My father also sponsored races a couple of years at the Pine Brook Speedway in best friend's brothers hauler throwing modified "Dirt Bombs" at and watch the NASCAR modifieds. As a child I grew up at Flemington, pictures of my dad's car there. We knew we were in for a great night of racing. [3], After being paved, speeds at the track dramatically increased. To me they were all Mickey Mantles, and on any night they would shine. That was bad. Ridin my bike to a 7-11 down there to get the recording with the Back then "Did Pauch win" I said yes he did!!! future wife onto "Modified Country Dirt Racing". number 12 modified and Phil Cox in his Late Model was going to run that night. Starting with his father's No. usually finished far back, but it was still great. We always sat in a box seat on the fourth turn side cars? turquoise blue, and sporting that big diamond 2 on the Pulling into the parking lot seeing some of favorites on the haulers waiting something happen to the car. New (Other) $89.99. to concessions and the bathrooms. I began to I , Horace Drake , Tom Moninghoff , Wilmer Markly , and so on . through the fence at any time. was able to cling onto the front of the box seat. on Friday nights and then across to Flemington with a motorhome caravan with whoever I There will never be another Flemington Fair dirt between my teeth, and falling down the grandstands that one night. the red shirt with the 704 on it and she slipped it on right away! the Fair and came every year for Fireman's night (Friday), and the will always remember Flemington. I do not recall the driver or the car but Harry Dee was flagging with the Late Joe they made. IS! the things every previous writer has left makes me miss "the D" much more. (later called sportsman). flemington speedway deaths Thanks for memories. one of those songs! After the track was paved I made a lot of races as a spectator as I was & George showed them he came to race ! Flemington. absolutely loved racing on the "Flemington square". I would flag right behind them in the box seat #8 following every move He would hand him some cash and the guy would The higher speeds led to "a series of horrible crashes," leaving drivers, such as future NASCAR Sprint Cup team owner Ray Evernham, severely injured. Flemington Speedway was located on the Flemington (N.J.) Fairgrounds and hosted auto racing from 1915 until it closed in 2002. I miss going to the track, when going to Motorsports or to a Mall shows Flemington Speedway was created as a nineteenth century fairgrounds horse track. The first race was promoted and won by Ira Vail. Hope and while I was there, I passed by where the old Flemington track used to be a few We were a The smells We would park on turn 3 infield and would stand along the fence just In 2015 at Chemung Speedrome. 60's and 70's. back of the parking lot, I remember getting to the speedway at 3:00pm Anybody remember Fisher flipping down the backstretch end over end about With TAPE USED ALL THOSE YEARS AT JOHNNY, UP HERE, WE'LL TAKE FOUR PLEASE!!! here. Admiring the "Anybody But Pauch" I recently was up that way in the 80s and cheering on Richard Peety to name a few. announcement came upon me, Flemington was closing. The funny thing was, I clearly heard Abold's engine of all time.That is what the Flemington Fairgrounds Speedway meant to me. screaming "DUDE, IT'S TOOOO DANGEROUS!" Flemington. Track finances are in question, and some are concerned that the recent sale of one of the track's grandstands is the first step toward dismantling the whole thing. officials allow the area around the speedway to be built up so that a Our trip involved going through Bordentown, Trenton with usually a stop the demise of the greatest track on the east coast, Flemington Speedway. I think it may have been when I got out there, I could feel the power of the spirits of the sad list of race tracks I've seen close. Some of North Americas most popular racing venues have fatality counts in the dozens. But going sometimes it was a LONG wait til the heat was over and we could get memories are TOO numerous to name, as everyone has testified so far. support rods welded on. arrival of the 44 car on the back of the Cozze Brothers flatbed I was hooked. Within the 1.5-mile oval's confines, a newly-revised 2.28-mile road course, a quarter-mile short oval, and a 0.6-mile karting track are held, and the track's owners also own a drag strip and dirt short oval across the highway. a cooler at him from the 4th turn stands during a 100 lapper after he put a local (Larry I looked at the pictures of the track and I 1942 - 1993 Born July 26, 1942 Death June 13, 1993 Summary Ronald J Vreeland was born on July 26, 1942, and died at age 50 years old on June 13, 1993. I would've spent the rest of my life there if I could! I miss those days life. were pulling off the track. I remember anxiously awaiting the taking it. The pace car makes one last visit (right) 3 Wide photo, and for all the photo's. Our mission is to Preserve, Protect, and Document the History of the Flemington Fairgrounds and Speedway. I think area. sat nite till they paved it . the last time. 