$30,000 TOMMY CLASSIC APRIL 25 AT WILLIAMS GROVE

     MECHANICSBURG, PA -- The Tommy Classic for sprint cars is set for
Friday evening, April 25, at Williams Grove Speedway.
     Friday will mark the Silver Anniversary of this event, which was first
run as the Early Bird Classic in 1983.
     While the race has undergone several name changes over the years the
underlying goal  remains the same:  to offer the speedway's regular
competitors a sizable early season payoff.
      A $30,000 purse will accomplish that goal and should ensure a  field
of the best sprint car racers in the East.
     The night's competition will begin with qualifying at 7:30.
     Heat races and a B-main will fill the field for the 30-lap Tommy
Classic which will pay $6000 to win.
      Past winners of this early season event include Bobby Allen, Randy
Wolfe, Doug Wolfgang, Dave Blaney, Don Kreitz, Jr., Kenny Jacobs, Frankie
Kerr, Lance Deweae, Kevin Gobrecht, Stevie Smith, Dave Ely, Greg Hodnett,
Fred Rahmer , Doug Esh and defending champion Craig Keel.  This year's
race will once again honor the memory of the late Tommy Hinnershitz, a
Hall of Fame sprint car driver from Oley, Pa.
     Few racers are able to achieve first name recognition in sprint car
racing, but in Pennsylvania during his racing career and throughout his
retirement, racers and fans alike referred to the diminutive Pennsylvania
Dutchman only as Tommy.
     He was a legendary performer who won 19 races at Williams Grove
Speedway including the first ever run at this historic half-mile back on
May 21, 1939.
     His accomplishments on the national level are too numerous to mention.
But they can be remembered once again on April 25 with the running of the
Tommy Classic.
     In addition to Cindy Rowe Auto Glass points, the Tommy Classic will
also be the first race in this year's Diamond Series, a package of special
events which offers a separate point fund.