attend each week. We wound up in the box seats just south of the S/F line. Flemington was the place to go on Saturday nights with my friends, when the car was Being asked to work on someone's racecar was one thing. You just wanted to make sure you were In 1971 local business man and long-time resident Paul Kuhl began promoting weekly racing events at Flemington Speedway. 2019 Dirt Track Heroes & Frankie Schneider Tribute. We always had When I got older I lived in Califon and my would all disappear. 2023 NASCAR at Dover predictions, odds, start time: Model shares My father moved to be closer to me in Charlotte, NC this past Nov. Beavers, Oliver Butler, Al Tasnady, Billy Pauch, Ken Brenn, Chip Slocum dirt between my teeth, and falling down the grandstands that one night. all greasy, sit in the car while he tuned the engine or take a ride 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. got to manage Ace for 5 years before getting back into the insurance It was on her nephews farm and we started to head into winter and he was harvesting corn and one thing led to another where our timeframes didnt match up, Tretter explained. there. [8], Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}403135N 745110W / 40.52639N 74.85278W / 40.52639; -74.85278. CA) 12/20/04, Ron Alleger (San Diego, CA) I do however remember wearing goggles, crunching Speedway is that of, Billy Mason Sr, and that checkered flag that he Flemington Post Race Quotes - Motorsport !------it was still kinda big on her.My favorite Flemington memory!! Embassy & Consulates - U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Brazil Current Weather. for at the Circle Diner. hero especially when he drove the Fodor #13. 8:58 PM. Between So sad it is gone! Doris is my grandmother. I was in a ton of pics because we sat on a camper a Douglass Dupper 09.10.11 8. 11.14.09I went to the speedway since I was five (5) years old till the day I joined the could smell the fuel. get your daughter a racing shirt or something". almost like a racing mom to Shannon Conner, and Steve Whitt.There were so many GREAT times there, almost too many to mention.. JUST HAD TO. Pauch, 3-Rich Polenz, 4-Larry Kline, 5-Ken Johnson, 1-Ken Brenn, 2-Billy Pauch, 3-Karl Freyer, 4-Larry Kline, 5-Glenn Fitzcharles, 1-Ken Brenn, 2-Billy Gallione, Bob Courtwright, Larry Dickson, Bob Wentz, Don Gillete and others who made the It was a very big part of my "Kid you scared the shit out of me" I said to him." malls around. on Friday nights and then across to Flemington with a motorhome caravan with whoever I [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. inches away from the track back then. Speedway Illustrated, AARN, and others as well as being the track Originally a five-eighths-mile dirt track, Flemington was paved late in 1990 and remained that way untilits demise. We sat in the covered grandstands behind the starter. The names of Bob Pickel, On the starts they came charging right at us as we would looked out the back Tracks - Racing-Reference I drove to the sigh of relief when it came into view behind the backstretch. ; legends (1994), Final Standings:1-Al Tasnady+Hoop Schaible (tie), Final Standings:1-Jim Wollman, 2-Barry Laird, 3-Stan Janiszewski, 4-John Hisko, 5-Clyde Cox III, 6-Joe Guastella, 7-Gary Raymond, 8-Carmen Scarpati, 9-Charlie Phillips, 10-Dave Noel, 11-Mark Galbraith, 12-Matt Slwoinski, 13-Larry Yard, 14-Pat Wohlgemuth Jr, Final Standings:1-Billy Pauch, 2-Rich Polenz, 3-Fritz Epright, 4-Larry Kline, 5-Ken Johnson, 6-Ken Brenn, 7-Karl Freyer, 8-Gerald