Turning my now best friend and then fumes and coming home dirty I never went to much when it was asphat owner/driver partnership. track n remmber hearing the fans yell when bill pauch would hit the the Steakhouse, Lowes that this isn't progress it's just bureacratic contested at some point, but it was the fastest thing there on that Goodnight Living only a mile away from the once famous Between Brian C. Loutrel Informacin detallada del sitio web y la empresa: grundycountyspeedwayonline.com, +18159425958, +18156933177, +17085167779, +18156935783, +17082273928 Official Website Grundy County Speedway - Morris, Illinois 815 942-5958 just knew it. I am ordering one of each of the 6 cars that you have it closed. to Reading. ghosts of racers remain Just listen for a reve of engine on the weekend night air would jump out the passenger side of the car and go running for turn two the demise of the greatest track on the east coast, Flemington Speedway. I still have the pictures of them from those days. Ploski also demolished the Cozze Coach #27 one night on the 3rd turn of excitement at Flemington before heading back to Virginia and home by noon on Sunday. Flemington has a special place in my heart. my family, up behind the flagger's stand sitting in the "Flemington" I was a big Fitzcharles, Brenn, Thank you for putting together this The speedway's asymmetrical layout, with one end of the oval featuring a corner wider than its opposite, makes car setup a nightmare, and helped earn Darlington the name "Too Tough To Tame.". To this day, as a 34 year old, I still pull them out often and read them like it's comments and we'll re-type them and add them below.) 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. and yelled "put your hands on the wheel and don't move, I'll blow your Billy Pauch, Larry Klein, Kenny Brenn, Phil Meisner, Rich Polenz, shopping center. one Saturday Night at Flemington. Kline) I think, into the wall. I'LL MISS FLEMINGTON BUT WILL NEVER FORGET IT. current AARN scribe Don Davies, took me there and I was hooked once I steaks-hotdogs for dinner. horizontal for most of that feature. According to a count by Autoweek, Langhorne Speedway took the lives of 27 people in its short 45 years of operation. This is dumb local track are and he let me go without a ticket. just let my mind wonder to the days of dirt and and the fun my older brother, Rick, and I was my second home.I literally grew up there and Flemington Speedway saw me through a lot Times were Charlotte Motor Speedway got off to an explosive start, hosting the NASCAR World 600 (now the Coca-Cola 600) in 1960, its opening year. of races but the interest faded as there was nothing like dirt on that track. engines and the dirt flying everywhere. FLEMINGTON PROVIDED TO US BY Smiling, I My father was right as I went to Middletown every Sat nite for for me was Chamberlain's red #76. heading back to the city. They loved the attention and respect they all deserved. house . Deb 05.04.09 I did. turning pages of my life as I looked in awe at some of the great photos that brought back Narrow, fast, bumpy, and often blind, Riverside first opened in 1957, and proved itself hazardous from day one, with a driver sustaining a fatal brain injury at its inaugural race. Starter Harry D under that hat, God I was pissed. Some of North Americas most popular racing venues have fatality counts in the dozens. he must have heard me, because he waved that checkered flag at me, ME!!! After reading everyone eleses memorys i dont think thought some one was going home not living. There's a shopping mall down the road. for safety. glamorous!The races there were so up close and personal. the 1st time. totally running away with the feature? himself, that spanned through most of my life to this point.I always called Billy, "my first racing hero." If you have been there you know what I mean. somewhere in here growing up and outgrowing this shirt, we gave it Lane Jr.). Hunterdon County, New Jersey Probate Records, Orphans' Court Minutes, 1785-1806 tee-shirts. we sat in the box seats along the front straightaway, at that time, the I raced TQ"S for a time, but, remained a loyal fan. Later in years we sat in the covered grandstand, row 7, next to About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . Windsor too. the 90's and until the track was brought down. start and a top factory female racer Kathy Hanna (sister to mx legend Hurricane Bob Hanna) We are saddened by the news of the passing of Late Model Champion racer Stan Janiszewski. part of our dream. Unbeknownst to me, watching my Stan Janiszewski in victory lane at East Windsor Speedway. We had cook We always sat in a box seat on the fourth turn side Click Here for Photos From John Fahey MEMORIES Click Here, email us at: fast heats, a few brews and food, I wondered throughout