1997 - Craftsman Truck Series - Western Auto Parts America 200 Race Results

1997 - Craftsman Truck Series - Western Auto Parts America 200 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 - Western Auto Parts America 200 Race Results

Race Name - Western Auto Parts America 200
Date - 5/24/1997
Race Track - I-70 Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.543 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 109 miles
Pole Speed - 113.125 mph
Number of Cautions - 8
Caution Laps - 39
Average Race Speed - 82.725 mph
Lead Changes - 5
Total Race Purse - $279,575
Race Number - 7

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Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor(Owner)	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	2	Tony Raines	19	Pennzoil (Kurt Roehrig)	200	Dodge	149	$29,775
2	10	Jimmy Hensley	43	Cummins Engines (Petty Enterprises)	200	Dodge	19	$26,625
3	11	Chuck Bown	99	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	200	Ford	0	$22,775
4	1	Rich Bickle	17	Sears DieHard (Darrell Waltrip)	200	Chevrolet	30	$12,650
5	29	Butch Miller	20	Orleans Hotel Casino (Walker Evans)	200	Chevrolet	0	$11,975
6	30	Joe Ruttman	80	LCI International (Jack Roush)	200	Ford	0	$10,350
7	4	Rick Carelli	6	REMAX International (Marshall Chesrown)	200	Chevrolet	0	$9,525
8	17	Mike Bliss	2	Team ASE Racing (Jim Smith)	200	Ford	0	$8,550
9	7	Tony Roper	31	Concor Tool Machine (Bob Brevak)	200	Ford	0	$7,325
10	3	Jack Sprague	24	Quaker State (Rick Hendrick)	200	Chevrolet	0	$8,350
11	26	Doug George	12	Red Line Oil (Bob Blake)	200	Chevrolet	0	$7,025
12	5	Boris Said	44	Federated Auto Parts (Mark Simo)	200	Ford	0	$5,950
13	31	Dave Rezendes	35	Ortho Lawn Garden (Charles Hardy)	199	Chevrolet	0	$6,925
14	8	Kenny Irwin Jr	98	Raybestos (Jim Herrick)	199	Ford	2	$7,350
15	6	Rick Crawford	14	Circle Bar Motel RV Park (Tom Mitchell)	199	Ford	0	$7,175
16	14	Curtis Markham	13	Key Federal Savings VISA (Mike Colabucci)	198	Chevrolet	0	$5,500
17	16	Brandon Butler	56	Husky Power Tools (Harry Brix)	196	Dodge	0	$5,475
18	27	Bill Sedgwick	4	SoffCut International (Tim Buckley)	195	Chevrolet	0	$5,400
19	24	Lonnie Rush Jr	77	A G Coal (Kevin Doran)	195	Chevrolet	0	$5,375
20	19	Bryan Reffner	66	Carlin Burners Controls (Dale Phelon)	193	Ford	0	$5,300
21	23	Kenny Allen	65	AAG Racing (Kenny Allen)	190	Chevrolet	0	$5,250
22	28	Ron Hornaday Jr	16	NAPA Brakes (Dale Earnhardt Inc)	189	Chevrolet	0	$7,200
23	21	Terry Cook	88	PBA Tour (Duke Thorson)	184	Chevrolet	0	$5,175
24	9	Rick Beebe	26	Mittler Brothers Machine Tool (Mike Mittler)	171	Ford	0	$5,150
25	12	Tammy Jo Kirk	7	Lovable (Geoffrey Bodine)	134	Ford	0	$6,125
26	20	Michael Dokken	18	Dana Corporation (Kurt Roehrig)	117	Dodge	0	$6,100
27	13	Bob Keselowski	29	Mopar Performance (Ron Keselowski)	88	Dodge	0	$6,075
28	32	Dan Press	75	Spears Manufacturing (Wayne Spears)	84	Chevrolet	0	$6,025
29	25	Tobey Butler	52	Purolator PureOne Filters (Ken Schrader)	80	Chevrolet	0	$6,025
30	15	Stacy Compton	86	Valvoline Instant Oil Change (David Hodson)	74	Ford	0	$6,025
31	18	Jay Sauter	3	GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress)	73	Chevrolet	0	$6,025
32	22	Mike Cope	15	Penrose Meat Snacks (Billy Ballew)	69	Ford	0	$5,025