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1997 Galaxy Foods 300

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NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race number 7 of 30
Saturday, March 29, 1997 at Hickory Motor Speedway, Hickory, NC
300 laps on a 0.363 mile paved track (108.900 miles)

Time of race: 1:50:40
Average speed: 59.042 mph
Pole speed: no time trials

Cautions: 14 for 80 laps
Margin of victory: .770 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 8

Glossary 1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series results / 1997 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	5	64	Dick Trickle	Dura Lube (Dennis Shoemaker)	Chevrolet	300	21130	running	25	180
2	3	74	Randy LaJoie	Fina (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	300	23505	running	255	170
3	9	33	Tim Fedewa	Kleenex / Galaxy Foods (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	300	11230	running	0	165
4	4	8	Jeff Green	Diamond Ridge (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	300	10705	running	2	160
5	1	36	Todd Bodine	Stanley (Scott Welliver)	Pontiac	300	8555	running	18	155
6	7	38	Elton Sawyer	Barbasol (Bob Sutton)	Ford	300	6145	running	0	150
7	24	57	Jason Keller	Slim Jim (Joe Keller)	Chevrolet	300	8195	running	0	146
8	11	29	Elliott Sadler	Diamond Ridge (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	300	5795	running	0	142
9	8	37	Mark Green	Timber Wolf (Clarence Brewer)	Chevrolet	300	5645	running	0	138
10	20	34	Mike McLaughlin	Royal Oak Charcoal (Frank Cicci)	Chevrolet	300	8945	running	0	134
11	10	1	Hermie Sadler	DeWalt Tools (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	300	5520	running	0	130
12	16	47	Jeff Fuller	Sunoco (Tad Geschickter)	Chevrolet	300	7745	running	0	127
13	13	3	Steve Park	AC Delco (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	300	6070	running	0	124
14	6	00	Buckshot Jones	Aquafresh (Billy Jones)	Pontiac	300	7695	running	0	121
15	12	45	Greg Sacks	Hunters Specialties (Mike Laughlin)	Chevrolet	300	5820	running	0	118
16	14	72	Mike Dillon	Detroit Gasket (Ron Parker)	Chevrolet	299	7570	running	0	115
17	22	96	Stevie Reeves	Big A Auto Parts (Donald Laird)	Ford	299	5295	running	0	112
18	15	43	Dennis Setzer	Lance Snacks (David Ridling)	Chevrolet	298	4270	running	0	109
19	2	10	Phil Parsons	Channellock (Phil Parsons)	Chevrolet	298	4245	running	0	106
20	19	88	Kevin Lepage	Hype (David Ridling)	Chevrolet	297	7870	running	0	103
21	28	32	Jason Jarrett	Hudson Technologies (Dale Jarrett)	Ford	296	3045	running	0	100
22	26	6	Joe Bessey	Power Team (Joe Bessey)	Chevrolet	295	5020	running	0	97
23	30	85	Shane Hall	Luck's / Bama Foods (Don Stegall)	Chevrolet	293	4995	running	0	94
24	18	99	Glenn Allen, Jr.	Luxaire (Bill Papke)	Chevrolet	291	3945	running	0	91
25	23	4	Tim Steele	HS Die / CLIMINC (James Finch)	Chevrolet	279	5395	overheating	0	88
26	17	63	Tracy Leslie	Lysol (Hubert Hensley)	Pontiac	275	3945	running	0	85
27	31	48	Randy Porter	Unifirst Uniforms (James Porter)	Ford	270	2945	engine	0	82
28	25	89	Johnny Chapman	Sherwin-Williams (Meredith Ruark)	Ford	226	3945	overheating	0	79
29	21	40	Jerry Robertson	Taylor Motorsports (Doug Taylor)	Ford	157	2945	overheating	0	76
30	27	17	Tim Bender	Kraft Singles (Robbie Reiser)	Chevrolet	76	3945	crash	0	73
31	29	61	Mike Olsen	Little Trees (Mike Olsen)	Chevrolet	62	3145	overheating	0	70

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Stanton Barrett
	Johnny Rumley	27		Carolyn Laugeni	Ford
	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	31	Gargoyles	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet
	Jeff Krogh	56	Clearwater Forest Industries	Robert Krogh	Chevrolet
	Chris Diamond	68	J & L Motors	Jerry Francis	Chevrolet
	Jeff McClure	77	Lear Corporation	John Walsh	Ford
	Rodney Combs	78	Mark III Financial	Dan Browder	Chevrolet
	Mark Krogh	80	Clearwater Forest Industries	Robert Krogh	Chevrolet
	Kevin Grubb	82	Virginia Is For Lovers	Kevin Grubb	Chevrolet
	Wayne Grubb	83	Link-Belt Construction	William Grubb	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	27	27
	28	37	10	#61,89,45 accident turn 2
	38	50	13
	51	55	5	#89 spun turn 4
	56	63	8
	64	68	5	#6 spun turn 3
	69	78	10
	79	88	10	#10,17,89 accident turn 2
	89	95	7
	96	98	3	#4,63 spun turn 4
	99	99	1
	100	101	2	break #1
	102	118	17
	119	124	6	#8,1 spun turn 4
	125	134	10
	135	139	5	#4 spun turn 4
	140	147	8
	148	152	5	#32 accident turn 4
	153	165	13
	166	171	6	#88,72,85,99 accident turn 1
	172	199	28
	200	201	2	break #2
	202	216	15
	217	220	4	#00 spun turn 2
	221	225	5
	226	229	4	#85 accident turn 2
	230	232	3
	233	245	13	#63 accident turn 2
	246	300	55
Percent of race run under caution: 26.7% Average green flag run: 14.7 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Todd Bodine	1	18	18
Randy LaJoie	19	105	87
Jeff Green	106	106	1
Randy LaJoie	107	116	10
Jeff Green	117	117	1
Randy LaJoie	118	199	82
Dick Trickle	200	202	3
Randy LaJoie	203	278	76
Dick Trickle	279	300	22

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Todd Bodine	1066
2	Randy LaJoie	1028	-38
3	Phil Parsons	1003	-63
4	Jeff Green	964	-102
5	Dick Trickle	927	-139
6	Elton Sawyer	874	-192
7	Tim Fedewa	854	-212
8	Buckshot Jones	852	-214
9	Mark Green	846	-220
10	Elliott Sadler	787	-279
11	Hermie Sadler	784	-282
12	Mark Martin	758	-308
13	Steve Park	742	-324
14	Greg Sacks	721	-345
15	Mike Dillon	716	-350
16	Jeff Fuller	710	-356
17	Mike McLaughlin	689	-377
18	Kevin Lepage	670	-396
19	Jason Keller	666	-400
20	Glenn Allen, Jr.	662	-404
21	Tracy Leslie	661	-405