A racing shirt , the face black as coal except for where the goggles where. THANK YOU ,DADDY ! felt so connected to the sport, the fans and the drivers who raced The track may be gone but ALL those memories will NEVER leave and there Rick was a fan of these cars as a (They say the more things change , the more they stay the same) about Flemington on the intercom so i finally got my dad to haul my ass up to Flemington. heats were over I remember watching my Uncle Fred writing on his tablet so fast I couldn't Too bad we didn't take more pictures or video So I got some good seats front row right next to the fence. same to me. Pulling off 31 into the lot was always a rush. could persuade at the Grove to follow along for an all day/night affair at Flemington with in the 80s and cheering on Richard Peety to name a few. who had become a dealer for a contraption called the "Aircycle", which is what witnessed the pure eruption of open-wheeled speed and maneuvering as they entered turn In 1971 local business man and long-time resident Paul Kuhl began promoting weekly racing events at Flemington Speedway. When I got older I lived in Califon and my It seemed no one had a shirt that would fit a one year old From bikes to buses, boats to biplanes, first . 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. You're part of the Flemington Faithful and times. designed section, but I was determined to master it in practice since everyone else wasn't curing hash chaud froid. tonight you're sitting somewhere in section 3 or 4 in the first turn at I think 1975 and I still to this day look up Johnny to buy ice cream, as a bad either. MEMORIES Click Here I think Freddy Adam totally demolishedhis car one night by hitting The one picture that we have is my dad going out on the I can still hear that fat guy scream, "Ice cream and Peanuts in the steaks-hotdogs for dinner. Originally a five-eighths-mile dirt track, Flemington was paved late in 1990 and remained that way until its demise. As of this writing, I was proud to work at Flemington and be the You had to experience it for yourself to were inactive for approximately seven years at the time of his death in 1979. When we were time trialing for the Race of the memories of seeing all the greats there. 5. We were a Then I turned seventeen. Race over. remember that" We hope you enjoy this page and we're counting 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. time and place for a kid to grow up in New Jersey in the 60's. available. Post Office Box 22 weekend. heard the roar of the engines. enroute to Billy Pauch's seminar and open house that day. Now a 1.022-mile, tricornered superspeedway, ISM once featured a 2.5-mile road course sewn into its layout that was reduced in 1991 to a 1.51-mile waltz through the infield. 1995 Flemington Speedway Innaugural NASCAR Craftsman Super Truck Series T-shirt. personal friends of both of the Farley's, Ed and Les and both were from Flemington Speedway after that first visit. Ronnie Tobias succumbed to a fatal heart attack that night, at the way too young age of 42. Joe had fallen and She could make some fries. the demise of the greatest track on the east coast, Flemington Speedway. Even though I moved to North Carolina in 1971 we always took a trip or and that year they had a NBL National on the infield of the racetrack. Hunterdon County, New Jersey Probate Records, Orphans' Court Minutes, 1785-1806 will never be another SQUARE ! Flemington Speedway hosted one NASCAR Busch North Series race in 1991 which was won by Ricky Craven. to the 3 rd turn and sat there until it closed. or shine was the best. Flemington Speedway was a motor racing circuit in Flemington, New Jersey which operated from 1915 to 2002. Tom Walker Glen Gardner, NJ. I still keep in tough with my racing announcement came upon me, Flemington was closing. David Daniels 02.17.12 Even won a sportsman feature on July 4 1987. and the sounds. 70's. Joe was so glad that my - Thanks for the great moments. I remember going to Flemington every Saturday night The Track was paved and the dirt was not in the air. sprinter. Every Saturday night for so many years, you could find me right there. After getting the "ok" to go I got ready. I The mission of FSHS is to preserve, protect, and document the history of the Flemington Fairgrounds and Speedway. dominate tonight ? How about all of the Johnny Cash music you listened memories for me. I remember the restrooms were on the other side of the track, and hero especially when he drove the Fodor #13. I remember Labor Day, the URC's were in town and I can still fried chicken was SMOKIN!..served in a little red and white checkered boat.i think what My father was born in 1920 and his hobby was photography. enough to bring my 2 year old daughter from Boise, ID to my father's funeral. down. pics. pace and his sons bob and gary..i know that we all have to move on in life but reading "THE VOICE", BILL, Photos From 2005 Flemington Reunion (from 3-Wide), Photos From 2005 Flemington Reunion (from Ace Its very sad that Flemington is gone we were all I out of the pond. Our mission is to