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1997 Colorado 250 By Snap-On Tools Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track     Tweet NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race number 14 of 26 Saturday, July 19, 1997 at Colorado National Speedway, Erie, CO 250 laps on a 0.375 mile paved track (93.750 miles) Time of race: 1:29:19 Average speed: 62.978 mph Pole speed: 77.537 mph Cautions: 6 for 27 laps Margin of victory: 2.295 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 6 Glossary    1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results   /   1997 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Truck Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 1 16   Ron Hornaday, Jr. NAPA Brakes   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 250 36200 running 106 180 2 5 2   Mike Bliss Team ASE Racing   (Jim Smith) Ford 250 30775 running 76 170 3 13 86   Stacy Compton Valvoline Instant Oil Change   (David Hodson) Ford 250 20625 running 0 165 4 12 3   Jay Sauter GM Goodwrench Service   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 250 11975 running 0 160 5 3 17   Rich Bickle Sears DieHard   (Darrell Waltrip) Chevrolet 250 9875 running 0 155 6 6 14   Rick Crawford Circle Bar Motel & RV Park   (Tom Mitchell) Ford 250 11400 running 7 150 7 20 6   Rick Carelli RE/MAX International   (Marshall Chesrown) Chevrolet 250 8275 running 0 146 8 8 43   Jimmy Hensley Cummins Engines   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 250 7375 running 0 142 9 4 19   Tony Raines Pennzoil   (Kurt Roehrig) Dodge 250 7275 running 0 138 10 7 20   Butch Miller Orleans Hotel & Casino   (Walker Evans) Chevrolet 250 8175 running 0 134 11 14 35   Dave Rezendes Ortho Lawn & Garden   (Charles Hardy) Chevrolet 250 7175 running 0 130 12 16 80   Joe Ruttman LCI International   (Jack Roush) Ford 249 7125 running 0 127 13 11 31   Tony Roper Concor Tool & Machine   (Bob Brevak) Ford 249 6075 running 0 124 14 26 98   Kenny Irwin, Jr. Raybestos   (Jim Herrick) Ford 249 7025 running 0 121 15 10 66   Bryan Reffner Carlin Burners & Controls   (Dale Phelon) Ford 249 7225 running 0 118 16 21 24   Jack Sprague Quaker State   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 249 6875 running 0 115 17 17 7   Tammy Jo Kirk Lovable   (Geoffrey Bodine) Ford 249 6625 running 0 112 18 2 52   Mike Wallace Purolator PureOne Filters   (Ken Schrader) Chevrolet 249 6575 running 61 109 19 25 88   Terry Cook PBA Tour   (Duke Thorson) Chevrolet 248 5625 running 0 106 20 19 75   Kevin Harvick Spears Manufacturing   (Wayne Spears) Chevrolet 248 5700 running 0 103 21 18 29   Bob Keselowski Mopar Performance   (Ron Keselowski) Dodge 247 6450 running 0 100 22 30 44   Boris Said Federated Auto Parts   (Mark Simo) Ford 247 6425 running 0 97 23 24 18   Tom Hubert Dana Corporation   (Kurt Roehrig) Dodge 245 5400 running 0 94 24 23 4   Bill Sedgwick Soff-Cut International   (Tim Buckley) Chevrolet 244 5375 running 0 91 25 27 82   Randy Nelson Core Motorsports   (Steve Lucore) Ford 244 5450 running 0 88 26 22 99   Chuck Bown Exide Batteries   (Jack Roush) Ford 242 6325 running 0 85 27 15 5   Gary Higgs Better Built   (Gary Higgs) Ford 75 5300 engine 0 82 28 29 65   Kenny Allen Orleans Hotel & Casino   (Kenny Allen) Chevrolet 9 5250 handling 0 79 29 28 32   Doug George Core Motorsports   (Steve Lucore) Ford 4 6250 suspension 0 76 30 9 26   Jerry Robertson Lucas Oil   (Mike Mittler) Ford 3 5250 engine 0 73

Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 5 5     6 9 4   #26 stalled on track   10 33 24     34 37 4   debris backstretch   38 83 46     84 92 9   debris frontstretch   93 125 33     126 126 1   halfway break   127 215 89     216 220 5   #82 spun turn 2   221 232 12     233 236 4   #7 accident turn 2   237 250 14       Percent of race run under caution: 10.8%             Average green flag run: 31.9 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Mike Wallace 1 61 61   Mike Bliss 62 64 3   Ron Hornaday, Jr. 65 132 68   Rick Crawford 133 139 7   Mike Bliss 140 212 73   Ron Hornaday, Jr. 213 250 38 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Rich Bickle 2148     2   Jack Sprague 2046   -102   3   Joe Ruttman 1984   -164   4   Ron Hornaday, Jr. 1937   -211   5   Mike Bliss 1909   -239   6   Jay Sauter 1851   -297   7   Chuck Bown 1834   -314   8   Jimmy Hensley 1825   -323   9   Rick Carelli 1814   -334   10   Kenny Irwin, Jr. 1803   -345   11   Butch Miller 1762   -386   12   Rick Crawford 1720   -428   13   Dave Rezendes 1690   -458   14   Stacy Compton 1573   -575   15   Boris Said 1553   -595   16   Bob Keselowski 1470   -678   17   Tammy Jo Kirk 1453   -695   18   Tony Raines 1429   -719   19   Bryan Reffner 1410   -738   20   Tony Roper 1399   -749