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1997 Advance Auto Parts 250 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race number 19 of 30 Saturday, July 12, 1997 at Myrtle Beach Speedway, Myrtle Beach, SC 250 laps on a 0.538 mile paved track (134.500 miles) Time of race: 1:39:07 Average speed: 81.419 mph Pole speed: 99.196 mph Cautions: 6 for 30 laps Margin of victory: under caution Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 7 Glossary    1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series results   /   1997 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 1 29   Elliott Sadler Phillips 66   (Gary Bechtel) Chevrolet 250 30750 running 98 180 2 17 34   Mike McLaughlin Royal Oak Charcoal   (Frank Cicci) Chevrolet 250 17325 running 4 170 3 5 74   Randy LaJoie Fina   (Bill Baumgardner) Chevrolet 250 14500 running 0 165 4 15 36   Todd Bodine Stanley   (Scott Welliver) Pontiac 250 8675 running 0 160 5 26 38   Elton Sawyer Barbasol   (Bob Sutton) Ford 250 7600 running 0 155 6 20 72   Mike Dillon Detroit Gasket   (Ron Parker) Chevrolet 250 8825 running 0 150 7 13 99   Glenn Allen, Jr. Luxaire   (Bill Papke) Chevrolet 250 5975 running 0 146 8 2 28   Jeff Purvis Opryland / Curb Records   (Larry Lockamy) Chevrolet 250 4175 running 0 142 9 27 3   Steve Park AC Delco   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 250 8425 running 0 138 10 10 00   Buckshot Jones Aquafresh   (Billy Jones) Pontiac 250 7875 running 0 134 11 30 88   Kevin Lepage Hype   (David Ridling) Chevrolet 250 7675 running 0 130 12 6 33   Tim Fedewa Kleenex   (Bill Baumgardner) Chevrolet 250 6900 running 83 127 13 28 10   Phil Parsons Channellock   (Phil Parsons) Chevrolet 250 4880 running 0 124 14 29 63   Tracy Leslie Lysol   (Hubert Hensley) Pontiac 250 4855 running 0 121 15 7 37   Mark Green Timber Wolf   (Clarence Brewer) Chevrolet 250 5255 running 0 118 16 31 64   Jim Sauter Dura Lube   (Dennis Shoemaker) Chevrolet 250 3315 running 0 115 17 9 17   Matt Kenseth Kraft Singles   (Robbie Reiser) Chevrolet 250 4805 running 24 112 18 3 78   Nathan Buttke Carquest Auto Parts   (Dan Browder) Chevrolet 250 3580 running 41 109 19 22 1   Hermie Sadler DeWalt Tools   (Gary Bechtel) Chevrolet 250 4730 running 0 106 20 18 43   Dennis Setzer Lance Snacks   (David Ridling) Chevrolet 250 4945 running 0 103 21 4 85   Shane Hall Luck's Foods   (Don Stegall) Chevrolet 250 4905 running 0 100 22 24 32   Jason Jarrett White Rain   (Dale Jarrett) Ford 249 3155 running 0 97 23 19 48   Randy Porter Unifirst Uniforms   (James Porter) Chevrolet 248 4130 running 0 94 24 32 96   Stevie Reeves Big A Auto Parts   (Donald Laird) Ford 247 4605 running 0 91 25 35 11   Larry Pearson Speedvision / Outdoor Life   (Curtis Key) Ford 246 3280 running 0 88 26 33 80   Mark Krogh Clearwater Forest Industries   (Robert Krogh) Chevrolet 242 4535 running 0 85 27 11 6   Joe Bessey Power Team   (Joe Bessey) Chevrolet 242 4025 running 0 82 28 16 89   Johnny Chapman Alarm South   (Meredith Ruark) Ford 235 4000 running 0 79 29 12 57   Jason Keller Slim Jim   (Joe Keller) Chevrolet 215 6225 running 0 76 30 8 7   Danny Edwards, Jr. Llumar   (Ed Whitaker) Chevrolet 170 3170 running 0 73 31 23 56   Jeff Krogh Clearwater Forest Industries   (Robert Krogh) Chevrolet 144 2945 fuel pump 0 70 32 14 47   Robert Pressley Sunoco / 360 Communication   (Tad Geschickter) Chevrolet 144 5195 rear end 0 67 33 25 45   Jeff Fuller Hunters Specialties   (Mike Laughlin) Chevrolet 144 3945 rear end 0 64 34 34 77   Brad Teague Lear Corporation / UAW   (John Walsh) Ford 117 2945 crash 0 61 35 21 4   Dale Shaw Phoenix Racing   (James Finch) Chevrolet 7 3145 engine 0 58

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Eddie Beahr 39 Fidelity Printing / Lowman Electrical Wayne Beahr Ford Chris Diamond 68 J & L Motors Jerry Francis Chevrolet Thomas Daw 84 Meinecke Bobby Sands Pontiac Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 48 48     49 53 5   #64,29,33 accident backstretch   54 100 47     101 106 6   #89 spun turn 2   107 140 34     141 144 4   #6,56,45 accident turn 3   145 177 33     178 183 6   #00,57 accident frontstretch   184 195 12     196 201 6   #32,48 accident turn 2   202 247 46     248 250 3   #6 spun turn 4     Percent of race run under caution: 12.0%             Average green flag run: 36.7 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Elliott Sadler 1 47 47   Nathan Buttke 48 88 41   Tim Fedewa 89 102 14   Elliott Sadler 103 106 4   Mike McLaughlin 107 110 4   Tim Fedewa 111 179 69   Matt Kenseth 180 203 24   Elliott Sadler 204 250 47 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Randy LaJoie 2843     2   Todd Bodine 2806   -37   3   Phil Parsons 2487   -356   4   Steve Park 2383   -460   5   Buckshot Jones 2317   -526   6   Mike McLaughlin 2292   -551   7   Elliott Sadler 2244   -599   8   Kevin Lepage 2213   -630   9   Elton Sawyer 2212   -631   10   Hermie Sadler 2183   -660   11   Tim Fedewa 2155   -688   12   Jason Keller 2113   -730   13   Dick Trickle 2019   -824   14   Mark Green 2004   -839   15   Mike Dillon 1921   -922   16   Jeff Green 1898   -945   17   Tracy Leslie 1836   -1007   18   Stevie Reeves 1692   -1151   19   Glenn Allen, Jr. 1673   -1170   20   Joe Bessey 1669   -1174   21   Johnny Chapman 1560   -1283