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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 (300.000 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

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	2	87	Joe Nemechek	BellSouth Mobility (Joe Nemechek)	Chevrolet	200	43800	running	134	180
2	24	88	Kevin Lepage	Hype / Lance Snacks (David Ridling)	Chevrolet	200	38392	running	0	170
3	1	60	Mark Martin	Winn-Dixie (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	25800	running	7	0
4	9	20	Jimmy Spencer	Zippo (Allen Cretsinger)	Chevrolet	200	14325	running	0	160
5	21	10	Phil Parsons	Channellock (Phil Parsons)	Chevrolet	200	19777	running	0	155
6	11	00	Buckshot Jones	Aquafresh (Billy Jones)	Pontiac	200	18067	running	0	150
7	29	36	Todd Bodine	Stanley (Scott Welliver)	Pontiac	200	13867	running	0	146
8	7	57	Jason Keller	Slim Jim (Joe Keller)	Chevrolet	200	14267	running	0	142
9	15	1	Hermie Sadler	DeWalt Tools (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	200	11182	running	0	138
10	18	74	Randy LaJoie	Fina (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	200	14757	running	0	134
11	3	64	Dick Trickle	Dura Lube (Dennis Shoemaker)	Chevrolet	200	6790	running	0	130
12	20	5	Terry Labonte	Alka-Seltzer / Bayer (Terry Labonte)	Chevrolet	200	6015	running	0	127
13	25	9	Jeff Burton	Track Gear (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	5400	running	0	124
14	26	72	Mike Dillon	Detroit Gasket (Ron Parker)	Chevrolet	200	10302	running	0	121
15	32	45	Greg Sacks	Hunters Specialties (Mike Laughlin)	Chevrolet	200	8092	running	0	118
16	5	3	Steve Park	AC Delco (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	200	8082	running	0	115
17	12	92	Sterling Marlin	Custom Veneers (Mac Martin)	Chevrolet	200	4140	running	0	112
18	36	75	Rick Wilson	Food Country USA (Charlie Henderson)	Chevrolet	200	4425	running	0	109
19	28	37	Mark Green	Timber Wolf (Clarence Brewer)	Chevrolet	200	5917	running	0	106
20	38	32	Dale Jarrett	White Rain (Dale Jarrett)	Ford	200	4675	running	0	103
21	8	29	Elliott Sadler	Phillips 66 Performance Team (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	199	5842	running	0	100
22	35	17	Matt Kenseth	Kraft Singles (Robbie Reiser)	Chevrolet	199	4180	running	0	97
23	40	94	Ron Barfield, Jr.	New Holland Tractors (Bill Elliott)	Ford	199	6122	running	4	94
24	43	63	Larry Pearson	Lysol (Hubert Hensley)	Pontiac	199	3605	running	3	91
25	17	28	Jeff Purvis	Opryland / Curb Records (Larry Lockamy)	Chevrolet	199	5807	running	0	88
26	41	80	Mark Krogh	Clearwater Forest Industries (Robert Krogh)	Chevrolet	198	5992	running	0	85
27	37	96	Stevie Reeves	Big A Auto Parts (Donald Laird)	Ford	195	6007	running	0	82
28	33	4	Ernie Irvan	Phoenix Racing (James Finch)	Chevrolet	194	3995	running	0	79
29	22	08	Kevin Simmons	Hitachi (Bobby Dotter)	Chevrolet	189	3485	running	0	0
30	10	44	Bobby Labonte	Shell Oil (Bobby Labonte)	Pontiac	181	4725	engine	52	73
31	16	8	Jeff Green	The Sandwich Shoppe / Team Monte Carlo (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	145	6757	overheating	0	70
32	19	85	Shane Hall	Luck's Foods (Don Stegall)	Chevrolet	136	4497	crash	0	67
33	30	34	Mike McLaughlin	Royal Oak Charcoal (Frank Cicci)	Chevrolet	131	6737	running	0	64
34	4	47	Jeff Fuller	Sunoco / 360 Communication (Tad Geschickter)	Chevrolet	121	6827	crash	0	61
35	14	33	Tim Fedewa	Kleenex (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	106	4467	crash	0	58
36	23	6	Joe Bessey	Power Team (Joe Bessey)	Chevrolet	77	4457	crash	0	55
37	42	7	Mike Wallace	Clabber Girl (Ed Whitaker)	Chevrolet	77	3405	crash	0	52
38	34	49	Kyle Petty	N.W.O. (Kenneth Shaver)	Chevrolet	77	3890	crash	0	49
39	6	2	Ricky Craven	Raybestos (Ricky Craven)	Chevrolet	62	3450	engine	0	46
40	39	50	Morgan Shepherd	Rawlings / Blomet (Bobby Jones)	Pontiac	43	3840	brakes	0	43
41	27	70	Dale Fischlein	Clean Sweep Products (Ivan Murphy)	Chevrolet	39	3400	crash	0	40
42	13	11	Jimmy Foster	Outdoor Life / Speedvision (Curtis Key)	Ford	28	4442	crash	0	37
43	31	38	Elton Sawyer	Barbasol (Bob Sutton)	Ford	4	4642	crash	0	34

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Mark Day	16	31-W Insulation	Wayne Day	Pontiac
	Michael Waltrip	21	Band-Aid	Michael Waltrip	Ford
	David Hutto	24	Hutto Racing	James Hutto	Chevrolet
	Robert Pressley	35	Dodge Reliance	Bill Amick	Pontiac
	Dennis Setzer	43	Lance Snacks	David Ridling	Chevrolet
	Randy Porter	48	Unifirst Uniforms	James Porter	Ford
	Jeff Krogh	56	Clearwater Forest Industries	Robert Krogh	Chevrolet
	Michael Ritch	58	Blue Ridge Motorsports	John Ritch	Chevrolet
	Chris Diamond	68	J & L Motors	Jerry Francis	Chevrolet
	Jeff McClure	77	Lear Corporation / UAW	John Walsh	Ford
	Nathan Buttke	78	Carquest Auto Parts	Dan Browder	Chevrolet
	Johnny Chapman	89	Northstar Motorsports	Meredith Ruark	Ford
	Doug Reid III	97	MedPartners	Bart Walker	Chevrolet
	Glenn Allen, Jr.	99	Lexaire	Bill Papke	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	3	3
	4	9	6	#4,72,08,38 accident turn 4
	10	29	20
	30	34	5	#34,11 accident turn 2
	35	41	7
	42	46	5	#33,70 accident turn 1
	47	78	32
	79	89	11	#49,6,7 accident turn 4
	90	122	33
	123	129	7	#57,47 accident frontstretch
	130	134	5
	135	139	5	#85 accident turn 1
	140	200	61
Percent of race run under caution: 19.5% Average green flag run: 23.0 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Mark Martin	1	1	1
Joe Nemechek	2	42	41
Ron Barfield, Jr.	43	46	4
Mark Martin	47	48	2
Bobby Labonte	49	86	38
Mark Martin	87	90	4
Bobby Labonte	91	99	9
Joe Nemechek	100	123	24
Larry Pearson	124	126	3
Bobby Labonte	127	131	5
Joe Nemechek	132	200	69

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Todd Bodine	2062
2	Randy LaJoie	2053	-9
3	Jeff Green	1898	-164
4	Phil Parsons	1881	-181
5	Steve Park	1661	-401
5	Dick Trickle	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	Jeff Fuller	1304	-758
17	Stevie Reeves	1304	-758
19	Tracy Leslie	1262	-800
20	Greg Sacks	1194	-868
21	Mark Martin	1167	-895