He was the son of Ernest R. and Sadie Hall Evans.
He married Lynn Kruezer.
Race Car Driver - During the span of his racing career Richie won over 470 wins in Modifieds, and 2 in other divisions, at 38 tracks in 14 states and Canada. His racing career began on the local dragstrip, however that was rather short-lived. By 1962, he had built his first Hobby car, a 1954 Ford, number PT109 and began racing at the Utica-Rome Speedway in Vernon, New York. By 1965, Richie had found his true calling, racing Modifieds. In 1965 he won his first feature race at Utica-Rome Speedway. In 1970 he won the first of three track championships at Fulton Speedway, winning this honor again in 1971 and 1974. He won his first NASCAR Modified series championship in 1973. From 1978 thru 1985 he won eight championships in a row, a record for any NASCAR division. He had back-to-back wins at the Daytona International Speedway, the first in 1979, and again in 1980. In 1979 Evans had 60 NASCAR starts, winning 37 races, and finishing in the top 5 fifty-four times. In 1983 he ran 68 NASCAR races, winning 31, and finishing in the top 5 fifty-seven times. During his racing career he won the Race of Champions on three occasions, once at Trenton, the other two at Pocono. He also claimed twenty-six track championships at eleven different tracks in four states. In addition to his many racing wins, he was elected National Modified Most Popular Driver nine times. Richie was killed when he hit a concrete wall head-on between turns 3 and 4 during practice at Martinsville, Virginia race track, the last race of the 1985 season. Although he lost his life the day prior to the last tour event at Martinsville, he was awarded the first Modified Tour title, posthumously. In 1986 Evans was inducted into the National Motorsports Press Association's Hall of Fame at Darlington South Carolina Raceway. In 1996 he was inducted into the International Motorsport Hall of Fame in Talladega, the first Modified driver to receive this honor.
He married Lynn Kruezer.
Race Car Driver - During the span of his racing career Richie won over 470 wins in Modifieds, and 2 in other divisions, at 38 tracks in 14 states and Canada. His racing career began on the local dragstrip, however that was rather short-lived. By 1962, he had built his first Hobby car, a 1954 Ford, number PT109 and began racing at the Utica-Rome Speedway in Vernon, New York. By 1965, Richie had found his true calling, racing Modifieds. In 1965 he won his first feature race at Utica-Rome Speedway. In 1970 he won the first of three track championships at Fulton Speedway, winning this honor again in 1971 and 1974. He won his first NASCAR Modified series championship in 1973. From 1978 thru 1985 he won eight championships in a row, a record for any NASCAR division. He had back-to-back wins at the Daytona International Speedway, the first in 1979, and again in 1980. In 1979 Evans had 60 NASCAR starts, winning 37 races, and finishing in the top 5 fifty-four times. In 1983 he ran 68 NASCAR races, winning 31, and finishing in the top 5 fifty-seven times. During his racing career he won the Race of Champions on three occasions, once at Trenton, the other two at Pocono. He also claimed twenty-six track championships at eleven different tracks in four states. In addition to his many racing wins, he was elected National Modified Most Popular Driver nine times. Richie was killed when he hit a concrete wall head-on between turns 3 and 4 during practice at Martinsville, Virginia race track, the last race of the 1985 season. Although he lost his life the day prior to the last tour event at Martinsville, he was awarded the first Modified Tour title, posthumously. In 1986 Evans was inducted into the National Motorsports Press Association's Hall of Fame at Darlington South Carolina Raceway. In 1996 he was inducted into the International Motorsport Hall of Fame in Talladega, the first Modified driver to receive this honor.
He was the son of Ernest R. and Sadie Hall Evans.
He married Lynn Kruezer.
Race Car Driver - During the span of his racing career Richie won over 470 wins in Modifieds, and 2 in other divisions, at 38 tracks in 14 states and Canada. His racing career began on the local dragstrip, however that was rather short-lived. By 1962, he had built his first Hobby car, a 1954 Ford, number PT109 and began racing at the Utica-Rome Speedway in Vernon, New York. By 1965, Richie had found his true calling, racing Modifieds. In 1965 he won his first feature race at Utica-Rome Speedway. In 1970 he won the first of three track championships at Fulton Speedway, winning this honor again in 1971 and 1974. He won his first NASCAR Modified series championship in 1973. From 1978 thru 1985 he won eight championships in a row, a record for any NASCAR division. He had back-to-back wins at the Daytona International Speedway, the first in 1979, and again in 1980. In 1979 Evans had 60 NASCAR starts, winning 37 races, and finishing in the top 5 fifty-four times. In 1983 he ran 68 NASCAR races, winning 31, and finishing in the top 5 fifty-seven times. During his racing career he won the Race of Champions on three occasions, once at Trenton, the other two at Pocono. He also claimed twenty-six track championships at eleven different tracks in four states. In addition to his many racing wins, he was elected National Modified Most Popular Driver nine times. Richie was killed when he hit a concrete wall head-on between turns 3 and 4 during practice at Martinsville, Virginia race track, the last race of the 1985 season. Although he lost his life the day prior to the last tour event at Martinsville, he was awarded the first Modified Tour title, posthumously. In 1986 Evans was inducted into the National Motorsports Press Association's Hall of Fame at Darlington South Carolina Raceway. In 1996 he was inducted into the International Motorsport Hall of Fame in Talladega, the first Modified driver to receive this honor.
He married Lynn Kruezer.
Race Car Driver - During the span of his racing career Richie won over 470 wins in Modifieds, and 2 in other divisions, at 38 tracks in 14 states and Canada. His racing career began on the local dragstrip, however that was rather short-lived. By 1962, he had built his first Hobby car, a 1954 Ford, number PT109 and began racing at the Utica-Rome Speedway in Vernon, New York. By 1965, Richie had found his true calling, racing Modifieds. In 1965 he won his first feature race at Utica-Rome Speedway. In 1970 he won the first of three track championships at Fulton Speedway, winning this honor again in 1971 and 1974. He won his first NASCAR Modified series championship in 1973. From 1978 thru 1985 he won eight championships in a row, a record for any NASCAR division. He had back-to-back wins at the Daytona International Speedway, the first in 1979, and again in 1980. In 1979 Evans had 60 NASCAR starts, winning 37 races, and finishing in the top 5 fifty-four times. In 1983 he ran 68 NASCAR races, winning 31, and finishing in the top 5 fifty-seven times. During his racing career he won the Race of Champions on three occasions, once at Trenton, the other two at Pocono. He also claimed twenty-six track championships at eleven different tracks in four states. In addition to his many racing wins, he was elected National Modified Most Popular Driver nine times. Richie was killed when he hit a concrete wall head-on between turns 3 and 4 during practice at Martinsville, Virginia race track, the last race of the 1985 season. Although he lost his life the day prior to the last tour event at Martinsville, he was awarded the first Modified Tour title, posthumously. In 1986 Evans was inducted into the National Motorsports Press Association's Hall of Fame at Darlington South Carolina Raceway. In 1996 he was inducted into the International Motorsport Hall of Fame in Talladega, the first Modified driver to receive this honor.
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