Richie Evans Tribute - King of the Modifieds

A tribute to the King of Modified Racing - the late Richie Evans in honor of the annual Mr. Rooter 161 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour event scheduled for the Waterford Speedbowl in 2012. Includes interviews with modified drivers Mike Stefanik, Bob Potter, Jamie Tomaino, Ed Flemke Jr & Mark Lajeunesse as well as Dick Brooks, Dick Williams, Bones Bourcier, Peg Gaudreau, Steve Kennedy and Tony Leckey.

[@jerryfrederick6610]

I seen him win that race at Daytona. Big Block Chevy in a Ford Pinto body car. I believe the Modifieds were turning faster laps than the cup cars did. I least it sure felt like they did. Richie Evans was truly the best ever in Modifieds. That is a huge claim because there were a lot of great drivers in that class. Thank you for this video.

[@susanmcgalliard7885]

I was at Middletown NY for a dirt race and Roger phelps stopped me in the pits and told me Richie Evans was killed , my heart stopped as loved watching him race when I was a kid and always kept track of him , how he was doing , the man was awesome!

[@Intimidator2521]

I was at Middletown that day too. Sad day

[@totalhvacrefrigerationllc]

Awesome!!

[@hedgehog5454]

The mods are the best racing out there.I went over the wall at Martinsville in 05

[@wolfpacva]

Richie was the best and always helped my team when we had questions

[@jeremythompson9122]

Richie Evans was the greatest NASCAR modified driver of all time without even the slightest bit of doubt. I used to watch Richie at Albany-Saratoga Speedway in Malta,NY way back when it was a NASCAR sanctioned track. Richie grew up only about 90 minutes from me so he was always my favorite driver in the NASCAR Modified Division. Jumpin Jack Johnson was always my favorite dirt track racer

[@GregBrownsWorldORacing]

As a Southern boy.... was disheartening for the North drivers to always come down here to Martinsville and Wilkesboro and run off with the trophies. Richie was one of the best. When they said Evans was going into the Hall.... I didn't think 'Who is that'.... I thought....THERE is a deserving Champion. RIP Richie from Rome.

[@dzlf2504]

Greg Brown I'm from Rome. You ask who he is around here maybe 5% of people know. I went down south told them I was from Rome the automatically said where Richie lived. Made me feel good and sad at the same time that the home town people don't know but southerners loved him.

[@daniels628]

He was THE man!

[@ricklanagan2980]

Great video richie was the absolute best.hands down

[@emmaleesicard5433]

Saw him at riverside park win many times

[@kmcwhq]

LLRE...........Long Live Ritchie Evans

[@tex.45]

I saw him early and often at Utica-Rome.

[@donaldfuller6617]

Great video!!! I got to see Richie in his only start at Catamount Stadium He finished 3rd but He could drive a mod.

[@johnmaloney7518]

"Love is a bed full of sweat" on his hood,, that says it all

[@jimmyjackass1805]

Shangri-LA in Owego NY Ritchie Owned that place when he showed up.

[@michellebondatti5485]

saw richie in the 70s at stafford against the best in the country and won

[@user-sx2vf8io7o]

The rapid roman had he gone up to Winston cup at the time he would have dominated with the right team

[@gaschevy]

who puts a thumb down?

[@Mike92157]

A troll

[@kennethsmith8968]

kyle busch fans

[@jeffyoder8105]

Unfortunately auto racing has danger in it and depending on what series at least most of the drivers know and accept knowing what the dangers are and still want to race with a"don't fear the reaper" mentality

[@Orange-Jumpsuit-Time]

Listen to his family and one of his pit crew guys reminisce about that day, they all say Richie was acting strange, not in so many words, but they were hinting Richie Evans committed suicide.

[@gregward5275]

I was there in Oct of 1985 at Martinsville and Richie died before he hit the wall heart attack

[@Orange-Jumpsuit-Time]

@@gregward5275 kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5CVpWWCj6yEoZY 34:00 minute mark, those that knew him well.