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1997 Detroit Gasket 200 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race number 22 of 30 Saturday, August 16, 1997 at Michigan Speedway, Brooklyn, MI 100 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (200.000 miles) Time of race: 1:15:15 Average speed: 159.681 mph Pole speed: 175.511 mph Cautions: 1 for 4 laps Margin of victory: .682 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 6 Glossary    1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series results   /   1997 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 4 3   Steve Park AC Delco   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 100 40675 running 14 180 2 16 20   Jimmy Spencer Zippo   (Allen Cretsinger) Chevrolet 100 16850 running 0 170 3 3 44   Bobby Labonte Shell Oil   (Bobby Labonte) Pontiac 100 12770 running 8 165 4 13 9   Jeff Burton Track Gear   (Jack Roush) Ford 100 8145 running 0 160 5 10 00   Buckshot Jones Aquafresh   (Billy Jones) Pontiac 100 15220 running 0 155 6 30 36   Todd Bodine Stanley   (Scott Welliver) Pontiac 100 11470 running 0 150 7 18 31   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Sikken's Car Refinishes   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 100 6295 running 0 146 8 27 17   Matt Kenseth Kraft Singles   (Robbie Reiser) Chevrolet 100 10145 running 0 142 9 14 10   Phil Parsons Channellock   (Phil Parsons) Chevrolet 100 8995 running 0 138 10 15 4   Dale Shaw Phoenix Racing   (James Finch) Chevrolet 100 6745 running 0 134 11 9 60   Mark Martin Winn-Dixie   (Jack Roush) Ford 100 7695 running 74 130 12 36 37   Mark Green Timber Wolf   (Clarence Brewer) Chevrolet 100 8595 running 0 127 13 34 34   Mike McLaughlin Royal Oak Charcoal   (Frank Cicci) Chevrolet 100 10745 running 0 124 14 11 45   Jeff Fuller Hunters Specialties   (Mike Laughlin) Chevrolet 100 8395 running 0 121 15 29 99   Glenn Allen, Jr. Luxaire   (Bill Papke) Chevrolet 100 8720 running 0 118 16 6 38   Elton Sawyer Barbasol   (Bob Sutton) Ford 100 8195 running 2 115 17 25 74   Randy LaJoie Fina   (Bill Baumgardner) Chevrolet 100 10420 running 0 112 18 39 29   Elliott Sadler Phillips 66   (Gary Bechtel) Chevrolet 99 9395 running 0 109 19 5 5   Terry Labonte Alka-Seltzer / Bayer   (Terry Labonte) Chevrolet 99 5120 running 0 106 20 1 1   Hermie Sadler DeWalt Tools   (Gary Bechtel) Chevrolet 99 9520 running 0 103 21 19 57   Jason Keller Slim Jim   (Joe Keller) Chevrolet 99 9320 running 0 100 22 23 2   Ricky Craven Raybestos   (Ricky Craven) Chevrolet 99 5045 running 0 97 23 32 21   Michael Waltrip Band-Aid   (Michael Waltrip) Ford 99 5020 running 0 94 24 21 80   Mark Krogh Clearwater Forest Industries   (Robert Krogh) Chevrolet 99 6995 running 0 91 25 17 33   Tim Fedewa Kleenex   (Bill Baumgardner) Chevrolet 99 7195 running 0 88 26 33 77   Ed Berrier Lear Corporation / UAW   (John Walsh) Ford 99 4920 running 0 85 27 26 89   Johnny Chapman Alarm South   (Meredith Ruark) Ford 98 6895 running 0 82 28 7 88   Kevin Lepage TBA 10/4/97   (David Ridling) Chevrolet 98 9120 fuel 0 79 29 31 96   Stevie Reeves Big A Auto Parts   (Donald Laird) Ford 98 6895 running 0 76 30 22 56   Jeff Krogh Clearwater Forest Industries   (Robert Krogh) Chevrolet 98 7045 running 0 73 31 37 22   Scott Lagasse Pest Offense   (Allen Bloom) Chevrolet 98 4795 running 0 70 32 38 07   Morgan Shepherd Jasper   (Morgan Shepherd) Pontiac 98 4790 running 0 0 33 42 85   Shane Hall Luck's Foods   (Don Stegall) Chevrolet 97 5780 running 0 64 34 40 63   Tracy Leslie Lysol   (Hubert Hensley) Pontiac 97 5770 running 0 61 35 29 47   Robert Pressley Sunoco / 360 Communication   (Tad Geschickter) Chevrolet 97 7050 running 0 58 36 24 70   Dale Fischlein Adrian Carriers   (Ivan Murphy) Chevrolet 97 4750 running 0 55 37 41 43   Dennis Setzer Lance Snacks   (David Ridling) Chevrolet 96 5745 running 0 52 38 8 72   Mike Dillon Detroit Gasket   (Ron Parker) Chevrolet 90 7695 running 0 49 39 35 40   David Bonnett Dunlop Golf   (Doug Taylor) Ford 88 4715 running 0 46 40 30 32   Dale Jarrett White Rain   (Dale Jarrett) Ford 71 4715 rear end 0 43 41 12 6   Joe Bessey Power Team   (Joe Bessey) Chevrolet 59 5715 rear end 0 40 42 2 64   Dick Trickle Dura Lube   (Dennis Shoemaker) Chevrolet 44 5615 engine 2 37

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Larry Pearson 11 Speedvision Network Curtis Key Ford Mark Day 16 31-W Insulation Wayne Day Pontiac Lyndon Amick 35 Rockwell Dodge Bill Amick Pontiac Kyle Petty 49 N.W.O. Kenneth Shaver Chevrolet Greg Sacks 50 Rawlings Bobby Jones Pontiac Nathan Buttke 78 Carquest Auto Parts Dan Browder Chevrolet Ron Barfield, Jr. 94 New Holland Tractors Bill Elliott Ford Doug Reid III 97 Godwin's GCI Doug Reid III Chevrolet Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 33 33     34 37 4   #40 accident turn 2   38 100 63       Percent of race run under caution: 4.0%             Average green flag run: 48.0 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Dick Trickle 1 2 2   Bobby Labonte 3 3 1   Elton Sawyer 4 5 2   Bobby Labonte 6 12 7   Mark Martin 13 86 74   Steve Park 87 100 14 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Randy LaJoie 3247     2   Todd Bodine 3135   -112   3   Steve Park 2823   -424   4   Phil Parsons 2798   -449   5   Buckshot Jones 2706   -541   6   Elliott Sadler 2703   -544   7   Elton Sawyer 2652   -595   8   Mike McLaughlin 2623   -624   9   Tim Fedewa 2553   -694   10   Jason Keller 2517   -730   11   Hermie Sadler 2492   -755   12   Kevin Lepage 2486   -761   13   Mark Green 2358   -889   14   Dick Trickle 2238   -1009   15   Mike Dillon 2206   -1041   16   Tracy Leslie 2124   -1123   17   Glenn Allen, Jr. 2036   -1211   18   Joe Bessey 1953   -1294   19   Stevie Reeves 1905   -1342   20   Jeff Green 1898   -1349   21   Jeff Fuller 1890   -1357