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August 17, 2007

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August 10, 2007

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Pos.	Car#	Super Late Models		Pos.	Car#	TSS Crate Modified		Pos.	Car#	TSS Crate Late Model		Pos.	Car#	Georgetown Vintage Race Cars
1	45	Ricky Elliott		1	30	Jordon Watson		1	44	Tyler Reed*		1	23	C J Schirmer
2	25W	David Williams		2	21M	Mike White		2	95	Jon Calloway*		2	8	Morris Tucker
3	91	Kenny Pettyjohn		3	14K	Andy Hammond		3	7	Ross Robinson		3	11	Mel Joseph Jr.
4	22A	Donald Lingo, Jr.		4	91	Justin Griffith		4	14W	Ryan Walls *		4	28	Mark Williams
5	118	Rob Schirmer		5	21	Tim Trimble		5	3	Sparky White		5	65	Ronald Ford
6	7	Darryl Hills		6	39	Joseph Watson		6	12	Mike Wilson		6	19	Rick Loveland
7	6	Jamie Lathroum		7	55	Brian Robbins*		7	59	Kelly Putz		7	19	Herbie Hobbs
8	12K	Gary Simpson		8	61	Mike Hough		8	56	Billy Mellon*		8	23	John Irwin
9	PJ1	Mark Pettyjohn		9	46	Jerry Carter II		9	V75	Erik McKinney*		9	141	Jim Reed
10	38	Bob Geiger		10	31	Casey Lynch		10	35	Mike Parsons*		10	44	James Laplant
11	99L	Dale Lingo IV		11	10	Bobby Ballantine		11	55	Hal Browning
					42	Adam Jarrell		12	14M	Mike Williams
					18	Jeff Marker*		13	23	Travis Justice
					1X	Dan Riedy		14	13M	J T McLanigan
					6	Scott Calhoun		15	37	Dan Feidler
					17	John Curtis		16	88	Eddie Williams
					9	Jeff Brown		17	26	Mark Williams
								18	20	Staci Warrington *
								19	82M	Chris McLanigan
								20	32	Shane Sockriter
								21	5	Skip Syester
								22	09	Brent James DNS

August 10, 2007

THE GEORGETOWN SPEEDWAY AND PENINSULA OIL AND PROPANE BEAT THE WEATHER AND HAD A GREAT NIGHT OF ACTION!

By Wade Perdue Georgetown, DE... The weather didn't look good as threatening sky's where all around the Georgetown Speedway. In fact just before intermission the clouds opened up and a brief shower rolled through. All it did was cool off the hot of the summer, and make the clay on the big ½ mile even faster, giving the fans one heck of a show.

The first feature of the night was the Georgetown Vintage club for their ten lap feature. Rick Loveland lead the field to the green, but it wasn't long before Mark Williams would take the lead on lap one. Then the 11 of Mel Joseph Jr, Morris Tucker and last weeks feature winner CJ Schirmer marched their way to the front to make it a four car battle. CJ Schirmer would quickly take the lead and left the rest of the field to battle for second. Schirmer in the number 23 would take the win again followed by Morris Tucker in second.  Mel Joseph in the Bert Ritter 11 finishes in third. Mark Williams and Ronald Ford rounded out the top five.

Georgetown Vintage Club Finish= 1). 23 CJ Schirmer 2). 8 Morris Tucker 3). 11 Mel Joseph Jr. 4). 28 Mark Williams 5). 65 Ronald Ford 6). 19 Rick Loveland 7). 19 Herbie Hobbs 8). 23 John Irwin 9). 141 Jim Reed 10). 44 James Laplant.

The Super Late Models hit the speedway for their 20 lap feature on Peninsula Oil and Propane night. All the drivers had some extra incentive this week as a $200 bounty was put on new points leader Ricky Elliott. Pole sitter Rob Schirmer took the lead from the start followed closely by Mark Pettyjohn. The caution would come out as the PJ1 of Pettyjohn spins all by himself in turns one and two. That put Schirmer still in the lead but the 45 of Ricky Elliott worked his way up to second. It wasn't long before Elliott would take the lead on the restart and never look back collecting the bonus for himself and $1800 in winnings. From what I have heard the bounty will grow for the Super Lates in two weeks! New comer to the Georgetown Speedway David Williams finished in the second spot Kenny Pettyjohn finishes in third. Donald Lingo Jr. ,and Rob Schirmer rounded out the top five.

Super Late Model Finish= 1). 45 Ricky Elliott 2). 25W David Williams 3). 91 Kenny Pettyjohn 4). 22A Donald Lingo, Jr. 5). 118 Rob Schirmer 6). 7 Darryl Hills 7). 6 Jamie Lathroum 8). 12K Gary Simpson 9). PJ1 Mark Pettyjohn 10). 38 Bob Geiger 11). 99L Dale Lingo IV

The Crate Modifieds made their way out on the big ½ mile for fifteen laps of action. Mike White lead the 17 car field to the green and jumped out in front for a while. John Curtis was making a charge on White till he drove to low down in turn one and clipped the huge tractor tires on the bottom of the track, ripping the left front completely off the car ending his night on the hook. The restart showed Mike White still as the leader but coming all the way from 10th starting spot was the 30 of Jordon Watson. Watson would shot by White coming off of turn two, and pull away by almost a full straightaway winning on Peninsula Oil and Propane night. Mike White would finish second Andy Hammond and Justin Griffith came off of turn 4 in a dead heat and at the stripe the front bumpers were even and they tie for third. Tim Trimble rounded out the top five.

