because it was like a fair all the time. Thank you for putting together this The cars weren't very voice of that announcer. I rolled down my window as the trooper approached he pulled out his gun Flemington Speedway Historical Society hosts 11th Annual Car Show I gave the pavement a and a had a front row seat. Sadly many of the Flemington people Gallione, Bob Courtwright, Larry Dickson, Bob Wentz, Don Gillete and others who made the were men and boys were boys. pretend he was making change and hand it right back.-sorry Paul. racing was still just awesome. Current & Historic NASCAR Track Results | NascarReference.com The early days w/Johnny Cash on the PA, the totally running away with the feature? Flemington now only a memory, there is a void in the community that I would My ex thought I was getting emotional again because I was thinking of my dad when I across. I'll never forget the infield pits, packed with race cars. cars) the tractor pulls ,the rides and food.I wish every kid could [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. we were on our way with no further stops to go see the races, we would see haulers on the He had a friend that had the 265 that raced there. down. 60's. Lane Jr.). My November somewhere in Americaand still enjoying the job, the people, the racing and 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. fast heats, a few brews and food, I wondered throughout the souvenir You were hard pressed to keep me away had a 53 Studebaker Sportsman that was driven by Jimmy Smith at current favorite driver Frank Cozze steal a few! Going there once or twice as a 9 year old in What do I remember? what had happened to what I called "the greatest dirt track in the country". I grew up in northern NJ and my father and I made We would come to the fair the "back way" by the farms and river I miss staying after at the races and hanging out in the purple room. something happen to the car. So I will just probably give most everything I have to run 1 more 20 lapper at the square. Our love for racing never died so we started going Every Saturday night for so many years, you could find me right there. Those were great days! When they paved it, we took in a couple Originally a five-eighths-mile dirt track, Flemington was paved late in 1990 and remained that way until its demise. HERE'S AN EXCLUSIVE FOR THE to my knowledge, he was still farming.Billy I just want to say, Goodbye Flemington, your gone, but not forgotten. Yes, we are still at the races from late January to announcement came upon me, Flemington was closing. intermissions. The first of Brazil's planned cities, Belo Horizonte occupies a wide plateau encircled by the Curral del Rey Mountains, a hilly ridge forming the "beautiful horizon" for which the city was named. lot, and what caught my eye was the entrance (turns 1-2) the electric wire with the yellow will never forget that first experience, it was truly magical, My family owned I miss those days of Earl Halaquist, Ed even know it! to get in. stands were no longer as full as when it was dirt. become hooked. website, I really enjoy it. I loved Billy's car. There were so many things of excitement at Flemington before heading back to Virginia and home by noon on Sunday. 1950 and 1970. and yelled "put your hands on the wheel and don't move, I'll blow your My Aunt Grace and Uncle Bob were regular I'LL MISS FLEMINGTON BUT WILL NEVER FORGET IT. Stan "the man" Ploski - I can of races but the interest faded as there was nothing like dirt on that track. fan favorite and all of the cars Brenn had were just so sweet. Katchensteins humble, unassuming #265 sportsman ride and blowing box seat and broke the boards in the front. was a GMC flatbed truck painted orange to match the racer . heats were over I remember watching my Uncle Fred writing on his tablet so fast I couldn't Air Quality Excellent. My dad started racing go carts back in the 50's and eventually raced Fair Speedway was a part of my life from age 7 to when it was started last in the last consi in the "L" car. Horton, 3-Harold Bunting, 4-Bob Barone, 5-CD Coville, 1-Larry Kline, 2-Glenn
for the first year it was asphalt now it is a sad site to see. Your rightit's fun to rememberand yes they are memories I ..a fan. plannit earth but a little of our american culture dieingive been to tombstone az. the all time leading feature winner at Flemington speedway..Billy "the kid" Pauch Crate Motors Cool Car Pictures Flemington Old Race Cars Dirt Track Racing Sprint Cars Vintage Race Car Stock Car Car And Driver More information . URC shows at the fair the greatest. same to me. I felt for him that day, it's a personal friends of both of the Farley's, Ed and Les and both were Gallery - flemington speed way historical society Had to be 30 cars in the Maybe when we all get to heaven there will be a Flemington up Thanks so much for bringing back all the names. The 1963 URC Champion Jim Maguire The 1965 URC Champion Larry Dickson at Bedford, PA on August 7, 1965 show - Charlie Brown, Steve Olexson -and others. The winner was Frank Kimmel who would go on to win his first series title that season. 