Walker Evans

Roger Walker Evans (December 3, 1938 – August 2, 2025) was an American professional off road racing driver and member of the Off-road Motorsports Hall of Fame. He was also a driver and owner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Nicknamed "The Legend", he was the father of off-road racer Evan Evans.

Racing career

Off-road Born in Cedar Lake, Michigan, Evans began his off-road career in cross-country events in SCORE International events, including the premier event: the Baja 500. His first sample of racing was in 1969, when he drove a Rambler American for the American Motors and actor James Garner sponsored team to a third-place finish in the Baja 500.

Evans had 142 total victories and 21 championship titles in off-road desert and short course racing. He won three races and the CORR Pro-4 championship in 2000 in his final full-time season in CORR before retirement from short-track off-road racing.

Around 1999, Evans began entering rock crawling events after a promotional trip to Moab.

NASCAR

Racing Evans decided to try his hand as a driver/owner in the newly formed NASCAR SuperTruck Series in 1995. He had one top-ten finish in 18 races, and he finished 14th in the final points standings. He had three top-ten finishes in 23 events in 1996, and he finished 17th in the overall points standings.

Team ownership Evans continued his Walker Evans Racing team after his retirement. He hired former SODA and CORR competitor Brendan Gaughan to race for him in 2002. Gaughan won twice, on his way to the Rookie of the Year title. In 2003, Gaughan was the CTS points leader going into the final race, but was crashed out.

Death Evans died on August 2, 2025, at the age of 86.

Halls of Fame Evans was inducted in the Off-road Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2004. In 2022, he was inducted into the SEMA Hall Of Fame.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Craftsman Truck Series NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Pts Ref 1995 Walker Evans Racing 20 Dodge PHO TUS SGS MMR POR EVG I70 LVL BRI MLW CNS HPT IRP FLM RCH MAR NWS SON MMR PHO 14th 1744 1996 HOM PHO POR EVG TUS CNS HPT BRI NZH MLW LVL I70 IRP FLM GLN NSV RCH NHA MAR NWS SON MMR PHO LVS17th2224 1 Ineligible for series points