Sprint cars racing at Williams Grove in 1985 |
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| Location | Monroe Township, Cumberland County, near Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania |
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| Time zone | GMT-5 |
| Owner | Hughes family |
| Operator | Hughes family |
| Opened | 1939 |
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| Surface | Clay |
| Length | 0.5 mi (0.804 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
| Lap record | 0:16.140 (Brian Paulus, , 2002) |
Williams Grove Speedway is a half-mile automobile race track located in Williams Grove, between Mechanicsburg and Dillsburg in Pennsylvania, USA. 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, almost every Saturday 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.
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81 wins: Fred Rahmer
70 wins: Lance Dewease
54 wins: Don Kreitz, Jr.
51 wins: Keith Kauffman
43 wins: Lynn Paxton
42 wins: Greg Hodnett
41 wins: Smokey Snellbaker
38 wins: Kenny Weld, Todd Shaffer, Steve Kinser
36 wins: Bobby Allen
32 wins: Steve Smith
27 wins: Mitch Smith
25 wins: Bobbie Adamson
23 wins: Cris Eash
21 wins: Kramer Williamson, Stevie Smith
20 wins: Doug Wolfgang
19 wins: Jan Opperman, Tommy Hinnershitz
18 wins: Mark Kinser, Ray Tilley, Doug Esh
15 wins: Van May, Billy Pauch, Sammy Swindell, Donnie Schatz
14 wins: Bobby Davis Jr., Ted Horn
13 wins: Kenny Jacobs, Jim Nace, Gus Linder
11 wins: Randy Wolfe
10 wins: Paul Lotier
9 wins: Paul Pitzer, Steve Siegel, Bobby Weaver, Jeff Shepard, Mark Smith
8 wins: Joie Chitwood, Kevin Gobrecht, Dave Kelly, Kenny Adams, Lucas Wolfe
7 wins: Dave Blaney, Dan Dietrich, Steve Stambaugh
6 wins: Allen Klinger, Johnny Thomson, Maynard Yingst
5 wins:Joey Allen, Jimmy Edwards, Johnny Grum, Bill Holland, Frankie Kerr, Joey Kuhn, Mark Light, Lee Osborne, Troy Ruttman, Jimmie Sheaffer, Billy Stief, Scott Tobias, Chad Layton, Brian Leppo
4 wins: Jimmy Boyd, Jimmy Bryan, Barry Camp, A.J. Foyt, Jason Johnson, Johnny Mackison Jr., Curt Michael, Sean Michael, Duke Nalon, Vic Nauman, Tony Willman, Ed Zirkle, Cody Darrah, Brian Montieth
3 wins: Duane Carter, Craig Dollansky, Brad Doty, Dave Ely, Mike Erdley, George Ferguson Jr., Eddie Gallione, Joey Gravino, Todd Hestor, Craig Keel, Dale Van Johnson, Ron Kramer, Dub May, Jay Myers, Rick Schmelyun, Len Thompson
2 wins: Scott Ausherman, Lou Blaney, Wally Campbell, Pat Cannon, Michael Carber, Billy Cassella, James Chesson, Alan Cole, Bobby Courtwright, Earl Halaquist, Jac Haudenschild, Johnny Herrera, Jimmy Horton, Lou Johnson, Paul Kline, Danny Lasoski, Lucky Lux, Roger McCluskey, Ernie McCoy, Paul McMahan, Mike Nazaruk, Kevin Nouse, Aaron Ott, Brian Paulus, Tom Price, Ronnie Rough, Sr., Bill Schindler, Jimmy Sills, Tom Spriggle, Doug Stambaugh, Gene Varner, Brook Weibley, Josh Wells, Adam Wilt, Niki Young, Billy Brian Jr., Jim Siegel
1 win: Walt Ader, Ed Aiken, Bob Bennett, Ryan Bohlke, Don Branson, Garry Brazier, Cliff Brian, Dave Calaman, P. J. Chesson, Mac Clingan, Buddy Cochran, Justin Collett, Kevin Collins, Larry Dickson, Ronnie Dunstan, Darren Eash, Craig Eshenaur, Cotton Farmer, Glenn Fitzcharles, Pat Flaherty, Damion Gardner, Elmer George, Rod George, Bobby Gerhart, Sr., Daryl Gohn, Frank Gorichky, Pete Green, Dave Haight, Scotty Haus, Allen Heath, Andy Hillenburg, Steve Howard, Larry Jackson, Henry Jacoby, Gordon Johncock, Parnelli Jones, Kasey Kahne, Al Keller, Gene Kohr, Lenny Krautheim, Don Kreitz, Sr., Lee Kunzman, Rick Lafferty, Bob Landis, Roger Larson, Binky Lederer, Ralph Ligouri, Mike Little, Mike Lloyd, Tommy Madsen, Johnny Mantz, Terry McCarl, Jim McWhithey, A. J. Michael, Milt Miller, Charlie Musselman, Johnny Parsons, Sr., 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, Jason Solwold, Robbie Stillwagon, Jerry Stone, T. J. Stutts, Dick Tobias, Mike Wagner, Bruce Walkup, Mike Walter, Chuck Ward, Kevin Welsh, Jesse Wentz, John Westbrook, Jimmy Wilburn, Herman Wise, Ted Wise, Steve Yodock, Chuck Yost
Most modern-day wins through 2010: Fred Rahmer, 81
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, 7 (1997- 2000, 2004-2005 & 2008)
Most Winners in a Single Season: 23 (1988)
Most Top 5 Finishers in a Single Season: 40 (1983, 1987)
All winners were American
| Season | Date | Winning Driver | Chassis | Engine |
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| 1949 | July 31 | Johnny Mantz | Kurtis Kraft | Offy |
| 1950 | August 12 | Troy Ruttman | Lesovsky | Offy |
| 1951 | July 29 | Troy Ruttman | Kuzma | Offy |
| 1952 | July 27 | Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft | Offy |
| 1953 | July 26 | Jimmy Davies | Ewing | Offy |
| 1954 | July 25 | Jimmy Davies | Ewing |
All winners were American
| Season | Date | Winning Driver | Chassis | Engine |
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| 1956 | July 22 | Jimmy Bryan | Kuzma | Offy |
| 1957 | July 21 | Jud Larson | Watson | Offy |
| 1958 | July 20 | Jud Larson | Watson | Offy |
| 1959 | July 19 | Rodger Ward | Watson | Offy |
This track was featured in several video games, including the games Dirt Track Racing 2, Dirt Track Racing: Sprint Cars and World of Outlaws: Sprint Cars 2002.
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