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1997 Diamond Hill Plywood 200

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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

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Ricky Craven	2	post-qualifying tech
Jeff Krogh	56	backup car
Mike Dillon	72	backup car

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	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

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
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

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
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