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1997 The No Fear Challenge Previous race results / Next race results                     Next at this track     Post NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race number 24 of 26 Saturday, October 18, 1997 at California Speedway, Fontana, CA 100 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (200.000 miles) Time of race: 1:37:28 Average speed: 137.195 mph Pole speed: 173.198 mph Cautions: 4 for 16 laps Margin of victory: 1.63 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 5 Glossary    1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results   /   1997 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Truck Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 1 2   Mike Bliss Team ASE Racing   (Jim Smith) Ford 100 74400 running 93 180 2 18 52   Mike Wallace Purolator PureOne Filters   (Ken Schrader) Chevrolet 100 27600 running 0 170 3 4 98   Kenny Irwin, Jr. Raybestos   (Jim Herrick) Ford 100 18750 running 0 165 4 8 28   Ernie Irvan Federated Auto Parts   (Mark Simo) Ford 100 13400 running 2 160 5 13 61   Randy Tolsma IWX Motor Freight / Dole   (Steve Coulter) Chevrolet 100 12550 running 0 155 6 2 24   Jack Sprague Quaker State   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 100 11225 running 1 150 7 27 1   Michael Waltrip Band-Aid   (Michael Waltrip) Ford 100 9800 running 0 146 8 7 29   Bob Keselowski Mopar Performance   (Ron Keselowski) Dodge 100 8400 running 0 142 9 25 16   Ron Hornaday, Jr. NAPA Brakes   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 100 9100 running 0 138 10 9 14   Rick Crawford Circle Bar Motel & RV Park   (Tom Mitchell) Ford 100 9350 running 0 134 11 26 42   Kyle Petty Hot Wheels   (Rick McCray) Chevrolet 100 6550 running 0 130 12 11 7   Barry Bodine Bodine Racing   (Geoffrey Bodine) Ford 100 6700 running 0 127 13 31 19   Tony Raines Pennzoil   (Kurt Roehrig) Dodge 100 7550 running 0 124 14 14 31   Tony Roper Concor Tool & Machine   (Bob Brevak) Ford 100 7600 running 0 121 15 30 6   Rick Carelli RE/MAX International   (Marshall Chesrown) Chevrolet 100 7950 running 0 118 16 15 99   Chuck Bown Exide Batteries   (Jack Roush) Ford 100 11150 running 4 115 17 29 86   Stacy Compton Valvoline Instant Oil Change   (David Hodson) Ford 100 7275 running 0 112 18 33 20   Butch Miller Orleans Hotel & Casino   (Walker Evans) Chevrolet 99 7250 running 0 109 19 20 35   Ron Barfield, Jr. Ortho Lawn & Garden   (Charles Hardy) Chevrolet 99 6225 running 0 106 20 28 75   Kevin Harvick Spears Manufacturing   (Wayne Spears) Chevrolet 99 6425 running 0 103 21 3 90   Lance Norick NHL Los Angeles Kings   (Ron Norick) Dodge 99 6125 running 0 100 22 24 4   Wayne Grubb Link-Belt Construction   (William Grubb) Chevrolet 99 6100 running 0 97 23 23 88   Terry Cook Pioneer Electronics   (Duke Thorson) Chevrolet 99 6075 running 0 94 24 22 57   Brian Cunningham Cunningham Historic Motorcars   (Ed Scherer) Ford 99 6050 running 0 91 25 10 3   Jay Sauter GM Goodwrench Service   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 99 7125 running 0 88 26 5 17   Rich Bickle Sears DieHard   (Darrell Waltrip) Chevrolet 98 7000 running 0 85 27 36 41   Bill Sedgwick Vintage Motorsports   (Tim Buckley) Chevrolet 95 5975 running 0 82 28 21 27   Rob Rizzo Auto Value   (Rob Rizzo) Ford 88 5950 crash 0 79 29 6 80   Joe Ruttman LCI International   (Jack Roush) Ford 82 6925 running 0 76 30 17 18   Robby Gordon Dana Corporation   (Kurt Roehrig) Dodge 72 5900 engine 0 73 31 32 02   Eric Norris Prolong   (Jim Smith) Ford 72 5875 oil line 0 70 32 19 66   Bryan Reffner Carlin Burners & Controls   (Dale Phelon) Ford 65 6850 engine 0 67 33 16 44   Boris Said Federated Auto Parts   (Mark Simo) Ford 40 6850 engine 0 64 34 12 43   Jimmy Hensley Cummins Engines   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 37 6850 engine 0 61 35 34 74   Tammy Jo Kirk Circle Bar Motel & RV Park   (Tom Mitchell) Ford 10 6850 handling 0 58 36 35 65   Doug George Concor Tool & Machine   (Bob Brevak) Ford 5 6850 handling 0 55

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Ron Esau 9 Wilbur Bunce Chevrolet Joe Bean 46 Dollar Racing David Dollar Ford Rick Johnson 63 Randy Nelson 82 Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 42 42     43 47 5   #44 stalled turn 4   48 59 12     60 60 1   mid-race break   61 82 22     83 86 4   #27 spun turn 2   87 89 3     90 95 6   #27 accident turn 2   96 100 5       Percent of race run under caution: 16.0%             Average green flag run: 16.8 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Jack Sprague 1 1 1   Mike Bliss 2 39 38   Ernie Irvan 40 41 2   Chuck Bown 42 45 4   Mike Bliss 46 100 55 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Jack Sprague 3634     2   Rich Bickle 3513   -121   3   Joe Ruttman 3376   -258   4   Mike Bliss 3322   -312   5   Ron Hornaday, Jr. 3271   -363   6   Jay Sauter 3161   -473   6   Jimmy Hensley 3161   -473   8   Rick Carelli 3156   -478   9   Chuck Bown 3012   -622   10   Kenny Irwin, Jr. 2972   -662   11   Butch Miller 2965   -669   12   Rick Crawford 2891   -743   13   Stacy Compton 2809   -825   14   Bob Keselowski 2679   -955   15   Boris Said 2502   -1132   16   Tony Raines 2490   -1144   17   Tony Roper 2431   -1203   18   Dave Rezendes 2428   -1206   19   Bryan Reffner 2311   -1323   20   Tammy Jo Kirk 2002   -1632   21   Doug George 1704   -1930