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1997 The No Fear Challenge

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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race number 24 of 26
Saturday, October 18, 1997 at California Speedway, Fontana, CA
100 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (200.0 miles)

Time of race: 1:37:28
Average Speed: 137.195 mph
Pole Speed: 173.198 mph

Cautions: 4 for 16 laps
Margin of Victory: 1.63 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 5

Glossary 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results / 1997 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Truck	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	1	2	Mike Bliss	Team ASE Racing (Jim Smith)	Ford	100	74,400	running	93	180
2	18	52	Mike Wallace	Purolator PureOne Filters (Ken Schrader)	Chevrolet	100	27,600	running	0	170
3	4	98	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	Raybestos (Jim Herrick)	Ford	100	18,750	running	0	165
4	8	28	Ernie Irvan	Federated Auto Parts (Ernie Irvan)	Ford	100	13,400	running	2	160
5	13	61	Randy Tolsma	IWX Motor Freight / Dole (Steve Coulter)	Chevrolet	100	12,550	running	0	155
6	2	24	Jack Sprague	Quaker State (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	100	11,225	running	1	150
7	27	1	Michael Waltrip	Band-Aid (Michael Waltrip)	Ford	100	9,800	running	0	146
8	7	29	Bob Keselowski	Mopar Performance (Ron Keselowski)	Dodge	100	8,400	running	0	142
9	25	16	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	NAPA Brakes (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	100	9,100	running	0	138
10	9	14	Rick Crawford	Circle Bar Motel & RV Park (Tom Mitchell)	Ford	100	9,350	running	0	134
11	26	42	Kyle Petty	Hot Wheels (Rick McCray)	Chevrolet	100	6,550	running	0	130
12	11	7	Barry Bodine	Bodine Racing (Geoffrey Bodine)	Ford	100	6,700	running	0	127
13	31	19	Tony Raines	Pennzoil (Kurt Roehrig)	Dodge	100	7,550	running	0	124
14	14	31	Tony Roper	Concor Tool & Machine (Bob Brevak)	Ford	100	7,600	running	0	121
15	30	6	Rick Carelli	RE/MAX International (Marshall Chesrown)	Chevrolet	100	7,950	running	0	118
16	15	99	Chuck Bown	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	100	11,150	running	4	115
17	29	86	Stacy Compton	Valvoline Instant Oil Change (David Hodson)	Ford	100	7,275	running	0	112
18	33	20	Butch Miller	Orleans Hotel & Casino (Walker Evans)	Chevrolet	99	7,250	running	0	109
19	20	35	Ron Barfield, Jr.	Ortho Lawn & Garden (Charles Hardy)	Chevrolet	99	6,225	running	0	106
20	28	75	Kevin Harvick	Spears Manufacturing (Wayne Spears)	Chevrolet	99	6,425	running	0	103
21	3	90	Lance Norick	NHL Los Angeles Kings (Ron Norick)	Dodge	99	6,125	running	0	100
22	24	4	Wayne Grubb	Link-Belt Construction (William Grubb)	Chevrolet	99	6,100	running	0	97
23	23	88	Terry Cook	Pioneer Electronics (Duke Thorson)	Chevrolet	99	6,075	running	0	94
24	22	57	Brian Cunningham	Cunningham Historic Motorcars (Ed Scherer)	Ford	99	6,050	running	0	91
25	10	3	Jay Sauter	GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	99	7,125	running	0	88
26	5	17	Rich Bickle	Sears DieHard (Darrell Waltrip)	Chevrolet	98	7,000	running	0	85
27	36	41	Bill Sedgwick	Vintage Motorsports (Tim Buckley)	Chevrolet	95	5,975	running	0	82
28	21	27	Rob Rizzo	Auto Value (Rob Rizzo)	Ford	88	5,950	crash	0	79
29	6	80	Joe Ruttman	LCI International (Jack Roush)	Ford	82	6,925	running	0	76
30	17	18	Robby Gordon	Dana Corporation (Kurt Roehrig)	Dodge	72	5,900	engine	0	73
31	32	02	Eric Norris	Prolong (Jim Smith)	Ford	72	5,875	oil line	0	70
32	19	66	Bryan Reffner	Carlin Burners & Controls (Dale Phelon)	Ford	65	6,850	engine	0	67
33	16	44	Boris Said	Federated Auto Parts (Mark Simo)	Ford	40	6,850	engine	0	64
34	12	43	Jimmy Hensley	Cummins Engines (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	37	6,850	engine	0	61
35	34	74	Tammy Jo Kirk	Circle Bar Motel & RV Park (Tom Mitchell)	Ford	10	6,850	handling	0	58
36	35	65	Doug George	Concor Tool & Machine (Kenny Allen)	Ford	5	6,850	handling	0	55

Failed to qualify: Randy Nelson (#82), Ron Esau (#9), Joe Bean (#46), Rick Johnson (#63)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	42	42
	43	47	5	#44 stalled turn 4
	48	59	12
	60	60	1	mid-race break
	61	82	22
	83	86	4	#27 spun turn 2
	87	89	3
	90	95	6	#27 accident turn 2
	96	100	5
Percent of race run under caution: 16.0% Average green flag run: 16.8 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Jack Sprague	1	1	1
Mike Bliss	2	39	38
Ernie Irvan	40	41	2
Chuck Bown	42	45	4
Mike Bliss	46	100	55

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Jack Sprague	3634
2	Rich Bickle	3513	-121
3	Joe Ruttman	3376	-258
4	Mike Bliss	3322	-312
5	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	3271	-363
6	Jay Sauter	3161	-473
7	Jimmy Hensley	3161	-473
8	Rick Carelli	3156	-478
9	Chuck Bown	3012	-622
10	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	2972	-662
11	Butch Miller	2965	-669
12	Rick Crawford	2891	-743
13	Stacy Compton	2809	-825
14	Bob Keselowski	2679	-955
15	Boris Said	2502	-1132
16	Tony Raines	2490	-1144
17	Tony Roper	2431	-1203
18	Dave Rezendes	2428	-1206
19	Bryan Reffner	2311	-1323
20	Tammy Jo Kirk	2002	-1632

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