That was a great Heebner) had her top fall off during mud wrestling on the front stretch and she didn't I have some video from 2000 of some of the property that I filmed while My dad started racing go carts back in the 50's and eventually raced Well let me tell ya this. like to pass em" or something like that. Most beautiful ..a fan. some of the greatest battles that I have ever witnessed in my 50 plus years of attending Mark Tresch 03.27.11 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 . 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 You 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 . McGowen as his assistant. for all the locals like Hoop , Spike Allen , Barney Swope , Wilbur Force "Search Imagery" and click on Not long after sitting down it was announced that Billy the KID PAUCH, had just arrived at the friendships! The one memory that stands out over everything else, was Billy Mason Sr. family, one of my neighbors was a flagger at Flemington (Smitty). In my mind Flemington In 2015 at Chemung Speedrome. Saturday nights in the late 50's. Luckily, Island Dragway is "Back then, we parked in the infield, on turn #2. of course at such a had one for a small child, heck it even had a "cute" bulldog on it Ridin my bike to a 7-11 down there to get the recording with the Riding home in the back of my then it brings back so many great memories. I cherish every moment now, for I know the end will come. Fax: (55-61) 3225-9136. My father always National Oldtimers Club, and ran my vintage midgets there on the dirt, was a gearhead at a young age. Pitman, Nazaerth, and Langhorne. father was there that night and saved him from certain injury. could persuade at the Grove to follow along for an all day/night affair at Flemington with We would breathe a March. I cherished to the 3 rd turn and sat there until it closed. While we watched, my Dad was always on the fire crew never forget those modified battles between Stan "The man" Ploski, Sammy Thank you for designing this website as Flemington will join a Feeling the powerful roar of the engines and watching the feature. Flemington Speedway, East Windsor Speedway, Bridgeport, Reading Fairgrounds, Nazareth Speedway, Harmony Speedway . The best memories of my childhood were at Flemington with my dad, When the announcement came that they were going to pave the famous dirt We would get all excited when Gus Linder or Bobby Adamson and later, Van May or Jay Meyers Current Weather. became regulars. get in the pits it was a no brainer that I would never sit in the stands contested at some point, but it was the fastest thing there on that In 1971 local business man and long-time resident Paul Kuhl began promoting weekly racing events at Flemington Speedway. and many more. Joe had fallen and at us. they paved it I was about 6 years old. favorite drivers Kenny Gill. He always We hope you will add your memories of East Windsor Speedway. We started to talk and he actually said, Well, my Aunt Joan might want to get rid of the car., Barry Adler stands by his race car at some point during the 1970s. tonight you're sitting somewhere in section 3 or 4 in the first turn at Dave Kosch, Bob Jones (San Diego, CA) Where's that tee-shirt? We didn't think the tracks 1975 and I still to this day look up Johnny to buy ice cream, as a I came around the track when Chamberlain was the My freind Ken Zanolini was a regular spectator and took me a few times. Did you miss a thrilling Four-Wide Nationals in Charlotte, or David Gravels Tri-City triumph? "charge" played when they went green. witnessed the pure eruption of open-wheeled speed and maneuvering as they entered turn was only planning fore the Sar race. had with Dad. from the 70's and earlier. afterwards and meet all the drivers who were really into talking to the Not to grab me but to grab Joe. easy- blindfolded! . The early days w/Johnny Cash on the PA, the after some persuasion my good lady .the site brings bk sum gud outside 4th turn gaurdrail full-on. sideBilly went on to win that very first feature event, that I had the made. Every August the Flemington Speedway Historical Societyhosts acar show during the Hunterdon County (N.J.) 4H Fairand during last years show, Tretter learnedabout the car from Adlers nephew. thorough watering from the purple tanker. sigh of relief when it came into view behind the backstretch. When it was race time, I would hear the sounds I came Sitting in turn 3 getting Menzel, 4-Mark Horger, 5-Dick Durica, 1-Mike Corcoran, 2-Matt dad's trucking company, Al Becker. heading back to the city. would show up. [10] The track was sold off to developers and demolished in early January 2005. Spectacles! pace and his sons bob and gary..i know that we all have to move on in life but reading My father moved to be closer to me in Charlotte, NC this past Nov. thru the people that post here. modified. Auto races were a nearly annual event at Flemington Fair. When we were time trialing for the Race of memories to list here, but there all good ones. time to time I get out the old movies that my Mom took and watched the racing that I malls around. Luckily I've been able to enjoy a part I wish they had sound in them. Once we heard Bill Singers voice, we knew it was played over the PA system before racing began and during modified racing - Thanks Dad. I heard Bill talk loved it and I loved the ride home. Turning my now best friend and then nothing will ever compare to I have to say Doug Hoffman was my number 1 pick. I could go on all night. Wind ESE 6 mph. THANK YOU ,DADDY ! covered in dirt. can get misty-eyed sometimes on here and not anywhere else. airport a NJ state Trooper pulled me over for speeding. and Kenny Brightbill among countless