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NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race number 28 of 30
Sunday, October 19, 1997 at California Speedway, Fontana, CA
150 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (300.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:04:04
Average speed: 145.083 mph
Pole speed: 175.157 mph

Cautions: 3 for 18 laps
Margin of victory: 15.903 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 11

Glossary 1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series results / 1997 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	28	36	Todd Bodine	Stanley (Scott Welliver)	Pontiac	150	67200	running	18	180
2	1	3	Steve Park	AC Delco (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	150	56950	running	41	170
3	5	17	Matt Kenseth	Kraft Singles (Robbie Reiser)	Chevrolet	150	41225	running	0	165
4	17	21	Michael Waltrip	Band-Aid (Michael Waltrip)	Ford	150	24000	running	0	160
5	32	47	Robert Pressley	Sunoco / 360 Communication (Tad Geschickter)	Chevrolet	150	24300	running	2	155
6	15	72	Mike Dillon	Detroit Gasket (Ron Parker)	Chevrolet	149	24740	running	8	150
7	12	99	Glenn Allen, Jr.	Luxaire (Bill Papke)	Chevrolet	149	18800	running	0	146
8	36	43	Dennis Setzer	Lance Snacks (David Ridling)	Chevrolet	149	17550	running	0	142
9	23	34	Mike McLaughlin	Royal Oak Charcoal (Frank Cicci)	Chevrolet	149	19500	running	1	138
10	18	74	Randy LaJoie	Fina (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	149	21400	running	0	134
11	39	45	Jeff Fuller	Hunters Specialties (Mike Laughlin)	Chevrolet	149	16850	running	0	130
12	13	4	Kevin Lepage	Phoenix Racing (James Finch)	Chevrolet	149	16650	running	0	127
13	27	77	Ed Berrier	Lear Corporation / UAW (John Walsh)	Ford	149	13850	running	0	124
14	7	89	Stanton Barrett	Northstar Water (Meredith Ruark)	Ford	149	13400	running	0	121
15	35	63	Tracy Leslie	Lysol (Hubert Hensley)	Chevrolet	148	15725	running	0	118
16	25	6	Joe Bessey	Power Team (Joe Bessey)	Chevrolet	148	15200	running	0	115
17	33	57	Jason Keller	Slim Jim (Joe Keller)	Chevrolet	148	17350	running	0	112
18	29	5	Terry Labonte	Bayer / Alka-Seltzer (Terry Labonte)	Chevrolet	148	13000	running	0	109
19	20	38	Elton Sawyer	Barbasol (Bob Sutton)	Ford	148	14900	running	0	106
20	26	20	Blaise Alexander	Lisa Express (Allen Cretsinger)	Chevrolet	148	13725	running	0	103
21	37	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	148	12450	running	0	0
22	14	94	Ron Barfield, Jr.	New Holland Tractors (Bill Elliott)	Ford	148	14350	running	0	97
23	40	09	Peter Gibbons	Serengetti Eyewear (Peter Gibbons)	Chevrolet	147	12300	running	0	94
24	19	56	Jeff Krogh	Clearwater Forest Industries (Robert Krogh)	Chevrolet	146	12150	running	0	91
25	9	64	Dick Trickle	Dura Lube (Dennis Shoemaker)	Chevrolet	146	12250	running	0	88
26	4	29	Elliott Sadler	Phillips 66 (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	146	16750	running	0	85
27	21	1	Hermie Sadler	DeWalt Tools (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	145	13850	running	0	82
28	34	22	Scott Lagasse	Pest Offense (Allen Bloom)	Chevrolet	143	11750	running	0	79
29	38	35	Lyndon Amick	Team Amick (Bill Amick)	Pontiac	142	11850	running	0	76
30	2	44	Bobby Labonte	Shell Oil (Bobby Labonte)	Pontiac	141	14775	ignition	76	73
31	22	88	Kevin Schwantz	Ryder (David Ridling)	Chevrolet	141	13700	wheel bearing	3	70
32	30	10	Phil Parsons	Channellock (Phil Parsons)	Chevrolet	140	13350	running	1	67
33	3	33	Tim Fedewa	Kleenex (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	135	14000	engine	0	64
34	11	7	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Manheim (Ed Whitaker)	Chevrolet	129	11150	handling	0	61
35	42	48	Loy Allen, Jr.	Unifirst Uniforms (James Porter)	Ford	123	11050	running	0	58
36	8	85	Shane Hall	Luck's Foods (Don Stegall)	Chevrolet	109	12950	running	0	55
37	6	96	Stevie Reeves	Big A Auto Parts (Donald Laird)	Ford	104	11850	running	0	52
38	24	68	Chris Diamond	J & L Motors (Jerry Francis)	Chevrolet	101	10750	engine	0	0
39	10	80	Mark Krogh	Clearwater Forest Industries (Robert Krogh)	Chevrolet	47	11750	engine	0	46
40	16	00	Buckshot Jones	Aquafresh (Billy Jones)	Pontiac	16	14000	crash	0	43
41	31	37	Mark Green	Timber Wolf (Clarence Brewer)	Chevrolet	8	11750	crash	0	40
42	41	0	Johnny Chapman	Bowl Fresh / Honeywell (Phil Parsons)	Chevrolet	3	11950	engine	0	0

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	10	10
	11	15	5	#37,34,56 accident turn 3
	16	17	2
	18	23	6	#00 accident turn 2
	24	73	50
	74	80	7	#22 accident turn 4
	81	150	70
Percent of race run under caution: 12.0% Average green flag run: 33.0 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Steve Park	1	37	37
Bobby Labonte	38	54	17
Steve Park	55	58	4
Phil Parsons	59	59	1
Mike Dillon	60	61	2
Todd Bodine	62	69	8
Kevin Schwantz	70	72	3
Robert Pressley	73	74	2
Mike McLaughlin	75	75	1
Mike Dillon	76	81	6
Bobby Labonte	82	140	59
Todd Bodine	141	150	10

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Randy LaJoie	4108
2	Todd Bodine	3908	-200
3	Steve Park	3803	-305
4	Mike McLaughlin	3371	-737
5	Elliott Sadler	3337	-771
6	Phil Parsons	3320	-788
7	Buckshot Jones	3234	-874
8	Elton Sawyer	3225	-883
9	Tim Fedewa	3158	-950
10	Hermie Sadler	3097	-1011
11	Jason Keller	3075	-1033
12	Kevin Lepage	3072	-1036
13	Mark Green	3010	-1098
14	Dick Trickle	2864	-1244
15	Mike Dillon	2814	-1294
16	Tracy Leslie	2725	-1383
17	Glenn Allen, Jr.	2709	-1399
18	Joe Bessey	2600	-1508
19	Stevie Reeves	2443	-1665
20	Jeff Fuller	2351	-1757
21	Dennis Setzer	2329	-1779