NEW JERSEY (USA)
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1911 - FLEMINGTON SPEEDWAY
Prior to speedway the venue was created as a nineteenth century fairgrounds horse racing track, at the time the track was a 1/2 mile dirt oval.
Motorcycles were first to race on the track in 1911 and the cars first meeting was in 1915.
The venues grandstand was built in 1917 and remained until 2005 when the speedway was demolished.
Auto racing became a highlight of the Flemington Fair each year and stock car racing became the weekly attraction in the area once the lighting was erected in 1955.
In 1966 - 1967 a major track upgrade was made, The race track length was increased to a 5/8th mile banked round rectangular shaped track, nicknamed the square.
Some claim that the Flemington Speedway was the fastest 5/8 mile track in America in its time.
The track was paved in 1990 at the end of the racing season.
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1961 - FLEMINGTON SPEEDWAY
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1978 - JOHN DRAUCKER
Turn 5 Turn Around facebook Photo feature
1978 - John Draucker wins with the Ford powered Scats Anfuso at Flemington. Photo: Ace Lane jnr.
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1980 - RONNIE DUNSTON Sprintcar's
Turn 5 Turn Around Photo feature
1980 - Ronnie Dunston in Victory Lane with the Bill Keller owned [42] at Flemington Fairground Speedway. Photo: Paul Weisel collection.
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1989 - SAMMY SWINDELL - WORLD OF OUTLAWS
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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.
The track continuously lost money after being paved and closed on the 8th of November 2002, The venue was sold off to developers and demolished in January of 2005.
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1996 - 1998 - MODIFIED COUNTRY
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FLEMINGTON MODIFIED ACTION
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2002 - FLEMINGTON'S FINAL DAYS
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2005 - THE DEMOLITION
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