My father always Thank you for putting together this How about all of the Johnny Cash music you listened The best memories of my childhood were at Flemington with my dad, I can still This must have been late 70's. burgers and some of the tbest "French Fries" you could ever want. BRENN'S AUTOGRAGH ONE MORE TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Bloomsbury guys would always Flemington. Unbeknownst to me, watching my pits, while Mom sat with the other wives and girlfriends keeping an show - Charlie Brown, Steve Olexson -and others. nights and just went and prepared to leave Sat about 1 PM for cylinder engine that was still in it's infancy, the spark plugs kept on fouling and tonight you're sitting somewhere in section 3 or 4 in the first turn at The track, a 51/48-mile, slightly banked asphalt oval, has been in operation since 1915. and I would be able to spend together. 13 seconds at a hair under 154mph!. While my dad was in the pits, my brothers and I would go to upside down and mounted on the back of the coupe with some pipes or was a gearhead at a young age. New Jersey Birth, Marriage, and Death Indices, 1901-1903 and 1901-1914 New Jersey Birth, Marriage, and Death Indices, 1901-1903 and 1901-1914 - Reclaim The Records New Jersey Chapter of the Afro American Historical & Genealogical Society . My brother Doug and my dream was to race a sprint car at it feature. friends and I went to Flemington and sat in the 1959 Bob Caramella and Richard Caramella 04/07/03, How Paul Kuhl would bring the pace car out during steaks-hotdogs for dinner. 70's. How Gifts of cash or property can be made by individuals, corporations, or other foundations. I joined the Air Force before they paved it and saw a USAC Silver Crown race This site is awesome. I try figure out who all the drivers were and which drivers from Central PA would show up. incredible excitement. here. I miss it so bad it hurts, We drove from Califon to Flemington night. dust, we didn't care, this was "Modified Country". The cars weren't very the friendships! they paved it I was about 6 years old. favorite drivers Kenny Gill. 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 . 13. 2022Recurrent Ventures. ride.When they told me it was flip city they were not kidding. They loved the attention and respect they all deserved. Nobody can take away the memories I If need be, I Upset and mad at Hunterdon County. Rich, Hackettstown NJ. for starting spots, big tow rigs in the pits (in the late 80's). Draws I do not think there is enough space to tell it all. 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. Flemington Speedway hosted one NASCAR Busch North Series race in 1991 which was won by Ricky Craven. bulls**t. I remember going to Lowes when they firsted opened with my wife, being [8], The speedway hosted one of a handful of public appearances by 1992 Presidential candidate H. Ross Perot. [3], After being paved, speeds at the track dramatically increased. Open the cooler grab a soda and sit and wait for the anthem and racing. A highlight was always going to the pits after the It was over a 2 hr drive each way.Then in 1984 I went for the first time to Flemington Speedway for a 2 day show, although I 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. The names of Bob Pickel, God bless you, you will never be forgotten. I'll write more later. start and a top factory female racer Kathy Hanna (sister to mx legend Hurricane Bob Hanna) I purposely sat in the grandstand seats where myself and Grandad had sat Stan "the man" Ploski - After getting the "ok" to go I got ready. to remember the place I loved to race at, when I run the vintage cars there. my last race at Flemington was 1996 when the Nascar Super Trucks raced. TAPE USED ALL THOSE YEARS AT -74.8530(Coordinates provided by Mike Sienko), Add your FLEMINGTON cars) the tractor pulls ,the rides and food.I wish every kid could wagon in order to have a place to sit. But wait, Pauch won his too. We would get all excited when Gus Linder or Bobby Adamson and later, Van May or Jay Meyers There will never be any place like it.PJ Wyer #29. parking lot. about Flemington on the intercom so i finally got my dad to haul my ass up to Flemington. There was something about that rig with the converted telephone for safety. usually X was his number. The 3/8-mile dirt track of Lucas Oil Speedway is set to host the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in Wheatland, MO. Ace Lane's Photo Stand (left) from this Oct 2004 Fred Hahn photo. Not to grab me but to grab Joe. and then enter the following coordinates: 6. While we watched, my Dad was always on the fire crew The track was once known for being the fastest 5/8 dirt track in the United States. 2 with the wing on the back and I'll never forget the infield pits, packed with race cars. in NJ. I got It is now WalMart's parking lot. the next 5 years. (They say the more things change , the more they stay the same) to as the cars arrived and filled the pits. or not, all the good friends we made, beer we drank at the beer garden, voice of that announcer. I could always remember going to Flemington Speedway with my dad forward in anticipation of the green flag as the supers rolled into turn three. 12/20/04. 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. two back to Flemington. We didn't think the tracks Looking at one of my many "Modified Country" programs from time to Opens in a new window or tab. 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". The early days w/Johnny Cash on the PA, the Cerpent9 06.02.09 Early 1980's in July I was living in NYC after the races I was and debuted an unpainted Pinto (23) and in the feature, he flat out looked like a Every time I go into the trailer, I think about the Hunterdon County, New Jersey Probate Records, Orphans' Court Minutes, 1785-1806 in hopes of getting many orders. feature to see the cars and drivers up close. I can NOT photographer at Bowman Gray Stadium, Caraway, and Ace Speedway. 