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1997 Gateway 300

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NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race number 20 of 30
Saturday, July 26, 1997 at Gateway International Raceway, Madison, IL
240 laps on a 1.250 mile paved track (300.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:48:25
Average Speed: 78.803 mph
Pole Speed: 130.993 mph

Cautions: 14 for 81 laps
Margin of Victory: .223 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 15

Glossary 1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series results / 1997 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
19	7	72	Mike Dillon	Detroit Gasket (Ron Parker)	Chevrolet	215	17,740	crash	21	106
20	23	44	Bobby Labonte	Shell Oil (Bobby Labonte)	Pontiac	208	13,605	crash	41	103
22	36	89	Johnny Chapman	Alarm South (Meredith Ruark)	Ford	205	15,160	crash	0	97
23	16	10	Phil Parsons	Channellock (Phil Parsons)	Chevrolet	202	15,050	crash	0	94
26	32	5	Terry Labonte	Bayer (Terry Labonte)	Chevrolet	192	12,720	crash	0	85
29	4	87	Joe Nemechek	BellSouth Mobility (Joe Nemechek)	Chevrolet	128	14,890	crash	74	76
30	35	80	Mark Krogh	Clearwater Forest Industries (Robert Krogh)	Chevrolet	125	13,505	crash	0	73
32	2	2	Ricky Craven	Raybestos (Ricky Craven)	Chevrolet	87	14,810	crash	24	67
35	38	49	Kyle Petty	N.W.O. (Kenneth Shaver)	Chevrolet	75	11,730	crash	0	58
36	26	70	Dale Fischlein	Patriot Seeds (Ivan Murphy)	Chevrolet	75	11,620	crash	0	55
37	13	47	Robert Pressley	Sunoco / 360 Communication (Tad Geschickter)	Chevrolet	61	13,760	crash	0	52
38	18	31	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Sikken's Car Refinishes (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	61	11,400	crash	0	49
40	33	20	Jimmy Spencer	Zippo (Allen Cretsinger)	Chevrolet	37	11,400	crash	0	43
41	9	7	Danny Edwards, Jr.	Clabber Girl (Ed Whitaker)	Chevrolet	7	11,400	crash	0	40
42	42	96	Stevie Reeves	Big A Auto Parts (Donald Laird)	Ford	7	12,600	crash	0	37
18	6	85	Shane Hall	Luck's Foods (Don Stegall)	Chevrolet	221	15,600	engine	0	109
27	11	17	Matt Kenseth	Kraft Singles (Robbie Reiser)	Chevrolet	164	13,610	engine	0	82
33	21	78	Nathan Buttke	Carquest Auto Parts (Dan Browder)	Chevrolet	83	11,950	engine	0	64
12	39	88	Kevin Lepage	Hype (David Ridling)	Chevrolet	235	18,510	fuel pump	0	127
28	37	35	Lyndon Amick	Team Amick (Bill Amick)	Pontiac	130	12,500	handling	0	79
17	14	74	Randy LaJoie	Fina (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	224	18,960	ignition	0	112
31	31	68	Chris Diamond	J & L Motors (Jerry Francis)	Chevrolet	109	12,170	oil leak	0	70
34	27	22	Scott Lagasse	Pest Offense (Allen Bloom)	Chevrolet	81	11,840	overheating	0	61
39	25	84	Randy Porter	Sammy Kershaw / 84 Lumber (James Porter)	Ford	46	12,400	overheating	0	46
1	12	29	Elliott Sadler	Phillips 66 (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	240	48,925	running	33	180
2	34	57	Jason Keller	Slim Jim (Joe Keller)	Chevrolet	240	32,900	running	0	170
3	19	4	Dale Shaw	Graybar / Buss Fuses (James Finch)	Chevrolet	240	19,750	running	10	165
4	17	38	Elton Sawyer	Barbasol (Bob Sutton)	Ford	240	22,825	running	16	160
5	20	34	Mike McLaughlin	Royal Oak Charcoal (Frank Cicci)	Chevrolet	240	24,150	running	0	155
6	22	33	Tim Fedewa	Kleenex (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	240	19,125	running	0	150
7	15	45	Jeff Fuller	Hunters Specialties (Mike Laughlin)	Chevrolet	240	18,425	running	0	146
8	29	37	Mark Green	Timber Wolf (Clarence Brewer)	Chevrolet	240	17,725	running	0	142
9	1	6	Joe Bessey	Power Team (Joe Bessey)	Chevrolet	240	19,840	running	0	138
10	41	43	Dennis Setzer	Lance Snacks (David Ridling)	Chevrolet	240	18,280	running	0	134
11	40	1	Hermie Sadler	DeWalt Tools (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	238	17,370	running	0	130
13	27	77	Brad Teague	Lear Corporation / UAW (John Walsh)	Ford	235	14,150	running	0	124
14	3	99	Glenn Allen, Jr.	Luxaire (Bill Papke)	Chevrolet	233	17,040	running	0	121
15	8	3	Steve Park	AC Delco (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	230	19,105	running	21	118
16	30	63	Tracy Leslie	Lysol (Hubert Hensley)	Pontiac	226	15,820	running	0	115
21	5	64	Dick Trickle	Dura Lube (Dennis Shoemaker)	Chevrolet	208	13,570	running	0	100
24	24	36	Todd Bodine	Stanley (Scott Welliver)	Pontiac	198	14,940	running	0	91
25	10	00	Buckshot Jones	Aquafresh (Billy Jones)	Pontiac	194	16,180	running	0	88

