Kramer Williamson Explained

Kramer Williamson
Nationality: American
Birth Date:26 June 1950
Birth Place:Columbus, Ohio, United States
Death Place:York, Pennsylvania, United States
Last Series:United Racing Company Sprint Cars
Titles:United Racing Company Sprint Cars
Title Years:1991, 1992, 1995

Kramer Earl Williamson (June 26, 1950 – August 4, 2013) was an American sprint car racing driver. A native of Pennsylvania, he was a feature winner in World of Outlaws and United Racing Company competition, and a 2008 inductee of the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame. He was fatally injured in a racing accident at Lincoln Speedway.

Career

Williamson was a resident of Palmyra, Pennsylvania. He kept his age a secret but had been racing for over forty years at the time of his death. He shared the rookie of the year title at Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, in 1971.[1]

Williamson, known for driving a bright pink car,[2] was inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 2008.[3] He was a champion in the United Racing Company sprint car series in 1991, 1992 and 1995.[2]

On August 3, 2013, Williamson's car collided with another car and rolled over on the fourth lap of a 10-lap qualifying round at Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown, Pennsylvania. He was airlifted to York Hospital in York, Pennsylvania, where he died on August 4.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Sprint Car driver Kramer Williamson dies after crash. USA Today Sports staff. USA Today. August 4, 2013. August 5, 2013.
  2. Web site: Fast Track: Fans tickled pink by Kramer. McMillan. Ken. August 10, 2007. Times Herald-Record. August 7, 2013. Middletown, NY.
  3. Web site: Sprint car driver Kramer Williamson dies from complications after wreck. August 5, 2013. The Charlotte Observer. August 7, 2013. Charlotte, NC. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130815182800/http://www.thatsracin.com/2013/08/05/111766/sprint-car-driver-kramer-williamson.html. August 15, 2013.