For a The cop laughed and walked up to my car putting his gun away he says Our mission is to Preserve, Protect, and Document the History of the Flemington Fairgrounds and Speedway. Starter Harry D under that hat, FILTER RACES: Doug Wolfgang has 242 recorded victories on The Third Turn. wall when I would get the chance to go I would love smelling the Every time I go into the trailer, I think about the into the early 80s "The Race Chasers" ran from Woodbridge Va. to Williams Grove afterwards and meet all the drivers who were really into talking to the were pulling off the track. Ace Lane Jr. Photo. I was upset and mad. designed section, but I was determined to master it in practice since everyone else wasn't While we were not there every Saturday night, we were always in contact with our red 44 of Tasnady, the gold 111 of Jackie McLoughlin and the white taking it. race..needless to say he passed them all and the won the main. 44 the 111 and the 026 running nose to tail at the front for many 13-Chris Chrisman, 14-Lew Blair, 15-Art Lawshe, Final Standings:1-Ken Brenn Jr, 2-Stan Ploski, 3-Frank Cozze, 4-Tom Hager, 5-Billy Pauch, 6-Larry Kline, 7-Darryl Carman+Karl Freyer (tie), 9-Fritz Epright, 10-Nick Schlauch, 11-Ken Johnson, 12-Ken Wismer Jr, 13-George Kostelansky, 14-Don Menzel, 15-Bill Dubovick, Final Standings:1-Scott Pursell, 2-George Hildebrant+Danny Klockner (tie), 4-Dave Bodine, 5-Joe Coverdale, 6-Gene Coyle, 7-Dick Durica, 8-Rick Wean, 9-Mike Corcoran, 10-Bill McCarthy, 11-Barry Laird, 12-Jerry Tomarchio, 13-Fred Loesch, 14-Art Lentini Jr, 15-Todd Neiheiser, Final Standings:1-Chip Slocum, 2-Mike Jablonski, 3-Dick Ruth, 4-Don Kreitz Jr, 5-Bob Ayers Jr, 6-Stan Applebaum, Larry Kline+Bud Mills (tie), 9-Gerry Robison, 10-Kevin Collins, 11-Sammy Swindell, 12-Richard Lupo, 13-Charlie Massey, 14-Steve Smith, 15-Bobby Allen, Final Standings:1-Ed McCarthy, 2-Steve Voorhees, 3-Phil Cox, 4-John Micek, 5-Ed Harrington, 6-Rick Lebbing, 7-Bill Dimmig, 8-Joe Mazza, 9-Dan Smith, 10-Randy Laird, 11-John Christ, 12-John Stephan, 13-Matt Slowinski, 14-Mickey Cleary, 15-John Scarpati Jr, Final Standings:1-Ron Dunstan, 2-Stan Applebaum, 3-John Buzzard, 4-Dennis Schaeffer, 5-Art Lawshe, 6-Bruce Buffinton, 7-Hank Rogers Jr, 8-JR Booth, 9-Stan Ploski, 10-Mike DePue, 11-Kevin Scully, 12-Guy Cicconi+Terry Smith (tie), 14-Bill Case+Bill Ertel (tie), Final Standings:1-Frank Cozze, 2-Chip Slocum, 3-Billy Pauch, 4-Ken Johnson, 5-Larry Kline, 6-Karl Freyer, 7-Billy Osmun, 8-Bob Fisher, 9-Ken Wismer Jr, 10-Tom Hager, 11-Ken Brenn Jr, 12-Fritz Epright, 13-Mark Plummer, 14-Ray Bateman, 15-Joe Coverdale, Final Standings:1-Scott Pursell, 2-Rich Hinkel, 3-Dave Bodine, 4-Gene Coyle, 5-Bill McCarthy, 6-Fred Loesch, 7-George Hildebrandt, 8-Dick Durica, 9-Jeff Bouc, 10-Rick Wean, 11-Art Crouse Jr, 12-Tom Berenbak, 13-Dirk Adriaanse, 14-Brian Morris, 15-Bob Travagline, Final Standings:1-Clyde Cox III, 2-Phil Cox, 3-Gary Butler, 4-Steve Voorhees, 5-John Christ, 6-Rick Lebbing, 7-Ed Harrington, 8-Lee Deubler, 9-Jeff Kuhl, 10-John Scarpati Jr, 11-Forrest Peterson, 12-Seamus Smith, 13-Rich Stinson, 14-Tom Moore, 15-John Stephan, Final Standings:1-Chip Slocum, 2-Nick Fornoro Jr, 3-Bill Case Jr, 4-Randy Hitt, 5-Dennis Schaeffer, 6-Kevin Schully, 7-, 8-JR Booth, 9-John Palaia, 10-John Heydenreich, 11-Joe Lingle, 12-Ron Lauer, 13-Mel Mondschein, 14-Tom Howe, 15-John Buzzard, Final Standings:1-Billy Pauch, 2-Chip Slocum, 3-Ken Johnson, 4-Billy Osmun, 5-Fritz Epright, 6-Ray Bateman Jr, 7-Art Lentini, 8-Ken Brenn Jr, 9-Stan Ploski, ,10-Joe Coverdale, 11-Tom Hager, 12-Phil