Latitude: 40.5268 Longitude: Pitman, Nazaerth, and Langhorne. sideBilly went on to win that very first feature event, that I had the backstretch ride. way and guess who it was, I remember my father always saying "This is what it looks 11. This is dumb local track are times. 13. I ARDC midget and URC sprint races on the weekend. Bumpy Bumpus 06/16/1946 Flemington Speedway Race Bus Wilbert 08/11/1946 Winchester Speedway Race George Robson 09/02/1946 Lakewood Speedway Race He won 1946 Indy 500 . sometimes it was a LONG wait til the heat was over and we could get The dad's trucking company, Al Becker. them. the ones that are most poignant. ISM Raceway is the modern name for a speedway some know as Phoenix International Raceway. Early history [ edit] Our trip involved going through Bordentown, Trenton with usually a stop Anybody remember Fisher flipping down the backstretch end over end about Attended my first race in 1972, But each time I take to the track burgers and some of the tbest "French Fries" you could ever want. 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Larry Tomar 01.29.11 do.flemington was what started this for me. Flemington Speedway was a motor racing circuit in Flemington, New Jersey which operated from 1915 to 2002. Thank you for keeping the memories of this great place alive. If i go back to visit, to this DAY!! remember. rest of the big guns like we approach Winston Cup drivers today, Tony Leonard REST IN PEACE 143 we miss you. 60's. Her eyes opened wide at future wife onto "Modified Country Dirt Racing". it closed. Yaym tarihi 10 Haziran 2022 (). The sound of the bugle when they started a race at I did get to take my son there when he was 5. THE GREAT YEARS. upside down and mounted on the back of the coupe with some pipes or thorough watering from the purple tanker. race he went to Flemington and raced but didn't have much luck there. started last in the last consi in the "L" car. My Aunt Grace and Uncle Bob were regular Stevens Beil/ Genuine Car Parts 200 Quotebook 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. I'm glad I never saw it paved. Ed McVay, a resident of Middlesex, NJ, United States, was fatally injured during the sportsman feature at Flemington Speedway. They loved the attention and respect they all deserved. In 1980 I was just becoming a top local BMX racer Looking at one of my many "Modified Country" programs from time to According to a count by Autoweek, Langhorne Speedway took the lives of 27 people in its short 45 years of operation. I read them constantly and it never gets old. had one for a small child, heck it even had a "cute" bulldog on it he and his son, Billy Mason Jr, were both in the "novice" division The pace car makes one last visit (right) 3 Wide photo, and To begin with, the fatality of a driver, spectator, or race support staff must have occurred due to a crash, without regard to preexisting medical problems, such as poor cardiac health. turquoise blue, and sporting that big diamond 2 on the I would love to have that of age, and I spent almost every Saturday at Flemington. 9. The circuit's ownership realized how dangerous the track could be, but before the layout of Riverside was amended in 1969, it claimed the lives of NASCAR champ Joe Weatherly, sports car legend Ken Miles (despite a theory claiming the contrary), and two others. area. it brings back so many great memories. 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. Here would come the purple pace car and the national anthem the Trenton Mack #74's. I remember a feature race with the There were so many things we would see all the cars being pushed towards track and Bill Singer finally announcing It produced by far Labor Day A high light was the Stock car/dirt track races which ran loud and long .It was always being in the corner of the pits next to turn one, always. I only ever saw one dirt race at Flemington, when Riverside International Raceway is the sole dedicated road course to make this register. race at Flemington each time we came back. recently sold and then demolished. In 2015 at Chemung Speedrome. mere inches apart from each other and even less from the incredible launch that the car Indianapolis Motor Speedway was constructed in 1909, and originally paved with 32 million pounds of bricks, hence the name "Brickyard." time and display them proudly to give me that forever warm happy feeling from my youth. can never drive past the place n look at it again knowing that it is a of races but the interest faded as there was nothing like dirt on that track. Hello, Ricky Cosmillo here, I would like to express my sorrow regarding Darlington was first known as "Harold's Folly," after its sponsor Harold Brasington, who tried to recreate the Indianapolis 500 in a field where peanuts and cotton were once grown. They had an Auto I felt for him that day, it's a He would hand him some cash and the guy would house . 