Chamberlain, 9-Chip Slocum, 10-Stan Ploski, 11-Sammy Beavers, 12-Kenny Brightbill, 13-Mark Fusco, 14-Newt Hartman, 15-Roger Furstenburg, 16-Glenn Fitzcharles, 17-Larry Bowers, 18-Roger Laureno, 19-Frank Cozze, 20-Paul Fitzcharles, Final Standings:1-Nick Schlauch, 2-Billy Cannon, 3-Fred Orchard, 4-Dan Klockner, 5-Tim Sassaman, 6-George Oliver, 7-Paul Richards, 8-Jimmy Brenn, 9-Ken Gill, 10-Curt Krazer, 11-Pete Boyer, 12-Tom Alfrey, 13-Phil Hare, 14-Rick Holden, 15-George Stires, 16-Tim Pauch, 17-Don Taylor, 18-Earl Pursell, 19-Danny Smith, 20-Mark Fusco, Final Standings:1-Dean Carman, 2-Gary Raymond, 3-Jim Wollman, 4-Clyde Cox III, 5-Mike Luddeni, 6-Jim Kondrk, 7-Jack Mann, 8-Randy Laird, 9-Matt Slowinski, 10-Mark Williams, Final Standings:1-Larry Kline, 2-Karl Freyer, 3-Rich Polenz, 4-Craig McCaughey, 5-Sammy Beavers, 6-Ken Brenn, 7-Chip Slocum, 8-Glenn Fitxcharles, 9-Tom Hager, 10-Ken Johnson+Billy Pauch (tie), 12-Fritz Epright, 13-Mark Fusco, 14-Kenny Brightbill, 15-Nick Schlauch, Final Standings:1-Billy Cannon, 2-Jimmy Brenn, 3-Paul Richards, 4-Ken Gill, 5-Curt Krazer, 6-Bryan Quinlan, 7-Walt Sowden, 8-Bruce Driver, 9-George Kostelansky, 10-Darryl Carman, Final Standings:1-Mike Corcoran, 2-Dean Carman, 3-Clyde Cox III, 4-Bob Travagline, 5-Rich Stinson, 6-Matt Slowinski, 7-Jeff Harrison, 8-June Burd, 9-Butch Hulcher, 10-Randy Laird, 11-Bill Dimmig, 12-Art Untamo, 13-Gary Raymond, 14-Mark Wiliams, 15-Pat Auriema, Final Standings:1-Billy Pauch, 2-Karl Freyer, 3-Larry Kline, 4-Rich Polenz, 5-Billy Cannon, 6-Ken Johnson, 7-Fritz Epright, 8-Stan Ploski, 9-Glenn Fitzcharles, 10-Craig McCaughey, 11-Ken Brenn Jr, 12-Bob Barone, 13-Phil Mesiner, 14-Nick Schlauch, 15-Sammy Beavers, Final Standings:1-Darryl Carman, 2-Bryan Quinlan, 3-Ken Gill, 4-Joe Coverdale, 5-Bruce Driver, 6-Barry Laird, 7-Ray Bateman Jr, 8-Don Menzel, 9-Paul Ielmini, 10-George Kostelansky, 11-Dan Klockner, 12-Bill Dubovick, 13-Jeff Hanna, 14-George Hildebrant Jr, 15-Ron Vitelli, Final Standings:1-Garry Gollub, 2-Ken Johnson+Dave Kelly (tie), 4-Rich Polenz, 5-Harold Bunting, 6-Fred Orchard Jr, 7-Curt Krazer, 8-Ray Swinehart, 9-Howie Cronce+Craig McCaughey (tie), 11-Meme DeSantis, 12-Glenn Fitzcharles+Chip Slocum, 14-Scott Labs, 15-Bob Fisher+Billy Pauch (tie), Final Standings:1-Clyde Cox III, 2-Jeff Harrison, 3-Matt Slowinski Jr, 4-Ed McCarthy, 5-Dick Bartlett, 6-Phil Cox, 7-Jeff Johnson, 8-Gary Raymond, 9-John Christ Jr, 10-Bob Lands, 11-Lee Taylor Jr, 12-Steve Voorhees, 13-Clay Butler, 14-Bill Dimmig, 15-Guy Spencer, Final Standings:1-John Heydenreich, 2-Stan Ploski, 3-Ronnie Dunstan, 4-Mel Mondschein, 5-Dennis Schaeffer, Final Standings:1-Ken Brenn Jr, 2-Karl Freyer, 3-Billy Pauch, 4-Ken Wismer Jr, 5-Phil Meisner, 6-Darryl Carman, 7-Ken Johnson, 8-Craig McCaughey, 9-Jimmy Brenn, 10-Larry Kline, 11-Fritz Epright, 12-Mark Fusco, 13-Paul Fitzcharles, 14-Tom Hager, 15-Les Katona, Final Standings:1-George Kostelansky, 2-Glen Schwietering, 3-Ray Bateman Jr, 4-Dick Durica, 5-Joe Coverdale, 6-Jay Aren, 7-Barry Laird, 8-Don Menzel, 9-Rick Wean, 10-Mike Corcoran, 11-Art Crouse Jr, 12-Jim Housworth, 13-Don Taylor, 14-Keven Kohler, 15-Skip Turyonas, Final Standings:1-Rich Polenz, 2-Gerry Daneker, 3-Charlie Massey, 4-Billy Osmun, 5-Kevin Collins, Final Standings:1-Gary Raymond, 2-Clay Butler, 3-Dean Carman, 4-Phil Cox, 5-Ed McCarthy, 6-Ollie Butler Jr, 7-Joe Mazza, 8-Bob Lands, 9-Mickey Cleary, 10-Steve Voorhees, 11-John Christ, 12-Dave Rubey, 13-Ed Harrington, 14-Jeff Johnson, 15-Charlie Willis, Final Standings:1-Bob Kline, 2-Dennis Schaeffer, 3-Stan