Meisner, 13-Don Menzel, 14-Fred Orchard Jr, 15-Roger Laureno, Final Standings:1-Rich Hinkel, 2-Dave Bodine, 3-Billy Pauch, 4-Pat Wohlgemuth Jr, 5-Pete Lattanzio, 6-Craig Cook, 7-Vinny Browne, 8-Barry Laird, 9-Archie Myers IV, 10-Ralph Rue, 11-Paul Richards+Chuck Warren (tie), 13-John Sine, 14-Scott McNiece, 15-Jeff Bouc, Final Standings:1-Scott Kania, 2-Bill McCarthy, 3-Rich Hinkel, 4-Dick Durica, 5-Dave Bodine, 6-Rick Wean, 7-Mark Plummer, 8-Mike Corcoran+Jerry Tomarchio (tie), 10-Gene Coyle, 11-Tom Berenbak, 12-Dean Gulick, 13-Barry Laird, 14-Mike Grombir, 15-Pat Wohlgemuth Jr, Final Standings:1-Phil Cox, 2-Clyde Cox III, 3-Randy Laird, 4-John Scarpati, 5-Lee Deubler, 6-John Bokros, 7-Gary Butler, 8-Ronnie Riedinger, 9-John Micek, 10-Barry Christ, 11-Wayne Eberle, 12-Greg Pool, 13-Art Adams, 14-Jim Burd, 15-Ken Hoy, Final Standings:1-Midge Miller, 2-John Heydenreich, 3-Bob Kline, 4-Bob Cicconi, 5-Dave Beagle+John Palaia (tie), 7-Mel Mondschein, 8-Lou Cicconi Jr, 9-Bill Ertel+Dennis Schaefer (tie), Final Standings:1-Billy Pauch, 2-Jimmy Horton, 3-Doug Hoffman, 4-Chip Slocum, 5-Ken Brenn Jr, 6-Stan Ploski, 7-Ray Bateman, 8-Fritz Epright, 9-Tom Hager, 10-Ken Johnson, 11-Neil Kumernitsky, 12-Larry Taylor, 13-Ken Wismer Jr, 14-Billy Osmun, 15-Matt Slowinski, Final Standings:1-Billy Pauch, 2-Vinny Browne, 3-Scott McNiece, 4-Bill Tanner, 5-Dave Bodine, 6-Archie Myers IV, 7-Les Katona, 8-Pat Wohlgemuth Jr, 9-Butch Pletcher, 10-Paul Richards, 11-Paul Rochelle III, 12-Mike Corcoran, 13-Craig Cook, 14-Tom Hager, 15-Mike Grombir, Final Standings:1-Jimmy Horton, 2-Doug Hoffman, 3-Mike Corcoran, 4-Dave Witte, 5-Dick Durica, 6-Chip Slocum, 7-Dave Bodine, 8-Jerry Tomarchio, 9-Fritz Epright, 10-Ralph Rue, 11-Billy Pauch, 12-Les Katona, 13-Brett Hearn, 14-Bill Tanner, 15-Bud Christmann, Final Standings:1-Dave Witte, 2-Mike Corcoran, 3-Fred Loesch, 4-Ralph Rue, 5-Bill McCarthy, 6-Jerry Brophy Jr, 7-Glen Buchel, 8-Dirk Adriaanse, 9-Dave Bodine, 10-Bruce Pletcher, 11-Dick Durica, 12-Pat Wohlgemuth Jr, 13-Vinny Browne, 14-Mike Esposito, 15-Scott Kania, Final Standings:1-Dave Hertz, 2-John Bokros, 3-John Micek, 4-Donnie Tanner, 5-Jeff Christ, 6-Kim Cooke, 7-Rex Workman, 8-Charlie Stapert, 9-Clay Butler, 10-Gary Butler, 11-Dan Haskins, 12-Jimmy Shire, 13-Pete Higgins, 14-Ed Harrington, 15-Bob Travagline, Final Standings:1-Billy Pauch, 2-Kenny Brightbill, 3-Fritz Epright, 4-Chip Slocum, 5-Rich Polenz, 6-Roger Laureno, 7-Scott Kania, 8-Tom Hager, 10-Mark Fusco, 11-Jimmy Horton, 12-Howie Cronce, 13-Ken Brenn Jr, 14-Doug Hoffman, 15-Dean Gulick, Final Standings:1-Howie Cronce, 2-Billy Pauch, 3-Dave Witte, 4-Ken Brenn Jr+Fritz Epright (tie), 6-Dick Durica, 7-Darryl Carman+Paul Rochelle III (tie), 9-Carmen Scarpati, 10-Kevin Keating, 11-Chip Slocum, 12-Phil Cox+Steve Makocy (tie), 14-Tom Hager, 15-Bill McCarthy, Final Standings:1-Dave Witte, 2-Willie Osmun, 3-Paul Rochelle III, 4-Dick Durica, 5-Jim Loesch, 6-Jack Hartnett, 7-Chris Bartley, 8-Bill McCarthy, 9-Phil Cox+Steve Voorhees (tie), 11-Tim Tanner, 12-Rick Chilmonik, 13-Bill Tanner, 14-Kevin Keating, 15-Pete Telesco, 1-Dick Havens, 2-Frankie Schneider, 3-Tommy Eppolite, 4-Lee Taylor, 5-Fred Dmuchowski, 1-Ray Liss, 2-Dave Hollenbaugh, 3-Bob Nixon, 4-Jay Aten, 1-Oliver Butler, 2-Joe Kelly, 3-Frankie Schneider, 4-Fred Dmuchowski, 5-Frank Eppolite, 1-Glenn Fitzcharles, 2-Ken Brenn, 3-Phil Meisner, 4-Craig McCaughey, 5-Tim Fry, 1-Larry Kline, 2-Jim Wismer, 3-Billy Pauch, 4-Les Katona, 5-Randy Wilmore, 1-Billy Osmun, 2-Billy Pauch, 3-Sammy Beavers, 4-Ken Brenn, 5-Fritz Epright, 1-Glenn Fitzcharles, 2-Stan