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50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Jimmy Spencer “Mr. Excitement” During his Modified racing career Jimmy Spencer won only twice at Stafford: the 1983 Spring Sizzler® non-qualifiers event and the 1984 Spring Sizzler®.  But he left his mark at Stafford like none other because of his style of driving. Spencer began his racing career at the ... 50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Jimmy Spencer

50 Greatest Modified Drivers – “Wild” Bill Slater 1928-2012 “Been There, Done That, Seen It All” When one talks of Stafford Motor Speedway, Wild Bill Slater’s name comes to mind. If not for Slater’s vision and prodding, what we know to be Stafford Speedway today may have faded into oblivion. Slater was an active competitor ... 50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Bill Slater

50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Ollie Silva 1929-2004 “Dynamite Ollie” Ollie Silva only ran a handful of events at Stafford in the late 1960s and early 1970s but, nonetheless, he became a legend in his own time.  He never won at Stafford, but when an open competition was run there, somehow he would attach a ... 50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Ollie Silva

50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Greg Sacks “They Called Him Superman” Greg Sacks was the 1982 Stafford Speedway Modified Track Champion.  In only 3 years Sacks recorded 16 wins on the tough half-mile oval.  A native of Mattituck, Long Island, Sacks spent his formative years learning his trade at the 1/5 mile Islip Speedway and ... 50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Greg Sacks

50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Brian Ross “Flyin’ Brian” Brian Ross was the 1984 Modified Track Champion at Stafford and has 12 wins to his credit.  His wins include the Spring Sizzler in 1986, the Ferrara 100 in 1975 and 1984, and the Winston 100 in 1984 and 1985.  His first Stafford win came on ... 50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Brian Ross

50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Bob Potter 1941-2019 “A Master of Modifieds” Bob Potter was the only driver to race on all three surfaces at Stafford Motor Speedway. He ran one event on the dirt and only a few in the early days on asphalt including the first Spring Sizzler in 1972. He drove Roger ... 50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Bob Potter

50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Bob Polverari “Doing It For Fun” Bob Polverari was a 3-time feature winner at Stafford.  His most coveted prize was the 1981 Spring Sizzler® where he beat Richie Evans to the checkered flag by inches.  Always the professional and a crowd favorite, Polverari raced at Stafford during the 1980’s before ... 50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Bob Polverari