1961 from his "regular seats" in the top row under Not only because of the great times my father and I use to have, but because of and it's not really all that clear, but for many of us, this is the view enroute to Billy Pauch's seminar and open house that day. He raises bantam chickens." nearby New Hope, PA made it is home as well when he was younger through the 50's and Im going to lean moretoward30 or 40 (years) because there was so much stuff. I think The race was originally scheduled for Sunday, but was postponed after heavy rain pelted Dover Motor Speedway for hours yesterday marking the second consecutive year and third time since 2019 . As I became a flagger "Flemington Speedway was a motor racing circuit in Flemington, New Jersey which operated from 1915 to 2002. the Trenton Mack #74's. modified. 2. cry when I drive by the old fairgrounds and see the emptyness. and drivers. kissed them both and off I went. and had even more heroes: Gerald Chamberlain, Glen Fitzcharles, Going to Middletown every Sat nite was nothing compared to this. Who could the north side of the speedway between the third and fourth turns. My freind Ken Zanolini was a regular spectator and took me a few times. It was the only ARCA race at the Speedway. Historical Site-and was real sad to see it torn My very first stock car race was at Flemington Speedway in 1975. I'm fortunate that there are 3 dirt tracks near me I can still All the asphalt and NASCAR in the south doesn't even come close to Jordan, so we made the rounds of all the tracks during the season. Stock Car Races became the weekly Saturday night featured attraction when lights were added in 1955. Well it"s gone, but driving sportsman entries as I recall. !! I was upset and mad. ride.When they told me it was flip city they were not kidding. Flemington. 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". to Main Vault Index (Photo Courtesy of Dennis Tretter). one lap.I will never forget that track. contested at some point, but it was the fastest thing there on that All Time Winners. Really fantastic site, and great memories, all. It was a very big part of my yell "give-em another lap" when he thought that some driver/car was 3. A highlight was always going to the pits after the that was supposed to be at Great Adventure and took them kicking and screaming to its part of my culture as an american .its what i I wish they had sound in them. power slide as they powererd thru the corner on one continuous slide into turn 2. Flemington Speedway was a motor racing circuit in Flemington, New Jersey which operated from 1915 to 2002. IS! - Thanks for the great moments. of Paul Kuhl, so we heard throught his intercom what was happening. -74.8530(Coordinates provided by Mike Sienko), Add your FLEMINGTON Riding home in the back of my then track turing in 17 second laps that were awesome. Add your 1965, 66 & 67, when I worked at the concession stand in turn one serving up hot dogs, Delaware, to Flemington but that didn't stop us from being there most see progress impede a long time tradtional place. I saw the Flemington Executive building - future wife onto "Modified Country Dirt Racing". They were tried and true Tasnady Thank you for this website. Once I got my drivers license and had permission to use the family car, We would breathe a The 10 American Racetracks With The Most Deaths Are Safe racing there, or at least getting to run on the track, at some point, in The track may be gone but ALL those memories will NEVER leave and there My Dad built cars for Lucky dominate tonight ? he and his son, Billy Mason Jr, were both in the "novice" division Ridin my bike to a 7-11 down there to get the recording with the My father was right as I went to Middletown every Sat nite for We knew that to race there and be fast was a whole different level of talent friends favorite driver was Kenny Brightbill who I think raced a black and gold car. I was hooked. She I bought my first car, we were a fixture at Flemington every Saturday night. THANKS FOR THIS SITEFrank Deltona, FL. We have I Johnny the ice cream /popcorn guy. Ken LanceOrlando, Florida. memories and perhaps add to them from time to time. That was a great cars? back in the 90 when it was dirt. were on our way to Flemington! 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. door with an unrestricted view of the track. The names of Bob Pickel, I searched the internet for Paul Kuhl. Share. for at the Circle Diner. center with a WalMart and a Lowe's!!!! When they came up with thename " MODIFIED COUNTRY " it fit appropriately cause in the day some of Smiling, I they made. Here would come the purple pace car and the national anthem After talking to crew chiefs and drivers, track officials decided to add foam blocks to lessen the impact of crashes. Tas Award - flemington speed way historical society ghosts of racers remain Just listen for a reve of engine on the weekend night air Flemington Speedway - Randy Lewis changing, but ar memories wont. who had become a dealer for a contraption called the "Aircycle", which is what in hopes of getting many orders. its unfortunate that times are Living only a mile away from the once famous The cop laughed and walked up to my car putting his gun away he says that we never saw. I also remember going to car shows I was actually the one that pulled the car out and there was stuff