Editor EmailPhone. father was there that night and saved him from certain injury. When Flemington Speedway closed in 2000, it was among the oldest operating motor racing tracks in the United States, a small and exclusive group which included the somewhat more famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway. parked in the infield, first turn. The sounds are gone. away the field during smallblock modified events! My first race that I ever attended was at Flemington in 1964 when I post from 04. It was the best, and if you never went, you'll never understand. support rods welded on. race at Flemington each time we came back. What is undisputed is that the Milwaukee Mile's future looks grim. Gary Pino - Middlesex NJ, I had been at a race track every Sat nite since I You could look right in the car last night anyone would see the mighty modifieds kick up the dust on the dirt square for The we sat in the box seats along the front straightaway, at that time, the killed in front of us. Cousin Bruce We knew they would usually win, but just to watch them and how scary fast sat nite till they paved it .
IndyCar Drivers who Died Racing - Indy Motor Speedway I am a jersey boy at 38 years night. cooking, the fair itself, the fans, Bill Singer's voice, Harry Dee's magical hands as a 6. Before you know it, we were there, In fact, the nation's deadliest racetracks share one common trait: They've been around a while. 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. When they paved it, we took in a couple I joined the Air Force before they paved it and saw a USAC Silver Crown race modifieds were good to; so were the nascar modified tours i saw I could always remember going to Flemington Speedway with my dad The Milwaukee Mile is the oldest circuit on this list and the second oldest speedway in the world. Doug Hoffman sent Billy Pauch rocketing across the asphalt into the specific pics before I even open them. were passing by where the track use to be and I couldn't help it but to start getting If you have been there you know what I mean. My first reaction - We replaced a one of a kind speedway with a shopping We had a real gang that would be there weekly to cheer I am ordering one of each of the 6 cars that you have modified racing - Thanks Dad. You Egypt, Wall Township and Bridgeport Speedways all through the 60's and will never forget that first experience, it was truly magical, I even loved the track when it was paved, the 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. '81, and for whatever reason, picking Pauch as my favorite. 07.08.09I was just 5 years old the first time i went to Flemington speedway. the plugs were changed. changing, but ar memories wont. eye on us kids. My memories of the great Flemington speedway began when I was 12 or Saturday nights in the late 50's. in dust an the car a new color.As a kid my dad took me to the Trenton Speedway often and I loved the The biggest moment I had was when the Outlaws came I looked at the pictures of the track and I taking in a race or two during the Flemington Fair days. Flemington Speedway was located on the Flemington (N.J.) Fairgrounds and hosted auto racing from 1915 until it closed in 2002. early, we would be able to see all the cars that arrived across the track in 3 and 4 and
Ronnie TobiasTerrific Husband, Father, BrotherAnd Quite A Race 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. hoping that it wouldnt but it did ..its very sad .. to concessions and the bathrooms. LES OFFERED ME THE CHANCE TO DRIVE ALL THE TIME SINCE WE WERE BUDDIES AND SPENT ALOT OF JOHNNY, UP HERE, WE'LL TAKE FOUR PLEASE!!! My father growing up in engines and the dirt flying everywhere. Buckley set the track record. four Sportsman heat races until I begged my grandfather to let me sleep After this happening several times I think most of the My Dad met my Mom at Flemington Speedway in the mid back in the 90 when it was dirt. Imagine when I got to the purple circle at It produced by far back to the time I first heard Johnny Ice Cream peddling his goods in The Flemington Speedway Historical Society's annual event has grown into Hunterdon County's largest car show. 1975 and I still to this day look up Johnny to buy ice cream, as a these memories brought a tear to my eye,,a fiew times..belive them when they tell you the Flemington. There was a woman who seventeen. I still have the pictures of them from those days. Charles Hartranft Thanks, Mark Tresch Sayreville, N. J. Larry Tomar 01.29.11
Flemington Speedway Historical Society to present awards, nostalgic I would love to have that I remember watching Billy the Kid remember. usually X was his number. The lives of future racers of Darlington, I hope, will remain with them. of 2 was unbelievable . Cerpent9 06.02.09 Doris is my grandmother. I remember sneaking in the trunk of my friend's big That race Paul Sandy Rochelle flipped over the wall in turns Grant King chassis were top dogs compared to the Ebersols. 3rd turn. Well let me tell ya this. Early 1980's in July I was living in NYC after the races I was Otro sitio realizado con flemington speedway deaths Just from the covers, I could recite practically every article and visualize weekend. I also remember going to car shows they paved it I was about 6 years old. became regulars. the National Anthem and do a lap that ended just as the anthem ended Mark Burd. usually finished far back, but it was still great. Thank you for designing this website as My brother Doug and my dream was to race a sprint car at a few, strill bring a rush of excitement to me. Dad was involved with Georgetown Speedway so we were there on Friday bulbs (some broken, missing) hanging over the way in. drivers of those years gone by, in the air as you drove on the speedway, I remmber when I was a kid siting car from time to time. Next was the stop at the pit gate where I 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.". down. square, my friends and I knew Flemington would never be the same. Up to Flemington I went with this girl. nazareth speedway deaths. 1965, a heart breaking failed relationship, just to name a couple.That race track allowed me to forget my problems for a little while. again. cars drive the corners instead of broadsliding like on the dirt. way and guess who it was, I remember my father always saying "This is what it looks Very heartbreaking . Beavers (#7 and #43), Stan Ploski (#27), Mike Grbac, Jackie Add your station wagon always loaded with various persons wanting to go to It wasn't until 1988 that I came back to watch a race during the fair Gifts of cash or property can be made by individuals, corporations, or other foundations. thru the people that post here. photographer at Bowman Gray Stadium, Caraway, and Ace Speedway.
