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1997 Dura Lube 200 Presented by Trak Auto

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NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race number 24 of 30
Saturday, August 30, 1997 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
147 laps on a 1.366 mile paved track (200.802 miles)

Time of race: 1:42:02
Average speed: 118.08 mph
Pole speed: 163.745 mph

Cautions: 5 for 27 laps
Margin of victory: 5.011 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 4

Glossary 1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series results / 1997 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	10	9	Jeff Burton	Track Gear (Jack Roush)	Ford	147	36000	running	118	180
2	11	34	Mike McLaughlin	Royal Oak Charcoal (Frank Cicci)	Chevrolet	147	22125	running	0	170
3	4	64	Dick Trickle	Dura Lube (Dennis Shoemaker)	Chevrolet	147	9325	running	0	165
4	3	44	Bobby Labonte	Shell Oil (Bobby Labonte)	Pontiac	147	6450	running	0	160
5	21	3	Steve Park	AC Delco (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	147	15575	running	0	155
6	1	60	Mark Martin	Winn-Dixie (Jack Roush)	Ford	147	5850	running	23	150
7	28	1	Hermie Sadler	DeWalt Tools (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	147	10675	running	5	146
8	17	36	Todd Bodine	Stanley (Scott Welliver)	Pontiac	147	8775	running	0	142
9	20	29	Elliott Sadler	Phillips 66 (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	147	9625	running	0	138
10	6	2	Ricky Craven	Raybestos (Ricky Craven)	Chevrolet	147	4725	running	0	134
11	5	99	Glenn Allen, Jr.	Luxaire (Bill Papke)	Chevrolet	147	7075	running	0	130
12	14	17	Matt Kenseth	Kraft Singles (Robbie Reiser)	Chevrolet	147	7050	running	0	127
13	26	38	Elton Sawyer	Barbasol (Bob Sutton)	Ford	147	7025	running	0	124
14	34	47	Robert Pressley	Sunoco / 360 Communication (Tad Geschickter)	Chevrolet	147	6250	running	0	121
15	16	33	Tim Fedewa	Kleenex (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	147	7400	running	0	118
16	23	94	Ron Barfield, Jr.	New Holland Tractors (Bill Elliott)	Ford	147	5950	running	0	115
17	40	96	Stevie Reeves	Big A Auto Parts (Donald Laird)	Ford	146	5920	running	0	112
18	7	74	Randy LaJoie	Fina (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	146	9135	running	0	109
19	19	63	Tracy Leslie	Lysol (Hubert Hensley)	Pontiac	146	5860	running	0	106
20	12	88	Kevin Lepage	TBA 10/4/97 (David Ridling)	Chevrolet	146	8285	running	0	103
21	33	78	Nathan Buttke	Mark III Financial (Dan Browder)	Chevrolet	146	3785	running	0	100
22	31	37	Mark Green	Timber Wolf (Clarence Brewer)	Chevrolet	146	5760	running	0	97
23	6	6	Joe Bessey	Power Team (Joe Bessey)	Chevrolet	145	5715	running	0	94
24	25	80	Mark Krogh	Clearwater Forest Industries (Robert Krogh)	Chevrolet	145	5705	running	0	91
25	35	77	Ed Berrier	Lear Corporation / UAW (John Walsh)	Chevrolet	145	3870	running	0	88
26	41	85	Shane Hall	Luck's Foods (Don Stegall)	Chevrolet	145	5660	running	0	85
27	22	56	Jeff Krogh	Clearwater Forest Industries (Robert Krogh)	Chevrolet	144	5610	running	0	82
28	32	10	Phil Parsons	Channellock (Phil Parsons)	Chevrolet	144	5600	running	0	79
29	36	35	Lyndon Amick	Team Amick (Bill Amick)	Chevrolet	141	3590	running	0	76
30	37	08	Kevin Simmons	Hitachi (Bobby Dotter)	Chevrolet	131	3805	handling	0	73
31	39	4	Dale Shaw	Phoenix Racing (James Finch)	Chevrolet	106	3570	crash	0	70
32	38	00	Buckshot Jones	Aquafresh (Billy Jones)	Pontiac	95	6810	running	0	67
33	13	21	Michael Waltrip	Band-Aid (Michael Waltrip)	Ford	92	3550	engine	0	64
34	2	51	Jim Bown	Barefoots (Dick Bown)	Chevrolet	88	3540	axle	1	61
35	29	43	Dennis Setzer	Lance Snacks (David Ridling)	Chevrolet	86	4535	crash	0	58
36	30	89	Johnny Chapman	Alarm South (Meredith Ruark)	Ford	84	4515	crash	0	55
37	27	57	Jason Keller	Slim Jim (Joe Keller)	Chevrolet	57		handling	0	0
38	42	48	Randy Porter	Unifirst Uniforms (James Porter)	Ford	55	3460	engine	0	49
39	18	72	Mike Dillon	Detroit Gasket (Ron Parker)	Chevrolet	39	6710	engine	0	46
40	9	22	Scott Lagasse	Pest Offense (Allen Bloom)	Ford	37	3460	crash	0	43
41	15	45	Jeff Fuller	Hunters Specialties (Mike Laughlin)	Chevrolet	17	4460	crash	0	40
42	24	5	Terry Labonte	Alka-Seltzer / Bayer (Terry Labonte)	Chevrolet	6	3660	engine	0	37

Car #57 made an illegal driver change before the start of the race. No driver points, start, or money were credited to Jason Keller.

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Chris Diamond	68	J & L Motors	Jerry Francis	Chevrolet
	Rick Wilson	75	Food Country USA	Charlie Henderson	Chevrolet
	Bill Hoff	86	Mawson & Mawson	Tim Durbin	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	10	10
	11	15	5	#22,89 accident turn 4
	16	18	3
	19	22	4	#45 spun turn 4
	23	26	4
	27	32	6	#00,4,78 accident turn 2
	33	82	50
	83	86	4	#08 accident turn 2
	87	87	1
	88	95	8	#89,43,22 accident turn 2
	96	147	52
Percent of race run under caution: 18.4% Average green flag run: 20.0 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Mark Martin	1	23	23
Jeff Burton	24	77	54
Jim Bown	78	78	1
Hermie Sadler	79	83	5
Jeff Burton	84	147	64

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Randy LaJoie	3516
2	Todd Bodine	3419	-97
3	Steve Park	3148	-368
4	Phil Parsons	2944	-572
5	Mike McLaughlin	2908	-608
6	Elliott Sadler	2881	-635
7	Elton Sawyer	2837	-679
8	Buckshot Jones	2808	-708
9	Tim Fedewa	2753	-763
10	Kevin Lepage	2723	-793
11	Hermie Sadler	2717	-799
12	Jason Keller	2593	-923
13	Mark Green	2579	-937
14	Dick Trickle	2521	-995
15	Tracy Leslie	2336	-1180
16	Mike Dillon	2325	-1191
17	Glenn Allen, Jr.	2218	-1298
18	Stevie Reeves	2163	-1353
19	Joe Bessey	2159	-1357
20	Jeff Fuller	2068	-1448
21	Dennis Setzer	1944	-1572