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1997 Winston West 300K

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NASCAR Winston West Series race number 14 of 14
Saturday, November 8, 1997 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV
125 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (187.500 miles)

Time of race: 1:42:12
Average speed: 110.078 mph
Pole speed: 164.79 mph

Cautions: 7 for 40 laps
Margin of victory: .605 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 11

Glossary 1997 NASCAR Winston West Series results / 1997 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
5	1	81	Kenny Wallace	Square D (Fil Martocci)	Ford	125	8100	running	1	160
28	2	28	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	Texaco / Havoline (Robert Yates)	Ford	66	2425	crash	59	89
29	3	39	Ernie Irvan	Petco / Pedigree (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	66	2400	engine	0	76
34	4	94	Bill Elliott	McDonald's (Bill Elliott)	Ford	27	2100	radiator	0	61
1	5	33	Ken Schrader	Skoal (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	125	19800	running	7	180
7	6	96	David Green	Caterpillar (Buz McCall)	Chevrolet	125	5000	running	0	146
3	7	77	Rick Mast	Remington Arms (Butch Mock)	Ford	125	11075	running	0	165
2	8	12	Mike Wallace	Ultra Wheels / ASE (Jim Smith)	Ford	125	13250	running	45	175
6	9	11	Brett Bodine	Scandia / Bodine (Brett Bodine)	Ford	125	6150	running	0	150
4	10	99	Lake Speed	Melling (Harry Melling)	Ford	125	8400	running	6	165
11	11	45	Gary Smith	Tootsietoy / Rabanco (John Strauser)	Chevrolet	125	9200	running	0	130
8	12	75	Kevin Harvick	Spears Motorsports (Wayne Spears)	Chevrolet	125	5300	running	7	147
9	13	85	Kevin Richards	Monaco Enterprises / Penske Racing Shocks (Gene Monaco)	Chevrolet	125	4900	running	0	138
22	14	86	Rich Woodland, Jr.	Maple Leaf Farms (Richard Woodland)	Chevrolet	95	2800	crash	0	97
20	15	78	Mike Skinner	Golden Gate Racing Team (James Offenbach)	Pontiac	103	3000	crash	0	103
10	16	88	Wayne Jacks	Standard Batteries / Optima (Wayne Jacks)	Pontiac	125	5575	running	0	134
31	17	00	Scott Gaylord	Oliver Gravity Separators (Geoff Burney)	Chevrolet	44	6350	electrical	0	70
12	18	38	Butch Gilliland	Stroppe Motorsports / Pro Insulation (Bill Stroppe)	Ford	124	9100	running	0	127
15	19	4	Jeff Davis	Ultra Shield / Jasper Engines (Jeff Davis)	Ford	121	4250	running	0	118
24	21	37	Larry Gunselman	Lucas Oil Products (Tamara Turner)	Ford	84	7600	running	0	91
23	22	5	Bobby Gerhart	Bobby Gerhart Truck World (Billy Gerhart)	Chevrolet	93	2700	oil leak	0	94
27	23	07	Sean Woodside	1-800-Clean-Up / 76 Lubricants (Raymond Claridge)	Pontiac	73	7450	running	0	82
14	24	9	Bill Sedgwick	ADL / Direct Blinds / Blachley Racing (Gerry Blachley)	Chevrolet	121	4200	running	0	121
40	25	21	John Kinder	PowerBase Motorsports (Jim Kinder / Nick Carone)	Ford	2	4600	ignition	0	43
38	26	16	Bill McAnally	NAPA / Martin Senour / Marriott (Bill McAnally)	Chevrolet	6	5100	engine	0	49
19	27	43	Kenny Smith	Quick Pick Motorsports / JMS (Kenny Smith)	Chevrolet	111	4100	running	0	106
33	28	23	Eric Ash	Foxfire / PBI Construction / Ash Motorsports (Ed Ash)	Ford	40	2100	crash	0	64
18	29	25	Kevin Culver	Sprint / Wholesale Truck Parts / AC Nutter (Nancy Culver)	Chevrolet	111	8200	running	0	109
30	29	2	Craig Raudman	Advantage Memory / GMR / Ampro (Dave Reed)	Chevrolet	58	2375	engine	0	73
13	30	19	Billy Kann	Interstate Batteries (Billy Kann)	Chevrolet	121	4400	running	0	124
17	31	02	Bob Howard	Aristokraft / Front Range / Boals Realty (Bob Howard)	Chevrolet	117	3300	running	0	112
21	32	97	Rich DeLong	American Aerial / All Time Party Rental	Chevrolet	97	2900	running	0	100
35	33	22	St. James Davis	La Donna's Motorsports (LaDonna Davis)	Pontiac	17	4100	crash	0	58
25	34	8	Lew Miller	Pro Insulation / Stroppe Motorsports (Bill Stroppe)	Ford	83	4025	running	0	88
37	35	6	Pappy Pryor	Panhandle Racing	Chevrolet	13	2900	rear end	0	52
32	36	65	Sammy Potashnick	PTI Transportation (Sammy Potashnick)	Chevrolet	40	2700	engine	0	67
26	37	36	H.B. Bailey	Almeda Auto Parts (H.B. Bailey)	Pontiac	77	2475	crash	0	85
36	38	20	Jeff Streeter	Jeff Streeter Motorsports (Jeff Streeter)	Ford	13	2100	clutch	0	55
39	39	18	Gene Christensen	NAPA / Team Texas (Gene Christensen)	Chevrolet	4	2100	vibration	0	46
16	40	47	Jimmy Kitchens	Dunlop Golf / Big 5 (Dave Carroll)	Ford	121	3400	running	0	115

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Steve Swick	05	Bobby Gerhart Truck World	Billy Gerhart	Chevrolet
	Joel White	49	J-B Weld	Francy Fellman	Chevrolet
	Tim Steele	61	HS Die	Harold Steele	Ford
	Mark Proctor	64	Dick Bahre Racing	Dick Bahre	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	14	14
	15	18	4
	19	31	13
	32	38	7
	39	51	13
	52	60	9
	61	66	6
	67	72	6
	73	80	8
	81	86	6
	87	87	1
	88	90	3
	91	103	13
	104	108	5
	109	125	17
Percent of race run under caution: 32.0% Average green flag run: 10.6 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Kenny Irwin, Jr.	1	1	1
Kenny Wallace	2	2	1
Kenny Irwin, Jr.	3	33	31
Lake Speed	34	39	6
Kenny Irwin, Jr.	40	66	27
Mike Wallace	67	69	3
Kevin Harvick	70	76	7
Mike Wallace	77	97	21
Ken Schrader	98	98	1
Mike Wallace	99	119	21
Ken Schrader	120	125	6

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Butch Gilliland	2313
2	Sean Woodside	2216	-97
3	Gary Smith	2092	-221
4	Larry Gunselman	1939	-374
5	Kevin Culver	1795	-518
6	Scott Gaylord	1683	-630
7	Bill McAnally	1643	-670
8	John Kinder	1377	-936
9	St. James Davis	1169	-1144
10	Dan Obrist	1115	-1198
11	Lew Miller	1108	-1205
12	Kenny Smith	1052	-1261
13	Wayne Jacks	887	-1426
14	Pappy Pryor	881	-1432
15	Billy Kann	773	-1540
16	Kevin Richards	660	-1653
17	Bill Sedgwick	657	-1656
18	George Nordling	638	-1675
19	Jeff Davis	601	-1712
20	Brandon Ash	599	-1714
21	Craig Rayburn	565	-1748