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1995-01-01 – Ed inducted into EMPA Hall of Fame
1997-01-25 – Ed inducted in first class of NEAR Hall of Fame
1998-12-31 – New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame p1 of 2
1998-12-31 – New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame p2 of 2
2000-01-01 – Riverside Park Speedway Hall of Fame
New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame Weekend – Interview with Ed Flemke Jr
New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame Weekend – Pete Hamilton talks about Ed
New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame Weekend – Bugs Stevens speaks about Ed
New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame Weekend – Denny Zimmerman speaks about Ed
New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame Weekend – Rene Charland speaks about Ed
Anecdote – Race of Champions Hall of Fame – 1984
We have been unable to locate any other information regarding this Hall of Fame or Ed’s place in it.
1995-01-01 – Eastern Motorsport Press Association Hall of Fame
2005-03-31 – Ed the first racing driver voted into the New Britain Sports Hall of Fame
1988-12-31 – Ed voted into New York State Stock Car Association Hall of Fame
Denny Zimmerman
Fredericksburg, probably 10-01-1961. Over the windshield is written, “Judith Ann”. This is Denny’s story about her: “In 1960 I had a very good friend named Dave Driggs. Dave would go to all the races (at least the ones up north) at Norwood every week, Thompson and sometimes Plainville. He was my pit crew and helper, … Continue reading Denny Zimmerman
Pete Hamilton
On display at the NASCAR Hall of Fame, this is the car in which in 1970 Pete won the Daytona 500, and both 500-mile races at Talledega.
Bob Judkins, Ron Bouchard
Seekonk. L-R: Wes Sleeper, Steve Kalkowski, Bob, Ron, and NEAR Hall of Famer Vic Kangas.
People
Ed Jr and Paula Flemke Bouchard, with the plaque that came with Ed’s posthumous induction into the initial, 1998 class of NEAR (New England Antique Racers) Hall of Fame.
1984-12-31 – Memorabilia
In 1984, after his death, Ed was elected into the Race of Champions Hall of Fame.
Bob Judkins
2003 – Bob accepts plaque acknowledging his election to NEAR (New England Auto Racers) Hall of Fame. Jerry Marquis is on the left.
Ed Flemke was one of the great men of American racing. As a driver for more than 30 years in highly competitive “Modified” stock car racing, Ed won hundreds of races up and down the East Coast. He achieved that despite often being limited to a very modest budget, and indeed he took pride in … Continue reading
Ed’s Known Race Results
Please note: This list was composed largely from original newspaper reports that, decades after their original publication, were archived and made accessible on the internet. For most of the races in which Ed competed there are no internet-accessible reports, and therefore this list is incomplete. I estimate that the following includes 40-45% of all the … Continue reading Ed’s Known Race Results
With Thanks
Many people have helped with or contributed to this website, or have kindly given us permission to share here photos that they took themselves or subsequently acquired. In alphabetical order, these people include: Mike Anop David Bentley Kristin Flemke Boland Paula Flemke Bouchard Bill ‘Moose’ Boulay Bones Bourcier Lew Boyd Robert Clock Bruce B. Cohen … Continue reading With Thanks
Booker T. Jones
Booker’s family, after Booker was posthumously inducted into the NEAR Hall of Fame.
People
NASCAR Hall of Fame exhibit.
People
Ed’s plaque in the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Comment by Ed Jr.
Ed Flemke Jr
2019-11-03 – Ed is being inducted into the New England Automobile Racing Hall of Fame. Motor sport author Mark “Bones” Bourcier is on the right.
Memorabilia
Riverside Park Hall of Fame as of 1973.
