GEORGETOWN, Del. — The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series makes its first-ever visit to Georgetown Speedway – and the State of Delaware – with the $18,049-to-win Melvin L. Joseph Memorial on August 24.
The event honors Delaware business icon – and the builder of the Sussex County facility – Joseph, who passed away in 2005.
NASCAR Cup Series star Ross Chastain will compete in the inaugural event driving a Super Late Model for Niece Motorsports. Driving for Trackhouse Racing in the Cup Series, Chastain has one victory so far this season and sits seventh in the standings.
Jimmy Spencer – a winner in all three national NASCAR series and a former NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion – has been named the event’s Grand Marshal.
The nation’s top Super Late Model competitors are expected to invade the First State, including Ricky Thornton Jr., Hudson O’Neal, Jonathan Davenport, Tim McCreadie, Devin Moran, Daulton Wilson, Max Blair, Tyler Erb, Earl Pearson Jr., Spencer Hughes, Garrett Albertson, Tyler Breunig and more.
Georgetown’s own Ross Robinson – in his second season with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series – is one of two Super Late Model winners at Georgetown this season, joining Rick Eckert.
Joining the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series contingent are the Little Lincolns, Delaware Super Trucks and Delmarva Chargers in 12-lap, features-only programs.