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Flemington Speedway was a motor racing circuit in Flemington, New Jersey which operated from 1915 to 2002. The track was once known for being the fastest 5/8-mile dirt track in the United States. The track was once known for being the fastest 5/8-mile dirt track in the United States.
Kenneth "Ken" Brenn Jr. (April 20, 1952 – May 2, 2019) was an American modified racing driver who won more than 100 feature events at venues in the Mid-Atlantic states. . Equally adept on both dirt and asphalt surfaces, he captured modified track titles on the dirt surface of Flemington Speedway and again after it was p
Additionally he won the Eastern States 200 in 1980, Super DIRT Week Syracuse 200 in 1988, 4 track championships and 43 wins at East Windsor Race Track, 37 wins at Susquehanna Speedway, 30 victories and 2 titles at Bridgeport Speedway, 29 wins at New Egypt Speedway, 8 wins at Grandview Speedway and the 1978 championship at Flemington Speedway ...
[3] [4] [5] A resident of Bridgewater Township, New Jersey, he was particularly successful at the Syracuse Mile, winning the Super Dirt Week main event in 1974, and in 1978 taking the first of three consecutive New York State Fair championship events at the track.
Stan Ploski Jr. won the 1962 New Jersey State Novice Championship in a twin car to his father Stan Sr.'s 1937 Chevrolet Sportsman coupe at the Vineland Speedway in New Jersey. After winning 18 straight Sportsman races at the Flemington Speedway in 1963, he was forced to move up to the Modified Division. [ 2 ]
Toby Tobias began his racing career in the early 1950's at the Hilltop Speedway in Pennsylvania. [6] He then spent the majority of his career racing in the sprint and modified divisions competing at the renowned tracks of the northeast, including the Nazareth Speedway and the Reading Fairgrounds Speedway in Pennsylvania, and the Flemington Speedway in New Jersey.
The Hunterdon County Historical Society is a historical society located in Flemington, New Jersey dedicated to collecting, preserving, and sharing the history of Hunterdon County. [1] The society began in 1885 as one room in the Flemington Public Library by Hiram E. Deats , who served as its librarian from 1891 until his death in 1963.
Bumpy Bumpus died after crashing, either because of swerving to avoid hitting another car, or flipping due to striking the rear wheel of the race leader, during a heat race at Flemington Speedway, the 14th race of the 1946 AAA season.