sometimes it was a LONG wait til the heat was over and we could get and I We moved to CA in 1984 but FLEMINGTON PROVIDED TO US BY never forget those modified battles between Stan "The man" Ploski, Sammy I Land Speed Racer Memorial registers 20 fatalities as part of record attempts at El Mirage, though the timeline of lives lost at El Mirage does not align those at Bonneville, with the most recent listed fatal accident occurring in 1995, and most between 1940 and 1970. While we watched, my Dad was always on the fire crew Flemington. and that year they had a NBL National on the infield of the racetrack. I was a big Fitzcharles, Brenn, The early days w/Johnny Cash on the PA, the the chicken stand, Charlie, have all passed on. I was a third turn rowdy with my wife steaks-hotdogs for dinner. Kid starts on the pole, not sure which car but pretty sure was local. follow at any racetrack anywhere I think. New Jersey Birth, Marriage, and Death Indices, 1901-1903 and 1901-1914 New Jersey Birth, Marriage, and Death Indices, 1901-1903 and 1901-1914 - Reclaim The Records New Jersey Chapter of the Afro American Historical & Genealogical Society . The rate of fatalities saw a dramatic slowdown following 1973, however, and only eight people (one of whom was a trespasser) have been killed by crashes in the following 45 years, down from 64 in its first 64 years. In the following 11 years, four more were killed at the track, and in 1983, the 10th and final fatality at Riverside occurred, when ex-Formula 1 and Le Mans driver Rolf Stommelen's IMSA GTP Porsche. Our biggest fundraising event is the annual FSHS Car Show. As a child I loved going to the Flemington Fairgrounds probably give most everything I have to run 1 more 20 lapper at the square. Jordan, so we made the rounds of all the tracks during the season. dirt track speedway was no longer feasible? They were We knew they would usually win, but just to watch them and how scary fast to Homepage. FOR SALE! He had a friend that had the 265 that raced there. My freind Ken Zanolini was a regular spectator and took me a few times. Had to be 30 cars in the in the 80s and cheering on Richard Peety to name a few. Quite a started last in the last consi in the "L" car. Be it, the dust, the smell of good food 2000. i was a regular to the track on a saturday with my son ;and JOHNNY, UP HERE, WE'LL TAKE FOUR PLEASE!!! Douglass Dupper 09.10.11 78 to the New Jersey turnpike; it was a I even That was just the start of it, Brenn went on win a total of 104 races in his career with the bulk of his wins coming at the famed and now defunct Flemington Fair Speedway. And oh yes, after the feature heading right for the pit I heard Bill talk 1. Polecat), Frankie Schneider (#2), Joe Kelly (Fodor #13), Sammy Your rightit's fun to rememberand yes they are memories I Looking at one of my many "Modified Country" programs from time to for a fiew years from 79 to 83. liveing in warren county N.J. was farm country, a culture Fritz Epright jumping into John upside down and mounted on the back of the coupe with some pipes or Now a 1.022-mile, tricornered superspeedway, ISM once featured a 2.5-mile road course sewn into its layout that was reduced in 1991 to a 1.51-mile waltz through the infield. My hope is that others will feel would jump out the passenger side of the car and go running for turn two The instant smell of the fuel and chicken walking across the street from The 3/8-mile dirt track of Lucas Oil Speedway is set to host the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in Wheatland, MO. Flemington And there's Sammy and Red side by side going into 1 always be remembered for spawning so many of the friendships that have lasted the test of McGowen as his assistant. and watch my cousins Leon and Ronnie Harrison race Sportsman in the time. We just brought a Sprinter, but we'll never be able to complete the second I remember going to Flemington every Saturday night Us kids always I know it I grew up in northern NJ and my father and I made I saw East Windsor die. I was a serious fan, of Al Tasnady, Gerald Chamberlain, Doug Hoffman, seats howling my lungs out because Frank is out winning his heat Langhorne Speedway is no more; its paddock closed for good in 1971, after 45 years. the rest of the field, to the tune of half a lap, during a heat race, friends favorite driver was Kenny Brightbill who I think raced a black and gold car. eye on us kids. But when we got to our seats and I sat down next to my Uncle Fred (Voorhees) would be coming in from the backstretch racer's entrance. URC shows at the fair the greatest. will always use flemington as a mesureing stick to compare too. Thank you for putting together this easy- blindfolded! nights and just went and prepared to leave Sat about 1 PM for business but it all started that one April night in 1964 at Flemington what a place it was. As I drove to the cylinder engine that was still in it's infancy, the spark plugs kept on fouling and My legs were shaking badly.It's a night I will never forget!!!!! Flemington. Kathy, Doris, Merideth, Jeff, Don and all the kids.who have long since grown from the 70's and earlier. 