RICHIE EVANS MEMORIAL 100 CREATES HISTORY
WITH REAL MOD RACING
The Night, the Racing was Richie Evans Style by Denise DuPont

   The seventh night of racing for the 43rd year of racing at New Smyrna Speedway did not seem long at all.
   It was a great night of racing and fans knew that the mods were in town.

   Here is a summary of the Richie Evans Memorial night of racing:
   • The night was warm enough for a good night of racing in Florida
   • The track condition was ripe for racing
   • Tensions were all but gone as racers concentrated on racing
   • Drivers were too busy driving and competing to be aggressive
   • Fans were ready for racing
   • Fans could not stay sitting as the laps clicked off for the Richie Evans Memorial Race
   • TC was not going to let Silk get the last bonsai move
   • Silk showed he could use the bonsai move to pass the master
   • Bobby Grigas hung on to third spot waiting for the leaders to make one wrong move
   • There were 12 lead changes during the 100 lap race
   • Silk took over the lead 5 times
   • TC took over the lead 5 times
   • Jimmy Blewett did not finish the race he was out on lap 11 with car problems
   • There were three cautions on Lap 11
   • The drivers lined up to pose for pictures with track owner Hart for a memorial shot
   • Cars were able to pass on the outside
   • Cars were able to come from the back of the pack back through the field
   • Jimmy Blewett won his 7th SK race this week
   • There was a great contingent of old Modified cars and racers here for the 2nd annual event at
       the track
   • If you really want to see some good racing buy the tape!

   TC’s words from Victory sum up his feelings about the night:
   “This track was made for racing mods.”
 

Source: Denise DuPont / New Smyrna Speedway
Posted: February 13, 2009