Crate Modified Finish= 1). 30 Jordon Watson 2). 21M Mike White 3). 14K Andy Hammond 3). 91 Justin Griffith 5). 21 Tim Trimble 6). 39 Joseph Watson 7). 55 Brian Robbins 8). 61 Mike Hough 9). 46 Jerry Carter 10). 31 Casey Lynch 11). 10 Bobby Balentine 12). 42 Adam Jarrell 13). 18 Jeff Marker 14). 1X Dan Riedy 15). 6 Scott Calhoun 16). 17 John Curtis 17). 9 Jeff Brown

The last feature of the night hit the speedway on Peninsula Oil and Propane night. The Crate Late Models scheduled for 15 laps of action with Eddie Williams showing the way. Right at the drop of the green the 44 of Tyler Reed jumped out in front and pulled away with lots of hard racing behind him. Dan Feidler and Billy Mellon put on a good show for about 5 laps before the 88 of Eddie Williams would spin cause a big pile up in turn four as caution flew. The field would line back up Reed leading and Sparky White in his first night out in the number 3 made his way up in the top five from 15th starting position. Tyler Reed was the class of the field as he wins ,with John Calloway second Ross Robinson third. Ryan Walls and Sparky White rounded out the top five.

Crate Late Model Finish= 1). 44 Tyler Reed 2). 95 Jon Callaway 3). 7 Ross Robinson 4). 14W Ryan Walls 5). 3 Sparky White 6). 12 Mike Wilson 7). 59 Kelly Putz 8). 56 Billy Mellon 9). V75 Erik McKinney 10). 35 Mike Parsons 11). 55 Hal Browning 12). 14M Mike Williams 13). 23 Travis Justice 14). 13M JT McLanigan 15). 37 Dan Feidler 16). 88 Eddie Williams 17). 26 Mark Williams 18). 20 Stacie Warrington 19). 82M Chris McLanigan 20). 32 Shane Sockriter 21). 5 Skip Syester 22). 09 Brent James DNS
 

This Friday Night Peninsula Oil and the Georgetown Speedway presents the Super Late Models

This Friday Night Peninsula Oil and the Georgetown Speedway presents the Super Late Models. See stars like Ricky Elliott, The Pettyjohn's, and the Lingo's as they go Wheel 2 Wheel on the big 1/2 mile. Also on hand will be the Crate Modifieds and Crate Late Models, along with the Georgetown Vintage Club. Gates open and 5pm Heats at 7:45. For more information call the track hot line 302-856-7415 or the track office at 302-684-3197. Visit GeorgetownSpeedway.com.   

August 5, 2007

It was a Memorial night for The Georgetown Speedway and the American Cancer Society!

8/3/07

By Wade Perdue Georgetown, DE.... The Ritter family could not have of thought of a better way to honor him than to race, and race they did. It was a very hot evening in Georgetown with temperatures in the 90's,but it didn't stop the fans, as the stands were full and so were the pits. It was almost like he was there. Just when the cars entered the speedway the wind picked up a little, cooling it off about ten degrees. We think it was him, making just a little cooler so we could enjoy a full night of action on the big half mile. The Georgetown Speedway and The American Cancer Society presented The First Annual "Race For A Cure" in honor of one of our own-- Bert Ritter.

The first of five features rolled out onto the speedway. The newly formed Georgetown Vintage club lined up for 10 laps of action. Leading the field around in the number 11 was Mel Joseph Jr. The number 11 has been owned by the Ritter family since the 50's and is all original with exception of the motor. The green flag flew with Joseph taking the early lead followed closely behind by Mark Williams, CJ Schirmer, and Morris Tucker. All four cars were fighting for the lead when the caution flew. The front pack was feeling very racy and did not adhere to the caution and tangled causing damage to the 11 of Joseph ending his night. Then it was Schirmer as he took the lead and never looked back, taking the checkered flag. A close battle for second as Williams and Tucker drove side by side coming off of four, as they crossed the line it was Mark Williams for second and Morris Tucker finished third. Rick Loveland and Herbie Hobbs rounded out the top five.

