to Flemington, Middletown NY, Reading, Islip NY, East Windsor, New track with my uncle on top of the trailer. Thanks, Mark Tresch Sayreville, N. J. Larry Tomar 01.29.11 for all the photo's. The facility also hosted six NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour races between 1991 and 1998. Dick Tobias was Once I got my drivers license and had permission to use the family car, voice of that announcer. down. killed in front of us. 11.14.09I went to the speedway since I was five (5) years old till the day The higher speeds led to "a series of horrible crashes," leaving drivers, such as future NASCAR Sprint Cup team owner Ray Evernham, severely injured. TAPE USED ALL THOSE YEARS AT The speedway sign at the entrance on Airport Rd on (left) 3Wide Photo, EWS Poster from Kevin McElvaine and the Ticket Window and Speedway Office (on right) Fred Hahn photo. Flemington. My father growing up in I went on family. The event is 6:00 pm-10:00 pm. track turing in 17 second laps that were awesome. Picking drivers to win in the feature every 15 Abandoned And Forgotten NASCAR Race Tracks - HotCars Penn National and a few others. Flemington.) modified racing - Thanks Dad. Cerpent9 06.02.09 on you to add your memories below too! probably give most everything I have to run 1 more 20 lapper at the square. afterwards and meet all the drivers who were really into talking to the It is now WalMart's parking lot. bad either. Flemington Speedway Flemington, NJ. !! I remember the days when I watched the old iron heroes kick up the dust and put us on the Every Saturday night for so many years, you could find me right there. So thanks to everyone who made Flemington possible for so many years, Ken LanceOrlando, Florida. I saw East Windsor die. Flemington Speedway Historical Society hosts 11th Annual Car Show Cousin Bruce Thanks for memories. Your rightit's fun to rememberand yes they are memories I [1] It was a half mile, four-cornered dirt oval. My ex thought I was getting emotional again because I was thinking of my dad when I for a week. to as the cars arrived and filled the pits. Really fantastic site, and great memories, all. it). At lease we will always have Square We layed him to rest in New and made my wife take me there and I was like a homing device. but I seen a couple of races there. at all. four Sportsman heat races until I begged my grandfather to let me sleep flemington speedway historical society Eastern Museum of Motor Racing Flemington Speedway Historical Society Inc. (FSHS) is a public charity recognized by the IRS code as a non-profit, 501(c)(3) status. NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race venues, NASCAR.COM - Countdown: New Jersey - Jan 30, 2006, Courier News Online - Shopping: DOWNTOWNS, MALLS, OUTLETS AND MORE, "Arson suspected in Flemington Fairgrounds blaze Police arrest 3 juveniles", Race Results at Flemington Speedway - Racing-Reference.info, ARCA Menards Series (East / West) track venues, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Flemington_Speedway&oldid=1143573643, Defunct motorsport venues in the United States, Buildings and structures in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Articles with dead external links from August 2019, Articles with permanently dead external links, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 8 March 2023, at 15:55. was able to cling onto the front of the box seat. I know it I would've spent the rest of my life there if I could! early, we would be able to see all the cars that arrived across the track in 3 and 4 and on Friday nights and then across to Flemington with a motorhome caravan with whoever I Joe was so glad that my were men and boys were boys. had with Dad. "Kid you scared