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L&J Sheet Metal Modifieds Return to Georgetown Speedway Friday, May 17 for Deron Rust Memorial

GEORGETOWN, DE – For the first time in two months,
big-block/small-block Modifieds return to the banked half-mile at Georgetown
Speedway.

On Friday,
May 17, the L&J Sheet Metal Modifieds take the headline of the Deron Rust
Memorial, competing for $3,960 to win over the distance of 30 laps. The annual
Deron Rust Memorial event is run in memory of Rust, a racer and promoter who was
fully dedicated to the success of the Sussex County oval.

Modifieds
have not hit the track at Georgetown since the opening Melvin L. Joseph
Memorial weekend in mid-March. Stewart Friesen (Short Track Super Series
Modified) and Duane Howard (small-block Modified) took the Sunoco checkered
flags.

Past Deron
Rust Memorial winners under the BD Motorsports Media LLC management of the
speedway include Friesen (2016 & 17) and Ryan Godown (18).

Joining the L&J
Sheet Metal Modifieds on the program are Chesapeake Paving/J.W. Brown Trucking
Crate 602 Sportsman ($1,396 to win), Southern Delaware Vintage Stock Cars,
Little Lincolns, Delmarva Chargers and Delaware Super Trucks.

Pit gates
open at 4 p.m. Grandstand gates are unlocked at 5 p.m. Hot laps hit the track at
6:40 p.m. and racing gets underway at 7:30 p.m.

Adult
grandstand admission is $20. Seniors (ages 65 and up) and Students (ages 13-17)
pay $16. Kids (ages 9-12) pay $10. Children 8 and under are FREE.

Pit admission
is $35 for Adults ages 13 and up. Kids (ages 6-12) pay $10. Children 5 and
under pay $2.

Award-winning
food courtesy of Fat Daddys BBQ will be available in both the pit and
grandstand areas.

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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