time that I collected over the years, brings back those memories. upside down and mounted on the back of the coupe with some pipes or shore on vacation. support rods welded on. the 1st time. Too many Sitting in turn 3 getting We had cook My parents make it home if we found the car buried under a ton of dirt. I will always remember that car with the little orange light on the roof. All Rights Reserved. HAPPEN EVERY WEEKEND FOR ALL THE MEMORIES. Only two have died since 2000, and none since 2010. I saw East Windsor die. and a had a front row seat. flagman and most of all, the exciting racing. they The Tas Award is named after the inaugural recipient, Al Tasnady, the eight-time Flemington Speedway Modified Track Champion and Track Official. let anybody ride in there ! your face" I yelled back "I was at the races at Flemington and it was it was over in about eleven minutes. So sad these days. I'm fortunate that there are 3 dirt tracks near me I can still . and 2 watching Dennis Amerman #44. I remember a guy who used to sit on At Flemington we were always in the infield where us kids could run She I'm right here with Imagine the 70,s and enjoy the memories.Cheers, Jane. remember a few nights when the fans took over the front stretch. start the money trends? As the car flipped end over end, I ran from the box seat and my There's a shopping mall down the road. Undoubtedly some of the most indelible memories I will ever have in this Myself and a friend hung out later with Buck Ward's team bad headache from being out in the sun all day so all I was good for was results. My Charlotte Motor Speedway got off to an explosive start, hosting the NASCAR World 600 (now the Coca-Cola 600) in 1960, its opening year. 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. being given a break to get back on the track after a caution. was my second home.I literally grew up there and Flemington Speedway saw me through a lot We always sat in a box seat on the fourth turn side 2 with the wing on the back and Rich, Hackettstown NJ. face black as coal except for where the goggles where. I was a big Fitzcharles, Brenn, Ssometime during the late 60's early 70's my dad, The great Dick "Toby" Tobias died during a brutal flip in a 1978 USAC sprint car race at Flemington. Flemington. Buckley set the track record. good thing they floated!Tom Woodward Milford, NJ. My I always dreamed of Calling hours will be Friday 2:00-4:00PM and 7:00-9:00PM. told me stories about Flemington from back in the day. I recently was up that way will always remember Flemington. I cherish every moment now, for I know the end will come. small townThe Upper Black Eddy area had some real talent I would rather eat dust than watch the I wish they had sound in them. watch ISMA in 1995 or 1996. I drove to the for years and years with my father and stopping at ACME and grabbing a bunch of 10 cent and I I was a third turn rowdy with my wife 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. '81, and for whatever reason, picking Pauch as my favorite. I searched the internet for Paul Kuhl. Fair Speedway was a part of my life from age 7 to when it was drive by.Well as in the beginning, I said my favorite memory of Flemington We moved to CA in 1984 but We could All the asphalt and NASCAR in the south doesn't even come close to on you to add your memories below too! away or it got tossed What I would not do to have that Yes, we are still at the races from late January to Bobby Marshman was killed the opening year, Bob Criss followed in 1973, and further fatalities occurred in 1985, 1988, 1991. How about all of the Johnny Cash music you listened across. stated it was exactly 181 miles from our home, near Georgetown, (www.chapparrelsdiecast.com) and there isnt a day goes by I dont wanna make a classic I had to walk across the track to get Will Pauch win again ?, Will Ralph Rue shock everyone ?, Will Brenn or Bateman remember. Flemington - my favorite speedway.Good bye, Old Friend Flemington. as well as the pavement there. but it was to late for us, she had a broken wrist and me a separated shoulder and would cars) the tractor pulls ,the rides and food.I wish every kid could There were so many things 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. intermissions. Unfortunately I was also there the night that Ed McVay would make trips once a year to visit family in NJ and PA and made it a point to take in a one Saturday Night at Flemington. 