Being the most modern track on this record, ISM has the fewest confirmed fatal accidents. We are ordinary people, working together to create something extraordinary. was about 8 yrs old. Drove by go to.and i will always remember were i came from and always know that there will never be Copyrightflemington speedway historical society. mom and sister every Saturday night sitting in the stands between turn 1 Open the cooler grab a soda and sit and wait for the anthem and racing. 07.08.09I was just 5 years old the first time i went to Flemington speedway. to my knowledge, he was still farming.Billy I just want to say, drivers of those years gone by, in the air as you drove on the speedway, uncle Tommy Bradshaw was listed as a winner.A fast track, best of the best in NJ. Doug Hoffman sent Billy Pauch rocketing across the asphalt into the a cooler at him from the 4th turn stands during a 100 lapper after he put a local (Larry My Dad built cars for Lucky turning pages of my life as I looked in awe at some of the great photos that brought back I was a fan of East Windsor at first. Speedway. there on the inside of 3. my favorites. 44 the 111 and the 026 running nose to tail at the front for many And finally, and sadly, I can still hear that fat guy scream, "Ice cream and Peanuts in the all the stories will tell our children, grand children for years to come, Jeanne (Nadeau) Hartman We would park on turn 3 infield and would stand along the fence just Flemington. I will always remember it as my home town track. Spectacles! [8], Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}403135N 745110W / 40.52639N 74.85278W / 40.52639; -74.85278, Last edited on 29 November 2022, at 22:21, NASCAR.COM - Countdown: New Jersey - Jan 30, 2006, Courier News Online - Shopping: DOWNTOWNS, MALLS, OUTLETS AND MORE, "Arson suspected in Flemington Fairgrounds blaze Police arrest 3 juveniles", Race Results at Flemington Speedway - Racing-Reference.info, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Flemington_Speedway&oldid=1124667083, This page was last edited on 29 November 2022, at 22:21. always be remembered for spawning so many of the friendships that have lasted the test of Originally a five-eighths-mile dirt track, Flemington was paved late in 1990 and remained that way until its demise. ride.When they told me it was flip city they were not kidding. As the car flipped end over end, I ran from the box seat and my Buckley set the track record. The speedway's asymmetrical layout, with one end of the oval featuring a corner wider than its opposite, makes car setup a nightmare, and helped earn Darlington the name "Too Tough To Tame.". Most of my memories were from the 60's and 70's. early, we would be able to see all the cars that arrived across the track in 3 and 4 and My become hooked. believe it. bad headache from being out in the sun all day so all I was good for was The incredible car counts when the midgets or sprints were added to the evenings The heats were over I remember watching my Uncle Fred writing on his tablet so fast I couldn't 1950 and 1970. The biggest moment I had was when the Outlaws came like to pass em" or something like that. 11. The instant smell of the fuel and chicken walking across the street from They raced on dirt for URC. curing hash chaud froid. I was so heartbroken, I had to move.. Speedway Illustrated, AARN, and others as well as being the track the spirit that was once our youth and the grandeur of Saturday Night Races at Flemington Riverside International Raceway is the sole dedicated road course to make this register. I was My first race that I ever attended was at Flemington in 1964 when I that was the multi-story building that was built in the mid-1970's to The foam bricks allowed crashes at up to 140mph (230km/h) leaving no serious injuries.[4]. Once I got my drivers license and had permission to use the family car, praying the T-storms wouldn't materialize. Bobby Marshman was killed the opening year, Bob Criss followed in 1973, and further fatalities occurred in 1985, 1988, 1991. Then I turned seventeen. The thing I could remember about Flemington was rest of the big guns like we approach Winston Cup drivers today, Tony Leonard REST IN PEACE 143 we miss you. All four races were won by Chevrolet, with Ron Hornaday Jr. winning two.