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Contact - Connie Plows Telephone 315-822-6347 or email: connie.acc@gatescole.com
We will accept checks or money orders made payable to: Utica Rome Speedway LLC
Mailing Address: PO Box 489
West Winfield, NY 13491
Book Price = $55.00
Shipping & Handling Charge United States = $10.00
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NASCAR Hall of Fame inducts Rome NY’s Richie Evans
By John Tiff
Charlotte, NC- If you are from Rome NY and you were in wandering around the Charlotte area this past weekend, there was a pretty good chance that you ran into someone you knew. Hundreds of race fans, most proudly wearing the color orange in a show of support of Richie Evans being inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame, made the pilgrimage to from Upstate New York to the Queen City to witness the occasion. In fact, fellow inductee Darrell Waltrip and former NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion took notice when he stated, “I know that somewhere up in Rome NY that there is a men's shop that is missing a whole bunch of orange ties.”
Joining Evans and Waltrip as 2012 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductees were Cale Yarbrough, Dale Inman, and Glen Wood. Evans is the first driver in the Hall of Fame that did not come from NASCAR’s premier Sprint Cup Series. Also, Evans is the only driver to have his number retired by NASCAR as well as at Utica-Rome Speedway.
Evans, whose race operation was based out of Rome NY, started his stock car career at Utica-Rome Speedway in 1962. During his 23 year career which ended tragically in a practice crash at Martinsville Speedway on October 24, 1985, Evans had amassed 478 wins, 28 track championships, and a record nine National Modified Championships. He raced against the best drivers in the division’s greatest era, beating them all wherever he went. Evans’ won at 38 different tracks in 14 states or provinces.
During his acceptance speech for his own induction, Waltrip praised his fellow inductee Evans and his skill behind the wheel of asphalt Modified. “I watched Richie win race after race after race at Martinsville. In my world it’s what I call a wheelman, and he was the best wheelman I ever saw,” said Waltrip.
Tim Brown, a Whelen Southern Modified Tour driver and star of History Channel’s Madhouse series on racing at Bowman-Gray Stadium, also had something to say about Evans. “Richie Evans is the whole reason why I race. Richie and Jerry Cook (another Rome native who captured six titles himself) used to come down here and beat the locals. It was an inspiration to watch him.”
Accepting Evans’ induction was his wife Lynn, who thanked his many fans for keeping his legacy alive while looking over the crowd with many sporting the familiar Evans orange. Much of Evans family was on hand including most of his children and grandchildren plus former crew members and friends. Evans’ crew chief Billy Nacewicz gave a brief speech and introduced Lynn on stage to officially induct Evans into the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
Utica-Rome Speedway had a large presence on hand as well with a party of 10 on hand for the weekend’s festivities including current track owner Gene Cole and the track owner during Evans’ greatest years at the track, Dick Waterman.
Evans not only affected the sport’s biggest names to the local racers, but he had a huge following of fans that carry on his legacy to this day. In fact, his legacy seems to continue to grow as fans learn about the man played hard but raced even harder. That was never more evident than when going into the NASCAR Hall of Fame gift shop where one employee stated, “I think the whole state of New York is here for this event.”
By Sunday, the gift shop was out of Richie Evans Hall of Fame merchandise while the other four inductees still had plenty on hand.
NASCAR claims that millions of people watch it product every week on television with all it glamour, corporate sponsorships, and sleek race cars but it is a local short track racer from Rome NY that still is capturing the hearts of race fans everywhere despite being gone for 26 years.
By John Tiff
Charlotte, NC- If you are from Rome NY and you were in wandering around the Charlotte area this past weekend, there was a pretty good chance that you ran into someone you knew. Hundreds of race fans, most proudly wearing the color orange in a show of support of Richie Evans being inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame, made the pilgrimage to from Upstate New York to the Queen City to witness the occasion. In fact, fellow inductee Darrell Waltrip and former NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion took notice when he stated, “I know that somewhere up in Rome NY that there is a men's shop that is missing a whole bunch of orange ties.”
Joining Evans and Waltrip as 2012 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductees were Cale Yarbrough, Dale Inman, and Glen Wood. Evans is the first driver in the Hall of Fame that did not come from NASCAR’s premier Sprint Cup Series. Also, Evans is the only driver to have his number retired by NASCAR as well as at Utica-Rome Speedway.
Evans, whose race operation was based out of Rome NY, started his stock car career at Utica-Rome Speedway in 1962. During his 23 year career which ended tragically in a practice crash at Martinsville Speedway on October 24, 1985, Evans had amassed 478 wins, 28 track championships, and a record nine National Modified Championships. He raced against the best drivers in the division’s greatest era, beating them all wherever he went. Evans’ won at 38 different tracks in 14 states or provinces.
During his acceptance speech for his own induction, Waltrip praised his fellow inductee Evans and his skill behind the wheel of asphalt Modified. “I watched Richie win race after race after race at Martinsville. In my world it’s what I call a wheelman, and he was the best wheelman I ever saw,” said Waltrip.
Tim Brown, a Whelen Southern Modified Tour driver and star of History Channel’s Madhouse series on racing at Bowman-Gray Stadium, also had something to say about Evans. “Richie Evans is the whole reason why I race. Richie and Jerry Cook (another Rome native who captured six titles himself) used to come down here and beat the locals. It was an inspiration to watch him.”
Accepting Evans’ induction was his wife Lynn, who thanked his many fans for keeping his legacy alive while looking over the crowd with many sporting the familiar Evans orange. Much of Evans family was on hand including most of his children and grandchildren plus former crew members and friends. Evans’ crew chief Billy Nacewicz gave a brief speech and introduced Lynn on stage to officially induct Evans into the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
Utica-Rome Speedway had a large presence on hand as well with a party of 10 on hand for the weekend’s festivities including current track owner Gene Cole and the track owner during Evans’ greatest years at the track, Dick Waterman.
Evans not only affected the sport’s biggest names to the local racers, but he had a huge following of fans that carry on his legacy to this day. In fact, his legacy seems to continue to grow as fans learn about the man played hard but raced even harder. That was never more evident than when going into the NASCAR Hall of Fame gift shop where one employee stated, “I think the whole state of New York is here for this event.”
By Sunday, the gift shop was out of Richie Evans Hall of Fame merchandise while the other four inductees still had plenty on hand.
NASCAR claims that millions of people watch it product every week on television with all it glamour, corporate sponsorships, and sleek race cars but it is a local short track racer from Rome NY that still is capturing the hearts of race fans everywhere despite being gone for 26 years.
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