RICCI, HART, AND GOODWIN VICTORIOUS AT AFTON!

Afton, NY… Mike Ricci, of Kingston, took home the win in the 30 lap DIRT 358 Modified Main event after dueling it out side-by-side with Jeff Rudalavage for several laps.

Hankains native Steve Walsh grabbed the early lead at the start of the race, but Mike Clapperton, of Sidney Center, took over the top spot on a lap three re-start.

Ricci made his way up through the pack quickly from his ninth starting spot, as he edged out Walsh for the second spot on the fourth circuit. Clapperton had his hands full holding off Ricci, as North Norwich's Mitch Gibbs made his way into the third spot.

Ricci got a good jump on a lap twelve restart, and took over the number one spot from Clapperton. Meanwhile, points leader Rudalavage, of Olyphant, PA, broke into the top five.

Rudalavage, who started 14th, looked to have the hottest setup, as he diced his way up through the pack. A caution period on the fifteenth lap saw Rudalavage seated in second, right on the back bumper of leader Ricci. As the field went back to green flag racing, Ricci and Rudalavage battled side by side, inside and out for the next several laps. Ricci won the battle as he took the lead for good on lap 24.

Ricci became the fourth different winner in four Modified features at the Afton Attraction this season. Rudalavage finished second, followed by Gibbs, Clapperton, and Otego's J.R. Hurlburt.

After suffering from mechanical problems last week, Harpursville's Don Hart, Jr. rebounded by dominating the 20 lap DIRT Sportsman main.

Hart, Jr., who started fourth in the field, took the lead from Edmeston's Tony Ross on a second lap re-start, and never looked back as he went on to lead the rest of the way to pick up his first feature win of the season. Points leader Arnie Slade, of Guilford, had a solid run in second, but could not mount a serious challenge on the Hart machine. Deposit's Chad Cook finished third, followed by Tim French, of Rockdale, and Ross.

Guilford native Todd Hurlburt was the early race leader in the 20 lap Pro Stock feature, but pole sitter Harold Humphrey, of Norwich, got a good run on a lap three re-start to re-take the top spot.

Binghamton's P.J. Goodwin looked fast, as he made his way to the second spot from his tenth place starting spot in just four laps.

Humphrey, who has suffered from mechanical problems while leading this year seemed to be changing his luck, but would again fall to mechanical failure during an eighth lap caution period.

Goodwin inherited the lead, but had Afton's Wade Decker right behind him looking to make a bid for his first win of the season. Goodwin had the car to beat though, as he went on for the win, with Decker in for second. John Walker, Jason Youngs and Hurlburt completed the top five.

The 20 lap Pure Stock feature events saw outside pole sitter Butch Green, of Binghamton, take the early lead over Rob Loucks on Bainbridge. Deposit's Denny Decker moved into the second spot on the ninth lap, and began to put the heat on Green. Rookie Driver Green, in only his fourth start, managed to hang on to the top spot, until Decker made a move by on the twelfth lap.

Loucks took over second from Green the next lap, but couldn't make a bid for the lead, as Decker went on to pick up the win by a good margin. Loucks finished Second, followed by Green, Bob Stilson, and Buck Mills.

In Four Cylinder Stock action, rookie driver Jason Jaindl, of Afton, found himself at the pole starting position. After briefly losing the top spot to Ralph Cuozzo, Jr., of Unadilla, Jaindl took the lead back just three laps in.

Cuozzo and Afton's Ralph Jennings, Jr., gave chase, until Cuozzo lost the handle on his machine with just two laps to go. Cuozzo managed to get corrected without bringing out the caution, but his chance for a win was gone.

Jaindl went on to become the second rookie feature winner at Afton this year, with Jennings in for second, followed by Russell Hendrickson Jr, Bob Doolittle, and Skip Pickwick.

Berkshire's Louie Gordinier continued his domination of the Dwarf Car class as he picked up the win in the twelve lap main event for the third time this year.

Gordinier, who started seventh, took the lead from Windsor's Gordie Isham on the second lap, and went on the lead the rest of the way en route to the checkers.

Isham came in for second, with Duane Knapp, Steve Tourje and Chic Chandler completing the top five.

358 MODIFIED RESULTS:Mike Ricci, Jeff Rudalavage, Mitch Gibbs, Mike Clapperton, J.R. Hurlburt, George Hoffmier Jr, Skip French, Dana Wagner, John Siedlecky, Steve Walsh, Carl Bittenbender, Brad Schaffer, Dave VanBuren Jr, Aaron Excell, Jim Witko Jr, Tony Pepicelli, Rick Amo, Mark Terry, Ed Strada, Jim Witko Sr, Pat Jordan, Wayne Reutimann Jr.

SPORTSMAN RESULTS: Don Hart Jr, Arnie Slade, Chad Cook, Tim French, Tony Ross, Ladd Yeomans, Billy Harris, Steve Anderson, Craig Pritchard, Tim Ross, Butch Klinger, Bob Conklin, Craig Pope, Chad O'Hara, Dave Crandall.

PRO STOCK RESULTS: P.J. Goodwin, Wade Decker, John Walker, Jason Youngs, Todd Hurlburt, Brian Steigerwald, Mike Decker, Jason Bartsh, Fred Christ, James Cornell, Winnie Winchester, Pat Nolan, Roger Lewis, Neil Palladino, Denny Smith, Harold Humphrey, James Christ, Bob Zimmerman, Jason Schlafer.

PURE STOCK RESULTS: Denny Decker, Rob Loucks, Butch Green, Bob Stilson, Buck Mills, Shaun Walker, Mark Effner, Steve Green, Dennis Valentine, Kurt Decker, Jerry Whorral.

FOUR CYLINDER STOCK: Jason Jaindl, Ralph Jennings Jr, Russell Hendrickson Jr, Bob Doolittle, Scott Johnson, Jamie Banta, Ralph Cuozzo Jr, George Crippen, Fred Newton, Lori Bishop, Leonard Miller, Ed Leslie, Rob Coulman.

DWARF CARS: Louie Gordinier, Gordie Isham, Duane Knapp, Steve Tourje, Chic Chandler, Floyd Clark Jr, Dennis Copp, Ray Vosburgh, Tim O'Neill, Chris Thompson.