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, Apr 24
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Fri, May 8
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Sat, May 9
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Sat, May 23
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Fri, May 29
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Fri, Jun 19
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Fri, Jul 31
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Sat, Aug 1
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Fri, Oct 2
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Sat, Oct 3
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- Williams Grove Releases 2026 Schedule
Williams Grove Speedway has released its 2026 schedule of events, offering 28 dates for the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars and an even dozen races for the HJ Towing & Recovery 358 sprints at the legendary oval.
- Norris Races To 2025 Williams Grove 358 Sprint Track Title
Mechanicsburg - Dylan Norris of Hanover was recently crowned the HJ Towing & Recovery 358 sprint Williams Grove Speedway track champion for 2025. Norris was by far at the top of the point standings, outdistancing his closest rival Nash Ely by 480 points. Of the seven events contested at the track during the 2025 season for the 358 sprints, Norris won five features while also garnering a third and a sixth place finish. Those statistics saw him finish the year at the track with an average feature finish of second. Norris also won a feature in the 410 sprint division at the track during the year, on August 1. Ayden Hare of Hanover was named the 2025 Rookie of the Year in the 358 sprint division. Hare rode home sixth in season points with a pair of runner-up finishes to his credit on the year. The track title for Norris was the first of his career and his five wins on the season tied him with his uncle Cris Eash for 10th on the oval all time 358 sprint win list at nine victories. Norris scored the title aboard the Brad McClelland owned No. 6. Williams Grove Speedway will open the 2026 racing season on Sunday afternoon, March 22. 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.
- Norris Races To 2025 Williams Grove 358 Sprint Track Title
Dylan Norris of Hanover was recently crowned the HJ Towing & Recovery 358 sprint Williams Grove Speedway track champion for 2025.
- World of Outlaws Return to New Jersey, Battle PA Posse One Final Time
Another weekend in the northeast awaits the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series. The dust has settled on Pennsylvania’s premier event, Williams Grove Speedway’s J&S Classics National Open, but the country’s top Sprint Car drivers don’t have to travel far this week.
- 'Original Outlaw' Bobby Allen left 'an indelible mark' on sprint car racing
World of Outlaws and local dirt track legend Bobby Allen died Oct. 5, according to a news release from Williams Grove Speedway. Allen, of Hanover, was 81. His death came one day after he ...
- Williams Grove Mourns Loss Of Bobby Allen
Mechanicsburg - Williams Grove Speedway is mourning the sudden loss of venerable sprint car driver and car owner Bobby Allen of Hanover. The legendary Allen passed away unexpectedly Sunday at the age of 81 after fielding his two cars in the 63rd annual National Open at the track on Saturday night. Although he had spent the last several seasons on the road touring with the World of Outlaws sprint cars series as a car owner for his grandson Logan Schuchart and son Jacob Allen, the elder Allen's name was for decades well known at Williams Grove Speedway. Bobby Allen owned 36 sprint car wins as a driver at the historic oval having scored his first on May 23, 1969. For a time early in his career he was teammates with the late Lynn Paxton while both drivers sported sponsorship from Roy "Shorty" Emrich however for the majority of his career he owned his own sprint car and his familiar No. 1A became synonymous with his name. He was the 1975 Williams Grove National Open champion at a distance of 150 laps. Allen finished second in the prestigious event three other times. In 1976 Allen won four sprint car features in a row at Williams Grove. The final four wins of his driving career at Williams Grove Speedway were victories over the World of Outlaws spanning the 1986 and 1989 seasons with the final win coming on June 2, 1989. Allen remained active as a driver at the oval into the mid 1990s while at the wheel of his own car as well as one owned by Jim Walker. The elder of the two brothers, Allen also owned his brother Joey's No. A1 that claimed the 1987 National Open. An accomplished world champion go-karter, Allen was the first driver to relocate to the sprint car hotbed of Central Pennsylvania from Florida in the 1960s while chasing the lucrative purses the area offered. He eventually drew driving acquaintances Steve Smith Sr. and Richard Lupo north along with his brother