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Modified racing remained popular, particularly on the east coast, and grew away from "strictly stock" or "Late Models" and became akin to both stock cars and open-wheel cars. Until the early 1970s, drivers typically competed on both dirt and asphalt surfaces with the same car. [2] Modified cars resemble a hybrid of open wheel cars and stock cars.
Supermodified racing. ISMA SuperModified. Note the extreme offset to the driver's side, and the engine mounted outside of the frame rails. Supermodifieds are a class of open wheel race car that compete on paved short tracks throughout the United States of America and Canada. The class was founded in the 1950s and is especially popular in the ...
The Race of Champions 250 is the yearly stock car race using modified race cars and is the direct descendant of the National Open. Although the first 14 open championships were held on a dirt surface, Langhorne Speedway was paved in 1965, and the event has since been held on asphalt surfaces. The tracks hosting the event have ranged from the ...
The Modified Division is NASCAR's oldest division, and is the only open-wheeled division that NASCAR sanctions. NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour events are mainly held in the northeastern United States, but the 2007 and 2008 tours expanded to the Midwest with the addition of a race in Mansfield, Ohio. The tour races primarily on short oval paved ...
Richie Evans. Richard Ernest Evans (July 23, 1941 [ 1] – October 24, 1985), was an American racing driver who won nine NASCAR National Modified Championships, including eight in a row from 1978 to 1985. The International Motorsports Hall of Fame lists this achievement as "one of the supreme accomplishments in motorsports". [ 2]
Asphalt: Moto Blitz DX. September 11, 2023. Asphalt is a series of racing video games mainly developed and published by Gameloft. The series typically focus on fast-paced arcade racing set in various locales throughout the world, tasking players to complete races while evading the local law enforcement. Gameplay includes teaming up with allied ...
Cindy got the bid for pouring asphalt on their circle drive and it looked familiar. "It was the exact same amount to the penny as what we built five years ago," Cindy recounted as tears shimmered ...
IMCA Modified. IMCA Modified is the top modified division sanctioned by the International Motor Contest Association. [ 1] The series began in 1979. It was designed to be a mid-level class between late models and hobby stocks. [ 2] The first IMCA modified race was held at the Benton County, Iowa Speedway in 1979 on a 1/4 mile track.