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1997 Western Auto / Parts America 200

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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race number 7 of 26
Saturday, May 24, 1997 at I-70 Speedway, Odessa, MO
200 laps on a .543 mile paved track (108.6 miles)

Time of race: 1:18:46
Average Speed: 82.725 mph
Pole Speed: 113.125 mph

Cautions: 8 for 39 laps
Margin of Victory: .584 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	2	19	Tony Raines	Pennzoil (Kurt Roehrig)	Dodge	200	29,775	running	149	180
2	10	43	Jimmy Hensley	Cummins Engines (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	200	26,625	running	19	170
3	11	99	Chuck Bown	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	22,775	running	0	165
4	1	17	Rich Bickle	Sears DieHard (Darrell Waltrip)	Chevrolet	200	12,650	running	30	160
5	29	20	Butch Miller	Orleans Hotel & Casino (Walker Evans)	Chevrolet	200	11,975	running	0	155
6	30	80	Joe Ruttman	LCI International (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	10,350	running	0	150
7	4	6	Rick Carelli	RE/MAX International (Marshall Chesrown)	Chevrolet	200	9,525	running	0	146
8	17	2	Mike Bliss	Team ASE Racing (Jim Smith)	Ford	200	8,550	running	0	142
9	7	31	Tony Roper	Concor Tool & Machine (Bob Brevak)	Ford	200	7,325	running	0	138
10	3	24	Jack Sprague	Quaker State (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	8,350	running	0	134
11	26	12	Doug George	Red Line Oil (Bob Blake)	Chevrolet	200	7,025	running	0	130
12	5	44	Boris Said	Federated Auto Parts (Mark Simo)	Ford	200	5,950	running	0	127
13	31	35	Dave Rezendes	Ortho Lawn & Garden (Charles Hardy)	Chevrolet	199	6,925	running	0	124
14	8	98	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	Raybestos (Jim Herrick)	Ford	199	7,350	running	2	121
15	6	14	Rick Crawford	Circle Bar Motel & RV Park (Tom Mitchell)	Ford	199	7,175	running	0	118
16	14	13	Curtis Markham	Key Federal Savings VISA (Mike Colabucci)	Chevrolet	198	5,500	running	0	115
17	16	56	Brandon Butler	Husky Power Tools (Harry Brix)	Dodge	196	5,475	running	0	112
18	27	4	Bill Sedgwick	Soff-Cut International (Tim Buckley)	Chevrolet	195	5,400	running	0	109
19	24	77	Lonnie Rush, Jr.	A & G Coal (Kevin Doran)	Chevrolet	195	5,375	running	0	106
20	19	66	Bryan Reffner	Carlin Burners & Controls (Dale Phelon)	Ford	193	5,300	running	0	103
21	23	65	Kenny Allen	AAG Racing (Kenny Allen)	Chevrolet	190	5,250	running	0	100
22	28	16	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	NAPA Brakes (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	189	7,200	running	0	97
23	21	88	Terry Cook	PBA Tour (Duke Thorson)	Chevrolet	184	5,175	running	0	94
24	9	26	Rick Beebe	Mittler Brothers Machine & Tool (Mike Mittler)	Ford	171	5,150	running	0	91
25	12	7	Tammy Jo Kirk	Lovable (Geoffrey Bodine)	Ford	134	6,125	crash	0	88
26	20	18	Michael Dokken	Dana Corporation (Kurt Roehrig)	Dodge	117	6,100	running	0	85
27	13	29	Bob Keselowski	Mopar Performance (Ron Keselowski)	Dodge	88	6,075	crash	0	82
28	32	75	Dan Press	Spears Manufacturing (Wayne Spears)	Chevrolet	84	6,025	mechanical	0	79
29	25	52	Tobey Butler	Purolator PureOne Filters (Ken Schrader)	Chevrolet	80	6,025	mechanical	0	76
30	15	86	Stacy Compton	Valvoline Instant Oil Change (David Hodson)	Ford	74	6,025	mechanical	0	73
31	18	3	Jay Sauter	GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	73	6,025	crash	0	70
32	22	15	Mike Cope	Penrose Meat Snacks (Billy Ballew)	Ford	69	5,025	crash	0	67

Failed to qualify: Randy Tolsma (#61), Marc Robe, Lance Norick (#90), Scot Walters (#37), Rob Rizzo (#27), Mark Kinser (#92)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	1	1
	2	4	3	#65,52 accident turn 4
	5	13	9
	14	16	3	#15,88 accident backstretch
	17	44	28
	45	49	5	#16 accident frontstretch
	50	51	2
	52	56	5	debris turn 4
	57	66	10
	67	73	7	#18,86,3 accident turn 3
	74	100	27
	101	101	1	halfway break
	102	134	33
	135	143	9	#7 accident turn 1
	144	163	20
	164	168	5	#98 spun turn 4
	169	200	32
Percent of race run under caution: 19.0% Average green flag run: 18.0 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Tony Raines	1	56	56
Kenny Irwin, Jr.	57	58	2
Jimmy Hensley	59	77	19
Rich Bickle	78	107	30
Tony Raines	108	200	93

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Rich Bickle	1140
2	Jack Sprague	1063	-77
3	Mike Bliss	1016	-124
4	Butch Miller	995	-145
5	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	968	-172
6	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	953	-187
7	Joe Ruttman	948	-192
8	Chuck Bown	940	-200
9	Jimmy Hensley	925	-215
10	Dave Rezendes	907	-233
11	Jay Sauter	838	-302
12	Rick Carelli	835	-305
13	Rick Crawford	820	-320
14	Bob Keselowski	774	-366
15	Doug George	760	-380
16	Stacy Compton	716	-424
17	Tony Roper	675	-465
18	Tobey Butler	659	-481
19	Boris Said	646	-494
20	Michael Dokken	645	-495

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