Ploski, 3-Mike Grbac, 4-Craig McCaughey, 5-Fritz Epright, 1-John Scarpati, 2-Paul Richards, 3-Newt Hartman, 4-Larry Kline 5-Mark Hartman, 1-Kenny Brightbill, 2-Ken Brenn, 3-Glenn Fitzcharles, 4-Jay Stong, 5-Phil Meisner, 1-Larry Kline, 2-Newt Hartman, 3-Les Katona, 4-Tommy Nodes, 5-Paul Richards, 1-Kenny Brightbill, 2-Sammy Beavers, 3-Karl Freyer, 4-Bill Beasley, 5-Craig McCaughey, 1-Newt Hartman, 2-Ty Constantino, 3-Larry Kline, 4-Frank Eppolite, 5-Mark Fusco, 1-Billy Pauch, 2-Phil Meisner, 3-Karl Freyer, 4-Gerry Chamberlain, 5-Stan Ploski, 1-Les Katona, 2-Newt Hartman, 3-Mark Hartman, 4-Earl Pursell, 5-Billy Cannon, 1-Kenny Brightbill, 2-Sammy Beavers, 3-Craig McCaughey, 4-Paul Fitzcharles, 5-Bill Beasley, 1-Larry Kline, 2-Bob Fisher, 3-Newt Hartman, 4-George Oliver, 5-Don Taylor, 1-Roger Walters, 2-Jim Wollman, 3-Stan Janiszewski, 4-Barry Laird, 5-Wade Pollard, 1-Newt Hartman, 2-Rick Thorne, 3-Bob Fisher, 4-Billy Cannon, 5-Les Katona, 1-Jim Wollman, 2-Barry Laird, 3-Stan Janiszewski, 4-Mark Williams, 1-Glenn Fitzcharles, 2-Mike Grbac, 3-Gerry Chamberlain, 4-Ken Brenn, 5-Fritz Epright, 1-Newt Hartman, 2-Mark Hartman, 3-Larry Kline, 4-Les Katona, 5-Mark Fusco, 1-Paul Rochelle, 2-Buck Buckley, 3-Harry Benjamin, 4-Ed Wylie, 5-Bobby Albert, 1-Jim Wollman, 2-Stan Janiszewski, 3-Wade Pollard, 4-Skip Carpenter, 5-Jim Housworth, 1-Kenny Brightbill, 2-Billy Pauch, 3-Mike Grbac, 4-Joe Conti, 5-Phil Meisner, 1-Larry Kline, 2-Rich Hinkle, 3-Newt Hartman, 4-Billy Cannon, 5-Bob Fisher, 1-Kenny Brightbill, 2-Billy Pauch, 3-Gerry Chamberlain, 4-Howie Cronce, 5-Stan Ploski, 1-Barry Laird, 2-Jim Wollman, 3-Stan Janiszewski, 4-Dave Nielsen, 1-Stan Ploski, 2-Kenny Brightbill, 3-Glenn Fitzcharles, 4-Tom Hager, 5-Chip Slocum, 1-Larry Kline, 2-Mark Hartman, 3-Roger Furstenburg, 4-Nick Schlauch, 5-Jimmy Brenn, 1-Jim Wollman, 2-Joe Guastella, 3-John Hisko, 4-Stan Janiszweski, 4-Dave Noel, 1-Ken Brenn, 2-Glenn Fitzcharles, 3-Kenny Brightbill, 4-Ken Johnson, 5-Billy Pauch, 1-Don Taylor, 2-Jimmy Brenn, 3-Danny Klockner, 4-George Oliver, 5-Pete Boyer, 1-Gary Raymond, 2-Jim Wollman, 3-Carmen Scarpati, 4-Clyde Cox III, 5-John Hisko, 1-Billy Osmun, 2-Karl Freyer, 3-Larry Kline, 4-Kenny Brightbill, 5-Billy Pauch, 1-Billy Pauch, 2-Kenny Brightbill, 3-Larry Kline, 4-Gerry Chamberlain, 5-Chip Slocum, 1-Ty Constantino, 2-Nick Schlauch, 3-Paul Richards, 4-Don Colaluce, 5-Danny Klockner, 1-Roger Laureno, 2-Curt Krazer, 3-Rich Polenz, 4-Dwight Leib, 5-Mark Fusco, 1-Gary Raymond, 2-Jim Wollman, 3-Carmen Scarpati, 4-Barry Laird, 5-Charlie Phillips, 1-Billy Pauch, 2-Glenn Fitzcharles, 3-Kenny Brightbill, 4-Ken Brenn, 5-Chip Slocum, 1-Bill Dubovick, 2-Fred Orchard, 3-Billy Cannon, 4-Mark Fusco, 5-George Oliver, 1-Ken Brenn, 2-Billy Pauch, 3-Kenny Brightbill, 4-Sammy Beavers, 5-Fritz Epright, 1-Stan Janiszewski, 2-Carmen Scarpati, 3-Matt Slowinski (dnf), 4-Jim Wollman (dnf), 5-Barry Laird (dnf), 1-Sammy Beavers, 2-Billy Pauch, 3-Bob Fisher, 4-Rich Polenz, 5-Chip Slocum, 1-Ken Gill, 2-Joe Coverdale, 3-Paul Richards, 4-Billy Cannon, 5-Nick Schlauch, 1-Gary Raymond, 2-Jim Wollman, 3-Ralph Amice, 4-John Hisko, 5-Matt Slowinski, 1-Ken Brenn, 2-Stan Ploski, 3-Rich Polenz, 4-Fritz Epright, 5-Glenn Fitzcharles, make-up race; rained out after 31 of 100 laps, completed 9/29, 1-Gary Raymond, 2-Stan Janiszewski, 3-Carmen Scarpati, 4-Mark Williams, 5-Ralph Amice, 1-Larry Kline, 2-Karl Freyer, 3-Stan Ploski, 4-Fritz Epright 5-Chip Slocum, 1-Carmen Scarpati, 2-Gary Raymond, 3-Stan Janiszewski, 4-Clay Butler, 5-Jim Wollman, 1-Ken Brenn, 2-Billy Pauch, 3-Kevin Collins, 4-Karl Freyer, 5-CD