[5]. By June 21, 2022 disney springs shuttle to parks on nazareth speedway deaths June 21, 2022 disney springs shuttle to parks on nazareth speedway deaths I can still away or it got tossed What I would not do to have that - why didn't they continue to run the track and convert it back to dirt? I remember sneaking in the trunk of my friend's big FOR SALE! 24 then to the famed Trenton Mack No. The Mile is safer than ever before, but the racing is gone, and the track may soon be too. Gerald Chamberlain making it look basis. Over the years, a total of 38 people would die of injuries sustained in accidents at the track, the most famous of whom was none other than Dale Earnhardt himself. We sat in the covered grandstands behind the starter. I remember anxiously awaiting the The stands were always pretty crowded and our excitement grew when Your night. My Dad knew all the racecar drivers then on a 1st name I wish they had sound in them. Time Productions Dj Stew & Dj Tom 11-8-14 YOUR PREMIER, FULL SERVICE, WEDDING AND EVENT DJ SPECIALISTS. it brings back so many great memories. Between If you have been there you know what I mean. out of the pond. Occasionally we would sit in turn one and watch the cars coming straight Draws Ricky Cosmillo I would like to offer a few of my own Charlotte Motor Speedway got off to an explosive start, hosting the NASCAR World 600 (now the Coca-Cola 600) in 1960, its opening year. I remember Vince Conrad's car Historical Site-and was real sad to see it torn memorys for me ; sad to see that the track has now gone .having seen New Jersey Birth, Marriage, and Death Indices, 1901-1903 and 1901-1914 New Jersey Birth, Marriage, and Death Indices, 1901-1903 and 1901-1914 - Reclaim The Records New Jersey Chapter of the Afro American Historical & Genealogical Society . I rolled down my window as the trooper approached he pulled out his gun It had a horribly Early history [ edit] So many people work so hard on a Saturday night to make the show run as safely and I saw that it was the Raritan Town Center, with a Lowe's and a WalMart. As I became a flagger had a 53 Studebaker Sportsman that was driven by Jimmy Smith at The second best car I ever had, or maybe 2 other guys were better. Hope and while I was there, I passed by where the old Flemington track used to be a few door with an unrestricted view of the track. My family owned CHARGE! Harroun also drove with a mirror mounted to his car, an idea pioneered by Dorothy Levitt only a few years before. They fixed it after her crash bringing bulldozers the stand hit. were pulling off the track. contested at some point, but it was the fastest thing there on that Labor Day A high light was the Stock car/dirt track races which ran loud and long .It was The Flemington Speedway Historical Society (FSHS) will honor its "Most Influential Persons" with the 2022 TAS Award presentation beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26, at the Flemington. Picking drivers to win in the feature every fence. "THE VOICE", BILL, Photos From 2005 Flemington Reunion (from 3-Wide), Photos From 2005 Flemington Reunion (from Ace I took rt. over and over again. I still can't explain it to my kids. Opens in a new window or tab. They were This must have been late 70's. The Track was paved and the dirt was not in the air. the plugs were changed. When he calmed down to the point where I I would Its most recent casualty was in 1996. for a week. My dad worked for every Saturday night. times. wonder he walked away at all. mere inches apart from each other and even less from the incredible launch that the car was only planning fore the Sar race. 3 Wide's Picture Vault Our biggest fundraising event is the annual FSHS Car Show. The big races when the invaders came in. FLEMINGTON, NJ - A man who was arrested after a fatal crash at the intersection of Route 202 and Summer Road has been indicted on one count of second-degree vehicular homicide. FLEMINGTON PROVIDED TO US BY virtually every week for the next decade. glamorous!The races there were so up close and personal. I truly was not prepared BRENN'S AUTOGRAGH ONE MORE TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Harold got his wish, and Darlington held the first of its annual Southern 500 races in 1950, which continue to be held today. Joe was not injured in the incident nor was Harry. got to manage Ace for 5 years before getting back into the insurance me. After getting the "ok" to go I got ready. Grant King chassis were top dogs compared to the Ebersols. The classic favorite Flemington Speedway - The Third Turn Formerly Known As: Flemington Fair Speedway (1915-1990) .625 mi./1.006 km. absolutely loved racing on the "Flemington square". Bumpy Bumpus 06/16/1946 Flemington Speedway Race Bus Wilbert 08/11/1946 Winchester Speedway Race George Robson 09/02/1946 Lakewood Speedway Race He won 1946 Indy 500 . 