Richie Evans - Recognitions

Recognitions

• Named #1 on NASCAR's Modified all-time Top 10 list (2003)
• Only retired number in NASCAR in any series – #61 on the Whelen Modified Tour.
• As part of NASCAR's 50th Anniversary celebration in 1998, Evans was named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers of All Time.
• Selected by fans 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' #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 #61 car.
• Elected to the NASCAR Hall of Fame on June 14, 2011 with Cale Yarborough, Darrell Waltrip, Dale Inman and Glen Wood. The induction ceremony is scheduled to take place on Jan. 20, 2012 at the NASCAR Hall of Fame located in Charlotte, NC.
• Inducted to the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, NC on January 20, 2012.