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1997 BellSouth Mobility / Opryland 320

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NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race number 10 of 30
Saturday, April 19, 1997 at Nashville Speedway, Nashville, TN
320 laps on a .596 mile paved track (190.7 miles)

Time of race: 2:57:16
Average Speed: 64.554 mph
Pole Speed: 109.935 mph

Cautions: 14 for 89 laps
Margin of Victory: 2.012 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 9

Glossary 1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series results / 1997 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
35	24	99	Glenn Allen, Jr.	Luxaire (Bill Papke)	Chevrolet	229	3,695	crash	0	58
20	28	35	Lyndon Amick	Rockwell (Bill Amick)	Pontiac	315	3,325	running	0	103
32	40	6	Joe Bessey	Power Team (Joe Bessey)	Chevrolet	259	3,725	running	0	67
5	15	36	Todd Bodine	Stanley (Scott Welliver)	Pontiac	320	11,205	running	0	155
41	23	66	Nathan Buttke	Carquest Auto Parts (Arlin Buttke)	Chevrolet	32	2,865	crash	0	40
19	13	87	Chad Chaffin	BellSouth Mobility (Joe Nemechek)	Chevrolet	315	2,925	running	0	106
23	25	89	Johnny Chapman	Sherwin-Williams (Meredith Ruark)	Ford	312	4,325	running	0	94
28	21	78	Rodney Combs	Mark III Financial (Dan Browder)	Chevrolet	302	4,275	crash	0	79
38	42	16	Mark Day	31-W Insulation (Wayne Day)	Pontiac	123	2,665	running	0	49
33	14	68	Chris Diamond	J & L Motors (Jerry Francis)	Chevrolet	255	2,715	crash	0	64
34	17	72	Mike Dillon	Detroit Gasket (Ron Parker)	Chevrolet	235	5,955	crash	0	61
39	19	31	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Gargoyles (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	93	2,665	oil pump	0	46
3	5	33	Tim Fedewa	Kleenex (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	320	14,910	running	1	165
22	35	11	Jimmy Foster	Speedvision / Outdoor Life (Curtis Key)	Ford	314	2,860	running	0	97
31	10	47	Jeff Fuller	Sunoco (Tad Geschickter)	Chevrolet	281	5,985	running	0	70
2	9	8	Jeff Green	Diamond Ridge (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	320	24,610	running	104	170
21	31	37	Mark Green	Timber Wolf (Clarence Brewer)	Chevrolet	314	4,375	running	0	100
24	8	85	Shane Hall	Bama Jellies (Don Stegall)	Chevrolet	308	4,315	running	0	91
10	16	00	Buckshot Jones	Aquafresh (Billy Jones)	Pontiac	320	8,960	running	0	134
16	33	57	Jason Keller	Slim Jim (Joe Keller)	Chevrolet	318	7,075	running	0	115
11	3	17	Matt Kenseth	Kraft Singles (Robbie Reiser)	Chevrolet	320	3,325	running	0	130
27	34	56	Jeff Krogh	Clearwater Forest Industries (Robert Krogh)	Chevrolet	303	2,785	crash	0	82
37	30	80	Mark Krogh	Clearwater Forest Industries (Robert Krogh)	Chevrolet	161	2,675	crash	0	52
6	7	74	Randy LaJoie	Fina (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	320	10,810	running	0	150
8	2	88	Kevin Lepage	Hype (David Ridling)	Chevrolet	320	8,560	running	57	142
25	39	63	Tracy Leslie	Lysol (Hubert Hensley)	Pontiac	307	4,505	crash	0	88
29	41	77	Jeff McClure	Lear Corporation (John Walsh)	Ford	299	2,765	running	0	76
13	1	34	Mike McLaughlin	Royal Oak Charcoal (Frank Cicci)	Chevrolet	320	7,775	running	0	124
1	18	3	Steve Park	AC Delco (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	320	31,885	running	123	180
12	29	10	Phil Parsons	Channellock (Phil Parsons)	Chevrolet	320	4,275	running	20	127
18	26	45	Larry Pearson	Hunters Specialties (Mike Laughlin)	Chevrolet	318	2,975	running	0	109
40	32	48	Randy Porter	Unifirst Uniforms (James Porter)	Ford	87	2,665	crash	0	43
4	22	28	Jeff Purvis	Opryland / Georgia Boot (Larry Lockamy)	Chevrolet	320	8,235	running	15	160
14	37	96	Stevie Reeves	Big A Auto Parts (Donald Laird)	Ford	319	4,675	running	0	121
42	36	27	Johnny Rumley	RGM Erectors (Carolyn Laugeni)	Chevrolet	7	2,665	crash	0	37
30	12	29	Elliott Sadler	Phillips 66 (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	286	3,970	running	0	73
7	4	1	Hermie Sadler	DeWalt Tools (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	320	6,560	running	0	146
17	11	38	Elton Sawyer	Barbasol (Bob Sutton)	Ford	318	4,525	running	0	112
9	20	43	Dennis Setzer	Lance Snacks (David Ridling)	Chevrolet	320	4,010	running	0	138
26	6	4	Tim Steele	HS Die (James Finch)	Chevrolet	304	6,545	crash	0	85
15	27	64	Dick Trickle	Dura Lube (Dennis Shoemaker)	Chevrolet	319	3,550	running	0	118
36	38	75	Rick Wilson	Food Country USA (Charlie Henderson)	Chevrolet	210	2,685	crash	0	55

