Modified Stock Car Racing - Asphalt Modifieds

Asphalt Modifieds

These modifieds are found mostly in the Eastern half of the US. Both of the sanctioning bodies (NASCAR and ASA) listed here use the same rules, but do not race on the same tracks. The cars are easy to identify. These modifieds sit on large slick tires that are exposed on all four corners of the car. The roofs of these cars are more rounded than the other types of modifieds listed in this article, their bodies look somewhat squashed, and have large, 8-inch-high (200 mm), Lexan spoilers on the rear of the cars. The driver sits on the left side of the car, and most of the time will have some type of small plastic windshield in front of him/her. All of these cars will sport small NASCAR or ASA stickers on the doors.

The largest builder of modifieds in the U.S. is former driver Maynard Troyer, who (after retiring in 1982) set up shop and in the 1980s was turning out 100 asphalt modifieds annually.

The Top Speed Fabrication ICAR Modified Tour is located in Angola,IN. and has been around for approx. 30 years. These asphalt race cars got their start at Mount Lawn Speedway near Indianapolis,IN. They were also once called the USA Modified Series. This traveling series races at local short tracks in Indiana,Michigan, and Ohio. In 2013 they will race for the very first time on a road course near South Haven,MI. at Gingerman Raceway.