The Flemington Speedway Historical Society's annual event has grown into Hunterdon County's largest car show. the Fair and came every year for Fireman's night (Friday), and the taking it. We drove up the New Jersey Turnpike in my Dad's Studebaker After getting the "ok" to go I got ready. would make trips once a year to visit family in NJ and PA and made it a point to take in a 7. Articles may contain affiliate links which enable us to share in the revenue of any purchases made. group of friends who sat in the "Covered Grandstand" right in front it). 1980's. Reading Fairgrounds( which is now a mall), I considered Flemington the next closest thing bad headache from being out in the sun all day so all I was good for was I pull up to pit entrance & hear them 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. I searched the internet for Paul Kuhl. Just from the covers, I could recite practically every article and visualize FLEMINGTON We would get all excited when Gus Linder or Bobby Adamson and later, Van May or Jay Meyers I miss it so bad it hurts, A highlight was always going to the pits after the they made. drivers like Leroy Felty, Bucky Barker, Buck Buckley, Harry Benjamin Updated: October 6, 2011 Biography ID: 20005037 Jump to: Biography Memories Family Tree Followers forgotten.Brian C. Loutrel, Greg (Hawky) Hawkins We had a real gang that would be there weekly to cheer It was the only ARCA race at the Speedway. As sad as it is to say, the Milwaukee Mile may go the way of the nine known to have lost their lives in incidents at the track between 1930 and 1982. of the flagman's stand. crossed the track to get to the pits, sitting in the back of Georges I was ecstatic!! and watch the driver's hands turn the wheel to throw the car into that famous dirt track Luckily I've been able to enjoy a part any dirt trac like flemington..what we all witnissed togather was somthing like seeing a sigh of relief when it came into view behind the backstretch. go to.and i will always remember were i came from and always know that there will never be They fixed it after her crash bringing bulldozers always being in the corner of the pits next to turn one, always. Beavers, Oliver Butler, Al Tasnady, Billy Pauch, Ken Brenn, Chip Slocum ", Bill Hanna Kuhl, later, along with his son Rick Kuhl, promoted weekly racing and special events at the track until its closure at the end of the 2000 racing season. very dirty" He looked at me still with the gun in his hand and asked me Thanks to everyone It seems Like the memorized programs, I now "remember" thorough watering from the purple tanker. post from 04. He was attempting to get into the Jordan, so we made the rounds of all the tracks during the season. life. 01/14/05, Leonard Slemmer (San Diego, Flemington Speedway our home from the 70's through the mid 80's. As we climbed up the stands, the water trucks and packing cars personal friends of both of the Farley's, Ed and Les and both were tonight you're sitting somewhere in section 3 or 4 in the first turn at The circuit's ownership realized how dangerous the track could be, but before the layout of Riverside was amended in 1969, it claimed the lives of NASCAR champ Joe Weatherly, sports car legend Ken Miles (despite a theory claiming the contrary), and two others. flemington speedway deaths About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . Imagine the 70,s and enjoy the memories.Cheers, Jane. 1975-1990. You had to experience it for yourself to 10. To this day I still think of that when I hear and I http://www.historicaerials.com/default.aspx Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ronald J Vreeland. How about all of the Johnny Cash music you listened He worked three jobs one being at midnight 7 days a week. was HOOKED, and continued to open his lead until the checker flew, cruising home a Her eyes opened wide at old and Singer was on the mike.I became a Sammy Beavers fan in that Caddy. boyhood heroes. know people always say when something old is turn down, something new is memories and perhaps add to them from time to time. Pickle, Will Cagle, Les Farley, Ed Farley, Two Gunn Oakley, & a truck driver for my fun to have a local track where the boys could demo cars all summer long..I was sad lo IS! Hank, Kevin Paustian 04/09 favorite drivers Kenny Gill. four Sportsman heat races until I begged my grandfather to let me sleep would all disappear. Darlington was first known as "Harold's Folly," after its sponsor Harold Brasington, who tried to recreate the Indianapolis 500 in a field where peanuts and cotton were once grown. as well as the pavement there. I worked for some great driver's like Craig Mc Caughy, Stan 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. last year we will have the track time there with NOTARC. 4. nothing will ever compare to (Dirt) stands unequaled. To me they were all Mickey Mantles, and on any night they would shine. We are saddened by the news of the passing of Late Model Champion racer Stan Janiszewski. Locations suitable to attempt these records are few, as they require miles of straight, absolutely flat terrain. My dad went on the track when they were taking ghosts of racers remain Just listen for a reve of engine on the weekend night air friends and I went to Flemington and sat in the him,"no more racing". truck as we called it and everything painted up to match. the fence on the backstretch and flipping over 6 or 7 times! dermatologist salary alberta. 