000 payday on Saturday in what was his 100th career outlaws series victory. C & D Rigging of Grantville is a full service rigging and millwrighting company. C & D Rigging offers custom millwrighting and mechanical erection of machinery and heavy equipment with over 150 years of collective experience. Find out more about C & D Rigging and its services at www.cd-rigging.com. Keep up to date on all the latest speedway news and information by visiting the oval's official website at www.williamsgrove.com or by visiting the oval on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. RacingJunk.com is the Official Classifieds for Williams Grove Speedway.
- 410 & 358 Sprints At Williams Grove July 18
Williams Grove Speedway will be in action this Friday night, July 18 when the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars and the HJ Towing & Recovery 358 sprints come together to compete in an open wheel doubleheader at 7:30 pm.
- Williams Grove Returns To Action July 18 - No racing this week
Mechanicsburg - After a night off for Summer Break with no racing slated on July 11, Williams Grove Speedway will return to action on Friday night, July 18 with an open wheel doubleheader for both 410 and 358 sprint cars. The Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprints will gather to compete in a World of Outlaws tune up event paying $6,000 to win at part of the 2025 Hoosier Diamond Series at the track. An outlaws format will be used to set lineups for the night to include a dash and time trials. The fastest driver in qualifications will receive $300 as the Fast Tees Fast Time Award winner. The HJ Towing and Recovery 358 sprints will also be in action with a full program of racing slated plus the division will also spin off a make-up Dirty Deeds 25 feature held over from April 4. The World of Outlaws Sprint Cars circuit will invade Williams Grove Speedway for the two-day C & D Rigging Summer Nationals on July 25 and 26. Action on July 18 gets underway at 7:30. Troy Wagaman Jr. took over the points lead in the chase for the 2025 410 sprint car track title when the track last raced on July 4. Keep up to date on all the latest speedway news and information by visiting the oval's official website at www.williamsgrove.com or by visiting the oval on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. RacingJunk.com is the Official Classifieds for Williams Grove Speedway.
- Dietrich Wins 20K In Grove Speedweek Mitch Smith Memorial - Gettysburg driver garners fourth career win in prestigious event
Mechanicsburg - Danny Dietrich scored the prestigious Mitch Smith Memorial for 410 sprint cars as part of Pennsylvania Speedweek at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night for the fourth time in his career. The recently crowned Ohio Speedweek champion, Dietrich pocketed $20,000 for his win in the 30-lap, 37th annual running of the event. The Gettysburg driver started third in the field and fell to fourth on the opening lap behind leader Brent Marks. Marks was chased early by Ryan Smith and Troy Wagaman Jr. before Wagaman used a good run off the inside of turn two on the ninth tour to motor into second. As Smith slipped backwards, Myerstown's Marks entered traffic on the 12th tour and it was then that Dietrich seemed to begin coming to life in the Kauffman No. 48 machine. He muscled by Wagaman for second on lap 13 just before the first caution flag of the race unfurled. The restart saw Marks keep Dietrich at bay as speedweek point leader and defending Smith Memorial champion Anthony Macri entered the top five. But by lap 18 Dietrich was trying Marks in every corner with Marks flying his No. 19M on the cushion and Dietrich blasting across the bottom. Dietrich finally took the lead for good on lap 20 with a low side bite off of the second corner. The new leader then entered the rear of the field with seven laps to go. A second caution period with five laps to go turned to a red flag for refueling and when action resumed, third runner Macri blasted his car under Marks in the first turn to narrowly come away with the second spot. Macri then tried to run down the leader but to no avail as Dietrich took the big victory by .789 seconds. It was Dietrich's first win of the season at Williams Grove, his seventh overall and the 33rd of his career at the Grove. His previous Smith Memorial wins came in 2013, 2016 and in 2019. Macri settled for second and maintained the speedweek point leader heading into the final two shows on Saturday and Sunday. Marks was third followed by Wagaman and Lance Dewease. Wagaman overtook Freddie Rahmer for the season point lead at the oval with his fourth place finish. Sixth through 10th went to Smith, Ashton Torgerson, Logan Schuchart, Lucas Wolfe and Chase Dietz. Heats for the 36 car field went to Marks, Dietrich, TJ Stutts and Smith with Tyler Ross claiming the B Main. Macri set fast time worth $300 from Fast Tees with a lap of 16.732 seconds. At the end of the night, Macri left the speedway as the speedweek point leader with 747 points to Dietrich's 724. Wagaman, Dietz and Freddie Rahmer currently hold third through fifth spot. Feature Finishes 7/4/25 410 sprint cars, 30 laps: 1. Danny Dietrich, 2. Anthony Macri, 3. Brent Marks, 4. Troy Wagaman Jr., 5. Lance Dewease, 6. Ryan Smith, 7. Ashton Torgerson, 8. Logan Schuchart, 9. Lucas Wolfe, 10. Chase Dietz, 11. Brock Zearfoss, 12. Cameron Smith, 13. TJ Stutts, 14. Justin Whittall, 15. Freddie Rahmer, 16. Steve Buckwalter, 17. JJ Loss, 18. Brady Bacon, 19. Dylan Norris, 20. Kody Hartlaub, 21. Chad Trout, 22. Jordan Thomas, 23. Austin Bishop, 24. Tyler Ross DNQ: Ryan Taylor, Preston Lattomus, Ryan Newton, Alex Attard, Derek Hauck, Ricky Dieva, Dave Grube, Doug Hammaker, Olivia Thayer, Mark Smith, Tyler Walker, Cole Knopp
- Dietrich Wins 20K In Grove Speedweek Mitch Smith Memorial
Danny Dietrich scored the prestigious Mitch Smith Memorial for 410 sprint cars as part of Pennsylvania Speedweek at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night for the fourth time in his career.
- Williams Grove Announces Sept. 12 Schedule Change - 358 sprints added to lineup
Mechanicsburg —In coordination with the PA Sprint Series, Williams Grove Speedway has made a change to its schedule on Friday, September 12. Originally slated to include action for the PASS 305s, the HJ Towing & Recovery 358 sprints will now replace the PASS on the schedule. The oval has yet to complete a 358 sprint car race this season due to the uncanny timing of rain each time a race has been attempted thus the revision to the lineup on September 12. The change will give the 358 sprint teams a much-needed opportunity to compete and make up for at least one of the many races lost on the season. Williams Grove Speedway appreciates the understanding of PASS management and all PASS teams and fans as both organizations work together to effect this change in scheduling. Williams Grove looks forward to the return of the PASS 305s in the 2026 racing season. Keep up to date on all the latest speedway news and information by visiting the oval's official website at www.williamsgrove.com or by visiting the oval on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. RacingJunk.com is the Official Classifieds for Williams Grove Speedway.
