ROBBIE GREEN HITS THE PAYOFF VICTORIA 200 SPOT AS WELL

Afton, NY… Friday September 11,1998 Citgo presented the Southern Tier 150. One

hundred and fifty total feature laps run between five divisions. Winners on

the night included, Robbie Green, Craig Pritchard, Denny Smith, Scott Brown

and Jeff Burnett.

With 50-laps as the distance and a guaranteed starting spot for the Victoria

200 on the line, twenty-five Modifieds came to the green flag with Jeremy

Smith and Ed Strada on the front row. Smith would jump out to the early lead

with Strada, Gary Smith and Mark Schoonover all in tow. Jeremy Smith would

lead until lap three when Ed Strada was able to take over the top spot. His

lead would only last one lap as Smith would come right back to take the lead

on lap five.

Gary Smith was now in the hunt for the lead as he took the number one

position away on lap seven. Caution appeared for the first time as Mitch

Gibbs came to a stop in turn two. On the restart, Gary Smith kept the lead

with Jeremy Smith following in his tire tracks. On lap ten Jeremy Smith took

control one more time. This time he was able to open up a five-car advantage.

On the move to the front were Robbie Green and Kirk Horton.

Green and Horton started in the ninth and tenth position, and were now in the

top five battling for the third and fourth position. Mark Schoonover was in

second and now feeling the pressure from both Green and Horton. Caution

appeared once again on lap twenty as John Sedlecky came to a stop on the

backstretch. On the restart, with Jeremy Smith in the lead, both Green and

Horton were able to get by Schoonover moving him back to third.

Paul Jensen was now in the fray as he was now up to the fifth position and

working on Schoonover for fourth. Up front, Smith now had Robbie Green to

contend with as Green who was the previous weeks winner started to show his

strength as he took the lead on lap twenty-three. Paul Jensen took the third

spot away and was now fending off the challenges of Kirk Horton. At the

midway point Green leads with Jeremy Smith second, Paul Jensen, Kirk Horton

and Mark Schoonover rounding out the top five.

With Robbie Green in front and starting to pull away, Kirk Horton took the

third spot from Smith and by lap thirty took the second position from Paul

Jensen. Robbie Green was on rails and pulling away more and more as the laps

ticked off. With Green no where in sight, Kirk Horton and Paul Jensen took

turns exchanging second and third positions. These two drivers put on the

best race of the night as they raced side by side for the second and third for

over twenty laps.

Green was out in front and on cruise control as he was now a full

straightaway ahead of Horton and Jensen by lap forty. With Horton and Jensen

battling for second and third, Jeremy Smith was in fourth and holding off the

challenges of Mark Schoonover. The final caution of the race came out on lap

forty-eight, as Jerry Northrup came to a stop in the fourth turn.

On the restart it was all Robbie Green as he would pull away one more time

and leave no doubt on whom was the fastest on the night. At the checkers,

Green collected his fourth win on the season, a hefty $3500 and a guaranteed

starting spot for the Victoria 200 at Fulton Speedway. Kirk Horton held off

Paul Jensen for second, Jensen crossed third, Jeremy Smith and Mark Schoonover

completed the top five. Heat wins went to Mark Schoonover, Paul Jensen and

Tony Pepicelli. Jerry Northrup won the consolation race.

Craig Pritchard of West Winfield collected his first win since 1991 and his

first win in the Sportsman ranks in the 30-lap feature event. Pritchard

started in position number seven and took the lead on lap eleven and never

looked back. Once in front Pritchard was able to pull away by a straightaway

advantage. Following Pritchard across the line, Tom Collins Jr., in his first

visit to Afton was second, Tim Ross, Arnie Slade and Steve Davis. Heat wins

went to Pete Campione and Arnie Slade.

In the 25-lap Street Stock feature, Denny Smith topped off the season

with his seventh win of 1998. Smith had to hold off a determined Butch

Klinger as Smith won the race by a car length. Butch Klinger was second,

followed by Skip French, John Walker and Art Darling Jr. Heat wins went to

Butch Klinger and Art Darling Jr.

Jeff Burnett scored his third win of the season in the 25-lap 4 Cylinder Stock

feature event. Scott Johnson was second, Gene Brainard, Brian Stigerwald and

Shawn Mills completed the top five. Heat wins on the night went to Rick

Lashway and Jeff Burnett.

Scott Brown was the winner of the 20-lap Pure Stock race. This was the

second win of the season for Brown at Afton. Denny Decker, Bill Hawkins, Rob

Falciani and Andy Tiffany completed the top five. Heat wins went to Bill

Hawkins and Scott Brown.

Modifieds 50-Laps Feature Finish. ROBBIE GREEN, Kirk Horton, Paul

Jensen, Jeremy Smith, Mark Schoonover, Brian Weaver, Chris Bushnell, Brian

Davis, JR Hurlburt, Doug Worthing, Dominic Rosselli, Rich Tiffany, Mark Gray,

Rick Amo, Dave Calaman, Gary Smith, Earl Walrath, Jerry Northrup, Ed Strada,

Mike Clapperton, John Sedlecky, Dell Howell, Rick Wilk, Mitch Gibbs, Tony

Pepicelli.

Sportsman 30-Laps Feature Finish. CRAIG PRITCHARD, Tom Collins Jr., Tim

Ross, Arnie Slade, Steve Davis, Pete Campione, Mike Walters, Dave Burnett,

Dave Crandall, Jim Crawn, Steve Anderson, Barry Stevens, Bill Walters.

Street Stock Feature Finish 25-Laps. DENNY SMITH, Butch Klinger, Skip

French, John Walker, Art Darling Jr., Andy Clement, Bob Zimmerman Sr., Bob

Zimmerman Jr., Terry Mudge, Aaron Hacker, Fred Velez, Jim Gould, Bill Harris,

Larry Mills, Phil Youngs, Paul Allen.

Pure Stock Feature Finish 20-laps. SCOTT BROWN, Denny Decker, Bill

Hawkins, Rob Falciani, Andy Clement, Dave Rodgers, Neil Palladino, Jay

Bradley, Bill Cook, David Armbrust.

4 Cylinder Stock Feature Finish 25-Laps. Jeff Burnett, Scott Johnson,

Gene Brainard, Brian Stigerwald, Shawn Mills, Rick Lashway, Pete Christanson,

Lisa Jaindl, Rodney Renwick, Ed Leslie, Dennis Vroman, Russell Card, Harold

Humphrey.