From Tyler Altmeyer
York, PA — (March 18, 2013) — Williams Grove Speedway; perhaps one of the countryโs most popular and most recognized names in short track racing will open itโs gates for the first race-night of 2013 season this Friday, March 22nd. The Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania oval will host the โ410โ and โ358โ sprint cars on Friday evening; with most, if not all, of the world-renowned โPennsylvania Posseโ expected to be entered for competition. Of those expected to be in the Williams Grove Speedway pit area this Friday, the 2012 โJack Gunn Memorialโ winner, Cory Haas, will be one of the favorites to win the ‘opener.’ Haas, who pilots the Mike Barshinger owned no. 11C โ410โ sprinter in Central Pennsylvania, is more than ready to begin his 2013 Williams Grove Speedway campaign.
โWeโre ready, man.โ said Haas about the Williams Grove Speedway opener, โWe like The Grove and itโs close to home…a lot of tough cars there each and every Friday night so running well is always a huge confidence booster for our team…Mike Barshinger is a great car owner and we click really well…hopefully we can kick-off our year at The Grove better than we did at Lincoln….just excited to get this winter over with!โ
Cory Haas is a four-time โ358โ sprint car track champion at the Williams Grove Speedway. The York, Pennsylvania native also owns multiple โ410โ wins at the Mechanicsburg half-mile. Perhaps Haasโ most memorable โ410โ win at โThe Groveโ came during the recent 2012 season; when the โ11Cโ team picked up the 20 lap, โJack Gunn Memorialโ finale worth $5,000. Haas plans to be in action each and every Friday night at the Williams Grove Speedway during the 2013 season; ultimately searching for his first career ‘410’ track championship.
The Barshinger โ11Cโ team will enter Williams Grove Speedway eleventh (11th) in the current Speedway Motors/Champion Racing Oil Central PA Sprint Cars Presented by Hoseheads point standings; on the strength of one (1) top-five finish at Lincoln Speedway. This Fridayโs Williams Grove Speedway ‘opener’ will also count towards the Central PA standings.
Racing is set to begin at 7:30PM on Friday night, March 22nd at Williams Grove Speedway. For more information, please take the time to visit the official online home of Williams Grove Speedway at www.williamsgrove.com.