- Career Of Mitch Smith Honored Friday With 37th Smith Memorial - Williams Grove again honors legendary wheelman as part of Speedweek
Mechanicsburg - When Williams Grove Speedway races this week on July 4, it will do so for the 37th year in a row in honor of a famed sprint car great, the late Mitch Smith of Linglestown. The oval will host the J & S Classics 37th annual Mitch Smith Memorial as part of Pennsylvania Speedweek on July 4 at 7:30 pm. And the race to honor Smith will pay a lucrative $20,000 to win out of a total purse worth almost $50,000. Richard D. "Mitch" Smith was the original "Mr. Excitement" of Pennsylvania sprint car lore. At Williams Grove Speedway alone he ended his four-decade long career in 1978 with 27 sprint car wins and nine super modified victories. But overall on his career, his checkered flags added up to 179. The name Mitch Smith became cemented nationally when in 1971 the "Little Guy" from Linglestown trounced the boasting stars of the United States Auto Club, not once, but three times when they towed into the region. In 1971, USAC was to sprint car racing what the World of Outlaws is today. USAC competition was the way to Indy. The USAC circuit groomed its drivers to sit on the Indy 500 starting grid. And start they did. But on June 19 and September 25 at Williams Grove Speedway in 1971 and again on July 17 at Selinsgrove Speedway, Mitch Smith used a rarely doled out temporary racing permit issued by USAC to just a few local drivers to beat the traveling band badly. The USAC stars were furious. Protests were lodged and tear-downs were performed. All was legal. Smith had beaten the unquestionable best in the sprint car business not once, not twice but three times. The word went out. "The Linglestown Leadfoot" Mitch Smith, had trounced USAC in Central Pennsylvania. Smith retired from the sport in 1978 and in 1988 at the age of 58 was felled by a massive heart attack. In 1995 Mitch Smith was inducted posthumously into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Iowa. It is the legacy left behind and the impact that Smith had on the sport in the region and at Williams Grove Speedway that the oval honors again this year with the running of the 37th annual Mitch Smith Memorial on Friday night. Anthony Macri is the defending winner of the prestigious Mitch Smith Memorial. Lance Dewease is the winningest driver in Smith Memorial history, having scored wins in 1992, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2018 and in 2021. Fred Rahmer has four Smith Memorials to his credit along with the late Greg Hodnett. Stevie Smith won the inaugural event in 1989.
Mechanicsburg - Persistent mist and drizzle forced cancellation of the scheduled opener of Pennsylvania Speedweek for 410 sprint cars at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night. The decision was made just after 6:30 pm. Some 36 Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprints were signed into the pits to compete in the series opener. The track will host the prestigious Mitch Smith Memorial as part of Pennsylvania Speedweek next Friday night, July 4 at 7:30 pm. The coveted event pays the winner $20,000 for his efforts. Fireworks are part of the Independence Day show. Speedweek now kicks off at the Lincoln Speedway on June 28. Keep up to date on all the latest speedway news and information by visiting the oval's official website at www.williamsgrove.com (http://www.williamsgrove.com)or by visiting the oval on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. RacingJunk.com is the Official Classifieds for Williams Grove Speedway.
- 37th Annual Mitch Smith Memorial Is Friday At Williams Grove - Sprint show offers $20,000 to win, total purse worth nearly 50K
Mechanicsburg - Williams Grove Speedway will present the crown jewel of Pennsylvania Speedweek this Friday night, July 4 when it spins off the J & S Classics 37th annual Mitch Smith Memorial for Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars at 7:30 pm. The Mitch Smith Memorial will pay a hefty $20,000 to win out of a total purse worth nearly $50,000. The J & S Classics Mitch Smith Memorial honors the late, great Richard "Mitch" Smith of Linglestown who succumbed to a massive heart attack in 1988, some 10 years after retiring. Smith left the sport in 1978 after a four-decade long career wherein he scored 27 sprint car wins and nine super modified victories at Williams Grove alone to go along with 179 overall checkered flags. Time trials will set the starting grids for the Friday Smith Memorial with the main event going 30-laps in distance. The fastest driver in qualifying time trials will earn the $300 Fast Tees Fast Time Award, courtesy of Fast Tees Screenprinting of Thompsontown. The Smith Memorial will be another race in the 2025 Hoosier Diamond Series at the track. The special speedweek event will be a stand-alone sprint car program, highlighting the speedweek 410 sprint cars. Fireworks will also be part of the Independence Day show. Adult general admission for the race is set at $30 with youth ages 13 - 20 admitted for $15. Kids ages 12 and under are always admitted for FREE at Williams Grove Speedway First run in 1989, Stevie Smith won the very first Mitch Smith Memorial before returning for wins again in 2012 and 2014. No driver owns more wins in the speedweek race than six-time event champion Lance Dewease. Anthony Macri is the defending Mitch Smith Memorial champion. Among others, previous winners have included Joey Allen, Alan Krimes, Daryn Pittman, Trey Starks, Don Kreitz Jr. Fred Rahmer, Greg Hodnett, Brent Marks and Danny Dietrich. There will be no racing at Williams Grove on July 11 as the track takes a Summer Break. Adult general admission for July 4 is $30 with students ages 13-20 admitted for just $15. Kids ages 12 and under are always admitted for FREE at Williams Grove Speedway. Keep up to date on all the latest speedway news and information by visiting the oval's official website at www.williamsgrove.com or by visiting the oval on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. RacingJunk.com is the Official Classifieds for Williams Grove Speedway.
- Speedweek Begins Friday At Williams Grove Speedway
Mechanicsburg - Williams Grove Speedway will kickoff the 35th annual Pennsylvania Speedweek Series for 410 sprint cars coming up this Friday night, June 27 at 7:30 pm. Presented by A & S Landscaping Services, the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprints will race in the speedweek opener going 30 laps in distance and paying $10,000 to win out of a total purse worth more than $36,000. The HJ Towing and Recovery 358 sprint cars will also be in action. Time trials will begin at 7:30 pm with gates opening at 5:30. The overall fast qualifier will earn $300 for the Fast Tees Fast Time Award. The race is another in the 2025 Hoosier Diamond Series of races at the oval. Freddie Rahmer is the current points leader in the Hoosier Diamond Series point standings. Pennsylvania Speedweek will return to Williams Grove Speedway one week later on July 4 for the prestigious Mitch Smith Memorial. The Mitch Smith Memorial boasts the largest payout of the 2025 speedweek series with a posted winners share worth $20,000 out of a total purse worth more than $48,000. Last year in speedweek action at Williams Grove, the series opener was claimed by Danny Dietrich while Anthony Macri scored the prestigious Mitch Smith Memorial. No one has won more in speedweek action at Williams Grove since the series began in 1991 than Lance Dewease, who owns seven oval speedweek victories. Opening night speedweek sponsor A & S Landscaping Services of Dillsburg offers top quality landscape services and products for both residential and commercial properties. A& S specializes in hardscaping, lawn maintenance, mulching and landscape design and construction. Contact A & S at 717.758.8042 and find them on Facebook. The Pennsylvania Speedweek Series runs June 27 through July 6 at area ovals. Presented by C & D Rigging, the 2025 Speedweek Series carries a $35,000 total point fund including $6,000 to earn the series title. Adult general admission for June 27 is $30 with students ages 13-20 admitted for just $15. Kids ages 12 and under are always admitted for FREE at Williams Grove Speedway. Keep up to date on all the latest speedway news and information by visiting the oval's official website at www.williamsgrove.com or by visiting the oval on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. RacingJunk.com is the Official Classifieds for Williams Grove Speedway.
