Williams Grove Speedway 2014 Schedule Set, Opening Day Is March 28
Williams Grove Speedway
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
1/22/14
Mechanicsburg –
Williams Grove Speedway has released
its 2014 schedule of events for sprint cars with its 75th anniversary
Opening Day races set for Friday, March 28 at 7:30 pm, featuring both the 410
and 358 sprint cars and fireworks to help celebrate.
A test and tune program will pre-date the
season opener, taking place at 1 pm on Sunday March 23.
The session will be open to 410 and 358 sprints,
super sportsman, 358 late models and street stocks.
In all, the high-powered, marquee
division 410 sprint cars will compete in 33 programs during the 2014 Williams
Grove season with numerous big events slated to take place.
The 358 sprint cars will launch their 2014 campaign along with
the 410 sprints on March 28 before returning 17 more times during the season
including three other occasions when they will compete in tandem with the URC
360-powered sprints.
After the season lidlifter, the first big 410 sprint Williams
Grove race of the season comes up on April 18 when the Spring Classic Tommy
Hinnershitz Memorial is staged while kicking off the 2014 Diamond Series of
races.
The Diamond Series is run each season comprised of a handful
of the biggest oval races of the year, carrying their own points and a payoff at
season’s end.
Other big Williams Grove 410 sprint races in 2014 include a
pair of Pennsylvania Speedweek shows, kicking off the series Friday, June 27
before returning on Independence Day, July 4, with the highlight of Speedweek,
the Mitch Smith Memorial.
Twin 20s for 410 sprints will be spun off
on August 15 before the Jack Gunn Memorial with an Australian format twist,
honoring the late Hall of Fame promoter, returns on August 29.
The 410 sprints and a super sportsman
championshp will make up the Billy Kimmel Memorial on Sunday, August 31.
The STP World of Outlaws 410 sprint cars
will be back at Williams Grove Speedway for their customary six annual shows at
the historic oval spanning three weekends from May through October.
The May weekend WoO stand spans May 16
and 17.
The Summer Nationals for the World of
Outlaws will take place July 18 and 19 before the premier drivers in the sport
return to the Grove for the 52nd
annual World of Outlaws National Open on October 3
and 4.
The UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions
Sprints will be hosted at Williams Grove on two occasions during the 2014
season, first appearing on April 25 and then again on June 13.
The season will come to a close on
Saturday, October 18 with the Fall Fest features-only program for 410 and 358
sprints, super sportsman and 358 late models.
Starting time for all sprint car events
at the track in 2014 aside from the season finale is set for 7:30 pm with
warm-ups slated to take place 30 minutes prior.
The super late models will make only one
appearance at the track this season, early in the year on April 4.
Also appearing during the year will be
the PASS 305 sprints, ARDC Midgets and URC sprints.
View the full schedule for
both the sprint cars and the Saturday Night Series at
www.williamsgrove.com.