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1997 Diamond Hill Plywood 200 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race number 6 of 30 Saturday, March 22, 1997 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC 147 laps on a 1.366 mile paved track (200.802 miles) Time of race: 1:44:15 Average speed: 115.569 mph Pole speed: 166.051 mph Cautions: 7 for 35 laps Margin of victory: .209 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 5 Glossary    1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series results   /   1997 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 11 74   Randy LaJoie Fina   (Bill Baumgardner) Chevrolet 147 36975 running 54 180 2 5 9   Jeff Burton Track Gear   (Jack Roush) Ford 147 18550 running 46 170 3 7 64   Dick Trickle Dura Lube   (Dennis Shoemaker) Chevrolet 147 8900 running 0 165 4 4 60   Mark Martin Winn-Dixie   (Jack Roush) Ford 147 6625 running 17 160 5 15 10   Phil Parsons Channellock   (Phil Parsons) Chevrolet 147 13600 running 0 155 6 33 00   Buckshot Jones Aquafresh   (Billy Jones) Pontiac 147 12325 running 0 150 7 20 47   Jeff Fuller Sunoco   (Tad Geschickter) Chevrolet 147 11050 running 0 146 8 2 8   Jeff Green Diamond Ridge   (Gary Bechtel) Chevrolet 147 9700 running 29 142 9 24 63   Tracy Leslie Lysol   (Hubert Hensley) Pontiac 147 7300 running 0 138 10 9 36   Todd Bodine Stanley   (Scott Welliver) Pontiac 147 8300 running 0 134 11 8 1   Hermie Sadler DeWalt Tools   (Gary Bechtel) Chevrolet 147 5930 running 0 130 12 19 40   Ted Musgrave MHCO USA   (Doug Taylor) Ford 147 4100 running 0 127 13 6 94   Ron Barfield, Jr. New Holland   (Bill Elliott) Ford 147 7075 running 0 124 14 14 33   Tim Fedewa Kleenex   (Bill Baumgardner) Chevrolet 147 7055 running 0 121 15 3 2   Ricky Craven Raybestos   (Ricky Craven) Chevrolet 147 4030 running 0 118 16 29 45   Greg Sacks Hunters Specialties   (Mike Laughlin) Chevrolet 147 7430 running 0 115 17 34 38   Elton Sawyer Barbasol   (Bob Sutton) Ford 146 5905 running 0 112 18 13 57   Jason Keller Slim Jim   (Joe Keller) Chevrolet 146 8130 running 0 109 19 10 37   Mark Green Timber Wolf   (Clarence Brewer) Chevrolet 146 5855 running 0 106 20 36 66   Nathan Buttke Carquest Auto Parts   (Arlin Buttke) Chevrolet 146 4430 running 0 103 21 18 88   Kevin Lepage Hype   (David Ridling) Chevrolet 145 8030 running 0 100 22 17 99   Glenn Allen, Jr. Luxaire   (Bill Papke) Chevrolet 145 5755 running 0 97 23 37 43   Dennis Setzer Lance Snacks   (David Ridling) Chevrolet 145 3710 running 0 94 24 35 24   David Hutto Hutto Racing   (James Hutto) Chevrolet 145 4300 running 0 91 25 23 17   Tim Bender Kraft Singles   (Robbie Reiser) Chevrolet 145 5865 running 0 88 26 26 56   Jeff Krogh Clearwater Forest Industries   (Robert Krogh) Chevrolet 145 3655 running 0 85 27 16 72   Mike Dillon Detroit Gasket   (Ron Parker) Chevrolet 144 7895 running 0 82 28 30 6   Joe Bessey Power Team   (Joe Bessey) Chevrolet 144 5625 running 0 79 29 1 29   Elliott Sadler Diamond Ridge   (Gary Bechtel) Chevrolet 144 6415 running 1 76 30 38 96   Stevie Reeves Big A Auto Parts   (Donald Laird) Ford 143 4830 running 0 73 31 40 11   Jimmy Foster Speedvision / Outdoor Life   (Curtis Key) Ford 143 3595 running 0 70 32 27 78   Rodney Combs Mark III Financial   (Dan Browder) Chevrolet 137 4585 running 0 67 33 25 34   Mike McLaughlin Royal Oak Charcoal   (Frank Cicci) Chevrolet 134 6825 running 0 64 34 22 3   Steve Park AC Delco   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 113 4565 running 0 61 35 32 80   Mark Krogh Clearwater Forest Industries   (Robert Krogh) Chevrolet 110 3555 crash 0 58 36 31 75   Rick Wilson Food Country USA   (Charlie Henderson) Chevrolet 102 3545 crash 0 55 37 21 4   Tim Steele HS Die / CLIMINC   (James Finch) Chevrolet 67 5785 overheating 0 52 38 12 35   Lyndon Amick Rockwell   (Bill Amick) Pontiac 59 3505 engine 0 49 39 39 89   Johnny Chapman Sherwin-Williams   (Meredith Ruark) Ford 14 4505 electrical 0 46 40 28 85   Shane Hall Bama Foods   (Don Stegall) Chevrolet 10 3505 crash 0 43

To the back: Name Nbr Reason Ricky Craven 2 post-qualifying tech Jeff Krogh 56 backup car Mike Dillon 72 backup car Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Loy Allen, Jr. 19 Mills Racing Jim Mills Ford Ed Spencer III 20 Spencer Motor Ventures Allen Cretsinger Chevrolet Jeff McClure 77 Lear Corporation John Walsh Ford Brad Payne 79 Triangle Motorsports Bryan Perry Ford Stanton Barrett 81 Pro-Tech Motorsports Ron Neal Chevrolet Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 28 28     29 33 5   #4,38 accident backstretch   34 37 4     38 41 4   #56 spun backstretch   42 92 51     93 101 9   #17 spun turn 1   102 103 2     104 107 4   #75 accident turn 1   108 115 8     116 119 4   #43,80 accident turn 4   120 131 12     132 135 4   #29,34,45 accident turn 1   136 138 3     139 142 4   debris   143 147 5       Percent of race run under caution: 23.1%             Average green flag run: 14.1 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Jeff Green 1 29 29   Elliott Sadler 30 30 1   Mark Martin 31 47 17   Jeff Burton 48 93 46   Randy LaJoie 94 147 54 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Todd Bodine 911     2   Phil Parsons 897   -14   3   Randy LaJoie 858   -53   4   Jeff Green 804   -107   5   Mark Martin 758   -153   6   Dick Trickle 747   -164   7   Buckshot Jones 731   -180   8   Elton Sawyer 724   -187   9   Mark Green 708   -203   10   Tim Fedewa 689   -222   11   Hermie Sadler 654   -257   12   Elliott Sadler 645   -266   13   Steve Park 618   -293   14   Greg Sacks 603   -308   15   Mike Dillon 601   -310   16   Jeff Fuller 583   -328   17   Tracy Leslie 576   -335   18   Glenn Allen, Jr. 571   -340   19   Kevin Lepage 567   -344   20   Rodney Combs 561   -350   21   Mike McLaughlin 555   -356