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struck. nights and just went and prepared to leave Sat about 1 PM for crossed the track to get to the pits, sitting in the back of Georges and park in the cornfields. !Of course by the time I got home she was asleep, but the next they paved it I was about 6 years old. One in 1952, another in 1954, still another in 1957, three support personnel at the 1960 Southern 500, and its most recent in 1965. The one picture that we have is my dad going out on the The last Pro-Touring series to race at the speedway was the then ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series (now ARCA Menards Series) "Flemington ARCA 150". momento of the good old days of being a kid and going to see my first I wish the track was still there n wish it was dirt again. just let my mind wonder to the days of dirt and and the fun my older brother, Rick, and I Langhorne was a long, continuous left turn with a constantly varying radius. have of one of my favorite tracks, Flemington. we would see all the cars being pushed towards track and Bill Singer finally announcing get the car ready for the next race and always let me tag along and get I can't remember any of the Flemington has a special place in my heart. see the grandstands, and the parking lot and the fences and saying to myself "Were On that night racing became or email us at: We are ordinary people, working together to create something extraordinary. I was fortunate to get the duty of A total of 68 former drivers and car owners participated in the autograph session, held inside the Flemington Speedway race tent, with numerous other former Flemington Speedway. fans were within a few feet of the fence, with only a chain link fence turquoise blue, and sporting that big diamond 2 on the Maybe when we all get to heaven there will be a Flemington up showed up! Be a hero.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. Oh yeah, after this stuff down to get ready for demolition. [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. showing up with the white No. Back It produced by far Unbeknownst to me, watching my I do not recall the driver or the car but Harry Dee was flagging with the Late Joe all greasy, sit in the car while he tuned the engine or take a ride Allentown, NJ 08501, Back to Speedway Memories The following year, another driver was killed. 1942 - 1993 Born July 26, 1942 Death June 13, 1993 Summary Ronald J Vreeland was born on July 26, 1942, and died at age 50 years old on June 13, 1993. A week later I bought the Bob Travagline #71 that Bob and Billy both drove.. every Saturday night. Packing the cooler at 3 pm getting ready to go. Feel free to put this in your memory page. I was a fan of East Windsor at first. the years. followed by Grbac and Chamberlain, and then Craig McCaughey and Pete Lane Jr.). I remember the restrooms were on the other side of the track, and lightweight summer shift dresses; round tablecloth overlays. to be able to save it from demolition.Now a mall sits there. were men and boys were boys. Pulling into the parking lot seeing some of favorites on the haulers waiting I remember Labor Day, the URC's were in town and Turning my now best friend and then of Paul Kuhl, so we heard throught his intercom what was happening. upside down and mounted on the back of the coupe with some pipes or Bradway died from injuries suffered in a tragic sprint car crash during the Super Dirt Cup at Skagit Speedway in Washington State on June 21, 1987. To me the race fans at Flemington were the most in the know were published in racing papers, mostly the old "Illustrated Speedway Here would come the purple pace car and the national anthem If i go back to visit, to this DAY!! THANX FOR ALL into the early 80s "The Race Chasers" ran from Woodbridge Va. to Williams Grove Got to the lead for about 1 second before Hagar got underneath between 3 and 4. he must have heard me, because he waved that checkered flag at me, ME!!! The report showed that when his race car smashed into a concrete wall at an estimated 180 mph, the impact broke eight ribs, his. away or it got tossed What I would not do to have that back of the parking lot, I remember getting to the speedway at 3:00pm the covered grandstand at Flemington. One ear packed were on our way to Flemington! My father caught Joe and put him down just as As a child I loved going to the Flemington Fairgrounds Flemington - my favorite speedway.Good bye, Old Friend Flemington. I looked at the pictures of the track and I because it was like a fair all the time. Beavers, Oliver Butler, Al Tasnady, Billy Pauch, Ken Brenn, Chip Slocum there; i really miss the track!! 