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1997 Auto Club 200 Previous race results / Next race results                     Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston West Series race number 7 of 14 Saturday, June 21, 1997 at California Speedway, Fontana, CA 100 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (200.000 miles) Time of race: 1:48:47 Average speed: 110.311 mph Pole speed: 179.52 mph Cautions: 7 for 33 laps Margin of victory: .589 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 8 Glossary    1997 NASCAR Winston West Series results   /   1997 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 24 22 8   Bruce Bechtel Pro Insulation / Stroppe Motorsports   (Bill Stroppe) Ford 4 1800 transmission 0 91 12 15 25   Kevin Culver Moog Chassis Parts / Wagner Brakes   (Nancy Culver) Chevrolet 95 4271 running 0 127 17 23 81   Jeff Davis Ultra Shield / Jasper / Prolong   (Jeff Davis) Ford 65 2400 crash 0 112 16 20 22   St. James Davis Lucas Oil / JE   (LaDonna Davis) Pontiac 71 3571 running 0 115 6 9 2   Ron Esau Advantage Memory / GMR / Ampro   (Dave Reed) Chevrolet 100 5000 running 0 150 9 10 00   Scott Gaylord Oliver Gravity Separators   (Geoff Burney) Chevrolet 99 4571 running 0 138 4 6 38   Butch Gilliland Auto Club of So. California / Pro Insulation   (Bill Stroppe) Ford 100 8171 running 3 165 23 19 88   David Gilliland Stroppe Motorsports / Stroppe Testing   (Bill Stroppe) Ford 7 1800 ignition 0 94 3 1 96   David Green Caterpillar   (Buz McCall) Chevrolet 100 8300 running 13 170 19 4 37   Larry Gunselman Race Stuff / Olson Technology   (Tamara Turner) Ford 61 3271 engine 0 106 13 16 19   Billy Kann Interstate Batteries   (Billy Kann) Chevrolet 94 3871 running 0 124 7 8 21   John Kinder PowerBase Motorsports   (Jim Kinder / Nick Carone) Chevrolet 100 5071 running 0 146 22 24 33   Darrel Krentz Nevada Auto Test Center   (Robert Wood) Ford 10 1900 crash 0 97 11 18 16   Bill McAnally NAPA / Martin Senour / Madcap   (Bill McAnally) Chevrolet 97 4371 running 0 130 10 13 12   Dan Obrist Dan Obrist Recycling   (Dan Obrist) Chevrolet 97 4696 running 0 134 14 17 78   Ron Peterson Golden Gate Meats Chevrolet 86 2700 crash 0 121 26 26 65   Sammy Potashnick PTI Transportation   (Sammy Potashnick) Chevrolet 0   did not start 0 85 15 14 7   L.J. Pryor Lucas Oil Products / Gordon Trucking Ford 77 2750 crash 0 118 8 12 9   Craig Rayburn ADL / Satellite TV   (Gerry Blachley) Chevrolet 99 4821 running 0 142 1 3 3   Ken Schrader Skoal   (Andy Petree) Chevrolet 100 14600 running 70 185 5 2 45   Gary Smith Xtreme J / Rabanco   (John Strauser) Chevrolet 100 7771 running 8 160 25 11 43   Kenny Smith Milton Engines / Bob's AB&D Auto   (Kenny Smith) Chevrolet 1 2821 crash 0 88 21 21 95   Lance Wade J.R. Edgett / Tribune Timber / Bud's Poultry   (Dan Wade) Ford 18 2071 engine 0 100 2 25 91   Mike Wallace Spam   (Joe Falk / Ron Neal) Chevrolet 100 9840 running 6 175 18 7 86   Rich Woodland, Jr. Charles Dunn Company   (Richard Woodland) Chevrolet 64 2300 suspension 0 109 20 5 07   Sean Woodside Cinema Vehicle Services / Unocal / Kragen   (Raymond Claridge) Pontiac 34 3171 engine 0 103

Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 2 2     3 8 6   #43 accident turn 2   9 11 3     12 16 5   #33 accident turn 2   17 21 5     22 24 3   #37,07 accident turn 2   25 38 14     39 42 4   fluid on track   43 68 26     69 73 5   #81 accident turn 3   74 81 8     82 86 5   #7 accident turn 4   87 88 2     89 93 5   #78 accident turn 2   94 100 7       Percent of race run under caution: 33.0%             Average green flag run: 8.4 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Gary Smith 1 8 8   Ken Schrader 9 11 3   David Green 12 24 13   Ken Schrader 25 39 15   Butch Gilliland 40 42 3   Ken Schrader 43 81 39   Mike Wallace 82 87 6   Ken Schrader 88 100 13 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Butch Gilliland 1178     2   Sean Woodside 1079   -99   3   Gary Smith 1011   -167   4   Larry Gunselman 970   -208   5   Kevin Culver 865   -313   6   Scott Gaylord 847   -331   7   Dan Obrist 811   -367   8   Bill McAnally 773   -405   9   John Kinder 705   -473   10   Kenny Smith 690   -488   11   Wayne Jacks 647   -531   12   St. James Davis 642   -536   13   Lew Miller 541   -637   14   Chuck Pruett 507   -671   15   Craig Rayburn 441   -737   16   Billy Kann 404   -774   17   Bill Sedgwick 381   -797   18   Lance Wade 340   -838   19   Gary Collins 319   -859   20   David Gilliland 291   -887   21   Ron Esau 274   -904