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Georgetown Speedway Announces Melvin L. Joseph Memorial Schedule Change: Friday Moves to Sunday; Saturday Show Unaltered

GEORGETOWN, DE – Georgetown Speedway management has
announced a schedule change for the 2019 Melvin L. Joseph Memorial weekend.

Due to a high
percentage of predicted rain on Friday afternoon and evening, speedway
management has announced the Friday program will now take place on Sunday,
March 17.

The Saturday
(March 16) portion of the Melvin L. Joseph Memorial will go off as scheduled
with the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By
Sunoco Modifieds running 49 laps for $6,949-plus to win, $1,000 for 10th
and $490 to take the green flag. The event serves as Race No. 1 of the STSS
Velocita-USA South Region presented by Design for Vision and Sunglass Central.

Saturday’s
program also includes STSS Crate 602 Sportsman paying $1,490 to win plus 12-lap
features for Southern Delaware Vintage Stock Cars, Delaware Super Trucks and
Delmarva Chargers.

Pit gates
open on Saturday at 1 p.m. Grandstand gates are unlocked at 2 p.m. Hot laps hit
the track at 4 p.m. with racing at 5 p.m.

NASCAR Hall
of Fame driver Bobby Allison will be signing autographs and meeting fans from
3-4 p.m.

Saturday
grandstand admission is $25 for Adults, $20 for Seniors (ages 65 and up) and
Students (ages 13-17), $10 for Children ages 9-12 and Kids 8 and under are
FREE.

Pit admission
for Saturday is $35 (ages 13 and up), $10 for Kids (ages 6-12) and $2 for
Children five and under.

The Sunday
program is comprised of Small-Block Modifieds racing for $4,049 to win (30
laps) plus RUSH Late Models ($1,049 to win), Delmarva Chargers and Delaware
Super Trucks.

All gates
open at noon on Sunday. Hot laps hit the track at 2 p.m. with racing at 3 p.m.

Sunday
grandstand admission is $25 for Adults, $20 for Seniors (ages 65 and up) and
Students (ages 13-17), $10 for Children ages 9-12 and Kids 8 and under are
FREE.

Pit admission
for Sunday is $35 (ages 13 and up), $10 for Kids (ages 6-12) and $2 for
Children five and under.

Weekend
passes will be available for both the grandstand and pit areas.

Weekend
grandstand passes cost $40 for Adults, $30 for Seniors and Students, $15 for
Children and Kids 8 and under are FREE.

Weekend pit
passes cost $65 (Adults ages 13 and up), $15 for Kids (ages 6-12) and $4 for
Children ages 5 and under.

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).

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