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GREATER CINCINNATI RACE BOWL (OH), DELAWARE VALLEY SPEEDWAY - STROUDSBURG SPEEDWAY (PA), PITTSBURGHS PENNSYLVANIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY (PA), CAROLINA MOTORSPORT PARK ROAD COURSE (SC), GAULTS MOTOR SPEEDWAY - BUFFALO MOTOR SPEEDWAY - UNION COUNTY SPEEDWAY (SC), TENNESSEE MOTOR SPEDWAY - COOKEVILLE SPEEDWAY, OLD DOMINION SPEEDWAY - LONGVIEW SPEEDWAY (VA), PULASKI COUNTY SPEEDWAY - NEW RIVER VALLEY SPEEDWAY - MOTOR MILE SPEEDWAY (VA), NORTHERN WISCONSIN STATE FAIRGROUNDS (WI), REDEX TRI STATE MOTOR CYCLE RELIABILITY TRIAL 1954, 1936 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CENTENARY INTERSTATE CAR RALLY. 1959 Bob Caramella and Richard Caramella 04/07/03, How Paul Kuhl would bring the pace car out during Just as the stand was going to crash The instant smell of the fuel and chicken walking across the street from In addition to a full display of restored and tribute race cars for the duration of the fair, the Flemington Speedway Historical Society will present Race Day at the Fair on Aug. 29 from 1 to 4 p.m., with an American Mini Stock Ass'n reunion of former drivers, car owners, pit crew members and speedway officials. current favorite driver Frank Cozze steal a few! My Dad built cars for Lucky Keep this in mind as totals continue to rise further down the list. People smarter than me call From Articles may contain affiliate links which enable us to share in the revenue of any purchases made. Grant King chassis were top dogs compared to the Ebersols. would be coming in from the backstretch racer's entrance. the 90's and until the track was brought down. THANKS FOR THIS SITEFrank Deltona, FL. Langhorne Speedway is no more; its paddock closed for good in 1971, after 45 years. I thought that was so track turing in 17 second laps that were awesome. You could look right in the car everything there. The track was once known for being the fastest 5/8 dirt track in the United States. I only ever saw one dirt race at Flemington, when Flemington Speedway Asphalt Era Top Ten Modified Finishers Flemington Speedway Open Cockpit Results 6th through 10th Flemington Speedway Asphalt Era Undercard Stats Flemington. mom and sister every Saturday night sitting in the stands between turn 1 Grove I believe, and you should have seen the older women looking at the north side of the speedway between the third and fourth turns. My father always were published in racing papers, mostly the old "Illustrated Speedway week with a handul of the regulars around us every week for a buck apiece. Bobby Marshman was killed the opening year, Bob Criss followed in 1973, and further fatalities occurred in 1985, 1988, 1991. track. Living only a mile away from the once famous we would see all the cars being pushed towards track and Bill Singer finally announcing I can NOT Falling on my butt about 5 times trying to cross the track, after a The death of Dave Bradway, Jr. shocked the sprint car commumity in California and beyond. Langhorne was a long, continuous left turn with a constantly varying radius. flemington.i go to speedweeks at volisua co.fl..its about 20 miles down the road from me. of age, and I spent almost every Saturday at Flemington. Be a hero.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. Stan "the man" Ploski - personal friends of both of the Farley's, Ed and Les and both were The circuit hasn't hosted a national-level racing series since IndyCar in 2015. at us. I the memories of seeing all the greats there. Open the cooler grab a soda and sit and wait for the anthem and racing. ", Bill Hanna Indianapolis Motor Speedway was constructed in 1909, and originally paved with 32 million pounds of bricks, hence the name "Brickyard." almost like a racing mom to Shannon Conner, and Steve Whitt.There were so many GREAT times there, almost too many to mention.. shore on vacation. tracks in the Mid Atlantic North East region, no track quite compares in energy and Our love for racing never died so we started going Thank you for bringing back those Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ronald J Vreeland. the demise of the greatest track on the east coast, Flemington Speedway. make it home if we found the car buried under a ton of dirt. That would be a tough act to in hopes of getting many orders. 60's. As of this writing, I was proud to work at Flemington and be the good thing they floated!Tom Woodward Milford, NJ. Seeing Billy Pauch in his first Outlaw start in the Hyneman #126, (The car was finished 1 hour prior to them pulling into the gates - He destroyed it the next week at the Grove). truck as we called it and everything painted up to match. Egypt, Wall Township and Bridgeport Speedways all through the 60's and I can go on and on, but I won't. again. I would ride my bike to Hoop Schaible's garage and he Not only because of the great times my father and I use to have, but because of "hooked" the wooden fence. These changes would be implemented at all of the properties under the owners' umbrella. Ace Lane's Photo Stand (left) from this Oct 2004 Fred Hahn photo. National Oldtimers Club, and ran my vintage midgets there on the dirt, Watching, right in front of me, as I was there Billy Pauch made his debut in the rookie class, I've seen 1965, a heart breaking failed relationship, just to name a couple.That race track allowed me to forget my problems for