Five Point Titles To Be Decided At Georgetown’s Mid-Atlantic Championship Weekend

Story By: BRETT DEYO / SHORT TRACK SUPER SERIES – GEORGETOWN, DE – The Mid-Atlantic Championship weekend is living up to its name in 2020.

Next weekend – Friday, Oct. 30 and Sat., Oct. 31 – five championships will be decided on the progressively banked Georgetown Speedway oval representing both the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco and Georgetown’s own home-track Sunoco Championship Series.

The race for the 2020 STSS Velocita-USA South Region presented by Design for Vision and Sunglass Central Modified title worth $10,000 is mathematically down to three drivers. Stewart Friesen of Sprakers, N.Y., leads Billy Pauch Jr. by 20 points entering the Mid-Atlantic Championship. Defending STSS ‘Grand Champion’ Matt Sheppard sits third, just 65 points back.

Ninety points can be gained or lost this weekend with the 150-point structure in place.

Adding to the intrigue: Friesen will have to qualify through a consolation or take a provisional on Saturday due to a NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series commitment on Friday at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway when Modified heat races are run at Georgetown.

Saturday’s (Oct. 31) 44-lap (in memory of Tom Perrego) STSS Modified main event will decide whose name goes on the ’20 STSS Modified South Region championship check.

Current STSS Modified Velocita-USA South Region standings: https://stss.racestatcentral.com/?IDseries=2&IDseason=2020

The STSS Crate 602 Sportsman South Region $1,500 championship will also come down to the wire in the Mid-Atlantic Championship 25-lap main.

Four drivers remain in the mix for the crown. Delaware resident Scott Hitchens leads New York rival Tim Hartman Jr. by just 16 points. Joe Toth sits third, 52 points back and Michael White is just 60 markers back in fourth.

Like their Modified counterparts, 90 points can be gained or lost at the 25-lap finale run on Saturday (Oct. 31).

Current STSS Crate 602 Sportsman South Region points: https://stss.racestatcentral.com/?IDseries=4&IDseason=2020

For the first time, Georgetown Speedway is crowning its own Sunoco-sponsored track champions in 2020.

The L&J Sheet Metal Modified division sees Billy Pauch Jr. leading by 28 points over Ryan Watt in the battle for the $2,500 title. Pauch Jr. and Watt are the only two drivers mathematically in contention for the championship.

In the Chesapeake Paving/J.W. Brown Trucking Crate 602 Sportsman division, Joe Toth leads the father-son duo of Michael and Adam White by 43 and 45 points, respectively. Scott Hitchens is fourth, 55 points behind. Georgetown Speedway’s ’20 Crate 602 Sportsman champion receives $750.

The tightest battle for a title belongs to the RUSH Late Model division. Three drivers are separated by just four points. Trevor Collins holds a one-point lead over Matt Hill and four-point edge over Amanda Whaley-Robinson. Dana Walker, 43 points out in fourth and Billy Thompson, 74 points behind, remain within striking distance.

A 20-lap Friday night (Oct. 30) feature will determine the $750 RUSH Late Model track champion.