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50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Bill Greco “Proved His Point at Stafford” Bill Greco, a New England short track legend, raced at Stafford in 1969 and 1970.  With one win, on June 20, 1970, and numerous top five finishes, Greco proved to his peers that he was competitive on the larger tracks. Greco, who began ... 50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Bill Greco

50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Ernie Gahan 1926-2009 “A True Dirt Tracker” Ernie Gahan never won a track Championship at Stafford Motor Speedway, but he was one of the chosen few that ran and won on both dirt and asphalt. Gahan, who began his racing career in 1948, began racing at Stafford in 1959 and ... 50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Ernie Gahan

50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Jeff Fuller “Up the Ladder of Success” Jeff Fuller is a 7-time Modified winner at Stafford.  His first win came in 1986 in a Friday night 30-lap event.  His other Stafford wins include the 1991 Spring Sizzler® and CARQUEST 150s in 1991, 1993, and 1994.  Fuller, from Auburn, Massachusetts, is ... 50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Jeff Fuller

50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Ed Flemke, Sr. 1930-1984 “A Modified Legend in His Own Time” Eddie Flemke was never a track champion at Stafford, but in the eyes of his fellow competitors, fans, and the media, he was a true champion. Flemke never raced on Stafford’s dirt surface, but when the track re-opened as ... 50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Ed Flemke, Sr.

50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Mike Ewanitsko Mike Ewanitsko is another member of the “Long Island Gang” that has made his mark in the Stafford Motor Speedway history books.  Ewanitsko began his racing career at Islip, New York in late 1984, just before the track closed.  He shifted his efforts to Riverhead Raceway where he ... 50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Mike Ewanitsko

50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Richie Evans 1941-1985 “The Ultimate Racer” When one talks of Modified racing, Richie Evans’ name always comes up. Evans was a two-time Modified Track Champion at Stafford with 37 career wins. Considered the ultimate Modified racer, Evans set the standard which is still looked upon today. Evans began racing in ... 50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Richie Evans

50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Fred DeSarro 1937-1978 “A Champion’s Champion” Fred DeSarro was the 1972 and 1976 Winston Racing Series Modified track champion at Stafford. His biggest wins were the 1970 Stafford 200, which sewed up the 1970 NASCAR National Modified Championship, and the Inaugural Spring Sizzler® in April of 1972. DeSarro never raced ... 50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Fred DeSarro

50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Pete Corey 1929-2000 “New York Invader” Pete Corey, from Cresent, New York, which is just north of Albany, was a regular at Stafford Motor Speedway during the NASCAR sanctioned dirt years from 1959 to 1966.  Although he never won a track Championship at Stafford, he won 21 races in that ... 50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Pete Corey

50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Corky Cookman 1943-1987 “Quiet and Consistent” During his Modified racing career at Stafford, Corky Cookman recorded only one win, the Manchester Oil Heat 100 on August 6, 1982. His style and consistent high finishes earned him a spot as being one of Stafford’s Salutes NASCAR at 50 program list of ... 50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Corky Cookman