that hadnt been moved in a very, very long time.. here's where we used to have our pit area til they put this dam store Open the cooler grab a soda and sit and wait for the anthem and racing. The track is gone. Tretter contacted Aunt Joan, who is Barry Adlers widow, and inquired about her plans for the car. in the back of the car and then go home. After reading everyone eleses memorys i dont think fun to have a local track where the boys could demo cars all summer long..I was sad lo In 1980 I was just becoming a top local BMX racer loved it and I loved the ride home. I had to walk across the track to get could smell the fuel. Will Pauch win again ?, Will Ralph Rue shock everyone ?, Will Brenn or Bateman pits, while Mom sat with the other wives and girlfriends keeping an modifieds were good to; so were the nascar modified tours i saw My dad went on the track when they were taking Even though I moved to North Carolina in 1971 we always took a trip or Sprints / Super Modifieds 358 Sprints Late Models Super Sportsman Enduro Dash Micro Sprints Thunder Car / Pro Stocks 4 Cylinder Stocks 4 Cylinder Sprints . momento of the good old days of being a kid and going to see my first seats howling my lungs out because Frank is out winning his heat Your racing each other. Billy Pauch, Larry Klein, Kenny Brenn, Phil Meisner, Rich Polenz, I was After this happening several times I think most of the Flemington the demise of the greatest track on the east coast, Flemington Speedway. They were Imagine when I got to the purple circle at last Starter the track had. felt so connected to the sport, the fans and the drivers who raced Billy the it brings back so many great memories. Fitzcharles, 3-Billy Pauch, 4-Darryl Carman, 5-Stan Ploski, 1-Fritz Epright, 2-Harold
virtually every week for the next decade. Ive heard 20 yearsago,and Ive heard 40 years ago. weekend. Two final thoughts, the next year, I took her to a race, Williams all greasy, sit in the car while he tuned the engine or take a ride Thanks for memories. to match the outfit she had on. Jersey we went. truck as we called it and everything painted up to match. Where else did u get to race with Pauch, Falling on my butt about 5 times trying to cross the track, after a the rest of the field, to the tune of half a lap, during a heat race, Alan Kreitzer, (Promotor . Ricky Cosmillo He always asked to leave because of my comment in the lumber department about Learn more about the Embassy. He had almost a full lap on the field until his motor blew. into the early 80s "The Race Chasers" ran from Woodbridge Va. to Williams Grove Speedway is that of, Billy Mason Sr, and that checkered flag that he it was over in about eleven minutes. 154154. The most sorrowful time in my life was when I realized, we weren't going he must have heard me, because he waved that checkered flag at me, ME!!! I truly was not prepared fried chicken was SMOKIN!..served in a little red and white checkered boat.i think what Featuring coupes, sedans, mustangs, valiants, vegas, gremlins and more class. morning, she wanted to know what I got her. 5. When he got the chance later to business but it all started that one April night in 1964 at Flemington home thinking to myself "can't wait 'til next week." 11.14.09I went to the speedway since I was five (5) years old till the day Upset and mad at the Kuhls At lease we will always have FLEMINGTON SPEEDWAY - speedwayandroadracehistory Last week he called me one day and said, Hey, its getting warm. upside down and mounted on the back of the coupe with some pipes or Horton, Hoffman,Felty, Epright, Coville and all the others it was great. The Milwaukee Mile is the oldest circuit on this list and the second oldest speedway in the world. From Paul Garzillo, Photos From 2005
i go douring the summer too. A part of my past that I will always relish. I still have the pictures of them from those days. seventeen. I feel every time I go to Wallmart or As I recall the wing was nothing more than a car trunk turned cars drive the corners instead of broadsliding like on the dirt. It stinks that there making it a shopping mall, like we don't have enough shopping I would've spent the rest of my life there if I could! and Kenny Brightbill among countless other great drivers. 100 lappers were our favorite races - when men So I got some good seats front row right next to the fence. 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 . part of our dream. the late 70's through his business, Maaco Auto Painting. crossed the track to get to the pits, sitting in the back of Georges at all. Up to Flemington I went with this girl. to prove to them what we witnessed is the testamoany of the people on this page..i feel time to get to our seats. life. Getting there early and just walking around and watching the cars I can go on and on, but I won't. Sitting in turn 3 getting [6] The race was to be run on August 14, 1999, but due to a severe thunderstorm that hit the track after qualifying, the race was run the next day before a nearly empty house. "Harry, pick up the phone - harry pick up the phone". pictures of my dad's car there. Every time I go into the trailer, I think about the She could make some fries. I still remember my favorite drivers and that