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1997 Spears Manufacturing 250

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NASCAR Winston West Series race number 13 of 14
Saturday, October 11, 1997 at Mesa Marin Raceway, Bakersfield, CA
250 laps on a 0.500 mile paved track (125.000 miles)

Time of race: 1:51:17
Average speed: 67.396 mph
Pole speed: 94.802 mph

Cautions: 10 for 54 laps
Margin of victory: .519 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 14

Glossary 1997 NASCAR Winston West Series results / 1997 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	07	Sean Woodside	Cinema Vehicles / Firebird / Re-Recycled Oil (Raymond Claridge)	Pontiac	250	13925	running	40	180
2	3	37	Larry Gunselman	Tamara Turner	Ford	250	6840	running	97	180
3	8	45	Gary Smith	Tootsietoy / Rabanco (John Strauser)	Chevrolet	250	4935	running	50	170
4	9	25	Kevin Culver	Champion (Nancy Culver)	Chevrolet	250	3450	running	0	160
5	7	63	Eric Holmes	California Hot Wood / Tilbury Constructors (Allen Beebe)	Chevrolet	250	3050	running	17	160
6	4	9	Bill Sedgwick	ADL Satellite TV (Gerry Blachley)	Chevrolet	249	2550	running	7	155
7	5	71	Jerry Cain	Merchants Bankcard (Jerry Cain)	Chevrolet	248	2250	running	0	146
8	2	75	Kevin Harvick	Spears Motorsports (Wayne Spears)	Chevrolet	248	2050	running	39	147
9	6	38	Butch Gilliland	Stroppe Motorsports (Bill Stroppe)	Ford	247	1800	running	0	138
10	18	85	Kevin Richards	Monaco Enterprises (Gene Monaco)	Chevrolet	247	2025	running	0	134
11	12	15	Rick Scribner	Scribner Plastics (Rick Scribner)	Chevrolet	245	1600	running	0	130
12	19	3	Davy Lee Liniger	RE/MAX (Davy Lee Liniger)	Ford	245	1500	running	0	127
13	26	16	Bill McAnally	NAPA / Martin Senour / Madcap (Bill McAnally)	Chevrolet	244	1400	running	0	124
14	17	7	L.J. Pryor	Lucas Oil / GTI / Amarillo Wind Machines	Ford	237	1300	running	0	121
15	21	17	George Nordling	Shilo Inns	Chevrolet	234	1300	running	0	118
16	14	4	Jeff Davis	Ultra Shield / Jasper Engines (Jeff Davis)	Ford	231	1100	running	0	115
17	24	56	Eddy Ok	Bryco Gears / Culver City Auto Parts	Chevrolet	231	1000	running	0	112
18	11	43	Kenny Smith	Quick Pick Motorsports (Kenny Smith)	Chevrolet	230	900	running	0	109
19	15	00	Scott Gaylord	Oliver Gravity Separators (Geoff Burney)	Chevrolet	227	800	running	0	106
20	25	19	Billy Kann	Interstate Batteries (Billy Kann)	Chevrolet	213	775	ignition	0	103
21	13	23	Brandon Ash	Foxfire / Ash Motorsports (Ed Ash)	Ford	182	725	brakes	0	100
22	22	8	Lew Miller	Stroppe Motorsports (Bill Stroppe)	Ford	164	700	ignition	0	97
23	20	28	Gary Collins	Bakersfield Boys & Girls Club (Marion Collins)	Chevrolet	135	700	handling	0	94
24	23	6	Pappy Pryor	Panhandle Racing	Chevrolet	122	700	engine	0	91
25	27	29	Kazuteru Wakida	West Coast Fabrication / Imuraya (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	91	700	engine	0	88
26	16	78	Jay Sauter	Golden Gate Racing Team / Airport Auto (James Offenbach)	Pontiac	84	700	penalty	0	85
27	10	09	Richard Neill	GMB Technologies / Champion Batteries (Dick Midgley)	Pontiac	64	700	suspension	0	82

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Davy Lee Liniger	3	backup car

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	St. James Davis	22	LaDonna's Motorsports	St. James Davis	Buick
	Rich DeLong	64	American Aerial / All-Time Party Rental	Dick Bahre	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	30	30
	31	36	6	#19 accident turn 2
	37	59	23
	60	64	5	#78 accident turn 2
	65	66	2
	67	71	5	#09 spun turn 4
	72	73	2
	74	81	8	#19 spun backstretch
	82	157	76
	158	166	9	debris backstretch
	167	167	1
	168	170	3	#3,4,7,23 accident turn 2
	171	181	11
	182	189	8	#00,4,19,29 accident backstretch
	190	217	28
	218	221	4	#71 spun turn 4
	222	230	9
	231	236	6	#07,25,37,63 accident turns 2/3
	237	250	14
Percent of race run under caution: 21.6% Average green flag run: 19.6 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Kevin Harvick	1	30	30
Sean Woodside	31	36	6
Kevin Harvick	37	45	9
Larry Gunselman	46	81	36
Sean Woodside	82	82	1
Larry Gunselman	83	138	56
Bill Sedgwick	139	145	7
Sean Woodside	146	148	3
Eric Holmes	149	160	12
Sean Woodside	161	168	8
Gary Smith	169	218	50
Eric Holmes	219	223	5
Larry Gunselman	224	228	5
Sean Woodside	229	250	22

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Butch Gilliland	2186
2	Sean Woodside	2134	-52
3	Gary Smith	1962	-224
4	Larry Gunselman	1848	-338
5	Kevin Culver	1686	-500
6	Scott Gaylord	1613	-573
7	Bill McAnally	1594	-592
8	John Kinder	1334	-852
9	Dan Obrist	1115	-1071
10	St. James Davis	1111	-1075
11	Lew Miller	1020	-1166
12	Kenny Smith	946	-1240
13	Pappy Pryor	829	-1357
14	Wayne Jacks	753	-1433
15	Billy Kann	649	-1537
16	George Nordling	638	-1548
17	Brandon Ash	599	-1587
18	Craig Rayburn	565	-1621
19	Bill Sedgwick	536	-1650
20	Gary Collins	528	-1658
21	Kevin Richards	522	-1664