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1997 Federated Auto Parts 250

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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race number 18 of 26
Saturday, August 16, 1997 at Nashville Speedway, Nashville, TN
250 laps* on a 0.596 mile paved track (149.000 miles)

Time of race: 1:55:33
Average speed: 79.226 mph
Pole speed: 110.495 mph

Cautions: 9 for 53 laps
Margin of victory: .417 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 4

Glossary 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results / 1997 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Truck	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	3	24	Jack Sprague	Quaker State (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	256	43275	running	80	180
2	2	16	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	NAPA Brakes (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	256	24575	running	166	170
3	6	20	Butch Miller	Orleans Hotel & Casino (Walker Evans)	Chevrolet	256	18275	running	0	165
4	12	35	Dave Rezendes	Ortho Lawn & Garden (Charles Hardy)	Chevrolet	256	11425	running	0	160
5	9	86	Stacy Compton	Valvoline Instant Oil Change (David Hodson)	Ford	256	12150	running	0	155
6	25	17	Rich Bickle	Sears DieHard (Darrell Waltrip)	Chevrolet	255	7675	running	0	150
7	13	99	Chuck Bown	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	255	7075	running	0	146
8	10	14	Rick Crawford	Circle Bar Motel & RV Park (Tom Mitchell)	Ford	255	7275	running	0	142
9	1	2	Mike Bliss	Team ASE Racing (Jim Smith)	Ford	255	7625	running	10	138
10	31	6	Rick Carelli	RE/MAX International (Marshall Chesrown)	Chevrolet	255	8000	running	0	134
11	24	19	Tony Raines	Pennzoil (Kurt Roehrig)	Dodge	255	6675	running	0	130
12	16	60	Tobey Butler	Farris Concrete (Mike Farris)	Chevrolet	255	5650	running	0	127
13	28	3	Jay Sauter	GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	255	6675	running	0	124
14	29	07	Tammy Jo Kirk	Bodine Racing (Geoffrey Bodine)	Ford	254	6550	running	0	121
15	27	43	Jimmy Hensley	Cummins Engines (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	254	6725	running	0	118
16	14	75	Kevin Harvick	Spears Manufacturing (Wayne Spears)	Chevrolet	253	5425	running	0	115
17	19	31	Tony Roper	Concor Tool & Machine (Bob Brevak)	Ford	253	6375	running	0	112
18	5	70	Joe Buford	Cone Oil (James Buford)	Ford	253	5325	running	0	109
19	17	80	Joe Ruttman	LCI International (Jack Roush)	Ford	252	6275	running	0	106
20	33	7	Barry Bodine	Bodine Racing (Geoffrey Bodine)	Ford	249	5350	running	0	103
21	32	98	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	Raybestos (Jim Herrick)	Ford	246	6050	running	0	100
22	34	12	Eric Norris	Wolverine Vinyl Siding (Jim Smith)	Ford	235	5000	running	0	97
23	18	29	Bob Keselowski	Mopar Performance (Ron Keselowski)	Dodge	204	5950	running	0	94
24	30	65	Andy Houston	Addington Racing (Kenny Allen)	Chevrolet	172	4900	electrical	0	91
25	26	04	Brad Teague	M-R Motorsports (Mike Rose)	Chevrolet	161	4975	running	0	88
26	8	37	Scot Walters	Red Man Golden Blend (Clarence Brewer)	Chevrolet	149	4850	overheating	0	85
27	7	44	Boris Said	Federated Auto Parts (Mark Simo)	Ford	134	5825	crash	0	82
28	15	18	Tom Hubert	Dana Corporation (Kurt Roehrig)	Dodge	133	4800	crash	0	79
29	4	66	Bryan Reffner	Carlin Burners & Controls (Dale Phelon)	Ford	126	5775	crash	0	76
30	20	27	Rob Rizzo	Hastings Filters (Rob Rizzo)	Ford	120	4750	engine	0	73
31	23	97	Wayne Anderson	Porter-Cable Power Tools (Jim Herrick)	Ford	89	4750	crash	0	70
32	11	61	Randy Tolsma	IWX Motor Freight (Steve Coulter)	Chevrolet	84	4750	crash	0	67
33	22	88	Terry Cook	Sealmaster / PBA Tour (Duke Thorson)	Chevrolet	62	4750	rear end	0	64
34	21	52	Mike Wallace	Dayco No-Slack Belts (Ken Schrader)	Chevrolet	30	4750	engine	0	61

* Race extended to 256 laps due to green/white/checker.

Pos	Name	Nbr	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Frank Kimmel	00	Andy Campbell	Chevrolet
	Eric Norris	02	Jim Smith	Ford
	Bill Sedgwick	4	Tim Buckley	Chevrolet
	Mike Colabucci	13
	Brian Cunningham	57	Ed Scherer
	Blaise Alexander	62
	Doug George	77

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	29	29
	30	37	8	#62 engine turns 1/2
	38	56	19
	57	61	5	#18 spun turn 2
	62	79	18
	80	88	9	#61 accident turn 1
	89	95	7	#29,97,3,43 accident frontstretch
	96	125	30
	126	126	1	halfway break
	127	134	8
	135	143	9	#44,18 accident frontstretch
	144	146	3
	147	151	5	#07 spun turn 4
	152	175	24
	176	179	4	#70 spun turn 4
	180	248	69
	249	254	6	debris turn 1
	255	256	2
Percent of race run under caution: 21.1% Average green flag run: 22.4 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Mike Bliss	1	10	10
Ron Hornaday, Jr.	11	127	117
Jack Sprague	128	151	24
Ron Hornaday, Jr.	152	200	49
Jack Sprague	201	256	56

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jack Sprague	2726
2	Rich Bickle	2691	-35
3	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	2632	-94
4	Joe Ruttman	2600	-126
5	Mike Bliss	2399	-327
6	Rick Carelli	2383	-343
7	Jimmy Hensley	2378	-348
8	Chuck Bown	2337	-389
9	Jay Sauter	2310	-416
10	Butch Miller	2257	-469
11	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	2246	-480
11	Rick Crawford	2246	-480
13	Dave Rezendes	2182	-544
14	Stacy Compton	2058	-668
15	Boris Said	1956	-770
16	Bob Keselowski	1936	-790
17	Tony Raines	1890	-836
18	Tammy Jo Kirk	1871	-855
19	Bryan Reffner	1810	-916
20	Tony Roper	1801	-925
21	Doug George	1446	-1280