- Chad Trout Gets First Williams Grove Sprint Win - Kevin Thomas Jr. Wins USAC
Mechanicsburg - Chad Trout of Dover got his elusive first career 410 sprint car win at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night, taking home over $5,600 for the victory. The longtime oval supporter already owned four limited sprint wins at the track. In the USAC Eastern Storm 410 sprint car feature, Kevin Thomas Jr. of Cullman, Alabama, took the $6,000 win to score his third such career triumph at the speedplant in USAC action. The 25-lap 410 sprint car main would go non-stop with Trout leading every lap from the pole position. Second starter Austin Bishop chased the leader all through the event and although he was able to narrow Trout's advantage in traffic he was never able to mount a challenge for the win. Ryan Newton raced hard with Bishop for the second spot for the first half of the race before settling into third spot. Hard racing for the fourth spot took place during the final 10 laps as Troy Wagaman Jr., Brock Zearfoss, Justin Whittall, Lance Dewease and Freddie Rahmer all tried to secure the position, running just car lengths apart as they traversed the oval. Zearfoss held the spot for several laps and even challenged Newton for third at times but eventually fell victim to 10th starter Wagaman's advances. In the end Trout scored the win over Bishop, Newton, Wagaman and Zearfoss. Sixth through 10th went to Whittall, 17th starter Dewease, Rahmer, Chase Dietz and TJ Stutts. Heats went to Trout, Bishop and Newton with Jordan Thomas scoring the last chance race. The start of the 30-lap USAC main was marred by two red flags. The first occurred before a lap could be recorded for a flipping JT Ferry in the third turn. And on the ensuring attempt at a first lap, a double flip in the third turn by Abby Hohlbein and Mike Haggenbottom stopped action once more. Luckily all drivers escaped injury. Thomas led the first 21 laps after action got going with Jake Swanson chasing in the second spot. But Swanson lost the position with eight laps to go when USAC point leader Kyle Cummins of Princeton, Indiana, raced into second. Cummins was unable to challenge Thomas for the win however 10th starter Briggs Danner proved a challenge to Swanson late in the race after taking third with four laps to go. Thomas scored the win by .397 seconds over Cummins, Danner, Swanson and Justin Grant. Sixth through 10th went to Steve Drevicki, Hayden Reinbold, Mitchel Moles, Gunnar Setser and Kale Drake. Heats went to Daison Pursley, Justin Grant and Robert Ballou. Moles set fast time with a lap of 19.246 seconds. Feature Finishes 6/20/25 410 sprint cars, 25 laps: 1. Chad Trout, 2. Austin Bishop, 3. Ryan Newton, 4. Troy Wagaman Jr., 5. Brock Zearfoss, 6. Justin Whittall, 7. Lance Dewease, 8. Freddie Rahmer, 9. Chase Dietz, 10. TJ Stutts, 11. Ricky Dieva, 12. Doug Hammaker, 13. Cole Knopp, 14. Lucas Wolfe, 15. Cameron Smith, 16. Ryan Taylor, 17. Jake Karklin, 18. Derek Hauck, 19. Billy Dietrich, 20. Daison Pursley, 21. Alex Attard, 22. Jordan Thomas, 23. Chris Frank DNS: Derek Locke DNQ: Preston Lattomus, Samuel Miller, Dave Grube, Kody Lehman, Jimmy Light, Mike Thompson USAC 410 sprint cars, 30 laps: 1. Kevin Thomas Jr, 2. Kyle Cummins, 3. Briggs Danner, 4. Jake Swanson, 5. Justin Grant, 6. Steven Drevicki , 7. Hayden Reinbold , 8. Mitchel Moles, 9. Gunnar Setser , 10. Kale Drake, 11. Robert Ballou, 12. Logan Seavey, 13. Braydon Cromwell, 14. Kayla Roell, 15. Olivia Thayer, 16. Bruce Buckwalter Jr., 17. Dirk Rimrott, 18. Daison Pursley, 19. Joey Amantea, 20. Mike Haggenbottom, 21. C.J. Leary, 22. Abby Hohlbein, 23. J.T. Ferry
- Chad Trout Gets First Williams Grove Sprint Win
Chad Trout of Dover got his elusive first career 410 sprint car win at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night, taking home over $5,600 for the victory.
- Weekend racing slate washed out
Mother Nature went undefeated once again cancelling all local dirt track racing over the weekend. It was the sixth rainout of the season at Port Royal Speedway. Williams Grove Speedway has lost an ...
- USAC Invades Williams Grove For Eastern Storm June 20 - Fan Appreciation Night & Double Shot Of 410 Sprint Action Slated
Mechanicsburg - Presented by Kurt Smith Motorsports, the USAC AMSOIL National Sprints will invade Williams Grove Speedway for the Eastern Storm coming up this Friday night, June 20. The Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprints will join the wingless USAC 410s on the racing card. Competing in a 30-lap main event, the USAC drivers will be racing for a $6,000 payday while the regular Williams Grove 410s run for $5,500. June 20 will also be Mamma's Pizza Fan Appreciation Night, also sponsored by Martin's Potato Chips, hoseheads.com and J & S Classics. From 5:30 until 6:15 pm all general admission fans will be granted FREE access to the frontstretch pit area to meet and greet the drivers and get autographs. Free chips from Martin's Potato Chips and candy from hoseheads.com and J & S Classics will be handed out to fans as they enter the pit area. Mamma's Pizza of Wellsville will be giving away coupons for free slices of Mamma's Pizza to the youngsters in attendance. Special cash awards and contingency prizes will also be given to Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint drivers during the night courtesy of Mamma's. Kyle Cummins of Princeton, Indiana, is the current national USAC point leader and plans to be in the field along with other top national point contenders Justin Grant of Ione, California; Mitchel Moles of Raisin City, California; Robert Ballou of Rocklin, California; and Logan Seavey of Sutter, California. Cumins has five wins on the season while other winners to date on the tour include Seavey, Grant, Kevin Thomas Jr., Brady Bacon and Daison Pursley. Other national stars expected to take part in the Eastern Storm tour include Bacon of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma; Jake Swanson, Anaheim, California; and Thomas Jr. of Cullman, Alabama. Thomas was the USAC 410 sprint winner at Williams Grove last season. Local Driver Briggs Danner of Allentown currently ranks sixth in national USAC points and will be in the Williams Grove field aboard the Hogue No. 39 machine. Expect other local drivers Steve Drevicki and Joey Amantea to also be part of the action on June 20. The Williams Grove 410s will be out in full force for the night as well. Winners to date this season have been Anthony Macri (3), Cameron Smith and Lance Dewease. Defending track champion Freddie Rahmer recently took over the season point lead in the division. Racing action gets underway at 7:30 pm. Adult general admission is $30 with youth ages 13 - 20 admitted for just $15. Kids ages 12 and under are always admitted for FREE at Williams Grove Speedway. Keep up to date on all the latest speedway news and information by visiting the oval's official website at www.williamsgrove.com or by visiting the oval on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. RacingJunk.com is the Official Classifieds for Williams Grove Speedway.
