2/9/2021
Georgetown Speedway
Georgetown Speedway to Open 2021 Northeast Modified Season with March 12-13 Melvin L. Joseph Memorial
GEORGETOWN,
DE – Last November,
Delawares historic Georgetown Speedway closed the curtain on the 2020
Northeast dirt Modified season with the ‘Gobbler special.
Now, the
half-mile Sussex County facility is set to kick-start 2021 for the
ground-pounding big-block/small-block contingent.
For the sixth
consecutive year, the late businessman and auto racing pioneer Melvin L. Joseph
will be honored at the speedway he built in 1949 and opened a year later with
the running of the Melvin L. Joseph Memorial Friday and Saturday, March 12 and
13.
The weekend
pinnacle is the 49-lap, $10,049-plus-to-win Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track
Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco Modified opener for the Velocita-USA South
Region presented by Design for Vision and Sunglass Central on Saturday (March
13). This event boasts a $33,889 minimum pay structure ($490 to take the green)
plus plentiful bonuses, special awards and certificates.
Melvin L.
Joseph Construction Company has generously added $49 per lap, a total of
$2,401, which will be distributed through the top-seven running order during
the event.
The Saturday
program also includes the STSS Crate 602 Sportsman Belmonts Garage South
Region opener (25 laps, $1,549 to win) plus 12-lap features for the Little
Lincolns, Delaware Super Trucks and Delmarva Chargers.
Friday night
(March 12) kicks off the weekend with Small-Block Modifieds headlining the
program offering $4,049 to the winner for 30 laps. Also competing on Friday are
the RUSH Late Models (20 laps, $1,049 to win) plus 12-lap features for the
Southern Delaware Vintage Stock Cars, Delaware Super Trucks and Delmarva
Chargers.
Practice laps
will also be available to STSS Modifieds and STSS Crate 602 Sportsman on Friday
night. The two fastest drivers (single-lap time, overall) will advance
automatically into Saturdays redraws.
Mr. Joseph
considered ‘49 to be his lucky number so it will be prevalent throughout the
weekend at Georgetown.
The opener at
Georgetown will be preceded by an Open Practice Session slated for Saturday,
March 6 (rain/weather date: Sunday, March 7).
A complete
information center for the Melvin L. Joseph Memorial has been set up on the
Short Track Super Series website (www.shorttracksuperseries.com).
Weekend
Breakdown, Times & Pricing: http://shorttracksuperseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/MelvinLJosephTimesPricingInformation2021.pdf
STSS Modified
Pay Structure: http://shorttracksuperseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/MelvinLJosephMemorialSTSSModifiedPayStructure.pdf
Small-Block
Modified Pay Structure: http://shorttracksuperseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/MelvinLJosephMemorialSmallBlockModifiedPayStructure.pdf
STSS Crate
602 Sportsman Pay Structure: http://shorttracksuperseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/MelvinLJosephMemorialCrate602PayStructure.pdf
RUSH Late
Model Pay Structure: http://shorttracksuperseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/MelvinLJosephMemorialRUSHLMPayStructure.pdf
STSS Modified
Entry Form: http://shorttracksuperseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021MelvinJosephSTSSModifiedEntryForm.pdf
Small-Block
Modified Entry Form: http://shorttracksuperseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021MelvinJosephSmallBlockModified.pdf
STSS Crate
602 Sportsman Entry Form: http://shorttracksuperseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021MelvinJosephSTSSCrate602EntryForm.pdf
There is no
entry fee for the RUSH Late Model event during Melvin L. Joseph Memorial
weekend.
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,
Insinger Performance, Bob Hilbert Sportswear, Hurlock Auto & Speed,
Velocita-USA, Design for Vision/Sunglass Central, Behrents Performance
Warehouse, Beyea Custom Headers, Bicknell Racing Products, Dirt Track Digest,
EIBACH Springs, Fast Axle, Fox Racing Shocks, Henrys Exhaust, Hig Fab,
HyperCo, Kirkey Racing Fabrication, K&N, Precision Hydraulic & Oil,
Belmonts Garage, QA1, Racing Optics, Superior Remodeling, Teo-Pro Car, VAHLCO,
WELD Racing & Wilwood.