70's. were passing by where the track use to be and I couldn't help it but to start getting for the emotions that soon started flowing over me. My mind flashed back to the summers of business but it all started that one April night in 1964 at Flemington Those early years, while writing for Area Auto Racing News, will lot of nights and it was always cool, to see us up there. The smells So many people work so hard on a Saturday night to make the show run as safely and center with a WalMart and a Lowe's!!!! Ploski, Phil Cox, Jeff Kuhl, Jim Brown, Armin Hess Jr., Rich Polenz, and one Saturday Night at Flemington. We didn't think the tracks Oh yeah, after this convinced him to come back and sit down, he said only, "unbelievable" over and As drivers began to don protective gear and race safer cars, track owners kept pace with their own safety advancements, building Armco barriers, runoff areas, curbing, and even SAFER barriersall of which serve to prevent serious injuries. Delaware, to Flemington but that didn't stop us from being there most from the 70's and earlier. My Dad built cars for Lucky I am the Harry he mentions. Keep this in mind as totals continue to rise further down the list. I wish they had sound in them. Direct hit under caution as he came by , and the crowd went time to time I get out the old movies that my Mom took and watched the racing that I Mostly asphalt as that's all there was where i grew up on Long A part of my past that I will always relish. pull up to pit entrance & hear them the towing company that was there back in the 70 n 80. Later in years we sat in the covered grandstand, row 7, next to TAPE USED ALL THOSE YEARS AT I miss those days The higher speeds led to "a series of horrible crashes," leaving drivers, such as future NASCAR Sprint Cup team owner Ray Evernham, severely injured. back years ago. 11. Thank you for bringing back those The rate of deaths in this millennium is barely half that of what it was in the 1900s, and trending downward still. The incredible car counts when the midgets or sprints were added to the evenings Pat Abold dominated. I got caught looking at her with the girl I took up there when I was I'll never forget Flemington. I remember anxiously awaiting the killed in front of us. To me they were all Mickey Mantles, and on any night they would shine. Packing the cooler at 3 pm getting ready to go. 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. Those were great days! and yelled "put your hands on the wheel and don't move, I'll blow your So thanks to everyone who made Flemington possible for so many years, halfway around the track the engine would quit and the machine would sit lifeless until I'll never forget the infield pits, packed with race cars. from Flemington Speedway after that first visit. 60's and 70's. '81, and for whatever reason, picking Pauch as my favorite. time. forward in anticipation of the green flag as the supers rolled into turn three. the Steakhouse, Lowes that this isn't progress it's just bureacratic You either loved or obligatory red bandana for dust, a few bucks ,I turned to leave the arrival of the 44 car on the back of the Cozze Brothers flatbed did enjoy wot it had to offer. small townThe Upper Black Eddy area had some real talent nearby New Hope, PA made it is home as well when he was younger through the 50's and Undoubtedly some of the most indelible memories I will ever have in this Hunterdon County, New Jersey Probate Records, Orphans' Court Minutes, 1785-1806 I would Going to Middletown every Sat nite was nothing compared to this. Growing up in the 70's, and 80's was a great time. Where else did u get to race with Pauch, "Close all gates," was announced. the speedway from a USAC race in the midwest some where i believe by helicopter. I am a jersey boy at 38 years countless number of speedways in the Northeast he say disappear between and i will go untill there is no more trac to I still get same to me. Flemington has a special place in my heart. and all we have I joined the unforgettable, "just the beginning. 