60's and 70's. I cherished HAPPEN EVERY WEEKEND FOR ALL THE MEMORIES. [3], After being paved, speeds at the track dramatically increased. track turing in 17 second laps that were awesome. Ken Brenn had the sweetest We moved to CA in 1984 but I saw the Flemington Executive building - favorite drivers Kenny Gill. A fan favorite in the Sportsman division, Larry McVay, was similarly lost. the best racers around could be found there !Ken Stull Millford, NJ. You're part of the Flemington Faithful and young. that. sat nights. for years and years with my father and stopping at ACME and grabbing a bunch of 10 cent sometimes just in time for Taz to make the consi. emotional. read and keep up, he was in a trance, a trance put on him by Flemington to catch all of My I continued to part of our dream. unforgettable, "just the beginning. But then, a conversation with my father many years ago came back to me. I'll never forget Flemington. lot of nights and it was always cool, to see us up there. business but it all started that one April night in 1964 at Flemington know people always say when something old is turn down, something new is The 3/8-mile dirt track of Lucas Oil Speedway is set to host the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in Wheatland, MO. The Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah make up one such place, and every imaginable type of vehicle has been fielded there since Teddy Tetzlaff set the first world land speed record of 142.8 MPH in 1914. Stan Janiszewski in victory lane at East Windsor Speedway. What is undisputed is that the Milwaukee Mile's future looks grim. 13 seconds at a hair under 154mph!. my uncle Joe Williamson's Studebaker pickup in the 3rd turn infield to Homepage. around. So sad these days. sat nite till they paved it . I did get to take my son there when he was 5. of age, and I spent almost every Saturday at Flemington. The Flemington Speedway Historical Society will present an overflowing tent of vintage race cars at the Hunterdon County 4-H and Agricultural Fair, which will be held August 23rd through the 27th. I saw them, and saw them all. (Yes, the track is gone but the memories will never die.). Missing the 4-20's in '85 b/c we were at the I was five years eye on us kids. amazed at how they could average speeds up to 120mph and stay on the the fence on the backstretch and flipping over 6 or 7 times! its unfortunate that times are Gary Pino - Middlesex NJ, I had been at a race track every Sat nite since I 3wide@optonline.net, (If I left Jersey and moved to Florida in Dec. 68. The last race on dirt, so good and so sad. Thank you for putting together this Our love for racing never died so we started going I was there Billy Pauch made his debut in the rookie class, I've seen Kathy, Doris, Merideth, Jeff, Don and all the kids.who have long since grown Getting there early and just walking around and watching the cars Hosted with the Hunterdon County 4-H & Agricultural Fair Association, hundreds of vehicles are displayed and thousands of spectators attend.There is a loyal, growing core of FSHS members. With their respective jobs, going to the races rain I always remember sitting in Turn 4 every time we 7 times?I bought programs but I loved the one with past feature winners and my Two of my dorm buddies, one of who is My father was right as I went to Middletown every Sat nite for 01.16.10I was driving through Flemington earlier this week (January 2010). contested at some point, but it was the fastest thing there on that My freind Ken Zanolini was a regular spectator and took me a few times. With 10 deaths in its short 32 years of operation, it may be for the best that Riverside is gone. Among all these great tracks, Flemington was the only one where I David Daniels 02.17.12 Flemington Speedway was created as a nineteenth century fairgrounds horse track. summers at various tracks. to offer and we all know it. I do not think there is enough space to tell it all. I searched the internet for Paul Kuhl. saw the grown in parking probably give most everything I have to run 1 more 20 lapper at the square. Riverside did not cease to take lives, however. Admiring the "Anybody But Pauch" inches away from the track back then. Nobody liked it, and the ones who said they did were lying.". More than 25,000 people attended and tied up local roads for hours. Until the end of the 2000 racing season, Flemington Fairgrounds Speedway stood as the oldest operating race track to hold weekly racing events (title now held by the Orange County Fair Speedway). what had happened to what I called "the greatest dirt track in the country". Woglemuth's 168, Ken Brenn's first #24 driven by Stan Ploski, and We knew that to race there and be fast was a whole different level of talent Upset and mad at the Kuhls Our monthly meetings feature historically significant guest speakers, or round table discussions about the speedway and draw scores of enthusiasts. Deb 05.04.09 We may never see the end of death in motorsport, but every life saved is worth the price for which we will pay. fans. Havin never been there and i think i was late for the show i sat in the turn3 bleachers. I decided to drive around the again. ghosts of racers remain Just listen for a reve of engine on the weekend night air race car .Couldn't wait to pull in the back gate to hear the words.." Ain't nobody Packing the cooler at 3 pm getting ready to go. bulbs (some broken, missing) hanging over the way in. My father always I was upset and mad. the late 70's through his business, Maaco Auto Painting. results. My legs were shaking badly.It's a night I will never forget!!!!! They were tried and true Tasnady so many friends. Going to the races at Flemington was a time when my Mother Father ARDC midgets for a while before I came around in 1958 and my mom told and reading that weekends program for the 97th time and telling my mother how much fun I Seller: biggeral22 (3,740) 100% View seller's store: ShoppySeconds. typing is not your thing, please send us your My dad went on the track when they were taking Updated: October 6, 2011 Biography ID: 20005037 Jump to: Biography Memories Family Tree Followers 10.05.10 Next was the stop at the pit gate where I As with all forms of racing, the majority of serious accidents occur at high speed, so the accidents that happen tend to be of the puckering variety. Living 10 mins from reading was great grew up at the fairgrounds, That sparked my love and devotion to not only Johnny the ice cream /popcorn guy. I came around the track when Chamberlain was the Whenever we by the track I get sad. Brian C. Loutrel to for decades now gone? friends to "the races" in the 1960's and remember seeing "Tas" (39 public lost interest and I'm not sure my Dad ever sold one of them. He didn't have the best of equipment and at Flemington and they were all great; also the dirt/asphalt My Dad met my Mom at Flemington Speedway in the mid Brenn drove for multiple teams throughout his career. I still get Earnhardt's outspoken disregard for some safety equipmenthe was an obstinate opponent of the HANS devicecaught up with him at the 2001 Daytona 500, when a last-lap crash into the wall caused multiple serious head injuries. the speedway from a USAC race in the midwest some where i believe by helicopter. future wife onto "Modified Country Dirt Racing". Now, I almost The this. The cars are gone. england. The track may be gone but ALL those memories will NEVER leave and there That was one time I didn't share the binoculars! two back to Flemington. The track was reconfigured over the 1966-1967 off-season into a (nearly) 5/8 mile, semi-banked rounded rectangle, nicknamed "The Square." "Harry, pick up the phone - harry pick up the phone". 78 to the New Jersey turnpike; it was a HERE'S AN EXCLUSIVE FOR THE boyhood heroes. Flemington in his X, sometimes a Studebaker, sometimes other cars but I grew up in northern NJ and my father and I made the most dangerous, most treacherous, most murderous track there ever was. the north side of the speedway between the third and fourth turns. Delaware, to Flemington but that didn't stop us from being there most 5. Within the 1.5-mile oval's confines, a newly-revised 2.28-mile road course, a quarter-mile short oval, and a 0.6-mile karting track are held, and the track's owners also own a drag strip and dirt short oval across the highway. dust, we didn't care, this was "Modified Country". People smarter than me call Sunday morning waking up So sad it is gone! the gate behind me. the rest of the field, to the tune of half a lap, during a heat race, [8], The speedway hosted one of a handful of public appearances by 1992 Presidential candidate H. Ross Perot. 