Georgetown Vintage Club Finish= 1). 23 CJ Schirmer 2). 28 Mark Williams 3). 8 Morris Tucker 4). 19 Rick Loveland 5). 19 Herbie Hobbs 6). 44 James LaPlant 7). 14A Josh Shockley 8). 141 Jim Reed 9). 11 Mel Joseph Jr. 10). 191 Kenny Archer DNS

The second Feature on tap for the evening was the Super Late Models for their 20 lap feature. Dale Lingo in the 99L lead the 15 car field to the green followed by Donald Lingo in the 22A. Close action involving Both the Lingo's the Pettyjohn, Kenny and Mark, and the 45 of Ricky Elliott. Caution came out quickly as the front runners were racing very close and it appeared that the 91 of Kenny Pettyjohn got into the back of the PJ1 of Mark Pettyjohn, causing him to spin. The green flag was dropped once again with Donald Lingo leading, but a hard charging Ricky Elliott was knocking on the door and took the lead from Lingo winning the race. Kenny Pettyjohn finished second followed by Donald Lingo, Jamie Lathroum and Mark Pettyjohn battled back to finish 5th.
 

Super Late Model Finish= 1). 45 Ricky Elliott 2). 91 Kenny Pettyjohn 3). 22A Donald Lingo 4). 6 Jamie Lathroum 5). PJ1 Mark Pettyjohn 6). 84 Ray Davis Jr. 7). 80 David Pettyjohn 8). 118 Rob Schirmer 9). 99L Dale Lingo 10). 119R Rob Ormsbee 11). 38 Bob Geiger 12). 10 Ryan Hackett 13). K&B Kerry King 14). 73 Al Cheney 15). 19 Brian Whaley DNS

The Big Block Modifieds came out for their 20 lap feature on Bert Ritter Memorial night with the 5 of Don Hallowell starting on the pole. The race was pretty clean between the front runners Hallowell, and the 26 of Ryan Godown. Godown took the lead just after half way when a vicious crash involving one of the tires in turn one and Jimmy Horton IV. The 43 of Horton clipped one of the big tractor tires on the inside of the speedway. These tires are to keep the drivers from going to low in the corner and chopping the corner off. Horton's car jumped high into the air as the right front tire went underneath, the 43 launching him several feet landing directly down on the nose of the car once again and turning over landing on his wheels. Horton was a little shaken as you may expect but otherwise ok. With only a few laps remaining Ryan Godown had a commanding lead as the 85 of Wade Hendrickson tried to reel him in. Hendrickson runs out of time and Ryan Godown wins his second of the year at Georgetown and his second in a row. Wade Hendrickson finished second with Jamie Mills third. Duane Rust and Jason Daliessio make up the top five.
Big Block Modified Finish= 1). 26 Ryan Godown 2). 85 Wade Hendrickson 3). 30 Jamie Mills 4). 96 Duane Rust 5). 9D Jason Daliessio 6). 18 LZ Conuver 7). 5 Don Hallowell 8). 43 Jimmy Horton IV 9). 101 Colby Steele 10). 83 Dale Hawkins 11). 8M Norman Short DQ 12). 27 Chad James DNS

The Crate Late Models came out onto the big half mile for their 15 lap main event. The V75 of Eric McKinney showed the way and had no problems holding off the 24 car field to win the Crate Late Model Feature. The cautions were plenty however, just past half way the caution flew for a spin in turn four. Nick Davis got sideways and was sitting in the middle of the turn when hard contact between Davis and the 12K of Kevin Scott Jr. Scott appeared to have no where to go hitting the 92 hard ending both drivers night. During the same caution the 63 of John Imler went off the top of the backstretch and flips after hitting the dirt embankment doing extensive damage to his car. All drivers in both wrecks were ok. The rest of the race was dominated by Eric McKinney as he wins, followed by the 14W of Ryan Walls in second. Tyler Reed, Ross Robinson and John Calloway round out the top five.
 

Crate Latemodel Finish= 1). V75 Eric McKinney 2). 14W Ryan Walls 3). 44 Tyler Reed 4). 7 Ross Robinson 5). 95 John Calloway 6). 55 Hal Browning 7). M14 Mike Williams 8). 12 Mike Wilson 9). 37 Dan Fiedler 10). 26 Mark Williams 11). 82M Chris McLanigan 12). 23 Travis Justice 13). 86 Eric Vent 14). 20 Stacie Warrington 15). 56 Billy Mellon 16). 59 Kelly Putz 17). 5 Skip Syester 18). 13 JT McLanigan 19). 92 Nick Davis 20). 12K Kevin Scott 21). 63 John Imler 22). 2 Jeff Keller 23). 141 Alan Reed

The Crate Modifieds came out for the last feature of the evening. Grant Ireland lead the 19 car field to the green and it wasn't long before the 9 of Jeff Brown would take control as he passed both Ireland and Joseph Watson coming off of turn two on lap one and pulled away by 5 car lengths going down the back straightaway. It looked like Brown was going to be unbeatable pulling a full straightaway from second place. Just past half way Browns car started to fade all of a sudden as he started slipping back through the field giving the lead to Joseph Watson. Watson lead the rest of the laps taking the win. After the checkered flew the 16 of Ted Reynolds blew of the top hose on the radiator on his machine. Reynolds suffered minor steam burns and was transported to the hospital for a checkup. The 31 of Casey Lynch finished second Jordon Watson finished third from his 10th starting position. Justin Griffith and John Lynch rounded out the top five.
 