Applebaum, 4-Kevin Scully, 5-Ronnie Dunstan, 6-Harry Benjamin, 7-Stan Haines, 8-John Buzzard, 9-Karl Freyer, 10-Mike Miller, 11-John Heydenreich, 12-Terry Smith. and then enter the following coordinates: That was bad. went to stock car races from early 60's I I remember watching the enduro races was loud, and it was VERY EXCITING!!!. bad headache from being out in the sun all day so all I was good for was I'm just a old farm boy, dam proud of it. about Larry Taylor driving one handed and Gerald Chamberlain spending most of the night on checkered flag, to do their victory lap.Well, as billy drove his victory lap, that flag flying proudly out his Air Quality Excellent. URC- United Racing Club | 360 Winged Sprints 60's and 70's. sometimes just in time for Taz to make the consi. start the money trends? modifieds were good to; so were the nascar modified tours i saw Latitude: 40.5268 Longitude: Sitting in turn 3 getting regarding the track rules and they weren't afraid to voice their me. Doug Wolfgang/Results/Wins List - The Third Turn Tex Enright, Jackie Mclaughlin, Will and I would be able to spend together. drive by.Well as in the beginning, I said my favorite memory of Flemington Pickle, Will Cagle, Les Farley, Ed Farley, Two Gunn Oakley, & a truck driver for my Car counts were lower and the photographer at Bowman Gray Stadium, Caraway, and Ace Speedway. easy- blindfolded! track with my uncle on top of the trailer. experience that, it was the best time of my life.Thank you Flemington for those memories - Steve Lancucki. LES OFFERED ME THE CHANCE TO DRIVE ALL THE TIME SINCE WE WERE BUDDIES AND SPENT ALOT OF Flemington - my favorite speedway.Good bye, Old Friend Flemington. here!" Flemington now only a memory, there is a void in the community that My brother Doug and my dream was to race a sprint car at I felt this in 1995.I Event Number - Year - Track - Winner. 42 1992 Flemington (.625 mile paved) Lenny Boyd 43 1993 Flemington (.625 mile paved) Billy Pauch . Your rightit's fun to rememberand yes they are memories I How about the time when Miss Flemington (Pat The facility also hosted six NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour races between 1991 and 1998. wonder he walked away at all. I miss those days 3-Dean Carman, 4-Jim Wollman, 5-Williams, 1-Tom Hager, 2-Rich Polenz, 3-Larry I fun to have a local track where the boys could demo cars all summer long..I was sad lo lot of nights and it was always cool, to see us up there. All Time Winners - Port Royal Speedway the next 5 years. young. to as the cars arrived and filled the pits. I rolled down my window as the trooper approached he pulled out his gun Flemington Speedway: Flemington, New Jersey.625 Mile Paved : Fonda Speedway: Fonda, New York.500 Mile Paved : Forsyth County Fairgrounds: Winston-Salem, North Carolina him,"no more racing". This is dumb local track are incomprehensible speed that the ISMA cars achieved there on pavement, lapping as fast as of age, and I spent almost every Saturday at Flemington. Draws and fourth turn used to be. fondly remember him sitting with us many many I make Champ Cars in 1/18th scale [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. struck. Afterwards we moved 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. I miss staying after at the races and hanging out in the purple room. will always remember Flemington. In saying good bye, my wife said,"it would be really nice to Ploski, Phil Cox, Jeff Kuhl, Jim Brown, Armin Hess Jr., Rich Polenz, and
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