2/12/2020
Short Track Super Series
Record $10,049 Winner’s Share Set for Melvin L. Joseph Memorial 49
GEORGETOWN,
DE – In business and
in racing, Melvin L. Joseph did big things.
So it’s only
appropriate the fifth annual Melvin L. Joseph Memorial is raising the bar for
dirt Modified racing in the First State. This year’s edition takes place on
Friday-Saturday March 6-7 and – for the
first time – the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS)
Fueled By Sunoco Modifieds race for $10,049 to win!
Georgetown
Speedway fires its 2020 season to life with two full days of racing on the
progressively banked half-mile clay oval.
Friday night
(March 6) gets the weekend underway with a Small-Block Modified (max 370 cubic
inches) main paying $4,049 to win for 30 laps. Also on the docket: RUSH Late
Models (20 laps, $1,049 to win), Delmarva Chargers and Delaware Super Trucks
both going 12-lap distances.
STSS
Modifieds and Crate 602 Sportsman will take part in practice rounds with the
driver recording the fastest lap guaranteed into Saturday’s Beyea Custom
Headers redraws.
On Friday,
pit gates open at 4 p.m., grandstand gates unlock at 5 p.m., with hot laps 6:20
p.m. and racing gets underway at 7:15 p.m.
Friday grandstand admission is $25 (Adults); $20 for
Seniors (ages 65 and up) and Students (ages 13-17); $10 Kids (ages 9-12); and
Children 8 and under FREE.
Friday pit admission is $35 (ages 13 and up). Kids (ages 6-12) pay $10. Children
5 and under pay $2.
On Saturday
(March 7), the Velocita-USA South Region presented by Design for Vision and
Sunglass Central opener is set for the STSS big-block/small-block Modifieds.
The 49-lap main offers a whopping $10,049 plus bonuses and $490 to take the
green flag.
STSS Crate
602 Sportsman competitors kick off their STSS South Region in a 25-lap feature
paying $1,490 to the victor. Southern Delaware Vintage Stock Cars, Delmarva
Chargers and Delaware Super Trucks, each running 12-lap features, complete the
program.
Auto racing
icon Ken Schrader will be on hand serving at the Grand Marshal for the Melvin
L. Joseph Memorial.
Pit gates open at 1 p.m. Saturday. Grandstand
gates unlock at 2 p.m. Hot laps hit the track at 4 p.m., with racing at 5 p.m.
Saturday
grandstand admission is $25 (Adults); $20 Seniors
(ages 65 and up) and Students (ages 13-17); $10 Kids (ages 9-12); and Children
8 and under FREE.
Saturday pit admission is $40 (ages 13 and
up). Kids (ages 6-12) pay $10. Children 5 and under pay $2.
Melvin L.
Joseph Memorial weekend passes are available at $45 (Adult Grandstand), $35
(Senior/Student Grandstand), $15 (Kid Grandstand) and $70 (pit area ages 13 and
up).
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).