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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
Frank Cozze began racing in 1974 by fixing up a car his father fielded for Budd Olsen and had been destroyed when the throttle stuck. He was named the rookie champion at the Flemington Speedway NJ, and in 1985 claimed that track's overall championship.
Sammy Beavers began racing in the novice division at the Nazareth Speedway PA in 1958 with a1939 Ford coupe powered by a 1953 Mercury flathead engine. He later joined the Sportsman ranks, winning the 1961-1962 Flemington Speedway NJ Sportsman title. Beavers' first Modified victory was the inaugural feature race at the Harmony Speedway NJ in 1963.
Jackie McLaughlin started his racing career in 1950 at the age of 17 on the dirt at New Jersey's Atco Speedway and Alcyon Speedway in Pitman. By 1955, his brother-in-law, Budd Olsen, convinced him to try the Modifieds, and McLaughlin immediately won at Nazareth Speedway in Pennsylvania and a track championship at Alcyon.
On August 16, 2007, while competing in a Whelen Modified race at Thompson Speedway, Blewett lost his life in a crash where he spun and was hit in the driver's door by his brother Jimmy's car. [2] On August 18, 2007 Wall Township Speedway held a Special Memorial for John. Fans, family, and friends attended the Speedway to pay their final respects.
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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 ]