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NASCAR Winston West Series race number 3 of 14
Combination race with Winston Cup drivers
An explanation of combination races from The Third Turn External page

Monday, May 5, 1997 at Sears Point Raceway, Sonoma, CA
74 laps on a 2.520 mile road course (186.5 miles)

Time of race: 2:27:38
Average Speed: 75.788 mph
Pole Speed: 92.807 mph 		Cautions: 3 for 9 laps
Margin of Victory: .563 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 6

Glossary    1997 NASCAR Winston West Series results   /   1997 standings

Fin St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led
301798   John Andretti   (WC)RCA   (Cale Yarborough)Ford7331,710running0
213530   Johnny Benson, Jr.   (WC)Pennzoil   (Chuck Rider)Pontiac7432,555running0
6 511   Brett Bodine   (WC)Close Call Phone Card   (Brett Bodine)Ford7440,795running0
44 77   Geoffrey Bodine   (WC)QVC   (Geoffrey Bodine)Ford1029,220engine0
433819   Gary Bradberry   (WC)Child Support Recovery   (Mark Smith)Ford3120,720engine0
92099   Jeff Burton   (WC)Exide Batteries   (Jack Roush)Ford7439,595running0
101422   Ward Burton   (WC)MBNA America   (Bill Davis)Pontiac7432,440running0
182136   Derrike Cope   (WC)Skittles   (Nelson Bowers)Pontiac7421,705running0
394025   Ricky Craven   (WC)Budweiser   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet5830,220running0
15 946   Wally Dallenbach, Jr.   (WC)First Union   (Felix Sabates)Chevrolet7423,930running0
37429   Jeff Davis   (WC)Ultra Shield   (Harry Melling)Ford6030,745crash0
12323   Dale Earnhardt   (WC)GM Goodwrench Service   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet7439,580running0
321394   Bill Elliott   (WC)McDonald's   (Bill Elliott)Ford7031,140running0
242838   Butch Gilliland Stroppe Motorsports   (Bill Stroppe)Ford7421,410running0
2 324   Jeff Gordon   (WC)DuPont Refinishes   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet7466,065running0
411840   Robby Gordon   (WC)Coors Light   (Felix Sabates)Chevrolet4327,720engine0
173341   Steve Grissom   (WC)Kodiak   (Larry Hedrick)Chevrolet7432,855running0
384435   Larry Gunselman Caterpillar / Race Stuff / Olson Tech.   (Tamara Turner)Ford6020,720rear end0
192343   Bobby Hamilton   (WC)STP   (Petty Enterprises)Pontiac7436,680running0
353177   Bobby Hillin, Jr.   (WC)Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul   (Doug Bawel)Ford6423,965running0
423720   Lance Hooper   (WC)Hardee's   (Harry Ranier)Ford4021,820engine0
282778   Tom Hubert   (WC)Hanes / Diamond Rio   (Jim Wilson)Ford7321,350running0
82428   Ernie Irvan   (WC)Texaco / Havoline   (Robert Yates)Ford7440,145running0
4 888   Dale Jarrett   (WC)Quality Care / Ford Credit   (Robert Yates)Ford7450,135running2
202918   Bobby Labonte   (WC)Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs)Pontiac7441,105running0
3 45   Terry Labonte   (WC)Kellogg's Corn Flakes   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet7463,700running1
253071   Dave Marcis   (WC)RealTree Camouflage   (Dave Marcis)Chevrolet7425,350running0
26164   Sterling Marlin   (WC)Kodak Film   (Larry McClure)Chevrolet7437,380running0
1 16   Mark Martin   (WC)Valvoline   (Jack Roush)Ford74113,995running69
273937   Jeremy Mayfield   (WC)Kmart / RC Cola   (Michael Kranefuss)Ford7324,965running0
111216   Ted Musgrave   (WC)Family Channel / Primestar   (Jack Roush)Ford7434,880running0
131144   Kyle Petty   (WC)Hot Wheels   (Petty Enterprises)Pontiac7422,980running0
341010   Ricky Rudd   (WC)Tide   (Ricky Rudd)Ford6645,890running0
311533   Ken Schrader   (WC)Skoal Bandit   (Andy Petree)Chevrolet7331,290running0
23411   Morgan Shepherd   (WC)Cruisin' America Phone Card   (Richard Jackson)Pontiac7432,280running0
161931   Mike Skinner   (WC)Lowe's   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet7422,830running0
142523   Jimmy Spencer   (WC)Camel Cigarettes   (Travis Carter)Ford7433,680running0
29228   Hut Stricklin   (WC)Circuit City   (Stavola Brothers)Ford7331,840running0
363681   Kenny Wallace   (WC)Square D   (Fil Martocci)Ford6130,850crash0
223491   Mike Wallace   (WC)Spam   (Ron Neal)Chevrolet7423,505running0
40 22   Rusty Wallace   (WC)Miller Lite   (Roger Penske)Ford4738,720engine2
52617   Darrell Waltrip   (WC)Parts America   (Darrell Waltrip)Chevrolet7435,920running0
7 621   Michael Waltrip   (WC)Citgo   (Wood Brothers)Ford7437,345running0
334307   Sean Woodside Cinema Vehicle Services   (Raymond Claridge)Pontiac6920,905running0

Failed to qualify:   Chuck Pruett (#78), Gary Smith (#45), Scott Gaylord (#00), Bill McAnally (#16), R.K. Smith (#09), Wayne Jacks (#89)

Caution flag breakdown:
ConditionFrom
Lap		To
Lap		# Of
Laps		Reason'Lucky
Dog'
14242  
43464  
47548  
55573  
58636  
64652  
66749  
  Percent of race run under caution: 12.2%             Average green flag run: 16.2 laps

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap		To
Lap		# Of
Laps
  Mark Martin133
  Rusty Wallace452
  Mark Martin62318
  Dale Jarrett24252
  Mark Martin264318
  Terry Labonte44441
  Mark Martin457430

Points standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
1   Butch Gilliland 483    
2   Sean Woodside 466   -17  
3   Larry Gunselman 450   -33  
4   Wayne Jacks 330   -153  
5   Kevin Culver 320   -163  
6   Gary Collins 319   -164  
7   Gary Smith 316   -167  
8   Dan Obrist 289   -194  
9   Chuck Pruett 280   -203  
10   Scott Gaylord 265   -218  
11   Bill McAnally 258   -225  
12   Lew Miller 257   -226  
13   Kenny Smith 253   -230  
14   Bill Sedgwick 226   -257  
15   Tim McCauley 197   -286  
16   St. James Davis 194   -289  
17   John Kinder 142   -341  
18   Billy Kann 138   -345  
19   Ron Burns 127   -356  
20   Brandon Ash 124   -359