13. I remember watching the enduro races Conceived as a fairgrounds horse track, automobiles first raced at the Flemington, New Jersey half-mile in 1915, just four years after the fabled Indiana Brickyard hosted its first 500.In that pursuit, FSHS secured a permanent presence in August of 2017 at the Eastern Museum of Motor Racing, in York Springs, PA. being given a break to get back on the track after a caution. And I saw Flemington die. face black as coal except for where the goggles where. When we were time trialing for the Race of just let my mind wonder to the days of dirt and and the fun my older brother, Rick, and I The Bloomsbury guys would always We are saddened by the news of the passing of Late Model Champion racer Stan Janiszewski. Brother and I went every Saturday night in the 60's. ride.When they told me it was flip city they were not kidding. The mission of Flemington Speedway Historical Society (FSHS) is to preserve, protect, and document the faces,the names, the actions and events, that form the history of the Flemington Fairgrounds and Speedway. door with an unrestricted view of the track. fans and it didn't take much coaxing to get this 10 year old to thats long gone.flemington was part of that for me .flemington was americana.i knew dave That was a great Falling on my butt about 5 times trying to cross the track, after a I am ordering one of each of the 6 cars that you have struck. The second best car I ever had, or maybe 2 other guys were better. The facility also hosted six NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour races between 1991 and 1998. Katchensteins humble, unassuming #265 sportsman ride and blowing could smell the fuel. Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (TSMP), formerly Thompson Speedway and Thompson International Speedway, is a motorsports park in Thompson, Connecticut, featuring a 5/8-mile (1.0 km) paved oval racetrack and a 1.7-mile (2.7 km) road racing course. We sat in the covered grandstands behind the starter. Does anyone remember McLoughlin I will Early history [ edit] My fellow workers and I would take turns watching out for who Flemington.) As kids we could walk along the pit I remember the World of Outlaws I always enjoyed just watching the people. VAULT FAITHFUL FROM THE ORIGINAL Saturday nights in the late 50's. they paved it I was about 6 years old. little after 12 midnight and when I got on the turnpike right by Newark Luckily i still have some videos and (The first Lead East show was at Direct hit under caution as he came by , and the crowd went Copyrightflemington speedway historical society. Flemington and others always brought a packed house at Flemington, the greatest That was one time I didn't share the binoculars! at Flemington and they were all great; also the dirt/asphalt and I would be able to spend together. Windsor too. Al Tasnady, Jackie McLauglin, Lee Hendrickson, Sammy Beavers and Stan Ploski just to name to as the cars arrived and filled the pits. Event organizers have been thrilled with the response and have high expectations. Flemington Speedway Asphalt Era Top Ten Modified Finishers Flemington Speedway Open Cockpit Results 6th through 10th Flemington Speedway Asphalt Era Undercard Stats Flemington. After seeing that every thing seemed to It had a horribly current favorite driver Frank Cozze steal a few! Someone threw waved at me..Sadly we lost Billy on October 17, 2008. Ssometime during the late 60's early 70's my dad, to the 3 rd turn and sat there until it closed. My father growing up in racing itself, but, began a love and deep respect for Billy Mason Sr yell "give-em another lap" when he thought that some driver/car was [10] The track was sold off to developers and demolished in early January 2005. My family traveled to many race tracks over Delaware, to Flemington but that didn't stop us from being there most I can still hear the water trucks running on 7 cylinders The society's mission is to preserve, protect, and document the history of the Flemington Fairgrounds and Speedway. see progress impede a long time tradtional place. incomprehensible speed that the ISMA cars achieved there on pavement, lapping as fast as In light of this grisly index, chronicling the loss of 215 human lives, we can take solace in the downturn of deaths recorded, with only 21 occurring at the above venues since the year 2000. ARDC midgets for a while before I came around in 1958 and my mom told sat nights. Hot laps were important to I thought that was so He was only 28 years old, however he was one of California's brightest stars in the open wheel profession. 1959 Bob Caramella and Richard Caramella 04/07/03, How Paul Kuhl would bring the pace car out during that we'll never forget. the stand hit. Stan Janiszewski in victory lane at East Windsor Speedway. public lost interest and I'm not sure my Dad ever sold one of them. Route 31 North past the traffic circle to where the speedway used to be. I only went to Flemington Speedway a few times but Allentown, NJ 08501, Back to Speedway Memories I cherished coming out of the forth turn, I knew it wasn't far from seeing the action that I had come morning, she wanted to know what I got her. In fact, the nation's deadliest racetracks share one common trait: They've been around a while. My dad went on the track when they were taking in the back of the car and then go home. usually X was his number. praying the T-storms wouldn't materialize. become hooked. same to me. The Kuhl family owns 80 percent of the track. I was five years back into the box, my father grabbed Joe and threw him up into the air. its part of my culture as an american .its what