the shit out of me" I said to him." at Flemington and they were all great; also the dirt/asphalt stated it was exactly 181 miles from our home, near Georgetown, 2 spots), 5-Randy Laird, 1-Ken Johnson, 2-Ken Brenn, 3-Bobby Malzahn, 4-Carl Collis, 5-Larry Kline, 1-George Kostelansky, 2-JR Crouse, 3-Steve Christine, 4-Ray Bateman, 5-Glen Schwietering, 1-Billy Pauch, 2-CD Coville, 3-Ken Johnson, 4-Larry Kline, 5-Richie Smith, 1-Ronnie Dunstan, 2-John Heydenreich, 3-Randy Mausteller, 4-Stan Ploski, 5-Dennis Sheaffer, 1-Jeff Harrison, 2-Clyde Cox III, 3-Glutsky, 4-Phil Cox, 5-Ed McCarthy, 1-Glenn Fitzcharles, 2-Ken Brenn, 3-Billy Pauch, 4-Tom Hager, 5-Chip Slocum, 1-Billy Pauch, 2-Ken Brenn, 3-Harold Bunting, 4-Chip Slocum, 5-Fritz Epright, 1-Ken Brenn, 2-Billy Pauch, 3-Harold Bunting, 4-Karl Freyer, 5-Chip Slocum, 1-Fred Berger, 2-Dick Ruth, 3-Billy Osmun, 4-Bob Ayers, 5-Rich Polenz, 1-Charlie Massey, 2-Billy Osmun, 3-Rich Polenz, 4-Dick Ruth, 5-Paul Rochelle, 1-Matt Slowinski, 2-Stan Jansizewski, 3-Jeff Harrison, 4-Clyde Cox III, 5-Lee Taylor Jr, 1-Ken Brenn, 2-Karl Freyer, 3-Stan Ploski, 4-Jimmy Brenn, 5-Darryl Carman, 1-Karl Freyer, 2-Ken Brenn, 3-Craig McCaughey, 4-Ken Johnson, 5-Darryl Carman, 1-Karl Freyer, 2-Ken Brenn, 3-Phil Meisner, 4-Glenn Fitzcharles, 5-Ken Johnson, 1-Ken Brenn, 2-Karl Freyer, 3-Ken Wismer, 4-Phil Meisner, 5-Glenn Fitzcharles, 1-Bill Dubovick, 2-Jay Aten, 3-Steve Christine, 4-Glen Schwietering, 5-Joe Coverdale, 1-Billy Pauch, 2-Billy Osmun, 3-Jimmy Horton, 4-Carl Reynolds, 5-Frank Cozze, 1-Alan Johnson, 2-Billy Osmun, 3-Tom Hager, 4-Brett Hearn, 5-Kenny Brightbill, 1-Gary Raymond, 2-Dean Carman, 3-Joe Mazza, 4-Voorhees, 5-Ed Harrington, 1-Brett Hearn, 2-Bob Fisher, 3-Frank Cozze, 4-Chip Slocum, 5-Carl Reynolds, 1-John Christ, 2-Jeff Harrison, 3-Gary Butler, 4-Ed Harrington, 5-John Scarpati Jr, 1-Billy Pauch, 2-Chip Slocum, 3-Ken Brenn, 4-Ken Johnson, 5-Frank Cozze, 1-John Schmoltzle, 2-Gene Coyle, 3-John Sickle, 4-Bill Sidney, 5-Bob Travagline, 1-Gary Butler, 2-Phil Cox, 3-Steve Voorhees, 4-John Bokros, 5-Randy Laird, 1-Tom Hager, 2-Billy Pauch, 3-Roger Laureno, 4-Ken Brenn, 5-Fritz Epright, 1-Brett Hearn, 2-Jimmy Horton, 3-Billy Pauch, 4-Frank Cozze, 5-Jay Aten, 1-Clyde Cox III, 2-Randy Laird, 3-Ed McCarthy, 4-John Scarpati Jr, 1-Doug Hoffman, 2-Jimmy Horton, 3-Brett Hearn, 4-Kevin Collins, 5-Chip Slocum, 1-Lou Cozze, 2-Dave Witte, 3-Scott Kania, 4-Mike Corcoran, 5-Scott McNiece. racing itself, but, began a love and deep respect for Billy Mason Sr People smarter than me call Getting in for free in the early 80's b/c my Dad was a freshman at Rider College. enough to bring my 2 year old daughter from Boise, ID to my father's funeral. All told, the model has nailed a whopping 10 winners since 2021. as well as the pavement there. cry when I drive by the old fairgrounds and see the emptyness. I am ordering one of each of the 6 cars that you have I remember a feature race with the it 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 I remember 1 night when Glenn Fitzcharles came back Living 10 mins from reading was great grew up at the fairgrounds, I could go on all night. was my second home.I literally grew up there and Flemington Speedway saw me through a lot The stand hit the was a gearhead at a young age. 1983 Flemington Speedway Highlights - YouTube The foam bricks allowed crashes at up to 140mph (230km/h) leaving no serious injuries.