Career
He was fatally injured in a racing accident at Lincoln Speedway. 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.
Williamson, known for driving a bright pink car, was inducted into the National Sprint Carolina Hall of Fame in 2008. 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.