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1997 Carquest Auto Parts 300


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NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race number 14 of 30
Saturday, May 24, 1997 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
200 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (300.0 miles)

Time of race: 2:21:47
Average Speed: 126.954 mph
Pole Speed: 175.012 mph 		Cautions: 6 for 39 laps
Margin of Victory: 1.64 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 10

Glossary    1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series results   /   1997 standings

Fin St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Points
321985   Shane Hall Luck's Foods   (Don Stegall)Chevrolet1364,497crash067
34 447   Jeff Fuller Sunoco / 360 Communication   (Tad Geschickter)Chevrolet1216,827crash061
36236   Joe Bessey Power Team   (Joe Bessey)Chevrolet774,457crash055
37427   Mike Wallace Clabber Girl   (Ed Whitaker)Chevrolet773,405crash052
383449   Kyle Petty N.W.O.   (Kenneth Shaver)Chevrolet773,890crash049
412770   Dale Fischlein Clean Sweep Products   (Ivan Murphy)Chevrolet393,400crash040
421311   Jimmy Foster Outdoor Life / Speedvision   (Curtis Key)Ford284,442crash037
433138   Elton Sawyer Barbasol   (Bob Sutton)Ford44,642crash034
301044   Bobby Labonte Shell Oil   (Bobby Labonte)Pontiac1894,725engine5273
39 62   Ricky Craven Raybestos   (Ricky Craven)Chevrolet623,450engine046
31168   Jeff Green Sandwich Construction Company   (Gary Bechtel)Chevrolet1456,757handling070
351433   Tim Fedewa Kleenex   (Bill Baumgardner)Chevrolet1064,467handling058
1 287   Joe Nemechek BellSouth Mobility   (Joe Nemechek)Chevrolet20043,800running134180
22488   Kevin Lepage Hype / Lance Snacks   (David Ridling)Chevrolet20038,392running0170
3 160   Mark Martin Winn-Dixie   (Jack Roush)Ford20025,800running70
4 920   Jimmy Spencer Zippo   (Allen Cretsinger)Chevrolet20014,325running0160
52110   Phil Parsons Channellock   (Phil Parsons)Chevrolet20019,777running0155
61100   Buckshot Jones Aquafresh   (Billy Jones)Pontiac20018,067running0150
72936   Todd Bodine Stanley   (Scott Welliver)Pontiac20013,867running0146
8 757   Jason Keller Slim Jim   (Joe Keller)Chevrolet20014,267running0142
9151   Hermie Sadler DeWalt Tools   (Gary Bechtel)Chevrolet20011,182running0138
101874   Randy LaJoie Fina   (Bill Baumgardner)Chevrolet20014,757running0134
11 364   Dick Trickle Dura Lube   (Dennis Shoemaker)Chevrolet2006,790running0130
12205   Terry Labonte Alka-Seltzer / Bayer   (Terry Labonte)Chevrolet2006,015running0127
13259   Jeff Burton Track Gear   (Jack Roush)Ford2005,400running0124
142672   Mike Dillon Detroit Gasket   (Ron Parker)Chevrolet20010,302running0121
153245   Greg Sacks Hunters Specialties   (Mike Laughlin)Chevrolet2008,092running0118
16 53   Steve Park AC Delco   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)Chevrolet20010,332running0115
171292   Sterling Marlin Racing Milestones   (Mac Martin)Chevrolet2004,140running0112
183675   Rick Wilson Food Country USA   (Charlie Henderson)Chevrolet2004,425running0109
192837   Mark Green Timber Wolf   (Clarence Brewer)Chevrolet2005,917running0106
203832   Dale Jarrett White Rain   (Dale Jarrett)Ford2004,675running0103
21 829   Elliott Sadler Phillips 66   (Gary Bechtel)Chevrolet1995,842running0100
223517   Matt Kenseth Kraft Singles   (Robbie Reiser)Chevrolet1994,180running097
234094   Ron Barfield, Jr. New Holland Tractors   (Bill Elliott)Ford1996,122running494
244363   Larry Pearson Lysol   (Hubert Hensley)Pontiac1993,605running391
251728   Jeff Purvis Opryland / Curb Records   (Larry Lockamy)Chevrolet1995,807running088
264180   Mark Krogh Clearwater Forest Industries   (Robert Krogh)Chevrolet1985,992running085
273796   Stevie Reeves Big A Auto Parts   (Donald Laird)Ford1956,007running082
28334   Ernie Irvan Phoenix Racing   (James Finch)Chevrolet1943,995running079
292208   Kevin Simmons Hitachi   (Bobby Dotter)Chevrolet1893,485running00
333034   Mike McLaughlin Royal Oak Charcoal   (Frank Cicci)Chevrolet1316,737running064
403950   Morgan Shepherd Rawlings / Blomet   (Bobby Jones)Pontiac433,840unknown043

Failed to qualify:   Chris Diamond (#68), Dennis Setzer (#43), Michael Waltrip (#21), Glenn Allen, Jr. (#99), Robert Pressley (#35), Randy Porter (#48), Jeff McClure (#77), Jeff Krogh (#56), Michael Ritch (#58), Johnny Chapman (#89), Doug Reid III (#97), David Hutto (#24), Mark Day (#16), Nathan Buttke (#78)

Caution flag breakdown:
ConditionFrom
Lap		To
Lap		# Of
Laps		Reason'Lucky
Dog'
133  
496   #4,72,08,38 accident turn 4 
102920  
30345   #34,11 accident turn 2 
35417  
42465   #3,70 accident turn 1 
477832  
798911   #49,6,7 accident turn 4 
9012233  
1231297   #57,47 accident frontstretch 
1301345  
1351395   #85 accident turn 1 
14020061  
  Percent of race run under caution: 19.5%             Average green flag run: 23.0 laps

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap		To
Lap		# Of
Laps
  Mark Martin111
  Joe Nemechek24241
  Ron Barfield, Jr.43464
  Mark Martin47482
  Bobby Labonte498638
  Mark Martin87904
  Bobby Labonte91999
  Joe Nemechek10012324
  Larry Pearson1241263
  Bobby Labonte1271315
  Joe Nemechek13220069

Points standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
1   Todd Bodine 2062    
2   Randy LaJoie 2053   -9  
3   Jeff Green 1898   -164  
4   Phil Parsons 1881   -181  
5   Dick Trickle 1661   -401  
6   Steve Park 1661   -401  
7   Buckshot Jones 1643   -419  
8   Tim Fedewa 1603   -459  
9   Mike McLaughlin 1582   -480  
10   Hermie Sadler 1571   -491  
11   Kevin Lepage 1551   -511  
12   Elliott Sadler 1540   -522  
13   Jason Keller 1534   -528  
14   Elton Sawyer 1508   -554  
15   Mark Green 1465   -597  
16   Mike Dillon 1368   -694  
17   Stevie Reeves 1304   -758  
18   Jeff Fuller 1304   -758  
19   Tracy Leslie 1262   -800  
20   Greg Sacks 1194   -868