Short Track Super Series

8/16/2023

A Blast at the Beach: Georgetown Speedway Hosts Short Track Super Series Aug. 29

GEORGETOWN, DE After a long weather-prompted hiatus, the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco is back in gear with Rent Equip/Party Central and Belmont™s Garage South Region competition.

Georgetown Speedway the renovated facility in Sussex County, Del. hosts its first STSS event of 2023 on Tuesday, Aug. 29 (rain date: Aug. 30).

The Hale Trailer Blast at the Beach™ marks the third South Region event in August, joining Action Track USA in Kutztown, Pa., on Aug. 1 and New Egypt (N.J.) Speedway on Aug. 8.

The Blast at the Beach™ includes a 35-lap, $6,000-to-win STSS Modified main event and 25-lap, $1,500-to-win headliner for the STSS Crate 602 Sportsman, plus Delaware Super Trucks and Delmarva Chargers.

The traditional, sought-after surfboard trophy™ will be up for grabs.

After the most recent points-paying event on the South Region, Matt Sheppard of Savannah, N.Y., holds a one-point lead over Billy Pauch Jr. of Frenchtown, N.J. Matt Stangle (Neshanic, N.J.,), Mike Mahaney (Elizabethtown, N.Y.) and David Schilling (East Greenbush, N.Y.) complete the front five.

In the Belmont™s Garage Crate 602 Sportsman South Region, Joe Toth of Upper Makefield, Pa., leads Dylan Madsen of Spencerport, N.Y., Kyle Smith of Fleetwood, Pa., Tom Moore Jr. of Middletown, Del., and Ryan Simmons of Cream Ridge, N.J.

On Aug. 29, pit gates open at 4 p.m., with hot laps at 5 p.m. Hot laps begin at 6:20 p.m. and racing gets underway at 7:15 p.m.

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

Pit admission is $40 (Non-Members, ages 13 and up), $35 (NASCAR Members), $10 Kids (ages 6-12) and $2 Children (ages 5 and under).

Blast at the Beach™ registration is now open through MyRacePass at the following link: https://www.myracepass.com/series/1996/registrations/8257

Complete event information has been posted on the series website: https://shorttracksuperseries.com/event-info/

The Blast at the Beach™ will be broadcast live on FloRacing (www.floracing.tv).

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).

To learn more about the Short Track Super Series Fueled By Sunoco, visit www.shorttracksuperseries.com, e-mail bdmotorsportsmedia@gmail.com, check out Short Track Super Series™ on Facebook or @ShortTrackSS on Twitter or Instagram.

The Short Track Super Series is presented by American Racer/Lias Tire, Sunoco Race Fuel, FloSports, Bob Hilbert Sportswear, Rent Equip/Party Central, BDR Speed, Bicknell Racing Products, Ollie™s, Penske Racing Shocks, Wegner Automotive, River Valley Builders, Behrent™s Performance Warehouse, DIG Race Products, Velocita-USA, Franklin Products, Design for Vision & Sunglass Central, Belmont™s Garage, Quality Drywall, Precision Hydraulic & Oil, Prime MAC Tools, F.X. Caprara Car Companies, Algonkin Motel, Beyea Custom Headers, Dirt Track Digest, EIBACH, Electric Neon Custom Signs, Fastline Performance, Flach Performance Products, Henry™s Exhaust, Hig Fab, Schultz Racing Fuel Cells, Spyder Filters, Superior Remodeling, Teo-Pro Car, VAHLCO & Wilwood.