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ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series race number 19 of 22
Wednesday, October 1, 1997 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
134 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (201.000 miles)

Time of race: 1:51:06
Average speed: 108.551 mph
Pole speed: 179.623 mph

Cautions: 5 for 44 laps
Margin of victory: 1.833 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 7

Glossary 1997 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series results / 1997 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Status	Led
1	1	16	Tim Steele	HS Die / CIMLINC (Harold Steele)	Ford	134	running	92
2	4	59	Mark Gibson	Cunningham Historic Motorcars (Mark Gibson)	Ford	134	running	25
3	3	3	Kirk Shelmerdine	Petroleum World (Kenneth Appling)	Chevrolet	134	running	12
4	6	90	Ed Berrier	Mean Green / Lauderdale Miami Auto Auction (Ed Berrier)	Ford	134	running	5
5	12	83	Billy Venturini	Dunlop Golf / Loctite (Ed Rensi)	Chevrolet	134	running	0
6	28	17	Mike Ciochetti	Hughes Supply Company (Mike Ciochetti)	Chevrolet	133	running	0
7	21	21	Bob Strait	Zinsser Paint Primers (Jack Bowsher)	Ford	133	running	0
8	29	76	Kevin Schwantz	Frank Bird Racing (Frank Bird)	Oldsmobile	133	running	0
9	9	1	Matt Hutter	Phoenix Racing (James Finch)	Chevrolet	132	running	0
10	27	71	Dwayne Leik	Realtree / Southeast Tech (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	132	running	0
11	38	18	Josh Baltes	North American Carbide (Terry Baltes)	Chevrolet	132	running	0
12	20	86	Rich Woodland, Jr.	Cold Duck Racing (Richard Woodland)	Chevrolet	132	running	0
13	17	80	Andy Hillenburg	Stan Hover Motorsports (Stan Hover)	Ford	131	running	0
14	24	65	Sammy Potashnick	PTI Transport / Hart Transport (Sammy Potashnick)	Chevrolet	130	running	0
15	32	33	Gordon Raley	API Outdoors	Chevrolet	129	running	0
16	34	42	Dan Pardus	Midwest Transit (Jim Gardner)	Chevrolet	128	running	0
17	39	10	Bill Flowers	Cole Young Racing (Cole Young)	Chevrolet	127	running	0
18	16	19	Racin Gardner	Slick Gardner Racing (Slick Gardner)	Ford	126	running	0
19	40	84	Norm Benning	Hoops For a Cure / Lincoln Welders (Norm Benning)	Chevrolet	112	running	0
20	19	11	Glen Morgan	Texas Marine (Andy Hillenburg)	Chevrolet	108	crash	0
21	23	05	Neil Cunningham	Gerhart Racing (Billy Gerhart)	Chevrolet	108	running	0
22	31	7	Doug Kalitta	Kalitta Flying Service / Detroit Perf. Center (Charlie Newby)	Ford	105	running	0
23	35	4	David Ray Boggs	Purina (David Ray Boggs)	Chevrolet	97	running	0
24	7	50	Kenny Martin	ECC / Ohio Bulk / Complete Demolition (Bob Schacht)	Ford	89	handling	0
25	11	66	Mark Thompson	Midway Island (Mike Brandt)	Ford	67	handling	0
26	13	52	Bill Baird	Saturn / Spee-Dee Pop Popcorn (Ken Schrader)	Chevrolet	55	crash	0
27	10	6	Perry Tripp	Tripp Racing (Keith Whitehead)	Chevrolet	53	crash	0
28	30	24	Chuck Weber	Cardinal Tool Company (Chuck Weber)	Chevrolet	52	crash	0
29	25	03	Tommy Nichols	Auto Bell Car Washes	Ford	49	crash	0
30	37	51	Frog Hall	Double X Express / Frog's Driving Experience (Greta Hall)	Pontiac	39	ignition	0
31	26	75	Bob Schacht	Engineered Components (Bob Schacht)	Ford	35	wheel	0
32	36	06	Tim Mitchell	Precision Auto Body (Wayne Peterson)	Pontiac	29	engine	0
33	5	46	Frank Kimmel	Advance Auto Parts / Easy Care (Dan Falldorf)	Chevrolet	8	timing	0
34	2	26	Blaise Alexander	Rescue Treatment / Lisa Express (Blaise Alexander)	Chevrolet	7	valve	0
35	14	74	Gary Laton	Tampico Citrus Punch (Thomas Laton)	Chevrolet	6	crash	0
36	18	85	Bobby Gerhart	Bobby Gerhart's Truck World (Billy Gerhart)	Chevrolet	6	crash	0
37	15	99	Jeff Finley	Quic Shine Car Care Products (Ray DeWitt)	Ford	6	crash	0
38	22	47	Jimmy Kitchens	K-C Racing (Dave Carroll)	Ford	6	crash	0
39	8	95	Steve Clark	1-800-USS-Jude (Earl Sadler)	Chevrolet	0	ignition	0
40	33	88	Jimmy McCune	S&K Machine Rebuilding (Ken Moore)	Ford	0	did not start	0

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Mark Stahl	32	Auto Bell Car Wash	Mark Stahl	Ford

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	7	7
	8	23	16	#74,66,19,99,85,47 accident tri-oval
	24	55	32
	56	64	9	#6,03,24,52 accident turns 1/2
	65	68	4
	69	76	8	#50 accident turn 3
	77	81	5
	82	83	2	#65 spun tri-oval
	84	112	29
	113	118	6	#11 accident turn 3
	119	134	16
Percent of race run under caution: 30.6% Average green flag run: 15.5 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Tim Steele	1	61	61
Mark Gibson	62	69	8
Tim Steele	70	82	13
Kirk Shelmerdine	83	94	12
Mark Gibson	95	111	17
Tim Steele	112	113	2
Ed Berrier	114	118	5
Tim Steele	119	134	16