Williams Grove Speedway

Motorsport venue
Name = Williams Grove Speedway
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Time = GMT-5
Location = Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
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Image_caption = Sprint cars racing at Williams Grove in 1985
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Owner = Hughes family
Operator = Hughes family
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Layout1 = Oval
Surface = Clay
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Williams Grove Speedway is a half-mile automobile race track located in Williams Grove near Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. It opened in 1939, and hosted Championship Car races from 1949 to 1959 named the "Indianapolis Sweepstakes", contested by a small field of the best Champ Car racers. Many notable drivers have raced here, including A. J. Foyt and Mario Andretti. The track is still in operation today, with racing every Friday and many special events. One of these special events is the Williams Grove National Open for sprint cars sanctioned by the World of Outlaws racing series.

Track records (1939 through 2005)

Total wins

71 wins: Fred Rahmer

62 wins: Lance Dewease

50 wins: Don Kreitz, Jr.

49 wins: Keith Kauffman

43 wins: Lynn Paxton

41 wins: Smokey Snellbaker

38 wins: Kenny Weld

37 wins: Steve Kinser

36 wins: Bobby Allen

32 wins: Steve Smith

31 wins: Todd Shaffer

30 wins: Greg Hodnett

27 wins: Mitch Smith

25 wins: Bobbie Adamson

23 wins: Cris Eash

21 wins: Kramer Williamson

20 wins: Doug Wolfgang

19 wins: Jan Opperman, Steve Smith, Tommy Hinnershitz

18 wins: Mark Kinser, Ray Tilley

15 wins: Van May, Billy Pauch, Sammy Swindell

14 wins: Bobby Davis, Jr.

13 wins: Kenny Jacobs, Jim Nace, Ted Horn, Gus Linder

11 wins: Randy Wolfe

10 wins: Paul Lotier

9 wins: Paul Pitzer, Steve Siegel, Bobby Weaver, Donny Schatz

8 wins: Joie Chitwood, Kevin Gobrecht, Dave Kelly

7 wins: Kenny Adams, Dave Blaney, Dan Dietrich, Jeff Sheppard, Steve Stambaugh

6 wins: Allen Klinger, Johnny Thomson, Maynard Yingst

5 wins: Joey Allen, Jimmy Edwards, Johnny Grum, Frankie Kerr, Joey Kuhn, Mark Light, Lee Osborne, Troy Ruttman, Jimmie Sheaffer, Billy Stief, Scott Tobias, Doug Esh

4 wins: Jimmy Boyd, Jimmy Bryan, Barry Camp, A.J. Foyt, Bill Holland, Johnny Mackison Jr., Curt Michael, Sean Michael, Duke Nalon, Vic Nauman, Tony Willman, Ed Zirkle, Lucas Wolfe

3 wins: Duane Carter, Brad Doty, George Ferguson, Eddie Gallione, Joey Gravino, Dale Van Johnson, Ron Kramer, Dub May, Jay Myers, Rick Schmelyun, Len Thompson, Todd Hestor, Brian Leppo, Jason Johnson, Mark Smith

2 wins: Scott Ausherman, Lou Blaney, Billy Brian Jr., Wally Campbell, Billy Cassella, James Chesson, Bobby Courtwright, Dave Ely, Earl Halaquist, Jac Haudenschild, Johnny Herrera, Jimmy Horton, Lou Johnson, Paul Kline, Lucky Lux, Johnny Mantz, Roger McCluskey, Ernie McCoy, Mike Nazaruk, Brian Paulus, Tom Price, Ronnie Rough Sr., Bill Schindler, Jimmy Sills, Tom Spriggle, Doug Stambaugh, Gene Varner, Brook Weibley, Craig Keel, Danny Lasoski, Paul McMahan

1 win: Walt Ader, Don Branson, P.J. Chesson, Buddy Cochran, Alan Cole, Justin Collett, Kevin Collins, Larry Dickson, Craig Dollansky, Ronnie Dunstan, Darren Eash, Craig Eshenaur, Cotton Farmer, Glenn Fitzcharles, Pat Flaherty, Damion Gardner, Elmer George, Rod George, Bobby Gerhart, Daryl Gohn, Frank Gorichky, Pete Green, Dave Haight, Scotty Haus, Alan Heath, Andy Hillenburg, Steve Howard, Larry Jackson, Henry Jacoby, Gordon Johncock, Parnelli Jones, Kasey Kahne, Mack Clingan, Al Keller, Gene Kohr, Lenny Krautheim III., Don Kreitz Sr., Lee Kunzman, Bob Landis, Roger Larson, Chad Layton, Binky Lederer, Dene Light, Ralph Ligouri, Mark Little, Mike Lloyd, Tommy Mattson, Jim McWhitey, Milt Miller, Charlie Musselman, Johnnie Parsons, Jiggs Peters, Dave Randolph, Hal Retburg, Junior Ritchey, George Robson, Hank Rogers, Sr., Buddy Rush, Randy Ruth, Eddie Sachs, Joey Saldana, Everett Saylor, Tighe Scott, Johnny Shackleford, Adrian Shaffer, Tim Shaffer, Bob Shaw, Ron Shuman, Kenny Slaybaugh, Jerry Stone, T. J. Stutts, Dick Tobias, Mike Wagner, Bruce Walkup, Mike Walter, Chuck Ward, Josh Wells, Kevin Welsh, Jesse Wentz, Jimmy Wilburn, Herman Wise, Ted Wise, Steve Yodock, Chuck Yost, Niki Young

Top ten winning car owners

# Al Hamilton, 87
# Bob Weikert, 81
# Bob Stewart, 54
# Don Kreitz, Jr., 50
# Walt Dyer, 49
# Karl Kinser, 44
# Joe Harz, 43
# Gary Beam, 32
# Gary Wasson, 29
# Charlie Lloyd, John Zemaitis, 27

Other record holders

Most modern-day wins through 2005: Fred Rahmer, 71

Most wins in a single season: Keith Kauffman, 13 (1984)

Most consecutive wins: Steve Smith, 6 (1976)

Most top five finishes in a single season: Keith Kauffman, 25 (1984)

Most top five finishes in a career: Fred Rahmer, 236

Most Point Championships: Fred Rahmer, 6 (1997- 2000, 2004-2005)

Lap Records

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*4 laps: Fred Rahmer, 1:15.35, 8-28-98
*5 laps: Rick Lafferty, 1:2.77, 5-20-05
*6 laps: Fred Rahmer, 1:37.29, 10-1-05
*8 laps: Kraig Kinser, 2:13.88, 10-4-03
*10 laps: Niki Young, 2:46.38, 5-20-05
*12 laps: Sammy Swindell, 3:25.81, 5-27-04
*15 laps: Barry Camp, 5:03.13, 9-30-88
*20 laps: Lance Dewease, 6:08.77, 8-30-02
*25 laps: Jason Johnson, 7:43.42, 7-21-05
*30 laps: Steve Smith, 9:30.24, 5-29-98

Record setting years

Most Winners in a Single Season: 23 (1988)

Most Top 5 Finishers in a Single Season: 40 (1983, 1987)

AAA Champ Car race winners

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USAC Champ Car race winners

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Media

This track was featured in several video games, including the Dirt Track Racing 2 and .

External links

* [http://www.williamsgrove.com/ Williams Grove Speedway]
* [http://www.thevintageracer.com/wg/indy_grove.htm Indy Car Series at Williams Grove Speedway]