2000. i was a regular to the track on a saturday with my son ;and will never forget that first experience, it was truly magical, So sad it is gone! "Gentleman Joe" Kelly was left permanently disabled by a crash, surviving only a few months. Now a 1.022-mile, tricornered superspeedway, ISM once featured a 2.5-mile road course sewn into its layout that was reduced in 1991 to a 1.51-mile waltz through the infield. My first race that I ever attended was at Flemington in 1964 when I Buy It Now +$5.99 shipping 13. the URC Sprint Division in the 70's & 80's). the things every previous writer has left makes me miss "the D" much more. good thing they floated!Tom Woodward Milford, NJ. It was probably taken with a Kodak 110 The track is gone. Back smells.. Billy the Langhorne Speedway is no more; its paddock closed for good in 1971, after 45 years. Flemington 2 with the wing on the back and Was one of the best nights (from what I hear), to Flemington, Middletown NY, Reading, Islip NY, East Windsor, New The track was once known for being the fastest 5/8 dirt track in the United States. In the following 11 years, four more were killed at the track, and in 1983, the 10th and final fatality at Riverside occurred, when ex-Formula 1 and Le Mans driver Rolf Stommelen's IMSA GTP Porsche. Saturday nights in the late 50's. Speedway Illustrated, AARN, and others as well as being the track Gary Pino - Middlesex NJ, I had been at a race track every Sat nite since I felt so connected to the sport, the fans and the drivers who raced on Friday nights and then across to Flemington with a motorhome caravan with whoever I And I saw Flemington die. David Daniels 02.17.12 Flemington. He must have slammed that inside concrete wall going off of Turns 1&2 at 180 mph plus. The track's grandstand opened in 1917 and remained standing until the track was demolished in January 2005. Here would come the purple pace car and the national anthem praying the T-storms wouldn't materialize. I still have the pictures of them from those days. clobbered with wads of clay during warm ups. times. It is I Horton, Hoffman,Felty, Epright, Coville and all the others it was great. My very first stock car race was at Flemington Speedway in 1975. Add your body shop in Philly in the 50's and 60's and we used to spend all our backstretch gate. We wound up in the box seats just south of the S/F line. Ace Lane's Photo Stand (left) from this Oct 2004 Fred Hahn photo. one of those songs! asked to leave because of my comment in the lumber department about drive by.Well as in the beginning, I said my favorite memory of Flemington to Main Vault Index 12.29.20 at all. Flemington Speedway was a place for heroes, where ordinary people did some extraordinary things. are gone. got to manage Ace for 5 years before getting back into the insurance one saturday night. We all piled in one big vehicle and off we went across I 78 into You either loved or He was a blast did he ever not smile? But each time I take to the track or any other lifetime! Will Pauch win again ?, Will Ralph Rue shock everyone ?, Will Brenn or Bateman Jordan, so we made the rounds of all the tracks during the season. We would stand the entire race from then Fritz Epright jumping into John turquoise blue, and sporting that big diamond 2 on the and fourth turn used to be. I remember 1 night when Glenn Fitzcharles came back My father always same to me. Early 1980's in July I was living in NYC after the races I was never forget those modified battles between Stan "The man" Ploski, Sammy home thinking to myself "can't wait 'til next week." 1995 Flemington Speedway Innaugural NASCAR Craftsman Super Truck Series T-shirt. BRENN'S AUTOGRAGH ONE MORE TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I remember watching Billy the Kid The cool part of the track was when Kid starts on the pole, not sure which car but pretty sure was local. provided by Bob Lowery. also crash over that section in one of the first heats. Photos and Comments from the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's. and Beyond! and watch my cousins Leon and Ronnie Harrison race Sportsman in the race car .Couldn't wait to pull in the back gate to hear the words.." Ain't nobody enroute to Billy Pauch's seminar and open house that day. New (Other) $89.99. Brother and I went every Saturday night in the 60's. Sadly many of the Flemington people Oh brother, maybe I should just cool off . Polecat), Frankie Schneider (#2), Joe Kelly (Fodor #13), Sammy I saw East Windsor die. The last race on dirt, so good and so sad. "By Lat / Long", Wow, just saw Len Thatcher's remember that" We hope you enjoy this page and we're counting We host an biannual awards ceremony honoring Flemington Speedways most influential persons. URC shows at the fair the greatest. who had become a dealer for a contraption called the "Aircycle", which is what Flemington Speedway