Since its beginning in 1939, Williams Grove Speedway has been one of the top weekly sprint car tracks in the country. The speedway is a 1/2 mile banked smooth clay oval with speeds reaching in excess of 100 mph. The 2024 racing season runs from March to October. Our largest show, the World of Outlaws National Open will pay $75,000 to the winner plus over $190,000 in total prize money. Season admission prices range from $20 to $50 for adults with discounted youth (Ages 13-20) priced from $10-$20 and Kids 12 and under are always FREE. Special sanctioned events include races for the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars, ULMS Late Models, United States Auto Club, United Racing Club and the PA Sprint Series. Other racing divisions appearing throughout the season include 358 sprint cars, 360 sprint cars, super late models and super sportsman. We strive to be a family oriented facility by hosting Fan Appreciation Nights, Kids Night, fireworks shows and by supporting many local and national charities.
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Gobrecht Classic Qualifier Is Friday At Williams Grove
358 sprints join 410 sprints for mid-September special
Mechanicsburg – Williams Grove Speedway will team with Baps Motor Speedway to present the Kevin Gobrecht Classic Qualifier for Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars coming up this Friday night, September 20, at 7:30 pm.
The winner of the qualifier will be an automatic starter for the Kevin Gobrecht Classic taking place the following night at Baps, paying $10,000 to win.
The Williams Grove winner will receive $6,000 for his victory but he will also be eligible for a $2,500 bonus should he go on to win the Baps event on Saturday.
The Gobrecht Qualifier and Classic itself honors the 25-year anniversary of the untimely passing of New Oxford’s Gobrecht, who lost his life in a World of Outlaws sprint car racin
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Williams Grove Speedway Mourns Loss Of Prolific Lynn Paxton
Mechanicsburg – Williams Grove Speedway is mourning the loss of one of its most prolific winners and true ambassadors throughout history, Lynn Paxton of Dillsburg.
Paxton passed away late Friday at the age of 80.
Inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1996, Paxton retired from the sport of sprint car racing after a win in the famed Williams Grove Speedway National Open in 1983, at the age of 39.
It was his second win in the prestigious event.
Paxton’s first ever win overall anywhere occurred at Williams Grove Speedway in 1965 at the wheel of the Rhee Smith No. 1.
Overall in his storied career from 1961 through 1983, Paxton etched 43 sprint car wins
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Kimmel Memorial And Big Dirty Deeds 25 At Williams Grove Friday
Dirty Deeds 25 Gets $7,000 Increase, Pays 3K To Win Out Of 19K Total Purse
Mechanicsburg – Williams Grove Speedway returns to action this Friday, September 13 with the Highway Equipment and Supply Co. Billy Kimmel Memorial for Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars and a Dirty Deeds 25 for the HJ Towing & Recovery 358 sprint cars.
Action gets underway at 7:30 pm.
The Kimmel Memorial will be part of the 2024 Hoosier Diamond Series at Williams Grove, worth $6,000 to win for the 410 sprint car drivers.
Fast time in time trials will receive the $300 Fast Tees Fast Time Award.
The 25-lap Kimmel Memorial is scheduled each year in honor of the fallen sprint car driver from Mechanicsburg.
At the age of 27, Kimmel was fatally injured in
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358 sprints join 410 sprints for mid-September special
Mechanicsburg – Williams Grove Speedway will team with Baps Motor Speedway to present the Kevin Gobrecht Classic Qualifier for Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars coming up this Friday night, September 20, at 7:30 pm.
The winner of the qualifier will be an automatic starter for the Kevin Gobrecht Classic taking place the following night at Baps, paying $10,000 to win.
The Williams Grove winner will receive $6,000 for his victory but he will also be eligible for a $2,500 bonus should he go on to win the Baps event on Saturday.
The Gobrecht Qualifier and Classic itself honors the 25-year anniversary of the untimely passing of New Oxford’s Gobrecht, who lost his life in a World of Outlaws sprint car racin
Click here to read full release.
Williams Grove Speedway Mourns Loss Of Prolific Lynn Paxton
Mechanicsburg – Williams Grove Speedway is mourning the loss of one of its most prolific winners and true ambassadors throughout history, Lynn Paxton of Dillsburg.
Paxton passed away late Friday at the age of 80.
Inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1996, Paxton retired from the sport of sprint car racing after a win in the famed Williams Grove Speedway National Open in 1983, at the age of 39.
It was his second win in the prestigious event.
Paxton’s first ever win overall anywhere occurred at Williams Grove Speedway in 1965 at the wheel of the Rhee Smith No. 1.
Overall in his storied career from 1961 through 1983, Paxton etched 43 sprint car wins
Click here to read full release.
Kimmel Memorial And Big Dirty Deeds 25 At Williams Grove Friday
Dirty Deeds 25 Gets $7,000 Increase, Pays 3K To Win Out Of 19K Total Purse
Mechanicsburg – Williams Grove Speedway returns to action this Friday, September 13 with the Highway Equipment and Supply Co. Billy Kimmel Memorial for Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars and a Dirty Deeds 25 for the HJ Towing & Recovery 358 sprint cars.
Action gets underway at 7:30 pm.
The Kimmel Memorial will be part of the 2024 Hoosier Diamond Series at Williams Grove, worth $6,000 to win for the 410 sprint car drivers.
