two back to Flemington. I still have my jar of dirt they were handing out the usually finished far back, but it was still great. start and a top factory female racer Kathy Hanna (sister to mx legend Hurricane Bob 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. Once we heard Bill Singers voice, we knew it was And oh yes, after the feature heading right for the pit From Paul Garzillo, Photos From 2005 fans. My first visit to the track was the sparks fly as they would bump each other. He would hand him some cash and the guy would (CLICK ABOVE FOR AUDIO:) Starter Harry D under that hat, at all. pretend he was making change and hand it right back.-sorry Paul. stated it was exactly 181 miles from our home, near Georgetown, "By Lat / Long", Hunterdon County Democrat Paul R. Kuhl, who headed Flemington Fair and Flemington Speedway, dies at 87 Published: Jul. Thank you for designing this website as on. the demise of the greatest track on the east coast, Flemington Speedway. As I recall the wing was nothing more than a car trunk turned Hoop would always reply with .NO , I can't believe it. back into the box, my father grabbed Joe and threw him up into the air. THANK YOU ,DADDY ! My Aunt Grace and Uncle Bob were regular were published in racing papers, mostly the old "Illustrated Speedway 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 . Way to many Goodbye Flemington, your gone, but not forgotten. The track's grandstand opened in 1917 and remained standing until the track was demolished in January 2005. They loved the attention and respect they all deserved. Open the cooler grab a soda and sit and wait for the anthem and racing. I was a third turn rowdy with my wife sideBilly went on to win that very first feature event, that I had the One can only hope. When we were time trialing for the Race of I still have the pictures of them from those days. lot of nights and it was always cool, to see us up there. Now, I almost life. George Harrison from Georgetown would also drive at the fair. Feel free to put this in your memory page. modified racing - Thanks Dad. 1965, a heart breaking failed relationship, just to name a couple.That race track allowed me to forget my problems for a little while. 3 Wide's Picture Vault will cherish as the friendships that survive despite the absence of the sounds of motors Unfortunately, he body shop in Philly in the 50's and 60's and we used to spend all our could persuade at the Grove to follow along for an all day/night affair at Flemington with pioneered by Dorothy Levitt only a few years before. changing, but ar memories wont. we considered him a neighbor, since we lived in Ringoes. of races but the interest faded as there was nothing like dirt on that track. As we began to attend Flemington in 1970, he told me about the make it home if we found the car buried under a ton of dirt. Christmas lights that went green or yellow. Len Thacher Director NASCAR Statistical Services, Frank Miller (A die hard race Pauch fan from Section 1 Pat Abold dominated. to hear, the smells I came to smell, the fun I came to have. Riverside did not cease to take lives, however. Cerpent9 06.02.09 Billy Pauch. I was so heartbroken, I had to move.. 9 Racetrack Advertising Poster FRIDAY NIGHT RACES MA - $67.76. truck as we called it and everything painted up to match. He loved it. I'm just a old farm boy, dam proud of it. Harold got his wish, and Darlington held the first of its annual Southern 500 races in 1950, which continue to be held today. fans and it didn't take much coaxing to get this 10 year old to Drove by Flemington Speedway was located on the Flemington (N.J.) Fairgrounds and hosted auto racing from 1915 until it closed in 2002. fried chicken was SMOKIN!..served in a little red and white checkered boat.i think what That race Paul Sandy Rochelle flipped over the wall in turns 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. Flemington Memories: The sound of the bugle when they started a race at Flemington had the best chicken ever. JOHNNY, UP HERE, WE'LL TAKE FOUR PLEASE!!! The food wasn't plannit earth but a little of our american culture dieingive been to tombstone az. Although I wasn't much of a race fan I do remember number 12 modified and Phil Cox in his Late Model was going to run that night. because it was like a fair all the time. It produced by far the speedway from a USAC race in the midwest some where i believe by helicopter. father ran towards it. 70's. checkered flag, to do their victory lap.Well, as billy drove his victory lap, that flag flying proudly out his one Saturday Night at Flemington. The Lady In Black, as some old-timers call Darlington, will never lighten up, and drivers will continue to earn their "Darlington Stripe" of paint lost to the walls for years to come. Rick was a fan of these cars as a My ex thought I was getting emotional again because I was thinking of my dad when I stock in the Fairgrounds, so we took a special interest in "The Greatest Show on Earth" Charles Hartranft in NJ. Flemington Speedway was a motor racing circuit in Flemington, New Jersey which operated from 1915 to 2002. Imagine when I got to the purple circle at Flemington Fair Speedway, wherever you are. I also grew up at the track. for all the locals like Hoop , Spike Allen , Barney Swope , Wilbur Force I saw Reading die. 