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Spring Temperatures, More Than 45 Race Cars, Perfect Track Conditions Kick-Start Georgetown Speedway 2016 Season With Tuesday Open Practice Session; HUGE Weekend Of Racing On Deck March 11-12

GEORGETOWN, DE – An unseasonably warm Tuesday night brought on the first activity of the season at Delaware’s historic Georgetown Speedway. An Open Practice session on the fast half-mile brought in more than 45 race cars representing a plethora of divisions and hundreds of race-starved fans as a new era of racing began at the facility under the BD Motorsports […]

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Georgetown Speedway Practice Has Been Postponed To Tuesday Night, March 8 Due To Wet Conditions; Facility Work Continues

GEORGETOWN, DE – The first open practice session of the 2016 season at Georgetown Speedway has been postponed to Tuesday night, March 8. Wet conditions on the grounds led to the postponement after a final winter blast on Friday. The Tuesday practice will have gates opening at 5 p.m. and on-track activities at 6:30 p.m. Practice will continue through 9:30 […]

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Open Practice Set For Saturday, March 5 At Georgetown Speedway; Melvin L. Joseph Memorial Looms March 11-12

GEORGETOWN, DE – The first on-track activity of 2016 is set for this weekend at Delaware’s historic Georgetown Speedway. On Saturday, March 5, the half-mile oval will host an open practice session. All race vehicles able to pass safety inspection will be granted track time. With the ’16 Season Opener at Georgetown looming, this shakedown session can set the tone […]

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On The Road Again: Massachusetts Driver Andy Bachetti Set To Chase Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP Point Standings, North & South, During Upcoming Season; Starts Journey March 12 At Georgetown, Delaware

Written by Cody Manmiller GEORGETOWN, DE – Andy Bachetti is ready to hit the road again with the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By VP. Last season, the Sheffield, Mass., driver was a virtual newcomer to the tracks in the STSS Velocita South Region and managed an eighth-place finish in the final standings, while maintaining his […]

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For The First Time Since 2009, Stewart Friesen Set To Compete In Delaware At March 12 Georgetown Speedway Melvin L. Joseph Memorial; Friesen To Chase Short Track Super Series North & South Region Championships

GEORGETOWN, DE – Stewart Friesen makes his living behind the wheel of a dirt Modified, often racing more than 100 times in a single season. He has not, however, turned a lap in the state of Delaware since 2009 during a stint as Maryland car owner Will Brown’s hired driver. Friesen, a native of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., who now resides in […]

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Spring Has Sprung At Delaware’s Georgetown Speedway; Track Prep Work Underway, Clean-Up Continues As Open Practice Looms March 5, Melvin L. Joseph Memorial March 11-12

GEORGETOWN, DE – The first “signs of spring” emerged over the weekend at Delaware’s historic Georgetown Speedway. Lou Johnson, a veteran of track prep in the First State auto racing circles, took to the half-mile oval with a newly purchased grader for the first track preparation activities of 2016. Time is winding down to the open practice session scheduled for […]

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All Systems Go For Delaware’s Georgetown Speedway With Active Month Of March; 2016 Northeast Dirt-Track Modified Season Opens At Historic First State Facility

GEORGETOWN, DE – The month of March is typically slow in the world of Northeast dirt Modified racing. For Delaware’s Georgetown Speedway, however, it is all systems go! The historic half-mile clay oval will roar to life to ignite the region’s 2016 dirt-track season with on-track activity planned shortly after the conclusion of February auto racing festivities in Florida On […]

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Microtel Named Official Hotel Of Georgetown Speedway, Reduced Rates Available For March 11-12 Melvin L. Joseph Memorial

Microtel Inn & Suites By Wyndham Georgetown/Beach Area, located less than a mile from the speedway on Route 113 in Georgetown, has been named the official hotel of Georgetown Speedway. Microtel will provide the racing community with discounted rates for the upcoming Melvin L. Joseph Memorial March 11-12. By mentioning “Georgetown Speedway,” those in the racing community will receive rooms […]

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