Jan 18, 2016 jerry cook and richie evans had epic nascar rivalry by bill kiser. Stefanik is the winningest driver in whelen modified tour history with 74 wins. Jerry cook this is the first in a fivepart series showcasing the careers of the nascar hall of fame class of 2016, all of whom will be inducted on friday, jan. It also was the home of jerry cook, who won six nascar national modified titles, and the evanscook duels became legendary. Dec 23, 2011 nascar hof 2012 darrell waltrip duration. Richie evans 19411985 bio international motorsports hall of. He began racing at the age of and won the track championship at uticarome speedway in 1969. Richard ernest evans was an american racing driver who as the the. Fielded cars for other drivers until 1963, when a hired driver wrecked twice.
Jerry cook takes modified route to nascar hall of fame get. Interessanterweise stammt cook aus derselben stadt wie sein gro. Nascar hall of fame class of 2012 jayskis nascar silly. Each driver had his legion of fans vociferous on behalf of the merits of their. Cook finished among the top 10 an amazing 85% of the time. Woody pitkat to run jerry cook hall of fame tribute whelen. A fourth would get him firmly entrenched in that discussion, tying him with tony hirschman jr. Jerry cook born june 20, 1943 in lockport, new york is a nascar modified championship race car driver. Jerry cook and richie evans had epic nascar rivalry the state. Cook joins fellow roman and careerlong modified racing rival richie evans in the nascar hall of fame. The jerry cook tribute car woody pitkat will run in saturdays nascar whelen modified tour f. Sep 15, 2019 nascar talk nbc sports nascar select driver. Cook and evans took the modified title between them for 15 consecutive seasons.
Legendary cars and cars of legendary drivers official site of nascar. Cale yarborough, darrell waltrip, dale inman, richie evans and glen wood. Jerry cook and richie evans had epic nascar rivalry charlotte. Jan 12, 2016 jerry cook born june 20, 1943 in lockport, new york is a nascar modified championship race car driver. All the while, he was vying with another driver from his hometown of rome. All the while, he was vying with another driver from his hometown of rome, new york, ninetime champion and nascar hall of famer richie evans, for supremacy in nascars openwheel realm. The winningest driver in the history of the nascar whelen modified tour, stefaniks career stretched nearly 30 years.
Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. When you talk history and legacy names like richie evans, jerry cook and geoff bodine are. The fast life and times of nascars greatest modified driver. Richie evans, a ninetime nascar champion, heads the nascar modified alltime top 10. Overall richie evans lou lazzaro jerry cook fred desarro ollie silva bernie miller ray hendrick bobby santos bugs stevens moose hewitt total nascar modified wins driver wins lou lazzaro 3 richie evans 3 ed pieniazek 2 sonney seamon 1 bob santos 1 dave lape 1 dave kotary 1 dennis giroux 1 bugs stevens 1 9 drivers 14 events final nascar modified. Juni 1943 in rome, new york ist ein ehemaliger nascar rennfahrer. Sep 16, 2019 the former nascar driver was just 61 years old. The fast life and times of nascars greatest modified driver by bones bourcier was published by coastal 181 in 2004 and is available through the publishers web site. The late evans, a ninetime nascar modified champion, was inducted in. The richie evans story, which is still available through places like. Jerry cook and richie evans had epic nascar rivalry the. Modified legend jerry cook enters nascar hall of fame. Ninetime nascar champion mike stefanik was killed in a plane crash sunday. Modified racer jerry cook headed to nascar hall of fame.
Jerry cook takes modified route to nascar hall of fame. Jan 11, 2016 cook joins fellow roman and careerlong modified racing rival richie evans in the nascar hall of fame. Four drivers who are among the 50 greatest nascar drivers of all time are members of the nascar modified alltime top 10 announced friday by the sanctioning body. Richie evans bio international motorsports hall of fame. Cook, now 72, will join him friday, one of five members in the hall of fames 2016 induction class. Nascar whelen allamerican series nascar home tracks. Richie evans, who won more than 400 feature races during his career, was 44 years old when he was fatally injured in 1985 during a practice crash at martinsville speedway. Kevin rice, may 26, 2015 concord, nc last wednesday, jerry cook was announced as one of the nascar hall of fame class of 2016, and on sunday he was at charlotte motor speedway to talk about his career. Evans was the first modified driver inducted into the nascar.
Jerry cook, who was the 1972 champion, ran to finish while evans ran to win. Jan 22, 2012 richie evans and fellow roman jerry cook were honored as two of nascars 50 greatest drivers. Jack bcar makescar and driverpavement lancasternascarevansrace. Jerry cook made his name in modifieds, winning six nascar modified championships, including four consecutively from 197477. Sep 15, 2019 the winningest driver in the history of the nascar whelen modified tour, stefaniks career stretched nearly 30 years.
