Gary Tomkins

Gary Tomkins
Born	Gary A. Tomkins (1966-03-04) March 4, 1966 (age 59)
Modified racing career
Debut season	1988
Car number	84
Championships	4
Wins	120
Previous series
1982-1984 Wins	Street stocks 26
Championship titles
2004 Mr. Dirt Champion
Statistics up to date as of February 3, 2024.

Gary Tomkins (born March 4, 1966) is an American dirt modified racing driver. Tomkins has 146 feature event wins in the U.S., Canada and Australia. ^[1]

Racing career

Gary Tomkins gutted a Dodge Challenger at the age of 15 and entered it in the Street Stock class at the Canandaigua Speedway, New York, winning 26 times over the following two years. Gary then spent the next few years attending college and working for chassis builder Maynard Troyer, while piecing together a Sportsman car, which he raced to Canandaigua's division title in 1989. Gaining some attention as Danny Johnon's relief driver for one race in 1990, Tomkins was next invited to race full time by car owner Darrell Simmons, and scored his first Modified victory in 1992. ^[1]

Tomkins claimed the 2004 track championship at Brewerton Speedway, New York, and the 2004 and 2005 modified crowns at Rolling Wheels Raceway in Elbridge, New York.. ^[2] He was victorious at 14 different tracks including Can-Am Speedway (LaFargeville), Utica-Rome Speedway (Vernon) and Weedsport Speedway in New York; Cornwall Motor Speedway in Ontario, Canada; Hagerstown Speedway, Maryland; and Lismore Speedway in New South Wales, Australia. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Gary Tomkins was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2024. ^{[1] [6]}

References

1. "Racing Hall of Fame to induct two this year". The Citizen . Auburn NY. January 31, 2024. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
2. Weidener, Nolan (October 8, 2004). "Up to the task: Gary Tomkins takes the wheel for a top team". The Post Standard . Syracuse NY. p. A1. Retrieved February 3, 2024– via NewspaperArchive.
3. "Tomkins leads way at Can-Am". Watertown Daily Times . NY. August 17, 2008. Retrieved February 3, 2024– via NNY360 Archives.
4. Newlyn, Dennis (February 9, 2009). "Tomkins leading the V8 Dirt Modified charge". The Daily Telegraph . Sydney NSW, AUS. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
5. Elkins, Doug (August 11, 2016). "How Gary Tomkins won on final lap at Weedsport Speedway". The Post-Standard . Syracuse NY. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
6. "Horton & Tompkins Selected To NE Dirt Modified Hall of Fame". Speed Sport. 31 January 2024. Retrieved January 31, 2024.