Two races in three days at The Grove bookend holiday weekend
8/30/15
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mechanicsburg - Williams Grove Speedway will be in action twice during the upcoming Labor Day holiday weekend, on Friday and Sunday night with commemorative events to honor two of the oval’s fallen heroes.
Friday September 4 will see the track honor late Promoter Of The Year Jack Gunn with the running of the rich 33rd annual Jack Gunn Memorial for the 410 sprints.
The 30-lap feature will pay $6,000 to the winner out of a total purse worth nearly $30,000, using an Australian format to set the heat, dash and feature grids.
The 305 sprints are also on the racing card.
Adult general admission for the special show is just $16 with youth ages 13 – 20 admitted for just $10.
And then Sunday, September 6, Williams Grove Speedway will honor the late Billy Kimmel with a program of 410 sprints and 358 sprint cars.
Lap and bonus money will be in effect for the 410 sprints in the Kimmel Memorial with the feature paying $3,800 to win.
The Williams Grove portion of the 50/50 on September 6 will go to the Billy Kimmel Scholarship Fund.
Adult general admission for the special show is just $16 with youth ages 13 – 20 admitted for just $10.
Kids ages 12 and under are always admitted free at Williams Grove Speedway!
The Friday Gunn Memorial will be the next to last event in the 2015 Diamond Series at the track.
Both the Friday and Sunday racing programs offer a fireworks display as part of the holiday weekend celebration at the track.
Action at both shows gets underway at 7:30 pm.
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.
