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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race number 3 of 26
Sunday, March 16, 1997 at Miami-Dade Homestead Motorsports Complex, Homestead, FL
167 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (250.500 miles)

Time of race: 2:34:13
Average speed: 98.565 mph
Pole speed: 140.221 mph

Cautions: 11 for 52 laps
Margin of victory: .289 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 17

Glossary 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results / 1997 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Truck	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	5	98	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	Raybestos (Jim Herrick)	Ford	167	44750	running	13	180
2	6	2	Mike Bliss	Team ASE Racing (Jim Smith)	Ford	167	31511	running	26	170
3	3	99	Chuck Bown	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	167	17550	running	0	165
4	18	93	Mike Skinner	Llumar Window Films (Dana Dorman)	Chevrolet	167	15211	running	33	160
5	14	24	Jack Sprague	Quaker State (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	167	15286	running	47	155
6	19	16	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	NAPA Brakes (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	167	13311	running	0	150
7	8	35	Dave Rezendes	Ortho Lawn & Garden (Charles Hardy)	Chevrolet	167	11511	running	0	146
8	7	6	Rick Carelli	RE/MAX International (Marshall Chesrown)	Chevrolet	167	11061	running	0	142
9	15	20	Butch Miller	Orleans Hotel & Casino (Walker Evans)	Chevrolet	167	11761	running	0	138
10	20	90	Lance Norick	NHL (Ron Norick)	Ford	167	11561	running	0	134
11	10	17	Rich Bickle	Sears DieHard (Darrell Waltrip)	Chevrolet	166	10561	running	0	130
12	11	31	Tony Roper	Concor Tool & Machine (Bob Brevak)	Ford	166	9600	running	0	127
13	28	43	Jimmy Hensley	Cummins Engines (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	166	10361	running	0	124
14	16	75	Dan Press	Spears Manufacturing (Wayne Spears)	Chevrolet	164	9150	running	1	121
15	21	65	Kenny Allen	AAG Racing (Kenny Allen)	Chevrolet	164	10611	running	0	118
16	35	27	Rob Rizzo	Rizzo Racing (Rob Rizzo)	Ford	164	9200	running	0	115
17	32	12	Doug George	ENKEI (Bob Blake)	Chevrolet	164	9961	running	0	112
18	22	14	Rick Crawford	Circle Bar Motel & RV Park (Tom Mitchell)	Ford	159	8750	running	0	109
19	33	3	Jay Sauter	GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	156	8650	crash	8	106
20	25	52	Tobey Butler	Purolator PureOne Filters (Ken Schrader)	Chevrolet	156	8775	crash	0	103
21	9	8	John Nemechek	Chek Racing (John Nemechek)	Chevrolet	143	9461	crash	0	100
22	27	15	Mike Cope	Penrose Meat Snacks (Billy Ballew)	Ford	142	8150	engine	0	97
23	34	7	Tammy Jo Kirk	Lovable (Geoffrey Bodine)	Ford	133	8025	engine	0	94
24	24	30	Kelly Denton	Grandaddy Racing (Grier Lackey)	Chevrolet	129	7725	mechanical	0	91
25	38	72	Randy MacDonald	MacDonald Racing (Doc MacDonald)	Chevrolet	114	7875	mechanical	0	88
26	1	80	Joe Ruttman	LCI Telecommunications (Jack Roush)	Ford	113	8436	engine	38	85
27	12	07	Barry Bodine	Bodine Motorsports (Geoffrey Bodine)	Ford	104	7125	crash	0	82
28	26	29	Bob Keselowski	Mopar Performance (Ron Keselowski)	Dodge	100	8036	engine	0	79
29	36	57	Brian Cunningham	CSG Racing (Ed Scherer)	Chevrolet	81	7075	crash	0	76
30	13	19	Tony Raines	Pennzoil (Kurt Roehrig)	Dodge	80	5625	engine	0	73
31	31	66	Bryan Reffner	Carlin Burners & Controls (Dale Phelon)	Ford	70	6736	crash	1	70
32	2	44	Boris Said	Federated Auto Parts (Mark Simo)	Ford	60	5625	engine	0	67
33	30	32	Curtis Markham	Active Truck Team (Joe Horner)	Chevrolet	44	5625	engine	0	64
34	17	86	Stacy Compton	Valvoline Instant Oil Change (David Hodson)	Ford	38	5625	engine	0	61
35	4	18	Michael Dokken	Dana Corporation (Kurt Roehrig)	Dodge	32	6736	crash	0	58
36	37	56	Dennis Setzer	Husky Power Tools (Harry Brix)	Dodge	23	5875	engine	0	55
37	23	22	Dave Smith	Fore Travel Motor Homes (Mike Thompson)	Ford	19	5625	crash	0	52
38	29	53	Lonnie Rush, Jr.	Purolator PureOne Filters (Ken Schrader)	Chevrolet	3	5625	mechanical	0	49