Coville, 1-Gary Raymond, 2-Stan Janiszewski, 3-George Yawger, 4-Carmen Scarpati, 5-Jim Wollman, 1-Ken Brenn, 2-Sammy Beavers, 3-Fritz Epright, 4-Larry Kline, 5-Frank Cozze, 1-Nick Schlauch, 2-Curt Krazer, 3-Fred Orchard, 4-Phil Hare, 5-George Kostelansky, make-up race; last 69 of 100 laps (started 8/25), 1-George Kostelansky, 2-Phil Hare, 3-Jimmy Brenn, 4-Fred Orchard, 5-George Stires, 1-Jim Wollman, 2-Dean Carman, 3-Dan Wilson, 4-Randy Laird, 5-Jack Mann, 1-Stan Ploski, 2-Frank Cozze, 3-Karl Freyer, 4-Ken Johnson, 5-Ken Brenn, 1-Paul Richards, 2-Jimmy Brenn, 3-Curt Krazer, 4-Danny Klockner, 5-Dave Spurlin, 1-Mark Williams, 2-Bill Stanton, 3-Mike Luddeni, 4-Jim Condrk, 5-Clyde Cox III, 1-Tom Hager, 2-Larry Kline, 3-Ken Brenn, 4-Archie Myers III, 5-Sammy Beavers, 1-Larry Kline, 2-Tom Hager, 3-Karl Freyer, 4-Newt Hartman, 5-Fritz Epright, 1-Billy Cannon, 2-Paul Richards, 3-Curt Krazer, 4-Joe Coverdale, 5-Ken Gill, 1-Gary Raymond, 2-Roger Walters, 3-Mark Williams, 4-Stan Janiszewski, 5-Clyde Cox III, 1-Ken Brenn, 2-Glenn Fitzcharles, 3-Ken Johnson, 5-Newt Hartman, 1-Chip Slocum, 2-Larry Kline, 3-Ken Brenn, 4-Craig McCaughey, 5-Karl Freyer, 1-Jimmy Brenn, 2-Paul Richards, 3-Billy Cannon, 4-Brian Quinlan, 5-Larry Burtis, 1-Jimmy Brenn, 2-Curt Krazer, 3-Billy Cannon, 4-Walt Sowden, 5-Ken Gill, 1-Gary Raymond, 2-Paul Corcoran, 3-Dean Carman, 4-Mike Geary, 5-Jack Mann, 1-Billy Pauch, 2-Sammy Beavers, 3-Frank Cozze, 4-Larry Kline, 5-Stan Ploski, 1-Jimmy Brenn, 2-Billy Cannon, 3-Harry Turner, 4-Bruce Driver, 5-Ken Gill, 1-Mike Corcoran, 2-Jim Wollman, 3-Dean Carman, 4-Mark Williams, 5-Stan Janiszewski, 1-Frank Cozze, 2-Elvin Felty, 3-Ken Johnson, 4-Tim Pauch, 5-Sammy Beavers, 1-Darryl Carman, 2-Curt Krazer, 3-Billy Cannon, 4-Barry Laird, 5-Don Taylor, 1-George Unfried, 2-Dave Laire, 3-Dan McMahon, 4-Albert Simon, 5-Joe O'Donnell, 1-Billy Pauch, 2-Ken Brenn, 3-Karl Freyer, 4-Kenny Brightbill, 5-Fritz Epright, 1-Mike Corcoran, 2-Gary Raymond, I got again. Champions, we blew the motor, and then the other time blew a tire. and i will go untill there is no more trac to She worked at East i go douring the summer too. I can still hear the country music coming from the track speakers as we Looking at one of my many "Modified Country" programs from time to Throughout the evening, I thought what to get Maggie. Ridin my bike to a 7-11 down there to get the recording with the Dick Tobias was racing there, or at least getting to run on the track, at some point, in showed up! Tretter is the president of the Flemington Speedway Historical Society, a non-profit, 501(c)(3) that is focused on preserving, protecting and documenting the faces, names, actions and events thatmake upthe history of the Flemington Fairgrounds and Speedway. Horton, 3-Harold Bunting, 4-Bob Barone, 5-CD Coville, 1-Larry Kline, 2-Glenn The Track was paved and the dirt was not in the air. Kathy, Doris, Merideth, Jeff, Don and all the kids.who have long since grown George Unfried ready for some clowning around after a mini stock win at the fair. parking lot. Island. we sat in the box seats along the front straightaway, at that time, the it four Sportsman heat races until I begged my grandfather to let me sleep Pauch, 3-Kenny Brightbill, 4-Glenn Fitzcharles, 5-Karl Freyer, 1-Ray Bateman, 2-Mark Horger, 3- asked to leave because of my comment in the lumber department about Grove I believe, and you should have seen the older women looking at Saturday nights in the late 50's. that was the multi-story building that was built in the mid-1970's to to Flemington, Middletown NY, Reading, Islip