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1997 AC-Delco 200 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race number 29 of 30 Saturday, October 25, 1997 at North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC 197 laps on a 1.017 mile paved track (200.349 miles) Time of race: 1:59:42 Average speed: 100.426 mph Pole speed: 151.734 mph Cautions: 8 for 50 laps Margin of victory: 1.747 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 17 Glossary    1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series results   /   1997 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 8 60   Mark Martin Winn-Dixie   (Jack Roush) Ford 197 34075 running 78 180 2 3 64   Dick Trickle Dura Lube   (Dennis Shoemaker) Chevrolet 197 12900 running 0 170 3 7 2   Ricky Craven Raybestos   (Ricky Craven) Chevrolet 197 9025 running 29 165 4 1 9   Jeff Burton Track Gear   (Jack Roush) Ford 197 7000 running 85 160 5 5 1   Hermie Sadler DeWalt Tools   (Gary Bechtel) Chevrolet 197 12275 running 0 155 6 31 3   Steve Park AC Delco   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 197 11550 running 0 150 7 9 34   Mike McLaughlin Royal Oak Charcoal   (Frank Cicci) Chevrolet 197 10150 running 0 146 8 13 37   Mark Green Timber Wolf   (Clarence Brewer) Chevrolet 197 7550 running 0 142 9 2 44   Tony Stewart Shell Oil   (Bobby Labonte) Pontiac 197 4700 running 0 138 10 29 47   Robert Pressley Sunoco / 360 Communication   (Tad Geschickter) Chevrolet 197 5200 running 0 134 11 25 10   Phil Parsons Channellock   (Phil Parsons) Chevrolet 197 6450 running 0 130 12 35 38   Elton Sawyer Barbasol   (Bob Sutton) Ford 197 6400 running 0 127 13 10 85   Shane Hall Luck's Foods   (Don Stegall) Chevrolet 197 6350 running 0 124 14 21 21   Michael Waltrip Band-Aid   (Michael Waltrip) Ford 197 4300 running 0 121 15 11 00   Buckshot Jones Aquafresh   (Billy Jones) Pontiac 197 8550 running 0 118 16 24 31   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Wrangler   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 197 4175 running 0 115 17 36 78   Nathan Buttke Carquest Auto Parts   (Dan Browder) Chevrolet 197 4170 running 0 112 18 16 57   Jason Keller Slim Jim   (Joe Keller) Chevrolet 197 6165 running 0 109 19 15 33   Tim Fedewa Kleenex   (Bill Baumgardner) Chevrolet 197 6160 running 0 106 20 33 74   Randy LaJoie Fina   (Bill Baumgardner) Chevrolet 197 8020 running 0 103 21 14 99   Glenn Allen, Jr. Luxaire   (Bill Papke) Chevrolet 197 5640 running 0 100 22 26 6   Joe Bessey Power Team   (Joe Bessey) Chevrolet 197 5630 running 0 97 23 22 72   Mike Dillon Detroit Gasket   (Ron Parker) Chevrolet 197 7820 running 0 94 24 6 20   Blaise Alexander Rescue Engine Formula   (Allen Cretsinger) Chevrolet 196 4050 running 0 91 25 28 45   Brad Loney Hunters Specialties   (Mike Laughlin) Chevrolet 196 4245 running 0 88 26 20 96   Stevie Reeves Big A Auto Parts   (Donald Laird) Ford 196 5540 running 0 85 27 40 43   Dennis Setzer Lance Snacks   (David Ridling) Chevrolet 195 5535 running 0 82 28 12 29   Elliott Sadler Phillips 66   (Gary Bechtel) Chevrolet 194 7780 running 5 79 29 27 49   Greg Sacks WCW   (Kenneth Shaver) Chevrolet 189 4025 running 0 76 30 19 80   Mark Krogh Clearwater Forest Industries   (Robert Krogh) Chevrolet 186 5745 running 0 73 31 18 89   Stanton Barrett Northstar Water   (Meredith Ruark) Ford 179 4010 running 0 70 32 23 17   Matt Kenseth Kraft Singles   (Robbie Reiser) Chevrolet 177 5505 crash 0 67 33 17 4   Kevin Lepage Phoenix Racing   (James Finch) Chevrolet 156 5495 running 0 64 34 4 36   Todd Bodine Stanley   (Scott Welliver) Pontiac 155 7235 crash 0 61 35 42 48   Randy Porter Unifirst Uniforms   (James Porter) Ford 116 4980 running 0 58 36 38 35   Lyndon Amick Team Amick   (Bill Amick) Pontiac 84 4975 crash 0 55 37 34 63   Tracy Leslie Lysol   (Hubert Hensley) Chevrolet 72 4970 spindle 0 52 38 39 88   Kevin Schwantz Ryder   (David Ridling) Chevrolet 71 6215 crash 0 49 39 30 22   Scott Lagasse Pest Offense   (Allen Bloom) Chevrolet 54 3965 crash 0 46 40 32 40   Jeff Fuller Hunters Specialties   (Doug Taylor) Chevrolet 38 4965 engine 0 43 41 41 77   Ed Berrier Lear Corporation / UAW   (John Walsh) Ford 8 4165 crash 0 40 42 37 7   Perry Tripp Manheim Auctions   (Ed Whitaker) Chevrolet 2 3965 crash 0 37

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Kevin Simmons 08 Hitachi Bobby Dotter Chevrolet Jason Jarrett 32 Caradco Dale Jarrett Ford L.W. Miller 39 Shoemaker Racing Leslie Miller Chevrolet J.D. Gibbs 42 Carolina Turkey J.D. Gibbs Pontiac Jeff Krogh 56 Clearwater Forest Industries Robert Krogh Chevrolet Martin Truex 59 Blount Seafood Martin Truex, Sr. Chevrolet Mike Olsen 61 Little Trees Mike Olsen Chevrolet Chris Diamond 68 J & L Motors Jerry Francis Chevrolet Rick Wilson 75 Acutrim / Allarest Charlie Henderson Chevrolet Bill Hoff 86 Mawson & Mawson Tim Durbin Chevrolet Gary Laton 93 Tampico Citrus Punch Thomas Laton Chevrolet Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 3 3     4 11 8   #7,77 accident turn 1   12 48 37     49 53 5   #49,88 accident turn 2   54 55 2     56 64 9   #22 accident turn 2   65 74 10     75 80 6   #88,35 accident backstretch   81 95 15     96 99 4   #96 accident turn 2   100 141 42     142 145 4   #45 accident turn 4   146 156 11     157 165 9   #31,4,38,80,96 accident turn 3   166 178 13     179 183 5   #17 accident turn 3   184 197 14       Percent of race run under caution: 25.4%             Average green flag run: 16.3 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Jeff Burton 1 35 35   Mark Martin 36 81 46   Ricky Craven 82 84 3   Mark Martin 85 85 1   Ricky Craven 86 89 4   Mark Martin 90 90 1   Ricky Craven 91 92 2   Jeff Burton 93 93 1   Ricky Craven 94 96 3   Elliott Sadler 97 101 5   Mark Martin 102 113 12   Jeff Burton 114 114 1   Mark Martin 115 119 5   Jeff Burton 120 166 47   Ricky Craven 167 167 1   Jeff Burton 168 168 1   Ricky Craven 169 184 16   Mark Martin 185 197 13 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Randy LaJoie 4211     2   Todd Bodine 3969   -242   3   Steve Park 3953   -258   4   Mike McLaughlin 3517   -694   5   Phil Parsons 3450   -761   6   Elliott Sadler 3416   -795   7   Elton Sawyer 3352   -859   7   Buckshot Jones 3352   -859   9   Tim Fedewa 3264   -947   10   Hermie Sadler 3252   -959   11   Jason Keller 3184   -1027   12   Mark Green 3152   -1059   13   Kevin Lepage 3136   -1075   14   Dick Trickle 3034   -1177   15   Mike Dillon 2908   -1303   16   Glenn Allen, Jr. 2809   -1402   17   Tracy Leslie 2777   -1434   18   Joe Bessey 2697   -1514   19   Stevie Reeves 2528   -1683   20   Dennis Setzer 2411   -1800   21   Jeff Fuller 2394   -1817