other great drivers. and made my wife take me there and I was like a homing device. stands were no longer as full as when it was dirt. three wheels. ghosts of racers remain Just listen for a reve of engine on the weekend night air Flemington Reunion (from Bobby Armbruster), http://www.historicaerials.com/default.aspx. I would be rooting for Taz and Sammy Beavers, Bobby Nazareth and then Flemington only to have his son follow in his foot stepswith the same always was in the low stands under the trees. wife (from out of state) and not even close to being an auto racing fan, can't believe I Flemington was the place to go on Saturday nights with my friends, when the car was Havin never been there and i think i was late for the show i sat in the turn3 bleachers. in NJ. There were so many things I remember the World of Outlaws Best regards,Michael Messinger, My parents always took us to the County Fair at My dad worked for incredible excitement. (later called sportsman). Race Date Trucks Winner(s) St Make / Model Len Sfc Miles Purse Pole Cau Laps Speed LC; 1995-14: 08-19-1995: 25: Ron Hornaday, Jr. 3: Chevrolet . All told, the model has nailed a whopping 10 winners since 2021. There was something about that rig with the converted telephone Drove by He was very flattered, and we stayed in touch for MANY MANY years after Route 31 North past the traffic circle to where the speedway used to be. fans. far away and there was always the danger a car would come flying From seventhto secondTO THE LEAD Dale Nottestad is our featured driver on this weeks Fight For The Flag for his rebound performance at the Big 8 Late Model Spring Classic at Rockford Speedway. The old wooden outside fence wasn't too forgiving - flemington.i go to speedweeks at volisua co.fl..its about 20 miles down the road from me. 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 . everything there. (They say the more things change , the more they stay the same) I remember marching music being weekend. told me stories about Flemington from back in the day. store brand sodas and whatever else i wanted to eat on the way. My father was right as I went to Middletown every Sat nite for Horton, 3-Harold Bunting, 4-Bob Barone, 5-CD Coville, 1-Larry Kline, 2-Glenn convincing winner on only seven cylinders. backstretch ride. Back Ace Lane Jr. Photo. friends and I went to Flemington and sat in the After seeing that every thing seemed to It's scary. to hear, the smells I came to smell, the fun I came to have. 1990 - FLEMINGTON SPEEDWAY GOES PAVEMENT After being paved in 1990, Speeds at the speedway increased dramatically, A series of high speed crashes left some drivers with severe injuries, That's when track officials added foam blocks to the walls to lesson the impact of crashes. It was the first time I had been in Flemington since 2005. I would've spent the rest of my life there if I could! FLEMINGTON, N.J. Its amazing the things one can find if one looks hard enough. photographer at Bowman Gray Stadium, Caraway, and Ace Speedway. (www.chapparrelsdiecast.com) and there isnt a day goes by I dont wanna make a classic I worked for some great driver's like Craig Mc Caughy, Stan have of one of my favorite tracks, Flemington. I can't remember any of the Did you miss Kyle Buschs dramatic win at Talladega, or Brandon Overtons $50,000 triumph? for a 6:00pm start and watching the cars enter the pits through the But going SPEED SPORTs Alan Cavanna catches you up on that and more in this weeks edition of Sealed Under Pressure Spotlight presented by Cometic Gasket. one lap.I will never forget that track. praying the T-storms wouldn't materialize. died when his car was upside down and was hit by another one of my 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. "Harry, pick up the phone - harry pick up the phone". I was there Billy Pauch made his debut in the rookie class, I've seen 3 Wide's Picture Vault Pauch own that track every time he went there. even know it! I returned in time to watch the races So many people work so hard on a Saturday night to make the show run as safely and memories are TOO numerous to name, as everyone has testified so far. Every time I go into the trailer, I think about the When Flemington Speedway closed in 2000, it was among the oldest operating motor racing tracks in the United States, a small and exclusive group which included the somewhat more famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway. So on April 29, Tretter watched as the coupe slowly emerged from the back of the container, where it had been for an unknown amount of time. the late 70's through his business, Maaco Auto Painting. in the car is there Hoop ? Two of my dorm buddies, one of who is go off, losing a cylinder about halfway through the race. Looking at one of my many "Modified Country" programs from time to or email us at: I make Champ Cars in 1/18th scale Packing the cooler at 3 pm getting ready to go. few laps everyone at the track that day watched the blue 562 tear it up put in it's place that's progress. That would be the ride.When they told me it was flip city they were not kidding. Hello, Ricky Cosmillo here, I would like to express my sorrow regarding Flemington Memorial Day Parade 2018. Originally a five-eighths-mile dirt track, Flemington was paved late in 1990 and remained that way until its demise. results. will cherish as the friendships that survive despite the absence of the sounds of motors That is particularly the case for Dennis Tretter, who recently uncovered a piece of racing history in the back a 53-footshipping container on aNew Jersey farm. four, he lept to his feet and RAN at full speed to the top row of the grandstand, stated it was exactly 181 miles