1997 - Craftsman Truck Series - Loadhandler 200 Race
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For 2023 (Stanley Black & Decker) Craftsman returned as the primary sponsor of the NASCAR Truck Series replacing Camping World. The Truck Series is a modified production pickup truck racing series of NASCAR. In 1947 Bill France gathered promoters from Southeast, Northeast, and Midwest to the Ebony Bar atop the Streamline Inn in Daytona, and drew up the initial rules and regulations of the modern day NASCAR.- the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. The first "true" NASCAR race, in the division that would lead to the present-day Sprint Cup Series, and the Nationwide Series was held at the Charlotte (N.C.) Fairgrounds on June 19, 1949.
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1997 - Craftsman Truck Series - Loadhandler 200 Race Results
Race Name - Loadhandler 200Date - 6/21/1997Race Track - Bristol Motor SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.533 milesRace Length (Miles) - 107 milesPole Speed - 119.91 mphNumber of Cautions - 11Caution Laps - 69Average Race Speed - 70.583 mphLead Changes - 0Total Race Purse - $288,775Race Number - 10 | More Races from 1997 |
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor(Owner) | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 1 | Ron Hornaday Jr | 16 | NAPA Brakes (Dale Earnhardt Inc) | 200 | Chevrolet | 200 | $38,975 |
2 | 8 | Rich Bickle | 17 | Sears DieHard (Darrell Waltrip) | 200 | Chevrolet | 0 | $17,850 |
3 | 16 | Jay Sauter | 3 | GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress) | 200 | Chevrolet | 0 | $19,450 |
4 | 3 | Rick Carelli | 6 | REMAX International (Marshall Chesrown) | 200 | Chevrolet | 0 | $14,850 |
5 | 24 | Joe Ruttman | 80 | LCI International (Jack Roush) | 200 | Ford | 0 | $10,875 |
6 | 25 | Rick Crawford | 14 | Circle Bar Motel RV Park (Tom Mitchell) | 200 | Ford | 0 | $11,900 |
7 | 11 | Jack Sprague | 24 | Quaker State (Rick Hendrick) | 200 | Chevrolet | 0 | $7,100 |
8 | 27 | Jimmy Hensley | 43 | Cummins Engines (Petty Enterprises) | 200 | Dodge | 0 | $6,700 |
9 | 33 | Chuck Bown | 99 | Exide Batteries (Jack Roush) | 200 | Ford | 0 | $6,600 |
10 | 4 | Bryan Reffner | 66 | Carlin Burners Controls (Dale Phelon) | 200 | Ford | 0 | $6,850 |
11 | 22 | Dave Rezendes | 35 | Ortho Lawn Garden (Charles Hardy) | 200 | Chevrolet | 0 | $6,500 |
12 | 20 | Kelly Denton | 30 | Food City (Grier Lackey) | 200 | Chevrolet | 0 | $5,700 |
13 | 19 | Brad Teague | 91 | Race Page (Gerald Voyles) | 200 | Chevrolet | 0 | $5,400 |
14 | 17 | Blaise Alexander | 62 | Lisa Express (Blaise Alexander) | 199 | Chevrolet | 0 | $5,350 |
15 | 38 | Greg Marlowe | 9 | USA Racing (Thomas Stump) | 199 | Chevrolet | 0 | $5,750 |
16 | 31 | Rob Rizzo | 27 | Easy Care (Rob Rizzo) | 199 | Ford | 0 | $5,250 |
17 | 12 | Tony Roper | 31 | Concor Tool Machine (Bob Brevak) | 198 | Ford | 0 | $6,200 |
18 | 2 | Boris Said | 44 | Federated Auto Parts (Mark Simo) | 198 | Ford | 0 | $6,150 |
19 | 10 | Tammy Jo Kirk | 7 | Lovable (Geoffrey Bodine) | 197 | Ford | 0 | $6,100 |
20 | 18 | Butch Miller | 20 | Orleans Hotel Casino (Walker Evans) | 196 | Chevrolet | 0 | $6,150 |
21 | 13 | Dan Press | 75 | Spears Manufacturing (Wayne Spears) | 194 | Chevrolet | 0 | $5,000 |
22 | 5 | Tony Raines | 19 | Pennzoil (Kurt Roehrig) | 193 | Dodge | 0 | $4,950 |
23 | 9 | Michael Dokken | 18 | Dana Corporation (Kurt Roehrig) | 193 | Dodge | 0 | $4,900 |
24 | 14 | Lonnie Rush Jr | 77 | A G Coal (Kevin Doran) | 190 | Chevrolet | 0 | $4,850 |
25 | 26 | Stacy Compton | 86 | Valvoline Instant Oil Change (David Hodson) | 177 | Ford | 0 | $5,900 |
26 | 6 | Kenny Irwin Jr | 98 | Raybestos (Jim Herrick) | 165 | Ford | 0 | $5,750 |
27 | 32 | Terry Cook | 88 | PBA Tour (Duke Thorson) | 161 | Chevrolet | 0 | $4,700 |
28 | 28 | Lance Norick | 90 | NHL Detroit Red Wings (Ron Norick) | 156 | Ford | 0 | $4,650 |
29 | 7 | Ron Barfield Jr | 55 | Gloy Racing (Tom Gloy) | 137 | Ford | 0 | $4,625 |
30 | 15 | Mike Bliss | 2 | Team ASE Racing (Jim Smith) | 130 | Ford | 0 | $5,600 |
31 | 21 | Bob Keselowski | 29 | Mopar Performance (Ron Keselowski) | 93 | Dodge | 0 | $4,575 |
32 | 34 | Randy Renfrow | 41 | Itco Tires (Greg Turnage) | 89 | Ford | 0 | $4,550 |
33 | 36 | Robert Huffman | 37 | White House Apple Juice (Ted Phillips) | 65 | Ford | 0 | $4,525 |
34 | 23 | Curtis Markham | 32 | Boomers Heroes BBQ (Joe Horner) | 52 | Chevrolet | 0 | $4,500 |
35 | 30 | Tobey Butler | 52 | Purolator PureOne Filters (Ken Schrader) | 38 | Chevrolet | 0 | $5,500 |
36 | 29 | Doug George | 12 | Power Rangers Turbo (Bob Blake) | 18 | Chevrolet | 0 | $5,500 |
37 | 37 | Jeff Spraker | 39 | Academic Software (Milo Januska) | 7 | Chevrolet | 0 | $4,500 |
38 | 35 | Kenny Allen | 65 | Petroleum World (Kenny Allen) | 4 | Chevrolet | 0 | $4,500 |