Crate Modified Finish= 1). 39 Joseph Watson 2).31 Casey Lynch 3). 30 Jordon Watson 4). 91 Justin Griffith 5). 79 John Wynn 6). 21 Tim Trimble 7). 38 Matt Hawkins 8). 21M Mike White 9). 44 Grant Ireland 10). 57C Tom Curtis 11). 14K Andy Hammond 12). 29 Billy Carr 13). 16 Ted Reynolds 14). 6 Scott Calhoun 15). 18 Jeff Marker 16). 9 Jeff Brown 17). 65 Brandon Blades 18). 1A Andy Hitchens 19). 46 Jerry Carter

Georgetown Speedway Results (Unofficial)

August 3, 2007

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Pos.	Car#	Big Block Modifieds		Pos.	Car#	Super Late Models		Pos.	Car#	TSS Crate Modified		Pos.	Car#	TSS Crate Late Model
1	26	Ryan Godown		1	45	Ricky Elliott		1	39	Joseph Watson		1	V75	Erik McKinney*
2	85	Wade Hendrickson		2	91	Kenny Pettyjohn		2	31	Casey Lynch		2	14W	Ryan Walls*
3	30	Jamie Mills		3	22A	Donald Lingo, Jr.		3	30	Jordon Watson		3	44	Tyler Reed*
4	96	Duane Rust		4	PJ1	Mark Pettyjohn		4	91	Justin Griffith		4	7	Ross Robinson
5	9D	Jason Daliessio		5	6	Jamie Lathroum		5	79	John Wynn		5	95	John Callaway*
6	18	L Z Conuve		6	84	Ray Davis, Jr.		6	21	Tim Trimble		6	55	Hal Browning
7	5	Don Hallowell		7	80	David Pettyjohn		7	38	Matt Hawkins*		7	M14	Mike Williams
8	43	Jimmy Horton IV		8	118	Rob Schirmer		8	21M	Mike White		8	12	Mike Wilson
9	101	Colby Steele		9	99L	Dale Lingo IV		9	44	Grant Ireland		9	37	Dan Fiedler
10	83	Dale Hawkins		10	119R	Rob Ormsbee		10	57C	Tom Curtis		10	26	Mark Williams
11	8M	Norman Short, Jr.  DQ tire		11	38	Bob Geiger		11	14K	Andy Hammond		11	82M	Chris McLanigan
12	27	Chad James    DNS			10	Ryan Hackett		12	29	Billy Carr		12	23	Travis Justice
					K&B	Kerry King		13	16	Ted Reynolds		13	86	Eric Vent*
		Heat # 1			73	Big Al Chaney		14	6	Scott Calhoun		14	20	Staci Warrington*
1	5	Don Hallowell			19	Brian Whaley DNS		15	18	Jeff Marker*		15	56	Billy Mellon*
2	43	Jimmy Horton IV						16	9	Jeff Brown		16	59	Kelly Putz
3	8M	Norman Short, Jr.				Heat # 1		17	65	Brandon Perdue*		17	5	Skip Syester
4	30	Jamie Mills		1	22A	Donald Lingo, Jr.		18	1A	Chris Hitchens		18	13M	J T McLanigan
5	18	L Z Conuve		2	PJ1	Mark Pettyjohn		19	46	Jerry Carter II		19	92	Nick Davis*
6	27	Chad James		3	99L	Dale Lingo IV						20	12K	Kevin Scott, Jr.
				4	11					Heat # 1		21	63	John Imler*
		Heat # 2		5	80	David Pettyjohn		1	91	Justin Griffith		22	2	Jeff Keller
1	26	Ryan Godown		6	10	Ryan Hackett		2	31	Casey Lynch		23	141	Alan Reed
2	85	Wade Hendrickson		7	119R	Rob Ormsbee		3	38	Matt Hawkins*
3	83	Dale Hawkins		8	38	Bob Geiger		4	21	Tim Trimble				Heat # 1
4	101	Colby Steele						5	44	Grant Ireland		1	7	Ross Robinson
5	96	Duane Rust				Heat # 2		6	16	Ted Reynolds		2	14W	Erik McKinney*
6	9D	Jason Daliessio		1	45	Ricky Elliott		7	6	Scott Calhoun		3	12K	Kevin Scott, Jr.
				2	84	Ray Davis, Jr.		8	18	Jeff Marker*		4	44	Tyler Reed*
				3	6	Lathroum		9	65	Brandon Blades		5	82M	Chris McLanigan
				4	91	Kenny Pettyjohn		10	1A	Andy Hitchens		6	63	John Imler*
				5	73	Al Chaney						7	5	Skip Syester
Pos.	Car#	Georgetown Vintage Race Cars		6	19	Brian Whaley				Heat # 2		8	92	Nick Davis*
1	23	C J Schirmer		7	K&B	Kerry King		1	9	Jeff Brown		9	13M	J T McLanigan
2	28	Mark Williams						2	30	Joseph Watson		10	12	Mike Wilson
3	8	Morris Tucker						3	79	John Wynn		11	20	Staci Warrington*
4	19	Rick Loveland						4	39	Jordon Watson		12	3	George Ralph III ?
5	19	Herbie Hobbs						5	21M	Mike White
6	44	James LaPlant						6	57C	Tom Curtis				Heat # 2
7	14A	Josh Shockley						7	14K	Andy Hammond		1	26	Mark Williams
8	141	Jim Reed						8	29	Billy Carr		2	V75	Erik McKinney*
9	11	Mel Joseph Jr.						9	4L	Bobby Watkins?		3	55	Hal Browning
10	191	Kenny Archer DNS										4	37	Dan Fiedler
												5	95	John Callaway*
												6	56	Billy Mellon*
												7	23	Travis Justice
												8	59	Kelly Putz
												9	86	Eric Vent*
												10	2	Jeff Keller
												11	88	Chris Baker ?
												12	141	Alan Reed
													M14	Mike Williams not sure
														where he finished in the heats

