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Brent Marks (19) looks inside Freddie Rahmer at Pennsylvania’s Williams Grove Speedway. (Dan Demarco Photo)

PA Speedweek Starts Friday At Williams Grove

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — The 33rd annual Pennsylvania Speedweek Series for 410 sprint cars kicks off this Friday night, June 23, at Williams Grove Speedway.

The 10-night series will visit Williams Grove twice, first for the kickoff on June 23 and then again on June 30 for the $20,000-to-win Mitch Smith Memorial.

The speedweek opener this Friday will feature the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprints going 30 laps in distance and paying $8,000-to-win.

The HJ Towing and Recovery 358 sprint cars will also be in action to round out an open wheel doubleheader.

The race is another in the 2023 Hoosier Diamond Series of races at the oval with the fast qualifier earning $300 from Fast Tees screen-printing of Thompsontown.

Pennsylvania Speedweek runs through July 3 at area ovals with the June 30 Pennsy Supply Mitch Smith Memorial at the Grove boasting the largest series payout to win at $20,000. 

Last year in speedweek action at Williams Grove, Anthony Macri won the series opener while Brent Marks scored the prestigious Mitch Smith Memorial before going on to wrap up the 2022 series title.

To date this season in 358 sprint action at the track, three different races have produced three different winners in the form of Cody Fletcher, Derek Locke and Doug Hammaker.

This week’s event will be the fourth race of the season for the division at the track.