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1997 New England Ford Dealers 125 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Busch North Series race number 18 of 22 Saturday, August 23, 1997 at Riverside Park Speedway, Agawam, MA 125 laps on a 0.250 mile paved track (31.250 miles) Time of race: 0:40:23 Average speed: 46.43 mph Pole speed: 66.099 mph (Pole won by Martin Truex ) Cautions: 4 for 23 laps Margin of victory: 1.3 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 2 Glossary    1997 NASCAR Busch North Series results   /   1997 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 5 29   Dave Dion Berlin City Ford / Continental Paving   (Dave Dion) Ford 125 11825 running 21 180 2 3 51   Mike Stefanik Burnham Boilers   (Mike Greci) Chevrolet 125 6905 running 75 170 3 1 15   Jerry Marquis O'Connor GMC   (Charles O'Connor) Chevrolet 125 4070 running 29 165 4 2 44   Andy Santerre Monro Muffler / EJP   (Andy Santerre) Chevrolet 125 2050 running 0 160 5 6 25   Jamie Aube New England Pontiac Dealers   (Jack Swanson) Pontiac 125 2200 running 0 155 6 14 47   Kelly Moore Tic-Tac / Jordan Lumber   (Richard Moore) Pontiac 125 1650 running 0 150 7 8 55   Brad Leighton Coed Naked Sportswear   (Steve Griswold) Chevrolet 125 1500 running 0 146 8 23 76   Tom Bolles Bolles Motorsports   (Edward Bolles) Pontiac 125 1400 running 0 142 9 10 90   Herb Drugg Drugg Racing   (Herb Drugg) Chevrolet 125 1300 running 0 138 10 20 6   Brad Bennett Auto Palace   (Don Ling, Sr.) Pontiac 125 1200 running 0 134 11 25 74   Tracy Gordon Balance Nutritional Foods   (Dave Smith / Jack Yeaton) Pontiac 125 1700 running 0 130 12 24 16   Stub Fadden NAPA Auto Parts   (Stub Fadden) Chevrolet 125 975 running 0 127 13 12 7   Bobby Dragon Skoal Bandit   (Dale Shaw) Pontiac 125 950 running 0 124 14 7 38   Babe Branscombe Branscombe Racing   (Bruce Gerry) Chevrolet 125 935 running 0 121 15 4 56   Martin Truex Blount Seafood   (Martin Truex) Chevrolet 125 1900 running 0 118 16 21 28   Bill Penfold Hewitt Auto Body   (Ray Penfold) Buick 125 900 running 0 115 17 9 42   Tom Carey, Jr. AAA Aircraft Supply   (Jan Banning) Pontiac 124 875 running 0 112 18 19 30   Dennis Doyle Sta-Rite Pumps / Bad Frog Beer   (Richard Doyle / Tommy Mahan) Chevrolet 124 855 running 0 109 19 18 26   Scott Bouley Expert-Tees / Buyers Choice   (Kim Griffen) Buick 123 445 running 0 106 20 11 59   Louis Rettenmeier New England Mobil Dealers   (Louis Rettenmeier) Chevrolet 123 670 running 0 103 21 22 5   Barney McRae All Cycle Waste   (George McRae) Pontiac 122 420 running 0 100 22 17 21   Eric Bodine Bully Hill Vineyards   (Eric Bodine) Chevrolet 121 820 running 0 97 23 26 86   Dennis Demers Shelburne Limestone   (Dennis Demers) Chevrolet 121 820 running 0 94 24 16 61   Mike Olsen Little Trees   (Mike Olsen) Pontiac 94 820 overheating 0 91 25 13 77   Bryan Wall Players, Inc. / Pennzoil   (Ed Gendreau / John Wall) Ford 52 845 engine 0 88 26 15 05   Glen Brehio Global Steel / ASI   (Bob Sowa) Chevrolet 30 820 brakes 0 85

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Rit Dulac 12 Kelly Motorsports Rit & Heidi Dulac Chevrolet Barry Gray 36 Wright Pearson Pontiac Glen Meisenhelder 57 Ken Meisenhelder Chevrolet Joe Barnes 67 Joe Barnes Buick Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 30 30     31 37 7   #05 stalled turn 4   38 41 4     42 45 4   #25,44 accident turn 2   46 94 49     95 102 8   #42 spun turn 2   103 111 9     112 115 4   #26 spun turn 3   116 125 10       Percent of race run under caution: 18.4%             Average green flag run: 20.4 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Jerry Marquis 1 29 29   Mike Stefanik 30 104 75   Dave Dion 105 125 21