1997 - Craftsman Truck Series - The No Fear Challenge Race Results

1997 - Craftsman Truck Series - The No Fear Challenge Race

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 - The No Fear Challenge Race Results

Race Name - The No Fear Challenge
Date - 10/18/1997
Race Track - California Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 2 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 200 miles
Pole Speed - 173.198 mph
Number of Cautions - 4
Caution Laps - 16
Average Race Speed - 137.19 mph
Lead Changes - 5
Total Race Purse - $372,600
Race Number - 24

More Races from 1997

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor(Owner)	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	1	Mike Bliss	2	Team ASE Racing (Jim Smith)	100	Ford	93	$74,400
2	18	Mike Wallace	52	Purolator PureOne Filters (Ken Schrader)	100	Chevrolet	0	$27,600
3	4	Kenny Irwin Jr	98	Raybestos (Jim Herrick)	100	Ford	0	$18,750
4	8	Ernie Irvan	28	Federated Auto Parts (Mark Simo)	100	Ford	2	$13,400
5	13	Randy Tolsma	61	IWX Motor Freight Dole (Steve Coulter)	100	Chevrolet	0	$12,550
6	2	Jack Sprague	24	Quaker State (Rick Hendrick)	100	Chevrolet	1	$11,225
7	27	Michael Waltrip	1	BandAid (Michael Waltrip)	100	Ford	0	$9,800
8	7	Bob Keselowski	29	Mopar Performance (Ron Keselowski)	100	Dodge	0	$8,400
9	25	Ron Hornaday Jr	16	NAPA Brakes (Dale Earnhardt Inc)	100	Chevrolet	0	$9,100
10	9	Rick Crawford	14	Circle Bar Motel RV Park (Tom Mitchell)	100	Ford	0	$9,350
11	26	Kyle Petty	42	Hot Wheels (Rick McCray)	100	Chevrolet	0	$6,550
12	11	Barry Bodine	7	Bodine Racing (Geoffrey Bodine)	100	Ford	0	$6,700
13	31	Tony Raines	19	Pennzoil (Kurt Roehrig)	100	Dodge	0	$7,550
14	14	Tony Roper	31	Concor Tool Machine (Bob Brevak)	100	Ford	0	$7,600
15	30	Rick Carelli	6	REMAX International (Marshall Chesrown)	100	Chevrolet	0	$7,950
16	15	Chuck Bown	99	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	100	Ford	4	$11,150
17	29	Stacy Compton	86	Valvoline Instant Oil Change (David Hodson)	100	Ford	0	$7,275
18	33	Butch Miller	20	Orleans Hotel Casino (Walker Evans)	99	Chevrolet	0	$7,250
19	20	Ron Barfield Jr	35	Ortho Lawn Garden (Charles Hardy)	99	Chevrolet	0	$6,225
20	28	Kevin Harvick	75	Spears Manufacturing (Wayne Spears)	99	Chevrolet	0	$6,425
21	3	Lance Norick	90	NHL Los Angeles Kings (Ron Norick)	99	Dodge	0	$6,125
22	24	Wayne Grubb	4	LinkBelt Construction (William Grubb)	99	Chevrolet	0	$6,100
23	23	Terry Cook	88	Pioneer Electronics (Duke Thorson)	99	Chevrolet	0	$6,075
24	22	Brian Cunningham	57	Cunningham Historic Motorcars (Ed Scherer)	99	Ford	0	$6,050
25	10	Jay Sauter	3	GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress)	99	Chevrolet	0	$7,125
26	5	Rich Bickle	17	Sears DieHard (Darrell Waltrip)	98	Chevrolet	0	$7,000
27	36	Bill Sedgwick	41	Vintage Motorsports (Tim Buckley)	95	Chevrolet	0	$5,975
28	21	Rob Rizzo	27	Auto Value (Rob Rizzo)	88	Ford	0	$5,950
29	6	Joe Ruttman	80	LCI International (Jack Roush)	82	Ford	0	$6,925
30	17	Robby Gordon	18	Dana Corporation (Kurt Roehrig)	72	Dodge	0	$5,900
31	32	Eric Norris	2	Prolong (Jim Smith)	72	Ford	0	$5,875
32	19	Bryan Reffner	66	Carlin Burners Controls (Dale Phelon)	65	Ford	0	$6,850
33	16	Boris Said	44	Federated Auto Parts (Mark Simo)	40	Ford	0	$6,850
34	12	Jimmy Hensley	43	Cummins Engines (Petty Enterprises)	37	Dodge	0	$6,850
35	34	Tammy Jo Kirk	74	Circle Bar Motel RV Park (Tom Mitchell)	10	Ford	0	$6,850
36	35	Doug George	65	Concor Tool Machine (Bob Brevak)	5	Ford	0	$6,850