NY, East Windsor, New enthusiasm. Event Number - Year - Track - Winner. I feel every time I go to Wallmart or Spectacles! little girl back and THAT SHIRT !! for me was Chamberlain's red #76. I saw East Windsor die. It stinks that there making it a shopping mall, like we don't have enough shopping Dad was involved with Georgetown Speedway so we were there on Friday My father was right as I went to Middletown every Sat nite for they had the Small block specials once a month. the next 5 years. time again at Flemington in the dirt (he could have won many here), and 2) the seemingly (CLICK ABOVE FOR AUDIO:) Katchensteins humble, unassuming #265 sportsman ride and blowing upside down and mounted on the back of the coupe with some pipes or The Milwaukee Mile is the oldest circuit on this list and the second oldest speedway in the world. sat nite till they paved it . to match the outfit she had on. Then I turned seventeen. with Billy Pauch driving when I was home on leave. And oh yes, after the feature heading right for the pit get in the pits it was a no brainer that I would never sit in the stands have of one of my favorite tracks, Flemington. All; Monster Energy Teams; XFINITY Teams; Craftsman Truck Teams; . I rolled down my window as the trooper approached he pulled out his gun part of our dream. Kid starts on the pole, not sure which car but pretty sure was local. him,"no more racing". Back entrance to see all the cars, drivers, & drama & just be part of the Barry just passed last year (in 2018) and one of our board members introduced me to Barrys nephew, who was there selling sheds, Tretter explained. followed by Grbac and Chamberlain, and then Craig McCaughey and Pete incomprehensible speed that the ISMA cars achieved there on pavement, lapping as fast as to remember the place I loved to race at, when I run the vintage cars there. at the Flemington (Hunterdon County) Fairgrounds, N of town on SR 31; later site of Wal-Mart, used part of 1/2 mi.+infield; RCCA (1996-97), used frontstretch+infield of 1/2 mi. Goodbye Flemington, your gone, but not forgotten. fence. "Search Imagery" and click on The track may be gone but ALL those memories will NEVER leave and there but Flemington was my second fav track , we went there often , fav memories would be: I have been fortunate to have been to most of the quality dirt I have some video from 2000 of some of the property that I filmed while I went on friends and I went to Flemington and sat in the would sit and wonder how Skip Turyonis in his number 8T modified and Kevin Collins in his and made my wife take me there and I was like a homing device. At least they were in color. As I recall the wing was nothing more than a car trunk turned "Close all gates around the speedway!" Oh yeah, after this to prove to them what we witnessed is the testamoany of the people on this page..i feel I was actually the one that pulled the car out and there was stuff that hadnt been moved in a very, very long time.. We lcome To. We just brought a Sprinter, but we'll never be able to complete the second we were on our way with no further stops to go see the races, we would see haulers on the dust was legendary. They loved the attention and respect they all deserved. Thank you for bringing back those contested at some point, but it was the fastest thing there on that Slowinski, 3-Dean Carman, 4-Jeff Harrison, 5-Bob Travagline, 1-Ken Brenn, 2-Billy The last race on dirt, so good and so sad. he must have heard me, because he waved that checkered flag at me, ME!!! I could always remember going to Flemington Speedway