July 19, 2007

Georgetown Speedway
142 Broadkill Road
Milton, DE 19968

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

GEORGETOWN, DE-Like race car rusting in someone’s yard for 10-years Georgetown Speedway in Georgetown, DE is in need of repairs. Since  reopening last season some needed repairs have been completed, others  haven’t. Most importantly the track’s electrical system is showing  signs of age and lack of upkeep. Over the past month wiring problems  have caused short blackouts.

“It has been frustrating over the past month or so to have the lights  go out during the race evening,” admitted track spokesperson David  Brown. “Fans, racers and crew members have been very understanding,  but we owe it to them to provide the best night of racing possible and  feel these repairs must be completed to our satisfaction before we race  again,” Brown added.

Speedway staff worked all week trying to correct these wiring problems.  Unfortunately the electrical problems have not been repaired forcing  the speedway’s Board of Investors to cancel racing for the next two  Friday nights July 20th and 27th. “We apologize to our fans and race  teams for having to cancel those shows,” Brown stated adding, “The  track sat idle for nearly 10- ears before we started racing again in  2006. The track saw very little maintenance during that 10-year period  and things like the lights and wiring are now showing signs of failure  following that long period of sitting idle.”

When racing resumes August 3rd a grand event will be added to the  schedule. In memory of longtime speedway supporter Bert Ritter, who  recently lost a battle with cancer, a memorial event benefiting the  American Cancer Society Walk for a Cure will be held that night.  Feature racing that evening will include Big Block Modifieds, Super  Late Models, Crate Modified and Crate Late Models. The popular   Georgetown Vintage Racing Club will also join the August 3rd show and  kids will have a chance to win prizes including a chance to win a ride  in the Georgetown Speedway pace car leading feature fields to the green   flag. Additional news about this huge night of racing will be  announced as soon as it’s finalized.

The speedway’s full schedule is online at www.georgetownspeedway.com.  Racing will continue on Friday nights through September. Additional special events will be announced soon. Georgetown Speedway is located  near all Maryland and Delaware beaches so fans can enjoy great Friday night racing then spend the rest of the weekend at the beautiful  Delmarva shore. For more information call the speedway office at 302.684.3197.

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July15, 2007

Editor Correction


It was reported erroneously in last week local editions that Georgetown Speedway had worked out differences with sprint car racing and that the events were scheduled for August 3rd, November 2nd. etc. This release was incorrect and not sent out by Georgetown Speedway Management. Georgetown Speedway will not be running Sprint car races during 2007. If your paper included this release last week please print a correction.



For Immediate Release


Georgetown Speedway Reopens After Honoring a Great Friend

Georgetown Speedway will reopen July 20th after leaving the facility silent on July 13th in honor of long-time race supporter, car owner and former driver, Bert Ritter of Harbeson. Mr. Ritter passed away July 11th after a lengthy illness. The Management of Georgetown Speedway felt it was only fitting to close the Speedway so the racing family could attend Ritter’s services on July 13th.

Georgetown Speedway will reopen Friday, July 20th with the P.O.D.S. sponsored event featuring Big Block Modifieds, Crate Late Models, Crate Modifieds, and Little Lincolns. The Eastern Motorsports Museum will also be on hand with restored racing cars from the 1930-1940 era on display. Children will be included in the event with draws for free teeshirts and pace car rides to the lucky winners.

Georgetown Speedway is finalizing details for a Bert Ritter Memorial Race scheduled for August 3rd. The event will serve double duty to remember Mr. Ritter and will be a benefit for the American Cancer Society Walk for a Cure. Many of Ritter’s former racing associates including Freddy Brightbill have been invited to share in the night’s event.

Georgetown Speedway is a half mile dirt Speedway located one mile South of Georgetown on Rt 113, built in the late 1940’s by the late Melvin L. Joseph. The Speedway features Big Block Modifieds, Super Late Models, Crate Modifieds, and Crate Late Models regularly. The Little Lincolns and Georgetown Vintage cars race a limited schedule at the Speedway.

Confirmation of this article’s contents made be verified by contacting the Speedway office @142 Broadkill Rd., Milton, Del. 19968 or by calling 684-3197. Contact person Pat Lawson.

