Originally published December 2013


12 10 2013 modified featureIn the 1970s, there was no mistaking this sound. The high-winding, heaving flywheel grinding, gear-jamming symphony made up the orchestra of Modified eliminator. Called blue-collar class racing, Modified thrived in NHRA competition until it was disbanded and divided between Competition and Super Stock. This informative CompetitionPlus.tv video,  tells the Modified story through the eyes of Mike Edwards, Vinny Barone, David Nickens, Gene Fulton and Jerry Coley.









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Bobby Bennett is the founder, publisher and editor of CompetitionPlus.com. A Spartanburg, S.C., native, he borrowed $1,500 to launch Competition Plus as a print magazine in the late 1980s. He later worked with Super Stock & Drag Illustrated and Petersen’s Drag Racing before launching CompetitionPlus.com in 1999, driven by a vision of bringing legitimate drag racing journalism to the internet. One of the sport’s earliest dedicated online news outlets, CompetitionPlus.com grew into a daily source for breaking news, features and commentary. Bennett has covered NHRA professional and sportsman racing for more than 40 years.

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