2ND WIN OF THE SEASON FOR ROBBIE GREEN

Afton, NY…7/24/98.. Mirabito Fuel Group presented a full night of NASCAR Winston

Racing Series action on Friday July 24th. Robbie Green, Jim Crawn, Skip

French, Bill Cook and Harold Humphrey all collected wins on the evening.

Twenty-three modifieds came to life as Jerry Cook, Director of Competition

for NASCAR gave the command of Gentleman Start Your Engines in front of a

packed grandstand. Mark Schoonover and Steve Eldred brought the field to the

start of the 30-lap event. Eldred would jump right up to the top spot

bringing with him John Kollar, Marty Bunker and Mark Schoonover.

Eldred would stay up front until lap seven as John Kollar who had been

pressuring for the position would take the lead away as the field went to turn

one. Paul Jensen would follow Kollar through and take second shuffling Eldred

back to third. On the move was Robbie Green who started in position number

thirteen.

Green was now in third and closing in on Jensen for the second spot. Kollar

was

feeling the pressure from Jensen and on lap thirteen Jensen took the top spot

away. Green was able to get by Kollar, as did Mitch Gibbs shuffling him back

in the lineup. At the midway point Jensen leads with Robbie Green, Mitch

Gibbs, Steve Eldred and Tony Pepicelli rounding out the top five.

Green was now working on Jensen for the lead and was able to pull along side

as they went to turn two. Green used his momentum down low and took the lead

to complete lap sixteen. Green would pull away by five car lengths once in

front. Jensen was now feeling the heat from Mitch Gibbs. Gibbs using the

high side to his liking was challenging for the second spot. As the field,

completed lap twenty, Gibbs took second from Jensen.

Caution appeared on lap twenty-one as Earl Walrath, Mike Jones, John Ritter

and Mike Baldwin came together in turn one. This put Gibbs on the back bumper

of the race leader Robbie Green. On the restart Green remained in front with

Gibbs following in his tire tracks. A battle for third was now brewing as

Paul Jensen has the spot and Tony Pepicelli was looking to get by.

Gibbs kept using the high side to his liking and was now inching closer to

the leader Green. On lap twenty-six, Gibbs pulled even with Green but could

not make the pass stick. Behind them, Jensen was in a race for third as

Pepicelli was looking to the inside for the spot. Pepicelli made a run out of

turn two and was able to grab the third position. Caution appeared on lap

twenty-eight, for a spin in turn two setting up a two-lap dash.

Green was able to keep Gibbs behind him with two to go, but Gibbs went to the

high side one more time. With one to go, Gibbs pulled even with Green out of

turn two as they raced to turn three. Green was able to shut the door on

Gibbs as they went through three and four to maintain the lead. At the

checkers Robbie Green collected win number two on the season. Gibbs was

second, Tony Pepicelli, Brian Weaver and Paul Jensen completed the top five.

Heat wins went to Marty Bunker, John Kollar and Robbie Green.

In the 20-lap NASCAR Winston Racing Shortrack Series Sportman division

feature event, Alan Johnson took the lead at the drop of the green. Tim Mayne

who started in position number two took control on lap five. Mayne who is

looking for his first career win in a sportsman put eight car lengths between

him and the rest of the pack.

Jim Crawn was slowly working his way to the front and on lap twelve took the

second spot away and was starting to reel in Tim Mayne. Mayne had a six-car

length advantage as they completed lap sixteen. Crawn was doing all he could

do but could not gain any ground on Mayne. Caution came out on lap eighteen

putting Crawn on the back bumper of Mayne. On the restart, Crawn got a good

jump and took the lead going to turn one. Mayne came right back, but Crawn

was able to keep the top spot.

At the checkers, Jim Crawn collected his third Afton win, Tim Mayne second;

Arnie Slade, Wink Hinkley and Steve Anderson completed the top five. Heat win

went to Aaron Excell and Tim Mayne.

Skip French collected his second win of the season in the 20-lap Street Stock

feature. French took the lead on lap five and had to hold off a determined

Butch Klinger over the last five laps to pick up the popular win. Butch

Klinger was second,TJ Fitzgibbons, Bob Zimmerman and John Walker completed the

top five. Heat wins went to Denny Smith and Don Newell.

Bill Cook collected his fourth win in the 15-lap Pure Stock feature event.

Cook was followed across the line by second place finisher Denny Decker. Buck

Mills, Glenn Winsor and Jim Giles completed the top five. Heat wins went to

Bill Cook and Todd Hurlburt.

In the 15-lap 4 Cylinder Stock Feature, Harold Humphrey collected his third

win of the season. Gene Brainard, Jim Potts, Jeff Burnett and Lonnie Barnes

completed the top five. Heat wins were awarded to Harold Humphrey and Jim

Potts.

NASCAR Winston Racing Series Modified Feature Finish 30-laps. ROBBIE GREEN,

Mitch Gibbs, Tony Pepicelli, Brian Weaver, Paul Jensen, Jeremy Smith, Mike

Clapperton, Gary Smith, Marty Bunker, John Kollar, Earl Walrath, Mike Baldwin,

Chris Bushnell, Rick Amo, Mike Jones, JR Hurlburt, Mark Schoonover, John

Ritter, Tony Wrench, Mike Krum, Steve Eldred, Jerry Northrup, Mark Gray.

NASCAR Winston Racing Shortrack Series Sportsman Feature Finish 20-laps. JIM

CRAWN, Tim Mayne, Arnie Slade, Wink Hinkley, Steve Anderson, Bill Walters,

Aaron Excell, Tony Ross, Dan Yankowski, Dave Crandall, Alan Johnson, Craig

Pritchard, Tim Ross, Pete Lyon, Geoff Carner, Steve Davis.

Street Stock Feature Finish 20-laps. SKIP FRENCH, Butch Klinger, TJ

Fitzgibbons, Bob Zimmerman, John Walker, Rich Raught, Mark Davis, Steve

Weatherbee, Bob Zimmerman Jr., Bill Harris, Terry Mudge, Don Newell, Denny

Smith, Andy Clement, Joe Rohasavich, Bill Wilsey, Aaron Hacker.

4 Cylinder Stock Feature Finish 15-laps. HAROLD HUMPHREY, Gene Brainard, Jim

Potts, Jeff Burnett, Lonnie Barnes, Rob Coulman, Rick Lashway, Russell Card,

Pete Christanson, Dan Davis, Bob Dedrick, Duane Spoor, Scott Davis, Dave

Jaindl, Dennis Vroman, Skip Pickwick, Jamie Hurlburt.

Pure Stock Feature Finish 15-laps. BILL COOK, Denny Decker, Buck Mills,

Glenn Winsor, Jim Giles, Neil Palladino, Bill Hawkins, Dan Callan, Todd

Hurlburt, Rob Facini, Dave Rogers, Jay Bradley, Dennis Valentine, Dan Howe,

Scott Brown.