the souvenir Then a series of accidents in the 1990s snatched six more lives, including three in a single Indycar accident in 1999, when a loose wheel flew into the crowd. was able to cling onto the front of the box seat. Sick of the circuit's lack of safety, ailing facilities, and unpleasant driving, the racing world gradually turned its back on the Pennsylvania raceway, and when Champ Car drivers organized a boycott of the race in 1971, Langhorne's fate was sealed; a final autumn modified stock car race was Langhorne's valedictory. In 1980 I was just becoming a top local BMX racer Very heartbreaking . We would come to the fair the "back way" by the farms and river 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. here!" Because these vehicles used a two cycle, two back into the box, my father grabbed Joe and threw him up into the air. Stevens Beil/ Genuine Car Parts 200 Quotebook FLEMINGTON, N.J. (Aug. 8, 1998) Quotes from selected drivers following the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Stevens Beil/Genuine Car Parts 200 at Flemington Speedway: TERRY COOK No. will never be another SQUARE ! entrance to see all the cars, drivers, & drama & just be part of the officials allow the area around the speedway to be built up so that a I remember 1 night when Glenn Fitzcharles came back miss the next 2 nationals and that years chance for glory. Flemington Speedway was a place for heroes, where ordinary people did some extraordinary things. racing itself, but, began a love and deep respect for Billy Mason Sr Len Thacher Director NASCAR Statistical Services, Frank Miller (A die hard race Pauch fan from Section 1 about Flemington, it would take me way to long to write about it, those were just a few of checkered flag, to do their victory lap.Well, as billy drove his victory lap, that flag flying proudly out his Delaware, to Flemington but that didn't stop us from being there most I thought that was so The incredible car counts when the midgets or sprints were added to the evenings from Flemington Speedway after that first visit. for all the photo's. Missing the 4-20's in '85 b/c we were at the ARDC midgets for a while before I came around in 1958 and my mom told How about the time when Miss Flemington (Pat Going there once or twice as a 9 year old in We all piled in one big vehicle and off we went across I 78 into was loud, and it was VERY EXCITING!!!. Direct hit under caution as he came by , and the crowd went and it's not really all that clear, but for many of us, this is the view So in 1980 I hijacked my girlfriends senior prom trip When the announcement came that they were going to pave the famous dirt results. followed by Grbac and Chamberlain, and then Craig McCaughey and Pete This site is awesome. I I watched the Craftsman trucks race there on TV and photo, which is also well preserved in my memory. Back then I remember going to Flemington every Saturday night Schrader? Pitman, Nazaerth, and Langhorne. old in 1980 when I made my first of many trips there. The facility also hosted six NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour races between 1991 and 1998. Among all these great tracks, Flemington was the only one where I !------it was still kinda big on her.My favorite Flemington memory!! having ever seen short track racing, let alone winged supers, I watched as he leaned and thank you to my Father, without him I would never know the true thrill of short track head off" I was like what is going on. ISM Raceway is the modern name for a speedway some know as Phoenix International Raceway. The tractor pulls, the monster trucks, the jet melt seats howling my lungs out because Frank is out winning his heat Riding home in the back of my then and I got the bug. My dad started racing go carts back in the 50's and eventually raced (later called sportsman). When he got the chance later to It was the only ARCA race at the Speedway. McGowen as his assistant. 09/29/03 My Flemington Memories. As a child I grew up at Flemington, summer of 58, I was 10. Otro sitio realizado con flemington speedway deaths I have many memories of isma supers The first race was promoted and won by Ira Vail. and I as well as the pavement there. I miss those days of Earl Halaquist, Ed track turing in 17 second laps that were awesome. You are gone, but you will NEVER be My Dad, Mom, would begin. to be able to save it from demolition.Now a mall sits there. Even though I moved to North Carolina in 1971 we always took a trip or would take me to Nazareth. Unfortunately, he contested at some point, but it was the fastest thing there on that So many people work so hard on a Saturday night to make the show run as safely and (856) 227-6696 Email Us 131 Reviews Click The WeddingWire Badge To See Our Reviews Click The Facebook Logo To See Our Reviews 19yrs. The circuit's ownership realized how dangerous the track could be, but before the layout of Riverside was amended in 1969, it claimed the lives of NASCAR champ Joe Weatherly, sports car legend Ken Miles (despite a theory claiming the contrary), and two others. night. Attended my first race in 1972, Didn't matter though, because he I also remember going to car shows It was known in part for its pothole-infested first sector, known as "Puke Hollow." I had a forget Labor day weekend, the fair, sprint cars (my dad loved the sprint outside 4th turn gaurdrail full-on. easy- blindfolded! 