- PA Speedweek Kicks Off At Williams Grove June 27
The start of the 35th annual Pennsylvania Speedweek Series for 410 sprint cars is just two weeks away with the opener slated for Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night, June 27. Presented by A & S Landscape Services, the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprints will race in the speedweek opener going 30 laps in distance and paying $10,000 to win. The HJ Towing and Recovery 358 sprint cars will also be in action. Time trials will begin at 7:30 pm with gates opening at 5:30. The overall fast qualifier will earn $300 for the Fast Tees Fast Time Award. The race is another in the 2025 Hoosier Diamond Series of races at the oval. Action gets underway at 7:30 pm. The Pennsylvania Speedweek Series runs June 27 through July 6 at area ovals with Williams Groves second race of the series on July 4 boasting the largest payout to win at $20,000 for the Mitch Smith Memorial. Presented by C & D Rigging, the 2025 Speedweek Series carries a $35,000 total point fund including $6,000 to earn the series title. Last year in speedweek action at Williams Grove, the series opener was claimed by Danny Dietrich while Anthony Macri scored the prestigious Mitch Smith Memorial.
- Williams Grove Cancels June 13
Mechanicsburg - Williams Grove Speedway has cancelled the racing program slated for June 13 due to forecasted rains slated to hit the area during the evening racing program. Fan Appreciation Night will now be held next Friday night, June 20 when the USAC wingless 410 sprints and the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprints compete at 7:30 pm. General admission fans will be granted access to the frontstretch pit area from 5:30 until 6:15 pm with chips courtesy of Martin's Potato Chips and candy from hoseheads.com and J & S Classics handed out to fans as they enter the pit area to meet the drivers. Mamma's Pizza of Wellsville will distribute hundreds of dollars in contingency prizes to the weekly sprint car drivers at Williams Grove on June 20 along with coupons for free slices of Mamma's Pizza to young fans. The 358 sprint Dirty Deeds 25 feature held over from April 4 will now be made up as part of the July 18 racing program when the 358s also race in a Summer Series event. Keep up to date on all the latest speedway news and information by visiting the oval's official website at www.williamsgrove.com or by visiting the oval on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. RacingJunk.com is the Official Classifieds for Williams Grove Speedway.
- Tony Jackson Sweeps Wingless Features at Williams Grove Speedway
by Justin Snyder Tony Jackson added another memorable chapter to his already impressive 2025 campaign, scoring both his fifth and sixth victories of the season during a special twin-feature night on Friday at Williams Grove
- Fan Appreciation And Kids Night Is Friday At Williams Grove Speedway - 410 sprints race in Yellow Breeches, 358 sprints vie in twin mains
Mechanicsburg - Mamma's Pizza of Wellsville will present Fan Appreciation & Kids Night at Williams Grove Speedway coming up this Friday night, June 13. On-track action starting at 7:30 pm will feature the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars and the HJ Towing & Recovery 358 sprints. The 410 sprints will race in a Yellow Breeches 500 event while the 358s race in a Summer Series event plus the make-up Dirty Deeds 25 feature postponed from April 4. Pre-race action will include FREE access to the frontstretch pit area before the races for all general admission fans while kids activities also take place in the infield. From 5:30 until 6:15 pm all general admission fans will be permitted into the frontstretch pit area in order to meet the drivers and get up close and personal with the men and their machines. Free Martins Potato Chips compliments of Martins and candy courtesy of www.hoseheads.com and J & S Classics will be given to fans upon entering the pits. Mamma's Pizza will be giving away coupons to kids for free slices of pizza and Mamma's will also be giving away cash to heat winners in both divisions on the night as well as sponsoring Hard Charger and Hard Luck awards. Kids activities in the infield will begin when gates open at 5:30. The Yellow Breeches 500 feature for the 410 sprints will pay $5,000 to the winner and $500 just to start. Timed warm-ups will be used to set the 410 sprint heat starting grids. Adult general admission is $25 with youth ages 13 - 20 admitted for just $10. Kids ages 12 and under are always FREE at Williams Grove Speedway. The USAC AMSOIL wingless 410 sprints will invade Williams Grove Speedway on June 20, in action along with the weekly Williams Grove 410 sprints. Keep up to date on all the latest speedway news and information by visiting the oval's official website located at www.williamsgrove.com and by following the track on X, Facebook and Instagram. RacingJunk.com is the Official Classifieds for Williams Grove Speedway.
- USAC Invades Williams Grove For Eastern Storm June 20 - Double Shot Of 410 Sprint Action Slated
Mechanicsburg - Presented by Kurt Smith Motorsports, the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Tour will invade Williams Grove Speedway in just two weeks, on Friday night, June 20. On tap will be the United States Auto Club Eastern Storm for the wingless 410 sprint cars. The Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprints will join the USAC 410s on the racing card. Competing in a 30-lap main event, the USAC drivers will be racing for a nice $6,000 payday while the regular Williams Grove 410s run for $5,500. Kyle Cummins of Princeton, Indiana, is the current national USAC point leader and plans to be in the field along with other top national point contenders Justin Grant of Ione, California; Mitchel Moles of Raisin City, California; Robert Ballou of Rocklin, California; and Logan Seavey of Sutter, California. Cumins has five wins on the season while other winners to date on the tour include Seavey, Grant, Kevin Thomas Jr., Brady Bacon and Daison Pursley. Other national stars expected to take part in the Eastern Storm tour include Bacon of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma; Jake Swanson, Anaheim, California; and Thomas Jr. of Cullman, Alabama. Thomas was the USAC 410 sprint winner at Williams Grove last season. Local Driver Briggs Danner of Allentown currently ranks sixth in national USAC points and will be in the Williams Grove field aboard the Hogue No. 39 machine. Expect other local drivers Steve Drevicki and Joey Amantea to also be part of the action on June 20. Racing action gets underway at 7:30 pm. Gates will open at 5:30. Keep up to date on all the latest speedway news and information by visiting the oval's official website located at www.williamsgrove.com and by following the track on X, Facebook and Instagram. RacingJunk.com is the Official Classifieds for Williams Grove Speedway.
