1997 - Craftsman Truck Series - Cummins 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 - Cummins 200 Race Results
Race Name - Cummins 200Date - 7/31/1997Race Track - Indianapolis Raceway ParkTrack Length (Miles) - 0.686 milesRace Length (Miles) - 139 milesPole Speed - 109.75 mphNumber of Cautions - 9Caution Laps - 43Average Race Speed - 81.753 mphLead Changes - 1Total Race Purse - $289,700Race Number - 16 | More Races from 1997 |
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor(Owner) | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 2 | Ron Hornaday Jr | 16 | NAPA Brakes (Dale Earnhardt Inc) | 202 | Chevrolet | 2 | $35,625 |
2 | 4 | Jack Sprague | 24 | Quaker State (Rick Hendrick) | 202 | Chevrolet | 0 | $26,325 |
3 | 1 | Jimmy Hensley | 43 | Cummins Engines (Petty Enterprises) | 202 | Dodge | 200 | $17,325 |
4 | 22 | Joe Ruttman | 80 | LCI International (Jack Roush) | 202 | Ford | 0 | $11,800 |
5 | 11 | Mike McLaughlin | 53 | Penda Truck Accessories (Ken Schrader) | 202 | Chevrolet | 0 | $10,675 |
6 | 7 | Randy Tolsma | 61 | IWX Motor Freight (Steve Coulter) | 202 | Chevrolet | 0 | $8,500 |
7 | 18 | Kenny Irwin Jr | 98 | Raybestos (Jim Herrick) | 202 | Ford | 0 | $8,000 |
8 | 23 | Rick Carelli | 6 | REMAX International (Marshall Chesrown) | 202 | Chevrolet | 0 | $7,575 |
9 | 10 | Dave Rezendes | 35 | Ortho Lawn Garden (Charles Hardy) | 202 | Chevrolet | 0 | $7,500 |
10 | 5 | Rich Bickle | 17 | Sears DieHard (Darrell Waltrip) | 202 | Chevrolet | 0 | $7,800 |
11 | 9 | Mark Green | 37 | Red Man Golden Blend (Clarence Brewer) | 202 | Chevrolet | 0 | $6,250 |
12 | 15 | Chuck Bown | 99 | Exide Batteries (Jack Roush) | 202 | Ford | 0 | $7,200 |
13 | 12 | Rick Crawford | 14 | Circle Bar Motel RV Park (Tom Mitchell) | 202 | Ford | 0 | $7,150 |
14 | 17 | Boris Said | 44 | Federated Auto Parts (Mark Simo) | 202 | Ford | 0 | $7,100 |
15 | 28 | Bryan Reffner | 66 | Carlin Burners Controls (Dale Phelon) | 202 | Ford | 0 | $7,300 |
16 | 24 | Bob Keselowski | 29 | Mopar Performance (Ron Keselowski) | 202 | Dodge | 0 | $7,000 |
17 | 30 | Butch Miller | 20 | Orleans Hotel Casino (Walker Evans) | 201 | Chevrolet | 0 | $6,950 |
18 | 33 | Andy Houston | 65 | Addington Racing (Kenny Allen) | 201 | Chevrolet | 0 | $5,900 |
19 | 8 | Mike Bliss | 2 | Team ASE Racing (Jim Smith) | 201 | Ford | 0 | $6,850 |
20 | 21 | Kevin Cywinski | 18 | Dana Corporation (Kurt Roehrig) | 201 | Dodge | 0 | $5,700 |
21 | 34 | Andy Genzman | 12 | Des LP Gas (Jim Smith) | 200 | Ford | 0 | $5,650 |
22 | 32 | Bill Sedgwick | 4 | SoffCut International (Tim Buckley) | 199 | Chevrolet | 0 | $5,600 |
23 | 19 | Kevin Harvick | 75 | Spears Manufacturing (Wayne Spears) | 199 | Chevrolet | 0 | $5,550 |
24 | 20 | Terry Cook | 88 | PBA Tour (Duke Thorson) | 198 | Chevrolet | 0 | $5,500 |
25 | 31 | Brian Cunningham | 57 | Cunningham Historic Motorcars (Ed Scherer) | 196 | Ford | 0 | $5,475 |
26 | 29 | Stacy Compton | 86 | Valvoline Instant Oil Change (David Hodson) | 195 | Ford | 0 | $6,450 |
27 | 13 | Tony Raines | 19 | Pennzoil (Kurt Roehrig) | 195 | Dodge | 0 | $6,425 |
28 | 6 | Mike Wallace | 52 | Purolator PureOne Filters (Ken Schrader) | 191 | Chevrolet | 0 | $5,400 |
29 | 25 | Robert Huffman | 87 | White House Apple Juice (Ted Phillips) | 182 | Ford | 0 | $5,375 |
30 | 27 | Rob Rizzo | 27 | Baldwin Filters (Rob Rizzo) | 171 | Ford | 0 | $5,350 |
31 | 14 | Jay Sauter | 3 | GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress) | 160 | Chevrolet | 0 | $6,350 |
32 | 26 | Mike Skinner | 93 | KFC Team Twister (Dana Dorman) | 104 | Chevrolet | 0 | $5,350 |
33 | 3 | Tony Roper | 31 | Concor Tool Machine (Bob Brevak) | 70 | Ford | 0 | $6,350 |
34 | 16 | Tammy Jo Kirk | 7 | Lovable (Geoffrey Bodine) | 52 | Ford | 0 | $6,350 |