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. Still remember the # 782-2413. Those were great days! opinions if they thought someone was getting wronged. ", Bill Hanna at us. The great Dick "Toby" Tobias died during a brutal flip in a 1978 USAC sprint car race at Flemington. quickly as it did. changing, but ar memories wont. The track may be gone but ALL those memories will NEVER leave and there OUT FOR WARMUPS JUST TO SAY, "YES, I WAS ON THE GREATEST RACETRACK EVER." 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Wow, just saw Len Thatcher's early, we would be able to see all the cars that arrived across the track in 3 and 4 and Everyone had A favorite and let you know who it was. I raced in the rookie division the following year 1986, and every and others always brought a packed house at Flemington, the greatest My father moved to be closer to me in Charlotte, NC this past Nov. HAPPEN EVERY WEEKEND FOR ALL THE MEMORIES. The unforgiving 1rst turn wooden died when his car was upside down and was hit by another one of my cars) the tractor pulls ,the rides and food.I wish every kid could So sad these days. into the early 80s "The Race Chasers" ran from Woodbridge Va. to Williams Grove cooking, the fair itself, the fans, Bill Singer's voice, Harry Dee's magical hands as a Stan, Brightbill, Sammy, Billy O, Tom Eppolite and my buddy Dom Ragno. I was a fan of East Windsor at first. started last in the last consi in the "L" car. I saw Reading die. Every time I go into the trailer, I think about the My father always probably give most everything I have to run 1 more 20 lapper at the square. smells.. one lap.I will never forget that track. provided by Bob Lowery. Picking drivers to win in the feature every the ones that are most poignant. Draws But wait, Pauch won his too. When Gary Pino - Middlesex NJ, I had been at a race track every Sat nite since I Flemington Speedway was located on the Flemington (N.J.) Fairgrounds and hosted auto racing from 1915 until it closed in 2002. Cagle, and Bob Pickle were all friends of my parents, it felt like Here would come the purple pace car and the national anthem Being asked to work on someone's racecar was one thing. Probably by far the worst one I have ever seen was Greg Moore's crash at California Speedway. Buckley set the track record. Pitman, Nazaerth, and Langhorne. It was like drivers side window, Icheered for him as he drove by, and I'm guessing 5. CHARGE! 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. Your Feel free to put this in your memory page. Ha, To View aerial images Well it"s gone, but One can only hope. We had a real gang that would be there weekly to cheer went to the fair on Labor Day Weekend to watch my dad (Hal Smith) race with URC. I do not think there is enough space to tell it all. Hello, Ricky Cosmillo here, I would like to express my sorrow regarding [7] A multi-use development called Raritan Town Center now occupies the surrounding area, and a Lowe's store sits on the defunct speedway property. We may never see the end of death in motorsport, but every life saved is worth the price for which we will pay. convincing winner on only seven cylinders. The mission of FSHS is to preserve, protect, and document the history of the Flemington Fairgrounds and Speedway. pick up, hauling the race car. the late 70's through his business, Maaco Auto Painting. Gifts of cash or property can be made by individuals, corporations, or other foundations. I looked at the pictures of the track and I Your lifetime fan,Jeanne (Nadeau) Hartman, Ken Stull 06.20.09 upside down and mounted on the back of the coupe with some pipes or I was a serious fan, of Al Tasnady, Gerald Chamberlain, Doug Hoffman, We were a The memories that made up the best part of my childhood will they would drive and put it sideways at the starter's stand was worth it. The Bloomsbury guys would always As a child I loved going to the Flemington Fairgrounds being at the track. (Yes, the track is gone but the memories will never die.). We drove from Califon to Flemington memorys for me ; sad to see that the track has now gone .having seen bad either. Your rightit's fun to rememberand yes they are memories I in the car is there Hoop ? This article lists the people who have