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1997 Sears Auto Center 250

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NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race number 18 of 30
Sunday, July 6, 1997 at Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, WI
250 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (250.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:31:18
Average speed: 99.141 mph
Pole speed: 118.468 mph

Cautions: 6 for 35 laps
Margin of victory: under caution
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 10

Glossary 1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series results / 1997 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	10	74	Randy LaJoie	Fina (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	250	41050	running	20	180
2	11	29	Elliott Sadler	Phillips 66 (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	250	28575	running	41	170
3	2	1	Hermie Sadler	DeWalt Tools (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	250	19875	running	27	165
4	3	00	Buckshot Jones	Aquafresh (Billy Jones)	Pontiac	250	17550	running	32	160
5	12	3	Steve Park	AC Delco (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	250	17500	running	78	155
6	16	38	Elton Sawyer	Barbasol (Bob Sutton)	Ford	250	11525	running	0	150
7	22	10	Phil Parsons	Channellock (Phil Parsons)	Chevrolet	250	11675	running	0	146
8	21	4	Dale Shaw	Phoenix Racing (James Finch)	Chevrolet	250	8325	running	0	142
9	28	63	Tracy Leslie	Lysol (Hubert Hensley)	Pontiac	250	11225	running	0	138
10	1	33	Tim Fedewa	Kleenex (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	250	13725	running	0	134
11	7	36	Todd Bodine	Stanley (Scott Welliver)	Pontiac	249	11025	crash	0	130
12	27	17	Matt Kenseth	Kraft Singles (Robbie Reiser)	Chevrolet	249	9925	running	0	127
13	33	34	Mike McLaughlin	Royal Oak Charcoal (Frank Cicci)	Chevrolet	249	12075	running	0	124
14	9	64	Dick Trickle	Dura Lube (Dennis Shoemaker)	Chevrolet	249	7725	running	9	121
15	26	37	Mark Green	Timber Wolf (Clarence Brewer)	Chevrolet	249	10050	running	0	118
16	29	99	Glenn Allen, Jr.	Luxaire (Bill Papke)	Chevrolet	249	9525	running	0	115
17	19	57	Jason Keller	Slim Jim (Joe Keller)	Chevrolet	249	11675	running	0	112
18	4	44	Bobby Labonte	Shell Oil (Bobby Labonte)	Pontiac	249	7325	running	0	109
19	15	6	Joe Bessey	Power Team (Joe Bessey)	Chevrolet	249	9225	running	0	106
20	34	56	Jeff Krogh	Clearwater Forest Industries (Robert Krogh)	Chevrolet	249	7550	running	0	103
21	36	47	Robert Pressley	Sunoco (Tad Geschickter)	Chevrolet	249	9275	running	0	100
22	23	40	Rick Fuller	Specialty Motorsports (Doug Taylor)	Ford	248	6925	running	0	97
23	5	08	Bobby Dotter	Lub Tek (Bobby Dotter)	Chevrolet	248	6800	running	0	94
24	17	85	Shane Hall	Luck's Foods (Don Stegall)	Chevrolet	248	8700	running	0	91
25	14	89	Johnny Chapman	Alarm South (Meredith Ruark)	Ford	248	8900	running	0	88
26	6	88	Kevin Lepage	Hype (David Ridling)	Chevrolet	247	12650	crash	43	85
27	13	96	Stevie Reeves	Big A Auto Parts (Donald Laird)	Ford	247	8300	running	0	82
28	20	43	Dennis Setzer	Lance Snacks (David Ridling)	Chevrolet	246	7200	running	0	79
29	31	80	Mark Krogh	Clearwater Forest Industries (Robert Krogh)	Chevrolet	246	7100	running	0	76
30	18	45	Jeff Fuller	Hunters Specialties (Mike Laughlin)	Chevrolet	245	7225	ignition	0	73
31	32	72	Mike Dillon	Detroit Gasket (Ron Parker)	Chevrolet	245	9150	running	0	70
32	25	35	Lyndon Amick	Rockwell (Bill Amick)	Pontiac	243	5800	running	0	67
33	24	48	Randy Porter	Unifirst Uniforms (James Porter)	Ford	241	6700	running	0	64
34	30	68	Chris Diamond	J & L Motors (Jerry Francis)	Chevrolet	241	5600	crash	0	61
35	38	41	Joey McCarthy	Rent-A-Wreck (James Pritchard)	Chevrolet	227	5500	running	0	58
36	40	78	Nathan Buttke	Carquest Auto Parts (Dan Browder)	Chevrolet	150	5400	engine	0	55
37	8	2	Ricky Craven	Raybestos (Ricky Craven)	Chevrolet	143	5300	brakes	0	52
38	37	16	Mark Day	31-W Insulation (Wayne Day)	Pontiac	46	5060	crash	0	49
39	35	77	Jeff McClure	Lear Corporation / UAW (John Walsh)	Ford	35	5060	crash	0	46
40	39	97	Doug Reid III	Godwin's (Doug Reid III)	Chevrolet	31	5260	crash	0	43

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Ricky Craven	2	driver change
Dale Shaw	4	backup car
Bobby Labonte	44	driver change
Dick Trickle	64	driver change

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
DC	Jack Sprague	2	Raybestos	Ricky Craven	Chevrolet
DC	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	44	Shell Oil	Bobby Labonte	Pontiac
DC	Jim Sauter	64	Dura Lube	Dennis Shoemaker	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	19	19
	20	25	6	#97 spun turn 2
	26	34	9
	35	40	6	#35,97,77 accident turn 2
	41	49	9
	50	57	8	#16 accident frontstretch
	58	78	21
	79	85	7	#41 spun turn 2
	86	120	35
	121	126	6	#00 spun turn 2
	127	248	122
	249	250	2	#88,36,64,68 accident turns 3/4
Percent of race run under caution: 14.0% Average green flag run: 35.8 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Hermie Sadler	1	27	27
Steve Park	28	86	59
Kevin Lepage	87	87	1
Elliott Sadler	88	88	1
Kevin Lepage	89	130	42
Elliott Sadler	131	170	40
Steve Park	171	189	19
Buckshot Jones	190	221	32
Dick Trickle	222	230	9
Randy LaJoie	231	250	20

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Randy LaJoie	2678
2	Todd Bodine	2646	-32
3	Phil Parsons	2363	-315
4	Steve Park	2245	-433
5	Buckshot Jones	2183	-495
6	Mike McLaughlin	2122	-556
7	Kevin Lepage	2083	-595
8	Hermie Sadler	2077	-601
9	Elliott Sadler	2064	-614
10	Elton Sawyer	2057	-621
11	Jason Keller	2037	-641
12	Tim Fedewa	2028	-650
13	Dick Trickle	2019	-659
14	Jeff Green	1898	-780
15	Mark Green	1886	-792
16	Mike Dillon	1771	-907
17	Tracy Leslie	1715	-963
18	Stevie Reeves	1601	-1077
19	Joe Bessey	1587	-1091
20	Glenn Allen, Jr.	1527	-1151
21	Johnny Chapman	1481	-1197