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Msg ID: 2805780 Racing In Trenton....    
Author:Harry Meeks Sr
2/21/2024 6:54:43 AM

Just the sound of that stirs up the memory bank, any 3 widers attending the indoor racing in Trenton this weekend?....Is anyone going to attempt the double?...Lincoln in the afternoon and Trenton at night, which brings up a question, how many have attended two races in the same day at different tracks?



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Msg ID: 2805781 Racing In Trenton....    
Author:paintman
2/21/2024 7:08:51 AM

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Went to the Labor day afternoon race at Syracuse and watched Jack Johnson win. Then hustled it back to the flemington fair for the URC sprints that night and watched Glenn Fitzcharles win to close out the fair.



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Msg ID: 2805782 Racing In Trenton....    
Author:DRogie
2/21/2024 7:39:46 AM

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I parked strategically, did the NASCAR Pocono race on a Sunday, and made it to Penn National in time for warm-ups. I did the Saturday ARCA/Sportsman races many times and then went to Grandview. 

 

- David



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Msg ID: 2805787 Racing In Trenton....    
Author:kjeyres
2/21/2024 8:25:43 AM

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Syracuse SDW day stuff, than the satellite shows at Weedsport, Fulton, Rolling Wheels, and Brewerton.

Pocono to Wall on a few occasions.

Two amazing storylines out of Trenton Indoor.  Rob Vivona/Whitey Kid III in 2017.  Rob was battling cancer, started deep in the pack and won. Rob has since passed away and the trophy honors him now.  2023, 18 year old Adrianna Delliponti finishing second to Tim Buckwalter.   She got more cheers than Tim did.

Trenton track surface is always excellent, very little dust and extremely racey. Dress warm as the building gets cold at times to release fumes. 



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Msg ID: 2805863 Racing In Trenton....    
Author:I LIVED TRENTON
2/22/2024 8:20:52 AM

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Does closing Flemington on Saturday night and/or Windsor on a Friday night then blasting down to Front st or 11th st ifor drag racing in Philadelphia count as a two fur?



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Msg ID: 2805785 Racing In Trenton....    
Author:david walter
2/21/2024 8:17:20 AM

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did a nazareth national afternoon grandview nite for urc and midgets did big diamond and kutztown.



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Msg ID: 2805786 Racing In Trenton....    
Author:BOBS333
2/21/2024 8:24:49 AM

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Saturday Pocono ARCA - Nascar Time trials then Flemington at nite on way home

Saturday Dover then New Eygpt at nite on way home     

Long days

 

 



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Msg ID: 2805788 Racing In Trenton....    
Author:david walter
2/21/2024 8:32:48 AM

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also did syracuse for a usna modified show and rolling wheels dirt show.



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Msg ID: 2805953 Racing In Trenton....    
Author:Howie Cronce
2/22/2024 10:53:47 PM

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In the Burnett car we ran Naz Nat in the afternoon and Naz 1/2 mile that night and I think with the terrible recap tires.....Cant remember any results..Naz Nat might have been Qualifing for next day?? John Mc would know...



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Msg ID: 2805789 Racing In Trenton....    
Author:Harry Meeks Sr
2/21/2024 8:46:12 AM

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I have done the double quite a few times, Syracuse to Rolling Wheels, Oswego to Brewerton, Lincoln to Trenton, Trenton Speedway to East Windsor.



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Msg ID: 2805790 Racing In Trenton....    
Author:Fred Gaskill
2/21/2024 9:06:07 AM

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Allentown in afternoon and Nazareth at night.



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Msg ID: 2805791 Racing In Trenton....    
Author:Greg Collins
2/21/2024 9:09:16 AM

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In the mid seventies during early season on Sundays, did Nazareth in the afternoon then headed down Route 222 to Reading. My '65 Impala would just begin generating sufficient heat by the time I had the roof of the Reading grandstand in sight!



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Msg ID: 2805793 Racing In Trenton....    
Author:Steve Cameron
2/21/2024 9:23:41 AM

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Did the Syracuse SDW/Rolling Wheels many times. Syracuse/Oswego once. Did a Volusia/Volusia double when they had both dirt and asphalt tracks operating simultaneously. Watched the modifeds on dirt, then walked out one gate, through another to watch the supers on the paved track. You could pass back and forth as many times as you liked as I remember it...all for one admission price.