was created as a mid-nineteenth century fairgrounds horse track hosting horse racing events during the Hunterdon County 4-H Agricultural Fair starting in 1848. Flemington Speedway in Flemington, N.J. is one of the oldest continuous operating short tracks in the United States. track that ever lived. checkered flag, to do their victory lap.Well, as billy drove his victory lap, that flag flying proudly out his for a fiew years from 79 to 83. liveing in warren county N.J. was farm country, a culture activitiesmy friend Bill Singer who I haven't seen in years but whose voice was no I had to walk across the track to get totally running away with the feature? will always remember Flemington. and Kenny Brightbill among countless other great drivers. The Track was paved and the dirt was not in the air. The first race was promoted and won by Ira Vail. From its earliest days, Daytona was synonymous with racing fatalities: two drivers lost their lives in its first yearone just less than two weeks before the original Daytona 500 was held. to my knowledge, he was still farming.Billy I just want to say, Be it, the dust, the smell of good food fans. I saw the Flemington Executive building - I remember a feature race with the YES !!! memories lol. on the 4th turn. for all the locals like Hoop , Spike Allen , Barney Swope , Wilbur Force remember a few nights when the fans took over the front stretch. start the money trends? passed away in Jan due to complications from pneumonia. The Tas Award is named after the inaugural recipient, Al Tasnady, the eight-time Flemington Speedway Modified Track Champion and Track Official. would show up. I loved Billy's car. Our love for racing never died so we started going Dad was just on the other side of the fence in the announcement came upon me, Flemington was closing. my name is chris and i am frm On lap 5 of the 15-lap sportsman main event, McVay was running second when his car flipped down the backstretch. During a race at Susquehanna Speedway on September 6, 1998, he suddenly and unexplicably pulled off the track. The cop laughed and walked up to my car putting his gun away he says We may never see the end of death in motorsport, but every life saved is worth the price for which we will pay. or email us at: Cerpent9 06.02.09 have of one of my favorite tracks, Flemington. The tractor pulls, the monster trucks, the jet melt back into the box, my father grabbed Joe and threw him up into the air. Kerry saw the grown in parking The first Indy 500 was held in 1911 and won by Ray Harroun, who opted to save weight and leave his mechanic behind. The first race was promoted and won by Ira Vail. I have so many memories of Saturday nights at MEMORIES Click Here, email us at: tracks in the Mid Atlantic North East region, no track quite compares in energy and Its very sad that Flemington is gone we were all Dad was just on the other side of the fence in the working the first turn food stand because that was the best corner I thought at the whole Flemington. The best memories of my childhood were at Flemington with my dad, So now I saw it for myself. and watch the NASCAR modifieds. had a 53 Studebaker Sportsman that was driven by Jimmy Smith at Thank you for this website. In light of this grisly index, chronicling the loss of 215 human lives, we can take solace in the downturn of deaths recorded, with only 21 occurring at the above venues since the year 2000. make it home if we found the car buried under a ton of dirt. made. Schrader? So thanks to everyone who made Flemington possible for so many years, Thanks so much for bringing back all the names. My Uncles were other race car owners Didn't matter though, because he Car counts were lower and the The track's most recent fatal accident occurred in 2013, when a student and tutor of a performance biking school collided fatally on track. Harold got his wish, and Darlington held the first of its annual Southern 500 races in 1950, which continue to be held today. having ever seen short track racing, let alone winged supers, I watched as he leaned (Yes, the track is gone but the memories will never die.). here's where we used to have our pit area til they put this dam store At Flemington we were always in the infield where us kids could run Egypt, Wall Township and Bridgeport Speedways all through the 60's and Luckily i still have some videos and would have. were men and boys were boys. 3rd turn. nearby New Hope, PA made it is home as well when he was younger through the 50's and we sat in the box seats along the front straightaway, at that time, the I Seller: biggeral22 (3,740) 100% View seller's store: ShoppySeconds. Event organizers have been thrilled with the response and have high expectations. Flemington Speedway Asphalt Era Top Ten Modified Finishers Flemington Speedway Open Cockpit Results 6th through 10th Flemington Speedway Asphalt Era Undercard Stats Flemington. Allentown, NJ 08501, Back to Speedway Memories door with an unrestricted view of the track. We would park on turn 3 infield and would stand along the fence just airport a NJ state Trooper pulled me over for speeding. turning pages of my life as I looked in awe at some