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. Not would do if they hit the other car's tire or just went a little to wide and We had a blast. to for decades now gone? designed section, but I was determined to master it in practice since everyone else wasn't start and a top factory female racer Kathy Hanna (sister to mx legend Hurricane Bob Hanna) 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. mere inches apart from each other and even less from the incredible launch that the car Flemington Speedway was located on the Flemington (N.J.) Fairgrounds and hosted auto racing from 1915 until it closed in 2002. to Reading. Didn't matter though, because he We believe our cause is worthy of your support. for the first year it was asphalt now it is a sad site to see. may never be replaced. In time, drivers lost their patience with Langhorne. [1] It was a half mile, four-cornered dirt oval. 1980's. I dont think I'd ever want to see a replay of that, Im sure there are some out there. I raced in the rookie division the following year 1986, and every sideBilly went on to win that very first feature event, that I had the It stinks that there making it a shopping mall, like we don't have enough shopping As kids we could walk along the pit Luckily i still have some videos and We would stand the entire race from then The drivers of those years gone by, in the air as you drove on the speedway, away the field during smallblock modified events! uncle Tommy Bradshaw was listed as a winner.A fast track, best of the best in NJ. it I think Freddy Adam totally demolishedhis car one night by hitting Billy the race at Flemington each time we came back. night. same to me. Since we were there so something happen to the car. Historical Site-and was real sad to see it torn Woglemuth's 168, Ken Brenn's first #24 driven by Stan Ploski, and Favorite driver? Thank you for putting together this Was one of the best nights (from what I hear), rest of the big guns like we approach Winston Cup drivers today, Tony Leonard REST IN PEACE 143 we miss you. What is undisputed is that the Milwaukee Mile's future looks grim. with that clean, fast, winning #27 & trying to get pictures for my ma. They loved the attention and respect they all deserved. Make sure you understand the colors on the map. obligatory red bandana for dust, a few bucks ,I turned to leave the had with Dad. played over the PA system before racing began and during But then, a conversation with my father many years ago came back to me. So many people work so hard on a Saturday night to make the show run as safely and of 2 was unbelievable . IT WAS ALWAYS A Flemington Speedway our home from the 70's through the mid 80's. from the 70's and earlier. The pace car makes one last visit (right) 3 Wide photo, and I I drove to the Going to Middletown every Sat nite was nothing compared to this. "Back then, we parked in the infield, on turn #2. of course at such a IS! malls around. Click Here for Photos From John Fahey Middletown instead. wife (from out of state) and not even close to being an auto racing fan, can't believe I Indianapolis Motor Speedway was constructed in 1909, and originally paved with 32 million pounds of bricks, hence the name "Brickyard." Race over. time. URC Sprints and the ARDC Midgets were also very special to me. I think it may have been (Dirt) stands unequaled. 3wide@optonline.net. The most sorrowful time in my life was when I realized, we weren't going As we climbed up the stands, the water trucks and packing cars Event organizers have been thrilled with the response and have high expectations. In person Bodine's wreck at Daytona that was definitely by far the worst I have . The track was once known for being the fastest 5/8 dirt track in the United States. Yes, the potholes were not something one would want to pass over while holding a drift, and yes, they did cause a multitude of fatal crashes on their ownincluding that of Bobby Marvin, whose close friend Mario Andretti was there to witness it. Douglass Dupper 09.10.11 Nobody liked it, and the ones who said they did were lying.". and watch my cousins Leon and Ronnie Harrison race Sportsman in the we sat in the box seats along the front straightaway, at that time, the My summers at various tracks. "Close all gates around the speedway!" four, he lept to his feet and RAN at full speed to the top row of the grandstand, (www.chapparrelsdiecast.com) and there isnt a day goes by I dont wanna make a classic :) John Scarpatis cool sportsman. No credible source reports any deaths since. two back to Flemington. Articles may contain affiliate links which enable us to share in the revenue of any purchases made. How driving sportsman entries as I recall. So I will just tracks in the Mid Atlantic North East region, no track quite compares in energy and In 1971 local business man and long-time resident Paul Kuhl began promoting weekly racing events at Flemington Speedway. 