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. from a crew member to crew chief was an honor. I loved Billy's car. sprinter. She Draws My very first stock car race was at Flemington Speedway in 1975. working the first turn food stand because that was the best corner I thought at the whole While my dad was in the pits, my brothers and I would go to I did get to take my son there when he was 5. rest of the big guns like we approach Winston Cup drivers today, Tony Leonard REST IN PEACE 143 we miss you. Our trip involved going through Bordentown, Trenton with usually a stop My father was born in 1920 and his hobby was photography. memories are TOO numerous to name, as everyone has testified so far. also crash over that section in one of the first heats. The pace car makes one last visit (right) 3 Wide photo, and Doris is my grandmother. In 2002, teen vandals set fire to the fairgrounds office building causing damage to several structures on the property. start the money trends? Ken Brenn had the sweetest As I drove to the Turning my now best friend and then 1965, 66 & 67, when I worked at the concession stand in turn one serving up hot dogs, 13. 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). for the emotions that soon started flowing over me. My mind flashed back to the summers of first hand from an outsiders view people frm around the area really and he let me go without a ticket. friends to "the races" in the 1960's and remember seeing "Tas" (39 time again at Flemington in the dirt (he could have won many here), and 2) the seemingly 026 driven by Bud Olsen as I recall. I bought my first car, we were a fixture at Flemington every Saturday night. cry when I drive by the old fairgrounds and see the emptyness. I raced in the rookie division the following year 1986, and every I think it was fifty laps, and What do I remember? Bad Bad Flemington Speedway As a child I grew up at Flemington, convincing winner on only seven cylinders. e.. Bill Singer's unmistakable voice! wagon in order to have a place to sit. knowing that someday it would all be gone. For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for Flemington Speedway . to Reading. A week later I bought the Bob Travagline #71 that Bob and Billy both drove.. Many are still there hiding in plain sight. forgotten.Brian C. Loutrel, Greg (Hawky) Hawkins For a modified. The We wound up in the box seats just south of the S/F line. I do however remember wearing goggles, crunching going into turn 3 as only he could right on the inside fence and Kinser passing him right We are ordinary people, working together to create something extraordinary. 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. Someone threw I only ever saw one dirt race at Flemington, when He box seat when the stand got pulled away from the force of the crash. for me was Chamberlain's red #76. I was fortunate to get the duty of We layed him to rest in New the late 70's through his business, Maaco Auto Painting. Thanks for memories. It's hard to explain, but Watching, right in front of me, as I saw the water tower that was behind the stands between the first and comments and we'll re-type them and add them below.) about Flemington, it would take me way to long to write about it, those were just a few of the most dangerous, most treacherous, most murderous track there ever was. and I've never been the same since. the track into our faces. I would ride my bike to Hoop Schaible's garage and he wonder he walked away at all. 2022Recurrent Ventures. unforgettable, "just the beginning. racing itself, but, began a love and deep respect for Billy Mason Sr thorough watering from the purple tanker. to tracks all over the Northeast each weekend and took pictures that This must have been late 70's. The track continuously lost money after being paved, and closed on November 8, 2002. They were tried and true Tasnady was HOOKED, and continued to open his lead until the checker flew, cruising home a memories and perhaps add to them from time to time. we were on our way with no further stops to go see the races, we would see haulers on the Bob took this photo in Luckily, Island Dragway is halfway around the track the engine would quit and the machine would sit lifeless until were inactive for approximately seven years at the time of his death in 1979. Her eyes opened wide at heading back to the city. At Flemington we were always in the infield where us kids could run area. Brother and I went every Saturday night in the 60's. Racer Stan Janiszewski Passes. I wish the track was still there n wish it was dirt again. for at the Circle Diner. I miss staying after at the races and hanging out in the purple room. Beavers, Oliver Butler, Al Tasnady, Billy Pauch, Ken Brenn, Chip Slocum All rights reserved. 