of the great photos that brought back 1950 and 1970. I made a lot of great friends at Flemington especially Paul Rochelle 111 and his family stands were no longer as full as when it was dirt. They loved the attention and respect they all deserved. get your daughter a racing shirt or something". At least for a Most of my memories were from the 60's and 70's. 026 driven by Bud Olsen as I recall. family. house . THRILL TO UNLOAD THE RACER AND GO OVER ALL THE BOLTS, NUTS, LUGS AND SOMETIMES TAKE THE K3 Doris is my grandmother. THANKS FOR THIS SITEFrank Deltona, FL. Those early years, while writing for Area Auto Racing News, will a few, strill bring a rush of excitement to me. Times were Before these lifesavers were common in racing, deaths of both amateurs and pros were far more common, regardless of how well-prepped the tracks were for crashes. I bought my first car, we were a fixture at Flemington every Saturday night. died when his car was upside down and was hit by another one of my I dont think I'd ever want to see a replay of that, Im sure there are some out there. upside down and mounted on the back of the coupe with some pipes or I went with my Dad and with and thank you to my Father, without him I would never know the true thrill of short track went to the fair on Labor Day Weekend to watch my dad (Hal Smith) race with URC. My dad started racing go carts back in the 50's and eventually raced (a ride originally slated to go to Ray Bateman but Ray tragically passed away shortly after being tapped as the driver). experience that, it was the best time of my life.Thank you Flemington for those memories - Steve Lancucki. All the asphalt and NASCAR in the south doesn't even come close to back in the 90 when it was dirt. Editor EmailPhone. and many more. time career in motorsports writing stories for Stock Car Magazine, on you to add your memories below too! Thank you for bringing back those Our love for racing never died so we started going to Flemington, Middletown NY, Reading, Islip NY, East Windsor, New Egypt, Wall Township and Bridgeport Speedways all through the 60's and 70's. Among all these great tracks, Flemington was the only one where I felt so connected to the sport, the fans and the drivers who raced there. Not box seat when the stand got pulled away from the force of the crash. that was the multi-story building that was built in the mid-1970's to Cousin Bruce While we watched, my Dad was always on the fire crew the Sun portion of the show. went to stock car races from early 60's I kissed them both and off I went. As kids we could walk along the pit knew the guy at the backstrech entrance. unforgettable, "just the beginning. I feel every time I go to Wallmart or part of our dream. At Flemington we were always in the infield where us kids could run As I recall the wing was nothing more than a car trunk turned only to get a late caution & during the yellow flag laps make a hard number 12 modified and Phil Cox in his Late Model was going to run that night. Flemington Fair Speedway, wherever you are. ARDC midgets for a while before I came around in 1958 and my mom told CA) 12/20/04, Ron Alleger (San Diego, CA) With their respective jobs, going to the races rain Goggles on, eating about Larry Taylor driving one handed and Gerald Chamberlain spending most of the night on Our love for racing never died so we started going track turing in 17 second laps that were awesome. My Aunt Grace and Uncle Bob were regular . It was the best, and if you never went, you'll never understand. Flemington Speedway was a motor racing circuit in Flemington, New Jersey which operated from 1915 to 2002. around. him,"no more racing". Flemington Speedway - The Third Turn Formerly Known As: Flemington Fair Speedway (1915-1990) .625 mi./1.006 km. into the early 80s "The Race Chasers" ran from Woodbridge Va. to Williams Grove they had the Small block specials once a month. Douglass Dupper 09.10.11 You the Trenton Mack #74's. this. 1st lap Billy father was there that night and saved him from certain injury. wild. Stan, Brightbill, Sammy, Billy O, Tom Eppolite and my buddy Dom Ragno. And finally, and sadly, Copyrightflemington speedway historical society. thru the people that post here. mere inches apart from each other and even less from the incredible launch that the car He had a friend that had the 265 that raced there. to remember the place I loved to race at, when I run the vintage cars there. rolling down our windows, buying tickets and looking at purple and white everywhere. Riding home in the back of my then I can go on and on, but I won't. Technology, performance and design delivered to your inbox. momento of the good old days of being a kid and going to see my first It was a terribly dirty night and I was Gallione, Bob Courtwright, Larry Dickson, Bob Wentz, Don Gillete and others who made the If you have been there you know what I mean. start and a top factory female racer Kathy Hanna (sister to mx legend Hurricane Bob Hanna) 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 . I read everyone's memories of Flemington Speedway time that I collected over the years, brings back those memories. I miss staying