as NASCAR Modifieds' Most Popular Driver nine times International Motorsports Hall of Fame (1996) National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) Hall of Fame (1986) New York State Stock Car Association Hall of Fame New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame inaugural 1998 class FOAR SCORE Hall of Fame: 1986 – inaugural class Oswego Speedway Hall of Fame (2000) As part of the 25th anniversary of the NASCAR Weekly Series in 2006, Evans was named one of the series' All Time Top 25 drivers. Nominated in the class of 2010 as one of the potential 5 inaugural inductees to the NASCAR Hall of Fame, July 2, 2009. Evans' No. 61 was retired at his home track – Utica-Rome Speedway in Vernon, New York in 2008. Nominated in the class of 2011 as one of the potential 5 inductees of 2011 to the NASCAR Hall of Fame, July 1, 2010. In the 1985 IROC Series, every orange car featured a '61' on the rear fender to honor Evans and his orange No. 61 car. Elected to the NASCAR Hall of Fame on June 14, 2011 with Cale Yarborough, Darrell Waltrip, Dale Inman and Glen Wood. Inducted to the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, NC on January 20, 2012. Motorsports career results NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) Whelen Modified Tour Further reading Zanardi, Pete. Stock Car Racing, April 1974. (Richie Evans biography article.) References External links NASCAR.com profile Photo gallery NASCAR.com list of all-time Top 10 Modified racers 1941 births 1985 deaths Burials in New York (state) International Motorsports Hall of Fame inductees NASCAR drivers Sportspeople from Utica, New York Racing drivers from New York (state) Racing drivers who died while racing Sports deaths in Virginia People from Westernville, New York Sportspeople from Rome, New York NASCAR Hall of Fame inductees