Joey. Along the way Allen picked up the moniker of "Old Scruffy" due to his appearance and he became known as "The Original Outlaw" for his nomad-like tendencies during the early days of the outlaws circuit when from his shop in Pennsylvania he would suddenly appear at high-dollar races across the nation, in an effort to steal the loot in an upset. Allen was also considered the leader of "The Hanover Gang" for decades, referring to a band of sprint car hot shoes from the area including himself along with Smith, Steve Siegel, Van May, Cris and Darran Eash and others. After leaving the seat as a driver, Allen began fielding the No. 1S 358 sprint car in the area and at Williams Grove for his grandson Logan Schuchart where the current outlaws pilot garnered a pair of wins before moving into a 410 sprint car owned by Allen. Currently ranked fourth in World of Outlaws series points with two wins on the season, Schuchart recorded four 410 sprint car wins at Williams Grove for Allen's stables over the years, his most recent coming in the World of Outlaws Summer Nationals in 2023. Schuchart rode home seventh for Allen in the National Open Saturday night while the Allen mount of Ashton Torgerson failed to qualify. As a driver Allen also claimed the Williams Grove Speedway 1983 Jack Gunn Memorial and Early Bird Championship. Allen won the 1978 and 1982 season opener at the track. Bobby Allen was the 1990 Knoxville Nationals champion and an inductee of the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame. The staff and management of Williams Grove Speedway extend its deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Bobby Allen. Allen left an indelible mark on the sport and Williams Grove Speedway, one that will live forever in memory and the annals of history. 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 And Heffner Claim 2025 Williams Grove Speedway Track Title - Crown is driver's first and a fifth for owner
Mechanicsburg - Driving the Mike Heffner No. 27,Troy Wagaman Jr. of Hanover claimed the 2025 Lawrence Chevrolet sprint car track title at Williams Grove Speedway on Saturday night. Wagaman officially wrapped up his first career oval championship with a 20th place run in the 63rd annual World of Outlaws National Open at the track. During his 2025 campaign at Williams Grove Speedway Wagaman scored one victory plus eight additional top five finishes to end the season with an average feature finish of seventh. The ownership title for car owner Michael Heffner of Hellertown is a career fifth. Aside from this season, Heffner's mount won driver/owner track titles with the late Greg Hodnett at the wheel in 2014, 2015 and 2016 while also recording an owner title in 2018. Wagaman crew chief Ben Engle of Dillsburg was named the recipient of the 2025 Dave Brown Sr. Mechanic of the Year Award. Wagaman recently clinched his first-ever Williams Grove Speedway Hoosier Diamond Series title as well. Other recipients of Williams Grove special recognition awards for the 2025 season include Preston Lattomus and Cameron Smith. Lattomus was named the 2025 Rookie of the Year. Smith received Most Improved Driver laurels. Williams Grove Speedway will open the 2026 racing season on Sunday afternoon, March 22. 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 And Heffner Claim 2025 Williams Grove Speedway Track Title
Driving the Mike Heffner No. 27,Troy Wagaman Jr. of Hanover claimed the 2025 Lawrence Chevrolet sprint car track title at Williams Grove Speedway on Saturday night.
- Haudenschild Holds On For Williams Grove J & S Classics National Open Loot - Bill Balog nearly wins 63rd annual event, Troy Wagaman gets track title
Mechanicsburg - Sheldon Haudenschild out-raced Bill Balog to prove triumphant in Saturday night's 40-lap, 63rd annual J & S Classics National Open for World of Outlaws Sprint Cars at Williams Grove Speedway. The prestigious payday was worth $75,000 for the Ohio native in what was his second career win at the historic oval. Throughout the night, polesitter Bill Balog's No. 17 machine proved to be a few tenths of a second faster than all other cars in action each time he hit the track and his speed was evident. Both he and Haudenschild started on the front row of the Open with Haudenschild trailing Balog for the first six laps before fourth starter Buddy Kofoid drove into the second spot. Balog hit traffic with a two second lead on the eighth tour and found his advantage down to just over a second with a quarter of the race completed as heavy traffic was in play. Third starter Danny Dietrich drove low in the third turn to get third away from Haudenschild on the 13th tour just before Haudenschild took the spot back and the caution flag unfurled for a slowing Connor Morrell. That yellow with 14 laps down turned red for refueling and Haudenschild capitalized on the restart to get by Kofoid for second before the final caution of the race appeared for a faltering David Gravel on lap 15. A