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1997 Florida Dodge Dealers 400K Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race number 3 of 26 Sunday, March 16, 1997 at Miami-Dade Homestead Motorsports Complex, Homestead, FL 167 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (250.500 miles) Time of race: 2:34:13 Average speed: 98.565 mph Pole speed: 140.221 mph Cautions: 11 for 52 laps Margin of victory: .289 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 17 Glossary    1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results   /   1997 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Truck Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 5 98   Kenny Irwin, Jr. Raybestos   (Jim Herrick) Ford 167 44750 running 13 180 2 6 2   Mike Bliss Team ASE Racing   (Jim Smith) Ford 167 31511 running 26 170 3 3 99   Chuck Bown Exide Batteries   (Jack Roush) Ford 167 17550 running 0 165 4 18 93   Mike Skinner Llumar Window Films   (Dana Dorman) Chevrolet 167 15211 running 33 160 5 14 24   Jack Sprague Quaker State   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 167 15286 running 47 155 6 19 16   Ron Hornaday, Jr. NAPA Brakes   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 167 13311 running 0 150 7 8 35   Dave Rezendes Ortho Lawn & Garden   (Charles Hardy) Chevrolet 167 11511 running 0 146 8 7 6   Rick Carelli RE/MAX International   (Marshall Chesrown) Chevrolet 167 11061 running 0 142 9 15 20   Butch Miller Orleans Hotel & Casino   (Walker Evans) Chevrolet 167 11761 running 0 138 10 20 90   Lance Norick NHL   (Ron Norick) Ford 167 11561 running 0 134 11 10 17   Rich Bickle Sears DieHard   (Darrell Waltrip) Chevrolet 166 10561 running 0 130 12 11 31   Tony Roper Concor Tool & Machine   (Bob Brevak) Ford 166 9600 running 0 127 13 28 43   Jimmy Hensley Cummins Engines   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 166 10361 running 0 124 14 16 75   Dan Press Spears Manufacturing   (Wayne Spears) Chevrolet 164 9150 running 1 121 15 21 65   Kenny Allen AAG Racing   (Kenny Allen) Chevrolet 164 10611 running 0 118 16 35 27   Rob Rizzo Rizzo Racing   (Rob Rizzo) Ford 164 9200 running 0 115 17 32 12   Doug George ENKEI   (Bob Blake) Chevrolet 164 9961 running 0 112 18 22 14   Rick Crawford Circle Bar Motel & RV Park   (Tom Mitchell) Ford 159 8750 running 0 109 19 33 3   Jay Sauter GM Goodwrench Service   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 156 8650 crash 8 106 20 25 52   Tobey Butler Purolator PureOne Filters   (Ken Schrader) Chevrolet 156 8775 crash 0 103 21 9 8   John Nemechek Chek Racing   (John Nemechek) Chevrolet 143 9461 crash 0 100 22 27 15   Mike Cope Penrose Meat Snacks   (Billy Ballew) Ford 142 8150 engine 0 97 23 34 7   Tammy Jo Kirk Lovable   (Geoffrey Bodine) Ford 133 8025 engine 0 94 24 24 30   Kelly Denton Grandaddy Racing   (Grier Lackey) Chevrolet 129 7725 mechanical 0 91 25 38 72   Randy MacDonald MacDonald Racing   (Doc MacDonald) Chevrolet 114 7875 mechanical 0 88 26 1 80   Joe Ruttman LCI Telecommunications   (Jack Roush) Ford 113 8436 engine 38 85 27 12 07   Barry Bodine Bodine Motorsports   (Geoffrey Bodine) Ford 104 7125 crash 0 82 28 26 29   Bob Keselowski Mopar Performance   (Ron Keselowski) Dodge 100 8036 engine 0 79 29 36 57   Brian Cunningham CSG Racing   (Ed Scherer) Chevrolet 81 7075 crash 0 76 30 13 19   Tony Raines Pennzoil   (Kurt Roehrig) Dodge 