- Dewease Beats Dietrich For Grove All Stars Paxton Classic 8K Win - Jackson sweeps wingless sportsman mains
Mechanicsburg - Lance Dewease of Fayetteville turned back 11th starter Danny Dietrich to win the All Stars Circuit of Champions Sprints Lynn Paxton EMMR Legends Classic at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night. The 30-lap, $8,000 win was the 116th of Dewease's illustrious career at the oval and his 11th at the speedplant over the traveling All Stars series. In twin 20-lap wingless super sportsman mains, Tony Jackson proved victorious to sweep both events. Dewease earned the pole for the All Stars Paxton Classic by winning the dash and he was flanked by Ryan Smith for the start. Aboard the Kreitz No. 69K, Smith drove into the lead when action began with Dewease second and Justin Whittall racing third. Dewease stalked the leader during the early going and when Smith entered the backmarkers on the 13th tour, he was there to challenge. It was clear that Smith was struggling to maintain the lead as the race wore on and with 14 laps to go, Dewease used a smooth bottom lane run to take control away. At the same time, 11th starter Danny Dietrich of Gettysburg was blistering through the pack and on lap 18 he took the second spot away from Smith before setting his sights on leader Dewease who at that point held a 1.5 second advantage. Dietrich continually whittled away at that advantage and with three laps left it was down to about a half-second. And a lap later is when Dietrich took his shot for control with a low swoop into the first turn. Dietrich pushed the nose of his No. 48 past Dewease's No. 12 momentarily before Dewease rode his high line momentum back into control on the backchute. A bobble on the cushion by Dietrich as the pair came to the white flag then allowed Dewease to snare the win by .875 seconds. Smith rode home third followed by Chase Dietz and Freddie Rahmer. Sixth through 10th went to Brock Zearfoss, Troy WagamanJr., Whittall, Chad Trout and Kody Hartlaub. Kalib Henry was the highest finishing All Star with an 11th place run. Heats went to Dietrich, Zane DeVault, Rahmer and Whittall with Aaron Bollinger claming the B Main. Dewease won the dash. A strong field of 40 cars spun off time trials with Smith taking the $300 Fast Tees Fast Time Award with a lap of 16.654 seconds. Tony Jackson started fifth in the make-up wingless sportsman main run early in the night and took the lead from Chad Thomas on the third circuit. Jackson began seventh in the second main of the night and drove by leader Brandon Shearer on lap seven for his second victory of the night. Keep up to date on all the latest speedway news and information by visiting the oval's official website located at www.williamsgrove.com and by following the track on X, Facebook and Instagram. Feature Finishes 6/6/25 410 sprint cars, 30 laps: 1. Lance Dewease, 2. Danny Dietrich, 3. Ryan Smith, 4. Chase Dietz, 5. Freddie Rahmer, 6. Brock Zearfoss, 7. Troy Wagaman Jr., 8. Justin Whittall, 9. Chad Trout, 10. Kody Hartlaub,11. Kalib Henry, 12. Cameron Smith, 13. Zane DeVault, 14. TJ Stutts, 15. Devon Borden, 16. Lucas Wolfe, 17. Darin Naida, 18. Cale Thomas, 19. Ryan Taylor, 20. Ashton Torgerson, 21. Preston Lattomus, 22. Trey Jacobs, 23. Aaron Bollinger, 24. Austin Bishop, 25. Doug Hammaker, 26. Dylan Norris DNQ: Brandon Spithaler, Mike Thompson, Ryan Newton, Creed Kemenah, Bobby Elliott, Reese Nowotarski, Derek Locke, Cody Bova, Alex Attard, Leyton Wagner, Ricky Dieva, Samuel Miller, Greg Wilson, Dave Grube Wingless sportsman, 20 laps (make up): 1. Tony Jackson, 2. Steve Wilbur, 3. Scott Smith, 4. Kevin Gutshall, 5. Trent Yoder, 6. Brett Perigo, 7. Brandon Shearer, 8. Troy Rhome, 9. Chad Baker, 10. Brian Nace, 11. Andy Burkhart, 12. Curt Stroup, 13. Stan Wanner DNS: Dexter Ehrenzeller Wingless sportsman, 20 laps: 1. Tony Jackson, 2. Brandon Shearer, 3. Bill Brian Jr., 4. Kevin Gutshall, 5. Steve Wilbur, 6. Jay Fannasy, 7. Trent Yoder, 8. Cliff Brian, 9. Luke Lenker, 10. Curt Stroup, 11. Brian Nace, 12. Gerry Strawser, 13. Taylor Farling, 14. Troy Rhome, 15. Scott Smith, 16. Brett Perigo, 17. Andy Burkhart, 18. Chad Thomas DNS: Stan Wanner
- Dewease Beats Dietrich For Grove All Stars Paxton Classic 8K Win
Lance Dewease of Fayetteville turned back 11th starter Danny Dietrich to win the All Stars Circuit of Champions Sprints Lynn Paxton EMMR Legends Classic at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night.