two-time Open winner, Gravel suddenly slowed in the second turn but then restarted just as suddenly but not before losing several spots. Danny Dietrich blasted to the outside of Haudenschild and Kofoid in the first corner on the restart and motored into second but Haudenschild was far from backing off for the spot as Kofoid faded. He dogged Dietrich for the next 12 circuits before battling back into second on the 29th tour before setting his sights on Balog who had again hit the rear of the field two laps earlier. With 10 laps to go Balog was circling the high cushion with a .694 second lead over the field. Haudenschild took his first swipe at the leader with seven to go by attempting a low side blast in the third turn that failed to deliver but a lap later Balog tripped on the first turn cushion, giving Haudenschild new life. Sheldon used the bobble to nose into the lead around the inside only to see Balog muster all of his speed and blow back around as the pair hit the backstretch. Unbelievably, the next time around Balog did the exact same thing on the cushion as he traversed the first corner and this time when he bobbled up top, Haudenschild got too far around on the inside and Balog wasn't able to repeat his move to again reclaim control. Haudenschild crossed the line with the lead with four laps to go and Balog in hot pursuit to get the lead back. With two to go the pair was nose to tail as they passed the flag stand and just after the white flag Balog went for all the marbles. With every bit of speed he had left in his car Balog thrust his car around the cushion as he blasted through the first and second turns. And he drew alongside Haudenschild for the win as the duo started down the backstretch. But Haudenschild used a bit of squeeze play as the pair headed for the bridge, forcing Balog to back out and surrender the top spot yet again. And then while Haudenschild drove off to the big win Dietrich also got by Balog to finish second. After starting fifth, Daryn Pittman was a high as third with 10 laps to go before settling for fourth aboard the Kreitz No. 69K. Kofoid completed the race in the fifth spot. Sixth through 10th went to Gravel, Logan Schuchart, Chase Dietz, Brent Marks and Ryan Timms. Troy Wagaman Jr. won the 2025 Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint car track title by virtue of finishing 20th in the field. Heats went to Gravel, Carson Macedo, Balog and Pittman. Lance Dewease won the B Main and TJ Stutts won the C Main. Balog earned the pole for the National Open by winning the dash. A six-time National Open champion, Donny Schatz won the non-qualifiers race. Gravel set fast time over the 56-car field for the second night in a row, turning in a lap of 16.687 seconds. The National Open was the final event on the 2025 schedule at Williams Grove Speedway. Opening day for the 2026 season is slated for Sunday afternoon, March 22 at 2 pm, featuring the 410 sprint cars. Feature Finish 10/4/25 410 sprint cars, 25 laps: 1. Sheldon Haudenschild, 2. Danny Dietrich, 3. Bill Balog, 4. Daryn Pittman, 5. Buddy Kofoid, 6. David Gravel, 7. Logan Schuchart, 8. Chase Dietz, 9. Brent Marks, 10. Ryan Timms, 11. Carson Macedo, 12. Justin Whittall, 13. Tyler Ross, 14. Gio Scelzi, 15. Justin Peck, 16. Cameron Smith, 17. Lance Dewease, 18. Logan Rumsey, 19. Donny Schatz, 20. Troy Wagaman Jr., 21. Hunter Schuerenberg, 22. Garet Williamson, 23. Gerard McIntyre J r., 24. Brock Zearfoss, 25. Conner Morrell, 26. Lucas Wolfe, 27. Freddie Rahmer DNQ: Chris Windom, Kody Hartlaub, Cory Eliason, Parker Price Miller, Chad Trout, Matt Campbell, Cole Macedo, TJ Stutts, Austin Bishop, Jordan Thomas, Dylan Cisney, Kerry Madsen, Ryan Newton, Daison Pursley, Ashton Torgerson, Kaleb Johnson, Brent Shearer, Skylar Gee, Dylan Norris, Kyle Spence, Gage Pulkrabek, Samuel Miller, Bill Rose, Zach Hampton, JJ Loss, Doug Hammaker, Devon Borden, Troy Fraker, Olivia Thayer
- Dietz Leads Posse Podium Sweep Of Outlaws In Williams Grove Open Prelim - Locals take four of top five spots with Saturday 75K National Open looming
Mechanicsburg - Chase Dietz of York led a Pennsylvania Posse sweep of the World of Outlaws sprint cars in the J & S Classics National Open Preliminary at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night, taking $12,000 for the exciting victory. And not only did the Posse sweep the podium but it also took four of the top five spots in the 25-lap main that was the 39th running of the prestigious event. Defending National Open champion Carson Macedo jetted into control from the pole when action began in the preliminary feature chased by Danny Dietrich but fourth starter Dietz served notice early that he was to be in the hunt. He swept to Dietrich's outside on the second lap to take the spot away but by that time leader Macedo had already built up a near two-second advantage over the field. Dietz was noticeably faster than his leading outlaws nemesis however and he consistently chopped