Schedule Of Events For 2020 Short Track Super Series Announced

Story By: BRETT DEYO / SHORT TRACK SUPER SERIES – MILLSBORO, DE – The seventh year for the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco is poised to be the strongest to date.

The 2020 schedule of events encompasses five states, two regions for both the Modified and Crate 602 Sportsman divisions and – for the first time ever – a trip to Florida for the inaugural ‘Sunshine Swing’ mini-series in February.

The STSS Modified Halmar International North Region is comprised of 10 events, launching at Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, N.Y., on Sunday, April 19 and capping off the series at the Legendary House of Power as a kickoff to Eastern States Weekend in October.

Afton (N.Y.) Motorsports Park, under the direction of Ron Ford, expands to two dates this season, the ‘Afton Action 50’ in on Tuesday, June 16 and the 13th edition of the Short Track SuperNationals in October. The ‘Working Man’s Race’ of 2019 was a decorated success in its return to the fairgrounds facility last October.

Single stops are planned for Outlaw Speedway in Dundee, N.Y. (Wednesday, May 13), Thunder Mountain Speedway in Center Lisle, N.Y. (Sunday, May 24), Big Diamond Speedway in Minersville, Pa. (Tuesday, June 2, combination North & South), Fonda (N.Y.) Speedway (Wednesday, July 1), Accord (N.Y.) Speedway (Tuesday, July 14) and Woodhull (N.Y.) Raceway (Tuesday, August 11).

The Velocita-USA South Region presented by Design for Vision and Sunglass Central starts in March at Delaware’s Georgetown Speedway with the Melvin L. Joseph Memorial paying $10,049 to win Friday-Saturday March 6-7 (weather date: March 13-14). The historic Georgetown oval again serves as a home base of the STSS South Region with three events including the ‘Blast at the Beach’ on Tuesday, August 25 and the Mid-Atlantic Championship Friday-Saturday October 30-31.

Other stops on the eight-race tour include Port Royal (Pa.) Speedway (Sunday, March 22), Delaware International Speedway in Delmar, Del. (Wednesday, April 29), Bridgeport (N.J.) Motorsports Park, now under the ownership of Doug Rose (Wednesday, May 27), Big Diamond Speedway (Tuesday, June 2) and BAPS Motor Speedway in Newberrytown, Pa. (Sunday, July 19).

For the second consecutive year, the STSS will offer Crate 602 Sportsman North and South Region series, six races each. The North Region visits Thunder Mountain (May 24), Afton (June 16), Fonda (July 1), Accord (July 14), Woodhull (August 16) and Afton (October 9-10).

The South arm of the STSS Crate 602 Sportsman series has three stops at Georgetown (March 6-7, August 25 & October 30-31), a visit to Delaware International (April 29), Bridgeport (May 27) and Big Diamond (June 2).

For the first time ever, the series heads to Florida Wednesday-Saturday February 5-8 at All-Tech Raceway in Lake City, Fla., approximately one hour west of Jacksonville. The ‘Sunshine Swing’ mini-series kicks off Wednesday with open practice followed by Modified and Crate 602 Sportsman competition Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.

Once again, the lucrative ‘Grand Champion’ promotion will be available through Sunoco Race Fuels distributor Insinger Performance of Dushore, Pa. Should a driver win the STSS Modified North or South Region and the home-track American Racer Cup, that driver will receive a $10,000 cash bonus. Should a driver win the North and South Regions plus the American Racer Cup, the number climbs to $25,000.

Matt Sheppard of Savannah, N.Y., accomplished the ‘Grand Champion’ feat in ’19 and will receive $58,500 cash when the STSS hosts its Awards Banquet on Saturday, January 4 at Bear Creek Mountain Resort in Lehigh Valley, Pa.

Both American Racer Tires, through distributor Lias Tire in Indiana, Pa., and Sunoco Race Fuels, via Insinger Performance of Dushore, Pa., return to support the series in ’20.

Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By Sunoco 2020 Schedule

Sunshine Swing – All-Tech Raceway/Lake City, Fla.

