‘First State 40’ This Thursday Night At Georgetown Speedway
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It’s Time For The Bi-Rite Auto Sales ‘First State 40’ Thursday Night At Georgetown Speedway; $5,000-To-Win Ultimate Super Late Model Series Special Kicks Off Four-Race Colonial Clash Championship
GEORGETOWN, DE – History will be made on Thursday night at Georgetown Speedway.
The inaugural four-race Colonial Clash Championship presented by Dirt Nation kicks off in the First State on Thursday, June 2 with the Bi-Rite Auto Sales ‘First State 40’ for the Ultimate Super Late Model Series. This first-time happening for Super Late Models offers a cool $5,000 to win and $400 just to take the green flag from a purse structure totaling more than $20,000.
Aside from the individual race purse structure, a $17,000 point fund is up for grabs. The Colonial Clash gets underway at Georgetown Thursday before venturing to Potomac Speedway in Budd’s Creek, Md., Friday, Virginia Motor Speedway in Jamaica, Va., Saturday and Winchester (Va.) Speedway on Sunday, where the champion will be crowned and top-15 in the standings will be finalized.
The ‘First State 40’ may be the most lucrative Super Late Model program in Georgetown’s long and storied past. Local competitors and invaders will hit the speedway in search of a big payday.
The ‘First State 40’ is the furthest trek north since the inception of the Ultimate Super Late Model Series.
After a Super Late Model practice session and Dash held on May 15, turns one and two of the half-mile oval were widened and reshaped to accommodate further side-by-side racing.
On Thursday, pit gates open at 3 p.m. Grandstand gates unlock at 4 p.m. Hot laps begin at 6:30 p.m. Racing begins at 7:15 p.m.
Grandstand admission for Adults is $20. Seniors (ages 65 and over) and Students (13-17) pay $16. Kids 9-12 are $10. Children nine and under are FREE. Pit admission is $35 (ages 13 and up), $10 (Kids 6-12) and Children under five are $2.
Parking and camping on the speedway grounds are FREE of charge.
Joining the Super Late Models on the program are Crate 602 Sportsman ($1,000 to win, $100 to start), Delmarva Chargers ($200 to win, $50 to start) and Delaware Super Trucks ($200 to win, $50 to start).
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 new 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 Brett Deyo at 845.728.2781 during business hours for more information.
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