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1997 BellSouth Mobility / Opryland 320

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NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race number 10 of 30
Saturday, April 19, 1997 at Nashville Speedway, Nashville, TN
320 laps on a 0.596 mile paved track (190.720 miles)

Time of race: 2:57:16
Average speed: 64.554 mph
Pole speed: 109.935 mph

Cautions: 14 for 89 laps
Margin of victory: 2.012 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 9

Glossary 1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series results / 1997 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	18	3	Steve Park	AC Delco (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	320	31885	running	123	180
2	9	8	Jeff Green	Diamond Ridge (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	320	24610	running	104	170
3	5	33	Tim Fedewa	Kleenex / Kroger (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	320	14910	running	1	165
4	22	28	Jeff Purvis	Curb Records (Larry Lockamy)	Chevrolet	320	8235	running	15	160
5	15	36	Todd Bodine	Stanley (Scott Welliver)	Pontiac	320	11205	running	0	155
6	7	74	Randy LaJoie	Fina (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	320	10810	running	0	150
7	4	1	Hermie Sadler	DeWalt Tools (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	320	6560	running	0	146
8	2	88	Kevin Lepage	Hype (David Ridling)	Chevrolet	320	8560	running	57	142
9	20	43	Dennis Setzer	Lance Snacks (David Ridling)	Chevrolet	320	4010	running	0	138
10	16	00	Buckshot Jones	Aquafresh (Billy Jones)	Pontiac	320	8960	running	0	134
11	3	17	Matt Kenseth	Kraft Singles / Kroger (Robbie Reiser)	Chevrolet	320	3325	running	0	130
12	29	10	Phil Parsons	Channellock (Phil Parsons)	Chevrolet	320	4275	running	20	127
13	1	34	Mike McLaughlin	Royal Oak Charcoal (Frank Cicci)	Chevrolet	320	7775	running	0	124
14	37	96	Stevie Reeves	Big A Auto Parts (Donald Laird)	Ford	319	4675	running	0	121
15	27	64	Dick Trickle	Dura Lube (Dennis Shoemaker)	Chevrolet	319	3550	running	0	118
16	33	57	Jason Keller	Slim Jim (Joe Keller)	Chevrolet	318	7075	running	0	115
17	11	38	Elton Sawyer	Barbasol (Bob Sutton)	Ford	318	4525	running	0	112
18	26	45	Larry Pearson	Hunters Specialties (Mike Laughlin)	Chevrolet	318	2975	running	0	109
19	13	87	Chad Chaffin	BellSouth Mobility (Joe Nemechek)	Chevrolet	315	2925	running	0	106
20	28	35	Lyndon Amick	Bill Amick	Pontiac	315	3325	running	0	103
21	31	37	Mark Green	Timber Wolf (Clarence Brewer)	Chevrolet	314	4375	running	0	100
22	35	11	Jimmy Foster	Speedvision / Outdoor Life (Curtis Key)	Ford	314	2860	running	0	97
23	25	89	Johnny Chapman	Sherwin-Williams (Meredith Ruark)	Ford	312	4325	running	0	94
24	8	85	Shane Hall	Bama Jellies (Don Stegall)	Chevrolet	308	4315	running	0	91
25	39	63	Tracy Leslie	Lysol (Hubert Hensley)	Pontiac	307	4505	crash	0	88
26	6	4	Tim Steele	HS Die / CIMLINC (James Finch)	Chevrolet	304	6545	crash	0	85
27	34	56	Jeff Krogh	Clearwater Forest Industries (Robert Krogh)	Chevrolet	303	2785	crash	0	82
28	21	78	Rodney Combs	Mark III Financial (Dan Browder)	Chevrolet	302	4275	crash	0	79
29	41	77	Jeff McClure	Lear Corporation (John Walsh)	Ford	299	2765	running	0	76
30	12	29	Elliott Sadler	Phillips 66 (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	286	3970	running	0	73
31	10	47	Jeff Fuller	Sunoco (Tad Geschickter)	Chevrolet	281	5985	running	0	70
32	40	6	Joe Bessey	Power Team (Joe Bessey)	Chevrolet	259	3725	running	0	67
33	14	68	Chris Diamond	J & L Motors (Jerry Francis)	Chevrolet	255	2715	crash	0	64
34	17	72	Mike Dillon	Detroit Gasket (Ron Parker)	Chevrolet	235	5955	crash	0	61
35	24	99	Glenn Allen, Jr.	Luxaire (Bill Papke)	Chevrolet	229	3695	crash	0	58
36	38	75	Rick Wilson	Food Country USA (Charlie Henderson)	Chevrolet	210	2685	crash	0	55
37	30	80	Mark Krogh	Clearwater Forest Industries (Robert Krogh)	Chevrolet	161	2675	crash	0	52
38	42	16	Mark Day	31-W Insulation (Wayne Day)	Pontiac	123	2665	running	0	49
39	19	31	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Gargoyles (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	93	2665	oil pump	0	46
40	32	48	Randy Porter	Unifirst Uniforms (James Porter)	Ford	87	2665	crash	0	43
41	23	66	Nathan Buttke	Carquest Auto Parts (Arlin Buttke)	Chevrolet	32	2865	crash	0	40
42	36	27	Johnny Rumley	RGM Erectors (Carolyn Laugeni)	Chevrolet	7	2665	crash	0	37