Fast time in time trials will receive the $300 Fast Tees Fast Time Award.
The 25-lap Kimmel Memorial is scheduled each year in honor of the fallen sprint car driver from Mechanicsburg.
At the age of 27, Kimmel was fatally injured in
Click here to read full release.
Latest Results
Dietrich Wires For Williams Grove Kimmel Win, Norris Comes From 13th To Win Dirty Deeds 25
Mechanicsburg – Danny Dietrich wired the field to win the Billy Kimmel Memorial for Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night.
Dietrich’s third win of the season at the track was worth $6,000 and it extended his point lead in the 2024 Hoosier Diamond Series at the oval.
In the Dirty Deeds 25 for the HJ Towing & Recovery 358 sprints, Hanover’s Dylan Norris took the win after getting by Justin Foster mid-race for the $3,000 paycheck.
Dietrich and defending Kimmel winner Troy Wagaman Jr. started on the front row of the 25-lap Kimmel Memorial and Dietrich jetted i
410 sprints, 25 laps: 1. Danny Dietrich, 2. Troy Wagaman Jr., 3. Chase Dietz, 4. TJ Stutts, 5. Tyler Ross, 6. Freddie Rahmer, 7. Cameron Smith, 8. Justin Whittall, 9. Lucas Wolfe, 10. Aaron Bollinger, 11. Devon Borden, 12. Dylan Norris, 13. Kyle Moody, 14. Kody Hartlaub, 15. Chad Trout, 16. Ricky Peterson Jr., 17. Mike Thompson, 18. Jordan Givler, 19. Nash Ely, 20. JJ Loss, 21. Steve Buckwalter, 22. Austin Bishop, 23. Bryn Gohn, 24. Mike Walter, II.
DNQ: Jeremy Weaver, JT Ferry, Matt Miller
358 sprints, 25 laps: 1. Dylan Norris, 2. Chad Criswell, 3. Doug Hammaker, 4. Derek Locke, 5. Justin Foster, 6. Kyle Spence, 7. Chris Frank, 8. Andy Best, 9. Preston Lattomus, 10. Scott Fisher, 11. Cody Fletcher, 12. Steven Downs, 13. Chase Gutshall, 14. Cole Knopp, 15. Nat Tuckey, 16. Matt Findley, 17. Frankie Herr, 18. Joe Timmins, 19. Samuel Miller, 20. Jake Galloway, 21. Zach Newlin, 22. Wyatt Hinkle, 23. Logan Rumsey, 24. Dwight Leppo
DNQ: Cole Young, Steve Owings, Andrew Hake, Anthony Foscone Jr., Brayden Mickley, Seth Schnoke
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Mechanicsburg – Danny Dietrich wired the field to win the Billy Kimmel Memorial for Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night.
Dietrich’s third win of the season at the track was worth $6,000 and it extended his point lead in the 2024 Hoosier Diamond Series at the oval.
In the Dirty Deeds 25 for the HJ Towing & Recovery 358 sprints, Hanover’s Dylan Norris took the win after getting by Justin Foster mid-race for the $3,000 paycheck.
Dietrich and defending Kimmel winner Troy Wagaman Jr. started on the front row of the 25-lap Kimmel Memorial and Dietrich jetted i
410 sprints, 25 laps: 1. Danny Dietrich, 2. Troy Wagaman Jr., 3. Chase Dietz, 4. TJ Stutts, 5. Tyler Ross, 6. Freddie Rahmer, 7. Cameron Smith, 8. Justin Whittall, 9. Lucas Wolfe, 10. Aaron Bollinger, 11. Devon Borden, 12. Dylan Norris, 13. Kyle Moody, 14. Kody Hartlaub, 15. Chad Trout, 16. Ricky Peterson Jr., 17. Mike Thompson, 18. Jordan Givler, 19. Nash Ely, 20. JJ Loss, 21. Steve Buckwalter, 22. Austin Bishop, 23. Bryn Gohn, 24. Mike Walter, II.
DNQ: Jeremy Weaver, JT Ferry, Matt Miller
358 sprints, 25 laps: 1. Dylan Norris, 2. Chad Criswell, 3. Doug Hammaker, 4. Derek Locke, 5. Justin Foster, 6. Kyle Spence, 7. Chris Frank, 8. Andy Best, 9. Preston Lattomus, 10. Scott Fisher, 11. Cody Fletcher, 12. Steven Downs, 13. Chase Gutshall, 14. Cole Knopp, 15. Nat Tuckey, 16. Matt Findley, 17. Frankie Herr, 18. Joe Timmins, 19. Samuel Miller, 20. Jake Galloway, 21. Zach Newlin, 22. Wyatt Hinkle, 23. Logan Rumsey, 24. Dwight Leppo
DNQ: Cole Young, Steve Owings, Andrew Hake, Anthony Foscone Jr., Brayden Mickley, Seth Schnoke
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Please download the 2023 W-9 Form and fill it out prior to the season to avoid lines.
It can be mailed to the speedway office (address below) or emailed to williamsgrove@verizon.net
Please download the 2023 W-9 Form and fill it out prior to the season to avoid lines.
It can be mailed to the speedway office (address below) or emailed to williamsgrove@verizon.net
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