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1997 Chevy Desert Star Classic Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race number 4 of 26 Sunday, April 20, 1997 at Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, AZ 150 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (150.000 miles) Time of race: 1:27:20 Average speed: 103.053 mph Pole speed: 121.236 mph Cautions: 6 for 23 laps Margin of victory: 13.186 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 2 Glossary    1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results   /   1997 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Truck Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 1 24   Jack Sprague Quaker State   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 150 43936 running 108 180 2 7 80   Joe Ruttman LCI Telecommunications   (Jack Roush) Ford 150 22785 running 0 170 3 2 2   Mike Bliss Team ASE Racing   (Jim Smith) Ford 150 18286 running 42 165 4 8 16   Ron Hornaday, Jr. NAPA Brakes   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 150 10686 running 0 160 5 4 17   Rich Bickle Sears DieHard   (Darrell Waltrip) Chevrolet 150 8136 running 0 155 6 20 29   Bob Keselowski Mopar Performance   (Ron Keselowski) Dodge 150 8436 running 0 150 7 16 35   Dave Rezendes Ortho Lawn & Garden   (Charles Hardy) Chevrolet 150 8386 running 0 146 8 31 99   Chuck Bown Exide Batteries   (Jack Roush) Ford 150 5875 running 0 142 9 36 10   Toby Porter Mag-Lite   (Harry Ranier) Ford 150 6475 running 0 138 10 13 6   Rick Carelli RE/MAX International   (Marshall Chesrown) Chevrolet 150 8486 running 0 134 11 24 3   Jay Sauter GM Goodwrench Service   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 150 6536 running 0 130 12 11 7   Tammy Jo Kirk Lovable   (Geoffrey Bodine) Ford 150 5525 running 0 127 13 3 32   Curtis Markham Active Truck Team   (Joe Horner) Chevrolet 149 5225 running 0 124 14 25 43   Jimmy Hensley Cummins Engines   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 149 6286 running 0 121 15 19 90   Lance Norick NHL Phoenix Coyotes   (Ron Norick) Ford 149 6361 running 0 118 16 26 30   Kelly Denton Grandaddy Racing   (Grier Lackey) Chevrolet 149 5075 running 0 115 17 6 98   Kenny Irwin, Jr. Raybestos   (Jim Herrick) Ford 149 5025 running 0 112 18 5 52   Tobey Butler Purolator PureOne Filters   (Ken Schrader) Chevrolet 148 4975 running 0 109 19 29 88   Terry Cook Koch XP   (Duke Thorson) Chevrolet 148 4925 running 0 106 20 17 12   Doug George ENKEI   (Bob Blake) Chevrolet 147 6068 running 0 103 21 14 14   Rick Crawford Circle Bar Motel & RV Park   (Tom Mitchell) Ford 147 4800 running 0 100 22 32 57   Brian Cunningham CSG Racing   (Ed Scherer) Chevrolet 147 4750 running 0 97 23 34 65   Kenny Allen AAG Racing   (Kenny Allen) Chevrolet 144 5761 running 0 94 24 10 44   Boris Said Federated Auto Parts   (Mark Simo) Ford 141 4550 running 0 91 25 22 77   Lonnie Rush, Jr. Doran Racing Enterprises   (Kevin Doran) Chevrolet 134 4450 running 0 88 26 21 23   T.J. Clark American Racing Wheels   (T.J. Clark) Chevrolet 104 5461 running 0 85 27 15 75   Dan Press Spears Manufacturing   (Wayne Spears) Chevrolet 84 4250 crash 0 82 28 12 18   Michael Dokken Dana Corporation   (Kurt Roehrig) Dodge 83 5261 engine 0 79 29 28 56   Brandon Butler Husky Power Tools   (Harry Brix) Dodge 82 4050 engine 0 76 30 18 20   Butch Miller Orleans Hotel & Casino   (Walker Evans) Chevrolet 80 5061 engine 0 73 31 30 68   Bobby Dotter Lub-Tek Shock Oil   (Carl Wegner) Chevrolet 59 3850 mechanical 0 70 32 9 81   Jerry Glanville Ceres Trading Group   (Jerry Glanville) Ford 32 3750 crash 0 67 33 27 86   Stacy Compton Valvoline Instant Oil Change   (David Hodson) Ford 31 3750 crash 0 64 34 23 66   Bryan Reffner Carlin Burners & Controls   (Dale Phelon) Ford 30 4861 crash 0 61 35 33 34   Bob Brevak Concor Tool & Machine   (Bob Brevak) Ford 11 4861 engine 0 58 36 35 31   Tony Roper Concor Tool & Machine   (Bob Brevak) Ford 9 3750 engine 0 55

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 37 Tony Raines 19 Pennzoil Kurt Roehrig Dodge 38 Tommy Spangler 04 M-R Motorsports Mike Rose Chevrolet 39 Jim Bown 55 Gloy Racing Tom Gloy Ford 40 Randy Tolsma 61 IWX Motor Freight Steve Coulter Chevrolet 41 Rob Rizzo 27 Rizzo Racing Rob Rizzo Ford 42 Mike Colabucci 13 Key Federal Savings VISA Mike Colabucci Chevrolet 43 Jon Leavy 54 Jon Leavy Racing Jon Leavy Chevrolet 44 Andy Genzman 25 De's LP Gas DeWilton Genzman Ford 45 Mark Kinser 92 Rotary Lift Raymond Scanlan Chevrolet 46 Andy Belmont 26 Delco Oil / Fina Express Mike Mittler Ford 47 Doug Adams 38 Don Adams Ford Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 3 3     4 6 3   debris frontstretch   7 31 25     32 35 4   #23,66,77,81,90 accident   36 47 12     48 51 4   #44 stalled turn 4   52 55 4     56 58 3   #77 spun frontstretch   59 75 17     76 76 1   halfway break   77 85 9     86 93 8   #75 accident turn 4   94 150 57       Percent of race run under caution: 15.3%             Average green flag run: 18.1 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Jack Sprague 1 35 35   Mike Bliss 36 77 42   Jack Sprague 78 150 73 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Rich Bickle 620     2   Jack Sprague 599   -21   3   Mike Bliss 578   -42   4   Chuck Bown 572   -48   5   Ron Hornaday, Jr. 563   -57   6   Jay Sauter 561   -59   7   Kenny Irwin, Jr. 559   -61   8   Dave Rezendes 547   -73   9   Butch Miller 541   -79   10   Jimmy Hensley 537   -83   11   Joe Ruttman 514   -106   12   Rick Carelli 504   -116   13   Rick Crawford 466   -154   14   Doug George 412   -208   15   Bob Keselowski 387   -233   16   Kelly Denton 382   -238   17   Stacy Compton 374   -246   18   Lonnie Rush, Jr. 373   -247   19   Toby Porter 365   -255   20   Boris Said 352   -268   21   Dan Press 349   -271