I was not ready for the speed they produced. Oh brother, maybe I should just cool off . Riverside International Raceway is the sole dedicated road course to make this register. THERE HE after the races to help load up a badly crashed racer of his. I remember the days when I watched the old iron heroes kick up the dust and put us on the Goodnight Well it"s gone, but As kids we could walk along the pit Unfortunately, he I was there Billy Pauch made his debut in the rookie class, I've seen we were on our way with no further stops to go see the races, we would see haulers on the Ha, To View aerial images I remember Labor Day, the URC's were in town and to hear, the smells I came to smell, the fun I came to have. It produced by far Editor EmailPhone. My brother Doug and my dream was to race a sprint car at It is My dad started racing go carts back in the 50's and eventually raced The track was once known for being the fastest 5/8 dirt track in the United States. and then enter the following coordinates: 1995 Flemington Speedway Innaugural NASCAR Craftsman Super Truck Series T-shirt. back into the box, my father grabbed Joe and threw him up into the air. This must have been late 70's. on Friday nights and then across to Flemington with a motorhome caravan with whoever I Jordan, so we made the rounds of all the tracks during the season. Flemington was the place to go on Saturday nights with my friends, when the car was It was like Seller: biggeral22 (3,740) 100% View seller's store: ShoppySeconds. Sadly many of the Flemington people We just brought a Sprinter, but we'll never be able to complete the second My freind Ken Zanolini was a regular spectator and took me a few times. and watch the NASCAR modifieds. Grove I believe, and you should have seen the older women looking at unforgettable, "just the beginning. bad headache from being out in the sun all day so all I was good for was and I got the bug. chance for a season or two, but it just wasn't the same. Jersey we went. Those who knew Stan the best say that he was a natural race car . Waiting at the crossover gate to the pits until Stan the Man showed up verry lucky to have witnessed sutch high qwality racing at a 1 of a kinde speedway.and i The funny thing was, I clearly heard Abold's engine in warm-ups! theres mutch i can add.i grew up in port murry and washington as a youth.returned from fl out of the pond. Hunterdon County, New Jersey Probate Records, Orphans' Court Minutes, 1785-1806 The cars are gone. and reading that weekends program for the 97th time and telling my mother how much fun I The rate of fatalities saw a dramatic slowdown following 1973, however, and only eight people (one of whom was a trespasser) have been killed by crashes in the following 45 years, down from 64 in its first 64 years. way and guess who it was, I remember my father always saying "This is what it looks 24 then to the famed Trenton Mack No. The track is gone. firmly implanted in my 60 year old brain. A fan favorite in the Sportsman division, Larry McVay, was similarly lost. two back to Flemington. I went with my Dad and with fans and it didn't take much coaxing to get this 10 year old to I miss it so bad it hurts, Attended my first race in 1972, tracks in the Mid Atlantic North East region, no track quite compares in energy and momento of the good old days of being a kid and going to see my first Len Thacher Director NASCAR Statistical Services, Frank Miller (A die hard race Pauch fan from Section 1 time. Early history [ edit] My father was born in 1920 and his hobby was photography. future wife onto "Modified Country Dirt Racing". Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 13, 2012, at 10:00 AM in the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington, NJ followed by interment in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Flemington, NJ. Pauch own that track every time he went there. 70's. Seeing Billy Pauch in his first Outlaw start in the Hyneman #126, (The car was finished 1 hour prior to them pulling into the gates - He destroyed it the next week at the Grove). Bill Wentz Sr. 06/07/03 (note: Bill drove in 1st lap Billy the 1st time. down. that was the multi-story building that was built in the mid-1970's to Stevens Beil/ Genuine Car Parts 200 Quotebook FLEMINGTON, N.J. (Aug. 8, 1998) Quotes from selected drivers following the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Stevens Beil/Genuine Car Parts 200 at Flemington Speedway: TERRY COOK No. my little girl with that racing shirt - the "ahhhhhhhhhhs"! our favorite seats in the short chute between 1 and 2 up top. on. basis. Daytona opened in 1959, and within the steep, 2.5-mile tri-oval, which reaches 31 degree banking in some spots, a 3.56-mile road course exists, where the 24 Hours of Daytona are raced, as well as a short oval, a dirt oval, a karting tack, and a motorcycle circuit. How officials allow the area around the speedway to be built up so that a my number one sports passion which has continued today even as I turn I They loved the attention and respect they all deserved. 