Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg

#1 among attractions in Mechanicsburg

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Williams Grove Speedway is a half-mile automobile dirt racing track located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, USA. The speedway opened on May 21, 1939, it has been owned by the Hughes family for over 50 years and has hosted many of the most notable national touring series and some of those most prestigious races in the country. The speedway is entering its 81st year of operation, with racing every Friday from March to October and other special events. One of these special events is the $75,000 to win National Open for sprint cars sanctioned by the World of Outlaws racing series held in late September or early October each year. ()

Coordinates: 40°9'19"N, 77°2'1"W

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1 Speedway DrMechanicsburg 17055-9752 United States

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+1 717-697-5000

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Williams Grove Speedway – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Capital City Mall, Liberty Forge, The Oakes Museum of Natural History, Simpson Street School.

7.1 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Capital City Mall, Camp Hill
182 min walk • Capital City Mall is a 608,911-square-foot regional shopping mall located approximately 5 miles southwest of Harrisburg in Lower Allen Township, Pennsylvania. It is one of three enclosed malls in the immediate Harrisburg area, and is the only enclosed mall in Harrisburg's western suburbs.
5.8 miE
Park
Liberty Forge, Mechanicsburg
147 min walk • Liberty Forge Arboretum is an arboretum on the grounds of a commercial golf course, located at 3804 Lisburn Road, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. In 1798 the site was called the Liberty Forge Plantation, an iron forge and farm.
2.5 miE
40°9'28"N • 76°59'14"W
The Oakes Museum of Natural History, Mechanicsburg
63 min walk • Natural history museum, Children's museum, History museum
4 miN
Romanesque architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
Simpson Street School, Mechanicsburg
103 min walk • Simpson Street School is a historic school complex located at Mechanicsburg in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. The complex consists of a Romanesque Revival style building built in 1892, and two Late Gothic Revival style buildings added in the 1920s.
4.2 miN
Museum
Cumberland Valley Railroad Station and Station Master's House, Mechanicsburg
108 min walk • Cumberland Valley Railroad Station and Station Master's House, also known as the Mechanicsburg Railroad Station, is a historic railway station and house located at Mechanicsburg in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. The station was erected about 1875 by the Cumberland Valley Railroad. It is a 1 1/2-story, brick building with a gable roof.
4.2 miN
Neighbourhood
Mechanicsburg Commercial Historic District, Mechanicsburg
107 min walk • The Mechanicsburg Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 91 contributing buildings in the central business district of Mechanicsburg.
6.6 miNE
Church
Peace Church, Harrisburg
170 min walk • Peace Church, also known as Die Frieden Kirche, is an historic Reformed and Lutheran church located in Hampden Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.