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Msg ID: 2805797 Racing In Trenton....    
Author:david walter
2/21/2024 9:50:44 AM

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dont know how i forgotter super dirt week syracuse +satelite shows and oswego and satelite shows.



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Msg ID: 2805800 Racing In Trenton....    
Author:D.Wolfe-358
2/21/2024 11:51:41 AM

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Several times went to Syracuse then to Rolling Wheels, and a few times Syracuse to Oswego. 



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Msg ID: 2805810 Racing In Trenton....    
Author:John Springsteel
2/21/2024 12:44:40 PM

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I never really had the opportunity. But, the closest for me would be going to Old Dominion and watch the oval on Saturday night and the either spectate or race at their 1/8 mile Dragway on sundplay. 



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Msg ID: 2805803 Racing In Trenton....    
Author:clevco
2/21/2024 12:01:49 PM

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 I did that the first year i went to Volusia, pretty cool deal, the next year the asphalt  was parking !!



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Msg ID: 2805814 Steve    
Author:kjeyres
2/21/2024 1:21:55 PM

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Did that Volusia thing a couple times, mid 90's. Never knew what track was next, year to year.

Original dirt track to the east, kind of a tri-oval, than converted it to asphalt to compete with New Smyrna. Failing as asphalt, they built the existing dirt track, during that time they ran both at the same time.   Then they tore down the asphalt track.   Is my memory correct?



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Msg ID: 2805815 Steve    
Author:kjeyres
2/21/2024 1:23:50 PM

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Found this after questioning my memory!



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Msg ID: 2805816 Steve    
Author:kjeyres
2/21/2024 1:23:54 PM

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Found this after questioning my memory!



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Msg ID: 2805821 Great photo Kevin...    
Author:Steve Cameron
2/21/2024 2:44:12 PM

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Dirt track to the right, paved track on the left. Didn't they eventually tear down the paved track and pave over the dirt track only to eventually rip that up and go back to dirt? I seem to remember them having a NASCAR Busch GN race or some other touring series there, but I'm getting old and suffer from CRS these days.



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Msg ID: 2805823 From what I could discern from the Ultimate Racing History site......    
Author:Steve Cameron
2/21/2024 2:54:33 PM

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The first sanctioned race on the half mile pavement was on July 1, 1989 when Rob Moroso won the BGN Firecracker 200. The Busch cars ran there at least once annually until 1993 when the Goody's Dash series cars ran a hundred lapper on the new 0.375 mile paved track. 



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Msg ID: 2805833 Great photo Kevin...    
Author:kjeyres
2/21/2024 5:05:01 PM

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From what I can remember, I have photos of Sammy Swindell and Bobby Davis Jr on the infield of the track to the right, dirt of course. Then I remember going to the same track paved and seeing the Busch series there. At year or two later they built the dirt track to the left.  I remember seeing dirt Late Models there (my first time ever seeing them). I remember that because the catch fence was brand new and silver chain link and you could barely see through it because of the grandstand lighting reflecting off it. STRANGE THING TO REMEMBER! I think that is the current track now and they tore down the tri-oval type track.

I read the Wiki on the place and am more confused!  Same owner paved it, sold it, and later bought it back and made it dirt again.

Those were the days of the NASCAR lure ie. Flemington. Big money, fake crowds.   It has all swayed back to dirt!



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Msg ID: 2805817 Racing In Trenton....    
Author:jman
2/21/2024 2:03:16 PM

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Back around 1970 or so with my uncle Bob Mcullough he won an afternoon show at Mahoning Valley and raced to Pleasantville and won that show also. That was a scary ride



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Msg ID: 2805795 Syracuse To Rolling Wheels And......    
Author:Tom From Tuckahoe
2/21/2024 9:38:47 AM

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Many years ago we did Syracuse to Rolling Wheels in the same day.

New Egypt Rained out during the show so we ran up to Bridgeport and caught the feature.  A lot of driving for some guys from Cape May County.