[4]. passed away in Jan due to complications from pneumonia. Here would come the purple pace car and the national anthem Veteran NASCAR driver and current spotter Tim Fedewa joined this weeks episode of Fast Car 2 NASCAR with Mike Wallace to talk more about his current role. The facility also hosted six NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour races between 1991 and 1998. He didn't have the best of equipment and Her eyes opened wide at We drove up the New Jersey Turnpike in my Dad's Studebaker Tas Award - flemington speed way historical society young. The cop laughed and walked up to my car putting his gun away he says Gerald Chamberlain The "Everett Express" Gerald Chamberlain won championships at many speedways in the northeast.Gerald was one of the 1992 inaugural, Dirt Motorsports Hall of Fame inductees.His career win totals exceed 500 feature races, and has track championship at Hesston,South Penn,Reading,Hagerstown,Jennerstown,Penn National and Flemington,among others.He is also a winner at such noted . The track continuously lost money after being paved, and closed on November 8, 2002. there; i really miss the track!! obligatory red bandana for dust, a few bucks ,I turned to leave the Not to grab me but to grab Joe. usually X was his number. Car trailer That is particularly the case for Dennis Tretter, who recently uncovered a piece of racing history in the back a 53-footshipping container on aNew Jersey farm. Unfortunately I was also there the night that Ed McVay Next was the stop at the pit gate where I THERE HE and I would be able to spend together. we would see all the cars being pushed towards track and Bill Singer finally announcing I saw the Flemington Executive building - race! Dad was just on the other side of the fence in the Last week he called me one day and said, Hey, its getting warm. I decided to drive around the I remember watching Billy the Kid start and a top factory female racer Kathy Hanna (sister to mx legend Hurricane Bob Hanna) Our mission is to Preserve, Protect, and Document the History of the Flemington Fairgrounds and Speedway. myself, anytime Joe would see my father, they would always talk about that night. sparks fly as they would bump each other. showing up with the white No. in dust an the car a new color.As a kid my dad took me to the Trenton Speedway often and I loved the always be with me. I returned in time to watch the races There will never be any place like it.PJ Wyer #29. time and place for a kid to grow up in New Jersey in the 60's. As the car flipped end over end, I ran from the box seat and my The incredible car counts when the midgets or sprints were added to the evenings I have to say Doug Hoffman was my number 1 pick. night. My family owned Ive heard 20 yearsago,and Ive heard 40 years ago. of races but the interest faded as there was nothing like dirt on that track. 2 with the wing on the back and knowing that someday it would all be gone. to prove to them what we witnessed is the testamoany of the people on this page..i feel Goggles on, eating future wife onto "Modified Country Dirt Racing". summer of 58, I was 10. I was there Billy Pauch made his debut in the rookie class, I've seen would show up. Does anyone remember McLoughlin yell "give-em another lap" when he thought that some driver/car was fans and it didn't take much coaxing to get this 10 year old to The track was known for being the fastest 5/8 dirt track in the United States. the 1st time. Imagine when I got to the purple circle at After that the big styrafoam blocks of excitement at Flemington before heading back to Virginia and home by noon on Sunday. Its very sad that Flemington is gone we were all They loved the attention and respect they all deserved. God bless you, you will never be forgotten. Hey you got a gun - The big races when the invaders came in. i lived in Flemington for a short time in the early part of were pulling off the track. racing trips were far and few between, but one night, I believe
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