The international motorsports hall of fame lists this achievement as one of the supreme accomplishments in. Due to the current covid19 outbreak, ginetta cars will be operating in a very limited capacity to safeguard the health and wellbeing of our staff and customers. They cannot be modified or updated on their own and do not cover entire driver s racing. Richard dean founder of united autosports and former. The formula in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and cars must conform. Andy evans born june 27, 1951 is an american auto racing driver and team owner.
One of the reasons petty didnt race in other series that much might be the fact he had enough racing from cup. Aug 03, 2011 doreen was born into a motoring family in 1916. Evans racing enterprises was established over 30 years ago as a single car super comp dragster team competing all over north america. Mighty historic f2 entry for brands hatch classic car magazine. Her two brothers, denis and kenneth, were both racing drivers, and their parents were longstanding members of the brooklands set. This is a group for fans of f5000 the thundering v8 open wheelers run in the us, uk, australia, new zealand and. Richard is a previous le mans 24 hours race winner, winning the gt2 class in 2006.
October 24, 1985, was an american racing driver who won nine nascar national modified championships, including eight in a row from 1978 to 1985. However, im a fan of spreading the word of racing history, so let me tell you why richie evans. 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. Fuel injection kurtis kraftoffenhauser 1953 world championship of drivers round. October 24, 1985, was an american racing driver who won nine nascar national modified. Top ten harness drivers of all time the top ten harness drivers of all time. Evans won virtually every major race for asphalt modifieds, most of them more than. His racing career began on the local dragstrip, however that was rather shortlived.
He raced in the championship offroad racing corr series in the 1990s when he was the pro 2 champion in corr despite racing using hand controls since he is a paraplegic. Top 50 race car drivers celebrity net worth richest. The true life story of wendell scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper tier nascar race. With richard pryor, beau bridges, pam grier, cleavon little. This beautiful orange small block chevy was designed and built by richie evans and billy nacewicez in 1984. Evan walker evans born february 11, 1965 is an american professional offroad racer. David evans is a racehorse trainer who trains more than 70 horses in the shadow of the black mountains. Simon evans born november 12, 1990 is a racing driver from new zealand, who competes in the jaguar ipace etrophy for team asia new zealand. The international motorsports hall of fame lists this achievement as one of the supreme accomplishments in motorsports. Richard ernest evans july 23, 1941 october 24, 1985, was an american racing driver who won nine nascar national modified championships, including. This beautiful orange small block chevy was designed and built by richie evans and billy nacewicez in cars built by the duo were famous for the signature orange paint scheme that was used throughout richie evans racing career. They cannot be modified or updated on their own and do not cover entire drivers racing history. Evan evans is the son of offroad racing the legend walker evans.
See more ideas about race cars, nascar racing and racing. Myrtle beach speedway competitor passes away after accident. He continues to race occasional races as of the end of the 2012 season. Martin stretton racing career profile driver database. Roger walker evans born december 3, 1938 is an american former professional off road racing driver and member of the offroad motorsports hall of fame.
Discussion in the hokey ass message board started by john56h, apr 11. Richard hywel evans racing career profile driver database. Jerry cook and richie evans had epic nascar rivalry. Meadowlands horsemen name their picks for harness racing s top 5 drivers of all time. Click to show race results for protyre motorsport ginetta gt5 challenge 2018. Williams grove speedway tragedy doesnt keep dirttrack racing fans away. He will take on other pacesetters like richard evans march 742 and. The following drivers are the current leaders in the driverdb ranking in their age group. I believe david miller should be rated top 5 of all time harness racing drivers.
Evans won virtually every major race for asphalt modifieds, most of them more than once. Includes date entered, race time and latest betting odds. Former racing driver chris harris pictured heads a newlook presenting trio along with matt le blanc and rory reid following evans much. Richard ernest evans, was an american racing driver who won nine nascar national modified championships, including eight in a row from 1978 to 1985.
The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the career details further below on the page. All three evans children learned to drive as soon as they were of age, and all three got their start in motorsport very young. David evans is a racehorse trainer who trains more than 70. Evans was the first modified driver inducted into the nascar hall of fame in 2012. The indy 500 drivers by indianapolis 500 1911present. These are the ones you will hear a lot about in years to come. October 24 1985, was an american racing driver who won nine nascar national modified championships, including eight in a row from 1978 to 1985.
He is also a multiple race and championship winner in many different formulas, including british gt, and the oulton park gold cup. Richard evans racing career profile driver database. Racing aces like michael schumacher, lewis hamilton and dale earnhardt jr. Nicknamed the legend, he is the father of offroad racer evan evans. Evans, who had 20 career victories on the martinsville track alone, was also a ninetime winner of the modified divisions most popular driver award. He achieved two podiums, and scored a total of 16 championship points. British female racing drivers the contents of that subcategory can also be found within this category, or in diffusing subcategories of it. I have entered into a series racing mazda mx5s and hopefully it will be a good year. Richie evans has won more nascar races than richard petty. There was a high import duty into canada on racing parts back then. Jackie evans drove a lot in fla and the birmingham alabama area.
Top gears chris harris slated for acting like chris evans. An excellent entry of 23 cars for the historic formula 2 races includes irish ace. By 1962, he had built his first hobby car, a 1954 ford, number pt109. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Image result for jackie evans race car driver dirt car. Historic f2 tops hscc gold cup at oulton park historic sports car.
