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1997 Advance Auto Parts 250

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NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race number 19 of 30
Saturday, July 12, 1997 at Myrtle Beach Speedway, Myrtle Beach, SC
250 laps on a .538 mile paved track (134.5 miles)

Time of race: 1:39:07
Average Speed: 81.419 mph
Pole Speed: 99.196 mph

Cautions: 6 for 30 laps
Margin of Victory: under caution
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 7

Glossary 1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series results / 1997 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	1	29	Elliott Sadler	Phillips 66 (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	250	30,750	running	98	180
2	17	34	Mike McLaughlin	Royal Oak Charcoal (Frank Cicci)	Chevrolet	250	17,325	running	4	170
3	5	74	Randy LaJoie	Fina (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	250	14,500	running	0	165
4	15	36	Todd Bodine	Stanley (Scott Welliver)	Pontiac	250	8,675	running	0	160
5	26	38	Elton Sawyer	Barbasol (Bob Sutton)	Ford	250	7,600	running	0	155
6	20	72	Mike Dillon	Detroit Gasket (Ron Parker)	Chevrolet	250	8,825	running	0	150
7	13	99	Glenn Allen, Jr.	Luxaire (Bill Papke)	Chevrolet	250	5,975	running	0	146
8	2	28	Jeff Purvis	Opryland / Curb Records (Larry Lockamy)	Chevrolet	250	4,175	running	0	142
9	27	3	Steve Park	AC Delco (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	250	8,425	running	0	138
10	10	00	Buckshot Jones	Aquafresh (Billy Jones)	Pontiac	250	7,875	running	0	134
11	30	88	Kevin Lepage	Hype (David Ridling)	Chevrolet	250	7,675	running	0	130
12	6	33	Tim Fedewa	Kleenex (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	250	6,900	running	83	127
13	28	10	Phil Parsons	Channellock (Phil Parsons)	Chevrolet	250	4,880	running	0	124
14	29	63	Tracy Leslie	Lysol (Hubert Hensley)	Pontiac	250	4,855	running	0	121
15	7	37	Mark Green	Timber Wolf (Clarence Brewer)	Chevrolet	250	5,255	running	0	118
16	31	64	Jim Sauter	Dura Lube (Dennis Shoemaker)	Chevrolet	250	3,315	running	0	115
17	9	17	Matt Kenseth	Kraft Singles (Robbie Reiser)	Chevrolet	250	4,805	running	24	112
18	3	78	Nathan Buttke	Carquest Auto Parts (Dan Browder)	Chevrolet	250	3,580	running	41	109
19	22	1	Hermie Sadler	DeWalt Tools (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	250	4,730	running	0	106
20	18	43	Dennis Setzer	Lance Snacks (David Ridling)	Chevrolet	250	4,945	running	0	103
21	4	85	Shane Hall	Luck's Foods (Don Stegall)	Chevrolet	250	4,905	running	0	100
22	24	32	Jason Jarrett	White Rain (Dale Jarrett)	Ford	249	3,155	running	0	97
23	19	48	Randy Porter	Unifirst Uniforms (James Porter)	Chevrolet	248	4,130	running	0	94
24	32	96	Stevie Reeves	Big A Auto Parts (Donald Laird)	Ford	247	4,605	running	0	91
25	35	11	Larry Pearson	Speedvision / Outdoor Life (Curtis Key)	Ford	246	3,280	running	0	88
26	33	80	Mark Krogh	Clearwater Forest Industries (Robert Krogh)	Chevrolet	242	4,535	running	0	85
27	11	6	Joe Bessey	Power Team (Joe Bessey)	Chevrolet	242	4,025	running	0	82
28	16	89	Johnny Chapman	Alarm South (Meredith Ruark)	Ford	235	4,000	running	0	79
29	12	57	Jason Keller	Slim Jim (Joe Keller)	Chevrolet	215	6,225	running	0	76
30	8	7	Danny Edwards, Jr.	Llumar (Ed Whitaker)	Chevrolet	170	3,170	running	0	73
31	23	56	Jeff Krogh	Clearwater Forest Industries (Robert Krogh)	Chevrolet	144	2,945	fuel pump	0	70
32	14	47	Robert Pressley	Sunoco / 360 Communication (Tad Geschickter)	Chevrolet	144	5,195	rear end	0	67
33	25	45	Jeff Fuller	Hunters Specialties (Mike Laughlin)	Chevrolet	144	3,945	rear end	0	64
34	34	77	Brad Teague	Lear Corporation / UAW (John Walsh)	Ford	117	2,945	crash	0	61
35	21	4	Dale Shaw	Phoenix Racing (James Finch)	Chevrolet	7	3,145	engine	0	58

Failed to qualify: Thomas Daw (#84), Eddie Beahr (#39), Chris Diamond (#68)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	48	48
	49	53	5	#64,29,33 accident backstretch
	54	100	47
	101	106	6	#89 spun turn 2
	107	140	34
	141	144	4	#6,56,45 accident turn 3
	145	177	33
	178	183	6	#00,57 accident frontstretch
	184	195	12
	196	201	6	#32,48 accident turn 2
	202	247	46
	248	250	3	#6 spun turn 4
Percent of race run under caution: 12.0% Average green flag run: 36.7 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Elliott Sadler	1	47	47
Nathan Buttke	48	88	41
Tim Fedewa	89	102	14
Elliott Sadler	103	106	4
Mike McLaughlin	107	110	4
Tim Fedewa	111	179	69
Matt Kenseth	180	203	24
Elliott Sadler	204	250	47

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Randy LaJoie	2843
2	Todd Bodine	2806	-37
3	Phil Parsons	2487	-356
4	Steve Park	2383	-460
5	Buckshot Jones	2317	-526
6	Mike McLaughlin	2292	-551
7	Elliott Sadler	2244	-599
8	Kevin Lepage	2213	-630
9	Elton Sawyer	2212	-631
10	Hermie Sadler	2183	-660
11	Tim Fedewa	2155	-688
12	Jason Keller	2113	-730
13	Dick Trickle	2019	-824
14	Mark Green	2004	-839
15	Mike Dillon	1921	-922
16	Jeff Green	1898	-945
17	Tracy Leslie	1836	-1007
18	Stevie Reeves	1692	-1151
19	Glenn Allen, Jr.	1673	-1170
20	Joe Bessey	1669	-1174

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