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1997 Moore's Snacks 250

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NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race number 9 of 30
Saturday, April 12, 1997 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
250 laps on a 0.533 mile paved track (133.250 miles)

Time of race: 1:46:58
Average speed: 74.743 mph
Pole speed: 120.938 mph

Cautions: 9 for 67 laps
Margin of victory: under caution
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 6

Glossary 1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series results / 1997 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	3	9	Jeff Burton	Track Gear (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	30735	running	139	180
2	2	34	Mike McLaughlin	Royal Oak Charcoal (Frank Cicci)	Chevrolet	250	25010	running	82	170
3	8	74	Randy LaJoie	Fina (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	250	16860	running	1	165
4	32	21	Michael Waltrip	Band-Aid (Michael Waltrip)	Ford	250	7385	running	0	160
5	4	64	Dick Trickle	Dura Lube (Dennis Shoemaker)	Chevrolet	250	7360	running	0	155
6	15	3	Steve Park	AC Delco (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	250	8885	running	0	150
7	24	33	Tim Fedewa	Kleenex (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	250	7535	running	0	146
8	21	10	Phil Parsons	Channellock (Phil Parsons)	Chevrolet	250	6935	running	0	142
9	19	57	Jason Keller	Slim Jim (Joe Keller)	Chevrolet	250	9090	running	0	138
10	35	00	Buckshot Jones	Aquafresh (Billy Jones)	Pontiac	250	10090	running	0	134
11	13	48	Larry Pearson	Unifirst Uniforms (James Porter)	Ford	250	4590	running	14	130
12	5	8	Jeff Green	Diamond Ridge (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	250	8795	running	0	127
13	9	96	Stevie Reeves	Big A Auto Parts (Donald Laird)	Ford	249	6490	running	0	124
14	28	29	Elliott Sadler	Phillips 66 (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	249	6455	running	0	121
15	34	89	Johnny Chapman	Sherwin-Williams (Meredith Ruark)	Ford	248	6340	running	0	118
16	11	50	Morgan Shepherd	Biomet (Bobby Jones)	Pontiac	248	4395	running	0	0
17	7	7	Mike Wallace	Piggly Wiggly / Clabber Girl (Ed Whitaker)	Chevrolet	248	4375	running	0	112
18	20	99	Glenn Allen, Jr.	Luxaire (Bill Papke)	Chevrolet	247	5850	running	0	109
19	18	4	Tim Steele	HS Die / CLIMINC (James Finch)	Chevrolet	247	8035	running	0	106
20	33	78	Rodney Combs	Mark III Financial (Dan Browder)	Chevrolet	246	4690	running	0	103
21	1	1	Hermie Sadler	DeWalt Tools (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	245	7515	oil pump	14	100
22	22	15	Brad Teague	Food Country USA / Jack Kite Co. (Charlie Henderson)	Ford	243	4205	running	0	97
23	30	43	Dennis Setzer	Lance Snacks (David Ridling)	Chevrolet	240	5680	running	0	94
24	6	85	Shane Hall	Bama Jellies (Don Stegall)	Chevrolet	237	5655	crash	0	91
25	27	66	Nathan Buttke	Carquest Auto Parts (Arlin Buttke)	Chevrolet	229	4345	radiator	0	88
26	42	56	Jeff Krogh	Clearwater Forest Industries (Robert Krogh)	Chevrolet	228	4115	running	0	85
27	16	75	Rick Wilson	Food Country USA / Jack Kite Co. (Charlie Henderson)	Chevrolet	227	4105	engine	0	82
28	12	88	Kevin Lepage	Hype (David Ridling)	Chevrolet	225	7830	running	0	79
29	25	47	Jeff Fuller	Sunoco (Tad Geschickter)	Chevrolet	223	7805	crash	0	76
30	26	36	Todd Bodine	Stanley (Scott Welliver)	Pontiac	223	5160	crash	0	73
31	10	72	Mike Dillon	Detroit Gasket (Ron Parker)	Chevrolet	217	7085	running	0	70
32	31	38	Elton Sawyer	Barbasol (Bob Sutton)	Ford	205	4235	running	0	67
33	37	45	Greg Sacks	Hunters Specialties (Mike Laughlin)	Chevrolet	204	3135	crash	0	64
34	36	80	Mark Krogh	Clearwater Forest Industries (Robert Krogh)	Chevrolet	199	3095	running	0	61
35	38	63	Tracy Leslie	Lysol (Hubert Hensley)	Pontiac	163	4075	engine	0	58
36	29	6	Joe Bessey	Power Team (Joe Bessey)	Chevrolet	141	4055	handling	0	55
37	41	77	Jeff McClure	Lear Corporation (John Walsh)	Ford	105	3035	handling	0	52
38	17	60	Mark Martin	Winn-Dixie (Jack Roush)	Ford	103	3000	crash	0	49
39	23	94	Ron Barfield, Jr.	New Holland (Bill Elliott)	Ford	102	4000	crash	0	46
40	14	37	Mark Green	Timber Wolf (Clarence Brewer)	Chevrolet	49	4000	crash	0	43
41	40	17	Robbie Reiser	Kraft Singles (Robbie Reiser)	Chevrolet	24	3000	engine	0	40
42	39	40	Curtis Markham	MHCO USA (Doug Taylor)	Ford	14	3000	crash	0	37

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Ed Spencer III	20	Zippo	Allen Cretsinger	Chevrolet
	Dale Jarrett	32	White Rain	Dale Jarrett	Ford
	Lyndon Amick	35	Rockwell	Bill Amick	Pontiac
	Joey McCarthy	41	Rent-A-Wreck	James Pritchard	Chevrolet
	Chris Diamond	68	J & L Motors	Jerry Francis	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	31	31
	32	36	5	#72 spun turn 3
	37	50	14
	51	60	10	#37 accident frontstretch
	61	72	12
	73	79	7	#77 accident backstretch
	80	81	2
	82	90	9	#47,63,75,57,6,99,43,72 accident turn 2
	91	105	15
	106	110	5	#6,4,94,60 accident backstretch
	111	186	76
	187	197	11	oil on track
	198	224	27
	225	236	12	#9,36,47,45,7,72,15,85 accident backstretch
	237	239	3
	240	243	4	#85 accident turn 2
	244	247	4
	248	250	3	#1 accident frontstretch
Percent of race run under caution: 26.4% Average green flag run: 20.4 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Hermie Sadler	1	14	14
Jeff Burton	15	105	91
Mike McLaughlin	106	187	82
Larry Pearson	188	201	14
Jeff Burton	202	211	10
Randy LaJoie	212	212	1
Jeff Burton	213	250	38

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Randy LaJoie	1331
2	Todd Bodine	1299	-32
3	Phil Parsons	1295	-36
4	Jeff Green	1209	-122
5	Dick Trickle	1197	-134
6	Buckshot Jones	1132	-199
7	Elton Sawyer	1071	-260
8	Tim Fedewa	1049	-282
9	Mike McLaughlin	1014	-317
10	Elliott Sadler	1011	-320
11	Hermie Sadler	990	-341
12	Mark Martin	987	-344
13	Steve Park	950	-381
13	Mark Green	950	-381
15	Jason Keller	931	-400
16	Mike Dillon	910	-421
17	Greg Sacks	906	-425
18	Kevin Lepage	891	-440
19	Tracy Leslie	853	-478
19	Jeff Fuller	853	-478
21	Stevie Reeves	846	-485