1997 - Craftsman Truck Series - Chevy Trucks Challenge 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 - Chevy Trucks Challenge Race Results
Race Name - Chevy Trucks ChallengeDate - 1/19/1997Race Track - Walt Disney World SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 1 milesRace Length (Miles) - 200 milesPole Speed - 126.859 mphNumber of Cautions - 13Caution Laps - 55Average Race Speed - 88.159 mphLead Changes - 10Total Race Purse - $483,525Race Number - 1 | More Races from 1997 |
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor(Owner) | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 16 | Joe Ruttman | 80 | LCI Telecommunications (Jack Roush) | 200 | Ford | 3 | $55,800 |
2 | 18 | Butch Miller | 20 | Evans Racing (Walker Evans) | 200 | Ford | 0 | $37,000 |
3 | 12 | Rich Bickle | 17 | Sears DieHard (Darrell Waltrip) | 200 | Chevrolet | 17 | $26,500 |
4 | 21 | Jay Sauter | 3 | GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress) | 200 | Chevrolet | 0 | $23,400 |
5 | 20 | Rick Carelli | 6 | REMAX International (Marshall Chesrown) | 200 | Chevrolet | 0 | $22,400 |
6 | 13 | Jimmy Hensley | 43 | Cummins Engines (Petty Enterprises) | 200 | Dodge | 0 | $17,100 |
7 | 7 | Kenny Irwin Jr | 98 | Raybestos (Jim Herrick) | 200 | Ford | 0 | $13,250 |
8 | 19 | Ron Barfield Jr | 94 | Super 8 Motel (Bill Elliott) | 200 | Ford | 0 | $13,000 |
9 | 14 | Curtis Markham | 13 | Key Federal Savings VISA (Mike Colabucci) | 200 | Chevrolet | 0 | $11,500 |
10 | 32 | Stacy Compton | 86 | Valvoline Instant Oil Change (David Hodson) | 200 | Ford | 0 | $12,550 |
11 | 24 | Rick Crawford | 14 | Circle Bar Motel RV Park (Tom Mitchell) | 200 | Ford | 0 | $10,800 |
12 | 15 | Chuck Bown | 99 | Exide Batteries (Jack Roush) | 200 | Ford | 0 | $10,600 |
13 | 27 | Lonnie Rush Jr | 35 | Ortho Lawn Garden (Charles Hardy) | 200 | Chevrolet | 0 | $10,400 |
14 | 28 | Dave Rezendes | 7 | Bodine Motorsports (Geoffrey Bodine) | 200 | Ford | 2 | $11,200 |
15 | 1 | Jack Sprague | 24 | Quaker State (Rick Hendrick) | 200 | Chevrolet | 177 | $13,050 |
16 | 23 | Bobby Dotter | 68 | LubTek Shock Oil (Carl Wegner) | 199 | Chevrolet | 0 | $9,900 |
17 | 36 | Kenny Allen | 65 | Ultra Shield (Kenny Allen) | 198 | Chevrolet | 0 | $10,800 |
18 | 33 | Doug George | 12 | ENKEI (Bob Blake) | 198 | Chevrolet | 0 | $10,700 |
19 | 31 | Randy MacDonald | 0 | Mansion Motorsports (Thee Dixon) | 197 | Ford | 0 | $9,600 |
20 | 34 | Tobey Butler | 34 | Purolator PureOne Filters (Bob Brevak) | 196 | Ford | 0 | $9,725 |
21 | 26 | Bryan Reffner | 66 | Carlin Combustion Controls (Dale Phelon) | 190 | Ford | 0 | $10,400 |
22 | 4 | Toby Porter | 10 | Hardees (Harry Ranier) | 189 | Ford | 0 | $9,300 |
23 | 5 | Kelly Denton | 30 | Grandaddy Racing (Grier Lackey) | 184 | Chevrolet | 0 | $9,200 |
24 | 9 | Tammy Jo Kirk | 7 | Lovable (Geoffrey Bodine) | 183 | Ford | 0 | $8,850 |
25 | 25 | Mike Bliss | 2 | Team ASE Racing (Jim Smith) | 181 | Ford | 0 | $9,850 |
26 | 35 | Boris Said | 44 | Federated Auto Parts (Mark Simo) | 165 | Ford | 0 | $8,650 |
27 | 8 | Joe Nemechek | 87 | BellSouth Mobility (Joe Nemechek) | 149 | Chevrolet | 0 | $8,550 |
28 | 29 | Dan Press | 75 | Spears Manufacturing (Wayne Spears) | 147 | Chevrolet | 0 | $8,450 |
29 | 22 | Kenny Hendrick | 32 | Ultra Shield (Joe Horner) | 141 | Chevrolet | 0 | $8,350 |
30 | 3 | Ron Hornaday Jr | 16 | NAPA Brakes (Dale Earnhardt Inc) | 134 | Chevrolet | 1 | $10,250 |
31 | 2 | Michael Waltrip | 1 | Waltrip Motorsports (Michael Waltrip) | 92 | Ford | 0 | $8,150 |
32 | 11 | Tony Roper | 31 | Concor Tool Machine (Bob Brevak) | 78 | Ford | 0 | $8,050 |
33 | 17 | Lance Norick | 90 | L R Racing (Ron Norick) | 75 | Ford | 0 | $9,050 |
34 | 6 | Bob Keselowski | 29 | Mopar Performance (Ron Keselowski) | 62 | Dodge | 0 | $9,050 |
35 | 10 | Michael Dokken | 18 | Dana Corporation (Kurt Roehrig) | 62 | Chevrolet | 0 | $9,050 |
36 | 30 | John Nemechek | 8 | Cintas (John Nemechek) | 47 | Chevrolet | 0 | $9,050 |