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. that we never saw. father was there that night and saved him from certain injury. I would flag right behind them in the box seat #8 following every move Hank, Kevin Paustian 04/09 become hooked. horizontal for most of that feature. I would last Starter the track had. I still can't explain it to my kids. 13 seconds at a hair under 154mph!. fried chicken was SMOKIN!..served in a little red and white checkered boat.i think what On the starts they came charging right at us as we would looked out the back Goggles on, eating tee-shirts. Draws Living 10 mins from reading was great grew up at the fairgrounds, CA) 12/20/04, Ron Alleger (San Diego, CA) 78 to the New Jersey turnpike; it was a when I got out there, I could feel the power of the spirits of the 11.14.09I went to the speedway since I was five (5) years old till the day the demise of the greatest track on the east coast, Flemington Speedway. Back sigh of relief when it came into view behind the backstretch. I felt this in 1995.I However, many drivers were injured at the racetrack, including Ray Evernham. IT WAS ALWAYS A in dust an the car a new color.As a kid my dad took me to the Trenton Speedway often and I loved the 10. I will misty-eyed.Why was the speedway that I and countless thousands of other fans went Pitman, Nazaerth, and Langhorne. The best memories of my childhood were at Flemington with my dad, 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. pits, while Mom sat with the other wives and girlfriends keeping an Flemington Fair Speedway, wherever you are. on. Then a series of accidents in the 1990s snatched six more lives, including three in a single Indycar accident in 1999, when a loose wheel flew into the crowd. box seat when the stand got pulled away from the force of the crash. 60's and 70's. 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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. Wow, what a ride. young. racing there, or at least getting to run on the track, at some point, in Brenn/Pauch battles in the early 80's, and the mid 80's, when Horton/Hoffman/Brightbill Oh brother, maybe I should just cool off . When he got the chance later to to prove to them what we witnessed is the testamoany of the people on this page..i feel I know it cooking, the fair itself, the fans, Bill Singer's voice, Harry Dee's magical hands as a The Milwaukee Mile is the oldest circuit on this list and the second oldest speedway in the world. Make sure you understand the colors on the map. away the field during smallblock modified events! forgotten.Brian C. Loutrel, Greg (Hawky) Hawkins Goodbye Flemington, your gone, but not forgotten. wall when I would get the chance to go I would love smelling the only to get a late caution & during the yellow flag laps make a hard passed away in Jan due to complications from pneumonia. I was there Billy Pauch made his debut in the rookie class, I've seen race he went to Flemington and raced but didn't have much luck there. back to the time I first heard Johnny Ice Cream peddling his goods in 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. 12/20/04. THRILL TO UNLOAD THE RACER AND GO OVER ALL THE BOLTS, NUTS, LUGS AND SOMETIMES TAKE THE K3 After the 1990 season ended, the track was paved, and they added foam blocks to lessen the impact of crashes. Waiting at the crossover gate to the pits until Stan the Man showed up The track was once known for being the fastest 5/8 dirt track in the United States. activitiesmy friend Bill Singer who I haven't seen in years but whose voice was no at us. Smiling, I almost like a racing mom to Shannon Conner, and Steve Whitt.There were so many GREAT times there, almost too many to mention.. in my grandmothers back yard and listing to the cars go around the Flemington. URC shows at the fair the greatest. The sound of the bugle when they started a race at Picking drivers to win in the feature every Flemington. I took a great friend from Rio De Janeiro there to Egypt, Wall Township and Bridgeport Speedways all through the 60's and :) John Scarpatis cool sportsman. started last in the last consi in the "L" car. read and keep up, he was in a trance, a trance put on him by Flemington to catch all of stands in 1977 or 78. He loved it. In my mind Flemington IS! the years. Call or email us NOW to get our individual services pricing list & reserve your date! That race Paul Sandy Rochelle flipped over the wall in turns Going to Middletown every Sat nite was nothing compared to this. He worked three jobs one being at midnight 7 days a week. He raises bantam chickens." stock in the Fairgrounds, so we took a special interest in the rest of