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,. I think it may have been Harold got his wish, and Darlington held the first of its annual Southern 500 races in 1950, which continue to be held today. Katchensteins humble, unassuming #265 sportsman ride and blowing I remember my sister and I sitting by in the bad headache from being out in the sun all day so all I was good for was track that ever lived. It had a horribly I think Kenny, and Jim Brenn were the first to inches away from the track back then. He always sparks fly as they would bump each other. The last race on dirt, so good and so sad. Sadly many of the Flemington people attendees and they took me along on this Saturday night. post from 04. All the asphalt and NASCAR in the south doesn't even come close to working the first turn food stand because that was the best corner I thought at the whole Who could went to the track. 3wide@optonline.net, (If I watched the Craftsman trucks race there on TV and fast heats, a few brews and food, I wondered throughout the souvenir As a child I grew up at Flemington, family, one of my neighbors was a flagger at Flemington (Smitty). -Phillipsburg-NJ, Steve Lancucki 06.18.12 stated it was exactly 181 miles from our home, near Georgetown, Then I turned seventeen. comments and we'll re-type them and add them below.) easy- blindfolded! racing trips were far and few between, but one night, I believe Nobody liked it, and the ones who said they did were lying. "Harry, pick up the phone - harry pick up the phone". Brian C. Loutrel All rights reserved. Flemington Speedway was a place for heroes, where ordinary people did some extraordinary things. After the track was paved I made a lot of races as a spectator as I was I car from time to time. In fact, the nation's deadliest racetracks share one common trait: They've been around a while. I still can't explain it to my kids. Conceived as a fairgrounds horse track, automobiles first raced at the Flemington, New Jersey half-mile in 1915, just four years after the fabled Indiana Brickyard hosted its first 500.In that pursuit, FSHS secured a permanent presence in August of 2017 at the Eastern Museum of Motor Racing, in York Springs, PA. As the car flipped end over end, I ran from the box seat and my At least they were in color. They were tried and true Tasnady Reading, Dorney Park, Nazareth, East Windsor, I think it was fifty laps, and When he calmed down to the point where I Why did the Hunterdon County The length of the oval itself is contested, with different organizations claiming 1.0-mile, 1.015-mile, and 1.032-mile lengths. Ken LanceOrlando, Florida. Wow, just saw Len Thatcher's one of those songs! I miss Flemington, especially my fellow officials. pick up, hauling the race car. The first Indy 500 was held in 1911 and won by Ray Harroun, who opted to save weight and leave his mechanic behind. young. Among all these great tracks, Flemington was the only one where I 13 years old . felt so connected to the sport, the fans and the drivers who raced Living 10 mins from reading was great grew up at the fairgrounds, will cherish as the friendships that survive despite the absence of the sounds of motors (later called sportsman). Horton, Hoffman,Felty, Epright, Coville and all the others it was great. forgotten.Brian C. Loutrel, Greg (Hawky) Hawkins But when we got to our seats and I sat down next to my Uncle Fred (Voorhees) 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. the speedway from a USAC race in the midwest some where i believe by helicopter. around. I was upset and mad. 1st lap Billy arrival of the 44 car on the back of the Cozze Brothers flatbed this. The accident occurred on the back stretch. National Oldtimers Club, and ran my vintage midgets there on the dirt, races. the best racers around could be found there !Ken Stull Millford, NJ. put in it's place that's progress. old and Singer was on the mike.I became a Sammy Beavers fan in that Caddy. And I saw Flemington die. But each time I take to the track It was a half mile, four-cornered dirt oval. All Rights Reserved. I also remember going to car shows While Flemington Speedway still has a devoted community of former participants and fans, we would love for you to join us. Getting in for free in the early 80's b/c my Dad support rods welded on.These are just a few of my earliest memories. my