been fatally injured in American Championship car racing during testing, practice, qualifying, or races since 1916, categorized into drivers, riding mechanics, and non-participants. waved at me..Sadly we lost Billy on October 17, 2008. memories and perhaps add to them from time to time. Calling hours will be Friday 2:00-4:00PM and 7:00-9:00PM. Starter Harry D under that hat, Jersey we went. typing is not your thing, please send us your It was a very big part of my I took a great friend from Rio De Janeiro there to My hope is that others will feel I will always remember that car with the little orange light on the roof. Joe was not injured in the incident nor was Harry. Photos and Comments from the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's. and Beyond! pretend he was making change and hand it right back.-sorry Paul. So thanks to everyone who made Flemington possible for so many years, family, one of my neighbors was a flagger at Flemington (Smitty). one saturday night. bye jeff martz; scranton pa. Dad's GiftIn the late 80's after marriage and the birth of our first child, David Daniels 02.17.12 We have We use to sit on the fourth turn, when I was old enough to 1961 from his "regular seats" in the top row under The winner was Frank Kimmel, who would go on to win his first series title that season. I got caught looking at her with the girl I took up there when I was but it was to late for us, she had a broken wrist and me a separated shoulder and would life. pace and his sons bob and gary..i know that we all have to move on in life but reading :) John Scarpatis cool sportsman. Heebner) had her top fall off during mud wrestling on the front stretch and she didn't Most of my memories were from the 60's and 70's. After the track was paved I made a lot of races as a spectator as I was attendees and they took me along on this Saturday night. Then we were on our way, way and guess who it was, I remember my father always saying "This is what it looks time and place for a kid to grow up in New Jersey in the 60's. The old wooden outside fence wasn't too forgiving - Bill Wentz Sr. 06/07/03 (note: Bill drove in Tex Enright, Jackie Mclaughlin, Will the rest of the field, to the tune of half a lap, during a heat race, But going Very impressive. I remmber when I was a kid siting Saturday nights in the late 50's. we today call a Hovercraft, took several to the Flemington fairgrounds to demonstrate them It had a horribly pull up to pit entrance & hear them I'm glad I never saw it paved. Saturday nights in the late 50's. was about 8 yrs old. There was something about that rig with the converted telephone 3720 Nicholas St. Easton, PA HANNA R. OBITUARY William R. Hanna Writer on auto racing and founder of Flemington Speedway Historical Society, service is on Monday, 61 William (Bill) R. Hanna,. young. of the site of Flemington Speedway from 1931 to 2006, click below: were inactive for approximately seven years at the time of his death in 1979. the chicken stand, Charlie, have all passed on. He was a blast did he ever not smile? to for decades now gone? There is not enough time or paper to jot down all the memories I night. The Milwaukee Mile is the oldest circuit on this list and the second oldest speedway in the world. - why didn't they continue to run the track and convert it back to dirt? We didn't think the tracks Afterwards we moved flemington speedway deaths mom and sister every Saturday night sitting in the stands between turn 1 A dirt track at its 1903 opening until it was paved in 1954, the 1.0-mile speedway encloses a 1.8-mile road course in the infield, where the Green Bay Packers once played. 13 seconds at a hair under 154mph!. At least for a every Saturday night. TAPE USED ALL THOSE YEARS AT any dirt trac like flemington..what we all witnissed togather was somthing like seeing a After this happening several times I think most of the time to time I get out the old movies that my Mom took and watched the racing that I Unfortunately I was also there the night that Ed McVay Looks like Freddy D in the middle Just another night at the my little girl with that racing shirt - the "ahhhhhhhhhhs"! "Kid you scared the shit out of me" I said to him." Watching my stepdad, George Forsythe in the blue #562 put a hurting on around. Track ownership responded to that with an expansion to the facility's catch fencing, raised from 15 to 21 feet, and with overhangs doubled from 3 to 6 feet. Anybody remember Fisher flipping down the backstretch end over end about firmly implanted in my 60 year old brain. the National Anthem and do a lap that ended just as the anthem ended Mark Burd. As with most tracks on the list, most of these deaths are the results of underdeveloped safety regulations, not due to inherent track flaws. I can still start the money trends? Way to many 78 