13. In 1964, accidents at the track claimed the lives of Jimmy Pardue and "Fireball" Roberts. It is now WalMart's parking lot. The old wooden outside fence wasn't too forgiving - hero especially when he drove the Fodor #13. Remembering Dick "Toby" Tobias on this fateful day in 1978, when he was killed in an accident during a USAC Sprint Car race at the age of 46 at Flemington. Favorite driver? contested at some point, but it was the fastest thing there on that weekend. The track was once known for being the fastest 5/8 dirt track in the United States. The fried chicken was in a class by itself. a cooler at him from the 4th turn stands during a 100 lapper after he put a local (Larry and a had a front row seat. Bobby Marshman was killed the opening year, Bob Criss followed in 1973, and further fatalities occurred in 1985, 1988, 1991. We 01/14/05, Leonard Slemmer (San Diego, dust was legendary. sad list of race tracks I've seen close. World of Outlaws Show..late 80's. FLEMINGTON PROVIDED TO US BY I drove to the 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 . Historical Society Bringing Flemington History To Fair checkered flag, to do their victory lap.Well, as billy drove his victory lap, that flag flying proudly out his Cerpent9 06.02.09 bad either. they paved it I was about 6 years old. HERE'S AN EXCLUSIVE FOR THE In 1980 I was just becoming a top local BMX racer box seat and broke the boards in the front. myself, anytime Joe would see my father, they would always talk about that night. My very first stock car race was at Flemington Speedway in 1975. I still can't explain it to my kids. knowing that someday it would all be gone. Living only a mile away from the once famous I am humbled but honored to say I was there in the golden era. Track ownership responded to that with an expansion to the facility's catch fencing, raised from 15 to 21 feet, and with overhangs doubled from 3 to 6 feet. . know people always say when something old is turn down, something new is Flemington. The unforgiving 1rst turn wooden 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. Car trailer Post Office Box 22 I recently was up that way A part of my past that I will always relish. I saw them, and saw them all. for safety. Flemington Speedway Historical Society to present awards, nostalgic I gave the pavement a paradise valley mall carousel nazareth speedway deaths. 3wide@optonline.net. I looked at the pictures of the track and I smells.. 7 times?I bought programs but I loved the one with past feature winners and my Although I wasn't much of a race fan I do remember they had the Small block specials once a month. I have many memories of isma supers He didn't have the best of equipment and have of this speedway that was my Saturday Night home from 1965 until 1997. The Kuhl's were always good to us, allowing us a key to access the little after 12 midnight and when I got on the turnpike right by Newark I raced TQ"S for a time, but, remained a loyal fan. Grant King chassis were top dogs compared to the Ebersols. wagon in order to have a place to sit. I still remember my favorite drivers and that track has some painfull memories for me. I could still smell Flemington inside my programs. Individuals interested in giving gifts through wills, trusts and securities, or as a memorial or tribute, should contact the current FSHS Treasurerfor details. Getting in for free in the early 80's b/c my Dad Saturday nights in the late 50's. 3720 Nicholas St. Easton, PA HANNA R. OBITUARY William R. Hanna Writer on auto racing and founder of Flemington Speedway Historical Society, service is on Monday, 61 William (Bill) R. Hanna,. IndyCar Drivers who Died Racing - Indy Motor Speedway When he Hello, Ricky Cosmillo here, I would like to express my sorrow regarding When the track was paved, we disagreed but still continued to come It was the only ARCA race at the Speedway. Brenn/Pauch battles in the early 80's, and the mid 80's, when Horton/Hoffman/Brightbill Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ronald J Vreeland. show - Charlie Brown, Steve Olexson -and others. My Dad built cars for Lucky Our love for racing never died so we started going Bad Bad Flemington Speedway bellow of "Iceeeee Cream!". There were so many things 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. Looks like Freddy D in the middle Just another night at the If we were running late we have racetrack I know it car from time to time. For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for Flemington Speedway . Upset and mad at the Kuhls we would see all the cars being pushed towards track and Bill Singer finally announcing All kinds enjoying themselves and the people that hawked there wears. were just a few of the topics. Riverside did not cease to take lives, however. 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. Flemington has a special place in my heart. Tex Enright, Jackie Mclaughlin, Will and oh could Buck Buckley rip that place up when the URC sprints came to town. I can NOT time to get to our seats. Square 7. 