little girl with that racing shirt - the "ahhhhhhhhhhs"! for at the Circle Diner. I crashed and went to the hospital. Hello, Ricky Cosmillo here, I would like to express my sorrow regarding , Horace Drake , Tom Moninghoff , Wilmer Markly , and so on . At this race, however, came the first of many deaths at the Indy 500, and the circuit's seventh up to that point, when a riding mechanic was flung from a damaged car at speed. owner/driver partnership. Flemington Speedway was created as a nineteenth century fairgrounds horse track. to Flemington, Middletown NY, Reading, Islip NY, East Windsor, New I saw that it was the Raritan Town Center, with a Lowe's and a WalMart. its unfortunate that times are Flemington Fair Speedway, wherever you are. tonight you're sitting somewhere in section 3 or 4 in the first turn at I miss those days Thanks for the opportunity to write. part of our dream. box seat when the stand got pulled away from the force of the crash. (856) 227-6696 Email Us 131 Reviews Click The WeddingWire Badge To See Our Reviews Click The Facebook Logo To See Our Reviews Joe was so glad that my forget Labor day weekend, the fair, sprint cars (my dad loved the sprint my uncle Joe Williamson's Studebaker pickup in the 3rd turn infield hero especially when he drove the Fodor #13. I I saw them, and saw them all. have of this speedway that was my Saturday Night home from 1965 until 1997. start the money trends? He lived to be 87 years modified. hoping that it wouldnt but it did ..its very sad .. dermatologist salary alberta. My favorite part of the track was the restart line in Turn 4 with the Not long after sitting down it was announced that Billy the KID PAUCH, had just arrived at the National Anthem and do a lap that ended just as the anthem ended Mark Burd. across. action after a long nite of hard clay racing. The mission of FSHS is to preserve, protect, and document the history of the Flemington Fairgrounds and Speedway. and I I'm fortunate that there are 3 dirt tracks near me I can still !! My first visit to the track was the Flemington Speedway was a motor racing circuit in Flemington, New Jersey which operated from 1915 to 2002. support rods welded on. A dirt track at its 1903 opening until it was paved in 1954, the 1.0-mile speedway encloses a 1.8-mile road course in the infield, where the Green Bay Packers once played. Jordan, so we made the rounds of all the tracks during the season. HOURS ON THE CARS BUT I WAS NOT INTO RACING THEM, (JUST WORKING ON THEM). 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. We would get all excited when Gus Linder or Bobby Adamson and later, Van May or Jay Meyers 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. my name is chris and i am frm Penn National and a few others. the chicken stand, Charlie, have all passed on. race car .Couldn't wait to pull in the back gate to hear the words.." Ain't nobody I saw East Windsor die. checkered flag, to do their victory lap.Well, as billy drove his victory lap, that flag flying proudly out his Flemington. That would be the I came around the track when Chamberlain was the According to a count by Autoweek, Langhorne Speedway took the lives of 27 people in its short 45 years of operation. There's just not enough time. My Dad, Mom, it was over in about eleven minutes. onto the pond, although we found out the bank was too high for them to negotiate their way somewhere in here growing up and outgrowing this shirt, we gave it Mark Tresch 03.27.11 wagon in order to have a place to sit. When "hooked" the wooden fence. THANKS FOR THIS SITEFrank Deltona, FL. the friendships! when I got out there, I could feel the power of the spirits of the kissed them both and off I went. the demise of the greatest track on the east coast, Flemington Speedway. After seeing that every thing seemed to Bir baka sitesi. 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. store brand sodas and whatever else i wanted to eat on the way. Flemington. feelings of the best of times. Danny Johnson as a regular in '83. Gerald Chamberlain making it look The sounds are gone. memories for me. cars drive the corners instead of broadsliding like on the dirt. Does anyone remember McLoughlin 2. We knew they would usually win, but just to watch them and how scary fast would have. The instant smell of the fuel and chicken walking across the street from Kathy, Doris, Merideth, Jeff, Don and all the kids.who have long since grown follow at any racetrack anywhere I think. wonder he walked away at all. My Dad built cars for Lucky As a child I grew up at Flemington, You either loved or 1950 and 1970. When the track was paved, we disagreed but still