Lance Dewease (43 miles) and Danny Dietrich are two of the most victorious riders in Mitch Smith Memorial history. (Photo by Dennis Bicksler)
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. – Williams Grove Speedway will once again host the biggest race of the Pennsylvania Speedweek Series this Friday night when it hosts Pennsy Supply’s 35th Annual Mitch Smith Memorial for 410 sprint cars.
Known as Speedweek’s crown jewel for decades, the Mitch Smith Memorial pays a whopping $20,000 for the win out of a total purse of nearly $50,000.
The Pennsy Supply Mitch Smith Memorial honors the late, great Richard “Mitch” Smith of Linglestown, who died of a massive heart attack in 1988, some 10 years after his retirement.
Smith left the sport in 1978 after a In his four-decade career, he achieved 27 Sprint Car victories and nine Super Modified victories at Williams Grove alone, for a total of 179 checkered flags.
Time trials form the starting grid for the Friday Smith Memorial, with the main event covering a 30-lap distance.
The Smith Memorial will be another Hoosier Diamond Series race at the track.
The Speedweek special event is a standalone sprint car program that focuses on the Speedweek 410 sprint cars.
At the first heat in 1989, Stevie Smith won the first-ever Mitch Smith Memorial before winning again in 2012 and 2014.
No driver has claimed more Speedweek racing victories than six-time event champion Lance Dewease.
Brent Marks is the defending champion.
Past winners have included Joey Allen, Alan Krimes, Daryn Pittman, Trey Starks, Don Kreitz Jr., Fred Rahmer, Greg Hodnett, and Danny Dietrich, among others.
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