- All Stars Lynn Paxton EMMR Classic Pays 8K To Win Friday - Wingless sportsman race in two mains
Mechanicsburg - The NAPA All Stars Circuit of Champions Sprints return to Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night, June 6 for the Associated Builders and Contractors Lynn Paxton EMMR Legends Classic. The 30-lap All Stars main meant to honor late Williams Grove champion and racing historian Lynn Paxton of Dillsburg will pay the winner $8,000 for the victory. A champion both on and off the track, Paxton passed away late in 2024, leaving behind 43 Williams Grove sprint wins and a trio of track titles. Special pre-race activities to honor Paxton will take place in the infield. Interviews with family and colleagues will take place and restored Paxton sprint cars will be on display. After a year on hiatus, the All Stars circuit has returned to their travels for the 2025 racing season and they made sure to put a date at Williams Grove on their itinerary. The history of All Stars action at the oval dates back to 1970 when Bobbie Adamson trumped the original invaders aboard the Al Hamilton No. 77. Since then a total of 47 main events have been run at Williams Grove under the All Stars banner but it took until 2019 for an All Stars regular to drive to victory at the historic oval. Aaron Reutzel of Clute, Texas, scored that first series win at the track before adding two more to his Grove win total. Kyle Larson took a pair of All Stars wins at the Grove as an independent in 2019 and in 2020. Lance Dewease is the most recent series winner at the speedway having scored a show in 2023. A band of young guns comprises the 2025 All Stars series roster that will invade including teenagers Bobby Elliott of Armada, MI., Leyton Wagner of Enon Valley, PA., Darin Naida of Adrian, MI., Creed Kemenah of Findlay, OH., and Aiden Price of Huntersville, NC. The teens on the roster are joined by twenty-something pilots Kalib Henry of Sacramento, CA., Zane Devault of Plymouth, IN., Cody Bova of Struthers, OH., and Devon Borden of Raymond, WA. Others on the tour this season include two-time All Stars series champion Greg Wilson of Benton Ridge, OH., Brandon Spithaler of Bulter, PA., and Van Gurley Jr., of Valparaiso, IN. The band of All Stars travelers will invade Williams Grove to battle the Pennsylvania Posse including Anthony Macri, Freddie Rahmer, Danny Dietrich, Brock Zearfoss and many others. The All Stars race at Williams Grove on June 6 will be one of only two races by the series in Central Pennsylvania this season. The event is part of the 2025 Hoosier Diamond Series at the oval and the wingless super sportsman join the 410 sprints on the racing card. The sportsman will complete two features on the night, making up their main event held over from May 23. Event sponsor Associated Builders and Contractors is a national U.S. trade association representing the non-union construction industry. ABC is an association of 69 chapters with more than 22,000 commercial contractors and construction-related firms among its members. Visit www.abc.org to learn more. Adult general admission is $30 with youth ages 13 - 20 admitted for just $15. Kids ages 12 and under are always FREE at Williams Grove Speedway. Action begins at 7:30 pm. Keep up to date on all the latest speedway news and information by visiting the oval's official website located at www.williamsgrove.com and by following the track on X, Facebook and Instagram. RacingJunk.com is the Official Classifieds for Williams Grove Speedway.
- Rain Cancels Williams Grove May 30
Mechanicsburg -Rains expected to hit during early to mid evening have caused Williams Grove Speedway officials to cancel the May 30 racing program. The decision was made at noon so as to allow fans and drivers the opportunity to make alternate plans. Fan Appreciation Night featuring free admission to the front pit area for general admission fans prior to the races will now be held on June 13 when Mamma's Pizza will present Fan Appreciation and Kids Night in a combined program. Martin's Potato Chips, Hoseheads.com and J & S Classics will also sponsor the special night, giving away chips and candy to fans while Mamma's Pizza gives away prizes to fans and drivers. The make-up Dirty Deeds 25 feature for 358 sprints held over from April 4 will now also be completed as part of the June 13 racing program. The oval will host the return of the All Stars Circuit of Champions Sprints for the Lynn Paxton EMMR Legends Classic coming up next Friday, June 6 at 7:30 pm. Keep up to date on all the latest speedway news and information by visiting the oval's official website located at www.williamsgrove.com and by following the track on X, Facebook and Instagram. RacingJunk.com is the Official Classifieds for Williams Grove Speedway.
- Lance Dewease Among Pennsylvania's Best Sprint Car Drivers, Then and Now
The Fayetteville, Pennsylvania, driver owns more than 100 career victories at both Port Royal Speedway and Williams Grove Speedway in a career spanning four decades.
- All Stars Sprints Return To Williams Grove For Paxton Classic June 6 - Band of Young Guns to challenge Posse, Race is one of only two in region in 2025
Mechanicsburg - After a year on hiatus the All Stars Circuit of Champions Sprints series will return to Williams Grove Speedway for the Associated Builders and Contractors Lynn Paxton EMMR Legends Classic coming up on Friday night, June 6 at 7:30 pm. The 30-lap All Stars main meant to honor late Williams Grove champion and racing historian Lynn Paxton of Dillsburg will pay the winner $8,000 to win. Special pre-race activities to honor Paxton will take place in the infield. A band of young guns comprises the 2025 All Stars series roster that will invade Williams Grove including teenagers Bobby Elliott of Armada, MI., Leyton Wagner of Enon Valley, PA., Darin Naida of Adrian, MI., Creed Kemenah of Findlay, OH., and Aiden Price of Huntersville, NC. The teens on the roster are joined by twenty-something pilots Kalib Henry of Sacramento, CA., Zane Devault of Plymouth, IN., Cody Bova of Struthers, OH., and Devon Borden of Raymond, WA. Others on the tour this season include two-time All Stars series champion Greg Wilson of Benton Ridge, OH., Brandon Spithaler of Bulter, PA., and Van Gurley Jr., of Valparaiso, IN. The band of All Stars travelers will invade Williams Grove to battle the Pennsylvania Posse including Anthony Macri, Freddie Rahmer, Danny Dietrich, Brock Zearfoss and many others. The All Stars last raced at Williams Grove back in 2023 when Lance Dewease took the win however the history of the series at the track dates back to 1970 when Bobbie Adamson took victory. The All Stars race at Williams Grove on June 6 will be one of only two races by the series in Central Pennsylvania this season. The event is part of the 2025 Hoosier Diamond Series at the oval and the wingless super sportsman join the 410 sprints on the racing card. Keep up to date on all the latest speedway news and information by visiting the oval's official website located at www.williamsgrove.com and by following the track on X, Facebook and Instagram. RacingJunk.com is the Official Classifieds for Williams Grove Speedway.
- Fan Appreciation Night Is Friday At Williams Grove Speedway - General admission fans get free pre-race pit access and free prizes - 358 sprints race in twin Dirty Deeds 25s plus 410 sprints too!
Mechanicsburg -Fan Appreciation Night presented by Mamma's Pizza, Martin's Potato Chips, Hoseheads.com and J & S Classics is on tap this Friday night, May 30 at Williams Grove Speedway. On-track action will feature the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars and the HJ Towing & Recovery 358 sprints in Dirty Deeds 25 competition. But pre-race, pit action is all about the fans as FREE access to the frontstretch pit area before the races is up for grabs to all general admission fans. From 5:30 until 6:15 pm all general admission fans will be permitted into the frontstretch pit area in order to meet the drivers and get up close and personal with the men and their machines. Free Martins Potato Chips compliments of Martins and candy courtesy of www.hoseheads.com and J & S Classics will be given to fans upon entering the pits. In addition, Mamma's Pizza will be giving away coupons to kids for free slices of pizza and Mamma's Pizza will also be giving away cash to heat winners in both divisions on the night as well as sponsoring Hard Charger and Hard Luck awards. And after a stroll through the pit area fans will be treated to plenty of sprint car action as the 410 sprints vie in a 25-lap main paying $5,500 to win while the 358 sprints race in a pair of features. Along with the regularly slated Dirty Deeds 25 paying $2,500 to win also on tap will be a Dirty Deeds 25 make-up feature held over from April 4. And with both 358 sprint mains paying $2,500 to the winner, a sweep of the night by one driver would net a cool 5K payday. Owned and operated by Bill Devine, Dirty Deeds Fabrication and Repair is located in Honey Brook, Pennsylvania. Adult general admission is $25 with youth ages 13 - 20 admitted for just $10. Kids ages 12 and under are always FREE at Williams Grove Speedway. Keep up to date on all the latest speedway news and information by visiting the oval's official website located at www.williamsgrove.com and by following the track on X, Facebook and Instagram. RacingJunk.com is the Official Classifieds for Williams Grove Speedway.
