GEORGETOWN, Del. – The BD Motorsports Media team has set an 11-race schedule for the upcoming season at the Georgetown Speedway.
The schedule is highlighted by three separate appearances from the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series fueled by Sunoco and the inaugural Gary Simpson Memorial 12K for the 12K race.
Two practices precede the racing season Saturday, March 5 and Thursday, March 10, the latter serving as the Opening Night to the Melvin L. Joseph Memorial weekend.
The Melvin L. Joseph Memorial serves as the season opener with the Short Track Super Series and its Elite program on March 10-12.
The weekend of racing will conclude with a 49-lap, $25,000-to-win feature in round two of the STSS Halmar International Elite Series. The $25,000 payday serves as the largest winner’s share for a dirt-track race in Delaware history.
The STSS returns Tuesday, Aug. 30 as Melon 1 presents Blast at the Beach, the popular summer classic at the Sussex County half-mile. The Modifieds will race for 35 laps and a $6,000 payday.
The final STSS stop rounds out the season Oct. 28-29 with Mid-Atlantic Championship weekend. The season concludes as the modifieds go for 40 laps and the potential of $7,000-to-win.
The STSS Crate 602 Sportsman join all three STSS programs at Georgetown Speedway again next year.
New on the schedule is the Gary Simpson Memorial ‘12K for the 12K’ race, which honors the late Delaware racing car owner Gary Simpson.
The July 22 race will see the modifieds race for 32 laps and $12,000-to-win, the second highest-paying race of the season at Georgetown next year.
The Simpson Memorial will also host the crate 602 sportsman going 22 laps for $1,212-to-win. The Southern Delaware Vintage Stock Cars, Little Lincolns, Delaware Super Trucks and Delmarva Chargers all join the night of racing as well.
Familiar favorites continue, as the Mark “Coot” Williams Memorial takes place for the super late models alongside the Battle of the Bay for the RUSH Late Model Series on April 14.
May 13 provides another running of the Deron Rust Memorial, as the modifieds go for 33 laps and $3,960 to win.
Sprint cars visit Georgetown on three separate occasions next year, with three separate series taking center stage.
The Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series join the modifieds and RUSH Late Models for the June 3 program. It’ll be the series lone appearance of the season.
Sprint cars then visit Georgetown twice in September. First, on Sept. 9, the United Racing Club 360 sprint cars join the modifieds and RUSH Late Models.
Three weeks later, on Sept. 30, the non-winged warriors of the USAC East Coast Sprint Cars co-headline the event with the modifieds and crate 602 sportsman.
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2022 Georgetown Speedway Schedule of Events
Saturday, March 5 – Open Practice (all divisions)
Thursday-Saturday March 10-12 – Melvin L. Joseph Memorial Weekend
Thursday, March 10 – Open Practice (all divisions)
Friday, March 11 – PA/NJ Spec Small-Block Modifieds 30 laps, $4,049 to win, RUSH Late Models 20 laps, $1,049 to win, Southern Delaware Vintage Stock Cars, Delaware Super Trucks & Delmarva Chargers
Saturday, March 12 – Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By Sunoco Halmar International ‘Elite’ Series Modifieds – 49 laps, $25,000 to win, $1,000 for 16th, $500 to start ($80,000 total purse) plus STSS Crate 602 Sportsman 25 laps, $1,549 to win, Delaware Super Trucks & Delmarva Chargers
Friday, April 8 & Saturday, April 9 – Monster Truck Racing League (MTRL) presents “Monster Truck Madness”
Thursday, April 14 – Super Late Models ‘Mark Williams Memorial’ 26 laps, $3,026 to win, RUSH Late Model Series ‘Battle of the Bay’ 30 laps, $3,000 to win plus Delaware Super Trucks & Delmarva Chargers
Friday, May 13 – Deron Rust Memorial Race: Modifieds 33 laps, $3,960 to win, Crate 602 Sportsman 20 laps, $1,396 to win plus Southern Delaware Vintage Stock Cars, Little Lincolns, Delaware Super Trucks & Delmarva Chargers
Friday, May 20 & Saturday, May 21 – Zerbini Family Circus
Friday, June 3 – Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series, Modifieds 25 laps, $3,000 to win plus RUSH Late Models 20 laps, $1,000 to win, Southern Delaware Vintage Stock Cars, Delaware Super Trucks & Delmarva Chargers
Friday, July 22 – “12k for the 12k” – Gary Simpson Memorial Race – 32 laps, $12,000-to-win Modifieds plus Crate 602 Sportsman 22 laps, $1,212 to win, Southern Delaware Vintage Stock Cars, Little Lincolns, Delaware Super Trucks & Delmarva Chargers
Tuesday, Aug. 30 – Melon 1 presents the ‘Blast at the Beach’ Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco Modifieds 35 laps, $6,000 to win, $500 to start plus STSS Crate 602 Sportsman 25 laps, $1,500 to win, Delaware Super Trucks & Delmarva Chargers
Friday, Sept. 9 – URC Sprint Cars plus Modifieds 25 laps, $3,000 to win, RUSH Late Models $1,000 to win, Southern Delaware Vintage Stock Cars, Delaware Super Trucks & Delmarva Chargers
Friday, Sept. 30 – USAC East Coast Wingless Sprint Cars plus Modifieds 25 laps, $3,000 to win, Crate 602 Sportsman 20 laps, $1,000 to win, Southern Delaware Vintage Stock Cars, Delaware Super Trucks & Delmarva Chargers
Friday, Oct. 28 & Saturday, Oct. 29 – Mid-Atlantic Championship Weekend
Friday, Oct. 28 – PA/NJ Spec Small-Block Modifieds 30 laps, up to $5,000 to win, plus RUSH Late Models 20 laps, $1,000 to win, Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco Modified heat races, Super Late Model time trials & heat races, Southern Delaware Vintage Stock Cars, Delaware Super Trucks & Delmarva Chargers
Saturday, Oct. 29 – STSS Modifieds 40 laps, up to $7,000 to win, Super Late Models 40 laps, up to $7,000 to win, STSS Crate 602 Sportsman 25 laps, $1,500 to win, Little Lincolns, Delaware Super Trucks & Delmarva Chargers