Williams Grove To Honor
Famed No. 461 Car Owner With Walt Dyer Tribute Friday
Dyer Tribute Race honors owner’s legacy & offers $4,610 to win!
5/20/18
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mechanicsburg –
Williams Grove Speedway will celebrate the Memorial Day holiday by paying
tribute to one of the most prolific car owners the track and the region has ever
seen, coming up this Friday night, May 25 at 7:30 pm when it presents the Walt
Dyer Tribute Race for the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars.
The Dyer Tribute Race will honor former, long-time car owner Walter Dyer, who
owned and fielded the iconic Dyer Masonry No. 461 sprint car for decades not
only at Williams Grove but all across the East.
Dyer ended his ownership career at Williams Grove with 49 wins to his credit and
two track titles.
His cars beat the World of Outlaws at the speedway with both Billy Steif and
Lance Dewease at the wheel.
Adult general admission is $18 with youth ages 13 – 20 admitted for $10.
Kids ages 12 and under are always admitted for FREE at Williams Grove Speedway.
The Dyer Tribute Race will go 25 laps in distance and pay $4,610 to win, in
remembrance of the Dyer No. 461.
Time trials will be used to help set the heat and feature starting grids.
The IMCA/PASS 305 sprint cars are also on the program along with fireworks to
help kickoff the summer racing season.
The 410 sprint car event will be part of the 2018 Hoosier Diamond Series at the
track.
As part of honoring Dyer, several previous Dyer drivers will come together in
the infield, prior to the racing program.
Slated to appear are Don Hill, Cliff Brian, Steve Siegel, Joey Allen, Lance
Dewease and many others.
A meet and greet with Dyer and his drivers and at least one restored No. 461 car
will take place from 5:45 to 6:45 at the infield stage.
And a live broadcast on Beer Hill Gang TV showcasing Dyer and his drivers will
take place from 6 to 6:45.
In other speedway news, the make up date for
the rain halted 358 sprint race on May 11 has been announced as June 1.
With four laps completed when the rains hit on May 11, the race will be
completed when the 358 sprints return to the track on June 1 before another
complete program of 358 racing action is staged.
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