BILLY PAUCH NAMED WILLIAMS GROVE GRAND MARSHAL

Versatile racing legend Billy Pauch has been named grand marshal of the Friday night, June 10 “Horn/Schindler Memorial” USAC Silver Crown event at Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.

The Frenchtown, New Jersey native was USAC’s last feature winner at Williams Grove in a sprint car back in 1996, but is no stranger to the Silver Crown Series, making 12 starts between 1982 and 2004, finishing a career-best second place at Nazareth National Speedway in March of 1983, one of his five top-5 finishes.

June 10 marks the Silver Crown series return to “The Grove,” after a 35-year absence.  Sheldon Kinser took the victory in 1980 while Eddie Leavitt collected the win in 1981.

A field of 22 cars are set for Friday’s 100-lap event, including the series debut for the son of the grand marshal, Billy Pauch, Jr.  Pauch, of Milford, N.J., has been tabbed to drive the Bob Lesko/Wayne Subaru/Beast/Chevy number 52.  That’s the very same team that his father drove for in two Silver Crown starts during the 1985 season.

The “Horn-Schindler Memorial” featuring the USAC Silver Crown series as well as the ARDC Midgets gets underway with pit gates opening at 3:30pm, the drivers’ meeting at 6:30pm, hot laps at 7pm and ProSource qualifying at 7:30pm.  General admission adult tickets are just $25 while children age 13-20 get in the gates for $10.