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1997 Chevy Desert Star Classic

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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race number 4 of 26
Sunday, April 20, 1997 at Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, AZ
150 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (150.000 miles)

Time of race: 1:27:20
Average speed: 103.053 mph
Pole speed: 121.236 mph

Cautions: 6 for 23 laps
Margin of victory: 13.186 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 2

Glossary 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results / 1997 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Truck	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	24	Jack Sprague	Quaker State (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	150	43936	running	108	180
2	7	80	Joe Ruttman	LCI Telecommunications (Jack Roush)	Ford	150	22785	running	0	170
3	2	2	Mike Bliss	Team ASE Racing (Jim Smith)	Ford	150	18286	running	42	165
4	8	16	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	NAPA Brakes (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	150	10686	running	0	160
5	4	17	Rich Bickle	Sears DieHard (Darrell Waltrip)	Chevrolet	150	8136	running	0	155
6	20	29	Bob Keselowski	Mopar Performance (Ron Keselowski)	Dodge	150	8436	running	0	150
7	16	35	Dave Rezendes	Ortho Lawn & Garden (Charles Hardy)	Chevrolet	150	8386	running	0	146
8	31	99	Chuck Bown	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	150	5875	running	0	142
9	36	10	Toby Porter	Mag-Lite (Harry Ranier)	Ford	150	6475	running	0	138
10	13	6	Rick Carelli	RE/MAX International (Marshall Chesrown)	Chevrolet	150	8486	running	0	134
11	24	3	Jay Sauter	GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	150	6536	running	0	130
12	11	7	Tammy Jo Kirk	Lovable (Geoffrey Bodine)	Ford	150	5525	running	0	127
13	3	32	Curtis Markham	Active Truck Team (Joe Horner)	Chevrolet	149	5225	running	0	124
14	25	43	Jimmy Hensley	Cummins Engines (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	149	6286	running	0	121
15	19	90	Lance Norick	NHL Phoenix Coyotes (Ron Norick)	Ford	149	6361	running	0	118
16	26	30	Kelly Denton	Grandaddy Racing (Grier Lackey)	Chevrolet	149	5075	running	0	115
17	6	98	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	Raybestos (Jim Herrick)	Ford	149	5025	running	0	112
18	5	52	Tobey Butler	Purolator PureOne Filters (Ken Schrader)	Chevrolet	148	4975	running	0	109
19	29	88	Terry Cook	Koch XP (Duke Thorson)	Chevrolet	148	4925	running	0	106
20	17	12	Doug George	ENKEI (Bob Blake)	Chevrolet	147	6068	running	0	103
21	14	14	Rick Crawford	Circle Bar Motel & RV Park (Tom Mitchell)	Ford	147	4800	running	0	100
22	32	57	Brian Cunningham	CSG Racing (Ed Scherer)	Chevrolet	147	4750	running	0	97
23	34	65	Kenny Allen	AAG Racing (Kenny Allen)	Chevrolet	144	5761	running	0	94
24	10	44	Boris Said	Federated Auto Parts (Mark Simo)	Ford	141	4550	running	0	91
25	22	77	Lonnie Rush, Jr.	Doran Racing Enterprises (Kevin Doran)	Chevrolet	134	4450	running	0	88
26	21	23	T.J. Clark	American Racing Wheels (T.J. Clark)	Chevrolet	104	5461	running	0	85
27	15	75	Dan Press	Spears Manufacturing (Wayne Spears)	Chevrolet	84	4250	crash	0	82
28	12	18	Michael Dokken	Dana Corporation (Kurt Roehrig)	Dodge	83	5261	engine	0	79
29	28	56	Brandon Butler	Husky Power Tools (Harry Brix)	Dodge	82	4050	engine	0	76
30	18	20	Butch Miller	Orleans Hotel & Casino (Walker Evans)	Chevrolet	80	5061	engine	0	73
31	30	68	Bobby Dotter	Lub-Tek Shock Oil (Carl Wegner)	Chevrolet	59	3850	mechanical	0	70
32	9	81	Jerry Glanville	Ceres Trading Group (Jerry Glanville)	Ford	32	3750	crash	0	67
33	27	86	Stacy Compton	Valvoline Instant Oil Change (David Hodson)	Ford	31	3750	crash	0	64
34	23	66	Bryan Reffner	Carlin Burners & Controls (Dale Phelon)	Ford	30	4861	crash	0	61
35	33	34	Bob Brevak	Concor Tool & Machine (Bob Brevak)	Ford	11	4861	engine	0	58
36	35	31	Tony Roper	Concor Tool & Machine (Bob Brevak)	Ford	9	3750	engine	0	55

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
37	Tony Raines	19	Pennzoil	Kurt Roehrig	Dodge
38	Tommy Spangler	04	M-R Motorsports	Mike Rose	Chevrolet
39	Jim Bown	55	Gloy Racing	Tom Gloy	Ford
40	Randy Tolsma	61	IWX Motor Freight	Steve Coulter	Chevrolet
41	Rob Rizzo	27	Rizzo Racing	Rob Rizzo	Ford
42	Mike Colabucci	13	Key Federal Savings VISA	Mike Colabucci	Chevrolet
43	Jon Leavy	54	Jon Leavy Racing	Jon Leavy	Chevrolet
44	Andy Genzman	25	De's LP Gas	DeWilton Genzman	Ford
45	Mark Kinser	92	Rotary Lift	Raymond Scanlan	Chevrolet
46	Andy Belmont	26	Delco Oil / Fina Express	Mike Mittler	Ford
47	Doug Adams	38		Don Adams	Ford

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	3	3
	4	6	3	debris frontstretch
	7	31	25
	32	35	4	#23,66,77,81,90 accident
	36	47	12
	48	51	4	#44 stalled turn 4
	52	55	4
	56	58	3	#77 spun frontstretch
	59	75	17
	76	76	1	halfway break
	77	85	9
	86	93	8	#75 accident turn 4
	94	150	57
Percent of race run under caution: 15.3% Average green flag run: 18.1 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Jack Sprague	1	35	35
Mike Bliss	36	77	42
Jack Sprague	78	150	73

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Rich Bickle	620
2	Jack Sprague	599	-21
3	Mike Bliss	578	-42
4	Chuck Bown	572	-48
5	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	563	-57
6	Jay Sauter	561	-59
7	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	559	-61
8	Dave Rezendes	547	-73
9	Butch Miller	541	-79
10	Jimmy Hensley	537	-83
11	Joe Ruttman	514	-106
12	Rick Carelli	504	-116
13	Rick Crawford	466	-154
14	Doug George	412	-208
15	Bob Keselowski	387	-233
16	Kelly Denton	382	-238
17	Stacy Compton	374	-246
18	Lonnie Rush, Jr.	373	-247
19	Toby Porter	365	-255
20	Boris Said	352	-268
21	Dan Press	349	-271