50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Mike McLaughlin
50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Mike McLaughlin “Magic Shoes” Mike McLaughlin is one of the most diversified and successful drivers in the nation. Voted by the fans as one of the 50 Greatest Modified Drivers of All-Time, McLaughlin was a regular in the modified division during the mid 1980’s. Driving first for Len Boehler and ... 50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Mike McLaughlin
50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Jerry Marquis
50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Jerry Marquis “Came Up Through the Ranks” Jerry Marquis, a graduate and two-time Stafford Limited Sportsman Champion (1980 and 1981), did most of his Modified driving at Stafford in the NASCAR Modified Tour. A top contender, Marquis won the 1999 SK Modified® track championship at Stafford and racked up 6 ... 50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Jerry Marquis
50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Jan Leaty
50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Jan Leaty “Family Man – Racer” Jan Leaty has only one career win at Stafford Motor Speedway, but it was a big one: The 1996 200-lap Spring Sizzler®. A regular on the NASCAR Modified Tour, Leaty, at the urging of friends, began his career in 1978 in the Street Stock ... 50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Jan Leaty
50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Randy LaJoie
50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Randy LaJoie “His Father’s Son” Randy LaJoie was a four-time SK Modified® feature winner at Stafford and he was also the 1996 and 1997 NASCAR Xfinity Series Champion. In 1997, LaJoie became the first driver in Xfinity Series history to win $1 million in a single season. Lajoie, son of ... 50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Randy LaJoie
50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Buddy Krebs
50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Buddy Krebs 1931-2006 “A Stafford Pioneer” During the dirt era at Stafford, Buddy Krebs was one of the top drivers and also one of the most popular. Krebs began his racing career in the early 1950’s at eth now closed Cherry Park Speedway in Avon, CT. Although never a winner ... 50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Buddy Krebs
50 Greatest Modified Drivers – George Kent
50 Greatest Modified Drivers – George Kent “Quiet and Cunning” In the span of close to 20 years, George Kent entered Victory Lane at Stafford Motor Speedway only once. He won the NASCAR Modified Tour Pentax 100 on September 7, 1987. He is, however, one of the 50 Greatest Modified Drivers of All-time as voted ... 50 Greatest Modified Drivers – George Kent
50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Charlie Jarzombek
50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Charlie Jarzombek 1942-1987 “They called him Chargin Charlie” Charlie Jarzombek was the 1985 Stafford Motor Speedway Modified track champion. Dubbed the undisputed leader of the Long Island gang, Charlie was to Long Island what Bugsy Stevens was to New England, the most winning and most popular driver in his era. ... 50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Charlie Jarzombek
50 Greatest Modified Drivers – George Janoski
50 Greatest Modified Drivers – George Janoski 1928-2008 George Janoski was a hometown talent who shined at Stafford Speedway back when the track was dirt. From 1959-1963, Janoski notched 17 modified feature wins and two modified track championships at Stafford. Janoski also won the 1964 Sportsman track title at Stafford, all while racing on dirt. ... 50 Greatest Modified Drivers – George Janoski
50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Tony Hirschman
50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Tony Hirschman “Quiet but Aggressive” Tony Hirschman, a mainstay on the NASCAR Modified Tour, notched 6 of his 35 career Modified Tour wins at Stafford, including the 2005 NAPA Spring Sizzler®, and was considered to be one of the Fifty Greatest Modified Drivers of All-time as voted by the public. ... 50 Greatest Modified Drivers – Tony Hirschman
50 Greatest Modified Drivers – George “Moose” Hewitt
50 Greatest Modified Drivers – George “Moose” Hewitt 1933-1997 “Backyard Independent Racer” George “Moose” Hewitt raced regularly at Stafford during the 1970s and has four feature wins there to his credit including the Winston 100 on August 26, 1975. A carpenter by trade, Hewitt worked seven days a week often putting in 12 hour days ... 50 Greatest Modified Drivers – George “Moose” Hewitt