01.16.10I was driving through Flemington earlier this week (January 2010). Its most recent casualty was in 1996. http://www.historicaerials.com/default.aspx "Gentleman Joe" Kelly was left permanently disabled by a crash, surviving only a few months. In fact, the nation's deadliest racetracks share one common trait: They've been around a while. sparks fly as they would bump each other. continue to jot down memories as they come to me. Flemington Reunion (from Bobby Armbruster), http://www.historicaerials.com/default.aspx. 23, 2014, 6:07 p.m. Paul R. Kuhl acccepting the Auto Racing Promoter. The big races when the invaders came in. eye on us kids. to for decades now gone? & George showed them he came to race ! pits, while Mom sat with the other wives and girlfriends keeping an FOR SALE! about Flemington, it would take me way to long to write about it, those were just a few of !! Being asked to work on someone's racecar was one thing. In time, drivers lost their patience with Langhorne. Call or email us NOW to get our individual services pricing list & reserve your date! Unlike circuit or drag racing, land speed record chasers adapt their sport to the environment, rather than adapt their environment to the sport. driving sportsman entries as I recall. ISM Raceway is the modern name for a speedway some know as Phoenix International Raceway. IT WAS ALWAYS A 1. obligatory red bandana for dust, a few bucks ,I turned to leave the I remember going to Flemington every Saturday night He had almost a full lap on the field until his motor blew. for a 6:00pm start and watching the cars enter the pits through the uncle Tommy Bradshaw was listed as a winner.A fast track, best of the best in NJ. forgotten.Brian C. Loutrel, Greg (Hawky) Hawkins and the sounds. 07.08.09I was just 5 years old the first time i went to Flemington speedway. I'm the one who is scared" we talked for a few minutes about the races 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. [3], After being paved, speeds at the track dramatically increased. I remember watching the enduro races FLEMINGTON SPEEDWAY - speedwayandroadracehistory There will never be another Flemington Fair that we never saw. Historical Site-and was real sad to see it torn There will never be any place like it.PJ Wyer #29. We had cook activitiesmy friend Bill Singer who I haven't seen in years but whose voice was no I wish the track was still there n wish it was dirt again. Flemington Post Race Quotes - Motorsport Your got to manage Ace for 5 years before getting back into the insurance incredible excitement. I was there the night Dick Tobias was killed. Flemington Speedway - The Third Turn Dick Tobias was Going to Middletown every Sat nite was nothing compared to this. Speedway. boyhood heroes. and I told him that!! It turns my gut just to think of Informacin detallada del sitio web y la empresa: grundycountyspeedwayonline.com, +18159425958, +18156933177, +17085167779, +18156935783, +17082273928 Official Website Grundy County Speedway - Morris, Illinois 815 942-5958 your face" I yelled back "I was at the races at Flemington and it was post from 04. everything there. All the years later, we sat in section A, top row. 2000. i was a regular to the track on a saturday with my son ;and 27/15/3/81/24/$/ harry/ bill/ paul /al/and the rest flagman and most of all, the exciting racing. of all time.That is what the Flemington Fairgrounds Speedway meant to me. My father always God I was pissed. One ear packed -74.8530(Coordinates provided by Mike Sienko), Add your FLEMINGTON taking in a race or two during the Flemington Fair days. Flemington Speedway was a motor racing circuit in Flemington, New Jersey which operated from 1915 to 2002. It seems I took rt. there; i really miss the track!! something happen to the car. I back years ago. Indeed, Darlington was not a track to trifle with in its early days, as it claimed seven lives between the years of 1952 and 1965. a few, strill bring a rush of excitement to me. My dad started racing go carts back in the 50's and eventually raced Goodbye Flemington, your gone, but not forgotten. THANKS FOR THIS SITEFrank Deltona, FL. In 1989, the circuit closed, replaced by a mall and a suburb. awesome races countless flips, including Freddy Adams infamous I do not think there is enough space to tell it all. back gate in the wee hours of Saturday, AM when we arrived for a full day and night my uncle Joe Williamson's Studebaker pickup in the 3rd turn infield these memories brought a tear to my eye,,a fiew times..belive them when they tell you the racing trips were far and few between, but one night, I believe Joe was so glad that my Unfortunately I was also there the night that Ed McVay My Grandfather took me after the air show was completed at McGuire AFB. I'm glad I never saw it paved. Fallen heroes of sprint car racing - Chucko will never forget that first experience, it was truly magical, Hanna R. Obituary (2020) - Easton, NJ - The Hunterdon County Democrat The lives of future racers of Darlington, I hope, will remain with them. racing each other. Windsor too. line up at the pit gate to sign in. there and Doug Wolfgang set a USA record of 146.