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1997 Hardee's Fried Chicken Challenge 250 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race number 3 of 30 Saturday, March 1, 1997 at Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA 250 laps on a 0.750 mile paved track (187.500 miles) Time of race: 2:10:08 Average speed: 86.45 mph Pole speed: no time trials Cautions: 7 for 54 laps Margin of victory: 1.06 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 17 Glossary    1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series results   /   1997 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 18 60   Mark Martin Winn-Dixie   (Jack Roush) Ford 250 28475 running 2 180 2 33 8   Jeff Green Diamond Ridge   (Gary Bechtel) Chevrolet 250 19791 running 0 170 3 2 3   Steve Park AC Delco   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 250 10790 running 2 165 4 6 10   Phil Parsons Channellock   (Phil Parsons) Chevrolet 250 11056 running 0 160 5 4 57   Jason Keller Slim Jim   (Joe Keller) Chevrolet 250 12776 running 26 155 6 41 9   Jeff Burton Track Gear   (Jack Roush) Ford 250 7580 running 179 150 7 30 36   Todd Bodine Stanley   (Scott Welliver) Pontiac 249 8226 running 0 146 8 1 74   Randy LaJoie Fina   (Bill Baumgardner) Chevrolet 249 10926 running 35 142 9 31 94   Ron Barfield, Jr. New Holland   (Bill Elliott) Ford 249 5055 running 0 138 10 14 44   Bobby Labonte Shell Oil   (Bobby Labonte) Pontiac 248 6125 running 0 134 11 19 38   Elton Sawyer Barbasol   (Bob Sutton) Ford 248 6035 running 0 130 12 37 37   Mark Green Timber Wolf   (Clarence Brewer) Chevrolet 248 4820 running 0 127 13 22 00   Buckshot Jones Aquafresh   (Billy Jones) Pontiac 248 9251 running 0 124 14 21 72   Mike Dillon Detroit Gasket   (Ron Parker) Chevrolet 248 9221 running 0 121 15 24 20   Ed Spencer III Spencer Motor Ventures   (Allen Cretsinger) Chevrolet 248 5095 running 0 118 16 12 1   Hermie Sadler DeWalt Tools   (Gary Bechtel) Chevrolet 247 6896 running 6 115 17 40 13   Ted Christopher LesCare Kitchens   (James Lestorti) Chevrolet 247 4475 running 0 112 18 43 33   Tim Fedewa Kleenex   (Bill Baumgardner) Chevrolet 247 6661 running 0 109 19 38 80   Mark Krogh Clearwater Forest Industries   (Robert Krogh) Chevrolet 247 4375 running 0 106 20 39 56   Jeff Krogh Clearwater Forest Industries   (Robert Krogh) Chevrolet 247 4765 running 0 103 21 36 89   Johnny Chapman Sherwin-Williams   (Meredith Ruark) Ford 247 4310 running 0 100 22 26 6   Joe Bessey Power Team   (Joe Bessey) Chevrolet 247 4285 running 0 97 23 13 88   Kevin Lepage Hype   (David Ridling) Chevrolet 246 8771 running 0 94 24 17 40   Doug Heveron MHCO   (Doug Taylor) Ford 246 5996 running 0 91 25 11 99   Glenn Allen, Jr. Luxaire   (Bill Papke) Chevrolet 246 6121 running 0 88 26 20 29   Elliott Sadler Diamond Ridge   (Gary Bechtel) Chevrolet 246 5901 running 0 85 27 7 34   Mike McLaughlin Royal Oak Charcoal   (Frank Cicci) Chevrolet 245 8126 running 0 82 28 3 81   Stanton Barrett Memorex   (Ron Neal) Chevrolet 241 4105 running 0 79 29 32 17   Tim Bender Kraft Singles   (Robbie Reiser) Chevrolet 240 4100 running 0 76 30 27 45   Greg Sacks Hunters Specialties   (Mike Laughlin) Chevrolet 239 4240 running 0 