• Wednesday, February 5 – Open Practice
• Thursday, February 6 – STSS Modified $5,000 to win & STSS Crate 602 Sportsman $1,250 to win
• Friday, February 7 – STSS Modified $7,500 to win & STSS Crate 602 Sportsman $1,250 to win
• Saturday, February 8 – STSS Modified $10,000 to win & STSS Crate 602 Sportsman $1,500 to win

Halmar International North Region

• Sunday, April 19 – Orange County Fair Speedway/Middletown, N.Y. – Hard Clay Open
• Wednesday, May 13 – Outlaw Speedway/Dundee, N.Y. – Outlaw Showdown
• Sunday, May 24 – Thunder Mountain Speedway/Center Lisle, N.Y. – Lightning on the Mountain
• Tuesday, June 2 – Big Diamond Speedway/Minersville, Pa. – Anthracite Assault (COMBO)
• Tuesday, June 16 – Afton Motorsports Mark/Afton, N.Y. – Afton Action 50
• Wednesday, July 1 – Fonda Speedway/Fonda, N.Y. – Firecracker 50
• Tuesday, July 14 – Accord Speedway/Accord, N.Y. – Battle of the Bullring 8
• Tuesday, August 11 – Woodhull Raceway/Woodhull, N.Y. – Hustlin’ the High Banks 56
• Friday-Saturday October 9-10 – Afton Motorsports Park/Afton, N.Y. – American Racer Cup Short Track SuperNationals 13
• Thursday, October 22 – Orange County Fair Speedway/Middletown, N.Y. – Hard Clay Finale

Velocita-USA South Region presented by Design for Vision and Sunglass Central

• Friday-Saturday March 6-7 – Georgetown Speedway/Georgetown, Del. – Melvin L. Joseph Memorial (weather date: March 13-14)
• Sunday, March 22 – Port Royal Speedway/Port Royal, Pa. – Speed Showcase
• Wednesday, April 29 – Delaware International Speedway/Delmar, Del. – Diamond State 50
• Wednesday, May 27 – Bridgeport Motorsports Park/Bridgeport, N.J. – South Jersey Shootout
• Tuesday, June 2 – Big Diamond Speedway/Minersville, Pa. – Anthracite Assault (COMBO)
• Sunday, July 19 – BAPS Motor Speedway/Newberrytown, Pa. – York County Nationals
• Tuesday, August 25 – Georgetown Speedway/Georgetown, Del. – Blast at the Beach
• Friday, October 30-Saturday, October 31 – Georgetown Speedway/Georgetown, Del. – Mid-Atlantic Championship Weekend

Crate 602 Sportsman South Region

• Friday-Saturday March 6-7 – Georgetown Speedway/Georgetown, Del. – Melvin L. Joseph Memorial (weather date: March 13-14)
• Wednesday, April 29 – Delaware International Speedway/Delmar, Del. – Diamond State 50
• Wednesday, May 27 – Bridgeport Motorsports Park/Bridgeport, N.J. – South Jersey Shootout
• Tuesday, June 2 – Big Diamond Speedway/Minersville, Pa. – Anthracite Assault
• Tuesday, August 25 – Georgetown Speedway/Georgetown, Del. – Blast at the Beach
• Friday, October 30-Saturday, October 31 – Georgetown Speedway/Georgetown, Del. – Mid-Atlantic Championship Weekend

STSS Crate 602 Sportsman North Region

• Sunday, May 24 – Thunder Mountain Speedway/Center Lisle, N.Y. – Lightning on the Mountain
• Tuesday, June 16 – Afton Motorsports Mark/Afton, N.Y. – Afton Action 50
• Wednesday, July 1 – Fonda Speedway/Fonda, N.Y. – Firecracker 50
• Tuesday, July 14 – Accord Speedway/Accord, N.Y. – Battle of the Bullring 8
• Tuesday, August 11 – Woodhull Raceway/Woodhull, N.Y. – Hustlin’ the High Banks 56
• Friday-Saturday October 9-10 – Afton Motorsports Park/Afton, N.Y. – American Racer Cup Short Track SuperNationals 13