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World Racing Group Mourns Morgan Hughes Passing
Williams Grove Speedway owner ‘a true visionary’ in motor sports.
CONCORD, NC — April 14, 2008 — The World Racing Group and its staff are
saddened by the passing on Saturday of Morgan Hughes, a leader in dirt track racing who
turned Williams Grove Speedway into one of the top dirt track’s in the country.
Hughes, 88, spearheaded several projects that benefited weekly racing at his
Mechanicsburg, Pa., track as well as Sprint Car racing in general.
The competition at Williams Grove Speedway between the local Pennsylvania Posse and
the traveling Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series is legendary, with
Hughes credited for creating the environment that provides a rivalry unlike any other in
dirt track racing. The culmination of his efforts was evident last fall by the massive
crowds during the National Open, an event Hughes turned into one of the top five Sprint
Car events in the world.
“Motor sports lost a true visionary in Morgan Hughes,” said World Racing Group
President Tom Deery. “For more than 30 years, he strived to make Williams Grove the
best dirt track in the country, and he succeeded in leaving behind a legacy of
accomplishment that lives on at perhaps the most competitive speedway in the country.
He will be missed by all of us.” |
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