2/14/2021
Georgetown Speedway
Georgetown Speedway Season Kicks Off March 6 with Open Practice
GEORGETOWN,
DE – Georgetown Speedway
is set for its first on-track activity of the 2021 season on Saturday, March 6.
One week
before the Sussex County half-mile oval opens the Northeast dirt-track Modified
campaign with the Melvin L. Joseph Memorial, an Open Practice is planned for
March 6 open to all divisions looking for track time.
Pit gates
will unlock at 2 p.m. with on-track activity planned for 4-7 p.m. Divisions on
hand will rotate through the three-hour period.
Pit admission
is $25 (ages 13 and up). Kids (ages 6-12) pay $10 and Children 5 and under pay
$2.
Grandstand
admission will be free of charge.
In the event
of inclement weather, a rain date of Sunday, March 7 has been established.
The Open Practice
leads into the annual running of the Melvin L. Joseph Memorial.
For the sixth
consecutive year, the late businessman and auto racing pioneer Melvin L. Joseph
will be honored at the speedway he built in 1949 and opened a year later with
the running of the Melvin L. Joseph Memorial Friday and Saturday, March 12 and
13.
The weekend
pinnacle is the 49-lap, $10,049-plus-to-win Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track
Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco Modified opener for the Velocita-USA South
Region presented by Design for Vision and Sunglass Central on Saturday (March
13). This event boasts a $33,889 minimum pay structure ($490 to take the green)
plus plentiful bonuses, special awards and certificates.
Melvin L.
Joseph Construction Company has generously added $49 per lap, a total of
$2,401, which will be distributed through the top-seven running order during
the event.
The Saturday
program also includes the STSS Crate 602 Sportsman Belmonts Garage South
Region opener (25 laps, $1,549 to win) plus 12-lap features for the Little
Lincolns, Delaware Super Trucks and Delmarva Chargers.
Friday night
(March 12) kicks off the weekend with Small-Block Modifieds headlining the
program offering $4,049 to the winner for 30 laps. Also competing on Friday are
the RUSH Late Models (20 laps, $1,049 to win) plus 12-lap features for the
Southern Delaware Vintage Stock Cars, Delaware Super Trucks and Delmarva
Chargers.
Practice laps
will also be available to STSS Modifieds and STSS Crate 602 Sportsman on Friday
night. The two fastest drivers (single-lap time, overall) will advance
automatically into Saturdays redraws.
Mr. Joseph
considered ‘49 to be his lucky number so it will be prevalent throughout the
weekend at Georgetown.
Complete
Melvin L. Joseph Memorial event information is posted on both the Georgetown
Speedway (www.thegeorgetownspeedway.com)
and Short Track Super Series (www.shorttracksuperseries.com)
websites.
Georgetown
Speedway, originally constructed by Melvin L. Joseph in 1949, is located at the
intersection of Route 113 and Speedway Road in Georgetown, Del., just miles
from the Delaware beaches and less than a 40-minute drive from Ocean City, Md.
A website is
live for the speedway at www.thegeorgetownspeedway.com. Like Georgetown Speedway on
Facebook, follow @thegtownspdwy on Twitter, e-mail georgetownspeedway@gmail.com or contact the speedway hotline at
302.563.GTWN (4896).