80 5625 engine 0 73 31 31 66   Bryan Reffner Carlin Burners & Controls   (Dale Phelon) Ford 70 6736 crash 1 70 32 2 44   Boris Said Federated Auto Parts   (Mark Simo) Ford 60 5625 engine 0 67 33 30 32   Curtis Markham Active Truck Team   (Joe Horner) Chevrolet 44 5625 engine 0 64 34 17 86   Stacy Compton Valvoline Instant Oil Change   (David Hodson) Ford 38 5625 engine 0 61 35 4 18   Michael Dokken Dana Corporation   (Kurt Roehrig) Dodge 32 6736 crash 0 58 36 37 56   Dennis Setzer Husky Power Tools   (Harry Brix) Dodge 23 5875 engine 0 55 37 23 22   Dave Smith Fore Travel Motor Homes   (Mike Thompson) Ford 19 5625 crash 0 52 38 29 53   Lonnie Rush, Jr. Purolator PureOne Filters   (Ken Schrader) Chevrolet 3 5625 mechanical 0 49

To the back: Name Nbr Reason Rob Rizzo 27 driver choice Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Frank Kimmel 00 Andy Campbell Chevrolet Toby Porter 10 Mag-Lite Harry Ranier Ford T.J. Clark 23 American Racing Wheels T.J. Clark Chevrolet Bob Brevak 34 Concor Tool & Machine Bob Brevak Ford Michael Cohen 45 Cohen Racing Michael Cohen Chevrolet Terry McCarthy 51 Rosenblum Racing Jim Rosenblum Chevrolet Jon Leavy 54 Jon Leavy Racing Jon Leavy Chevrolet Jim Bown 55 Gloy Racing Tom Gloy Ford Randy Tolsma 61 IWX Motor Freight Steve Coulter Chevrolet Blaise Alexander 62 Lisa Express Blaise Alexander Chevrolet Bobby Dotter 68 Lub-Tek Shock Oil Carl Wegner Chevrolet Ronnie Newman 68 Harry Johnson Ford Bob Schacht 73 Engineered Components Arne Henriksen Ford Jerry Glanville 81 Jerry Glanville Ford Terry Cook 88 Duke Thorson Chevrolet Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 13 13     14 17 4   debris turn 4   18 19 2     20 23 4   #22 accident turn 2   24 63 40     64 67 4   #57 accident turn 2   68 70 3     71 78 8   #66 accident turn 2   79 80 2     81 84 4   #2 stalled backstretch   85 91 7     92 94 3   #7 spun turn 1   95 105 11     106 109 4   #18 stalled turn 2   110 110 1     111 112 2   #07 accident turn 2   113 124 12     125 128 4   debris turn 4   129 143 15     144 152 9   #8 accident turn 1   153 156 4     157 162 6   #3,52 accident turn 1   163 167 5       Percent of race run under caution: 31.1%             Average green flag run: 9.6 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Joe Ruttman 1 38 38   Mike Bliss 39 51 13   Mike Skinner 52 52 1   Jack Sprague 53 54 2   Bryan Reffner 55 55 1   Mike Skinner 56 65 10   Mike Bliss 66 78 13   Jack Sprague 79 114 36   Kenny Irwin, Jr. 115 116 2   Jack Sprague 117 122 6   Mike Skinner 123 125 3   Jay Sauter 126 128 3   Dan Press 129 129 1   Jay Sauter 130 134 5   Mike Skinner 135 153 19   Kenny Irwin, Jr. 154 162 9   Jack Sprague 163 165 3   Kenny Irwin, Jr. 166 167 2 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Butch Miller 468     2   Rich Bickle 465   -3   3   Kenny Irwin, Jr. 447   -21   4   Jay Sauter 431   -37   5   Chuck Bown 430   -38   6   Jack Sprague 419   -49   7   Jimmy Hensley 416   -52   8   Mike Bliss 413   -55   9   Ron Hornaday, Jr. 403   -65   10   Dave Rezendes 401   -67   11   Rick Carelli 370   -98   12   Rick Crawford 366   -102   13   Joe Ruttman 344   -124   14   Stacy Compton 310   -158   15   Doug George 309   -159   16   Lonnie Rush, Jr. 285   -183   17   Tony Roper 270   -198   18   Dan Press 267   -201   18   Kelly Denton 267   -201   20   Rob Rizzo 265   -203   21   Boris Said 261   -207