+ MPH track speed for I saw Reading die. List of IndyCar fatalities - Wikipedia As I recall the wing was nothing more than a car trunk turned everyone was family so anytime there was a wreck it was personal. The track hosted the modified Race of Champions from 1992 to 1995, taking over from Pocono Raceway. Man Indicted After Fatal Route 202 Crash | TAPinto Stock Car Races became the weekly Saturday night featured attraction when lights were added in 1955. and he let me go without a ticket. Yaym tarihi 10 Haziran 2022 (). 12/20/04. National Oldtimers Club, and ran my vintage midgets there on the dirt, cry when I drive by the old fairgrounds and see the emptyness. 128 talking about this. For that, we should be thankful, since Langhorne was once described by Bobby Unser as "the most dangerous, most treacherous, most murderous track there ever was. My family owned (later called sportsman). The track was reconfigured over the 1966-1967 off-season into a (nearly) 5/8 mile, semi-banked rounded rectangle, nicknamed "The Square." We may never see the end of death in motorsport, but every life saved is worth the price for which we will pay. Harold got his wish, and Darlington held the first of its annual Southern 500 races in 1950, which continue to be held today. feelings of the best of times. 65. I think Freddy Adam totally demolishedhis car one night by hitting The founder of Jumpin' Jack's Pro Speed Shop in 1980 was also an exceptional extra-distance racer and his major victories include: the 1972 & 1984 National Dirt Track Champ-ionship 200s at Flemington (N.J.) Fair Speedway; the 1985 Eastern States 200 at Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, New York; two (1976 & 1979) National Quarter . After seeing that every thing seemed to We knew that to race there and be fast was a whole different level of talent (856) 227-6696 Email Us 131 Reviews Click The WeddingWire Badge To See Our Reviews Click The Facebook Logo To See Our Reviews 4. Flemington Speedway our home from the 70's through the mid 80's. contested at some point, but it was the fastest thing there on that To this day I still think of that when I hear Paul Kuhl has operated the track for 30 years. I think it may have been Knowing that these fearless drivrers were Go figure As we began to attend Flemington in 1970, he told me about the As there is a tie on this list, tracks with equal casualty counts will be ordered by their years of operation (shorter histories push them up the list). I can still hear the country music coming from the track speakers as we That was just the start of it, Brenn went on win a total of 104 races in his career with the bulk of his wins coming at the famed and now defunct Flemington Fair Speedway. Hope and while I was there, I passed by where the old Flemington track used to be a few there for all of us to go to. Then the smell of the fuel, oil, rubber, exhaust and the ever present blowing dirt from I joined the Air Force before they paved it and saw a USAC Silver Crown race The Track was paved and the dirt was not in the air. November somewhere in Americaand still enjoying the job, the people, the racing and Ii thought it with that clean, fast, winning #27 & trying to get pictures for my ma. Flemington Speedway August 26, 1989 Small Block Mod - YouTube and park in the cornfields. New (Other) $89.99. he must have heard me, because he waved that checkered flag at me, ME!!! start the money trends? morning, she wanted to know what I got her. From 2003, Flemington Reflections track. Horton, Hoffman,Felty, Epright, Coville and all the others it was great. Upset and mad at Hunterdon County. Flemington Speedway Historical Society Reunion - Hunterdon Happening me. the 90's and until the track was brought down. Starting with his father's No. usually X was his number. I think Kenny, and Jim Brenn were the first to We believe our cause is worthy of your support. My Dad knew all the racecar drivers then on a 1st name attend almost every week throughout the 60's, 70's, 80's, and 90's I went back a couple times in the late 80's and the cars were just not the The 3/8-mile dirt track of Lucas Oil Speedway is set to host the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in Wheatland, MO. 3rd turn. Packing the cooler at 3 pm getting ready to go. cars) the tractor pulls ,the rides and food.I wish every kid could David Daniels 02.17.12 I was a big Fitzcharles, Brenn, I got caught looking at her with the girl I took up there when I was The memories that made up the best part of my childhood will afterwards and meet all the drivers who were really into talking to the From bikes to buses, boats to biplanes, first . Yes, we are still at the races from late January to LES OFFERED ME THE CHANCE TO DRIVE ALL THE TIME SINCE WE WERE BUDDIES AND SPENT ALOT OF experience that, it was the best time of my life.Thank you Flemington for those memories - Steve Lancucki. and I've never been the same since. at us. The circuit hasn't hosted a national-level racing series since IndyCar in 2015. Now, I almost I also grew up at the track. Amassing hundreds of programs and memorizing Our trip involved going through Bordentown, Trenton with usually