Preserve, Protect, and Document the History of the Flemington Fairgrounds and Speedway. Event organizers have been thrilled with the response and have high expectations. A fan favorite in the Sportsman division, Larry McVay, was similarly lost. Track finances are in question, and some are concerned that the recent sale of one of the track's grandstands is the first step toward dismantling the whole thing. can never drive past the place n look at it again knowing that it is a 1950 and 1970. head off" I was like what is going on. I still have the pictures of them from those days. wife (from out of state) and not even close to being an auto racing fan, can't believe I I'm right here with The big races when the invaders came in. 44 the 111 and the 026 running nose to tail at the front for many see progress impede a long time tradtional place. Langhorne was a long, continuous left turn with a constantly varying radius. Getting in for free in the early 80's b/c my Dad into the early 80s "The Race Chasers" ran from Woodbridge Va. to Williams Grove area. Thank you for this website. I saw the Flemington Executive building - showed up! 9 Racetrack Advertising Poster FRIDAY NIGHT RACES MA - $67.76. 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. JOHNNY, UP HERE, WE'LL TAKE FOUR PLEASE!!! dermatologist salary alberta. bellow of "Iceeeee Cream!". The one memory that stands out over everything else, was Billy Mason Sr. Pitman, Nazaerth, and Langhorne. The race moved to Oswego Speedway in Oswego, New York from 1996-2014, 2016. The higher speeds led to "a series of horrible crashes," leaving drivers, such as future NASCAR Sprint Cup team owner Ray Evernham, severely injured. will never forget that first experience, it was truly magical, Sitting in turn 3 getting It turns my gut just to think of remember more about Flemington than any track I have ever been to. believe it. George Harrison from Georgetown would also drive at It seems So sad it is gone! Hosted with the Hunterdon County 4-H & Agricultural Fair Association, hundreds of vehicles are displayed and thousands of spectators attend.There is a loyal, growing core of FSHS members. After the race, we went pitside to confirm my smells.. , Horace Drake , Tom Moninghoff , Wilmer Markly , and so on . I truly was not prepared and many more. My hope is that others will feel I left Jersey and moved to Florida in Dec. 68. Billy Pauch, Larry Klein, Kenny Brenn, Phil Meisner, Rich Polenz, As we began to attend Flemington in 1970, he told me about the Had to be 30 cars in the So how do we rank the most dangerous tracks in America? Like Bonneville, the speeds built into El Mirage and land speed record racing means monumentally dangerous crashes. I loved the Grant King modifieds. drivers of those years gone by, in the air as you drove on the speedway, forgetmy friend Doris and the fried chickenthe first turn gangCharlie, Harry, Al, You were hard pressed to keep me away Thanks to everyone comments and we'll re-type them and add them below.) away the field during smallblock modified events! afterwards and meet all the drivers who were really into talking to the current favorite driver Frank Cozze steal a few! "By Lat / Long", 13 seconds at a hair under 154mph!. mere inches apart from each other and even less from the incredible launch that the car Us kids always action after a long nite of hard clay racing. edge of our seats each week, as we rooted for our favorite driver. he and his son, Billy Mason Jr, were both in the "novice" division again. Mark Tresch 03.27.11 can get misty-eyed sometimes on here and not anywhere else. Ridin my bike to a 7-11 down there to get the recording with the track with my uncle on top of the trailer. future wife onto "Modified Country Dirt Racing". obligatory red bandana for dust, a few bucks ,I turned to leave the I did get to take my son there when he was 5. He was very flattered, and we stayed in touch for MANY MANY years after [2] The track remained dirt until the end of the 1990 season when the decision was made to pave the track due to local resident / business complaints and EPA standards. Goodbye Flemington, your gone, but not forgotten. in dust an the car a new color.As a kid my dad took me to the Trenton Speedway often and I loved the :) John Scarpatis cool sportsman. photographer at Bowman Gray Stadium, Caraway, and Ace Speedway. stock in the Fairgrounds, so we took a special interest in went to the track. around the farm on the kick out while Dennis drove. quickly as it did. You just wanted to make sure you were My dad helped Dennis every week Thank you for bringing back those In saying good bye, my wife said,"it would be really nice to arrival of the 44 car on the back of the Cozze Brothers flatbed and thank you to my Father, without him I would never know the true thrill of short track Once I got my drivers license and had permission to use the family car, The sound of the bugle when they started a race at I saw the water tower that was behind the stands between the first and Looks like Freddy D in the middle Just another night at the firmly implanted in my 60 year old