Coleman Roddey was the only person to win two NHRA Modified Eliminator national championships in a row against some of the best, many who are listed here. He also did it with two different cars, manual transmissions and no two-steps.

Best Modified Racer?
 

I believe that Roddy won back to back Competition Eliminator Championships in 83 and 84.
Bob Rice

Ricky smith,mike edwards and my west coast vote Tom turner

Best Modifird Racer
 

Cotton Perry Was Very Good, No Doubt. Prior To Cotton, Glen Self
Was A Terror In Div. 4 With His "stormin Six" H/mp Cars. Glen Also Won Indy In 1969. Also, Dennis Ferrera Out Of Div. 1 Did A Good Job In Modified As Did Bob Riffle In The "rod Shop" B/mp Demon.

Tim MacDonald , Larry "DOC" Dixon, Mike Magrew, Paul Bergert, Jim Griffith, Gene Dunlap, Wayne Jessel, Dave Surrells,


Hammer



Havin fun 1/4 mile at a time...

When i was a kid dad took me to tulsa world finals. names i put at the top mods. were GLEN SELF and my favorite CARROL CAUDLE and his blue and white 55 chevy.

Re: Best Modified racer?
 

Carroll still has that '55. He also has a fiberglass prototype tunnel ram Vic Edelbrock sent him for testing. He let Vic take the '65 Corvette FI intake he had made into a tunnel ram before the were comercially available. Edelbock cut Carroll's manifold up for some reason, instead of returning it. They gave him a new tunnel ram instead. He wasn't happy. When they sent him the plywood and fiberglass intake for testing, he kept it. Told Vic he "had to cut it up to test it". He still has it. Butch Lake also had a Corvette FI intake made into a tunnel ram on his '55 panel modified production car, also Ralph Ridgeway had one.

Re: Best Modified racer?
 

I agree with Terry, that up here in Div.6 Tom Turner was one of the best. Terry Kelly was another "pure driver" who did well. We had a lot of regional favorites who also did well, but not always on a national basis. I will have to give an "Attaboy" to Terry Hoard and his eardrum piercing Samurai Warrior Mazda who held off David Hutchens and his all conquering Opel Gt in the final round at the Fallnationals up here at Seattle one year. Yes the "crowd went wild"!
Danny Durham

Re: Best Modified racer?
 

Bobby Thompson..



Hammer.



Havin fun 1/4 mile at a time

Re: Best Modified racer?
 

yeah! for TERRY HOURD he won SPORTSNATIONALS at bowlingreen ky. in 76 or 77 that thing sounded good under bleachers!!!!!!!!