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NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race number 21 of 30
Friday, August 1, 1997 at Indianapolis Raceway Park, Clermont, IN
200 laps on a 0.686 mile paved track (137.200 miles)

Time of race: 2:18:00
Average speed: 59.652 mph
Pole speed: 111.193 mph

Cautions: 11 for 80 laps
Margin of victory: .42 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 2

Glossary 1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series results / 1997 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	74	Randy LaJoie	Fina (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	200	48800	running	172	180
2	19	29	Elliott Sadler	Phillips 66 (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	200	18900	running	0	170
3	14	38	Elton Sawyer	Barbasol (Bob Sutton)	Ford	200	14525	running	0	165
4	3	33	Tim Fedewa	Kleenex / Kroger (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	200	9275	running	0	160
5	31	83	Wayne Grubb	Link-Belt Construction (William Grubb)	Chevrolet	200	10275	running	28	155
6	10	17	Matt Kenseth	Kraft Singles / Kroger (Robbie Reiser)	Chevrolet	200	7775	running	0	150
7	35	00	Buckshot Jones	Aquafresh (Billy Jones)	Pontiac	200	8850	running	0	146
8	16	3	Steve Park	AC Delco (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	200	8625	running	0	142
9	37	56	Jeff Krogh	Clearwater Forest Industries (Robert Krogh)	Chevrolet	200	5300	running	0	138
10	5	57	Jason Keller	Slim Jim (Joe Keller)	Chevrolet	200	9425	running	0	134
11	28	72	Mike Dillon	Detroit Gasket (Ron Parker)	Chevrolet	200	8100	running	0	130
12	12	7	Danny Edwards, Jr.	Clabber Girl (Ed Whitaker)	Chevrolet	200	3800	running	0	127
13	8	99	Glenn Allen, Jr.	Luxaire (Bill Papke)	Chevrolet	200	5750	running	0	124
14	15	43	Dennis Setzer	Lance Snacks (David Ridling)	Chevrolet	200	5200	running	0	121
15	38	35	Lyndon Amick	Rockwell (Bill Amick)	Pontiac	200	4115	running	0	118
16	9	78	Nathan Buttke	Carquest Auto Parts (Dan Browder)	Chevrolet	200	3680	running	0	115
17	11	63	Tracy Leslie	Lysol (Hubert Hensley)	Pontiac	200	5170	running	0	112
18	17	47	Robert Pressley	Sunoco / 360 Communication (Tad Geschickter)	Chevrolet	199	5910	running	0	109
19	4	6	Joe Bessey	Power Team (Joe Bessey)	Chevrolet	199	5125	running	0	106
20	36	77	Brad Teague	Lear Corporation / UAW (John Walsh)	Ford	198	4040	running	0	103
21	20	96	Stevie Reeves	Big A Auto Parts (Donald Laird)	Ford	198	5105	running	0	100
22	6	45	Jeff Fuller	Hunters Specialties (Mike Laughlin)	Chevrolet	198	5095	running	0	97
23	33	48	Randy Porter	Unifirst Uniforms (James Porter)	Ford	195	5085	running	0	94
24	13	4	Dale Shaw	Phoenix Racing (James Finch)	Chevrolet	193	3575	crash	0	91
25	21	36	Todd Bodine	Stanley (Scott Welliver)	Pontiac	192	5265	running	0	88
26	24	37	Mark Green	Timber Wolf (Clarence Brewer)	Chevrolet	192	5055	running	0	85
27	29	64	Dick Trickle	Dura Lube (Dennis Shoemaker)	Chevrolet	189	3545	running	0	82
28	23	10	Phil Parsons	Channellock (Phil Parsons)	Chevrolet	188	5035	crash	0	79
29	18	1	Hermie Sadler	DeWalt Tools (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	182	5025	running	0	76
30	34	80	Mark Krogh	Clearwater Forest Industries (Robert Krogh)	Chevrolet	181	4740	running	0	73
31	39	11	Larry Pearson	Speedvision / Outdoor Life (Curtis Key)	Ford	174	3505	running	0	70
32	30	88	Kevin Lepage	Hype (David Ridling)	Chevrolet	171	6745	running	0	67
33	27	92	Joe Nott	Phoenix Sign (Mac Martin)	Chevrolet	150	3485	crash	0	64
34	7	44	Tony Stewart	Shell Oil (Bobby Labonte)	Pontiac	141	3475	crash	0	61
35	26	85	Shane Hall	Luck's Foods (Don Stegall)	Chevrolet	140	4475	crash	0	58
36	32	82	Kevin Grubb	Genuine Link-Belt (Kevin Grubb)	Chevrolet	137	3475	crash	0	55
37	2	34	Mike McLaughlin	Royal Oak Charcoal (Frank Cicci)	Chevrolet	129	6725	crash	0	52
38	25	40	Rick Fuller	KFC (Doug Taylor)	Ford	114	3475	crash	0	49
39	22	22	Scott Lagasse	Pest Offense (Allen Bloom)	Chevrolet	3	3675	crash	0	46

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Mark Day	16	31-W Insulation	Wayne Day	Pontiac
	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	98	KFC Team Twister	Jim Herrick	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	4	4
	5	11	7	#11,22 accident backstretch
	12	26	15
	27	30	4	#35,64 accident backstretch
	31	31	1
	32	43	12	#1,44,80 accident turn 3
	44	45	2
	46	49	4	#96 spun turn 1
	50	89	40
	90	97	8	#92 accident turn 3
	98	113	16
	114	119	6	#40 accident turn 1
	120	130	11
	131	139	9	#34 accident frontstretch
	140	141	2
	142	151	10	#44,48,82,85,1,6,96,63 accident frontstretch
	152	153	2
	154	159	6	#99,35,92 accident turn 1
	160	182	23
	183	189	7	#29,45,33 accident turn 4
	190	190	1
	191	197	7	#37,4,10,29,78 accident turn 1
	198	200	3
Percent of race run under caution: 40.0% Average green flag run: 10.0 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Randy LaJoie	1	91	91
Wayne Grubb	92	119	28
Randy LaJoie	120	200	81

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Randy LaJoie	3135
2	Todd Bodine	2985	-150
3	Phil Parsons	2660	-475
4	Steve Park	2643	-492
5	Elliott Sadler	2594	-541
6	Buckshot Jones	2551	-584
7	Elton Sawyer	2537	-598
8	Mike McLaughlin	2499	-636
9	Tim Fedewa	2465	-670
10	Jason Keller	2417	-718
11	Kevin Lepage	2407	-728
12	Hermie Sadler	2389	-746
13	Mark Green	2231	-904
14	Dick Trickle	2201	-934
15	Mike Dillon	2157	-978
16	Tracy Leslie	2063	-1072
17	Glenn Allen, Jr.	1918	-1217
18	Joe Bessey	1913	-1222
19	Jeff Green	1898	-1237
20	Stevie Reeves	1829	-1306
21	Jeff Fuller	1769	-1366