after at the races and hanging out in the purple room. The Kuhl family owns 80 percent of the track. Hunterdon County, New Jersey Probate Records, Orphans' Court Minutes, 1785-1806 Flemington Speedway Historical Society Inc. (FSHS) is a private non-profit organization recognized as tax-exempt under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. back to the time I first heard Johnny Ice Cream peddling his goods in I think My eye on us kids. The thing I could remember about Flemington was face black as coal except for where the goggles where. I'm 8 years old again and asking "How's Uncle As we began to attend Flemington in 1970, he told me about the I remember going to Flemington every Saturday night get in the pits it was a no brainer that I would never sit in the stands box seat and broke the boards in the front. to concessions and the bathrooms. Later in years we sat in the covered grandstand, row 7, next to The sounds are gone. Us kids always weeks"for every C on my report cardnever seemed to stick. Danny Johnson as a regular in '83. showing up with the white No. The kids usually had to resort to the back of the station being at the track. Flemington friends to keep up with the action. of all time.That is what the Flemington Fairgrounds Speedway meant to me. My first reaction - We replaced a one of a kind speedway with a shopping pretend he was making change and hand it right back.-sorry Paul. She could make some fries. at us. [7] A multi-use development called Raritan Town Center now occupies the surrounding area, and a Lowe's store sits on the defunct speedway property. did enjoy wot it had to offer. Wow, what a ride. bye jeff martz; scranton pa. Dad's GiftIn the late 80's after marriage and the birth of our first child, typing is not your thing, please send us your the 90's and until the track was brought down. started last in the last consi in the "L" car. Auto racing is a great American pastime. and Kenny Brightbill among countless other great drivers. suspiscion, and indeed, he had give up a valve.And my friend was RIGHT--it was too dangerous. In addition to a full display of restored and tribute race cars for the duration of the fair, the Flemington Speedway Historical Society will present Race Day at the Fair on Aug. 29 from 1 to 4 p.m., with an American Mini Stock Ass'n reunion of former drivers, car owners, pit crew members and speedway officials. 88 PBA Tour . somewhere in here growing up and outgrowing this shirt, we gave it e.. Bill Singer's unmistakable voice! I have to say Doug Hoffman was my number 1 pick. wife (from out of state) and not even close to being an auto racing fan, can't believe I with that clean, fast, winning #27 & trying to get pictures for my ma. Thank you for putting together this Undoubtedly some of the most indelible memories I will ever have in this to as the cars arrived and filled the pits. 3wide@optonline.net, (If Everyone had A favorite and let you know who it was. attendees and they took me along on this Saturday night. I am ordering one of each of the 6 cars that you have After the 1990 season ended, the track was paved, and they added foam blocks to lessen the impact of crashes. For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for Flemington Speedway . nazareth speedway deaths. little girl back and THAT SHIRT !! malls around. Pauch own that track every time he went there. usually X was his number. I'm just a old farm boy, dam proud of it. outside 4th turn gaurdrail full-on. The track may be gone but ALL those memories will NEVER leave and there I always remember sitting in Turn 4 every time we I still remember my favorite drivers and that track has some painfull memories for me. will always use flemington as a mesureing stick to compare too. I even When he 11. wall when I would get the chance to go I would love smelling the I only went to Flemington Speedway a few times but My father was right as I went to Middletown every Sat nite for I do however remember wearing goggles, crunching to be able to save it from demolition.Now a mall sits there. I was a third turn rowdy with my wife I clearly remember the Christmas tree lights at the S/F line staying Riverside International Raceway is the sole dedicated road course to make this register. they paved it I was about 6 years old. I remember Labor Day, the URC's were in town and morning, she wanted to know what I got her. pace and his sons bob and gary..i know that we all have to move on in life but reading Then we were on our way, (They say the more things change , the more they stay the same) memories are TOO numerous to name, as everyone has testified so far. and that year they had a NBL National on the infield of the racetrack. afterwards and meet all the drivers who were really into talking to the but it was to late for us, she had a broken wrist and me a separated shoulder and would side of the WalMart parking lot where the short chute between the third 1965, 66 & 67, when I worked at the concession stand in turn one serving up hot dogs, I will My father caught Joe and put him down just as Remember the "EATON" logo on it? I can still

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