Failed to qualify: Bill Hoff (#86), Jeff Krogh (#56), Bobby Hillin, Jr. (#50), Scot Walters (#55), Michael Waltrip (#21), Doug Reid III (#97), Mark Day (#16), Perry Tripp (#66), Brad Payne (#79), Kenny Wallace (#12)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	8	8
	9	15	7	#7,85,96 accident turn 2
	16	38	23
	39	44	6	#20 accident turn 2
	45	55	11
	56	60	5	#63 accident turn 2
	61	62	2
	63	70	8	#31,35,47 accident backstretch
	71	76	6
	77	81	5	#43,49,70,99 accident turn 2
	82	88	7
	89	92	4	#2 accident turn 2
	93	94	2
	95	98	4	#80 accident turn 2
	99	121	23
	122	127	6	#36 accident turn 2
	128	130	3
	131	139	9	#80 accident frontstretch
	140	154	15
	155	159	5	#00 accident turn 2
	160	182	23
	183	190	8	#77 spun turn 4
	191	203	13
	204	208	5	#10,89 accident backstretch
	209	209	1
	210	213	4	#3,44 accident turn 2
	214	215	2
	216	220	5	#72 accident turn 2
	221	240	20
Percent of race run under caution: 33.8% Average green flag run: 10.6 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Ricky Craven	1	22	22
Joe Nemechek	23	41	19
Dale Shaw	42	45	4
Joe Nemechek	46	70	25
Ricky Craven	71	72	2
Mike Dillon	73	93	21
Joe Nemechek	94	123	30
Elton Sawyer	124	139	16
Steve Park	140	140	1
Elliott Sadler	141	141	1
Steve Park	142	156	15
Dale Shaw	157	162	6
Steve Park	163	167	5
Bobby Labonte	168	208	41
Elliott Sadler	209	240	32

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Randy LaJoie	2955
2	Todd Bodine	2897	-58
3	Phil Parsons	2581	-374
4	Steve Park	2501	-454
5	Mike McLaughlin	2447	-508
6	Elliott Sadler	2424	-531
7	Buckshot Jones	2405	-550
8	Elton Sawyer	2372	-583
9	Kevin Lepage	2340	-615
10	Hermie Sadler	2313	-642
11	Tim Fedewa	2305	-650
12	Jason Keller	2283	-672
13	Mark Green	2146	-809
14	Dick Trickle	2119	-836
15	Mike Dillon	2027	-928
16	Tracy Leslie	1951	-1004
17	Jeff Green	1898	-1057
18	Joe Bessey	1807	-1148
19	Glenn Allen, Jr.	1794	-1161
20	Stevie Reeves	1729	-1226

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