ROBBIE GREEN COLLECTS 3RD WIN IN THE MODS: TRACK CHAMPIONS CROWNED

Afton, NY…9/4/98- J & J Yamaha of Sherburne, NY presented a full night of racing on

Friday September 4th. Feature winners on the night were Robbie Green, Arnie

Slade, Skip French, Bill Cook, Harold Humphrey and Gordy Isham. Motorcycle

Daredevil Sky Lungston entertained the fans jumping over ten 4 Cylinder

Stocks.

The final point's race for the NASCAR Winston Racing Series Modifieds was run

on the evening. Coming into the night Paul Jensen held a 67-point lead over

Brian Weaver. Robbie Green and Mark Gray paced the field to the start of the

30-lap feature event. Green took off at the start opening up a quick five-car

advantage over Mark Gray, Mark Schoonover and Rich Tiffany.

Green who came into the night seeking his third win of the season and looking

for a little racing luck at Afton was pulling away as by lap six he had opened

up a full straight away lead over Gray. Mark Schoonover was challenging for

second when Gray slowed and pulled pit side giving second to Schoonover.

Charging through the pack was Tony Pepicelli. Starting thirteenth, Pepicelli

was now up to the fourth position by lap eleven.

Caution slowed the pace Robbie Green was setting on lap eleven as Rick Amo,

Earl Walrath and JR Hurlburt came together in turn one. Green would flex his

muscle one more time on the restart, as he would pull away again from

Schoonover by ten car lengths by lap fifteen. At the midway point, Green

leads with Schoonover second; Tony Pepicelli took third away from Rich Tiffany

moving him back to fourth and Brian Weaver completing the top five.

With Green pulling away, Pepicelli was closing in on Schoonover for second.

Behind the leaders, Brian Weaver and Paul Jensen were running fifth and sixth

were now challenging the fourth place car of Rich Tiffany. On lap twenty both

Weaver and Jensen passed Tiffany for fourth and fifth. This was now the race

on the speedway as Jensen was challenging Weaver for fourth. Jensen took the

spot away on lap twenty-three.

Robbie Green was on cruise control and was no where in sight as Schoonover

still in second held a five-car advantage over Pepicelli in third. Paul

Jensen and Brian Weaver took turns swapping the fourth and fifth positions

back and fourth until Weaver grabbed the spot for good on lap twenty-eight.

As the checkers waved, Robbie Green collected his third win on the season

with a dominating run beating the field by over a full straight away. Mark

Schoonover was second, Tony Pepicelli, Brian Weaver and Paul Jensen completed

the top five. Heat wins on the night went to Robbie Green, Rich Tiffany and

Rick Amo.

With his fifth place finish Paul Jensen was crowned the 1998 Afton Raceway

Modified Track Champion. Last season Jensen shared the title with Robbie

Green, giving him back to back titles.

Bill Walters and Jim Crawn were separated by one point going into the final

Sportsman points race of the year. Twenty laps would determine who would be

the track champion. Arnie Slade jumped out to the lead from his pole starting

spot and the chase was on. Going into turn one on lap two, Tim Ross and Bill

Walters made heavy contact racing for position.

This mishap ended the night for Walters, taking him out of the hunt for the

track title and assuring Jim Crawn the championship. On the restart, Slade

was able to pull ahead once again opening up six car lengths on the field.

This is as close as anyone would get to Arnie Slade as he would go on to lead

every lap and score his first career Sportsman win.

Steve Anderson crossed the finish line second; Aaron Excell, Jim Crawn and

Tim French rounded out the top five. Heat wins on the night went to Tony Ross

and Arnie Slade. With his fourth place finish, Jim Crawn is the 1998

Sportsman Track Champion.

Coming into the night, Butch Klinger held a three-point lead over Skip

French in the Street Stock ranks. In the feature event, French took the lead

on lap eight and held off a determined Denny Smith to pick up his fourth win

of the season. Smith crossed the line second followed by John Walker, Bill

Harris and Butch Klinger. Heat wins went to John Walker and Bill Harris.

With the win and a fifth place finish by Butch Klinger, Skip French became the

Street Stock Track Champion.

Harold Humphrey took the lead on lap four of the 15-lap 4 Cylinder Stock

feature and went on to win his fourth of the season. Dave Jaindl crossed in

second followed by Jeff Burnett, Gene Brainard and Dennis Vroman. With the

win Humphrey captured the points title, his first in the 4 Cylinder Stock

ranks.

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

win for Cook also gave him his second consecutive Track Championship. Jim

Howard was second, Dave Rogers, Jay Bradley and Dan Howe completed the top

five. Heat wins went to Scott Brown and Denny Decker. Gordy Isham collected

the win in the Dwarf car feature. This was the first appearance for the

Dwarfs at the Afton Raceway.

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

Mark Schoonover, Tony Pepicelli, Brian Weaver, Paul Jensen, Rich Tiffany,

Jerry Northrup, Rick Wilk, Jeremy Smith, Mitch Gibbs, JR Hurlburt, Rick Amo,

Earl Walrath, Randy Davenport, Marty Bunker, George Lewis Jr., Mark Gray,

Chris Bushnell, Mike Clapperton, Gary Smith.

NASCAR Winston Shortrack Series Sportsman Feature Finish 20-laps. ARNIE

SLADE, Steve Anderson, Aaron Excell, Jim Crawn, Tim French, Dave VanBuren,

Wink Hinkley, Dave Burnett, Brian Gathen, Tony Ross, Dan Yankowski, Dave

Crandall, Bill Walters, Tim Ross.

Street Stock Feature Finish, 20-laps. SKIP FRENCH, Denny Smith, John Walker,

Bill Harris, Butch Klinger, Andy Clement, Bob Zimmerman Sr., Mark Lighthall,

Jim Gould, Bob Zimmerman Jr., TJ Fitzgibbons, Dick Koch, Mark Davis, Terry

Mudge, Paul Allen, Gary Card, Aaron Hacker.

Pure Stock Feature Finish, 15-laps. BILL COOK, Jim Howard, Dave Rogers, Jay

Bradley, Dan Howe, Mike Budka, Bill Hawkins, Scott Brown, Neil Palladino, Andy

Tiffany, Rob Falciani, Bob Jaycox, Dominick Commesso, Dennis Valentine, Louie

Gordinier, Denny Decker, Dan Callan.

4 Cylinder Stock Feature Finish, 15-laps. HAROLD HUMPHREY, Dave Jaindl, Jeff

Burnett, Gene Brainard, Dennis Vroman, Pete Christanson, Shawn Mills, Rob

Coulman, Duane Spoor, Dan Davis, Denny Decker, Bob Dedrick, Jason VanPatten,

Amos Lancaster, Jon Erikson, Rick Lashway, Skip Pickwick, Ed Leslie, Russell

Card.