between three and five tenths of a second per lap off of Macedo's lead. Dietz had narrowed the gap to eight-tenths of a second by lap seven when the only caution flag of the race unfurled for a four-car tangle in the third turn that was started by Daryn Pittman when his car backed up across the track while running in the eighth spot. Collected in the accident was Daison Pursley, Kody Hartlaub and Bill Balog. Dietz stuck with Macedo when action resumed but he also had to contend with challenger Lance Dewease for the second spot by lap 10. Going for a tie breaking fourth win in the event, Dewease briefly took the position but couldn't hold it as Dietz had his sights set on the leader. As the leaders worked through traffic Dietz first drew to Macedo's inside on the 20th tour as the pair worked through the first and second turns before drag racing down the backstretch. Dietz then pushed his No. 23 deep into the third turn to slide up in front of Macedo as the pair headed for the flag stand only to see Macedo turn his car off of the cushion and back into control by a scant .010 seconds at the line. After two laps to regroup Dietz then blasted under Macedo for control with three laps to go as the pair danced through the third and fourth turns. And along for the ride came Dewease as the pair soared into the top two spots with Dewease briefly threatening to take the lead away from Dietz as well. However once out front in clean air Dietz was able to sneak away to a .798 second margin by the finish. It was Dietz's fifth career win at the oval but his first for car owners John and Kelly Stehman. The checkered flag was also a first for the pilot over the traveling outlaws band. Dietrich got by Macedo late to snare third with Macedo riding home fourth followed by eighth starter Justin Whittall. Sixth through 10th went to Buddy Kofoid, David Gravel, Gio Scelzi, Justin Peck and Brent Marks. In the chase for the 2025 Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint track title, Troy Wagaman Jr. ended the race still in the point lead by 125 markers over Freddie Rahmer who finished 11th in the event while Wagaman rode home 16th after taking a provisional to make the field. Heats for the 56-car field went to Gravel, Kofoid, Dewease and Pursley. Sheldon Haudenschild won the B Main and Kyle Spence won the C Main. Ryan Newton claimed the non-qualifiers race. Macedo earned the pole for the feature by winning the dash. Gravel seat overall fast time with a lap of 16.409 seconds. Williams Grove Speedway will host the 63rd annual J & S Classics National Open for World of Outlaws sprint cars on Saturday night to close the season, paying $75,000 to win the 40-lap National Open feature. Feature Finishes 10/3/25 410 sprint cars, 25 laps: 1. Chase Dietz, 2. Lance Dewease, 3. Danny Dietrich, 4. Carson Macedo, 5. Justin Whittall, 6. Buddy Kofoid, 7. David Gravel, 8. Gio Scelzi, 9. Justin P eck, 10. Brent Marks,11. Freddie Rahmer, 12. Sheldon Haudenschild, 13. Logan Schuchart, 14. Brock Zearfoss, 15. TJ Stutts, 16. Troy Wagaman J r., 17. Cameron Smith, 18. Ashton Torgerson, 19. Ryan Timms, 20. Kerry Madsen, 21. Chad Trout, 22. Bill Balog, 23. Austin Bishop, 24. Cory Eliason, 25. Cole Macedo, 26. Kody Hartlaub, 27. Daryn Pittman, 28. Daison Pursley DNQ: Jordan Thomas, Dylan Cisney, Bill Rose, Hunter Schuerenberg, Kaleb Johnson, Troy Fraker, Olivia Thayer, Parker Price Miller, JJ Loss, Devon Borden, Gage Pulkrabek, Steve Buckwalter, Samuel Miller, Ryan Newton, Tyler Ross, Lucas Wolfe, Garet Williamson, Matt Campbell, Gerard McIntyre Jr., Skylar Gee, Donny Schatz, Doug Hammaker, Chris Windom, Conner Morrell, Kyle Spence, Zach Hampton, Logan Rusmey, Dylan Norris
- Williams Grove Open Prelim Tradition Continues Friday - 2025 event to be run October 3
Mechanicsburg - As much as the J & S Classics National Open at Williams Grove Speedway deserves its place in sprint car lore as it celebrates its 63rd running on October 4 with a $75,000 payday, the National Open Preliminary race itself also has a place at the history table. Although not an annual event, the National Open Preliminary race will hold its head high and celebrate its 39th running on October 3. The preliminary was first run in 1980 with Keith Kauffman taking the win aboard the Weikert Livestock No. 29. That preliminary win would be the first of two for Weikert in the race with Doug Wolfgang scoring again a few years later in 1985. Noted author and television commentator of today, driver Brad Doty of Apple Creek, Ohio was lured East back in 1981 and picked up what would be his first of two career Williams Grove wins in the preliminary before suffering career ending injuries in a racing crash a few years later. The event has only been lost to weather eight times over the years and on 10 occasions the preliminary winner has swept both National Open races, going on to score the coveted big prize in the Open itself. Sweeps came in 1982, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2011, 