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Dirt Modified racing was born out of post World War II stock car racing, and has been the centerpiece of uninterrupted activity at Orange County Fair Speedway ever since 1948.
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The cars of the 1950s and 1960s were bulky, and most had humpback lids. Some drivers cut off the humps and flattened the roof, perhaps in the first attempts to use aerodynamics.
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The first major revolution in dirt modifieds took place in the mid-1960s when Toby Tobias developed a tubular chassis design that was offered to the public in kits by the early 1970s.
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It was 1980 when Gary Balough set the modified world on its ear by winning Syracuse's Super DIRT Week with the famed "Batmobile"
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By the late 1980s, front fenders were gone and the current modified design began to take shape. Even though there were three major car manufacturers by the mid 1990s TEO, Troyer and Bicknell, the modified cars morphed into a similar design. There have been few changes since 1996.
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In 2000, the United States Modified Touring Series was created and is now the biggest Modified series around.
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In 2016, the cars continue to get faster and more aerodynamically advanced. Modified racing is still one of the most competitive and beloved types of racing.
