My dad and I were never regular/frequent attendees of Nazareth (we really liked Nazareth, and I did enjoy the times we went there, but we usually went to EWS because it was a whole lot closer), but I can remember for a few years in a row back in the mid 70's freezing in the 4th turn stands watching what I think was just a "pre-season practice", where you'd get a look at who was in which car for the upcoming year, along with checking out the new bodies, different color schemes. It was a great day to be there, cold and all, because you new the off season was just about over and the new season was just beginning. I am pretty sure that Nazareth practice day was within 2 weeks or so of coming home from Speedweeks in Florida which would have put the practice day right around the first weekend in March. Checking ARRA, in the 70's, EWS had 1 season that started in March, 8 that started in April and one that started in May. Not sure if there was a consistent model to when they would start, and/or if the weather dictated it some of those years. https://sites.google.com/view/tracks-series-organizations/east-windsor-speedway As for Flemington for the decade of the 70's, again looking at ARRA's website, it looks like the first shows were completed anywhere between the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month, with the exception being 1973 when they didn't get a show in until early May. https://sites.google.com/view/tracks-series-organizations/flemington-speedwaya>
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