Do you have a program from one of these races and would you be willing to send a scan or photocopy of the entry list. Clean driving style and using race craft to make over taking opportunities. As a driver, he won the 1995 and 1997 12 hours of sebring. Richard james david dickie attwood born 4 april 1940, wolverhampton, staffordshire is a british motor racing driver, from england. Esports driver database and new ranking system to be launched by torque esports. Detailed karting statistics not covered by driver database. F2 newcomer julian stokes tecno and drivers from germany, france. These statistics are based only on the results available in the rsc archive database.
Richard ernest evans was an american racing driver who as the t he unquestioned king of modified racing won nine nascar national modified championships, including eight in a row from 1978 to 1985. Richard evans 1964 4940cc attila chevrolet mk3 american racing. Garrett evans is one of the top short track drivers in the us. Like my page to keep up with the latest news on my racing in 20. Simon evans is driving in the 2019 jaguar ipace etrophy. Andrew smith racing career profile driver database.
Racing in new mexico has come to a screeching halt until at least april 24 due to the covid19 pandemic, but even under such delicate circumstances, many of the tracks horsemen and women have given their time and money to help those most threatened by the closures of businesses and services, led by. Richard dean is a former british racing driver and coowner of united autosports. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Jul 14, 2017 image result for jackie evans race car driver. With a winning background in karting, formula cars, and sports cars, both in north america and europe, andrew is one of the top prototype race car drivers rising through the ranks of motorsports. Hell, running up to 60 races each year has to wear you out.
He participated in 12 world championship formula one grands prix, debuting on 1 march 1975. Richard ernest evans july 23, 1941 october 24, 1985, was an american racing driver who won nine nascar national modified championships, including eight in a row from 1978 to 1985. Yes mark harmer owns and drives the car he is a world class guy and an outstanding driver as well. Satie hall evans and ernest richard evans and the family farm they operated in bucolic westernville. Milliken was discharged from the hospital earlier this week. And if evans had chosen to move up the rankings richard petty would not have 200 wins and btw kyle petty has gone on record in saying the real king of nascar was evans. View results and future entries as well as statistics by course, race type and prize money. Stuart nigel lewisevans 20 april 1930 25 october 1958 was a british racing driver from england. Kcmg and matt howson secure inaugural tcr japan title. Robert bob evans born 11 june 1947 in waddington, lincolnshire is a british former racing driver from england. Despite the disruption to daily life, the economy and sports events, has had record traffic in the first quarter of 2020 that is continuing into q2 as fans seek news about auto racing, esports and a connection to other racing fans in the age of social. Richard ernest evans, was an american racing driver who won. Wikimedia commons has media related to nascar team owners subcategories.
For more have a look at the future racing stars section. He has is also new zealand v8 supertourer champion. Pop lewis evans had previously been a mechanic for the wellknown racing driver earl howe, but had not previously raced himself. He was also a driver and owner in the nascar craftsman truck series. He also competed in numerous nonchampionship formula one races. He is survived by his wife, cassie evans, his father bimbo and his mother, annette, as well as sister, tara. They cannot be modified or updated on their own and do not cover entire driver s racing history.
If you need to know who richie evans is, perhaps you shouldnt be reading this in the first place. Racing was just a significant part of our lives as we grew up, having said that lex died when i was 10 years of age, richard davison explained to. Simon has a proud racing heritage including his father owen evans, and little brother formula e driver mitch evans. He participated in 14 formula one world championship grands prix, debuting on 19 may 1957. Evans and fellow mbs driver justin milliken were injured in the accident when they were leaving myrtle beach speedway on july 21st. Richard james david dickie attwood born 4 april 1940, wolverhampton, staffordshire is a british motor racing driver. Bob evans racing driver born 1947, british formula one driver robert evans wrestler born 1983, canadian professional wrestler bob evans wrestler born 1972, american professional wrestler and trainer. David evans racing, pandy, monmouthshire, united kingdom. Mar 26, 2015 stuart lewisevans was an up and coming racing driver and good friend of the young stirling moss, this image was taken in september 1953 when stuart was just 23 years old and it shows him unloading his cooper 500 formula 3 racing car at the crystal palace race circuit in south london from the roof of a series 1 land rover. Andrew evans is a young american race car driver competing in the imsa weathertech sportscar championship, and is the 2019 12 hours of sebring winner.
The international motorsports hall of fame lists this. This is a nondiffusing parent category of category. Richard evans march 742 will be the absolute benchmark, but faces. Martinsville crash claims legendary richie evans speed sport. Jackie evans drove a lot in fla and the birmingham. Richard ernest evans, was an american racing driver who won nine nascar national modified championships, including eight in a row from 1978 to.
Stuart lewis evans was born in luton, bedfordshire, but largely grew up in kent, where his father, lewis pop lewis evans, owned and ran a garage business. The main information we need from programs is just that entry list as it typically contains details of cars, entry numbers, drivers, entrants and often also car colours and drivers home towns. In addition to the modified title, evans had also claimed his fourthconsecutive northeast region championship in the nascar winston racing series prior to his death. Richie evans 23 jul 194124 oct 1985, find a grave memorial no. Career details the racing career of richard evans 2018 protyre motorsport ginetta gt5 challenge.