1996 Neon starting problem

All of a sudden my neon has a problem starting, the engine turns over but it keeps turning over wanting to start. Its almost like starting a carb engine. When i am trying to start it and it doesnt I smell a lot of gas. Also its been choking, it will all of a sudden choke and not go anywhere if I stop at a light or something. Could this be the resistive wires? the spark plugs are pretty new, or might this be the EGR valve?

Have you had the battery checked?

Yes, the battery is basically new