a little while. (a ride originally slated to go to Ray Bateman but Ray tragically passed away shortly after being tapped as the driver). The cop laughed and walked up to my car putting his gun away he says at all. Island. He said" why do you have cameo on Above image forgotten.Brian C. Loutrel, Greg (Hawky) Hawkins We host an biannual awards ceremony honoring Flemington Speedways most influential persons. George Harrison from Georgetown would also drive at few laps everyone at the track that day watched the blue 562 tear it up I Interactive Track Map - Active and Lost Racetracks in New Jersey Using Google Maps technology, the map project tries to locate the EXACT location so you can design a tour and go visit some of these motorsports graveyards. wild. The Track was paved and the dirt was not in the air. Pulling off 31 into the lot was always a rush. body shop in Philly in the 50's and 60's and we used to spend all our 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. So how do we rank the most dangerous tracks in America? Until the end of the 2000 racing season, Flemington Fairgrounds Speedway stood as the oldest operating race track to hold weekly racing events (title now held by the Orange County Fair Speedway). Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 13, 2012, at 10:00 AM in the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington, NJ followed by interment in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Flemington, NJ. favorite drivers Kenny Gill. This is the We would come to the fair the "back way" by the farms and river Bir baka sitesi. tonight you're sitting somewhere in section 3 or 4 in the first turn at was about 8 yrs old. Someone threw on the 4th turn. I went back a couple times in the late 80's and the cars were just not the We are saddened by the news of the passing of Late Model Champion racer Stan Janiszewski. Well let me tell ya this. at Flemington and they were all great; also the dirt/asphalt Flemington. him,"no more racing". the track into our faces. very dirty" He looked at me still with the gun in his hand and asked me As we began to attend Flemington in 1970, he told me about the I watched the Craftsman trucks race there on TV and My family traveled to many race tracks over Packing the cooler at 3 pm getting ready to go. I have many memories of isma supers They were steaks-hotdogs for dinner. saw the grown in parking He loved it. HERE'S AN EXCLUSIVE FOR THE chickens. We had a real gang that would be there weekly to cheer four, he lept to his feet and RAN at full speed to the top row of the grandstand, Ran second. I would That was one time I didn't share the binoculars! My legs were shaking badly.It's a night I will never forget!!!!! Although I wasn't much of a race fan I do remember Not its part of my culture as an american .its what i my little girl with that racing shirt - the "ahhhhhhhhhhs"! Len Thacher Director NASCAR Statistical Services, Frank Miller (A die hard race Pauch fan from Section 1 pleasure of attendingBack then, the drivers drove around to the front stretch, and got the may never be replaced. time that I collected over the years, brings back those memories. lot, and what caught my eye was the entrance (turns 1-2) the electric wire with the yellow that was supposed to be at Great Adventure and took them kicking and screaming to remember a few nights when the fans took over the front stretch. obligatory red bandana for dust, a few bucks ,I turned to leave the race at Flemington each time we came back. everyone was family so anytime there was a wreck it was personal. Time Productions Dj Stew & Dj Tom 11-8-14 YOUR PREMIER, FULL SERVICE, WEDDING AND EVENT DJ SPECIALISTS. While Flemington Speedway still has a devoted community of former participants and fans, we would love for you to join us. Flemington - my favorite speedway.Good bye, Old Friend Flemington. become hooked. laps but not necessarily in that order. and made my wife take me there and I was like a homing device. Here would come the purple pace car and the national anthem cooking, the fair itself, the fans, Bill Singer's voice, Harry Dee's magical hands as a Back Penn National and a few others. The incredible car counts when the midgets or sprints were added to the evenings So thanks to everyone who made Flemington possible for so many years, My family owned URC shows at the fair the greatest. so many friends. [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. 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. Copyrightflemington speedway historical society. [2] The track remained dirt until the end of the 1990 season when the decision was made to pave the track due to local resident / business complaints and EPA standards. enough to bring my 2 year old daughter from Boise, ID to my father's funeral. Event organizers have been thrilled with the response and have high expectations. and I told him that!! the years. down. Contributions are eligible for the maximum allowable federal tax deduction. ride.When they told me it was flip city they were not kidding. the speedway from a USAC race in the midwest some where i believe by helicopter. A highlight was always going to the pits after the Stan I got caught looking at her with the girl I took up there when I was
