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Originally Posted by its a syn
Righie Evans was the man! Always loved it when I would get to see him race on TV which wasn't often back in the 70's. would drop everything to watch Wide World of Sports and get to see the Super Modifieds run. Back then they were the baddest thing runnin'. Was very glad to see he made a early entrance into HOF.
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Richie was NINE-TIME NASCAR Modified Champion...and simply didn't want to trek "South". He beat the likes of Geoff Bodine (the first to "migrate", and the first NASCAR driver hired by Mr. Rick Hendrick - you recognize THAT name, don't you?!), Jimmy Spencer, Steve Park, and others who eventually went "South". 480 combined wins, and 28 Championships, total.
His induction opens the door for all manner of deserving-but-relatively-unknown drivers to enter the hallowed Hall..