MOORESVILLE, NC – Tommy Baldwin Racing announced today that the team will have a tribute to the late Carl “Bugsy” Stevens during the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour event at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday, June 22.
Produced by Natural Designs, the scheme, featuring the TBR No. 7NY, is dressed in red, white and blue in honor of the historic No. 15 with which Bugsy achieved multiple victories. The team also announced today that they are now selling a special t-shirt for the Bugsy program online at TommyBaldwinRacing.com. Interested parties can pre-order a shirt online and it will be shipped as soon as it arrives. Proceeds collected will be donated to the Matheny School in Bugsy’s honor.
“Bugsy was one of the best drivers to ever sit behind the wheel of a Modified – there’s no doubt about that,” said team owner Tommy Baldwin Jr. “This livery tribute is the first of many we will do during the 2024 season to pay tribute to some of those who had success and paved the way for today’s Modified racing. We are so happy to have Bugsy colors on the No. 7NY PSR chassis for New Hampshire with Doug Coby behind the wheel.”
Bugsy drove his first race in 1957 and was born for car racing. He teamed up with legendary car owner Lenny Boehler in the mid-1960s to drive the historic No. 3 “Ole Blue” machine, and they had immediate success, winning championships and countless races.
Stevens won titles at Seekonk Speedway, Thompson Speedway, Stafford Motor Speedway and many other New England tracks. Not only was Stevens a Modified standout, but he also competed in the NASCAR Cup Series in 1970, competing in three events that season and posting a best finish of sixth in what is now the Coca-Cola 600.
Bugsy was also a competitor on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour when the modern era began in 1985, competing in three years of competition and 45 starts with multiple top-five finishes. His familiar, successful number 15 will always be remembered.
Tommy Baldwin Racing returns to the track Friday, May 31, with Bryan Narducci piloting the No. 7NY SK Modified for the team. The group will also have Jack Baldwin piloting the SK Modified on Friday, June 7, June 14 and June 21, before Coby pilots the No. 7NY in the June 22 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race in New Hampshire.
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