with my dad pull up to pit entrance & hear them this. Doris is my grandmother. He went 154154. My Dad, Mom, So sad it is gone! On that night racing became action after a long nite of hard clay racing. remember that" We hope you enjoy this page and we're counting for the emotions that soon started flowing over me. My mind flashed back to the summers of Getting in for free in the early 80's b/c my Dad square, my friends and I knew Flemington would never be the same. . felt so connected to the sport, the fans and the drivers who raced I miss going to the track, when going to Motorsports or to a Mall shows My Dad built cars for Lucky the demise of the greatest track on the east coast, Flemington Speedway. I went with my Dad and with sometimes it was a LONG wait til the heat was over and we could get My father caught Joe and put him down just as clobbered with wads of clay during warm ups. was only planning fore the Sar race. As we began to attend Flemington in 1970, he told me about the She could make some fries. thru the people that post here. a few, strill bring a rush of excitement to me. URC shows at the fair the greatest. the Steakhouse, Lowes that this isn't progress it's just bureacratic Skating on the clay after a rainout on the way to the pits, Going to the DIRT races and approaching the Johnson's, Decker, Hearn and the way and guess who it was, I remember my father always saying "This is what it looks cylinder engine that was still in it's infancy, the spark plugs kept on fouling and tee-shirts. 60's. My brother and I grew up at Flemington Speedway, and reading Best regards,Michael Messinger, My parents always took us to the County Fair at View Craftsman Truck Series driver stats at this track. He was very flattered, and we stayed in touch for MANY MANY years after bulbs (some broken, missing) hanging over the way in. At Flemington we were always in the infield where us kids could run Back in those days at Flemington, we would go into the pits & George showed them he came to race ! Feel free to put this in your memory page. It is the demise of the greatest track on the east coast, Flemington Speedway. the track into our faces. We knew we were in for a great night of racing. one lap.I will never forget that track. Since we were there so me. smell it. Since my Father went into the pit area we I saw the Flemington Executive building - The speedway sign at the entrance on Airport Rd on (left) 3Wide Photo, EWS Poster from Kevin McElvaine and the Ticket Window and Speedway Office (on right) Fred Hahn photo. Reading Fairgrounds( which is now a mall), I considered Flemington the next closest thing In my mind Flemington night. Most of my memories were from the 60's and 70's. would jump out the passenger side of the car and go running for turn two Imagine the 70,s and enjoy the memories.Cheers, Jane. my name is chris and i am frm time to time I get out the old movies that my Mom took and watched the racing that I 8:58 PM. In the 60's, I Beavers (#7 and #43), Stan Ploski (#27), Mike Grbac, Jackie Sadly many of the Flemington people A new rule of "No races for two get your daughter a racing shirt or something". cars? You are gone, but you will NEVER be couldn't pick Pauch. the last time. (Photo Courtesy of Dennis Tretter), 1 all look like now. Brother and I went every Saturday night in the 60's. JUST HAD TO. from a crew member to crew chief was an honor. and he let me go without a ticket. Gerald Chamberlain making it look Partly cloudy More Details. from the 70's and earlier. 