I don't know if this counts or not, but we did the Flemings Pumpkin Run and Bridgeport Speeedway in the same day.



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Msg ID: 2805796 Racing In Trenton....    
Author:B Foder
2/21/2024 9:39:54 AM

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When the duels at Daytona were an afternoon show caught that.Then headed to Putnam County Race way to watch a NDRA super late model show.


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Msg ID: 2805804 Doubles    
Author:Jack Kromer
2/21/2024 12:21:19 PM

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I remember doing the Pocono NASCAR (and USAC Indy car)/Nazareth half-mile doubles on Sundays a lot back in the day and I remember being so worn out from those doubles, even in my very young days. Usually the heat would wipe me out after a long day walking or standing at Pocono and I'd wonder why I'd attempt Nazareth at night? Also I recall a couple times going to the  Nazareth big track (Lindy years when dirt and asphalt in the Penske years) mile races during the day and then going to Grandview for a URC/SMRC race or something like that on a Sunday night and once did that double but to Central PA after Nazareth mile. Did the Syracuse/Rolling Wheels WoO double once.  



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Msg ID: 2805811 Doubles    
Author:Sprint93
2/21/2024 12:48:43 PM

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Syracuse / Rolling Wheels,  Syracuse / Oswego, Nazareth / Reading, Pocono / Selinsgrove, all several times when I was younger.  Best was Trailways / Path Valley afternoon / night shows with the 600 Micro.  Won both 600 features. And, both were first times at each track.

 



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Msg ID: 2805964 Doubles    
Author:Kevin Mc
2/23/2024 6:49:45 AM

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Mahoning Valley/Nazareth. Pocono/Grandview. Indy 500/Eldora. That last one took some careful parking lot planning and a little hustle. LOL There's probably one or two more that I no longer remember.


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Msg ID: 2805835 Racing In Trenton....    
Author:3-Wide
2/21/2024 5:29:31 PM

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For many years my dad and I would go to Daytona during the day, and then New Smyrna or Barberville (Volusia) at night.  Was also there for the years when Barberville (Volusia) had a dirt track and an asphalt track.

In the very early 70's we made it to Daytona and then what was called the Deland Dirt Track Classics at night which I think was a thrown together deal (temporary) racetrack to attract the $'s for all of us snowbirds who were down for speedweeks....  Guess what:  It worked!

Similar thing in the early 70's with going to the big track at Daytona, and then watching drag races at an airstrip on the stretch of Rt 92 between Deland and Daytona.



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Msg ID: 2805841 Racing In Trenton....    
Author:LarryJ
2/21/2024 6:16:13 PM

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For several years we did a Double on Dover weekend, going to the Busch race in the afternoon at DD and then head to either U.S. 13 or Bridgeport or Airport Speedway at night.

One Double I did was in Pa. at Cove Valley Speedway for Champ Karts in the afternoon and then up to Hill Valley for Micros and Late Models at night.

The easiest Double was in Virginia at Dominion Raceway where I saw Sports Cars on their Road Course in the afternoon and Late Models and Midgets on the Oval at night.



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Msg ID: 2805843 Not quite 2 shows in a day But in 1 night or early am    
Author:TURTLE#2
2/21/2024 7:08:38 PM

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My Cousin and i used to Go to Nazareth Sunday Nights  and soon as Feature was over Hightail it over to Harmony and always caught Feature , sometimes even consi  got so cool we had several people looking for us for Naz results , Great Time 



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Msg ID: 2805846 Racing In Trenton....    
Author:mnmman
2/21/2024 7:25:59 PM

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East Windsor Sunday afternoon, Harmony Sunday night. Nazareth Sunday afternoon, Harmony Sunday night.



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Msg ID: 2805847 Racing In Trenton....    
Author:indy-legs
2/21/2024 7:42:46 PM

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Did the Indy 500 to Eldora on sunday night a couple times.  Also Winchester In. to Kokomo,  saw sprint car heats at Lincoln Park, drove twenty minutes to Paragon and saw sprint car consi and feature.  



