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1997 Core States Advantage 200 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race number 13 of 30 Sunday, May 18, 1997 at Nazareth Speedway, Nazareth, PA 200 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (200.000 miles) Time of race: 2:09:27 Average speed: 92.7 mph Pole speed: 129.674 mph Cautions: 7 for 41 laps Margin of victory: .209 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 6 Glossary    1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series results   /   1997 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 1 29   Elliott Sadler Phillips 66   (Gary Bechtel) Chevrolet 200 30887 running 107 180 2 2 36   Todd Bodine Stanley   (Scott Welliver) Pontiac 200 17462 running 1 170 12 3 1   Hermie Sadler DeWalt Tools   (Gary Bechtel) Chevrolet 200 5112 running 0 127 4 4 8   Jeff Green Diamond Ridge   (Gary Bechtel) Chevrolet 200 11012 running 0 160 16 5 99   Glenn Allen, Jr. Luxaire   (Bill Papke) Chevrolet 200 5052 running 0 115 29 6 3   Steve Park AC Delco   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 170 6162 engine 92 76 6 7 6   Joe Bessey Power Team   (Joe Bessey) Chevrolet 200 6362 running 0 150 3 8 74   Randy LaJoie Fina   (Bill Baumgardner) Chevrolet 200 15150 running 0 165 15 9 88   Kevin Lepage Hype   (David Ridling) Chevrolet 200 7737 running 0 118 20 10 10   Phil Parsons Channellock   (Phil Parsons) Chevrolet 198 5412 running 0 103 7 11 57   Jason Keller Slim Jim   (Joe Keller) Chevrolet 200 8412 running 0 146 23 12 38   Elton Sawyer Barbasol   (Bob Sutton) Ford 197 4837 running 0 94 19 13 63   Tracy Leslie Lysol   (Hubert Hensley) Pontiac 198 5012 running 0 106 9 14 00   Buckshot Jones Aquafresh   (Billy Jones) Pontiac 200 8162 running 0 138 30 15 85   Shane Hall Luck's / Bama Jellies   (Don Stegall) Chevrolet 149 4362 crash 0 73 10 16 43   Dennis Setzer Lance Snacks   (David Ridling) Chevrolet 200 6912 running 0 134 21 17 72   Mike Dillon Detroit Gasket   (Ron Parker) Chevrolet 198 7212 running 0 100 13 18 13   Ted Christopher LesCare Kitchens   (James Lestorti) Chevrolet 200 3505 running 0 124 8 19 34   Mike McLaughlin Royal Oak Charcoal   (Frank Cicci) Chevrolet 200 8262 running 0 142 33 20 51   Mike Stefanik Burnham Boilers   (Mike Greci) Chevrolet 44 3690 crash 0 64 27 21 64   Dick Trickle Dura Lube   (Dennis Shoemaker) Chevrolet 177 3125 running 0 82 11 22 33   Tim Fedewa Kleenex   (Bill Baumgardner) Chevrolet 200 5762 running 0 130 14 23 37   Mark Green Timber Wolf   (Clarence Brewer) Chevrolet 200 5087 running 0 121 5 24 4   Dale Shaw Phoenix Construction   (James Finch) Chevrolet 200 9125 running 0 0 31 25 47   Jeff Fuller Sunoco   (Tad Geschickter) Chevrolet 148 6362 crash 0 70 18 26 45   Greg Sacks Hunters Specialties   (Mike Laughlin) Chevrolet 199 3450 running 0 109 32 27 96   Stevie Reeves Big A Auto Parts   (Donald Laird) Ford 50 4087 crash 0 67 34 28 17   Matt Kenseth Kraft Singles / Laneco   (Robbie Reiser) Chevrolet 44 2985 crash 0 61 22 29 89   Johnny Chapman Northstar Motorsports   (Meredith Ruark) Ford 198 5512 running 0 97 17 30 76   Tom Bolles Bolles Chrysler-Plymouth   (Edward Bolles) Pontiac 199 3960 running 0 112 25 31 7   Bryan Wall Staff America   (Bill Baumgardner) Chevrolet 194 3350 running 0 88 26 32 61   Mike Olsen Little Trees   (Mike Olsen) Chevrolet 192 3140 running 0 85 24 33 77   Jeff McClure Lear Corporation / UAW   (John Walsh) Ford 197 3225 running 0 91 35 34 86   Bill Hoff Mawson & Mawson   (Tim Durbin) Chevrolet 30 2980 crash 0 58 28 35 41   Joey McCarthy Rent-A-Wreck   (James Pritchard) Chevrolet 174 3100 running 0 79

Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 4 4     5 7 3   #38,13,43,72,85 accident turn 1   8 21 14     22 26 5   #7 spun frontstretch   27 35 9     36 40 5   #86 accident turn 1   41 45 5     46 57 12   #51,96,17,61,47 accident turn 2   58 98 41     99 102 4   debris   103 136 34     137 140 4   #41 accident backstretch   141 150 10     151 158 8   #10,85.47 accident backstretch   159 200 42       Percent of race run under caution: 20.5%             Average green flag run: 19.9 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Todd Bodine 1 1 1   Elliott Sadler 2 40 39   Steve Park 41 99 59   Elliott Sadler 100 108 9   Steve Park 109 141 33   Elliott Sadler 142 200 59 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Randy LaJoie 1919     2   Todd Bodine 1916   -3   3   Jeff Green 1828   -91   4   Phil Parsons 1726   -193   5   Steve Park 1546   -373   6   Tim Fedewa 1545   -374   7   Dick Trickle 1531   -388   8   Mike McLaughlin 1518   -401   9   Buckshot Jones 1493   -426   10   Elton Sawyer 1474   -445   11   Elliott Sadler 1440   -479   12   Hermie Sadler 1433   -486   13   Jason Keller 1392   -527   14   Kevin Lepage 1381   -538   15   Mark Green 1359   -560   16   Tracy Leslie 1262   -657   17   Mike Dillon 1247   -672   18   Jeff Fuller 1243   -676   19   Stevie Reeves 1222   -697   20   Mark Martin 1167   -752   21   Glenn Allen, Jr. 1148   -771