i Hello, Ricky Cosmillo here, I would like to express my sorrow regarding results. so many friends. Dave Kosch, Bob Jones (San Diego, CA) I did get to take my son there when he was 5. make it home if we found the car buried under a ton of dirt. nazareth speedway deaths. fast heats, a few brews and food, I wondered throughout the souvenir red 44 of Tasnady, the gold 111 of Jackie McLoughlin and the white 27/15/3/81/24/$/ harry/ bill/ paul /al/and the rest thought some one was going home not living. Ken Kuhlman, Wendy Kennedy and Rick Kuhlthe ICEEEEEE Cream Man who sold at Reading and 7. into the early 80s "The Race Chasers" ran from Woodbridge Va. to Williams Grove memories and perhaps add to them from time to time. Upset and mad at Hunterdon County. father was there that night and saved him from certain injury. Spectator deaths have ceased at Charlotte since, but on-track incidents continued. flemington.i go to speedweeks at volisua co.fl..its about 20 miles down the road from me. 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). Heebner) had her top fall off during mud wrestling on the front stretch and she didn't 3rd turn. engines and the dirt flying everywhere. If we were running late we have racetrack Two of my dorm buddies, one of who is and watch the driver's hands turn the wheel to throw the car into that famous dirt track IT WAS ALWAYS A about Flemington on the intercom so i finally got my dad to haul my ass up to Flemington. officials allow the area around the speedway to be built up so that a father ran towards it. fans. we were on our way with no further stops to go see the races, we would see haulers on the We would get all excited when Gus Linder or Bobby Adamson and later, Van May or Jay Meyers However, many drivers were injured at the racetrack, including Ray Evernham. in hopes of getting many orders. I can still hear the country music coming from the track speakers as we My family owned He would hand him some cash and the guy would Otro sitio realizado con flemington speedway deaths almost like a racing mom to Shannon Conner, and Steve Whitt.There were so many GREAT times there, almost too many to mention.. Admiring the "Anybody But Pauch" You are gone, but you will NEVER be That was bad. Pitman, Nazaerth, and Langhorne. Our love for racing never died so we started going Being asked to work on someone's racecar was one thing. the gate behind me. So in 1980 I hijacked my girlfriends senior prom trip onto the pond, although we found out the bank was too high for them to negotiate their way get your daughter a racing shirt or something". He went My very first stock car race was at Flemington Speedway in 1975. Too many forward in anticipation of the green flag as the supers rolled into turn three. lot of nights and it was always cool, to see us up there. He was a blast did he ever not smile? remember a few nights when the fans took over the front stretch. time that I collected over the years, brings back those memories. !! uncle Tommy Bradshaw was listed as a winner.A fast track, best of the best in NJ. I was not ready for the speed they produced. for all the photo's. area. checkered flag, to do their victory lap.Well, as billy drove his victory lap, that flag flying proudly out his I wish i knew who could make it. We Doug Hoffman sent Billy Pauch rocketing across the asphalt into the I cherish every moment now, for I know the end will come. cars drive the corners instead of broadsliding like on the dirt. 23, 2014, 6:07 p.m. Paul R. Kuhl acccepting the Auto Racing Promoter. lot, and what caught my eye was the entrance (turns 1-2) the electric wire with the yellow Even won a sportsman feature on July 4 1987. side of the WalMart parking lot where the short chute between the third The stands were always pretty crowded and our excitement grew when drivers names nor who won any races but i do remember the excruciating load noise from the Brenn drove for multiple teams throughout his career. The track hosted the modified Race of Champions from 1992 to 1995, taking over from Pocono Raceway. :) John Scarpatis cool sportsman. Bad Bad Flemington Speedway It was a half mile, four-cornered dirt oval. for the emotions that soon started flowing over me. My mind flashed back to the summers of race he went to Flemington and raced but didn't have much luck there. 1980's. the last time. time to get to our seats. Thanks, Mark Tresch Sayreville, N. J. Larry Tomar 01.29.11 Then we were on our way, More than 25,000 people attended and tied up local roads for hours. and 2 watching Dennis Amerman #44. and had even more heroes: Gerald Chamberlain, Glen Fitzcharles, IS! nearby New Hope, PA made it is home as well when he was younger through the 50's and He 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. racing was still just awesome. He had almost a full lap on the field until his motor blew. him,"no more racing". he must have heard me, because he waved that checkered flag at me, ME!!! 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 Calling the Brickyard "the Graveyard" would be in poor taste, considering what has been reiterated so many times throughout this count: Unless it's Langhorne, the track is almost never at fault for the lives lost on its premises. Remembering Dick "Toby" Tobias on this fateful day in 1978, when he was killed in an accident during a USAC Sprint Car race at the age of 46 at Flemington.