1997 - Craftsman Truck Series - Pronto Auto Parts 400K 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 - Pronto Auto Parts 400K Race Results
Race Name - Pronto Auto Parts 400KDate - 6/6/1997Race Track - Texas Motor SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 1.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 251 milesPole Speed - 175.667 mphNumber of Cautions - 5Caution Laps - 36Average Race Speed - 131.82 mphLead Changes - 1Total Race Purse - $454,425Race Number - 9 | More Races from 1997 |
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor(Owner) | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 5 | Kenny Irwin Jr | 98 | Raybestos (Jim Herrick) | 167 | Ford | 55 | $58,950 |
2 | 4 | Boris Said | 44 | Federated Auto Parts (Mark Simo) | 167 | Ford | 0 | $46,200 |
3 | 6 | Rick Crawford | 14 | Circle Bar Motel RV Park (Tom Mitchell) | 167 | Ford | 0 | $34,500 |
4 | 20 | Chuck Bown | 99 | Exide Batteries (Jack Roush) | 167 | Ford | 0 | $19,100 |
5 | 1 | Mike Bliss | 2 | Team ASE Racing (Jim Smith) | 167 | Ford | 112 | $17,925 |
6 | 3 | Bob Keselowski | 29 | Mopar Performance (Ron Keselowski) | 167 | Dodge | 0 | $12,450 |
7 | 18 | Dave Rezendes | 35 | Ortho Lawn Garden (Charles Hardy) | 167 | Chevrolet | 0 | $11,700 |
8 | 13 | Randy Tolsma | 61 | IWX Motor Freight (Steve Coulter) | 167 | Chevrolet | 0 | $10,550 |
9 | 11 | Joe Ruttman | 80 | LCI International (Jack Roush) | 167 | Ford | 0 | $11,400 |
10 | 21 | Ken Bouchard | 42 | Touch 1 (Petty Enterprises) | 167 | Dodge | 0 | $10,750 |
11 | 10 | Jay Sauter | 3 | GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress) | 167 | Chevrolet | 0 | $11,150 |
12 | 9 | Jimmy Hensley | 43 | Cummins Engines (Petty Enterprises) | 167 | Dodge | 0 | $11,050 |
13 | 16 | Tammy Jo Kirk | 7 | Lovable (Geoffrey Bodine) | 165 | Ford | 0 | $10,950 |
14 | 24 | Tommy Croft | 60 | Air Nail Systems (Mike Farris) | 165 | Chevrolet | 0 | $9,850 |
15 | 23 | Butch Miller | 20 | Orleans Hotel Casino (Walker Evans) | 165 | Chevrolet | 0 | $10,975 |
16 | 27 | Stacy Compton | 86 | NEC America (David Hodson) | 165 | Ford | 0 | $10,550 |
17 | 22 | Lance Norick | 90 | NHL Dallas Stars (Ron Norick) | 163 | Ford | 0 | $9,450 |
18 | 28 | Tobey Butler | 52 | Purolator PureOne Filters (Ken Schrader) | 163 | Chevrolet | 0 | $10,350 |
19 | 25 | Kenny Hendrick | 27 | RGR Racing (Rob Rizzo) | 162 | Ford | 0 | $9,250 |
20 | 30 | Tony Roper | 31 | Concor Tool Machine (Bob Brevak) | 161 | Ford | 0 | $9,375 |
21 | 2 | Rich Bickle | 17 | Sears DieHard (Darrell Waltrip) | 159 | Chevrolet | 0 | $10,050 |
22 | 19 | Rick Carelli | 6 | REMAX International (Marshall Chesrown) | 156 | Chevrolet | 0 | $9,950 |
23 | 31 | Scott Grissom | 73 | Grissom Motorsports (Arne Henriksen) | 136 | Chevrolet | 0 | $8,850 |
24 | 14 | Michael Dokken | 18 | Dana Corporation (Kurt Roehrig) | 127 | Dodge | 0 | $8,750 |
25 | 15 | Ron Fellows | 48 | AER Manufacturing (Billy Hess) | 124 | Chevrolet | 0 | $8,650 |
26 | 32 | Dan Press | 75 | Spears Manufacturing (Wayne Spears) | 117 | Chevrolet | 0 | $8,650 |
27 | 12 | Ron Hornaday Jr | 16 | NAPA Brakes (Dale Earnhardt Inc) | 109 | Chevrolet | 0 | $10,450 |
28 | 7 | Kenny Allen | 65 | Action RenttoOwn (Kenny Allen) | 94 | Chevrolet | 0 | $8,350 |
29 | 29 | Doug George | 12 | Power Rangers Turbo (Bob Blake) | 91 | Chevrolet | 0 | $9,250 |
30 | 17 | Bryan Reffner | 66 | Carlin Burners Controls (Dale Phelon) | 89 | Ford | 0 | $8,150 |
31 | 33 | Jack Sprague | 24 | Quaker State (Rick Hendrick) | 78 | Chevrolet | 0 | $9,050 |
32 | 8 | Tony Raines | 19 | Pennzoil (Kurt Roehrig) | 72 | Dodge | 0 | $8,950 |
33 | 26 | Terry Cook | 88 | PBA Tour (Duke Thorson) | 11 | Chevrolet | 0 | $8,850 |