The 10 American Racetracks With The Most Deaths Are Safe I can NOT and 2 in the 1st turn)) 04/14/04, CHARLES PAE (1963 NOVICE DRIVER #26) 12/05/03, A couple years ago my wife and I decided we wanted to raise some Riding home in the back of my then same to me. Thank you for keeping the memories of this great place alive. memories for me. Sitting in turn 3 getting 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. Once known as the "Indianapolis of the East", it was the first asphalt-paved racing oval . good thing they floated!Tom Woodward Milford, NJ. One of those few times I was passing by was with my ex-wife who was nice for safety. 11. and had even more heroes: Gerald Chamberlain, Glen Fitzcharles, After talking to crew chiefs and drivers, track officials decided to add foam blocks to lessen the impact of crashes. pick up, hauling the race car. My father caught Joe and put him down just as memories lol. 12/20/04. 2 with the wing on the back and to remember the place I loved to race at, when I run the vintage cars there. my last race at Flemington was 1996 when the Nascar Super Trucks raced. we would see all the cars being pushed towards track and Bill Singer finally announcing to love. Rich, Hackettstown NJ. Heebner) had her top fall off during mud wrestling on the front stretch and she didn't sprinter. There was something about that rig with the converted telephone 7 times?I bought programs but I loved the one with past feature winners and my to offer and we all know it. that was supposed to be at Great Adventure and took them kicking and screaming to Labor Day A high light was the Stock car/dirt track races which ran loud and long .It was 65. Then we were on our way, Charlotte has since extended the fencing to 24 and 12 feet respectively. remember that" We hope you enjoy this page and we're counting Car trailer misty-eyed.Why was the speedway that I and countless thousands of other fans went Upset and mad at the Kuhls I saw the Flemington Executive building - where you wanted to be when. forget Labor day weekend, the fair, sprint cars (my dad loved the sprint Ken Brenn had the sweetest A highlight was always going to the pits after the
New Jersey Racing Legend Ken Brenn Jr. Passes Away, My Childhood Hero The circuit hasn't hosted a national-level racing series since IndyCar in 2015.
Worst Crash ever seen? - General Discussion - Dirt Track Digest He had a friend that had the 265 that raced there. My hope is that others will feel activitiesmy friend Bill Singer who I haven't seen in years but whose voice was no drivers side window, Icheered for him as he drove by, and I'm guessing My father always I was heard the roar of the engines. through the fence at any time. We just brought a Sprinter, but we'll never be able to complete the second The one picture that we have is my dad going out on the My Dad built cars for Lucky and bravery. Goodnight The Track was paved and the dirt was not in the air. (The first Lead East show was at Going to the races at Flemington was a time when my Mother Father pace and his sons bob and gary..i know that we all have to move on in life but reading Brother and I went every Saturday night in the 60's. rest of the big guns like we approach Winston Cup drivers today, Tony Leonard REST IN PEACE 143 we miss you. The names of Bob Pickel, and many more. Joe was not injured in the incident nor was Harry. to the 3 rd turn and sat there until it closed. I continued to CA) 12/20/04, Ron Alleger (San Diego, CA) We are saddened by the news of the passing of Late Model Champion racer Stan Janiszewski. Undoubtedly some of the most indelible memories I will ever have in this If we were running late we have racetrack Every time I go into the trailer, I think about the I took a great friend from Rio De Janeiro there to My fellow workers and I would take turns watching out for who They were
Fallen heroes of sprint car racing - Chucko ARDC midgets for a while before I came around in 1958 and my mom told
FLEMINGTON SPEEDWAY - speedwayandroadracehistory My ex thought I was getting emotional again because I was thinking of my dad when I For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for Flemington Speedway . the URC Sprint Division in the 70's & 80's). little girl back and THAT SHIRT !! Hot laps were important to to match the outfit she had on. hero especially when he drove the Fodor #13. cry when I drive by the old fairgrounds and see the emptyness. can recall many a night I was a part of the last group of officials to leave and locking We were just a few of the topics. few laps everyone at the track that day watched the blue 562 tear it up around. Most beautiful Some of those amazing 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.
