Georgetown Speedway

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10/25/2025 -
GEORGETOWN, DE — Georgetown Speedway is gearing up for one of the most anticipated events of the season as the General Refrigeration Company Mid-Atlan
Billy Pauch Jr. Passes Overheated Jordan Watson fo...

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10/21/2025 -
By Len Sammons - Georgetown, DE - After a torrid dirt Modified battle, Billy Pauch Jr. bypassed Jordan Watson for the lead after several failed attemp
Miller in a Thriller!

Miller in a Thriller!

9/27/2025 -
On a gorgeous fall Friday evening the Innovative Machining Technology USAC Sprints presented by Baer Den Farm hit the clay running in Delaware. Chris

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Big Weekend of Racing, Family Fun & Festivities Set for Georgetow

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10/25/2025
GEORGETOWN, DE — Georgetown Speedway is gearing up for one of the most anticipated events of the season as the General Refrigeration Company Mid-Atlantic Championship Presented by Millman NAPA Auto Parts takes over the historic half-mile oval on Friday, October 31, and...more
Billy Pauch Jr. Passes Overheated Jordan Watson for Bobby Wilkins

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10/21/2025
By Len Sammons - Georgetown, DE - After a torrid dirt Modified battle, Billy Pauch Jr. bypassed Jordan Watson for the lead after several failed attempts and then drove away to win the first Bobby Wilkins Memorial on Friday at Georgetown Speedway. "Man, that thing was...more
Miller in a Thriller!

Miller in a Thriller!

9/27/2025
On a gorgeous fall Friday evening the Innovative Machining Technology USAC Sprints presented by Baer Den Farm hit the clay running in Delaware. Chris Allen Jr. smoked the field in BDB Graphics Heat Race #1. Heat race two showcased the storyline of the evening, with Steven...more
Godown Steals the Show Late at Georgetown Speedway on Northeaster

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9/16/2025
The crisp fall air settled over Sussex County, Delaware, but the on-track action at Georgetown Speedway was as hot as ever on Friday night for Northeastern Supply & American Standard Heating & Air Night at the Races. The 25-lap Millman’s NAPA Auto Parts Modifieds feature...more

Chesapeake Paving Boosts March 16-17 Melvin L. Joseph Memorial Georgetown Opener: $6,949 To Win STSS Modifieds; $4,049 To Win Small-Block Modifieds
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12/28/2017

12/28/2017

Georgetown Speedway


Chesapeake Paving Boosts March 16-17 Melvin L. Joseph Memorial Georgetown Opener: $6,949 To Win STSS Modifieds; $4,049 To Win Small-Block Modifieds

GEORGETOWN, DE – The 2018 Northeast dirt-track Modified opener has gotten more lucrative.

Jeff Browns Chesapeake Paving of Salisbury, Md., sweetened the pot for the season-opening Melvin L. Joseph Memorial weekend March 16-17 at Georgetown Speedway.

The two-day program includes the 50th race in Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco history on Saturday, as the 49-lap big-block/small-block event kicks off the eight-race STSS Velocita-USA South Region.

Thanks to the Chesapeake Paving support, Saturdays Melvin L. Joseph Memorial 49 will pay $6,949 to the winner: the largest dirt Modified payout since the speedway reopened under BD Motorsports Media LLC management in 2016.

Friday nights small-block Modified 30-lap event has also benefited! The winners share has increased to $4,049 for the preliminary program.

“Big thanks to Jeff (Brown) and Chesapeake Paving for making our 2018 opener bigger,â Georgetown promoter and STSS director Brett Deyo said. “Being the 50th race in series history, weve gotten a lot of interest from drivers wanting to be part of the milestone. It is shaping up to be a huge weekend of racing in the First State!â

Georgetowns season opener kicks off the richest season in STSS history thanks to the new partnership with Sunoco and Insinger Performance.

Should a driver win both the STSS Halmar International North Region and Velocita-USA South Region and the American Racer Cup, they will be eligible for a $25,000 Sunoco/Insinger cash bonus!

Should a driver win the STSS Halmar International North Region or Velocita-USA South Region and the American Racer Cup, they will be eligible for a $10,000 Sunoco/Insinger cash bonus!

“2018 is shaping up to be an historic season for our series,â Deyo added. “And now we are kicking it off with a huge opener!â

Fridays (March 16) program will be headlined by the $4,049-to-win small-block Modified feature, plus RUSH Crate Late Models battling for $1,049 to win in the seasons first RUSH point race, Delmarva Chargers, Delaware Super Trucks and open Modified practice for Saturdays STSS event.

On Saturday (March 17), the STSS Modifieds battle for the $6,949 winners share plus the first-ever STSS-sanctioned L&J Sheet Metal Crate 602 Sportsman tour event ($1,049 to win) and feature-only programs for Delmarva Chargers, Delaware Super Trucks, Southern Delaware Vintage Cars and Little Lincolns.

Visit the official Georgetown Speedway website – www.thegeorgetownspeedway.com – for complete times and pricing information.

Season passes are now on sale for the 2018 season for both the grandstand ($175) and pit area ($275). Season passes include ALL events on the speedway schedule. To access the forms, click the following link: https://www.thegeorgetownspeedway.com/?page_id=78

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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