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1997 Reese's 400

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ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series race number 22 of 22
Saturday, November 15, 1997 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
162 laps on a 1.540 mile paved track (249.480 miles)

Time of race: 2:10:06
Average speed: 109.195 mph
Pole speed: no time trials

Cautions: 9 for 65 laps
Margin of victory: .023 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 14

Glossary 1997 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series results / 1997 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	29	33	Harris DeVane	Bob's Candy / Georgia Peanut (C.L. Jones)	Ford	162	17800	running	7
2	1	46	Frank Kimmel	Advance Auto Parts / Autocraft Battery (Dan Falldorf)	Chevrolet	162	12050	running	68
3	17	80	Andy Hillenburg	Stan Hover Motorsports (Stan Hover)	Ford	162	7025	running	10
4	21	17	Mike Ciochetti	Hughes Supply (Mike Ciochetti)	Chevrolet	162	5595	running	0
5	20	90	Ed Berrier	Mean Green / Lauderdale-Miami Auto Auction (Ed Berrier)	Ford	162	5050	running	26
6	2	66	Mark Thompson	Midway Island / Phoenix Air (Mike Brandt)	Ford	162	4200	running	0
7	31	3	Kirk Shelmerdine	Ken Appling Racing (Kenneth Appling)	Chevrolet	161	3250	running	0
8	6	85	Bobby Gerhart	Manheim Auto Auctions (Billy Gerhart)	Chevrolet	160	3450	running	0
9	38	47	Jimmy Kitchens	Hibbett Sports / Dunlop Golf (Dave Carroll)	Ford	160	2950	running	0
10	5	99	Jeff Finley	TNCi / Cheetah Systems (Ray DeWitt)	Ford	160	3230	running	0
11	8	18	Josh Baltes	North American Carbide (Terry Baltes)	Chevrolet	158	2850	running	0
12	39	71	Dwayne Leik	RealTree Camouflage (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	157	2400	running	0
13	28	74	Gary Laton	Tampico Citrus Punch (Thomas Laton)	Chevrolet	155	2350	crash	36
14	23	64	Rick Harrell	Jim Eloff Racing (Jim Eloff)	Ford	153	2300	running	0
15	33	73	Ed Curtis	Cable Innovations (Jim Curtis)	Chevrolet	150	2250	running	0
16	9	10	Curt Piercy	ABS Air Systems (Ron Turpin)	Pontiac	145	2200	running	0
17	34	24	Chuck Weber	Cardinal Tool (Chuck Weber)	Chevrolet	144	2150	running	0
18	11	26	Rick Sheppard	Aramark / Collex (Dick Sheppard)	Oldsmobile	141	2100	running	0
19	12	06	Brian Conz	Van Dyke Park Suite Hotel (Brian Conz)	Pontiac	126	2050	running	0
20	13	76	Joe Cooksey	Brandon Industrial (Mike Lorz)	Pontiac	112	2000	crash	0
21	25	32	Mark Stahl	Auto Bell Car Washes Of NC (Mark Stahl)	Ford	97	1950	axle	0
22	37	50	Kenny Martin	Independence Communications (Bob Schacht)	Ford	85	1900	crash	0
23	26	25	Phillip Young	Young Racing (Phillip Young)	Ford	66	1850	running	0
24	18	42	Dan Pardus	Midwest Transit (Jim Gardner)	Chevrolet	65	1800	running	0
25	3	59	Mark Gibson	Bill Holt Ford-Mercury (Mark Gibson)	Ford	61	1750	crash	15
26	27	52	Bill Baird	Saturn Machine / Spee Dee Pop (Ken Schrader)	Chevrolet	46	1700	engine	0
27	35	19	Stephen Sawyer	The Shack	Ford	46	1650	fuel	0
28	14	12	Dick Tracey	Vernon Parts & Equipment Racing (Dick Tracey)	Chevrolet	43	1600	oil	0
29	24	83	Billy Venturini	Simoniz / Dunlop Golf (Ed Rensi)	Chevrolet	40	1550	crash	0
30	40	4	David Ray Boggs	Kay Boggs Racing (David Ray Boggs)	Chevrolet	30	1500	overheating	0
31	4	21	Bob Strait	Zinsser Paints (Jack Bowsher)	Ford	27	1450	crash	0
32	36	56	Wes Russell	Muncie Metal Spinning (Dill Whittymore)	Chevrolet	24	1400	wheel	0
33	15	9	Bill Flowers	Cole Young / Cleve Smith (Cole Young)	Chevrolet	20	1350	engine	0
34	22	8	Dicky Williamson	Masters Economy Inn (H.L. Waters)	Ford	18	1300	engine	0
35	19	75	Art Seeger	Grundfos Pumps / Franklin Motors (Bob Schacht)	Ford	15	1250	engine	0
36	10	84	Norm Benning	Benning Racing (Norm Benning)	Chevrolet	5	1200	overheating	0
37	7	51	Frog Hall	Frog's Driving Experience (Greta Hall)	Pontiac	4	1200	oil	0
38	30	86	Rich Woodland, Jr.	Cold Duck Racing (Richard Woodland)	Chevrolet	1	1200	crash	0
39	32	48	Greg Sarff	Rich Wholesale (Greg Sarff)	Pontiac	1	1200	crash	0
40	16	05	Steve Swick	Kewadin Casinos (Billy Gerhart)	Chevrolet	0	1200	engine	0

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Delma Cowart	0	Masters Inn		Ford
	Matt Hutter	1	Phoenix Construction	James Finch	Chevrolet
	Mike Swaim, Jr.	5	Swaim Racing		Pontiac
	Frankie Spradlin	07	Spradlin Racing		Chevrolet
	Billy Thomas	22	Joe Miller Land & Timber		Chevrolet
	Ron Cox	23	Hixson Construction	Wayne Hixson	Chevrolet
	Ed Kennedy	27			Chevrolet
	Russell Landrum	55	Landrum Spring / American Motor		Pontiac
	Randy Roush	76	Lorz Racing		Oldsmobile
WD	Tim Steele	16	HS Die / CIMLINC	Harold Steele	Ford
WD	C.W. Smith	28	C&E Containers	Mike Smith	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	2	2
	3	9	7	#86,25,24,71 accident tri-oval
	10	27	18
	28	35	8	#21,42 accident turn 1
	36	40	5
	41	46	6	#83 accident turn 1
	47	47	1
	48	50	3	fluid on track
	51	61	11
	62	71	10	#59 accident turn 4
	72	85	14
	86	93	8	#50 accident turn 3
	94	114	21
	115	125	11	#76,26 accident turn 1
	126	128	3
	129	132	4	#47 spun turn 4
	133	156	24
	157	160	4	#74 accident turn 3
	161	162	2
Percent of race run under caution: 37.7% Average green flag run: 10.1 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Frank Kimmel	1	12	12
Mark Gibson	13	17	5
Frank Kimmel	18	37	20
Ed Berrier	38	51	14
Mark Gibson	52	61	10
Frank Kimmel	62	69	8
Harris DeVane	70	75	6
Ed Berrier	76	87	12
Andy Hillenburg	88	97	10
Frank Kimmel	98	109	12
Gary Laton	110	117	8
Frank Kimmel	118	127	10
Gary Laton	128	155	28
Frank Kimmel	156	161	6
Harris DeVane	162	162	1