- Cameron Smith Beats Buddy Kofoid For Eash Tribute At Williams Grove - Jeff Paulson scores 305 sprints
Mechanicsburg - Cameron Smith of Spring Grove drove the race of his young sprint car career at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night, overtaking outlaw invader Buddy Kofoid not once but twice to score an $8,000 payday in the Eash Brothers Tribute Race. In other action, the 20-lap PASS IMCA 305 sprint main was scored by Jeff Paulson. Smith started on the pole of the 25-lap Eash Tribute feature for the 410 sprints flanked by California's Kofoid. And the polesitter got a good start at the drop of the green to beat Kofoid onto the frontstretch with the lead. Kofoid kept the leader in his sights early in the main and when the rear of the field entered the picture for Smith, he was there to challenge. The Californian took the lead away from Smith's No. 75 for the first time on lap nine only to see Smith muscle back in front with a power move the next time around. But Kofoid wasn't finished and again returned the favor on the 11th tour before beginning to thread his way through traffic. However a bobble and near spin on the first turn cushion by Kofoid played into Smith's hands on the 13th lap and when the door opened the talented youngster was there to drive through it. And by lap 15 Smith had built a more than one second lead over Kofoid before the only caution flag of the race appeared with nine laps to go. With clear track in front of him, Smith pulled away down the backchute when green replaced the yellow before again entering the backmarkers on the final lap. But this time Kofoid wasn't close enough to challenge as Smith instead drove to this second career oval win by 1.350 seconds. Troy Wagaman Jr. was third followed by Nash Ely and TJ Stutts. Sixth through 10th went to Freddie Rahmer, Garet Williamson, Lucas Wolfe, Kody Hartlaub and Matt Campbell. Heat were taken by Smith, Wagaman, Stutts and Derek Locke with Preston Lattoumus taking the last chance race. Ely set quick time over the 32-car field with a lap of 16.736 seconds. Polesitter Landon Price led the first six laps of the 305 sprint main before crashing out and handing the lead over to Jeff Paulson of Honey Brook. Paulson would lead the rest of the distance to score the victory over Mike Melair, Kasey Weaver, Shelby Kelly and Mike Alleman. Heats went to Timmy Bittner, John Scarborough, Landon Price and Dustin Young with Jarrett Cavalet taking the consolation race. The wingless super sportsman feature was postponed until a later date. The start of the racing program was delayed more than an hour after a rain shower hit the oval prior to the posted starting time. Keep up to date on all the latest speedway news and information by visiting the oval's official website located at www.williamsgrove.com and by following the track on X, Facebook and Instagram. Feature Finishes 5/23/25 410 sprint cars, 25 laps: 1. Cameron Smith, 2. Buddy Kofoid, 3. Troy Wagaman Jr., 4. Nash Ely, 5. TJ Stutts, 6. Freddie Rahmer, 7. Garet Williamson, 8. Lucas Wolfe, 9. Kody Hartlaub, 10. Matt Campbell, 11. Dylan Norris, 12. Chad Trout, 13. JT Ferry, 14. Steve Buckwalter, 15. Derek Locke, 16. Ryan Taylor, 17. Aaron Bollinger, 18. Jake Karklin, 19. Ryan Newton, 20. Preston Lattomus, 21. Joey Amantea, 22. Tim Shaffer, 23. Kyle Moody, 24. Davie Franek DNQ: Ricky Peterson Jr., Reese Nowatarski, Tim Glatfelter, Hayden Miller, Dave Grube, Cody Fletcher, Derek Hauck, Cole Knopp 305 sprint cars, 20 laps: 1. Jeff Paulson, 2. Mike Melair, 3. Kasey Weaver, 4. Shelby Kelly, 5. Mike Alleman, 6. DJ Tanner, 7. Tim Lulg, 8. Christian Rumsey, 9. Dylan Shatzer, 10. Drew Young,11. Colton Hendershot, 12. John Scarborough, 13. Dylan Smith, 14. Paul Moyer, 15. Kruz Kepner, 16. Jarrett Cavalet, 17. Erin Statler, 18. Ace Pruitt, 19. Kolby Weaver, 20. Landon Price, 21. Zach Rhodes, 22. Dustin Young, 23. Timmy Bittner, 24. Kenny Heffner DNQ: Logan Spahr, Croix Beasom, Cody Hoover, Johathan Swift, Nate Emig, Landon Tressler, John Smith, Danny Buccafusca, Brian Woodson
- Cameron Smith Beats Buddy Kofoid For Eash Tribute At Williams Grove
Cameron Smith of Spring Grove drove the race of his young sprint car career at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night, overtaking outlaw invader Buddy Kofoid not once but twice to score an $8,000 payday in the Eash Brothers Tribute Race.
- Eash Brothers Careers To Be Feted Friday At Williams Grove Speedway - Cris and Darren honored with Eash Brothers Tribute Race
5/18/25Mechanicsburg - The 30-year sprint car careers of brothers Cris and Darren Eash will be the focus of Friday night's racing program for Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars at Williams Grove Speedway. Both men will be on hand as the track celebrates their accomplishments in both 410 and 358 sprint car racing over the years as the track hosts Shiloh Paving & Excavating Night. A pre-race interview session with the drivers and other special guests will take place in the infield from 5:45 to 6:30 pm before racing gets underway at 7:30. The Eash Brothers Tribute Race itself will pay $8,000 to the winner of the 25-lap main. At the helm of sprint cars owned by their father David Eash, the Eash brothers began racing in the area in the mid-1980s. Over the years their identifiable No. 17E and No. 7E sprinters sponsored by E & G Classics became fixtures in the pit areas of local ovals including at Williams Grove Speedway. Other rides synonymous with the brothers through the years included the Neiderer No. 10N, the Kline No. 22, the Weber No. 18 and the Leach No. 30, among others. At Williams Grove, Cris Eash owns 23 wins in the 410 sprint division and nine at the wheel of a 358 sprint while Darren holds a single Williams Grove 410 victory and a trio of 358 wins. Cris recorded the 1999 358 sprint car track title at Williams Grove Speedway and beat the World of Outlaws at the track twice in his career. The Hanover driver won the prestigious Williams Grove season opener twice and finished second in the National Open in 2000. Having spent four seasons on the road with the outlaws, Cris Eash was the 1987 WOO Rookie Of The Year. In total, Cris Eash garnered 109 overall 410 sprint car wins and 24 at the wheel of a 358 during his time on the track before retiring at the end of the 2013 season. Ijamsville Maryland's Darren Eash, who retired in 2004, owns a total of 12 overall 410 wins and 17 in a 358 sprint car. The brothers original car owner and faithful supporter all during their careers, father David Eash was originally slated to be feted at Friday's event as well however the elder Eash passed away early in 2024. Thus the oval will celebrate the brother's careers while dedicating Friday's Eash Tribute to the memory of the late David Eash. Gates will open at 5:30 pm. Keep up to date on all the latest speedway news and information by visiting the oval's official website located at www.williamsgrove.com and by following the track on X, Facebook and Instagram. RacingJunk.com is the Official Classifieds for Williams Grove Speedway.
