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Richie Evans Biography
• The recognized "king" of Modified racing, Richie Evans won nine NASCAR Modified titles in a 13-year span, including eight in a row from 1978-85.
• Nicknamed "The Rapid Roman," Evans' career accomplishments included multiple track championships across the Northeast and hundreds of victories -- including a 37-win season during a stretch of 60 Modified races in 1979.
• In the first year of the current NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour format in 1985, Evans won 12 races, including wins in four of five races at Thompson, Conn.
• Evans was fatally injured on Oct. 24, 1985, during a practice crash at Martinsville Speedway.
• Evans ranked No. 1 in the 2003 voting of the NASCAR All-Time Modified Top 10 Drivers, and he was named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998.
• On June 14, 2011, Evans was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame, joining Cale Yarborough, Darrell Waltrip, Dale Inman and Glen Wood in the Class of 2012. Evans received 50 percent of the vote.