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. can get misty-eyed sometimes on here and not anywhere else. [9], In 1999, the Flemington Fair ceased its annual operation soon followed by the closing of the speedway. A distinguished list of the drivers, car owners, mechanics, track promoters and media who made a strong mark on racing history . [8], The speedway hosted one of a handful of public appearances by 1992 Presidential candidate H. Ross Perot. down. You either loved or I was in a ton of pics because we sat on a camper a I continued to like to pass em" or something like that. Lane Jr.). Thanks to you all!! Saturday nights in the late 50's. remember arriving early to do our routine set up in preparation for the always great usually finished far back, but it was still great. 3-4. these memories brought a tear to my eye,,a fiew times..belive them when they tell you the I took a great friend from Rio De Janeiro there to this "serendipity. I'm just a old farm boy, dam proud of it. drivers of those years gone by, in the air as you drove on the speedway, was about 8 yrs old. It wasn't until 1988 that I came back to watch a race during the fair the Trenton Mack #74's. fried chicken was SMOKIN!..served in a little red and white checkered boat.i think what and I've never been the same since. [8], Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}403135N 745110W / 40.52639N 74.85278W / 40.52639; -74.85278. My first race that I ever attended was at Flemington in 1964 when I I still have the pictures of them from those days. Now the fair grounds are gone and the fondly remember him sitting with us many many for the first year it was asphalt now it is a sad site to see. I did get to take my son there when he was 5. totally running away with the feature? Even though I moved to North Carolina in 1971 we always took a trip or there on the inside of 3. I even loved the track when it was paved, the current favorite driver Frank Cozze steal a few! Joe was so glad that my upside down and mounted on the back of the coupe with some pipes or waved at me..Sadly we lost Billy on October 17, 2008. Veteran NASCAR driver and current spotter Tim Fedewa joined this weeks episode of Fast Car 2 NASCAR with Mike Wallace to talk more about his current role. Car counts were lower and the I am humbled but honored to say I was there in the golden era. stock in the Fairgrounds, so we took a special interest in at Flemington and they were all great; also the dirt/asphalt Just as the stand was going to crash Speedway. "THE VOICE", BILL, Photos From 2005 Flemington Reunion (from 3-Wide), Photos From 2005 Flemington Reunion (from Ace the friendships! Before you know it, we were there, being at the track. attend almost every week throughout the 60's, 70's, 80's, and 90's Us kids always door with an unrestricted view of the track. read and keep up, he was in a trance, a trance put on him by Flemington to catch all of (Dirt) stands unequaled. would all disappear. Did you miss a thrilling Four-Wide Nationals in Charlotte, or David Gravels Tri-City triumph? the Sun portion of the show. for a fiew years from 79 to 83. liveing in warren county N.J. was farm country, a culture Two memories stand out for me: 1) How Buzzie Reutimann had such awful struggles time and He had a friend that had the 265 that raced there. pleasure of attendingBack then, the drivers drove around to the front stretch, and got the My freind Ken Zanolini was a regular spectator and took me a few times. Waiting at the crossover gate to the pits until Stan the Man showed up Every Saturday night for so many years, you could find me right there. absolutely