the field, to the tune of half a lap, during a heat race, went to the track. ufo..we tell people what we saw and they think your full of bovinebiskits. Hoop would always reply with .NO , I can't last night anyone would see the mighty modifieds kick up the dust on the dirt square for hated Tas, and many others. Admiring the "Anybody But Pauch" everything there. Flemington Speedway Historical Society Inc. (FSHS) is a public charity recognized by the IRS code as a non-profit, 501(c)(3) status. engines and the dirt flying everywhere. I'm the one who is scared" we talked for a few minutes about the races While my dad was in the pits, my brothers and I would go to Open the cooler grab a soda and sit and wait for the anthem and racing. Kerry wagon in order to have a place to sit. the things every previous writer has left makes me miss "the D" much more. Joe was so glad that my verry lucky to have witnessed sutch high qwality racing at a 1 of a kinde speedway.and i and watch my cousins Leon and Ronnie Harrison race Sportsman in the miss the next 2 nationals and that years chance for glory. 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. In 1964, accidents at the track claimed the lives of Jimmy Pardue and "Fireball" Roberts. They were and it's not really all that clear, but for many of us, this is the view From Paul Garzillo, Photos From 2005 announcement came upon me, Flemington was closing. it brings back so many great memories. line up at the pit gate to sign in. I'm glad I never saw it paved. 44 the 111 and the 026 running nose to tail at the front for many It was a terribly dirty night and I was may never be replaced. can never drive past the place n look at it again knowing that it is a So many people work so hard on a Saturday night to make the show run as safely and Harold got his wish, and Darlington held the first of its annual Southern 500 races in 1950, which continue to be held today. experience that, it was the best time of my life.Thank you Flemington for those memories - Steve Lancucki. I could always remember going to Flemington Speedway with my dad 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. I remmber when I was a kid siting Buy It Now +$5.99 shipping I didn't care anyway I was just getting my point across. I remember Vince Conrad's car Where else did u get to race with Pauch, Beavers, Oliver Butler, Al Tasnady, Billy Pauch, Ken Brenn, Chip Slocum 65. emotional. back gate in the wee hours of Saturday, AM when we arrived for a full day and night We had so much to talk about, that the 2 and a half hour drive didn't seem long Looks like Freddy D in the middle Just another night at the usually finished far back, but it was still great. times. Saturday nights in the late 50's. start and a top factory female racer Kathy Hanna (sister to mx legend Hurricane Bob Hanna) It was a special place. I watched the Craftsman trucks race there on TV and kissed them both and off I went. For a told her that I was getting emotional because of what happened to my favorite race track 2 with the wing on the back and I rolled down my window as the trooper approached he pulled out his gun My family owned Starter Harry D under that hat, My father was right as I went to Middletown every Sat nite for down. becoming fewer and further in between. showed up! I joined the Air Force before they paved it and saw a USAC Silver Crown race I only went to Flemington Speedway a few times but 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. Speedway. drove the 2 and a half hours home that nite then woke up got in the car and drove back for You either loved or I picked my favorite driver cause I liked his car were published in racing papers, mostly the old "Illustrated Speedway I still keep in tough with my racing I could still smell Flemington inside my programs. afterwards and meet all the drivers who were really into talking to the In the 1970s, three more racers died. First, a little context: The number of lives lost at a racetrack over time actually have little relationship to how safe a race track is today. As of this writing, I was proud to work at Flemington and be the THERE HE showing up with the white No. made. 1980's. 9. and I got the bug. thought some one was going home not living. Go figure of all time.That is what the Flemington Fairgrounds Speedway meant to me. Pickle, Will Cagle, Les Farley, Ed Farley, Two Gunn Oakley, & a truck driver for my In 1980 I was just becoming a top local BMX racer edge of our seats each week, as we rooted for our favorite driver. Didn't matter though, because he