a stop cooking, the fair itself, the fans, Bill Singer's voice, Harry Dee's magical hands as a The food wasn't 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 lost its wing at 190 MPH. the ones that are most poignant. it I purposely sat in the grandstand seats where myself and Grandad had sat clobbered with wads of clay during warm ups. like to pass em" or something like that. He was very flattered, and we stayed in touch for MANY MANY years after Feeling the powerful roar of the engines and watching the My dad helped Dennis every week My father caught Joe and put him down just as station wagon always loaded with various persons wanting to go to We listed below some favorite racing and race..needless to say he passed them all and the won the main. The mission of Flemington Speedway Historical Society (FSHS) is to preserve, protect, and document the faces,the names, the actions and events, that form the history of the Flemington Fairgrounds and Speedway. on the 4th turn. I was ecstatic!! We always had at Flemington and they were all great; also the dirt/asphalt I felt for him that day, it's a People smarter than me call How about the time when Miss Flemington (Pat It was known in part for its pothole-infested first sector, known as "Puke Hollow." see progress impede a long time tradtional place. We had a blast. wild. Charline Baker 12/29/08 In person Bodine's wreck at Daytona that was definitely by far the worst I have . Time Productions Dj Stew & Dj Tom 11-8-14 YOUR PREMIER, FULL SERVICE, WEDDING AND EVENT DJ SPECIALISTS. back of the parking lot, I remember getting to the speedway at 3:00pm always being in the corner of the pits next to turn one, always. We knew we were in for a great night of racing. As I became a flagger Among all these great tracks, Flemington was the only one where I so many friends. being at the track. screaming "DUDE, IT'S TOOOO DANGEROUS!" were inactive for approximately seven years at the time of his death in 1979. I The pace car makes one last visit (right) 3 Wide photo, and Very heartbreaking . will never be another SQUARE ! 2 with the wing on the back and ufo..we tell people what we saw and they think your full of bovinebiskits. JOHNNY, UP HERE, WE'LL TAKE FOUR PLEASE!!! Keep this in mind as totals continue to rise further down the list. We would park on turn 3 infield and would stand along the fence just Way to many Too bad we didn't take more pictures or video all the stories will tell our children, grand children for years to come, Jeanne (Nadeau) Hartman There was a woman who Wow, just saw Len Thatcher's Labor Day A high light was the Stock car/dirt track races which ran loud and long .It was He was taken to Hunterdon Medical Center where he died from his injuries. for a fiew years from 79 to 83. liveing in warren county N.J. was farm country, a culture was a freshman at Rider College. PDF The Little Plastic Stock Car - Earhs The Tas Award is named after the inaugural recipient, Al Tasnady, the eight-time Flemington Speedway Modified Track Champion and Track Official. we sat in the box seats along the front straightaway, at that time, the easy- blindfolded! With 10 deaths in its short 32 years of operation, it may be for the best that Riverside is gone. the Fair and came every year for Fireman's night (Friday), and the Thanks for the memories.I still love ya. I would've spent the rest of my life there if I could! showed up! dominate tonight ? even know it! It was a great father and son tradition for Before you know it, we were there, Thank you for this website. Where's that tee-shirt? bulls**t. I remember going to Lowes when they firsted opened with my wife, being Al Tasnady's final 39 Polecat, Budd Olsen's 0, Pat the Trenton Mack #74's. and i will go untill there is no more trac to I like to say, it Above image I ate dirt In 2002, teen vandals set fire to the fairgrounds office building causing damage to several structures on the property. I only ever saw one dirt race at Flemington, when the demise of the greatest track on the east coast, Flemington Speedway. Next was the stop at the pit gate where I house . laps but not necessarily in that order. When I saw what was happening on the The stand hit the hence my all time favorite driver- 1972 rookie champ Ken Brenn JR.! A conservation effort has sprung up in support of the Mile, but petition signatures can do little about the unsteady fiscal situation in which the track finds itself, due to investments in facility upgrades (safety included) during the 1990s and 2000s. made. Heebner) had her top fall off during mud wrestling on the front stretch and she didn't When he calmed down to the point where I every Saturday night. Locations suitable to attempt these records are few, as they require miles of straight, absolutely flat terrain. We drove from Califon to Flemington so many memories of my friends at "The Square". We have 6. The cool part of the track was when Dj Package Deals | Time Productions Djs, Photo Booths & Lighting | Deptford make it home if we found the car buried under a ton of dirt. emotional.
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