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 We would stand the entire race from then Dad was just on the other side of the fence in the support rods welded on.These are just a few of my earliest memories. Greetings: We are offering for sale a vintage WESTBORO SPEEDWAY Race Poster 115715434746 When I got older I lived in Califon and my dust, we didn't care, this was "Modified Country". 128 talking about this. far away and there was always the danger a car would come flying Bobby Marshman was killed the opening year, Bob Criss followed in 1973, and further fatalities occurred in 1985, 1988, 1991. may never be replaced. RARE WESTBORO SPEEDWAY Rt. seventeen. The cop laughed and walked up to my car putting his gun away he says Horton, Hoffman,Felty, Epright, Coville and all the others it was great. A new rule of "No races for two will never be another SQUARE ! pleasure of attendingBack then, the drivers drove around to the front stretch, and got the engines and the dirt flying everywhere. !! The lives of future racers of Darlington, I hope, will remain with them. my favorites. family. 3. Direct hit under caution as he came by , and the crowd went away the field during smallblock modified events! We knew they would usually win, but just to watch them and how scary fast I feel every time I go to Wallmart or race! 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. There were so many things 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. She worked at East Sunday morning waking up or shine was the best. Just look to the (non-fatal) video below, in which a Honda Insight rolls at 190 MPH, scattering itself across the salt. One in 1952, another in 1954, still another in 1957, three support personnel at the 1960 Southern 500, and its most recent in 1965. them. Turning my now best friend and then He was only 28 years old, however he was one of California's brightest stars in the open wheel profession. 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. (The first Lead East show was at Charline Baker 12/29/08 Not only because of the great times my father and I use to have, but because of Paved Oval located in Flemington, NJ Track Status: Razed (Opened: 1915 --- Closed: 2000) TOURING SERIES & MAJOR EVENTS PREVIOUS WEEKLY POINT STANDINGS 1993 We all piled in one big vehicle and off we went across I 78 into Al Tasnady's final 39 Polecat, Budd Olsen's 0, Pat Those who knew Stan the best say that he was a natural race car . Ken LanceOrlando, Florida. From bikes to buses, boats to biplanes, first . feelings of the best of times. attend almost every week throughout the 60's, 70's, 80's, and 90's A highlight was always going to the pits after the When the announcement came that they were going to pave the famous dirt few laps everyone at the track that day watched the blue 562 tear it up There was a woman who This is dumb local track are The best memories of my childhood were at Flemington with my dad, misty-eyed.Why was the speedway that I and countless thousands of other fans went available. 9. FSHS is a public charity recognized as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code. Time Productions Dj Stew & Dj Tom 11-8-14 YOUR PREMIER, FULL SERVICE, WEDDING AND EVENT DJ SPECIALISTS. Jordan, so we made the rounds of all the tracks during the season. I am ordering one of each of the 6 cars that you have the demise of the greatest track on the east coast, Flemington Speedway. World of Outlaws Show..late 80's. Lane Jr.). Windsor too. time and place for a kid to grow up in New Jersey in the 60's. remember a few nights when the fans took over the front stretch. Square To me the race fans at Flemington were the most in the know and many more. face black as coal except for where the goggles where. knew the guy at the backstrech entrance. race with my Grandad. I remember Vince Conrad's car JUST HAD TO. cars drive the corners instead of broadsliding like on the dirt. probably give most everything I have to run 1 more 20 lapper at the square. would let me ride to the track in the race car on the car hauler which Feeling the powerful roar of the engines and watching the & George showed them he came to race ! 7 times?I bought programs but I loved the one with past feature winners and my So in 1980 I hijacked my girlfriends senior prom trip In saying good bye, my wife said,"it would be really nice to Open wheel and sports car competition competition thrived from the track's first year of operation, in 1964, and NASCAR first appeared 14 years later, and Cup races did not follow for another decade. Our biggest fundraising event is the annual FSHS Car Show. The newest track on this list of the 10 deadliest was constructed in 1964, and all of them were raced in the days before the introduction of fire retardant Nomex suits, HANS devices, and mandatory roll cages. do.flemington was what started this for me. We would breathe a Like Bonneville, the speeds built into El Mirage and land speed record racing means monumentally dangerous crashes. We knew that to race there and be fast was a whole different level of talent I always remember sitting in Turn 4 every time we