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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race number 1 of 26
Sunday, January 19, 1997 at Walt Disney World Speedway, Orlando, FL
200 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (200.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:16:08
Average speed: 88.159 mph
Pole speed: 126.859 mph

Cautions: 13 for 55 laps
Margin of victory: .542 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 10

Glossary 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results / 1997 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Truck	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	16	80	Joe Ruttman	LCI Telecommunications (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	55800	running	3	180
2	18	20	Butch Miller	Orleans Hotel & Casino (Walker Evans)	Ford	200	37000	running	0	170
3	12	17	Rich Bickle	Sears DieHard (Darrell Waltrip)	Chevrolet	200	26500	running	17	165
4	21	3	Jay Sauter	GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	200	23400	running	0	160
5	20	6	Rick Carelli	RE/MAX International (Marshall Chesrown)	Chevrolet	200	22400	running	0	155
6	13	43	Jimmy Hensley	Cummins Engines (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	200	17100	running	0	150
7	7	98	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	Raybestos (Jim Herrick)	Ford	200	13250	running	0	146
8	19	94	Ron Barfield, Jr.	Super 8 Motel (Bill Elliott)	Ford	200	13000	running	0	142
9	14	13	Curtis Markham	Key Federal Savings VISA (Mike Colabucci)	Chevrolet	200	11500	running	0	138
10	32	86	Stacy Compton	Valvoline Instant Oil Change (David Hodson)	Ford	200	12550	running	0	134
11	24	14	Rick Crawford	Circle Bar Motel & RV Park (Tom Mitchell)	Ford	200	10800	running	0	130
12	15	99	Chuck Bown	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	10600	running	0	127
13	27	35	Lonnie Rush, Jr.	Ortho Lawn & Garden (Charles Hardy)	Chevrolet	200	10400	running	0	124
14	28	7	Dave Rezendes	Bodine Motorsports (Geoffrey Bodine)	Ford	200	11200	running	2	121
15	1	24	Jack Sprague	Quaker State (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	13050	running	177	118
16	23	68	Bobby Dotter	Lub-Tek Shock Oil (Carl Wegner)	Chevrolet	199	9900	running	0	115
17	36	65	Kenny Allen	Ultra Shield (Kenny Allen)	Chevrolet	198	10800	running	0	112
18	33	12	Doug George	ENKEI (Bob Blake)	Chevrolet	198	10700	running	0	109
19	31	0	Randy MacDonald	Mansion Motorsports (Thee Dixon)	Ford	197	9600	running	0	106
20	34	34	Tobey Butler	Purolator PureOne Filters (Bob Brevak)	Ford	196	9725	running	0	103
21	26	66	Bryan Reffner	Carlin Combustion & Controls (Dale Phelon)	Ford	190	10400	crash	0	100
22	4	10	Toby Porter	Hardee's (Harry Ranier)	Ford	189	9300	running	0	97
23	5	30	Kelly Denton	Grandaddy Racing (Grier Lackey)	Chevrolet	184	9200	running	0	94
24	9	07	Tammy Jo Kirk	Lovable (Geoffrey Bodine)	Ford	183	8850	running	0	91
25	25	2	Mike Bliss	Team ASE Racing (Jim Smith)	Ford	181	9850	running	0	88
26	35	44	Boris Said	Federated Auto Parts (Mark Simo)	Ford	165	8650	running	0	85
27	8	87	Joe Nemechek	BellSouth Mobility (Joe Nemechek)	Chevrolet	149	8550	engine	0	82
28	29	75	Dan Press	Spears Manufacturing (Wayne Spears)	Chevrolet	147	8450	running	0	79
29	22	32	Kenny Hendrick	Ultra Shield (Joe Horner)	Chevrolet	141	8350	crash	0	76
30	3	16	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	NAPA Brakes (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	134	10250	crash	1	73
31	2	1	Michael Waltrip	MW Windows (Michael Waltrip)	Ford	92	8150	crash	0	70
32	11	31	Tony Roper	Concor Tool & Machine (Bob Brevak)	Ford	78	8050	engine	0	67
33	17	90	Lance Norick	L & R Racing (Ron Norick)	Ford	75	9050	engine	0	64
34	6	29	Bob Keselowski	Mopar Performance (Ron Keselowski)	Dodge	62	9050	engine	0	61
35	10	18	Michael Dokken	Dana Corporation (Kurt Roehrig)	Chevrolet	62	9050	crash	0	58
36	30	8	John Nemechek	Cintas (John Nemechek)	Chevrolet	47	9050	crash	0	55

