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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 Northea
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9/14/2025 -
Georgetown, DE — September 14, 2025 On Sunday, September 14th, RUSH Racing Series official Travis Harry arrived in Georgetown, Delaware, to conduct a
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8/29/2025 -
Georgetown, Del. – The roar of horsepower returns to Georgetown Speedway this Saturday, August 30, as the Farmers Bank of Willards Tractor Pull takes

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Camp Barnes Benefit Stock Car Race Returns to Georgetown Speedway

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8/26/2025
GEORGETOWN, Del. – One of Delaware’s longest-standing racing traditions will return to the historic Georgetown Speedway on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, when the engines fire for the annual Camp Barnes Benefit Stock Car Race. Each year, the event brings together some of the...more

Jordan Watson Closes Down Georgetown Speedway ‘Pre-Season with Fastest Open Practice Lap
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3/4/2020

3/4/2020

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Jordan Watson Closes Down Georgetown Speedway ‘Pre-Season with Fastest Open Practice Lap

GEORGETOWN, DE – The “pre-seasonâ at Delawares
Georgetown Speedway came to a close on Tuesday evening with the second and
final Open Practice session.

Now,
attention turns to the Melvin L. Joseph Memorial event this Friday (March 6)
and Saturday (March 7). A weather date of Sunday (March 8) is in place, only if needed.

Approximately
30 race cars hit the track on Tuesday night for a three-hour test and tune. A
tacky, fast surface greeted competitors. Jordan Watson, the most recent winner
with the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By
Sunoco at Georgetown in November, turned the evenings fastest lap. Milford,
Del.s Watson circled the half-mile oval in 19.256 seconds.

Watson owns a
pair of high-profile STSS Modified victories at Georgetown: last falls
Mid-Atlantic Championship Weekend and the ‘Blast at the Beach in 2015.

New Jerseys
Brandon Grosso and Pennsylvanias Danny Hieber completed the long tow south to
shake down their STSS Modifieds for this weekends $10,049-to-win, 49-lap
event.

Delawares
Ryan Riddle, Scott Van Gorder, Jordn Justice and Marylands Jeff Brown each
took their L&J Sheet Metal Modifieds for track time.

A variety of
racing divisions took part in the Open Practice, including Chesapeake
Paving/J.W. Brown Trucking Crate 602 Sportsman, RUSH Late Models, Southern
Delaware Vintage Stock Cars, Delmarva Chargers and Delaware Super Trucks.

The final
checkered flew at approximately 9:15 p.m.

Its all eyes
on the 2020 Northeast dirt Modified opener this weekend.

Friday night consists of a complete Small-Block Modified program (30
laps, $4,049 to win), RUSH Late Models (20 laps, $1,049 to win), Delmarva
Chargers and Delaware Super Trucks.

Hot laps will take place Friday for STSS Modifieds and STSS Crate 602
Sportsman with the two fastest drivers overall in each division earning redraw
positions for the Saturday main events.

Saturday fires to life with the STSS Modifieds (49 laps, $10,049 to win),
STSS Crate 602 Sportsman (25 laps, $1,049 to win), Delmarva Chargers, Delaware
Super Trucks and Southern Delaware Vintage Stock Cars.

Ken Adams of the Melvin L. Joseph Construction company has posted $49 per
lap for all 49 laps of the STSS Modified event, a total of $2,401. The money
will rotate through the top-seven running order.

Auto racing icon Ken Schrader serves as the weekends Grand Marshal and
will be available to meet fans throughout the weekend.

On Friday,
pit gates open at 3 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.

Pit and grandstand gates unlock at 2 p.m. on
Saturday. 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).

There is
plenty of camping room available. Camping is free of charge, with no hook-ups.

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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