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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race number 19 of 26
Sunday, August 24, 1997 at Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY
62 laps on a 2.450 mile road course (151.900 miles)

Time of race: 1:33:12
Average speed: 97.79 mph
Pole speed: 117.367 mph

Cautions: 4 for 10 laps
Margin of victory: 1.401 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 3

Glossary 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results / 1997 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Truck	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	48	Ron Fellows	AER Manufacturing (Billy Hess)	Chevrolet	62	42150	running	21	180
2	4	2	Mike Bliss	Team ASE Racing (Jim Smith)	Ford	62	23950	running	0	170
3	3	24	Jack Sprague	Quaker State (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	62	19025	running	40	165
4	7	80	Joe Ruttman	LCI International (Jack Roush)	Ford	62	12075	running	0	160
5	17	16	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	NAPA Brakes (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	62	11600	running	0	155
6	5	43	Jimmy Hensley	Cummins Engines (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	62	8695	running	0	150
7	19	18	Ted Christopher	Dana Corporation (Kurt Roehrig)	Dodge	62	7225	running	0	146
8	15	63	Rick Johnson	Prime Performance (Jim Clark)	Chevrolet	62	7125	running	0	142
9	24	62	Blaise Alexander	Lisa Express (Blaise Alexander)	Chevrolet	62	7075	running	0	138
10	21	6	Rick Carelli	RE/MAX International (Marshall Chesrown)	Chevrolet	62	9075	running	0	134
11	32	44	Boris Said	Federated Auto Parts (Mark Simo)	Ford	62	8525	running	0	130
12	28	3	Jay Sauter	GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	62	7725	running	0	127
13	27	02	Eric Norris	Wolverine Vinyl Siding (Jim Smith)	Ford	62	6675	running	0	124
14	10	14	Rick Crawford	Circle Bar Motel & RV Park (Tom Mitchell)	Ford	62	7875	running	0	121
15	25	29	Bob Keselowski	Mopar Performance (Ron Keselowski)	Dodge	62	7925	running	0	118
16	13	17	Rich Bickle	Sears DieHard (Darrell Waltrip)	Chevrolet	62	7525	running	0	115
17	30	77	Eliseo Salazar	Cristel / Mobil 1 / Copec (Kevin Doran)	Chevrolet	61	6475	running	0	112
18	12	71	Rob Morgan	Loadhandler (Kevin Doran)	Chevrolet	61	6425	running	0	109
19	22	66	Bryan Reffner	Carlin Burners & Controls (Dale Phelon)	Ford	61	7375	running	0	106
20	34	65	Jeff Spraker	M.J. Software (Kenny Allen)	Chevrolet	61	6450	running	0	103
21	29	42	Mike Ewanitsko	Universal Welding (Joe Ambrose)	Chevrolet	61	6175	running	0	100
22	6	52	Mike Wallace	Purolator PureOne Filters (Ken Schrader)	Chevrolet	60	6125	running	0	97
23	26	75	Kevin Harvick	Spears Manufacturing (Wayne Spears)	Chevrolet	59	6075	running	0	94
24	33	31	Tony Roper	De's LP Gas (Bob Brevak)	Ford	58	7025	transmission	0	91
25	8	86	Stacy Compton	Valvoline Instant Oil Change (David Hodson)	Ford	58	7075	running	0	88
26	31	20	Butch Miller	Orleans Hotel & Casino (Walker Evans)	Chevrolet	52	6875	running	0	85
27	2	55	Dorsey Schroeder	Gloy Racing (Tom Gloy)	Ford	48	5775	engine	1	82
28	11	98	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	Raybestos (Jim Herrick)	Ford	47	6675	engine	0	79
29	14	57	Brian Cunningham	Cunningham Historic Motorcars (Ed Scherer)	Ford	44	5575	transmission	0	76
30	16	35	Dave Rezendes	Ortho Lawn & Garden (Charles Hardy)	Chevrolet	40	6525	engine	0	73
31	9	27	Rob Rizzo	Hastings Filters (Rob Rizzo)	Ford	33	5525	engine	0	70
32	20	61	Randy Tolsma	IWX Motor Freight (Steve Coulter)	Chevrolet	29	6525	transmission	0	67
33	23	19	Tony Raines	Pennzoil (Kurt Roehrig)	Dodge	19	6525	engine	0	64
34	18	99	Chuck Bown	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	19	6525	engine	0	61

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Andy Genzman	12	De's LP Gas	Jim Smith	Ford
	Doug George	26	De's LP Gas / Mittler Machine	Mike Mittler	Ford
	Lou Gigliotti	28	G2 Performance / Rochester Steel	Lou Gigliotti	Ford
	Jon Leavy	54	Murray's Speed & Customer	Jon Leavy	Chevrolet
	Tammy Jo Kirk	72	Rogers Construction	Doc MacDonald	Chevrolet
	Terry Cook	88	PBA Tour	Duke Thorson	Chevrolet
	Lance Norick	90	NHL Buffalo Sabres	Ron Norick	Dodge

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	12	12
	13	15	3	#75 stalled turn 1
	16	20	5
	21	23	3	#65 spun turn 11
	24	30	7
	31	31	1	halfway break
	32	33	2
	34	36	3	#27 engine frontstretch
	37	62	26
Percent of race run under caution: 16.1% Average green flag run: 10.4 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Ron Fellows	1	14	14
Dorsey Schroeder	15	15	1
Jack Sprague	16	55	40
Ron Fellows	56	62	7

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jack Sprague	2891
2	Rich Bickle	2806	-85
3	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	2787	-104
4	Joe Ruttman	2760	-131
5	Mike Bliss	2569	-322
6	Jimmy Hensley	2528	-363
7	Rick Carelli	2517	-374
8	Jay Sauter	2437	-454
9	Chuck Bown	2398	-493
10	Rick Crawford	2367	-524
11	Butch Miller	2342	-549
12	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	2325	-566
13	Dave Rezendes	2255	-636
14	Stacy Compton	2146	-745
15	Boris Said	2086	-805
16	Bob Keselowski	2054	-837
17	Tony Raines	1954	-937
18	Bryan Reffner	1916	-975
19	Tony Roper	1892	-999
20	Tammy Jo Kirk	1871	-1020
21	Doug George	1446	-1445