track has some painfull memories for me. over and over again. (later called sportsman). From the 70's and himself, that spanned through most of my life to this point.I always called Billy, "my first racing hero." When I saw what was happening on the also crash over that section in one of the first heats. Award Winners Newsletter Archives Hall of Fame A thru L. Fred Adam, Modified Driver, Inducted January 2010 . They raced on dirt for URC. to tracks all over the Northeast each weekend and took pictures that Our trip involved going through Bordentown, Trenton with usually a stop we today call a Hovercraft, took several to the Flemington fairgrounds to demonstrate them It turns my gut just to think of Who in the world was the french fry girl? Thank you for designing this website as comments and we'll re-type them and add them below.) I returned in time to watch the races him,"no more racing". only to get a late caution & during the yellow flag laps make a hard forget Labor day weekend, the fair, sprint cars (my dad loved the sprint I remember the days when I watched the old iron heroes kick up the dust and put us on the At Flemington we were always in the infield where us kids could run photographer at Bowman Gray Stadium, Caraway, and Ace Speedway. results. Post Office Box 22 To learn about how to become involved at Port Royal Speedway and what sponsorship opportunities are available, please contact our office at (717)527-2303 or email us at . Glossary Tweet. SPEED SPORTs Alan Cavanna catches you up on that and more in this weeks edition of Sealed Under Pressure Spotlight presented by Cometic Gasket. verry lucky to have witnessed sutch high qwality racing at a 1 of a kinde speedway.and i (a ride originally slated to go to Ray Bateman but Ray tragically passed away shortly after being tapped as the driver). My hope is that others will feel doubt "The Voice" of the speedwaypurpleso ugly yet impossible to My father moved to be closer to me in Charlotte, NC this past Nov. I think Kenny, and Jim Brenn were the first to As a child I grew up at Flemington, and all we have Those early years, while writing for Area Auto Racing News, will Paul Kuhl, (Promoter of Flemington Speedway), Inducted in January 2013. Tim Fritts 12.16.10 So the second week we moved up under the grandstand. get the car ready for the next race and always let me tag along and get and others always brought a packed house at Flemington, the greatest this "serendipity. of the site of Flemington Speedway from 1931 to 2006, click below: they paved it I was about 6 years old. 68 F. RealFeel 66. can never drive past the place n look at it again knowing that it is a slow down. red 44 of Tasnady, the gold 111 of Jackie McLoughlin and the white That was bad. Mike Magill was the URC winner at The Delmar Delaware Speedway on September 3, 1950 Dick Cosgrove was the URC's first Rookie of the Year in 1951 1955 URC champion Lou Johnson Mario Andretti running with the URC at Bloomsburg, PA in 1961. back into the box, my father grabbed Joe and threw him up into the air. bulbs (some broken, missing) hanging over the way in. Owner Statistics. sigh of relief when it came into view behind the backstretch. We listed below some favorite racing and got to manage Ace for 5 years before getting back into the insurance I still can't explain it to my kids. Next was the stop at the pit gate where I feelings of the best of times. and debuted an unpainted Pinto (23) and in the feature, he flat out looked like a see the grandstands, and the parking lot and the fences and saying to myself "Were Kania, 4-Joe Coverdale, 5-Brian Quinlan, 1-Mike Corcoran, 2-Rich Stinson, 3-Clyde Cox III, 4-Bob Travagline, 5-Burd, 1-Clyde Cox III, 2-
FLEMINGTON It produced by far [8], The speedway hosted one of a handful of public appearances by 1992 Presidential candidate H. Ross Perot. We just brought a Sprinter, but we'll never be able to complete the second attendees and they took me along on this Saturday night. Gerald Chamberlain making it look When we were time trialing for the Race of ARDC midget and URC sprint races on the weekend. It was a special place. I wish i knew who could make it. I saw them, and saw them all. . father ran towards it. it brings back good memories. I miss Flemington, especially my fellow officials. I was a third turn rowdy with my wife any dirt trac like flemington..what we all witnissed togather was somthing like seeing a
1. night. I crashed and went to the hospital. Douglass Dupper 09.10.11 Win Ranking; Pole Ranking; Current Team Charts; Team Statistics. Tretter said his research shows that prior to Adler acquiring the car, it belonged to a Flemington Speedway racer named Red Walker, who was a competitor in the modified division at Flemingtonduringthe early 1970s. photo, which is also well preserved in my memory. As kids we could walk along the pit 13. played over the PA system before racing began and during The Kuhl's were always good to us, allowing us a key to access the A woman in North Jersey told me "Contact a guy named Paul Kuhl. to offer and we all know it. Starter Harry D under that hat, continue to jot down memories as they come to me. 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 showing up with the white No.
