1997 - Craftsman Truck Series - Florida Dodge Dealers 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 - Florida Dodge Dealers 400K Race Results
Race Name - Florida Dodge Dealers 400KDate - 3/16/1997Race Track - Homestead-Miami SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 1.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 251 milesPole Speed - 140.221 mphNumber of Cautions - 11Caution Laps - 52Average Race Speed - 98.565 mphLead Changes - 17Total Race Purse - $404,137Race Number - 3 | 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 | 13 | $44,750 |
2 | 6 | Mike Bliss | 2 | Team ASE Racing (Jim Smith) | 167 | Ford | 26 | $31,511 |
3 | 3 | Chuck Bown | 99 | Exide Batteries (Jack Roush) | 167 | Ford | 0 | $17,550 |
4 | 18 | Mike Skinner | 93 | Llumar Window Films (Dana Dorman) | 167 | Chevrolet | 33 | $15,211 |
5 | 14 | Jack Sprague | 24 | Quaker State (Rick Hendrick) | 167 | Chevrolet | 47 | $15,286 |
6 | 19 | Ron Hornaday Jr | 16 | NAPA Brakes (Dale Earnhardt Inc) | 167 | Chevrolet | 0 | $13,311 |
7 | 8 | Dave Rezendes | 35 | Ortho Lawn Garden (Charles Hardy) | 167 | Chevrolet | 0 | $11,511 |
8 | 7 | Rick Carelli | 6 | REMAX International (Marshall Chesrown) | 167 | Chevrolet | 0 | $11,061 |
9 | 15 | Butch Miller | 20 | Orleans Hotel Casino (Walker Evans) | 167 | Chevrolet | 0 | $11,761 |
10 | 20 | Lance Norick | 90 | NHL (Ron Norick) | 167 | Ford | 0 | $11,561 |
11 | 10 | Rich Bickle | 17 | Sears DieHard (Darrell Waltrip) | 166 | Chevrolet | 0 | $10,561 |
12 | 11 | Tony Roper | 31 | Concor Tool Machine (Bob Brevak) | 166 | Ford | 0 | $9,600 |
13 | 28 | Jimmy Hensley | 43 | Cummins Engines (Petty Enterprises) | 166 | Dodge | 0 | $10,361 |
14 | 16 | Dan Press | 75 | Spears Manufacturing (Wayne Spears) | 164 | Chevrolet | 1 | $9,150 |
15 | 21 | Kenny Allen | 65 | AAG Racing (Kenny Allen) | 164 | Chevrolet | 0 | $10,611 |
16 | 35 | Rob Rizzo | 27 | Rizzo Racing (Rob Rizzo) | 164 | Ford | 0 | $9,200 |
17 | 32 | Doug George | 12 | ENKEI (Bob Blake) | 164 | Chevrolet | 0 | $9,961 |
18 | 22 | Rick Crawford | 14 | Circle Bar Motel RV Park (Tom Mitchell) | 159 | Ford | 0 | $8,750 |
19 | 33 | Jay Sauter | 3 | GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress) | 156 | Chevrolet | 8 | $8,650 |
20 | 25 | Tobey Butler | 52 | Purolator PureOne Filters (Ken Schrader) | 156 | Chevrolet | 0 | $8,775 |
21 | 9 | John Nemechek | 8 | Chek Racing (John Nemechek) | 143 | Chevrolet | 0 | $9,461 |
22 | 27 | Mike Cope | 15 | Penrose Meat Snacks (Billy Ballew) | 142 | Ford | 0 | $8,150 |
23 | 34 | Tammy Jo Kirk | 7 | Lovable (Geoffrey Bodine) | 133 | Ford | 0 | $8,025 |
24 | 24 | Kelly Denton | 30 | Grandaddy Racing (Grier Lackey) | 129 | Chevrolet | 0 | $7,725 |
25 | 38 | Randy MacDonald | 72 | MacDonald Racing (Doc MacDonald) | 114 | Chevrolet | 0 | $7,875 |
26 | 1 | Joe Ruttman | 80 | LCI Telecommunications (Jack Roush) | 113 | Ford | 38 | $8,436 |
27 | 12 | Barry Bodine | 7 | Bodine Motorsports (Geoffrey Bodine) | 104 | Ford | 0 | $7,125 |
28 | 26 | Bob Keselowski | 29 | Mopar Performance (Ron Keselowski) | 100 | Dodge | 0 | $8,036 |
29 | 36 | Brian Cunningham | 57 | CSG Racing (Ed Scherer) | 81 | Chevrolet | 0 | $7,075 |
30 | 13 | Tony Raines | 19 | Pennzoil (Kurt Roehrig) | 80 | Dodge | 0 | $5,625 |
31 | 31 | Bryan Reffner | 66 | Carlin Burners Controls (Dale Phelon) | 70 | Ford | 1 | $6,736 |
32 | 2 | Boris Said | 44 | Federated Auto Parts (Mark Simo) | 60 | Ford | 0 | $5,625 |
33 | 30 | Curtis Markham | 32 | Active Truck Team (Joe Horner) | 44 | Chevrolet | 0 | $5,625 |
34 | 17 | Stacy Compton | 86 | Valvoline Instant Oil Change (David Hodson) | 38 | Ford | 0 | $5,625 |
35 | 4 | Michael Dokken | 18 | Dana Corporation (Kurt Roehrig) | 32 | Dodge | 0 | $6,736 |
36 | 37 | Dennis Setzer | 56 | Husky Power Tools (Harry Brix) | 23 | Dodge | 0 | $5,875 |
37 | 23 | Dave Smith | 22 | Fore Travel Motor Homes (Mike Thompson) | 19 | Ford | 0 | $5,625 |
38 | 29 | Lonnie Rush Jr | 53 | Purolator PureOne Filters (Ken Schrader) | 3 | Chevrolet | 0 | $5,625 |