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Toby Porter	10	backup truck
Tobey Butler	34	driver change
Tobey Butler	34	driver change
Lonnie Rush, Jr.	35	unknown

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Billy Ogle, Jr.	01		Billy Ogle, Jr.	Chevrolet
	Tommy Spangler	04	M-R Motorsports	Mike Rose	Chevrolet
	Felix Giles	08	Panasonic Car Audio	Felix Giles	Ford
	Greg Marlowe	9	USA Racing	Thomas Stump	Chevrolet
	Tony Raines	19	Pennzoil	Kurt Roehrig	Dodge
	David Smith	22		Mike Thompson	Ford
	T.J. Clark	23	American Racing Wheels	T.J. Clark	Chevrolet
	Andy Genzman	25	De's LP Gas	DeWilton Genzman	Ford
	Andy Belmont	26	Delco Oil / Fina Express	Mike Mittler	Ford
	Rob Rizzo	27	Rizzo Racing	Rob Rizzo	Ford
	Jeff Spraker	39	Academic Software	Milo Januska	Chevrolet
	Randy Renfrow	41	Itco Tires	Greg Turnage	Ford
	Michael Cohen	45	Cohen Racing	Michael Cohen	Chevrolet
	Perry Tripp	51	Rosenblum Racing	Jim Rosenblum	Chevrolet
	Tobey Butler	52	Purolator PureOne Filters	Ken Schrader	Chevrolet
	Jon Leavy	54	Jon Leavy Racing	Jon Leavy	Chevrolet
	Darin Brassfield	56	Husky Power Tools	Harry Brix	Dodge
	Shane Doles	59		Art Hermann	Dodge
	Randy Tolsma	61	IWX Motor Freight	Steve Coulter	Chevrolet
	Chad Dokken	64	Dokken Racing	Wayne Dokken	Chevrolet
	Jimmy Davis	69		Jimmy Davis	Ford
	Bob Schacht	73	Engineered Components	Arne Henriksen	Ford
	Terry Cook	88		Duke Thorson	Chevrolet
	Mark Kinser	92	Rotary Lift	Raymond Scanlan	Chevrolet
DC	Bob Brevak	34	Purolator PureOne Filters	Bob Brevak	Ford

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	3	3
	4	6	3	#07 accident turn 2
	7	10	4
	11	14	4	#07,8,75 accident turn 2
	15	42	28
	43	46	4	#87,99 spun turn 1
	47	47	1
	48	53	6	#8,90 accident backstretch
	54	61	8
	62	69	8	#18,44 spun turn 1
	70	92	23
	93	97	5	#1 accident turn 3
	98	100	3
	101	101	1	halfway break
	102	105	4
	106	108	3	#2,3 accident turn 1
	109	136	28
	137	141	5	#16 accident turn 3
	142	143	2
	144	148	5	#07,32 accident turn 1
	149	170	22
	171	174	4	#12 spun backstretch
	175	175	1
	176	178	3	#10,34,44,98 accident turn 1
	179	190	12
	191	194	4	#66,99 accident turn 1
	195	200	6
Percent of race run under caution: 27.5% Average green flag run: 10.4 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Jack Sprague	1	14	14
Ron Hornaday, Jr.	15	15	1
Jack Sprague	16	83	68
Rich Bickle	84	86	3
Jack Sprague	87	88	2
Rich Bickle	89	102	14
Joe Ruttman	103	104	2
Jack Sprague	105	122	18
Dave Rezendes	123	124	2
Jack Sprague	125	199	75
Joe Ruttman	200	200	1

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Joe Ruttman	180
2	Butch Miller	170	-10
3	Rich Bickle	165	-15
4	Jay Sauter	160	-20
5	Rick Carelli	155	-25
6	Jimmy Hensley	150	-30
7	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	146	-34
8	Ron Barfield, Jr.	142	-38
9	Curtis Markham	138	-42
10	Stacy Compton	134	-46
11	Rick Crawford	130	-50
12	Chuck Bown	127	-53
13	Lonnie Rush, Jr.	124	-56
14	Dave Rezendes	121	-59
15	Jack Sprague	118	-62
16	Bobby Dotter	115	-65
17	Kenny Allen	112	-68
18	Doug George	109	-71
19	Randy MacDonald	106	-74
20	Tobey Butler	103	-77
21	Bryan Reffner	100	-80