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The Back Story: All time LV
Sportsman winner “Alligator” Art Collins scores a W
early in the Valley Sportsman days.
Art had long been a competitor at the high banks before this picture
was taken. The Chatham NY
star began his career back when the Street Stock division started up in the
late 70’s. Collins earned the nickname
“Alligator” during his rookie 320 modified campaign, when Uncle Art fashioned
the moniker on him because of his brightly colored green car. That same rookie campaign saw Art pull off
his first, possibly biggest, win of his career when he won the 50 lap Race of
Kings when he passed leader Jeff Hoetzler, after
the driver got stuck in lapped traffic late in the event.
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