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Dick Trickle	64	driver change

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Brad Payne	79	Perry Racing	Bryan Perry	Ford
DC	Jim Sauter	64	Dura Lube	Dennis Shoemaker	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	9	9
	10	12	3	#27,77,89 accident turn 4
	13	20	8
	21	24	4	#17 spun turn 4
	25	32	8
	33	36	4	#47,66,68,78 accident frontstretch
	37	63	27
	64	70	7	#35,37,64,89 accident backstretch
	71	88	18
	89	97	9	#17,35,37,38,48,75,80,89 accident turn 2
	98	138	41
	139	143	5	#35 accident turn 2
	144	171	28
	172	178	7	#72,80 accident frontstretch
	179	195	17
	196	200	5	#11,89 accident turn 4
	201	211	11
	212	218	7	#00,6,45,47,56,72,75,85 accident turn 4
	219	232	14
	233	240	8	#4,43,72,88,99 accident frontstretch
	241	250	10
	251	258	8	#6,11,33,57,87 accident turn 2
	259	261	3
	262	269	8	#29,35,68,77 accident turn 4
	270	281	12
	282	285	4	#4,27,63 accident turn 2
	286	304	19
	305	313	9	#4,37,56,63,78 accident turn 4
	314	320	7
Percent of race run under caution: 27.5% Average green flag run: 15.5 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Kevin Lepage	1	49	49
Jeff Green	50	82	33
Kevin Lepage	83	90	8
Phil Parsons	91	110	20
Jeff Green	111	181	71
Steve Park	182	233	52
Tim Fedewa	234	234	1
Jeff Purvis	235	249	15
Steve Park	250	320	71

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Randy LaJoie	1481
2	Todd Bodine	1454	-27
3	Phil Parsons	1422	-59
4	Jeff Green	1379	-102
5	Dick Trickle	1315	-166
6	Buckshot Jones	1266	-215
7	Tim Fedewa	1214	-267
8	Elton Sawyer	1183	-298
9	Mike McLaughlin	1138	-343
10	Hermie Sadler	1136	-345
11	Steve Park	1130	-351
12	Elliott Sadler	1084	-397
13	Mark Green	1050	-431
14	Jason Keller	1046	-435
15	Kevin Lepage	1033	-448
16	Mark Martin	987	-494
17	Mike Dillon	971	-510
18	Stevie Reeves	967	-514
19	Tracy Leslie	941	-540
20	Jeff Fuller	923	-558