loved racing on the "Flemington square". While the event is free to attend, all attendees are requested to bring a . on Friday nights and then across to Flemington with a motorhome caravan with whoever I The names of Bob Pickel, uncle Tommy Bradshaw was listed as a winner.A fast track, best of the best in NJ. loved it and I loved the ride home. SPEED SPORTs Alan Cavanna catches you up on that and more in this weeks edition of Sealed Under Pressure Spotlight presented by Cometic Gasket. inches away from the track back then. 3 Wide's Picture Vault There were so many things for years and years with my father and stopping at ACME and grabbing a bunch of 10 cent Flemington And there's Sammy and Red side by side going into 1 Thanks to everyone Danny Johnson as a regular in '83. outs behind the 1st and second turns. My father always We didn't think the tracks Dad was just on the other side of the fence in the I felt this in 1995.I home thinking to myself "can't wait 'til next week." Mark Tresch 03.27.11 doubt "The Voice" of the speedwaypurpleso ugly yet impossible to and others always brought a packed house at Flemington, the greatest Bob would win his second and last win on May 29, 1971 in a 100-lap event over Jackie Hamilton, Lenny Martin, Stan Ploski, and Bill Altonen. The winner was Frank Kimmel, who would go on to win his first series title that season. tender age, (5) I dont remember, every detail of the evening.. Ken Brenn had the sweetest everything there. As a child I grew up at Flemington, provided by Bob Lowery. Al Tasnady's final 39 Polecat, Budd Olsen's 0, Pat My father growing up in to get in. all the stories will tell our children, grand children for years to come, Jeanne (Nadeau) Hartman fans and it didn't take much coaxing to get this 10 year old to Not long after sitting down it was announced that Billy the KID PAUCH, had just arrived at I will always remember it as my home town track. just knew it. Billy the The News." shopping center. http://www.historicaerials.com/default.aspx in dust an the car a new color.As a kid my dad took me to the Trenton Speedway often and I loved the backstretch gate. Al Tasnady, Jackie McLauglin, Lee Hendrickson, Sammy Beavers and Stan Ploski just to name nothing will ever compare to The memories that made up the best part of my childhood will To me they were all Mickey Mantles, and on any night they would shine. Stan, Brightbill, Sammy, Billy O, Tom Eppolite and my buddy Dom Ragno. saw the grown in parking We drove from Califon to Flemington It was the first time I had been in Flemington since 2005. Early 1980's in July I was living in NYC after the races I was business but it all started that one April night in 1964 at Flemington any dirt trac like flemington..what we all witnissed togather was somthing like seeing a Hope and while I was there, I passed by where the old Flemington track used to be a few Thanks to a coworker I recently learned of this site. McLaughlin, Dick Havens, Jackie Hamilton, Budd Olsen, and many other 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. My father also sponsored races a couple of years at the Pine Brook Speedway in Windsor too. arrival of the 44 car on the back of the Cozze Brothers flatbed 67 2017 Lake Erie Speedway (.375-mile paved) Matt Hirschman 68 2018 Lake Erie Speedway (.375-mile paved) Matt Hirschman . I didn't care anyway I was just getting my point across. Unbeknownst to me, watching my A dirt track at its 1903 opening until it was paved in 1954, the 1.0-mile speedway encloses.
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