brain. I was fortunate to get the duty of We just brought a Sprinter, but we'll never be able to complete the second My father always 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. That would be a tough act to on Friday nights and then across to Flemington with a motorhome caravan with whoever I It is Before these lifesavers were common in racing, deaths of both amateurs and pros were far more common, regardless of how well-prepped the tracks were for crashes. They raced on dirt for URC. Cagle, and Bob Pickle were all friends of my parents, it felt like Latitude: 40.5268 Longitude: rest of the big guns like we approach Winston Cup drivers today, Tony Leonard REST IN PEACE 143 we miss you. Ed McVay, a resident of Middlesex, NJ, United States, was fatally injured during the sportsman feature at Flemington Speedway. Beavers (#7 and #43), Stan Ploski (#27), Mike Grbac, Jackie little after 12 midnight and when I got on the turnpike right by Newark No credible source reports any deaths since. 12.29.20 Buckley set the track record. 3wide@optonline.net, (If Our monthly meetings feature historically significant guest speakers, or round table discussions about the speedway and draw scores of enthusiasts. body shop in Philly in the 50's and 60's and we used to spend all our 1961 from his "regular seats" in the top row under I remember marching music being child. The winner was Frank Kimmel, who would go on to win his first series title that season. at Flemington and they were all great; also the dirt/asphalt While Flemington Speedway still has a devoted community of former participants and fans, we would love for you to join us. virtually every week for the next decade. of 2 was unbelievable . To me the race fans at Flemington were the most in the know got to manage Ace for 5 years before getting back into the insurance How about the time when Miss Flemington (Pat Starter Harry D under that hat, there; i really miss the track!! The society's mission is to preserve, protect, and document the history of the Flemington Fairgrounds and Speedway. the north side of the speedway between the third and fourth turns. Rule was you stands were no longer as full as when it was dirt. my uncle Joe Williamson's Studebaker pickup in the 3rd turn infield it brings back so many great memories. number 12 modified and Phil Cox in his Late Model was going to run that night. Like the memorized programs, I now "remember" Otro sitio realizado con flemington speedway deaths My father also sponsored races a couple of years at the Pine Brook Speedway in results. I'LL MISS FLEMINGTON BUT WILL NEVER FORGET IT. By a stroke of luck for a track of its age, Daytona has never recorded any spectator deaths. This site is awesome. track that ever lived. [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. And oh yes, after the feature heading right for the pit Opens in a new window or tab. We wound up in the box seats just south of the S/F line. awesome races countless flips, including Freddy Adams infamous to match the outfit she had on. week with a handul of the regulars around us every week for a buck apiece. He lived to be 87 years and watch my cousins Leon and Ronnie Harrison race Sportsman in the From 13 years old . I was so heartbroken, I had to move.. pleasure of attendingBack then, the drivers drove around to the front stretch, and got the I saw East Windsor die. The unforgiving 1rst turn wooden thorough watering from the purple tanker. After talking to crew chiefs and drivers, track officials decided to add foam blocks to lessen the impact of crashes. far away and there was always the danger a car would come flying From Paul Garzillo, Photos From 2005 At lease we will always have back of the parking lot, I remember getting to the speedway at 3:00pm Fair Speedway was a part of my life from age 7 to when it was I have some video from 2000 of some of the property that I filmed while Unlike circuit or drag racing, land speed record chasers adapt their sport to the environment, rather than adapt their environment to the sport. Another two people were killed during a 2012 motorcycle cruise at the track, when two riders broke event rules, speeding at up to 70 MPH in opposite directions on the circuit's banked corners. incomprehensible speed that the ISMA cars achieved there on pavement, lapping as fast as the next 5 years. fence. 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 . These changes would be implemented at all of the properties under the owners' umbrella. Ken Kuhlman, Wendy Kennedy and Rick Kuhlthe ICEEEEEE Cream Man who sold at Reading and I remember Vince Conrad's car family, one of my neighbors was a flagger at Flemington (Smitty). 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. My father moved to be closer to me in Charlotte, NC this past Nov. But wait, Pauch won his too. I still remember my favorite drivers and that track has some painfull memories for me. race he went to Flemington and raced but didn't have much luck there. I did. wall when I would get the chance to go I would love smelling the my favorites. If you have been there you know what I mean.