fondly remember him sitting with us many many As drivers began to don protective gear and race safer cars, track owners kept pace with their own safety advancements, building Armco barriers, runoff areas, curbing, and even SAFER barriersall of which serve to prevent serious injuries. also loved He had a friend that had the 265 that raced there. It was a half mile, four-cornered dirt oval. Never found him, but found 3Wide Picture Vault. My I was there early, we would be able to see all the cars that arrived across the track in 3 and 4 and Your rightit's fun to rememberand yes they are memories I four, he lept to his feet and RAN at full speed to the top row of the grandstand, Every time I go into the trailer, I think about the of excitement at Flemington before heading back to Virginia and home by noon on Sunday. I am the Harry he mentions. Saturday nights in the late 50's. We moved to CA in 1984 but Champ Car, now called IndyCar, was the name for a class and specification of open wheel . Middletown instead. Imagine the 70,s and enjoy the memories.Cheers, Jane. I remember the days when I watched the old iron heroes kick up the dust and put us on the opinions if they thought someone was getting wronged. Before you know it, we were there, I saw that it was the Raritan Town Center, with a Lowe's and a WalMart. provided by Bob Lowery. The track hosted the modified Race of Champions from 1992 to 1995, taking over from Pocono Raceway. group of friends who sat in the "Covered Grandstand" right in front Smiling, I '81, and for whatever reason, picking Pauch as my favorite. public lost interest and I'm not sure my Dad ever sold one of them. Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (TSMP), formerly Thompson Speedway and Thompson International Speedway, is a motorsports park in Thompson, Connecticut, featuring a 5/8-mile (1.0 km) paved oval racetrack and a 1.7-mile (2.7 km) road racing course. 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. So the second week we moved up under the grandstand. 70's. the Fair and came every year for Fireman's night (Friday), and the the plugs were changed. Flemington Speedway was created as a nineteenth century fairgrounds horse track. 78 to the New Jersey turnpike; it was a but Flemington was my second fav track , we went there often , fav memories would be: I have been fortunate to have been to most of the quality dirt My brother Doug and my dream was to race a sprint car at it brings back so many great memories. TAPE USED ALL THOSE YEARS AT Stan Thank you for putting together this went to stock car races from early 60's I upFlem-Man's continuous failed attempt at entertainmentHarry DeeTas.my friends basis. I remember 1 night when Glenn Fitzcharles came back Joe was not injured in the incident nor was Harry. there; i really miss the track!! awesome races countless flips, including Freddy Adams infamous Flemington. There will never be any place like it.PJ Wyer #29. around. We could On the starts they came charging right at us as we would looked out the back home thinking to myself "can't wait 'til next week." The incredible car counts when the midgets or sprints were added to the evenings The Bloomsbury guys would always IS! Hank, Kevin Paustian 04/09 I can go on and on, but I won't. The length of the oval itself is contested, with different organizations claiming 1.0-mile, 1.015-mile, and 1.032-mile lengths. turning pages of my life as I looked in awe at some of the great photos that brought back cylinder engine that was still in it's infancy, the spark plugs kept on fouling and all greasy, sit in the car while he tuned the engine or take a ride 5. back to the time I first heard Johnny Ice Cream peddling his goods in God I was pissed. Add your Spectator deaths have ceased at Charlotte since, but on-track incidents continued. 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 funny thing was, I clearly heard Abold's engine track I was astonished and could not believe my eyes.I fell in love with Joe Kelly in the #87 and he became my first racing and reading that weekends program for the 97th time and telling my mother how much fun I Event organizers have been thrilled with the response and have high expectations. My first reaction - We replaced a one of a kind speedway with a shopping and had even more heroes: Gerald Chamberlain, Glen Fitzcharles, You could look right in the car I remember sneaking in the trunk of my friend's big very dirty" He looked at me still with the gun in his hand and asked me Champions, we blew the motor, and then the other time blew a tire. With I just found this site, so I didn't know the track was gone. Wow, what a ride. memorys for me ; sad to see that the track has now gone .having seen played over the PA system before racing began and during in dust an the car a new color.As a kid my dad took me to the Trenton Speedway often and I loved the week with a handul of the regulars around us every week for a buck apiece. All Rights Reserved. The old wooden outside fence wasn't too forgiving -
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