Forty years later, there‘s still no one like Richie Evans. Nine NASCAR Modified championships. Winner of the inaugural Whelen ...

Richie Evans won 518 feature races during during his 20 year modified racing career from 1965 to 1985. This Rome racer is considered the greatest pavement modified driver of all time. Evans also won ...

The unquestioned king of modified racing, Richie Evans won more than 450 races and nine NASCAR national modified championships, including eight in a row from 1978 to 1985. He hailed from Rome, Oneida ...

In 1967, a Rome drag racer bought a modified stock car and started racing at the Utica-Rome Speedway. A native of Westernville, Richie Evans hoped to win money rather than the trophies he was ...

The world was shocked and saddened when the news came from Martinsville, Virginia, on October 24, 1985. While practicing for a season-ending race, one of the all-time greats was killed in a crash.

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 11:31:06 GMT — Rome native Richie Evans was named to NASCAR's Hall of Fame Tuesday. The man known as The "King" of modified racing will be inducted to the hall next year along with ...