the bumper cover in the same font used on Richie's last race cars. Ray Evernham Jr. raced against Richie in the Modifieds and also wrote the foreword in the "Richie! The Richie Evans Story" by Bones Bourcier; he also worked on them at the IROC shops in his native New Jersey and was involved with that aspect. John Bisci's input: "GM Omaha Orange matches his early coupes. Yes, people say it's Dupont Swamp Holly Orange but it's hard to find. When Richie built his last coupes and first Pintos, he switched to Ford Grabber Orange. Also, you have to watch what you use as a primer underneath – it bleeds through the orange or tints it. Never use gray primer under the orange! Richie used red oxide primer which would tint the oranges a little darker...." On June 14, 2011, Evans was elected to the NASCAR Hall of Fame. He is the first driver who competed primarily in Modified-type cars to be elected to the HOF. On January 20, 2012, Evans was inducted into the NASCAR Hall Of Fame, during which Darrell Waltrip said to the Evans family amidst his acceptance speech: "You know, Richie Evans, I want to congratulate the Richie Evans family; great job tonight. I watched Richie win race after race after race at Martinsville, and in my world is what I call a wheel man, and Richie Evans was the best wheel man I ever saw when he raced at Martinsville." Awards and honors Track championships (30 championships at 11 tracks in 4 states. All were in the Modified division on paved tracks.) Thompson Speedway (Thompson, CT): 5 (1980–81, 1983–1985) Utica-Rome Speedway (Vernon, NY): 4 (1972–74, 1978) Holland Speedway (Holland, NY): 4 (1978–80, 1982) Spencer Speedway (Williamson, NY): 4 (1977–78, 1983, 1985) Fulton Speedway (Fulton, NY): 3 (1970–71, 1974) Shangri-La Speedway (Owego, NY): 3 (1975, 1977, 1982) New Egypt Speedway (New Egypt, NJ): 2 (1979, 1982) Stafford Speedway (Stafford Springs, CT): 2 (1980–81) Chemung Speedrome (Chemung, NY): 1 (1978) Oswego Speedway (Oswego, NY): 1 (1983) Riverside Park Speedway (Agawam, MA): 1 (1980) Other acknowledgements NASCAR Connecticut State Champion (1980–1981) NASCAR Winston Racing Series Northeast Region Champion (1982–1985) New Smyrna World Series of Racing Modified Champion (1977, 1979–1981, 1983–1984) 2-time Daytona International Speedway Modified Race winner (1979–1980) 3-time Modified Race of Champions winner 1973 – Trenton (NJ) Speedway (1.50 mile track) 1979 – Pocono (PA) Raceway (2.50