July 8, 2007

“Elliott Makes Quick Work of Georgetown Late Model Field”

By Doug Watson
Georgetown Delaware, Seaford Delaware’s Ricky Elliott once again stood in the Georgetown Speedway victory lane as he scored a thrilling win in the divisions 20-lap feature last Friday night.
One-time Georgetown late model feature winner Kenny Pettyjohn blasted from the pole to take the early race lead. As Pettyjohn led effortlessly through the first half of the event, tenth starting Ricky Elliott was making his presence known. Elliott worked his way into second by the 5th lap and began closing in on leader Pettyjohn. Once Elliott caught Pettyjohn, the race was far from over.
The duo would battle side by side for several laps, keeping the large Georgetown crowd on their feet. Unfortunately Pettyjohn’s Mid-Coastal Siding Rocket pulled up lame on the 18th circuit with mechanical problems handing the lead to Elliott. That was all Elliott needed as he scampered away to collect his third Georgetown late model win of the season. Pettyjohn’s brilliant run ended with an eighth place finish. “That was a real bad deal for Kenny (Pettyjohn) I hated to see him break like that.” Were the words from Elliott as he stood in Georgetown’s victory lane. “The track was in great shape tonight and the top was definitely the fastest way around, but I needed the lapped cars if I was going to get Kenny.”
Ray Davis Jr. would come home second, Mary Pettyjohn was third, David Pettyjohn, after an early race spin, rebounded for fourth and Rob Schirmer completed the top-five.
Pit Notes,
Heats for the season-low 12 car field went to Ricky Elliott and Kenny Pettyjohn. The third place Effort by Mark Pettyjohn was only his second top-five of the season. Track conditions were superb as the dust-free surface was smooth and very racy offering the competitors multiple lanes for racing.

July 7, 2007

Lingo Injured in Bizarre Last Lap Crash at Georgetown

By Doug Watson
As Georgetown late model winner Ricky Elliott was taking the checkered flag in the divisions 20-lap main a grinding front stretch crash marred the conclusion of the event. Donald Lingo Jr. and Ray Davis Jr. had been waging a fierce battle for second. As the pair raced off the fourth turn toward the checkered flag the lapped car of Bobby Williamson, who was at least three laps off the pace, was in the immediate path of the oncoming racers. Davis went high and Lingo went low with Lingo making contact with the Williamson machine sending Lingo hard into the front stretch retaining wall at full speed.
After the dust had settled, Davis avoided the incident and went on to finish second but Lingo was not as fortunate. Immediately the red flag was displayed as Lingo was slow to climb from his destroyed #22A as it sat on the home stretch. The Georgetown medical crew was quickly on the scene and discovered that Lingo had a pretty nasty wrist injury. As the demolished #22A was towed to the pit area I had a chance to catch up with Lingo and get his thoughts on the incident.
“That Guy (Bobby Williamson) shouldn’t have been there.” Stated a very somber and shaken Lingo. “ I can understand a guy trying to learn, but he’s been around for a long time and the end result is a brand new car is destroyed.” So what exactly is Georgetown’s lapped car policy? “ I’m not sure Lingo added. “Every time I got near him I don’t think he knew where he was going! He shouldn’t have been out there.” “We started dead last and had a shot at a good finish, but I really feel bad for my car owners Alex and Theresa Beaumont they have a lot of money in this deal, and now it’s pretty torn-up.”
Car owner Alex Beaumont was visibly upset after the incident as well. “ I don’t mind guy’s like that starting races, but when their more than two laps down it’s just not their night and they need to get off the track. This is a complete disgrace because this wreck is going to cost me at least $10,000 because the car is just about totaled and the guy who caused us to wreck doesn’t have half that much in his entire car!
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July 8, 2007

Georgetown, De---- Georgetown Speedway along with Grotto Pizza held the Firecracker 40 Friday night. A packed house off fans cheered as the Big Block Modifieds rolled off the grid. John Keller’s 54x lead the field to the start. Lap one saw the 26 of Ryan Godown who started third, jump into the lead, but it wouldn’t hold. The field was immediately put under caution as Don Hallowell and Dale Hawkins getting together both spin, and the lights on the back straight away went dark causing a small fire on the ground. Safety crews from Station 77 of the Georgetown Fire Co. responded to scene and quickly doused the flames. Track officials worked fast to repair the lights ,and the action continued. The field lined back up for a complete restart. Keller again got the green ,and again Godown get the big jump and lead the field on lap one. At the half way sign the top five was Godown, Wade Hendrickson, Chad James, John Keller ,and Kenny Brightbill. The number 85 J&M Builders of Wade Hendrickson tangled with a lap car sending Hendrickson fast into the inside of the racetrack he gathered it back up loosing a couple spots. The caution flag would fly helping Hendrickson catch back up to the field. John Keller looses a right front wheel on lap 13. Ryan Godown of Ringos New Jersey in the number 26 would lead the field at the restart and never look back as he wins the Big block modified Firecracker 40 presented by Grottos by a straightaway. He also lead every lap picking up $400 extra dollars as each lap in all the features had a $20 lap bonus sponsored by local business. Godown wins followed by Chad James, Kenny Brightbill come home third, Jamie Mills,a nd Billy Pauch rounded out the top five.