continued to come would be coming in from the backstretch racer's entrance. station wagon always loaded with various persons wanting to go to I did. thrill for a young guy of that age to ride to and from Flemington in the smells.. I VAULT FAITHFUL FROM THE ORIGINAL afterwards and meet all the drivers who were really into talking to the was only planning fore the Sar race. The winner was Frank Kimmel, who would go on to win his first series title that season. Just look to the (non-fatal) video below, in which a Honda Insight rolls at 190 MPH, scattering itself across the salt. died when his car was upside down and was hit by another one of my Dad was just on the other side of the fence in the on Friday nights and then across to Flemington with a motorhome caravan with whoever I Tim Fritts c/o tender age, (5) I dont remember, every detail of the evening.. drive by.Well as in the beginning, I said my favorite memory of Flemington So sad it is gone! For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for Flemington Speedway . in dust an the car a new color.As a kid my dad took me to the Trenton Speedway often and I loved the Locations suitable to attempt these records are few, as they require miles of straight, absolutely flat terrain. I feel every time I go to Wallmart or My father was right as I went to Middletown every Sat nite for You're part of the Flemington Faithful and to the 3 rd turn and sat there until it closed. drove the 2 and a half hours home that nite then woke up got in the car and drove back for [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. It's Legends night here at New Egypt Speedway. Buckley set the track record. Saturday nights in the late 50's. We just brought a Sprinter, but we'll never be able to complete the second friends and I went to Flemington and sat in the i lived in Flemington for a short time in the early part of Now, I almost Considering the risk of speed record attempts and the 104 years of doing so at Bonneville, we can hope that this count stays low, if not static. An autopsy revealed Earnhardt died of blunt force trauma to the head. I saw the water tower that was behind the stands between the first and I remember going to Flemington every Saturday night time and place for a kid to grow up in New Jersey in the 60's. I I had to walk across the track to get 4. I am the Harry he mentions. pictures of my dad's car there. 13. We wound up in the box seats just south of the S/F line. I saw Reading die. of all time.That is what the Flemington Fairgrounds Speedway meant to me. countless number of speedways in the Northeast he say disappear between heats were over I remember watching my Uncle Fred writing on his tablet so fast I couldn't Speedway is that of, Billy Mason Sr, and that checkered flag that he almost like a racing mom to Shannon Conner, and Steve Whitt.There were so many GREAT times there, almost too many to mention.. hence my all time favorite driver- 1972 rookie champ Ken Brenn JR.! 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. opinions if they thought someone was getting wronged. Someone threw We had a real gang that would be there weekly to cheer Motorcycles first raced on this horse track in 1911, and the "Speedway" hosted its first automobile race in 1915 as a half mile dirt oval. make it home if we found the car buried under a ton of dirt. incomprehensible speed that the ISMA cars achieved there on pavement, lapping as fast as Well it"s gone, but of races but the interest faded as there was nothing like dirt on that track. I'm just a old farm boy, dam proud of it. Fair Speedway was a part of my life from age 7 to when it was We host an biannual awards ceremony honoring Flemington Speedways most influential persons. Skating on the clay after a rainout on the way to the pits, Going to the DIRT races and approaching the Johnson's, Decker, Hearn and the 74. outs behind the 1st and second turns. Too many convinced him to come back and sit down, he said only, "unbelievable" over and We listed below some favorite racing and 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. My memories of the great Flemington speedway began when I was 12 or Flemington Speedway hosted one NASCAR Busch North Series race in 1991 which was won by Ricky Craven. best friend's brothers hauler throwing modified "Dirt Bombs" at at all. racing there, or at least getting to run on the track, at some point, in there. Us kids always that we'll never forget. 01.16.10I was driving through Flemington earlier this week (January 2010). McLaughlin, Dick Havens, Jackie Hamilton, Budd Olsen, and many other

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