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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 ...
Modified stock car racing, also known as modified racing and modified, is a type of auto racing that involves purpose-built cars simultaneously racing against each other on oval tracks. First established in the United States after World War II , this type of racing was early-on characterized by its participants' modification of passenger cars ...
Dirt track racing is the single most common form of auto racing in the United States. According to the National Speedway Directory, there are over 700 dirt oval tracks in operation in the US. [1] The composition of the dirt on tracks has an effect on the amount of grip available. Many tracks use clay with a specific mixture of dirt.
The series was founded in 1972 by Glenn Donnelly as a series of qualifier races for the inaugural Super Dirt Week at the New York State Fairgrounds Racetrack in Syracuse, New York. The series became a true points championship in 1974 that also awarded a points fund. Will Cagle won the first points championship in 1974 over two-time Super DIRT ...
Will Cagle began racing in his native Tampa, Florida, in 1953 at the age of 15 and relocated to the Northeast in 1959 for the numerous racing venues and higher purses. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Some of his more notable races and winning streaks came at the Albany-Saratoga Speedway NY, Canandaigua Speedway NY, Langhorne Speedway PA, Nazareth Speedway PA, and ...
0. Donald "Dutch" Hoag (November 2, 1926 - May 11, 2016) [1] was an American racing driver who won the Langhorne National Open five times when it was the most prestigious event for Modified and Sportsman racers. He was the only driver to win that race both when Langhorne Speedway 's surface was dirt (1956, 1960, 1963) and when it was asphalt ...
Gary Balough. 2015 Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame. [1] Gary Balough (born September 16, 1947) [3] is a retired American stock car racing driver who competed from 1962 to 2001. [4] Balough has won more than 1000 races throughout his short-track career and has accumulated more than 20 wins in the All-Pro division.
Poles. 8. 15. 4. James "Jimmy" Horton III (born July 3, 1956) is a businessman who owns a radiator and chassis shop after a Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame career racing dirt modifieds. [3] He raced in 48 NASCAR Winston Cup races in eight seasons. [4] He was a regular on the ARCA circuit in the 1980s and 1990s.