2017 and in 2022 at the respective hands of Lynn Paxton, Wolfgang, Stevie Smith, Steve Kinser, Mark Kinser, Lance Dewease, Sammy Swindell, Jason Myers, David Gravel and Lance Dewease. And that sweep by Paxton in 1982 was surrounded by considerable controversy stemming from the preliminary race. The Williams Grove record books actually show a tie for the preliminary win between both Paxton and Ohio's Dave Blaney on September 17. A young Blaney was leading, headed for his first career Grove win on that night when he ran into mechanical problems as he raced off of the fourth turn toward the checkers. Veteran Paxton was trailing and gaining fast as Blaney tried to limp home and the scorers documented his No. 10 as crossing the finish line first. However unrest abounded regarding that decision and a picture of the finish taken at the line produced the next day clearly showed Paxton crossing very close but definitely first. Thus both drivers were paid for and credited with a victory and Paxton could go on to score the weekend sweep with Grove career wins 38 and 39. No driver has been able to put up big numbers in the preliminary race over the years unlike within its big brother National Open wherein World of Outlaws driver Donny Schatz is going for an amazing seventh event title in this year's race. Rather, in the preliminary no driver holds more than a trio of wins with Kauffman, Steve Kinser, Gravel and Dewease all holding that distinction. Before the World of Outlaws began sanctioning the preliminary in 1989, the race was contested once as an All Stars Circuit of Champions contest with Maynard Yingst the winner in 1986. Today and for many years now the National Open Preliminary at Williams Grove is run as a separate and stand-alone show aside from the Open itself. However for a number of years as an outlaws race, the top four finishers in the preliminary race were automatically locked into the next night's National Open. This was standard procedure under World of Outlaws sanctioning rules for two-day shows for many seasons. In the 2006 running of the event, Washington state driver Jason Solwold made speedway and outlaws history with a preliminary night win. Up to that point in outlaws history at the track, every sanctioned race ever run had been scored by either a series regular or a clear member of the home team PA Posse. Solwold's drive to victory made him the first true independent driver to ever win a Williams Grove outlaws feature main. Another piece of history from the National Open preliminary comes from 2018 when the "Fresno Phenom," Giovanni Scelzi crossed the country for an upset win on September 28. Scelzi's victory etched his name in the record books as the youngest driver ever to win a sprint car race at the historic venue at the ripe old age of 16. In 2021, NASCAR star Kyle Larson stopped at Williams Grove and copped the preliminary before going on to claim the season title on NASCAR's top circuit. The 2022 version of the race, won by Dewease, ended up being the shortest in history at 10 laps after the race was called official by outlaws gurus thanks to persistent, intermittent light rain. In both 2023 and 2024 the preliminary mains were postponed to Saturday night thanks to drizzle one year and fog the next. In 2023 the make-up was completed after the National Open itself with Brad Sweet scoring his second outlaws win of the year at Williams Grove while Buddy Kofoid romped to the win in 2024 in an event contested before the full Saturday program. The 39th running of the 25-lap National Open Preliminary gets underway at 7:30 on October 3. The winner will receive $12,000. Admission prices for Friday's program are $40 for adults and $20 for youth. Kids ages 12 and under are always admitted for FREE at Williams Grove Speedway. . Fireworks will be part of the program. 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.
- KCP Racing Hires Cory Eliason to Finish 2025 Season
KCP Racing announced on Monday night they hired Corey Eliason to finish out the remainder of the 2025 World of Outlaws season. Eliason will debut in the KCP entry Friday and Saturday at Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania for the National Open.
- Williams Grove Open Prelim Tradition Continues Friday
As much as the J & S Classics National Open at Williams Grove Speedway deserves its place in sprint car lore as it celebrates its 63rd running on October 4 with a $75,000 payday, the National Open Preliminary race itself also has a place at the history table.
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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
Pagoda Speedway Race Track66 miles away - Birdsboro, 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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AFT - American Flat Track Dirt Track Racing Organization
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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