Courtesy buzz chew racing nascar whelen modified tour championship contender woody pitkat will sport a different car number and colors this weekend at new hampshire motor speedway, but the marks. Dont know about holland but it wouldnt surprise me. It also was the home of jerry cook, who won six nascar national modified titles, and the evans cook duels became legendary. It also was the home of jerry cook, who won six nascar national modified. Richie evans and fellow roman jerry cook were honored as two of nascars 50 greatest drivers. Cook, now 72, will join him friday, one of five members in.
The fast life and times of nascar s greatest modified driver by bones bourcier was published by coastal 181 in 2004 and is available through the publishers web site. The late evans, a ninetime nascar modified champion, was inducted in 2012 as the first hall. From farm boy to ninetime nascar national champion, richie evans raced through life in the fast lane. He joins his rival from his hometown of rome, new york, richie evans, as only the second hall of fame driver whose career wasnt connected to nascars premier series. Cook and evans made upstate new york the epicenter of nascar modified racing in the 1960s, 70s and 80s.
Modified great jerry cook to go in nascar hall of fame. The fiveperson class, which will be officially inducted in a ceremony during the weekend of jan. Empa hall of fame eastern motorsport press association. Jerry cook made his name in modifieds, winning six nascar modified championships, including four consecutively from 19741977. Jerry cook raced against him in the modified series. Romes jerry cook, a sixtime national modified stock car champion in the 1970s when he was a regular at vernons uticarome speedway, will be.
He joins his rival from his hometown of rome, new york, richie evans, as only the second hall of fame driver whose career wasnt connected to. See more ideas about race cars, old race cars and vintage racing. Jerry cook and richie evans had epic nascar rivalry. Jan 18, 2016 evans was the first modified driver inducted into the nascar hall of fame in 2012. He began racing at the age of and won the track championship at uticarome speedway in 1969 he eventually went to become a sixtime champion in the nascar modified series 197172, 197477. Richie evans, one of the most successful shorttrack racers in history, was killed oct. Jerry cook born june 20, 1943 is a nascar modified championship race car driver. And this pair of exceptionalracers clearly dominated the nascar national modified championship for 15 yearsas it seemed like when cook didnt win. The list of nascar greats who have won state championships includes richie evans, red farmer, ned jarrett, jerry cook, ralph earnhardt, cale yarborough, david pearson, sterling marlin, harry gant. Modified driver jerry cook to join richie evans in nascar hall of fame posted by. Jack bcar makescar and driverpavementlancasternascarevansrace.
Richie was killed in a crash while practicing at martinsville in 1985. Nascar hall of fame class of 2016 jayskis nascar silly. Jan 12, 2016 cook and evans made upstate new york the epicenter of nascar modified racing in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. Jerry cook made his name in modifieds, winning six nascar modified. Jerry cook s name will always be part of one of the nations most intense ontrack racing rivalries. The late evans, a ninetime nascar modified champion, was inducted in 2012 as the first hall member whose career wasnt connected to nascars premier series. All the while, he was vying with another driver from his hometown of rome, n. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Richie evans, a product of rome, ny, raced modifieds on oval tracks, and.
Cook became nascars modified division director in 1985. Jerry cook made his name in the modified division, winning six nascar modified championships, including four consecutively from 197477. Nascar announced today the 2012 class of inductees into the nascar hall of fame. His career stretched more than 30 years, bridging the generations between jerry cook and richie evans to our current drivers. One of the most consistent performers in the history of nascars modified series, jerry cook june 20, 1943 of rome, new york, shared a hometown with fellowempa hall of fame driver richie evans. Jerry cook and richie evans were romes equivalent of, say, david pearson and richard petty during what arguably can be called the golden age of modified racing.
Sep 15, 2019 stefanik is the winningest driver in whelen modified tour history with 74 wins. The 1987 ford thunderbird driven by davey allison is among the. Evans was the first modified driver inducted into the nascar hall of fame in 2012. Modified driver jerry cook to join richie evans in nascar. Martinsville crash claims legendary richie evans speed sport. From 1974 to 1977, evans concentrated on the money races and let cook do the traveling. Jerry cook made his name in modifieds, winning six nascar modified championships, four coming consecutively from 197477. Evans would take the championship back in 1978 and he succeeded in winning eight consecutive titles. Et, live on nbcsn, motor racing network and siriusxm nascar radio.
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