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Story By: SHAWN BROUSE / WILLIAMS GROVE SPEEDWAY – MECHANICSBURG, PA – Williams Grove Speedway will host the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars as they tune up for the upcoming Weis Markets National Open presented by Sage Fruit when VP Fuels presents the World of Outlaws Tune Up Race as part of the Hoosier Diamond Series on Friday night, September 27.
The HJ Towing & Recovery 358 sprints will also be in action, capping off their 2024 season at Williams Grove Speedway.
Friday’s races will find the 410 sprints vying for $6,000 to win in the outlaws tune up race with the outlaws format used throughout the night to include time trials and a dash.
Fast Tees screen printing of Thompsontown will be paying $300 to the Fast Tees Fast Qualifier in time trials.
Action gets underway at 7:30 pm.
The 410 portion of the program will serve to crown the 2024 Hoosier Diamond Series champion while 358 action will find the limited sprint car champion named at the conclusion of a 20-lap main event.
Danny Dietrich currently leads the Hoosier Diamond Series point standings while Doug Hammaker sits atop the 358 sprint standings, looking for his third division crown.
Adult general admission for September 27 is $20 with students ages 13-20 admitted for $10.
Kids ages 12 and under are always free at Williams Grove Speedway.
The oval will host the season finale, star-studded World of Outlaws Weis Markets National Open presented by Sage Fruit on Friday, October 4 and Saturday, October 5.
Saturday’s 62nd annual, 40-lap Weis Markets National Open presented by Sage Fruit main event will pay $75,000 to the winner and carries a raindate of October 6.
62nd Annual National Open Is Two Weeks Away
The next edition of the biggest sprint car race in the East comes to Williams Grove Speedway in two weeks when the 62nd annual Weis Markets National Open presented by Safe Fruit is slated for Friday and Saturday, October 4 and 5.
Sanctioned by the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars Series, the two-day affair will find all eyes focused on the Mechanicsburg oval and marked increases in the two-day purses.
Slated for October 4, the Weis Markets National Open presented by Sage Fruit Preliminary will feature a 25-lap main paying $12,000 to the winner on Friday night with $1,200 on the table just to make the show out of a total purse worth $60,500.
Then on Saturday, October 5, the 2024 40-lap Champion Weis Markets National Open presented by Sage Fruit will continue the tradition of posting the biggest winner’s share in the history of the oval at $75,000 to take the win.
Saturday’s full purse is worth nearly $192,000 in total including a cool $2,500 just to start.
Second place on Saturday will be worth $30,000 with third paying $15,000, fourth set at $10,000 and fifth coming in at $7,500.
The first non-transfers from the B Main in both nights of Open action will leave the track with $800 for their efforts.
The Weis Markets National Open presented by Safe Fruit will see the 2024 Williams Grove Speedway Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint car series champion crowned at the conclusion of Saturday’s main event.
Brent Marks is the defending champion of the prestigious Weis Markets National Open presented by Sage Fruit.
Brad Sweet won the opening night race in 2023.
Adult general admission for October 4 is set at $40 with youth ages 13 – 20 priced at $20. Adult admission for October 5 is $50 with youth priced at $20.
Kids ages 12 and under are always admitted for FREE at Williams Grove Speedway.
Both nights of action are slated to get underway at 7:30 pm.
Fireworks will be part of the program each night.
The 40-lap Open finale carries a raindate of October 6.
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