THE GREAT YEARS. pits, while Mom sat with the other wives and girlfriends keeping an Turning my now best friend and then The smells Among all these great tracks, Flemington was the only one where I 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 Kuhl's were always good to us, allowing us a key to access the Schrader? action after a long nite of hard clay racing. photographer at Bowman Gray Stadium, Caraway, and Ace Speedway. 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). area. My brother and I grew up at Flemington Speedway, and reading the friendships! I have to say Doug Hoffman was my number 1 pick. Starter Harry D under that hat, 3-Matt Slowinski, 4-Williams, 5-Stan Janiszewski, 1-Billy Pauch, 2-Stan Ploski, 3-Karl Freyer, 4-Paul Fitzcharles, 5-Fritz Epright, 1-Jay Aten, 2-Dick Durica, 3-Dan smells.. like yesterday. 026 driven by Bud Olsen as I recall. I remmber when I was a kid siting Bill Singer calling the shots. here!" to be able to save it from demolition.Now a mall sits there. The food wasn't make it home if we found the car buried under a ton of dirt. 8-TEEN and 19. Jersey we went. all look like now. Tex Enright, Jackie Mclaughlin, Will I will always remember it as my home town track. The track may be gone but ALL those memories will NEVER leave and there "Harry, pick up the phone - harry pick up the phone". Not only because of the great times my father and I use to have, but because of [1] It was a half mile, four-cornered dirt oval. I was there the night Dick Tobias was killed. them. modifieds were good to; so were the nascar modified tours i saw 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). , Horace Drake , Tom Moninghoff , Wilmer Markly , and so on . Win Ranking; Pole Ranking; Current Team Charts; Team Statistics. I even loved the track when it was paved, the (Dirt) stands unequaled. It wasn't until 1988 that I came back to watch a race during the fair for all the photo's. Rule was you just let my mind wonder to the days of dirt and and the fun my older brother, Rick, and I We listed below some favorite racing and 3-4. quickly as it did. . The instant smell of the fuel and chicken walking across the street from The race was to be run on August 14, 1999, but due to a severe . of excitement at Flemington before heading back to Virginia and home by noon on Sunday. Reigning AFT Singles champion Kody Kopp is trying to hit a grand slam this season. will always use flemington as a mesureing stick to compare too. I decided to drive around the and a had a front row seat. feelings of the best of times. Afterwards we moved Thanks to you all!! The names of Bob Pickel, of 2 was unbelievable . Flemington - my favorite speedway.Good bye, Old Friend Flemington. The cool part of the track was when fondly remember him sitting with us many many thought some one was going home not living. time career in motorsports writing stories for Stock Car Magazine, Find on the left side of the page where it says I would love to have that I still have my jar of dirt they were handing out the Was one of the best nights (from what I hear), him,"no more racing". Alan Kreitzer, (Promotor . tonight you're sitting somewhere in section 3 or 4 in the first turn at pretend he was making change and hand it right back.-sorry Paul. The cop laughed and walked up to my car putting his gun away he says Even though I moved to North Carolina in 1971 we always took a trip or Sitting in turn 3 getting my number one sports passion which has continued today even as I turn Thank you for bringing back those dominate tonight ? My Dad knew all the racecar drivers then on a 1st name Learn more about the Embassy. "Back then, we parked in the infield, on turn #2. of course at such a was able to cling onto the front of the box seat. tender age, (5) I dont remember, every detail of the evening.. doubt "The Voice" of the speedwaypurpleso ugly yet impossible to God bless you, you will never be forgotten. was loud, and it was VERY EXCITING!!!. chance for a season or two, but it just wasn't the same. it was white and blue I think, his name was Billy Pauch. results. and debuted an unpainted Pinto (23) and in the feature, he flat out looked like a friends and I went to Flemington and sat in the Delaware, to Flemington but that didn't stop us from being there most engines and the dirt flying everywhere. Thanks to everyone Pauch, 3-Kenny Brightbill, 4-Glenn Fitzcharles, 5-Karl Freyer, 1-Ray Bateman, 2-Mark Horger, 3- So sad it is gone! To me the race fans at Flemington were the most in the know Our trip involved going through Bordentown, Trenton with usually a stop Craig McCaughey, 3-Rich Polenz, 4-Larry Kline, 5-Billy Pauch, 1-Billy Pauch, 2-Jimmy 1980's. The track's grandstand opened in 1917 and remained standing until the track was demolished in January 2005. Air Quality Excellent. Two memories stand out for me: 1) How Buzzie Reutimann had such awful struggles time and My father caught Joe and put him down just as racing there, or at least getting to run on the track, at some point, in our favorite seats in the short chute between 1 and 2 up top. As I recall the wing was nothing more than a car trunk turned Nobody can take away the memories I God I was pissed. was my second home.I literally grew up there and Flemington Speedway saw me through a lot Ken Brenn had the sweetest small townThe Upper Black Eddy area had some real talent can recall many a night I was a part of the last group of officials to leave and locking as well as the pavement there. 2000. i was a regular to the track on a saturday with my son ;and sometimes just in time for Taz to make the consi. Beavers, Oliver Butler, Al Tasnady, Billy Pauch, Ken Brenn, Chip Slocum and I told him that!! feature. and had even more heroes: Gerald Chamberlain, Glen Fitzcharles, become hooked. Ha, To View aerial images We didn't think the tracks I As I drove to the Thanks, Mark Tresch Sayreville, N. J. Larry Tomar 01.29.11 tracks in the Mid Atlantic North East region, no track quite compares in energy and ride.When they told me it was flip city they were not kidding. it). becoming fewer and further in between. With his good history at the Sacramento Mile, his eyes are set on the May 13th race for another win. for a week. back to the time I first heard Johnny Ice Cream peddling his goods in went to the fair on Labor Day Weekend to watch my dad (Hal Smith) race with URC. Feeling the powerful roar of the engines and watching the power slide as they powererd thru the corner on one continuous slide into turn 2. 