Afton Raceway Results

TWO IN A ROW FOR JENSEN AT THE AFTON RACEWAY

Afton,NY.....Friday May 15th 1998, it was True Value Hardware Stores and

Quickway Convience Stores Night at the Afton Raceway. Paul Jensen picked up

win number two in the NASCAR Winston Racing Series Modified feature event

before a packed house.

Earl Walrath and Steve Eldred would lead the field of 24 cars to the drop

of the green for the 30 lap NASCAR Winston Racing Series Modified event.

Walrath lead the first circuit before Tim French who started fourth would get

by to take over on lap two. Defending Co-Track Champion Robbie Green put his

machine in the lead on the next circuit with a pass of French in turn three.

Green would pull out to a five car advantage over French and Jerry

Northrup who was now up to the third spot on lap ten. Behind the leaders,

Mitch Gibbs and Paul Jensen were on the move. Gibbs who started thirteenth

was now up to the seventh spot and challenging Brian Waever for sixth.

Meanwhile opening night winner Paul Jensen was on the move from his

seventeenth starting spot and entered the top ten by lap sixteen.

Up front Green was starting to feel the pressure from Northrup for the

lead. On the move was Paul Jensen as he was now up to the fifth spot by lap

20. Green was in front with Northrup second, Brian Weaver third. On lap

twenty-two Jensen moved by Weaver for third and was catching the leaders.

Going into turn four to complete lap twenty-four, Northrup made a run to the

inside of Green for the lead.

This opened the door for Jensen as well as he would pull along side both

Northrup and Green going into turn one three wide for the lead. When they

exited the corner it was Paul Jensen as the new leader with Northrup second

and Green back to third. From here on it was all Paul Jensen as he would win

his second in a row at Afton. Jerry Northrup finished a strong second, Brian

Weaver was able to get by Robbie Green for third, Green crossed in fourth and

Jeremy Smith rounded out the top five. NASCAR Winston Racing Series Modified

heat wins went to Tim French, Robbie Green and Tony Pepicelli.

In the 20 lap Sportsman race, Steve Anderson and Bill Walters put on a

show for the fans as they battled for the win throughout most of the feature.

Anderson took the lead from Geoff Carner on lap two. After many laps of

keeping Bill Walters at bay, Walters grabbed the lead from Anderson on lap

eighteen and went on to record the win. Anderson was second, Aaron Excell was

third,Tony Ross and Gary Roberts completed the top five. Heat wins went to

Wink Hinkley and Geoff Carner.

Denny Smith led wire to wire to win the 20 lap Street Stock feature. Don

Newell was second, followed by Skip French, John Walker and TJ Fitzgibbons.

Heat wins were awarded to Butch Klinger and Denny Smith.

Dan Howe picked up his first win of the season in the fifteen lap Pure

Stock feature event and Dave Jaindl won the fifteen lap 4 Cylinder Stock

feature.

NASCAR Winston Racing Series Modified Feature Finish. 30 laps. PAUL

JENSEN, Jerry Northrup, Brian Weaver, Robbi Green, Jeremy Smith, Mitch Gibbs,

George Hoffmier Jr., Tony Pepicelli, Earl Walrath, John Koller, Ron Ford, Mark

Terry, JR Hurlburt, Jim Gabriel Jr., Chris Bushnell, Mark Gray, Steve Eldred,

Rich Tiffany, Andy Ritter, Tim French, Pete Nowichi Jr. , Mark Schoonover,

Mike Clapperton.

Sportsman Division Feature Finish 20 laps. BILL WALTERS, Steve Anderson,

Aaron Excell, Tony Ross, Gary Roberts, Craig Pritchard, Ron Richardson, Dan

Yankowski, Geoff Carner, Jim Crawn, Arnie Slade, Tim Mayne, Tim Ross, Pete

Lion, Ken Harrington, Wink Hinkley, Dave VanBuren.

Street Stock Feature Finish 20 laps. DENNY SMITH, Don Newell, Skip

French, John Walker, TJ Fitzgibbons, Rich Rought, Bill Harris, Tom Denton, Bob

Zimmerman, Paul Goodwin, Jerry Holmes, Bob Zimmerman Jr., Butch Klinger, Aaron

Hawker, Andy Clement, Steve Weatherby, Matt Roberts, Paul Allen, Mark Davis.

Pure Stock Feature Finish 15 laps. DAN HOWE, Todd Hurlburt, Neil

Palladino, Dan Callan, Mike Green, Bill Cook, Curtis Sherman, Scott Forward.

4 Cylinder Stock Feature Finish 15 laps. DAVE JAINDL, Harold Humphrey,

Jeff Burnett, Rob Coulman, Dennis Vroman, Ralph Couzzo, Brian Stigerwald, Pete

Christianson, Jamie Banta, Bob Deitrich, Duane Spoor, Skip Pickwick, Jim

Potts, Dan Davis, Russell Card, Rich Watson, Ed Leslie, Al Barritt, Scott

Johnson.