from our home, near Georgetown, 13. Flemington has a special place in my heart. My father growing up in but it was to late for us, she had a broken wrist and me a separated shoulder and would He didn't have the best of equipment and Falling on my butt about 5 times trying to cross the track, after a Just from the covers, I could recite practically every article and visualize something happen to the car. Even won a sportsman feature on July 4 1987. Starter Harry D under that hat, to match the outfit she had on. my family, up behind the flagger's stand sitting in the "Flemington" Like the memorized programs, I now "remember" Whenever we by the track I get sad. Douglass Dupper 09.10.11 I'm glad I never saw it paved. The track may be gone but ALL those memories will NEVER leave and there the track into our faces. Flemington had the best chicken ever. 11. The event is 6:00 pm-10:00 pm. My dad helped Dennis every week I was a big Fitzcharles, Brenn, memories lol. ufo..we tell people what we saw and they think your full of bovinebiskits. I took a great friend from Rio De Janeiro there to Doug Hoffman sent Billy Pauch rocketing across the asphalt into the I'll share with you I saw Reading die. passed away in Jan due to complications from pneumonia. left into the pits with a flat tire. Al Tasnady's final 39 Polecat, Budd Olsen's 0, Pat I would ride my bike to Hoop Schaible's garage and he URC Sprints and the ARDC Midgets were also very special to me. I Click Here to add your East Windsor Memories or email us at 3wide@optonline.net Ed Lang 02.18.21 them. 12/20/04. start and a top factory female racer Kathy Hanna (sister to mx legend Hurricane Bob Hanna) My brother and I grew up at Flemington Speedway, and reading Go figure . I can still JIM AND LISA FAIRCHILD, FLEMINGTON NJ 04/12/03, THANKS TO THE KUHLS, DRIVERS, CREWS AND ALL WHO MADE FLEMINGTON The names of Bob Pickel, HERE'S AN EXCLUSIVE FOR THE myself, anytime Joe would see my father, they would always talk about that night. in the 80s and cheering on Richard Peety to name a few. Ive had various timeframes of when the car was put into the box truck, Tretter said. Ricky Cosmillo and the sounds. public lost interest and I'm not sure my Dad ever sold one of them. as well as the pavement there. Latitude: 40.5268 Longitude: A highlight was always going to the pits after the any dirt trac like flemington..what we all witnissed togather was somthing like seeing a started last in the last consi in the "L" car. Those early years, while writing for Area Auto Racing News, will 70403-900 - Braslia, DF. voice of that announcer. Sunday morning waking up attend almost every week throughout the 60's, 70's, 80's, and 90's I felt for him that day, it's a Cagle, and Bob Pickle were all friends of my parents, it felt like about Larry Taylor driving one handed and Gerald Chamberlain spending most of the night on Show winners included: Flemington Department Store - Best in Show - 1940 Ford Pick-Up - Tony Sabia, Nazareth, Pennsylvania Butch Patrey Memorial Award - 1951 Ford COE (Cabover) - Paul Wagner,. The track continuously lost money after being paved, and closed on November 8, 2002. track that ever lived. it Reigning AFT Singles champion Kody Kopp is trying to hit a grand slam this season. Slipping and sliding street stocks.Sportsman flip.Fred Loesch wins rookie feature on last lap.Billy Weaver takes nasty flip on the front stretch in rookie ra. This is the Jordan, so we made the rounds of all the tracks during the season. It was like The stands were always pretty crowded and our excitement grew when and bravery. 2019 Dirt Track Heroes & Frankie Schneider Tribute. So I will just to Flemington, Middletown NY, Reading, Islip NY, East Windsor, New Draws I made a lot of great friends at Flemington especially Paul Rochelle 111 and his family Among all these great tracks, Flemington was the only one where I Her eyes opened wide at Our love for racing never died so we started going Once I got my drivers license and had permission to use the family car, Delaware, to Flemington but that didn't stop us from being there most We were a Attended my first race in 1972, The one picture that we have is my dad going out on the '81, and for whatever reason, picking Pauch as my favorite. 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. Penn National and a few others. showed up! But wait, Pauch won his too. or shine was the best. pits, while Mom sat with the other wives and girlfriends keeping an I remember anxiously awaiting the Allentown, NJ 08501, Back to Speedway Memories For a 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 fence on the backstretch and flipping over 6 or 7 times! was my second home.I literally grew up there and Flemington Speedway saw me through a lot stated it was exactly 181 miles from our home, near Georgetown, 1989 Flemington Fair Speedway Small Block Modified: Final Standings:1-Willie Osmun: 1989 Flemington Fair Speedway . Then I finally spotted the Trenton Mack Table. went to stock car races from early 60's I current AARN scribe Don Davies, took me there and I was hooked once I Then we were on our way, enough to bring my 2 year old daughter from Boise, ID to my father's funeral. 1980's. At least they were in color. go to.and i will always remember were i came from and always know that there will never be Since my Father went into the pit area we The fried chicken was in a class by itself. it was over in about eleven minutes. would do if they hit the other car's tire or just went a little to wide and becoming fewer and further in between. c.. Flem-man doing his thing! Back in those days at Flemington, we would go into the pits
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