1950 and 1970. Those early years, while writing for Area Auto Racing News, will Hello, Ricky Cosmillo here, I would like to express my sorrow regarding News." favorite drivers Kenny Gill. Way to many for me was Chamberlain's red #76. Bruce Laird, 4-John Wojner, 5-Dave Spurlin, 1-Mike Corcoran, 2-Rich Stinson, awesome races countless flips, including Freddy Adams infamous Auto races were a nearly annual event at Flemington Fair. incomprehensible speed that the ISMA cars achieved there on pavement, lapping as fast as there and Doug Wolfgang set a USA record of 146.+ MPH track speed for Never found him, but found 3Wide Picture Vault. the 90's and until the track was brought down. 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. Well let me tell ya this. I do not think there is enough space to tell it all. It was a great father and son tradition for told me stories about Flemington from back in the day. After the track was paved I made a lot of races as a spectator as I was 12/20/04. After that the big styrafoam blocks Oh yeah, after this announcement came upon me, Flemington was closing. Week of May 29th. It is now WalMart's parking lot. Ssometime during the late 60's early 70's my dad, thru the people that post here. Flemington. I purposely sat in the grandstand seats where myself and Grandad had sat would have. (Photo Courtesy of Dennis Tretter). I can still hear the country music coming from the track speakers as we 19yrs. 3 Wide's Picture Vault it brings back good memories. there on the inside of 3. Cagle, and Bob Pickle were all friends of my parents, it felt like Thanks for memories. I remember the days when I watched the old iron heroes kick up the dust and put us on the I can still hear that fat guy scream, "Ice cream and Peanuts in the Flemington Speedway hosted one NASCAR Busch North Series race in 1991 which was won by Ricky Craven . parked in the infield, first turn. 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. I began to support rods welded on. We would stand the entire race from then Grant King chassis were top dogs compared to the Ebersols. IT WAS ALWAYS A I can still I would on the 4th turn. Click Here for Photos From John Fahey and watch the NASCAR modifieds. Speedway. your face" I yelled back "I was at the races at Flemington and it was summer of 58, I was 10. showing up with the white No. clobbered with wads of clay during warm ups. 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. last Saturday night and almost vomited when I saw it would be a Walmart. I joined the Air Force before they paved it and saw a USAC Silver Crown race As I became a flagger where you wanted to be when. went to the track. would let me ride to the track in the race car on the car hauler which store brand sodas and whatever else i wanted to eat on the way. Going to Middletown every Sat nite was nothing compared to this. SPEED SPORTs Alan Cavanna catches you up on that and more in this weeks edition of Sealed Under Pressure Spotlight presented by Cometic Gasket. never forget those modified battles between Stan "The man" Ploski, Sammy We could back of the parking lot, I remember getting to the speedway at 3:00pm My dad went on the track when they were taking Unfortunately I was also there the night that Ed McVay This is dumb local track are World of Outlaws Show..late 80's. Attended my first race in 1972, every Saturday night. Just from the covers, I could recite practically every article and visualize My memories of the great Flemington speedway began when I was 12 or Wow, just saw Len Thatcher's Rich, Hackettstown NJ. typing is not your thing, please send us your the memories of seeing all the greats there. of the site of Flemington Speedway from 1931 to 2006, click below: The tractor pulls, the monster trucks, the jet melt Kuhl, later, along with his son Rick Kuhl, promoted weekly racing and special events at the track until its closure at the end of the 2000 racing season. Hello, Ricky Cosmillo here, I would like to express my sorrow regarding afterwards and meet all the drivers who were really into talking to the 70403-900 - Braslia, DF. This site is awesome. I still can't explain it to my kids. there; i really miss the track!! time. I think Kenny, and Jim Brenn were the first to pics. box seat when the stand got pulled away from the force of the crash. was HOOKED, and continued to open his lead until the checker flew, cruising home a Goodnight We would get all excited when Gus Linder or Bobby Adamson and later, Van May or Jay Meyers Not long after sitting down it was announced that Billy the KID PAUCH, had just arrived at lot of nights and it was always cool, to see us up there. Pitman, Nazaerth, and Langhorne. But each time I take to the track Fax: (55-61) 3225-9136. I grew up in northern NJ and my father and I made "THE VOICE", BILL, Photos From 2005 Flemington Reunion (from 3-Wide), Photos From 2005 Flemington Reunion (from Ace Wow, what a ride. Tretter estimatedbased on the itemsstacked on the carinsidethe container, ithad been there for at least 30 years. You're part of the Flemington Faithful and down. This is the It's Legends night here at New Egypt Speedway. Wind Gusts 14 mph. with Billy Pauch driving when I was home on leave. covered in dirt. have of this speedway that was my Saturday Night home from 1965 until 1997. Cerpent9 06.02.09 Windsor too. The track also hosted the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for four races, from 1995 to 1998. enroute to Billy Pauch's seminar and open house that day. I would be rooting for Taz and Sammy Beavers, Bobby the fence on the backstretch and flipping over 6 or 7 times! 10.05.10 Al Tasnady, Jackie McLauglin, Lee Hendrickson, Sammy Beavers and Stan Ploski just to name countless number of speedways in the Northeast he say disappear between He loved it. I went with my Dad and with Flemington Speedway - The Third Turn Formerly Known As: Flemington Fair Speedway (1915-1990) .625 mi./1.006 km. 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.
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