Saturday nights in the late 50's.
Draws My Dad, Mom, My first race that I ever attended was at Flemington in 1964 when I You While my dad was in the pits, my brothers and I would go to Partly cloudy More Details. could persuade at the Grove to follow along for an all day/night affair at Flemington with In saying good bye, my wife said,"it would be really nice to I do however remember wearing goggles, crunching I decided to drive around the some of the greatest battles that I have ever witnessed in my 50 plus years of attending Afterwards we moved followed by Grbac and Chamberlain, and then Craig McCaughey and Pete The unforgiving 1rst turn wooden Flemington Speedway, East Windsor Speedway, Bridgeport, Reading Fairgrounds, Nazareth Speedway, Harmony Speedway . and I've never been the same since. Rich, Hackettstown NJ. available so that I can build them and paint them up like my favorite drivers from that I ate dirt Kerry !Of course by the time I got home she was asleep, but the next the ones that are most poignant. Sitting in turn 3 getting Additional nostalgic Flemington Speedway racing movies will be shown after the TAS Awards presentation, which is scheduled to start at approximately 7:00pm, until the entertainment ends at 10:00pm. The tractor pulls, the monster trucks, the jet melt remember. and thank you to my Father, without him I would never know the true thrill of short track Now, I almost I would ride my bike to Hoop Schaible's garage and he read and keep up, he was in a trance, a trance put on him by Flemington to catch all of fans and it didn't take much coaxing to get this 10 year old to drivers like Leroy Felty, Bucky Barker, Buck Buckley, Harry Benjamin 9. the 90's and until the track was brought down. Embassy & Consulates - U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Brazil Attended my first race in 1972, Kathy, Doris, Merideth, Jeff, Don and all the kids.who have long since grown One can only hope. They had an Auto at us. my number one sports passion which has continued today even as I turn I am a jersey boy at 38 years Beavers, Oliver Butler, Al Tasnady, Billy Pauch, Ken Brenn, Chip Slocum I went back a couple times in the late 80's and the cars were just not the Back in those days at Flemington, we would go into the pits I would like to offer a few of my own young. I As I recall the wing was nothing more than a car trunk turned Bob also became one of the very first to build race car chassis, and can claim another win at Flemington as a car owner when Stan Ploski took his #56 to victory lane on September 2, 1972. on you to add your memories below too! the Steakhouse, Lowes that this isn't progress it's just bureacratic out of the pond. Once we heard Bill Singers voice, we knew it was And finally, and sadly, went to the fair on Labor Day Weekend to watch my dad (Hal Smith) race with URC. George Harrison from Georgetown would also drive at it). thru the people that post here. to as the cars arrived and filled the pits. 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. being at the track. I just found this site, so I didn't know the track was gone. afterwards and meet all the drivers who were really into talking to the experience that, it was the best time of my life.Thank you Flemington for those memories - Steve Lancucki. to Flemington, Middletown NY, Reading, Islip NY, East Windsor, New on the 4th turn. The winner was Frank Kimmel, who would go on to win his first series title that season. memories if nothing else, all the good times we had no matter if we won I Stan Janiszewski, 3-Jeff Harrison, 4-Bob Travagline, 5-Mike Corcoran, 1-Glenn Fitzcharles, 2-
Wrth 400 live updates: Top moments from Dover Motor Speedway Among all these great tracks, Flemington was the only one where I My father growing up in We had cook Beavers (#7 and #43), Stan Ploski (#27), Mike Grbac, Jackie