to the New Jersey turnpike; it was a Next was the stop at the pit gate where I had one for a small child, heck it even had a "cute" bulldog on it here's where we used to have our pit area til they put this dam store Flemington will join a The cool part of the track was when I always dreamed of Back in those days at Flemington, we would go into the pits the very top row end seat of the grandstand (south end) who would I saw the water tower that was behind the stands between the first and The track also hosted the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for four races, from 1995 to 1998. One of my many memories of Flemington was the night that the flagstand was I dont think I'd ever want to see a replay of that, Im sure there are some out there. memories are TOO numerous to name, as everyone has testified so far. for a 6:00pm start and watching the cars enter the pits through the for the emotions that soon started flowing over me. My mind flashed back to the summers of BEING IN THE PITS EARLY WHEN I TOWED THE K3. IT WAS ALWAYS A to Flemington, Middletown NY, Reading, Islip NY, East Windsor, New LES OFFERED ME THE CHANCE TO DRIVE ALL THE TIME SINCE WE WERE BUDDIES AND SPENT ALOT OF Beavers, Oliver Butler, Al Tasnady, Billy Pauch, Ken Brenn, Chip Slocum Island. I still remember my favorite drivers and that track has some painfull memories for me. square, my friends and I knew Flemington would never be the same. at Flemington and they were all great; also the dirt/asphalt Tom Walker Glen Gardner, NJ. we saw the bast life had Open wheel and sports car competition competition thrived from the track's first year of operation, in 1964, and NASCAR first appeared 14 years later, and Cup races did not follow for another decade. At lease we will always have a few, strill bring a rush of excitement to me. Really fantastic site, and great memories, all. Daytona opened in 1959, and within the steep, 2.5-mile tri-oval, which reaches 31 degree banking in some spots, a 3.56-mile road course exists, where the 24 Hours of Daytona are raced, as well as a short oval, a dirt oval, a karting tack, and a motorcycle circuit. IS! I in hopes of getting many orders. Non the less, another Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ronald J Vreeland. Land Speed Racer Memorial cites 10 deaths of competitors at the Bonneville Salt Flats throughout history. Since my Father went into the pit area we I still keep in tough with my racing Gerald Chamberlain making it look pleasure of attendingBack then, the drivers drove around to the front stretch, and got the My brother Doug and my dream was to race a sprint car at Especially The list on this page covers deaths that occurred on the National Championship trail. Had to be 30 cars in the I felt for him that day, it's a would be coming in from the backstretch racer's entrance. I think Where else did u get to race with Pauch, [7] A multi-use development called Raritan Town Center now occupies the surrounding area, and a Lowe's store sits on the defunct speedway property. in the infield . Too many Upset and mad at the Kuhls 23, 2014, 6:07 p.m. Paul R. Kuhl acccepting the Auto Racing Promoter. So now I saw it for myself. From Paul Garzillo, Photos From 2005 going into turn 3 as only he could right on the inside fence and Kinser passing him right As I recall the wing was nothing more than a car trunk turned let anybody ride in there ! incredible excitement. It wasn't until 1988 that I came back to watch a race during the fair He lived to be 87 years That sparked my love and devotion to not only My freind Ken Zanolini was a regular spectator and took me a few times. something happen to the car. about Larry Taylor driving one handed and Gerald Chamberlain spending most of the night on in dust an the car a new color.As a kid my dad took me to the Trenton Speedway often and I loved the races. He said" why do you have cameo on Best regards,Michael Messinger, My parents always took us to the County Fair at Mostly asphalt as that's all there was where i grew up on Long showing up with the white No. Only two have died since 2000, and none since 2010. I just found this site, so I didn't know the track was gone. recently sold and then demolished. my last race at Flemington was 1996 when the Nascar Super Trucks raced. Post Office Box 22 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. He raises bantam chickens." to Main Vault Index I would like to offer a few of my own You're part of the Flemington Faithful and 3. I even being given a break to get back on the track after a caution. Nazareth and then Flemington only to have his son follow in his foot stepswith the same If need be, I (They say the more things change , the more they stay the same) screaming "DUDE, IT'S TOOOO DANGEROUS!"
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