November 1
Georgetown Speedway,
Georgetown, DE
Sanction: Unsanctioned Supers (Mid-Atlantic Championship) - $7,000
Information provided by: Track reports (last updated November 3, 5:29 pm)
Eckert tops Robinson in Georgetown thriller
Mid-Atlantic Championship
- Rick Eckert
- Ross Robinson
- Donald Lingo Jr.
- Amanda Robinson
- Dan Stone
- Shaun Jones
- Trevor Collins
- Chad Myers
- Roy Deese Jr.
- J.T. Spence
- Mark Pettyjohn
- Logan Zarin
- Andrew Yoder
- Nathan Long
- Trever Feathers
- Danny Snyder
- Matt Hill
- Kerry King Sr.
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Rick Eckert (0) held off Ross Robinson (7) to capture Georgetown Speedway's Mid-Atlantic Championship.
What won the race: Swapping the lead with Ross Robinson in the closing circuits, Rick Eckert of York, Pa., emerged victorious in a thrilling finish at Georgetown Speedway. Eckert took the checkered flag just .299 of a second ahead of his close friend Robinson in the 40-lap feature to score his third-consecutive Mid-Atlantic Championship victory, worth $7,000.
Quotable: “I heard Ross going around me on the outside,” Eckert said. “I’m like, ‘Dammit,’ and luckily he hit the hole there and bounced across and about turned around and I got straightened back up, but I knew I had no speed, I knew he was gonna go back by me, and then he did. Then he left me just enough room out there to roll around him. I just laid on it out there and hoped I had enough traction and just chugged back around him there.”
Key notes: Taking command on the opening circuit from the outside pole, Eckert paced the field until losing the top spot to a hard-charging Ross Robinson on lap 38. Eckert regained the lead the following circuit and repelled a last-lap pass attempt to secure his fifth career victory at Georgetown. ... Seventh-place finisher Trevor Collins of Seaford, Del., was crowned Georgetown's 2024 Super Late Model track champion. ... The caution flag waved on lap 21 for a spinning Andrew Yoder, who then made contact with Mark Pettyjohn under caution before exiting the track. ... Danny Snyder retired on lap six after clipping the frontstrech wall; he finished 16th. ... After a multitude of cautions on the opening circuit, Matt Hill and Kerry King Sr. were unable to complete a lap. ... The 40-lap feature lasted 33 minutes with 10 starters completing the entire distance.
On the move: Chad Myers of Hampstead, Md., started 17th and finished eighth.
Winner's sponsors: Eckert’s Rocket Chassis is powered by a Jay Dickens Racing Engine and sponsored by PPC Lubricants, Drydene Oil, S.L. Shenberger Dump Truck Service, Firehouse Subs, Suburban Bowlerama, Allstar Performance, Fox Racing Shox, M&M Painting & Construction and All About Wraps.
Current weather: Clear, 63°F
Car count: 18
Fast qualifier: Amanda Robinson
Time: 18.818 seconds
Polesitter: Ross Robinson
Heat race winners: Amanda Robinson, Rick Eckert
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.