Failed to qualify: Brad Payne (#79)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	9	9
	10	12	3	#27,77,89 accident turn 4
	13	20	8
	21	24	4	#17 spun turn 4
	25	32	8
	33	36	4	#47,66,68,78 accident frontstretch
	37	63	27
	64	70	7	#35,37,64,89 accident backstretch
	71	88	18
	89	97	9	#17,35,37,38,48,75,80,89 accident turn 2
	98	138	41
	139	143	5	#35 accident turn 2
	144	171	28
	172	178	7	#72,80 accident frontstretch
	179	195	17
	196	200	5	#11,89 accident turn 4
	201	211	11
	212	218	7	#00,6,45,47,56,72,75,85 accident turn 4
	219	232	14
	233	240	8	#4,43,72,88,99 accident frontstretch
	241	250	10
	251	258	8	#6,11,33,57,87 accident turn 2
	259	261	3
	262	269	8	#29,35,68,77 accident turn 4
	270	281	12
	282	285	4	#4,27,63 accident turn 2
	286	304	19
	305	313	9	#4,37,56,63,78 accident turn 4
	314	320	7
Percent of race run under caution: 27.5% Average green flag run: 15.5 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Kevin Lepage	1	49	49
Jeff Green	50	82	33
Kevin Lepage	83	90	8
Phil Parsons	91	110	20
Jeff Green	111	181	71
Steve Park	182	233	52
Tim Fedewa	234	234	1
Jeff Purvis	235	249	15
Steve Park	250	320	71

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Randy LaJoie	1481
2	Todd Bodine	1454	-27
3	Phil Parsons	1422	-59
4	Jeff Green	1379	-102
5	Dick Trickle	1315	-166
6	Buckshot Jones	1266	-215
7	Tim Fedewa	1214	-267
8	Elton Sawyer	1183	-298
9	Mike McLaughlin	1138	-343
10	Hermie Sadler	1136	-345
11	Steve Park	1130	-351
12	Elliott Sadler	1084	-397
13	Mark Green	1050	-431
14	Jason Keller	1046	-435
15	Kevin Lepage	1033	-448
16	Mark Martin	987	-494
17	Mike Dillon	971	-510
18	Stevie Reeves	967	-514
19	Tracy Leslie	941	-540
20	Jeff Fuller	923	-558

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