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Rob Rizzo	27	driver choice

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Frank Kimmel	00		Andy Campbell	Chevrolet
	Toby Porter	10	Mag-Lite	Harry Ranier	Ford
	T.J. Clark	23	American Racing Wheels	T.J. Clark	Chevrolet
	Bob Brevak	34	Concor Tool & Machine	Bob Brevak	Ford
	Michael Cohen	45	Cohen Racing	Michael Cohen	Chevrolet
	Terry McCarthy	51	Rosenblum Racing	Jim Rosenblum	Chevrolet
	Jon Leavy	54	Jon Leavy Racing	Jon Leavy	Chevrolet
	Jim Bown	55	Gloy Racing	Tom Gloy	Ford
	Randy Tolsma	61	IWX Motor Freight	Steve Coulter	Chevrolet
	Blaise Alexander	62	Lisa Express	Blaise Alexander	Chevrolet
	Bobby Dotter	68	Lub-Tek Shock Oil	Carl Wegner	Chevrolet
	Ronnie Newman	68		Harry Johnson	Ford
	Bob Schacht	73	Engineered Components	Arne Henriksen	Ford
	Jerry Glanville	81		Jerry Glanville	Ford
	Terry Cook	88		Duke Thorson	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	13	13
	14	17	4	debris turn 4
	18	19	2
	20	23	4	#22 accident turn 2
	24	63	40
	64	67	4	#57 accident turn 2
	68	70	3
	71	78	8	#66 accident turn 2
	79	80	2
	81	84	4	#2 stalled backstretch
	85	91	7
	92	94	3	#7 spun turn 1
	95	105	11
	106	109	4	#18 stalled turn 2
	110	110	1
	111	112	2	#07 accident turn 2
	113	124	12
	125	128	4	debris turn 4
	129	143	15
	144	152	9	#8 accident turn 1
	153	156	4
	157	162	6	#3,52 accident turn 1
	163	167	5
Percent of race run under caution: 31.1% Average green flag run: 9.6 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Joe Ruttman	1	38	38
Mike Bliss	39	51	13
Mike Skinner	52	52	1
Jack Sprague	53	54	2
Bryan Reffner	55	55	1
Mike Skinner	56	65	10
Mike Bliss	66	78	13
Jack Sprague	79	114	36
Kenny Irwin, Jr.	115	116	2
Jack Sprague	117	122	6
Mike Skinner	123	125	3
Jay Sauter	126	128	3
Dan Press	129	129	1
Jay Sauter	130	134	5
Mike Skinner	135	153	19
Kenny Irwin, Jr.	154	162	9
Jack Sprague	163	165	3
Kenny Irwin, Jr.	166	167	2

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Butch Miller	468
2	Rich Bickle	465	-3
3	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	447	-21
4	Jay Sauter	431	-37
5	Chuck Bown	430	-38
6	Jack Sprague	419	-49
7	Jimmy Hensley	416	-52
8	Mike Bliss	413	-55
9	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	403	-65
10	Dave Rezendes	401	-67
11	Rick Carelli	370	-98
12	Rick Crawford	366	-102
13	Joe Ruttman	344	-124
14	Stacy Compton	310	-158
15	Doug George	309	-159
16	Lonnie Rush, Jr.	285	-183
17	Tony Roper	270	-198
18	Dan Press	267	-201
18	Kelly Denton	267	-201
20	Rob Rizzo	265	-203
21	Boris Said	261	-207