Richie Evans
American racing driver (1941–1985) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Richard Ernest Evans (July 23, 1941[1] – October 24, 1985), was an American racing driver who won nine NASCAR National Modified Championships, including eight in a row from 1978 to 1985. The International Motorsports Hall of Fame lists this achievement as "one of the supreme accomplishments in motorsports".[2] Evans won virtually every major race for asphalt modifieds, most of them more than once, including winning the Race of Champions three times.[1] Evans was elected to the NASCAR Hall of Fame on June 14, 2011. As one of the Class of 2012, Evans was one of the Hall's first 15 inductees, and was the first Hall of Famer from outside the now NASCAR Cup Series.
Richie Evans | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | Richard Ernest Evans (1941-07-23)July 23, 1941 Westernville, New York, U.S. |
Died | October 24, 1985(1985-10-24) (aged 44) Martinsville, Virginia, U.S. |
Winston Modified Tour | |
Years active | 1985 |
Teams | B. R. DeWitt |
Starts | 28 |
Wins | 12 |
Poles | 4 |
Best finish | 1st in 1985 |
Previous series | |
1965–1984 | NASCAR Modified Division |
Championship titles | |
1985 1982–1985 1973, 1978–1984 | Winston Modified Tour Winston Racing Series Northeast NASCAR Modified Division |
Awards | |
2011 | NASCAR Hall of Fame |