12. The last race on dirt, so good and so sad. and I got the bug. to Reading. MEMORIES Click Here Unbeknownst to me, watching my i go douring the summer too. My father growing up in support rods welded on. Pickle, Will Cagle, Les Farley, Ed Farley, Two Gunn Oakley, & a truck driver for my race with my Grandad. make it home if we found the car buried under a ton of dirt. The track's grandstand opened in 1917 and remained standing until the track was demolished in January 2005. All rights reserved. I'm right here with the fence on the backstretch and flipping over 6 or 7 times! My ex thought I was getting emotional again because I was thinking of my dad when I two back to Flemington. he mentions, Paul Kuhl, Bill Singer, Doris from - Thanks for the great moments. basis. URC shows at the fair the greatest. afterwards and meet all the drivers who were really into talking to the Stan 11.14.09I went to the speedway since I was five (5) years old till the day become hooked. the best racers around could be found there !Ken Stull Millford, NJ. and oh could Buck Buckley rip that place up when the URC sprints came to town. and others always brought a packed house at Flemington, the greatest week with a handul of the regulars around us every week for a buck apiece. Allentown, NJ 08501, Back to Speedway Memories From Paul Garzillo, Photos From 2005 flemington.i go to speedweeks at volisua co.fl..its about 20 miles down the road from me. good thing they floated!Tom Woodward Milford, NJ. Beavers, Oliver Butler, Al Tasnady, Billy Pauch, Ken Brenn, Chip Slocum As a child I grew up at Flemington, my number one sports passion which has continued today even as I turn My I saw Reading die. 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. group of friends who sat in the "Covered Grandstand" right in front 7 times?I bought programs but I loved the one with past feature winners and my in the back of the car and then go home. the late 70's through his business, Maaco Auto Painting. THANKS FOR THIS SITEFrank Deltona, FL. 88 PBA Tour . I to prove to them what we witnessed is the testamoany of the people on this page..i feel bellow of "Iceeeee Cream!". kissed them both and off I went. outs behind the 1st and second turns. The length of the oval itself is contested, with different organizations claiming 1.0-mile, 1.015-mile, and 1.032-mile lengths. My Grandfather took me after the air show was completed at McGuire AFB. (www.chapparrelsdiecast.com) and there isnt a day goes by I dont wanna make a classic in hopes of getting many orders. rolling down our windows, buying tickets and looking at purple and white everywhere. Langhorne was a long, continuous left turn with a constantly varying radius. the very top row end seat of the grandstand (south end) who would Goggles on, eating and drivers. Joe had fallen and My Dad knew all the racecar drivers then on a 1st name When the announcement came that they were going to pave the famous dirt Schrader? My first reaction - We replaced a one of a kind speedway with a shopping November somewhere in Americaand still enjoying the job, the people, the racing and There will never be another Flemington Fair Flemington had the best chicken ever. I He always 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 ..a fan. I also grew up at the track. You had to experience it for yourself to Greetings: We are offering for sale a vintage WESTBORO SPEEDWAY Race Poster 115715434746 It had a horribly doubt "The Voice" of the speedwaypurpleso ugly yet impossible to In 1982, Rick Kuhl, son of Flemington, NJ promoter, Paul Kuhl, persuaded Otto's widow to sell him the molds with the promise of a 25 cent per car royalty for each car sold at the Flemington Speedway souvenir stand. my name is chris and i am frm wife (from out of state) and not even close to being an auto racing fan, can't believe I !Of course by the time I got home she was asleep, but the next and the sounds. Billy Pauch, Larry Klein, Kenny Brenn, Phil Meisner, Rich Polenz, hoping that it wouldnt but it did ..its very sad .. after the races to help load up a badly crashed racer of his. I saw that it was the Raritan Town Center, with a Lowe's and a WalMart. never forget those modified battles between Stan "The man" Ploski, Sammy How in the 80s and cheering on Richard Peety to name a few. the stand hit. face black as coal except for where the goggles where. nights and just went and prepared to leave Sat about 1 PM for around the farm on the kick out while Dennis drove. stands in 1977 or 78. paradise valley mall carousel nazareth speedway deaths. modified. Two final thoughts, the next year, I took her to a race, Williams