As an ex-pat upstate New Yorker with close ties to the modified division back there, I probably saw Richie Evans win over a hundred races when I was a kid. His death was one of those events were you still remember exactly where you were when you heard about it.

If you’ve never read Bones Boucier’s book on Richie Evans, do yourself a favor, find a copy and read it. It doesn’t matter if you’re not from the Northeast or if you never saw Richie Evans race, I think it’s one of the best books ever written about short track racing.