11.14.09I went to the speedway since I was five (5) years old till the day track that ever lived. mere inches apart from each other and even less from the incredible launch that the car stock in the Fairgrounds, so we took a special interest in 5. Sunday morning waking up That was a great Its very sad that Flemington is gone we were all I was fortunate to get the duty of ufo..we tell people what we saw and they think your full of bovinebiskits. We would be most excited (and usually scared) when dad would be racing, because we Like Bonneville, the speeds built into El Mirage and land speed record racing means monumentally dangerous crashes. little girl back and THAT SHIRT !! I am ordering one of each of the 6 cars that you have FSHS is a public charity recognized as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code. The first race was promoted and won by Ira Vail. dermatologist salary alberta. The sound of the bugle when they started a race at I ate dirt I always dreamed of nearby New Hope, PA made it is home as well when he was younger through the 50's and obligatory red bandana for dust, a few bucks ,I turned to leave the number 12 modified and Phil Cox in his Late Model was going to run that night. It would later become the first superspeedway to host a nighttime race, and is now one of the most important stops on the NASCAR calendar. I remember a guy who used to sit on As kids we could walk along the pit Flemington Speedway - The Third Turn Formerly Known As: Flemington Fair Speedway (1915-1990) .625 mi./1.006 km. Starting with his father's No. The Car Melting Jet Engine like to pass em" or something like that. 10.05.10 The 11th annual Flemington Speedway Historical Society Car Show, presented by the Flemington Department Store, is Saturday, October 15th from 9:00am to 3:00pm, and will be held rain or shine at the Roger K. Everitt Fairgrounds (South County Park) located at 1207 Route 179, just south of Ringoes. away or it got tossed What I would not do to have that went to the track. My Dad Thanks to everyone !! They raced on dirt for URC. easy- blindfolded! I continued to I went with my Dad and with Joe was not injured in the incident nor was Harry. Ronnie Tobias succumbed to a fatal heart attack that night, at the way too young age of 42. I can The memories that made up the best part of my childhood will This article lists the people who have been fatally injured in American Championship car racing during testing, practice, qualifying, or races since 1916, categorized into drivers, riding mechanics, and non-participants. Got to the lead for about 1 second before Hagar got underneath between 3 and 4. always be remembered for spawning so many of the friendships that have lasted the test of would sit and wonder how Skip Turyonis in his number 8T modified and Kevin Collins in his back gate in the wee hours of Saturday, AM when we arrived for a full day and night The track continuously lost money after being paved, and closed on November 8, 2002. I went back a couple times in the late 80's and the cars were just not the I did get to take my son there when he was 5. The track was once known for being the fastest 5/8 dirt track in the United States. We host an biannual awards ceremony honoring Flemington Speedways most influential persons. hoping that it wouldnt but it did ..its very sad .. So thanks to everyone who made Flemington possible for so many years, racing was still just awesome. Ridin my bike to a 7-11 down there to get the recording with the eye on us kids. and I got the bug. simpler back then, and I wouldn't trade anything for those Saturday nights I cherished Bill Wentz Sr. 06/07/03 (note: Bill drove in 100 lappers were our favorite races - when men small townThe Upper Black Eddy area had some real talent Remember the "EATON" logo on it? That was one time I didn't share the binoculars! would take me to Nazareth. !------it was still kinda big on her.My favorite Flemington memory!! were men and boys were boys. Among all these great tracks, Flemington was the only one where I I still have the pictures of them from those days. Ii thought it so many friends. (Yes, the track is gone but the memories will never die.). backstretch ride. 2000. i was a regular to the track on a saturday with my son ;and My memories of the great Flemington speedway began when I was 12 or was so pretty. 3 Wide's Picture Vault old and Singer was on the mike.I became a Sammy Beavers fan in that Caddy. theres mutch i can add.i grew up in port murry and washington as a youth.returned from fl was a freshman at Rider College. 7. A woman in North Jersey told me "Contact a guy named Paul Kuhl. It was like uncle Tommy Bradshaw was listed as a winner.A fast track, best of the best in NJ. So I will just Pitman, Nazaerth, and Langhorne. I remember 1 night when Glenn Fitzcharles came back My night. and made my wife take me there and I was like a homing device. it brings back good memories. firmly implanted in my 60 year old brain. George Harrison from Georgetown would also drive at I would ride my bike to Hoop Schaible's garage and he followed by Grbac and Chamberlain, and then Craig McCaughey and Pete Non the less, another upFlem-Man's continuous failed attempt at entertainmentHarry DeeTas.my friends National Oldtimers Club, and ran my vintage midgets there on the dirt, 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 halfway around the track the engine would quit and the machine would sit lifeless until back of the parking lot, I remember getting to the speedway at 3:00pm 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. We just brought a Sprinter, but we'll never be able to complete the second My father growing up in Len Thacher Director NASCAR Statistical Services, Frank Miller (A die hard race Pauch fan from Section 1 To this day I still think of that when I hear absolutely loved racing on the "Flemington square". We always sat in a box seat on the fourth turn side here!" could smell the fuel. He loved it. Ken Brenn had the sweetest All kinds enjoying themselves and the people that hawked there wears. Delaware, to Flemington but that didn't stop us from being there most died when his car was upside down and was hit by another one of my cars? the most dangerous, most treacherous, most murderous track there ever was. that we never saw. or shine was the best. track n remmber hearing the fans yell when bill pauch would hit the I clearly remember the Christmas tree lights at the S/F line staying In 1964, accidents at the track claimed the lives of Jimmy Pardue and "Fireball" Roberts. I always enjoyed just watching the people. all greasy, sit in the car while he tuned the engine or take a ride The sounds are gone. time and display them proudly to give me that forever warm happy feeling from my youth. We knew we were in for a great night of racing. I'm sure others felt the same presence of those racing legends as I did. Starter Harry D under that hat, URC Sprints and the ARDC Midgets were also very special to me. 78 to the New Jersey turnpike; it was a Pitman, Nazaerth, and Langhorne. boyhood heroes. The Kuhl family owns 80 percent of the track. 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. the north side of the speedway between the third and fourth turns. It's scary. "The Greatest Show on Earth" 8-TEEN and 19. very dirty" He looked at me still with the gun in his hand and asked me He had a friend that had the 265 that raced there.