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1997 Link-Belt Construction Equipment 225 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race number 13 of 26 Saturday, July 12, 1997 at Louisville Motor Speedway, Louisville, KY 225 laps on a 0.438 mile paved track (98.438 miles) Time of race: 1:26:30 Average speed: 68.358 mph Pole speed: 103.16 mph Cautions: 13 for 66 laps Margin of victory: .192 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 1 Glossary    1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results   /   1997 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Truck Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 4 16   Ron Hornaday, Jr. NAPA Brakes   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 225 36950 running 225 180 2 3 80   Joe Ruttman LCI International   (Jack Roush) Ford 225 27975 running 0 170 3 1 43   Jimmy Hensley Cummins Engines   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 225 19175 running 0 165 4 2 19   Tony Raines Pennzoil   (Kurt Roehrig) Dodge 225 11940 running 0 160 5 11 17   Rich Bickle Sears DieHard   (Darrell Waltrip) Chevrolet 225 9275 running 0 155 6 6 86   Stacy Compton Valvoline Instant Oil Change   (David Hodson) Ford 225 13550 running 0 150 7 13 37   Scot Walters Red Man Golden Blend   (Clarence Brewer) Chevrolet 225 7150 running 0 146 8 19 24   Jack Sprague Quaker State   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 225 7325 running 0 142 9 9 44   Boris Said Federated Auto Parts   (Mark Simo) Ford 225 7300 running 0 138 10 31 52   Mike Wallace Purolator PureOne Filters   (Ken Schrader) Chevrolet 225 7325 running 0 134 11 24 79   Kevin Harvick Spears Manufacturing   (Wayne Spears) Chevrolet 224 6200 running 0 130 12 30 15   Mike Cope Penrose Meat Snacks   (Billy Ballew) Ford 224 6125 running 0 127 13 12 2   Mike Bliss Team ASE Racing   (Jim Smith) Ford 223 7100 running 0 124 14 14 7   Tammy Jo Kirk Lovable   (Geoffrey Bodine) Ford 223 7025 running 0 121 15 15 88   Terry Cook PBA Tour   (Duke Thorson) Chevrolet 221 6550 running 0 118 16 5 14   Rick Crawford Circle Bar Motel & RV Park   (Tom Mitchell) Ford 219 6675 running 0 115 17 20 18   Michael Dokken Dana Corporation   (Kurt Roehrig) Dodge 218 5650 running 0 112 18 16 98   Kenny Irwin, Jr. Raybestos   (Jim Herrick) Ford 217 6575 running 0 109 19 7 6   Rick Carelli RE/MAX International   (Marshall Chesrown) Chevrolet 212 6550 overheating 0 106 20 21 31   Tony Roper Concor Tool & Machine   (Bob Brevak) Ford 212 5700 running 0 103 21 25 65   Brian Cunningham Cunningham Historic Motorcars   (Kenny Allen) Ford 197 5425 running 0 100 22 22 99   Chuck Bown Exide Batteries   (Jack Roush) Ford 196 6375 running 0 97 23 8 66   Bryan Reffner Carlin Burners & Controls   (Dale Phelon) Ford 181 6350 crash 0 94 24 10 29   Bob Keselowski Mopar Performance   (Ron Keselowski) Dodge 169 6325 engine 0 91 25 29 35   Dave Rezendes Ortho Lawn & Garden   (Charles Hardy) Chevrolet 166 6400 overheating 0 88 26 28 92   Doug George Rotary Lift   (Raymond Scanlan) Chevrolet 161 6275 crash 0 85 27 32 4   Wayne Grubb Link-Belt Construction   (William Grubb) Chevrolet 136 5250 crash 0 82 28 17 75   Dan Press Spears Manufacturing   (Wayne Spears) Chevrolet 114 5200 overheating 0 79 29 18 20   Butch Miller Orleans Hotel & Casino   (Walker Evans) Chevrolet 91 6200 handling 0 76 30 23 00   Bill Kimmel Rite-Way Industries   (Andy Campbell) Chevrolet 80 5200 overheating 0 73 31 26 3   Jay Sauter GM Goodwrench Service   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 64 6200 overheating 0 70 32 27 5   Robbie Pyle Central Fastener   (Jerry Lawrence) Dodge 13 5200 transmission 0 67

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Billy Pauch 06 Eddie Johnson 11 Tommy Humphries 22 Jeff Spraker 39 Milo Januska Bill Sedgwick 41 Tim Buckley Chevrolet Gary Brooks 91 Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 8 8     9 14 6   #20,31 accident frontstretch   15 34 20     35 39 5   #98 spun turn 4   40 51 12     52 57 6   #7 spun turn 3   58 76 19     77 84 8   #2,18 accident dogleg   85 98 14     99 102 4   #92,4 spun turn 1   103 113 11     114 114 1   halfway break   115 120 6     121 125 5   #14 accident frontstretch   126 127 2     128 130 3   debris turn 4   131 137 7     138 143 6   #4 accident turn 1   144 147 4     148 154 7   #35,65,52 accident frontstretch   155 168 14     169 174 6   #92 accident turn 1   175 181 7     182 187 6   #66 accident turn 2   188 190 3     191 193 3   #66 stalled turn 3   194 225 32       Percent of race run under caution: 29.3%             Average green flag run: 11.4 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Ron Hornaday, Jr. 1 225 225 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Rich Bickle 1993     2   Jack Sprague 1931   -62   3   Joe Ruttman 1857   -136   4   Ron Hornaday, Jr. 1757   -236   5   Chuck Bown 1749   -244   6   Mike Bliss 1739   -254   7   Jay Sauter 1691   -302   8   Jimmy Hensley 1683   -310   9   Kenny Irwin, Jr. 1682   -311   10   Rick Carelli 1668   -325   11   Butch Miller 1628   -365   12   Rick Crawford 1570   -423   13   Dave Rezendes 1560   -433   14   Boris Said 1456   -537   15   Stacy Compton 1408   -585   16   Bob Keselowski 1370   -623   17   Tammy Jo Kirk 1341   -652   18   Bryan Reffner 1292   -701   19   Tony Raines 1291   -702   20   Doug George 1279   -714   21   Tony Roper 1275   -718