- 8K Eash Brothers Tribute Race Is Friday At Williams Grove - 305 sprints and wingless sportsman round out big holiday weekend program
Mechanicsburg - Williams Grove Speedway will celebrate the careers of racing brothers Cris and Darren Eash coming up this Friday night, May 23 at 7:30 pm when the Eash Brothers Tribute Race in honor of David Eash takes place. Presented by Shiloh Paving & Excavating, the 25-lap special for the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars will pay $8,000 to win as part of the 2025 Hoosier Diamond Series. Also on the program will be the PASS IMCA 305 sprint cars and the wingless super sportsman. Feature events for both divisions will be 20 laps in distance. Brothers Cris and Darren Eash spent the better part of three decades campaigning sprint cars at Williams Grove Speedway and throughout the area, both men proving proficient at the wheel of both 410 and 358 sprint cars. And both drivers began their careers driving for their father David Eash as car owner who went on to support their efforts throughout. Originally slated to be recognized as well, the elder Eash passed away early in 2024 and the track will honor his memory by dedicating the race run in celebration of his son's careers, to him. Both Cris and Darren Eash will take part in a special pre-race interview session in the infield on Friday night from 5:45 to 6:30 pm as part of the show. Special guests who played a role in the Eash's career will also be on hand. The Eash brothers both drove for not only their father during their careers but also for late car owner Dennis Neiderer and restored cars driven by the Eashs' from both stables will be on display for Friday's event. Time trials will set the starting grids for the 410 sprint cars with the fast timer earning $300 as the Fast Tees Fast Time Award. Fireworks will also be part of the holiday weekend kickoff racing program. Offering commercial, industrial, and residential services, event sponsor Shiloh Paving and Excavating has been serving York and surrounding areas since 1957. Shiloh not only offers paving services but also offers site preparation, storm water and snow removal services and can be found at www.shilohpaving.com. Adult general admission for the August 30 racing program is set at $25 with students ages 13-20 admitted for just $10. Kids ages 12 and under are always admitted for FREE at Williams Grove Speedway. Keep up to date on all the latest speedway news and information by visiting the oval's official website located at www.williamsgrove.com and by following the track on X, Facebook and Instagram. RacingJunk.com is the Official Classifieds for Williams Grove Speedway.
- Rain Goes 8 For 11 Friday Night At Williams Grove
Mechanicsburg - A deluge of rain hit Williams Grove Speedway just as gates were about to open on Friday night, forcing yet another cancellation on the 2025 season. The rainout is the eighth of 11 events slated to date this year as the oval struggles through an uncanny period of frustrating Friday rains. The speedway will celebrate the racing careers of brothers Cris and Darren Eash next Friday, May 23 when it stages the Eash Brothers Tribute Race for 410 sprint cars, paying $8,000 to win as part of the Hoosier Diamond Series. The PASS IMCA 305 sprints and wingless super sportsman are also on the program along with Fireworks and pre-race interviews with the Eash brothers. The make-up Dirty Deeds 25 feature for 358 sprints that has been held over since April 4 and that was going to be spun off on May 16 will now be part of the May 30 Fan Appreciation Night when the 358s next return to the oval. On that night general admission fans will be granted FREE access to the frontstretch pit area to meet and greet the drivers from 5:30 until 6:15 pm. Keep up to date on all the latest speedway news and information by visiting the oval's official website located at www.williamsgrove.com and by following the track on X, Facebook and Instagram. RacingJunk.com is the Official Classifieds for Williams Grove Speedway.
- Rain Goes 8 For 11 Friday Night At Williams Grove
A deluge of rain hit Williams Grove Speedway just as gates were about to open on Friday night, forcing yet another cancellation on the 2025 season.
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- Penns Creek Raceway Park Race Track49 miles away - Middleburg, Pennsylvania, USA
- Big Diamond Speedway Race Track52 miles away - Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA
- Hagerstown Speedway Race Track54 miles away - Hagerstown, Maryland, USA
- Shellhammer Dirt Track Race Track59 miles away - Shoemakersville, Pennsylvania, USA
- Clinton County Speedway Race Track66 miles away - Mill Hall, Pennsylvania, USA
- Action Track USA Race Track70 miles away - Kutztown, Pennsylvania, USA
- Greenwood Valley Action Track Race Track73 miles away - Orangeville, Pennsylvania, USA
- Grandview Speedway Race Track76 miles away - Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania, USA
- Bedford Fairgrounds Speedway Race Track79 miles away - Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
- Montgomery County Speedway Race Track79 miles away - Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA
- Airport Speedway Race Track82 miles away - New Castle, Delaware, USA
- Flat Run Speedway Race Track83 miles away - Morrisdale, Pennsylvania, USA
- Winchester Speedway Race Track91 miles away - Winchester, Virginia, USA
- Bridgeport Speedway Race Track93 miles away - Swedesboro, New Jersey, USA
- Spirit Auto Center Speedway Race Track93 miles away - Swedesboro, New Jersey, USA
- Hidden Valley Speedway Race Track96 miles away - Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA
- West End Fairgrounds Race Track99 miles away - Gilbert, Pennsylvania, USA
- Thundering Rock Raceway Race Track100 miles away - Cumberland, Maryland, USA
Distance information is direct (as the crow flies) - driving distance will differ due to road routes and things like lakes or mountains.
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- DIRTcar - DIRTcar Racing Dirt Track Racing Organization
- PASS - PA Sprint Series Dirt Track Racing Organization
- USAC - United States Auto Club Dirt Track Racing Organization
- WoO - World of Outlaws Dirt Track Racing Organization