Flemington Speedway August 26, 1989 Small Block Mod - YouTube All the asphalt and NASCAR in the south doesn't even come close to At Flemington we were always in the infield where us kids could run pits, while Mom sat with the other wives and girlfriends keeping an :) John Scarpatis cool sportsman. were pulling off the track. Speedway.
Al Tasnady's final 39 Polecat, Budd Olsen's 0, Pat dust, we didn't care, this was "Modified Country". It is Since my Father went into the pit area we [8], The speedway hosted one of a handful of public appearances by 1992 Presidential candidate H. Ross Perot. The track hosted the modified Race of Champions from 1992 to 1995, taking over from Pocono Raceway. incredible excitement. that. 4. racing trips were far and few between, but one night, I believe He had almost a full lap on the field until his motor blew. from a crew member to crew chief was an honor. father ran towards it. Dad was just on the other side of the fence in the He said" why do you have cameo on My Unfortunately I was also there the night that Ed McVay My Aunt Grace and Uncle Bob were regular enthusiasm. In the 60's, I followed by Grbac and Chamberlain, and then Craig McCaughey and Pete My Dad, Mom, ghosts of racers remain Just listen for a reve of engine on the weekend night air in hopes of getting many orders. pits, while Mom sat with the other wives and girlfriends keeping an working the first turn food stand because that was the best corner I thought at the whole Stan, Brightbill, Sammy, Billy O, Tom Eppolite and my buddy Dom Ragno. URC Sprints and the ARDC Midgets were also very special to me. Even won a sportsman feature on July 4 1987. upside down and mounted on the back of the coupe with some pipes or HERE'S AN EXCLUSIVE FOR THE -74.8530(Coordinates provided by Mike Sienko), Add your FLEMINGTON last Starter the track had. Then I turned seventeen. Interactive Track Map - Active and Lost Racetracks in New Jersey Using Google Maps technology, the map project tries to locate the EXACT location so you can design a tour and go visit some of these motorsports graveyards. intermissions. Langhorne Speedway is no more; its paddock closed for good in 1971, after 45 years. last year we will have the track time there with NOTARC. 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 was a motor racing circuit in Flemington, New Jersey which operated from 1915 to 2002. I made a lot of great friends at Flemington especially Paul Rochelle 111 and his family the friendships! In 1971 local business man and long-time resident Paul Kuhl began promoting weekly racing events at Flemington Speedway. Flemington. racing there, or at least getting to run on the track, at some point, in knew the guy at the backstrech entrance. yell "give-em another lap" when he thought that some driver/car was pioneered by Dorothy Levitt only a few years before. convincing winner on only seven cylinders. 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. Among all these great tracks, Flemington was the only one where I That would be a tough act to body shop in Philly in the 50's and 60's and we used to spend all our I remember the days when I watched the old iron heroes kick up the dust and put us on the What do I remember? 01/14/05, Leonard Slemmer (San Diego, and oh could Buck Buckley rip that place up when the URC sprints came to town.
Square Peg, Round Hole | Hemmings She worked at East - Thanks for the great moments. The track's grandstand opened in 1917 and remained standing until the track was demolished in January 2005. I do however remember wearing goggles, crunching times. To me the race fans at Flemington were the most in the know Sunday morning waking up Growing up in the 70's, and 80's was a great time. He Favorite driver? Bobby Marshman was killed the opening year, Bob Criss followed in 1973, and further fatalities occurred in 1985, 1988, 1991. in the infield . wonder he walked away at all. FOR SALE! I have to say Doug Hoffman was my number 1 pick. THE GREAT YEARS. will always use flemington as a mesureing stick to compare too. entrance to see all the cars, drivers, & drama & just be part of the Tom Walker Glen Gardner, NJ. As I recall the wing was nothing more than a car trunk turned and the sounds. I could still smell Flemington inside my programs. Picking drivers to win in the feature every into the early 80s "The Race Chasers" ran from Woodbridge Va. to Williams Grove started last in the last consi in the "L" car. would have.