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1997 Dodge California Truckstop 300

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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race number 23 of 26
Sunday, October 12, 1997 at Mesa Marin Raceway, Bakersfield, CA
300 laps on a 0.500 mile paved track (150.000 miles)

Time of race: 1:57:58
Average speed: 76.293 mph
Pole speed: 91.799 mph

Cautions: 8 for 37 laps
Margin of victory: .204 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 11

Glossary 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results / 1997 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Truck	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	13	61	Randy Tolsma	IWX Motor Freight / Dole (Steve Coulter)	Chevrolet	300	35550	running	12	180
2	17	86	Stacy Compton	Valvoline Instant Oil Change (David Hodson)	Ford	300	23650	running	0	170
3	1	2	Mike Bliss	Team ASE Racing (Jim Smith)	Ford	300	16600	running	114	165
4	14	3	Jay Sauter	GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	300	9800	running	0	160
5	2	17	Rich Bickle	Sears DieHard (Darrell Waltrip)	Chevrolet	300	7900	running	0	155
6	23	14	Rick Crawford	Circle Bar Motel & RV Park (Tom Mitchell)	Ford	300	7200	running	0	150
7	18	52	Mike Wallace	Purolator PureOne Filters (Ken Schrader)	Chevrolet	300	5900	running	34	146
8	5	75	Kevin Harvick	Spears Manufacturing (Wayne Spears)	Chevrolet	300	5850	running	0	142
9	6	43	Jimmy Hensley	Cummins Engines (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	300	6800	running	0	138
10	10	24	Jack Sprague	Quaker State (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	300	6750	running	0	134
11	7	19	Tony Raines	Pennzoil (Kurt Roehrig)	Dodge	300	6700	running	0	130
12	21	6	Rick Carelli	RE/MAX International (Marshall Chesrown)	Chevrolet	299	6550	running	0	127
13	29	31	Tony Roper	Concor Tool & Machine (Bob Brevak)	Ford	299	6500	running	0	124
14	9	99	Chuck Bown	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	299	6450	running	0	121
15	20	18	Kevin Cywinski	Dana Corporation (Kurt Roehrig)	Dodge	299	5400	running	0	118
16	4	98	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	Raybestos (Jim Herrick)	Ford	298	6350	running	1	115
17	19	20	Butch Miller	Orleans Hotel & Casino (Walker Evans)	Chevrolet	298	5300	running	0	112
18	22	27	Rob Rizzo	Hastings Filters (Rob Rizzo)	Ford	298	5250	running	0	109
19	11	80	Joe Ruttman	LCI International (Jack Roush)	Ford	298	6200	running	0	106
20	25	9	Ron Esau	Rhino Linings USA (Wilbur Bunce)	Chevrolet	297	5475	running	0	103
21	27	29	Bob Keselowski	Mopar Performance (Ron Keselowski)	Dodge	297	6100	running	0	100
22	16	48	Ron Fellows	AER Manufacturing (Billy Hess)	Chevrolet	295	5050	running	0	97
23	28	44	Boris Said	Federated Auto Parts (Mark Simo)	Ford	294	6000	running	0	94
24	30	46	Joe Bean	Dollar Racing (David Dollar)	Ford	292	4950	running	0	91
25	26	90	Lance Norick	NHL (Ron Norick)	Dodge	288	4975	running	0	88
26	34	12	Tony Toste	Star Nursery (Bob Blake)	Chevrolet	288	4825	running	0	85
27	31	68	Donny Ling, Jr.	Auto Palace (Don Ling, Sr.)	Chevrolet	277	4725	running	0	82
28	8	16	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	NAPA Brakes (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	244	8125	rear end	139	79
29	15	35	Kelly Denton	Ortho Lawn & Garden (Charles Hardy)	Chevrolet	172	4525	engine	0	76
30	24	55	Dave Rezendes	Gloy Racing (Tom Gloy)	Ford	127	5425	transmission	0	73
31	32	85	Milan Garrett	Champion Wheel (Milan Garrett)	Ford	117	4325	handling	0	70
32	3	66	Bryan Reffner	Carlin Burners & Controls (Dale Phelon)	Ford	103	5225	exhaust	0	67
33	12	4	Bill Sedgwick	Soff-Cut International (Tim Buckley)	Chevrolet	43	4225	engine	0	64
34	33	34	Doug George	Concor Tool & Machine (Bob Brevak)	Chevrolet	43	5225	transmission	0	61

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	25	25
	26	30	5	debris turn 3
	31	44	14
	45	49	5	#4 spun turn 2
	50	66	17
	67	70	4	#90 accident turn 2
	71	88	18
	89	92	4	#68 spun turn 1
	93	150	58
	151	151	1	halfway break
	152	173	22
	174	179	6	fluid frontstretch
	180	244	65
	245	253	9	fluid turn 1
	254	265	12
	266	269	4	#20 spun turn 2
	270	300	31
Percent of race run under caution: 12.7% Average green flag run: 29.1 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Mike Bliss	1	19	19
Kenny Irwin, Jr.	20	20	1
Ron Hornaday, Jr.	21	153	133
Randy Tolsma	154	154	1
Ron Hornaday, Jr.	155	156	2
Randy Tolsma	157	163	7
Mike Wallace	164	192	29
Mike Bliss	193	239	47
Ron Hornaday, Jr.	240	243	4
Mike Bliss	244	291	48
Mike Wallace	292	296	5
Randy Tolsma	297	300	4

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jack Sprague	3484
2	Rich Bickle	3428	-56
3	Joe Ruttman	3300	-184
4	Mike Bliss	3142	-342
5	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	3133	-351
6	Jimmy Hensley	3100	-384
7	Jay Sauter	3073	-411
8	Rick Carelli	3038	-446
9	Chuck Bown	2897	-587
10	Butch Miller	2856	-628
11	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	2807	-677
12	Rick Crawford	2757	-727
13	Stacy Compton	2697	-787
14	Bob Keselowski	2537	-947
15	Boris Said	2438	-1046
16	Dave Rezendes	2428	-1056
17	Tony Raines	2366	-1118
18	Tony Roper	2310	-1174
19	Bryan Reffner	2244	-1240
20	Tammy Jo Kirk	1944	-1540
21	Doug George	1649	-1835