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Msg ID: 2805849 Racing In Trenton....    
Author:carguyspm
2/21/2024 9:41:53 PM

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A few times we did East Windsor and then headed down Rte 539 and caught the end of the races at New Egypt asphalt back when they ran Friday nights. Many times the races would already be over by the time we got to New Egypt but if they were still running we would pull in and catch the end of the show.



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Msg ID: 2805856 Racing In Trenton....Two tracks same DATE    
Author:Rick Shive
2/22/2024 5:38:10 AM

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1978 Nazareth Tri Track 100, feature didn't end until 3:30 AM due to mud/fog. Got home at 4:30, slept until noon, then went to Reading. Once a few years prior we went an afternoon show at Reading and left before it was over to get to Flemington (it sounded stupid too us too, but we were passenger). I believe it was for the Flemington 200.



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Msg ID: 2805866 Racing In Trenton....    
Author:B Foder
2/22/2024 10:04:23 AM

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Has anybody done a triple.Started the night out at snydersville than westend fair grounds,and finished up at borgers.


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Msg ID: 2805867 Racing In Trenton....    
Author:bakes
2/22/2024 10:21:16 AM

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Pocono ROC qualifying, got rained out after a few cars tried to qualify (Daryl Lewis almost spun out twice on the backstretch of the 3/4 mile oval when the skies opened up, completing a 30+ second qualifying lap - didn't make the show but should have based on the effort alone!) then down to Mahoning Valley for the first time ever, a speedway my dad absolutely loved.



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Msg ID: 2805936 Racing In Trenton....    
Author:RuCu
2/22/2024 6:47:03 PM

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Doubles: Nes/Ews, Bport/Nes, Flem200/Wall, Wall/Flem, Bport/Flem, BDR/Naz 1/2 with Big John, Naz Nat/ Gview, Naz Nat/ Naz 1/2, Dover Downs /Airport With Scotty, Egr/Penn National with Dad, Susky/Penn National, Hagerstown/ Penn Nat Easter Sunday with Scotty and Big John, Lincoln/Port Royal with Steve, Alice, and Scotty, Cove View/Hill Valley (thanks Larry J for the reminder), Indy Lights 2.5m)/Speedrome f8 plus oval triple(thanks Indy legs for reminder), Greenwood Valley F8 plus oval, Snydersville/ Borgers(thanks B Folder for reminder)


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Msg ID: 2805937 Racing In Trenton....    
Author:RuCu
2/22/2024 7:01:36 PM

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Qma related doubles: Honeybrook/Blackbird, Corsons/Wall QMA,Wall QMA/Wall 1/5, Norlebco QMA/Williams Grove, Syracuse Qma/Oswego 3/8 and 5/8/Fulton 3/8 4 in one day Sat, Oswego karts oval and road course/Claytona Brewer Qma/Utica Rome 1/4 and 4/10 5 in 1 dat Sun, and my ultimate 7 in one day on a Saturday Wall Qma/Englishtown R/C karts and 1/4m drags/Marsh Creek/Borgers/MVS/Englishtown oval Microstocks. Saw Big John at 3 or 4 of those tracks that Sat!


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Msg ID: 2805947 Racing In Trenton....    
Author:Frank A Jr.
2/22/2024 8:29:45 PM

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Nazarath Nat'l for Busch then Flemington that night.

Most recent was Lake Erie and Mercer.



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Msg ID: 2805954 Racing In Trenton....    
Author:Howie Cronce
2/22/2024 10:57:40 PM

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I was at Daytona for the ARCA race as Belmonts crew chief and after one of the daytime events I went to Volusia for the Modifieds... Hung out with Jimmy Horton and Rich Polenz...Way more fun than Daytona...



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Msg ID: 2805960 Racing In Trenton....    
Author:jtre19
2/23/2024 1:58:48 AM

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I did 200 lap modified show at Susky,then to Williams Grove for Sat. nit WoO.



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Msg ID: 2806145 Racing In Trenton....    
Author:Spilly
2/25/2024 5:39:07 PM

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Richie Scott and I went to Englishtown for Friday's Summernationals afternoon events, and then headed over to East Windsor to catch the consi and feature event.



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