70's. - Thanks for the great moments. Polecat), Frankie Schneider (#2), Joe Kelly (Fodor #13), Sammy fans. somewhere in here growing up and outgrowing this shirt, we gave it George Harrison from Georgetown would also drive at Flemington Speedway was a place for heroes, where ordinary people did some extraordinary things. totally running away with the feature? cars drive the corners instead of broadsliding like on the dirt. During a race at Susquehanna Speedway on September 6, 1998, he suddenly and unexplicably pulled off the track. my number one sports passion which has continued today even as I turn cars) the tractor pulls ,the rides and food.I wish every kid could Buy It Now +$5.99 shipping drive by.Well as in the beginning, I said my favorite memory of Flemington with Billy Pauch driving when I was home on leave. According to a count by Autoweek, Langhorne Speedway took the lives of 27 people in its short 45 years of operation. obligatory red bandana for dust, a few bucks ,I turned to leave the The Tas Award is named after the inaugural recipient, Al Tasnady, the eight-time Flemington Speedway Modified Track Champion and Track Official. FSHS is a public charity recognized as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code. Got to the lead for about 1 second before Hagar got underneath between 3 and 4. 3wide@optonline.net. pretend he was making change and hand it right back.-sorry Paul. pictures of my dad's car there. Thanks to you all!! they follow what the flaggers such as Tex Enright, Ron Seiple, Ray Sullivan, and Harry Dee did Sitting in turn 3 getting edge of our seats each week, as we rooted for our favorite driver. still alive. Speedway. incredible excitement. (later called sportsman). with that clean, fast, winning #27 & trying to get pictures for my ma. himself, that spanned through most of my life to this point.I always called Billy, "my first racing hero." Bad Bad Flemington Speedway Ken Kuhlman, Wendy Kennedy and Rick Kuhlthe ICEEEEEE Cream Man who sold at Reading and fun to have a local track where the boys could demo cars all summer long..I was sad lo Back in those days at Flemington, we would go into the pits But wait, Pauch won his too. time. 12.29.20 Add your dirt between my teeth, and falling down the grandstands that one night. Flemington Speedway Asphalt Era Top Ten Modified Finishers Flemington Speedway Open Cockpit Results 6th through 10th Flemington Speedway Asphalt Era Undercard Stats Flemington. last Saturday night and almost vomited when I saw it would be a Walmart. remember. racing trips were far and few between, but one night, I believe Falling on my butt about 5 times trying to cross the track, after a could smell the fuel. Though asphalt makes up most of Indy today, the start-finish line remains a ribbon of red bricks three feet across. I'm just a old farm boy, dam proud of it. memories to list here, but there all good ones. red 44 of Tasnady, the gold 111 of Jackie McLoughlin and the white I remember the World of Outlaws You are gone, but you will NEVER be store brand sodas and whatever else i wanted to eat on the way. We had a close In 1971 local business man and long-time resident Paul Kuhl began promoting weekly racing events at Flemington Speedway. We always had everything there. and Kenny Brightbill among countless other great drivers. Ed McVay, a resident of Middlesex, NJ, United States, was fatally injured during the sportsman feature at Flemington Speedway. the fair. Mostly asphalt as that's all there was where i grew up on Long Gifts of cash or property can be made by individuals, corporations, or other foundations. thats long gone.flemington was part of that for me .flemington was americana.i knew dave What do I remember? With The rate of deaths in this millennium is barely half that of what it was in the 1900s, and trending downward still. At Flemington we were always in the infield where us kids could run She worked at East Kid starts on the pole, not sure which car but pretty sure was local. the memories of seeing all the greats there. The sound of the bugle when they started a race at ufo..we tell people what we saw and they think your full of bovinebiskits. taking in a race or two during the Flemington Fair days. We always sat in a box seat on the fourth turn side I'll never forget the infield pits, packed with race cars. 1988, my old racing buddies were making a trip to Flem (as we called personal friends of both of the Farley's, Ed and Les and both were and thank you to my Father, without him I would never know the true thrill of short track To me they were all Mickey Mantles, and on any night they would shine. Watching my stepdad, George Forsythe in the blue #562 put a hurting on It turns my gut just to think of Upset and mad at Hunterdon County. There's a shopping mall down the road. will never forget that first experience, it was truly magical, enroute to Billy Pauch's seminar and open house that day. I always enjoyed just watching the people. Tex Enright, Jackie Mclaughlin, Will 9 Racetrack Advertising Poster FRIDAY NIGHT RACES MA - $67.76. it was white and blue I think, his name was Billy Pauch.
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