Hilbert STSS ignites next month
The Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco ignites during the month of March.
Two major events are on the docket to kickstart the 2019 STSS season at a pair of premier facilities.
On March 1516, Delaware’s Georgetown Speedway plays host to the Velocita-USA South Region presented by Sunglass Central and Design for Vision with the annual Melvin L. Joseph Memorial.
STSS Modifieds are the featured attraction on Saturday (March 16) with a 49-lap main offering $6,949-plus to win, $1,000 for 10th and $490 just to take the green flag. Also kicking off their season at Georgetown are the STSS Crate 602 Sportsman racing 20 laps with $1,490 up for grabs in Race No. 1 of the South Region.
The two-day Melvin L. Joseph Memorial showcases racing on both Friday and Saturday nights. Friday (March 15) action includes Small-Block Mod-
ifieds ($4,049 to win), RUSH Late Models ($1,049 to win), Delaware Super Trucks and Delmarva Chargers.
On Saturday, the STSS Modifieds and Crate 602 Sportsman are joined by Southern Delaware Vintage Stock Cars, Delaware Super Trucks and Delmarva Chargers.
One week after Georgetown raises the curtain on Northeast racing, attention turns to Port Royal (Pa.) Speedway for the ‘Speed Showcase’ on Sunday, March 24. Round No. 2 of the STSS Modified Velocita-USA South Region, a 40-lap event paying $5,000 to win, $1,000 for 10th and $400 to start.
A fan-pleasing doubleheader is set for the ‘Speed Palace’ as the STSS Modifieds are paired with the ULMS Super Late Models offering $3,000 to the winner.
SiriusXM announced today that JR Motorsports owner Kelley Earnhardt Miller and veteran NASCAR reporter Danielle Trotta are teaming up to host a new weekly show on the SiriusXM NASCAR Radio channel. Beyond Racing debuted on Thursday, February 7, and will air every Thursday from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm ET.
Born into a racing dynasty that produced some of the greatest and most popular drivers in NASCAR history, Kelley Earnhardt Miller has achieved remarkable success in her own right to become one of the most successful owners in the sport. Alongside Trotta, Earnhardt Miller will offer unique perspective as a front office executive with a pedigree of racing excellence that extends beyond the track.
Considered one of the most prominent businesswomen in NASCAR today, Earnhardt Miller is the vice-president and co-owner of JR Motorsports. She oversees the company’s race team, management team, and business ventures for her brother, Dale Earnhardt Jr. JR Motorsports fields teams in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series and NASCAR Whelen All American Series for local late model cars, and has collected three of the last five NASCAR Xfinity Series championships.
In addition to the new show with Kelley Earnhardt Miller, Trotta, who has covered NASCAR for more than a decade, will be expanding her role on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio in 2019. She will be the lead host for the 11:00 am to 1:00 pm show every weekday which started on Monday, February 4. Trotta’s co-host on the show weekdays will be twotime Daytona 500-winning crew chief Larry McReynolds.
The SiriusXM NASCAR Radio channel is available on channel 90 on SiriusXM radios and can be streamed via the SiriusXM app on a wide variety of connected devices. For more go to www.SiriusXM.com/ NASCAR.
The future has arrived for getting the ultimate in NTT IndyCar Series coverage. Fans may sign up now for INDYCAR Pass on NBC Sports Gold, the directto-consumer livestreaming product that will put more INDYCAR programming content at viewers’ fingertips than ever before.
INDYCAR Pass will provide livestreams of all NTT IndyCar Series practice and qualifying sessions throughout the 17-race season, featuring broadcast quality production and NBC Sports’ INDYCAR talent to call the action. In addition, full-broadcast, same-day replays of NTT IndyCar Series races, livestreams of Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires races, edited cutdowns of NTT IndyCar Series and Indy Lights races and more will be available.
INDYCAR Pass will provide more than 200 hours of coverage throughout the 2019 season, including 50-plus hours focused on the 103rd Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge in May.
Subscribers who sign up now for INDYCAR Pass receive the full season for the early bird price of $49.99. That discounted cost remains in effect until March 10, the day of the season-opening Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. After that, the price for the full season of INDYCAR Pass increases to $54.99.
“Having NBC Sports Gold as an option for INDYCAR fans who want to consume all of INDYCAR and engage more deeply with the sport is really exciting for us this year, particularly given the high-quality production NBC Sports will bring to it,” said Mark Miles, CEO of Hulman & Company, which owns INDYCAR and Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
INDYCAR signed NBC Sports Group to a multiyear agreement as the exclusive media rights holder for NTT IndyCar Series content in the United States, beginning this year. All series races will air live on NBC or NBCSN, along with NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app (via authentication), with commentators Leigh Diffey, Townsend Bell, Paul Tracy and others calling the action. Those same race telecasts will be available on a same-day basis on INDYCAR Pass.
While some practice and qualifying sessions throughout the season will be televised live or on delay on NBC or NBCSN, all practice and qualifying in 2019 will stream live on INDYCAR Pass.
NBC Sports is broadcasting the Indianapolis 500 for the first time this year on Sunday, May 26. The more than 50 hours of May coverage in Indianapolis on INDYCAR Pass includes practices, the thrilling qualifying sessions to determine the field of 33 and pole winner, Miller Lite Carb Day, the IPL 500 Festival Parade and the Indianapolis 500 Victory Celebration.
INDYCAR Pass will also be the home of Indy car archival and library content.
INDYCAR Pass on NBC Sports Gold is available on Apple iOS, Android, Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast and online at NBCSportsGold.com. Remember to sign up for INDYCAR Pass by March 10 to receive the discounted price of $49.99 for the entire 2019 season.