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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

PosSt#DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLedPts
1109   Jeff Burton Track Gear   (Jack Roush)Ford14736000running118180
21134   Mike McLaughlin Royal Oak Charcoal   (Frank Cicci)Chevrolet14722125running0170
3 464   Dick Trickle Dura Lube   (Dennis Shoemaker)Chevrolet1479325running0165
4 344   Bobby Labonte Shell Oil   (Bobby Labonte)Pontiac1476450running0160
5213   Steve Park AC Delco   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)Chevrolet14715575running0155
6 160   Mark Martin Winn-Dixie   (Jack Roush)Ford1475850running23150
7281   Hermie Sadler DeWalt Tools   (Gary Bechtel)Chevrolet14710675running5146
81736   Todd Bodine Stanley   (Scott Welliver)Pontiac1478775running0142
92029   Elliott Sadler Phillips 66   (Gary Bechtel)Chevrolet1479625running0138
10 62   Ricky Craven Raybestos   (Ricky Craven)Chevrolet1474725running0134
11 599   Glenn Allen, Jr. Luxaire   (Bill Papke)Chevrolet1477075running0130
121417   Matt Kenseth Kraft Singles   (Robbie Reiser)Chevrolet1477050running0127
132638   Elton Sawyer Barbasol   (Bob Sutton)Ford1477025running0124
143447   Robert Pressley Sunoco / 360 Communication   (Tad Geschickter)Chevrolet1476250running0121
151633   Tim Fedewa Kleenex   (Bill Baumgardner)Chevrolet1477400running0118
162394   Ron Barfield, Jr. New Holland Tractors   (Bill Elliott)Ford1475950running0115
174096   Stevie Reeves Big A Auto Parts   (Donald Laird)Ford1465920running0112
18 774   Randy LaJoie Fina   (Bill Baumgardner)Chevrolet1469135running0109
191963   Tracy Leslie Lysol   (Hubert Hensley)Pontiac1465860running0106
201288   Kevin Lepage TBA 10/4/97   (David Ridling)Chevrolet1468285running0103
213378   Nathan Buttke Mark III Financial   (Dan Browder)Chevrolet1463785running0100
223137   Mark Green Timber Wolf   (Clarence Brewer)Chevrolet1465760running097
23 66   Joe Bessey Power Team   (Joe Bessey)Chevrolet1455715running094
242580   Mark Krogh Clearwater Forest Industries   (Robert Krogh)Chevrolet1455705running091
253577   Ed Berrier Lear Corporation / UAW   (John Walsh)Chevrolet1453870running088
264185   Shane Hall Luck's Foods   (Don Stegall)Chevrolet1455660running085
272256   Jeff Krogh Clearwater Forest Industries   (Robert Krogh)Chevrolet1445610running082
283210   Phil Parsons Channellock   (Phil Parsons)Chevrolet1445600running079
293635   Lyndon Amick Team Amick   (Bill Amick)Chevrolet1413590running076
303708   Kevin Simmons Hitachi   (Bobby Dotter)Chevrolet1313805handling073
31394   Dale Shaw Phoenix Racing   (James Finch)Chevrolet1063570crash070
323800   Buckshot Jones Aquafresh   (Billy Jones)Pontiac956810running067
331321   Michael Waltrip Band-Aid   (Michael Waltrip)Ford923550engine064
34 251   Jim Bown Barefoots   (Dick Bown)Chevrolet883540axle161
352943   Dennis Setzer Lance Snacks   (David Ridling)Chevrolet864535crash058
363089   Johnny Chapman Alarm South   (Meredith Ruark)Ford844515crash055
372757   Jason Keller Slim Jim   (Joe Keller)Chevrolet57 handling00
384248   Randy Porter Unifirst Uniforms   (James Porter)Ford553460engine049
391872   Mike Dillon Detroit Gasket   (Ron Parker)Chevrolet396710engine046
40 922   Scott Lagasse Pest Offense   (Allen Bloom)Ford373460crash043
411545   Jeff Fuller Hunters Specialties   (Mike Laughlin)Chevrolet174460crash040
42245   Terry Labonte Alka-Seltzer / Bayer   (Terry Labonte)Chevrolet63660engine037
Car #57 made an illegal driver change before the start of the race. No driver points, start, or money were credited to Jason Keller.

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
PosNameNbrSponsorOwnerCar
Chris Diamond68J & L MotorsJerry FrancisChevrolet
Rick Wilson75Food Country USACharlie HendersonChevrolet
Bill Hoff86Mawson & MawsonTim DurbinChevrolet

Caution flag breakdown:
ConditionFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
ReasonFree
Pass
11010  
11155   #22,89 accident turn 4 
16183  
19224   #45 spun turn 4 
23264  
27326   #00,4,78 accident turn 2 
338250  
83864   #08 accident turn 2 
87871  
88958   #89,43,22 accident turn 2 
9614752  
  Percent of race run under caution: 18.4%             Average green flag run: 20.0 laps

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
  Mark Martin12323
  Jeff Burton247754
  Jim Bown78781
  Hermie Sadler79835
  Jeff Burton8414764

Points Standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
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