Williams Grove Speedway Eyes
March 12 Season Opener For Sprints
1/29/17
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mechanicsburg
–
Williams Grove Speedway is eyeing Opening Day 2017, slated for Sunday afternoon,
March 12 at 2 pm.
The Lawrence Chevrolet
410 sprint cars will be the
ONLY
division racing in the afternoon opener while the super late models are slated
for practice laps only.
If the weather permits,
the March 12 opener will be just the second time in recorded history that the
track has opened on that date.
Stevie Smith took the win
on March 12, 1989.
There is a host of earlier
March and even a few late February openers in the books as well, predating March
12.
Williams Grove Speedway
continues March racing in the new season with shows slated for March 17, 24 and
31.
March 17 and 24 will
showcase the 410 sprints and the super late models in dual-card racing programs
while March 31 offers the 410 sprints and the first show of the season for the
HJ Towing & Recovery 358 sprints.
The 358 sprint schedule at
the track in 2017 includes two shows as part of the K1 RaceGear 358 Sprint
Summer Series.
The K1 series is comprised
of a small group of 358 sprint races held at different are ovals that posts its
own point payoff at the end of the series worth $5,000 in total.
Williams Grove Speedway will be taking part in the upcoming Racing Xtravaganza
motorsports show in early February.
Newly released copies of the 2017 Williams Grove Speedway
schedule of events will be available at the annual winter racing show.
The
show will take place at the Utz Arena at the York Fairgrounds, Saturday and
Sunday, February 4 and 5, 2017.
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 or via
Twitter.