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1997 Cactus Clash

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NASCAR Winston West Series race number 6 of 14
Saturday, June 7, 1997 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV
100 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (150.000 miles)

Time of race: 1:23:16
Average speed: 108.088 mph
Pole speed: 159.537 mph

Cautions: 3 for 21 laps
Margin of victory: 3 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 6

Glossary 1997 NASCAR Winston West Series results / 1997 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	4	45	Gary Smith	Tootsietoy / Rabanco (John Strauser)	Chevrolet	100	15525	running	16	180
3	13	9	Craig Rayburn	ADL / Direct Blinds / Blachley Racing (Gerry Blachley)	Chevrolet	100	7585	running	0	165
6	2	86	Rich Woodland, Jr.	Woodland Racing (Richard Woodland)	Chevrolet	98	4000	running	0	150
7	10	00	Scott Gaylord	Oliver Gravity Separators (Geoff Burney)	Chevrolet	98	3750	running	0	146
8	16	19	Billy Kann	Interstate Batteries (Billy Kann)	Chevrolet	98	3500	running	0	142
11	1	65	Sammy Potashnick	PTI Racing (Sammy Potashnick)	Chevrolet	95	3000	crash	32	135
13	14	12	Dan Obrist	Doernbecker Childrens Hospital (Dan Obrist)	Chevrolet	93	2700	running	0	124
14	15	16	Bill McAnally	NAPA / Martin Senour / Residence Inn (Bill McAnally)	Chevrolet	89	2600	running	0	121
16	17	6	Pappy Pryor	Panhandle Racing	Chevrolet	71	2400	engine	0	115
17	23	25	Kevin Culver	AC Nutter / Wholesale Truck Parts (Nancy Culver)	Chevrolet	65	2600	engine	0	112
19	11	43	Kenny Smith	Quick Pick Motorsports / Wilton Engines (Kenny Smith)	Chevrolet	20	2100	clutch	0	106
23	20	22	St. James Davis	Stick Only / Hoffman (LaDonna Davis)	Chevrolet	3	1700	vibration	0	94
2	3	38	Butch Gilliland	Stroppe Motorsports / Pro Insulation (Bill Stroppe)	Ford	100	10240	running	50	180
9	7	81	Jeff Davis	Ultra Shield (Jeff Davis)	Ford	98	3250	running	0	138
10	18	95	Lance Wade	J.R. Edgett / Tribune Timber (Dan Wade)	Ford	97	3325	running	0	134
12	9	03	Eric Ash	Foxfire / Ash Motorsports (Ed Ash)	Ford	93	2800	crash	0	127
18	21	37	Larry Gunselman	Race Stuff / Olson Technology (Tamara Turner)	Ford	60	2400	transmission	0	109
20	6	26	Ron Burns	AutoTech / The Orleans Hotel & Casino (Ron Burns)	Ford	19	2000	crash	0	103
21	24	15	Darrel Krentz	Ulyate For Governor	Ford	10	1900	vibration	0	100
22	19	8	David Gilliland	Pro Insulation / Stroppe Motorsports (Bill Stroppe)	Ford	4	1800	rear end	0	97
4	5	07	Sean Woodside	Cinema Vehicle Services / Unocal (Raymond Claridge)	Pontiac	99	6000	running	2	165
5	12	21	John Kinder	Stardust / MultiMedia Graphics (Jim Kinder / Nick Carone)	Pontiac	98	5600	running	0	155
15	8	36	H.B. Bailey	Almeda Auto Parts (H.B. Bailey)	Pontiac	81	2500	running	0	118
24	22	89	Wayne Jacks	Las Vegas Motor Speedway (Wayne Jacks)	Pontiac	0		engine	0	91

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	21	21
	22	35	14
	36	65	30
	66	68	3
	69	95	27
	96	99	4
	100	100	1
Percent of race run under caution: 21.0% Average green flag run: 19.8 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Sammy Potashnick	1	10	10
Butch Gilliland	11	60	50
Gary Smith	61	66	6
Sammy Potashnick	67	88	22
Gary Smith	89	92	4
Sean Woodside	93	94	2
Gary Smith	95	100	6

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Butch Gilliland	1013
2	Sean Woodside	976	-37
3	Larry Gunselman	864	-149
4	Gary Smith	851	-162
5	Kevin Culver	738	-275
6	Scott Gaylord	709	-304
7	Dan Obrist	677	-336
8	Wayne Jacks	647	-366
9	Bill McAnally	643	-370
10	Kenny Smith	602	-411
11	John Kinder	559	-454
12	Lew Miller	541	-472
13	St. James Davis	527	-486
14	Chuck Pruett	507	-506
15	Bill Sedgwick	381	-632
16	Gary Collins	319	-694
17	Craig Rayburn	299	-714
18	Billy Kann	280	-733
19	George Nordling	248	-765
20	Lance Wade	240	-773
21	Ron Burns	230	-783