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1997 Gargoyles 300

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NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race number 1 of 30
Saturday, February 15, 1997 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
120 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (300.0 miles)

Time of race: 2:00:15
Average Speed: 149.688 mph
Pole Speed: 190.508 mph

Cautions: 4 for 17 laps
Margin of Victory: .163 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 7

Glossary 1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series results / 1997 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	14	74	Randy LaJoie	Fina (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	120	82,337	running	56	180
2	24	36	Todd Bodine	Stanley (Scott Welliver)	Pontiac	120	55,162	running	0	170
3	18	21	Michael Waltrip	Band-Aid (Michael Waltrip)	Ford	120	34,500	running	3	165
4	3	87	Joe Nemechek	BellSouth Mobility (Joe Nemechek)	Chevrolet	120	26,825	running	0	160
5	7	63	Tracy Leslie	Lysol (Hubert Hensley)	Pontiac	120	28,778	running	3	155
6	30	45	Greg Sacks	Hunters Specialties (Mike Laughlin)	Chevrolet	120	23,309	running	0	150
7	20	3	Steve Park	AC Delco (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	120	19,600	running	0	146
8	44	37	Mark Green	Timber Wolf (Clarence Brewer)	Chevrolet	120	17,850	running	0	142
9	26	4	Jeff Purvis	Phoenix Construction (James Finch)	Chevrolet	120	27,412	running	0	138
10	21	10	Phil Parsons	Channellock (Phil Parsons)	Chevrolet	120	23,562	running	0	134
11	8	43	Rodney Combs	Lance Snacks (David Ridling)	Chevrolet	120	20,203	running	0	130
12	5	00	Buckshot Jones	Aquafresh (Billy Jones)	Pontiac	120	21,853	running	0	127
13	34	96	Stevie Reeves	Big A Auto Parts (Donald Laird)	Ford	120	15,025	running	0	124
14	6	8	Jeff Green	Team Monte Carlo (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	120	19,937	running	5	121
15	1	29	Elliott Sadler	Team Monte Carlo (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	120	20,262	running	30	118
16	4	38	Elton Sawyer	Barbasol (Bob Sutton)	Ford	119	14,525	running	0	115
17	19	1	Hermie Sadler	DeWalt Tools (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	119	19,112	running	0	112
18	28	72	Mike Dillon	Detroit Gasket (Ron Parker)	Chevrolet	119	20,062	running	0	109
19	10	64	Dick Trickle	Dura Lube (Dennis Shoemaker)	Chevrolet	119	14,400	running	17	106
20	41	5	Andy Hillenburg	Alka-Seltzer / Bayer (Terry Labonte)	Chevrolet	119	13,325	running	0	103
21	42	40	Doug Heveron	Taylor Motorsports (Doug Taylor)	Ford	118	14,353	running	0	100
22	27	88	Kevin Lepage	Hype (David Ridling)	Chevrolet	118	17,837	running	0	97
23	43	89	Johnny Chapman	Sherwin-Williams (Meredith Ruark)	Ford	117	12,100	fuel	0	94
24	29	49	Kyle Petty	N.W.O. (Kenneth Shaver)	Chevrolet	117	12,050	running	0	91
25	40	68	Jamie Aube	Wegner Motorsports (Carl Wegner)	Chevrolet	117	12,700	running	0	0
26	32	47	Jeff Fuller	Sunoco (Tad Geschickter)	Chevrolet	116	18,162	running	0	85
27	12	17	Tim Bender	Kraft Singles (Robbie Reiser)	Chevrolet	112	11,750	running	0	82
28	23	97	Doug Reid III	MedPartners (Bart Walker)	Chevrolet	109	11,700	running	0	79
29	9	6	Joe Bessey	Power Team (Joe Bessey)	Chevrolet	98	12,184	running	0	76
30	45	48	Dale Shaw	Unifirst Uniforms (James Porter)	Ford	94	11,875	running	0	0
31	31	99	Glenn Allen, Jr.	Luxaire (Bill Papke)	Chevrolet	93	14,037	running	0	70
32	13	70	Dale Fischlein	Titan Wheel (Ivan Murphy)	Chevrolet	88	10,875	running	0	67
33	2	34	Mike McLaughlin	Royal Oak Charcoal (Frank Cicci)	Chevrolet	81	16,412	engine	0	64
34	16	33	Tim Fedewa	Kleenex (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	64	13,937	crash	0	61
35	25	60	Mark Martin	Winn-Dixie (Jack Roush)	Ford	63	11,759	crash	0	58
36	38	51	Jim Bown	Bown Racing (Dick Bown)	Chevrolet	58	12,703	radiator	0	55
37	36	57	Jason Keller	Slim Jim (Joe Keller)	Chevrolet	55	15,987	rear end	0	52
38	35	85	Shane Hall	Luck's / Bama Foods (Don Stegall)	Chevrolet	51	10,500	running	0	49
39	15	20	Jimmy Spencer	Zippo (Allen Cretsinger)	Chevrolet	45	10,500	crash	6	46
40	22	9	Jeff Burton	Track Gear (Jack Roush)	Ford	44	10,500	crash	0	43
41	17	7	Mike Wallace	Clabber Girl (Ed Whitaker)	Chevrolet	42	10,500	crash	0	40
42	33	24	David Hutto	Gateway Shell (James Hutto)	Chevrolet	28	10,500	crash	0	37
43	39	81	Stanton Barrett	Power Bar (Ron Neal)	Chevrolet	28	10,500	crash	0	34
44	37	35	Lyndon Amick	Dodge Reliance / Rockwell Automation (Bill Amick)	Pontiac	28	10,500	crash	0	31
45	11	32	Dale Jarrett	White Rain (Dale Jarrett)	Ford	11	10,800	crash	0	28

Failed to qualify: Mark Day (#16), Jimmy Foster (#11), Kenny Irwin, Jr. (#98), Chris Diamond (#68), Ron Barfield, Jr. (#94), Jeff McClure (#77), Dennis Setzer (#71)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	12	12
	13	16	4	#6,32,35,49,85,96,97 accident backstretch
	17	29	13
	30	34	5	#24,35,81,99 accident turn 2
	35	44	10
	45	48	4	#3,9,17,20,29,38,51,57,63,88 accident turn 1
	49	65	17
	66	69	4	#33,60,70 accident backstretch
	70	120	51
Percent of race run under caution: 14.2% Average green flag run: 20.6 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Elliott Sadler	1	30	30
Jimmy Spencer	31	36	6
Randy LaJoie	37	66	30
Tracy Leslie	67	69	3
Michael Waltrip	70	72	3
Jeff Green	73	77	5
Dick Trickle	78	94	17
Randy LaJoie	95	120	26

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Randy LaJoie	180
2	Todd Bodine	170	-10
3	Michael Waltrip	165	-15
4	Joe Nemechek	160	-20
5	Tracy Leslie	155	-25
6	Greg Sacks	150	-30
7	Steve Park	146	-34
8	Mark Green	142	-38
9	Jeff Purvis	138	-42
10	Phil Parsons	134	-46
11	Rodney Combs	130	-50
12	Buckshot Jones	127	-53
13	Stevie Reeves	124	-56
14	Jeff Green	121	-59
15	Elliott Sadler	118	-62
16	Elton Sawyer	115	-65
17	Hermie Sadler	112	-68
18	Mike Dillon	109	-71
19	Dick Trickle	106	-74
20	Andy Hillenburg	103	-77

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