FireCracker 40 Big Block Modifieds full field results--
1.26 Ryan Godown 2.27 Chad James 3.19 Kenny Brightbill 4.30 Jamie Mills 5.1W Billy Pauch 6.85 Wade Hendrickson 7.888 Robert Dutton 8.17 Scott VanGorder 9.20 Steve Haggen 10.83 Dale Hawkins 11.54X John Keller 12.96 Duane Rust 13.19B Brian Kressley 14.101 Colby Steele tg 15.1R Judd Mills dq 16.5 Don Hallowell dq for leaving the track during a red flag.

The Crate Modifieds also took their turn on the Big half mile at the Georgetown Speedway Friday night. The 21m of Mike White lead the Field for twenty laps of action. White held off several charges of teammate drivers Jeff Brown and Brad Trice. Those two exchange positions several times and at one point the 9 of Jeff Brown pulled along side of Mike White coming off of tun four making it close coming across the stripe. White had the preferred line going into turn one,and never looked back. Mike White in the J&M Builders number 21m takes the Checkered flag, followed by Brad Trice in second, Jeff Brown third. Tom Curtis,and Jordon Watson rounded out the top five.

Firecracker 40 Crate Modified full field results--
1. 21M Mike White 2.33 Brad Trice 3.9 Jeff Brown 4.57C Tom Curtis 5.30 Jordan Watson 6.17 John Curtis 7.55 Brian Robbins 8.39 Joseph Watson 9.1A Chris Hitchens 10.42 Adam Jarrell 11.46 Jerry Carter II 12.79 John Wynn 13.31 Casey Lynch 14. 14K Andy Hammond 15.61 Mike Hough 16.12 Randy Hill 17.16 Ted Reynolds 17.18 Jeff Marker 18.91 Justin Griffith 19.36 Taylor Craik 20. 38 Matt Hawkins 21. 21 Tim Trimble 22. H2O Chad Clark 23.57 Mel Joseph, Jr. DNS

Georgetown,DE--- The second half of the firecracker 40 presented by Grottos Pizza had the Super Late Models taking the stage on the big half mile oval the new clay surface was really smooth and fast as Kenny Pettyjohn in the number 11 led the field to the green. Bringing out the first caution on lap 3 was David Pettyjohn as he spins in 3 and 4. The restart and the field looked like this: Kenny Pettyjohn the leader; followed by Rob Schirmer; the 84 of Ray Davis, Jr; Mark Pettyjohn; and Ricky Elliott already up to the fifth spot after starting deep in the field. It didn’t take Elliot long on lap 4 he pulls a bansa passing both Mark Pettyjohn and Ray Davis, Jr. as they go three wide and Elliott completes the pass putting him in second. The halfway point Pettyjohn was leading by a turn with Elliott closing. The two battled side by side for 3 laps when a caution flew with Bob Geiger spinning. That set up a shoot out between Pettyjohn and Elliott, the two battled only to have something break on the #11 Mid Coastal Late Model Kenny Pettyjohn as his car slowed coming off of turn 2. That put Ricky Elliott in the Seaside Builders #45 in Victory Lane. The fans thought the action was over coming off of 4 the lap car of Bobby Williamson was given the move over flag as Ray Davis, Jr. and Donald Lingo Jr. were battling side by side for second, Davis chose the high line getting around Williamson as he moved to the bottom of the race track, choosing the same line as Williamson was Lingo, the two got together, sending Lingo hard into the inside railing. Lingo was a little shook up but ok. Ray Davis finishing second, Mark Pettyjohn third; David Pettyjohn battled back for 4th , and Rob Schirmer rounded out the top 5. The Super Late Models return to Action Friday night July 13th along with the Crate Modifieds and Crate Late Models. Gates Open at 5pm /first heat at 745. For more information go to Georgetownspeedway.com
 

Firecracker 40 Super Late Models Full Field Results--- 1.45 Ricky Elliott 2.84 Ray Davis Jr. 3.PJ1 Mark Pettyjohn 4.80 David Pettyjohn 5. 118 Rob Schirmer 6.38 Bob Geiger 7.11 Kenny Pettyjohn 8.61 Ross Robinson 9.55 Mark Malcolm 10.22A Donald Lingo Jr. 11.41 Bobby Williamson

The Crate Late Models took to the track for their twenty lap feature. The #11 of Joe Warren lead the field to the green. The # 86 of Eric Vent took the lead right at the start. On lap three Ed Corbin and Jon Callaway spin in three and four to bring out the first caution. That put Vent as the leader Warren second and Mike Wilson in third. Caution would fly again a Billy Mellon gets help and spins. The green would come out again with a good battle for the lead between Eric Vent and Ross Robinson. Robinson was all over the back bumper of Vent before taking the lead. A hard hit for Ed Corbin as he collides with Bunky White off of turn 2 Sending Corbin into the embankment on the backstretch .His car flew high into the air landing on its wheels he would be ok, but extensive damage to that machine. That set up the final laps to be decided with Eric Vent not able to hold off the #7 Grotto Pizza Crate Late model of Ross Robinson as he takes the win. Mike Wilson would finish second ,Vent finished third as the lap car of Bunky White held up the field shuffling several drivers back. Ryan Walls gets fourth and Mike Wharton rounded out the top five.
 