73 31 16 43   Rodney Combs Lance Snacks   (David Ridling) Chevrolet 226 5751 running 0 70 32 8 64   Dick Trickle Dura Lube   (Dennis Shoemaker) Chevrolet 223 5746 engine 0 67 33 23 48   Randy Porter Unifirst Uniforms   (James Porter) Ford 222 590 running 0 64 34 5 4   Jeff Purvis Phoenix Construction   (James Finch) Chevrolet 201 7996 handling 0 61 35 15 47   Jeff Fuller Sunoco   (Tad Geschickter) Chevrolet 193 7996 engine 0 58 36 29 96   Stevie Reeves Big A Auto Parts   (Donald Laird) Ford 190 5190 crash 0 55 37 42 97   Doug Reid III MedPartners   (Bart Walker) Chevrolet 189 4000 crash 0 52 38 34 73   Brandon Butler Ashland Ford-Mercury   (Coleman Rice) Ford 182 4000 crash 0 49 39 35 61   Mike Olsen Little Trees   (Mike Olsen) Chevrolet 181 4000 running 0 46 40 9 63   Tracy Leslie Lysol   (Hubert Hensley) Pontiac 168 4000 crash 0 43 41 28 11   Jimmy Foster Speedvision / Outdoor Life   (Curtis Key) Ford 163 4000 axle 0 40 42 25 85   Shane Hall Luck's / Bama Foods   (Don Stegall) Chevrolet 156 4000 crash 0 37 43 10 5   Terry Labonte Alka-Seltzer / Bayer   (Terry Labonte) Chevrolet 11 4200 engine 0 34

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Joey McCarthy 41 Rent-A-Wreck James Pritchard Chevrolet Nathan Buttke 66 Carquest Auto Parts Arlin Buttke Chevrolet Junior Purcell 71 South Coast Racing Jonathan Abernathy Ford Jeff McClure 77 Lear Corporation John Walsh Ford Brad Payne 79 Perry Racing Bryan Perry Ford Kevin Grubb 82 Virginia Is For Lovers Kevin Grubb Chevrolet Wayne Grubb 83 Link-Belt Constructions William Grubb Chevrolet Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 22 22     23 26 4   #43 accident turn 2   27 61 35     62 69 8   #73 accident turn 4   70 167 98     168 172 5   #74 accident turn 2   173 173 1     174 189 16   #4,29,63,85 accident turn 4   190 196 7     197 209 13   #00,6,17,48,56,73,85,96,97 accident turn 4   210 230 21     231 234 4   #17 spun backstretch   235 239 5     240 243 4   #6,29,99 accident backstretch   244 250 7       Percent of race run under caution: 21.6%             Average green flag run: 24.5 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Steve Park 1 2 2   Jason Keller 3 17 15   Randy LaJoie 18 30 13   Jason Keller 31 31 1   Randy LaJoie 32 34 3   Jason Keller 35 42 8   Randy LaJoie 43 60 18   Jeff Burton 61 62 2   Randy LaJoie 63 63 1   Hermie Sadler 64 69 6   Jeff Burton 70 167 98   Mark Martin 168 168 1   Jeff Burton 169 238 70   Jason Keller 239 239 1   Jeff Burton 240 248 9   Jason Keller 249 249 1   Mark Martin 250 250 1 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Randy LaJoie 487     2   Todd Bodine 462   -25   3   Phil Parsons 454   -33   4   Mark Martin 418   -69   5   Mark Green 390   -97   6   Steve Park 378   -109   7   Buckshot Jones 375   -112   8   Elton Sawyer 372   -115   9   Elliott Sadler 358   -129   10   Jeff Green 352   -135   11   Greg Sacks 338   -149   12   Hermie Sadler 336   -151   13   Rodney Combs 318   -169   14   Tim Fedewa 304   -183   15   Dick Trickle 303   -184   16   Mike Dillon 300   -187   17   Glenn Allen, Jr. 296   -191   18   Mike McLaughlin 288   -199   18   Doug Heveron 288   -199   20   Stevie Reeves 279   -208   21   Tracy Leslie 277   -210