The World of Outlaws made a stop at Williams Grove Speedway on their East Coast swing on Friday and Saturday.

Friday night started out with high hopes when Chase Dietz of York led a Pennsylvania Posse sweep of the World of Outlaws sprint cars in the J & S Classics National Open Preliminary at Williams Grove Speedway, earning $12,000 for the exciting victory. Not only did the Posse sweep the podium but it also took four of the top five spots in the 25-lap main that was the 39th running of the prestigious event.

It was Dietz’s fifth career win at the oval but his first for car owners John and Kelly Stehman. The checkered flag was also a first for the pilot over the traveling outlaws band.

On Saturday night, it was all Outlaw when Sheldon Haudenschild ran down Bill Balog in Saturday night’s 40-lap, 63rd annual J & S Classics National Open for World of Outlaws Sprint Cars at Williams Grove Speedway and claimed the $75,000 and the life-long title of ‘National Open winner’ that goes along with it.

Balog and Haudenschild started on the front row with Haudenschild trailing Balog for the first six laps before fourth starter Buddy Kofoid drove into the second spot. Balog hit traffic with a two second lead on the eighth tour and found his advantage down to just over a second with a quarter of the race completed as heavy traffic was in play. Danny Dietrich was able to get third away from Haudenschild on the 13th tour just before Haudenschild took the spot back and the caution flag flew for a slowing Connor Morrell, the yellow with 14 laps down turned red for refueling and Haudenschild capitalized on the restart to get by Kofoid for second before the final caution of the race appeared for a faltering David Gravel on Lap 15.

Danny Dietrich blasted to the outside of Haudenschild and Kofoid in the first corner on the restart and motored into second, but Haudenschild was far from backing off for the spot as Kofoid faded. Sheldon had battled back into second on the 29th tour before setting his sights on Balog, who had again hit the rear of the field two laps earlier.

Haudenschild took his first swipe at the leader with seven laps to go by attempting a low-side blast in the third turn that failed to deliver. But a lap later, Balog tripped on the first turn cushion, giving Haudenschild new life, and he used it to nose into the lead around the inside, only to see Balog muster all of his speed and blow back around as the pair hit the backstretch. Balog did the exact same thing on the next lap. And this time, when he bobbled up top, Haudenschild got around on the inside and Balog wasn’t able to reclaim control.

Haudenschild crossed the line with the lead with four laps to go and Balog in hot pursuit to get the lead back, pair was nose to tail as they passed the flag stand and just after the white flag used every bit of speed he had left in his car, Balog thrust his car around the cushion as he blasted through the first and second turns. Haudenschild drove off to the big win and Dietrich also got by Balog to finish second.

Troy Wagaman Jr. won the 2025 410 sprint car track title by virtue of finishing 20th in the field, this was the final event on the 2025 schedule at Williams Grove Speedway.

In other action at Hidden Valley Speedway, Brad Benton of Duncansville claimed the Semi Late portion of the Mountain Top Nationals Saturday night at Hidden Valley Speedway, Shannon Casher of Mineral Springs won the Small Block Modified portion while the other winners were: Eric Lucas of Clearfield in the Pure Stocks, Jeff Huber of Mayport won the Four Cylinder main and Eli Kennedy of Linden won the Micro Sprint feature.

The Inaugural Mountain Top Nationals is now history, and lessons were learned and track owner Dan Savino hopes to grow the event well into the future. The season-ending Halloween Madness is set for Oct. 18.