Firecracker 40 Crate Late Model Full Field Results--
1. 7 Ross Robinson 2.12 Mike Wilson 3.86 Eric Vent 4.14W Ryan Walls 5.100 Mike Wharton 6.44 Tyler Reed 7.63 Tim Booth 8.20 Staci Warrington 9.59 Kelly Putz 10.37 Dan Fiedler 11.92 Nick Davis 12.16 Bunky White 13.88 Eddie Williams 14.26 Mark Williams15.5 Skip Syester 16.82M Chris McLaughlin 17.11 Joe Warren18.55 Eddie Corbin 19.9 Billy Mellon 20.95 Jon Callaway

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Pauch Cruises To First Georgetown Win Of 2007



Georgetown, DE ….. Billy Pauch raced to his first Big Block Modified feature win of 2007 on Friday night at the Georgetown Speedway. Pauch led the final twenty-one laps of the 25 lap main to seal the victory over Ryan Godown. In other action Jon Calloway scored his second win of the year in the 20 lap Crate Late Model feature. Joseph Watson also won his second 20 lap feature of the year in Crate Modified action. The Little Lincoln 10 lap feature was won by Donald Robinson Jr..

Ryan Godown of Ringoes, NJ led sixteen Big Block Modifieds to the green flag and searching for his second win of the year. Jamie Mills was trying to find a way around Godown but Dale Hawkins spun to bring out the only caution of the event.

When the racing resumed moments later, Pauch worked by Mills and then squeezed by Godown just one circuit later. It would be the Billy Pauch show from that period on as he raced to a comfortable victory in the Will Brown’s Truck Repair and Kool Ice Seafood sponsored ride. Godown took second while Kenny Brightbill raced to a distant third place showing. Jamie Mills slipped to the fourth position while Wade Hendrickson moved up from his tenth starting position to round out the top five.

“I thought we were in trouble with Godown starting up front,” said Pauch during a post race interview. Pauch went on to finish saying, “But we managed get by him pretty easily, which was surprising, and drove to the win.”

Ryan Walls got the jump on the green flag that began the 20 lap Crate Late Model main event. Walls was leading but spun on the second lap, causing a seven car pile-up resulting in damage to Kelly Putz, Jon Calloway, Eddie Williams, Bobby Watkins, and Dan Fiedler, and himself.

Ray Davis Jr. assumed the lead and was immediately challenged by Mike Wharton and Ross Robinson. Four more cautions over the next four laps allowed Calloway to work back through the field and joined in on the challenge for the top spot.

Robinson moved to the front of the field and found Calloway knocking on the door. The two raced side by side over the final five laps with Robinson always able to win the race back to the line.

The final lap would be a bit different though as Calloway took the lead off of turn two of the final circuit. Robinson tried one final time in turns three and four, pulling alongside in the middle of the corner. Robinson’s move proved to be too aggressive as he spun in front of the remaining field. Everyone managed to work by Robinson as Calloway heading to the checkered flag.

Calloway, from Harrington, DE, drove the Calloway Furniture sponsored machine to his second win of the year. Ray Davis Jr. took runner-up honors with Wharton settling for third. Mike Wilson took fourth place while Fiedler brought his heavily damaged racer home to a fifth place finish.

The Watson brothers have combined for four wins in the nine Crate Modified races held to date. Jordan and Joseph Watson stole the show on Friday night as the two swapped the lead on three occasions through several caution flags. In the end it would be Joseph Watson racing away to a easy win over brother Jordan. Mike White started tenth but took third place. Chuck Tucker and Jeff Brown rounded out the top five.

The Georgetown Speedway returns to action on Friday night June 29 featuring the Super Late Models. Crate Late Models and Crate Modifieds will also be on the racing schedule. Gates will open at 5 pm, hot laps at 7 pm, and racing underway at 7:40 pm. For more information, visit www.georgetownspeedway.com  or call (302) 856-7415.

Georgetown Speedway, a 5/8ths mile dirt oval track, is located on U.S. Route 113, just 35 miles south of Dover, DE. The speedway is just a short 45 minute drive from Ocean City and just a bit longer from Washington DC, Baltimore, and Philadelphia.

OFFICIAL RESULTS:

Big Block Modifieds – 25 laps (16 cars): Billy Pauch, Ryan Godown, Kenny Brightbill, Jamie Mills, Wade Hendrickson, Chad James, Glen Reed, Scott VanGorder, Steve Haggen, Dale Hawkins, Duane Rust, Don Hollowell, Ricky Johnson, Judd Mills, Billy Curr DNS: Andy Burkhardt

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