| 1997 Florida Dodge Dealers 400 Craftsman Truck Series Race 3 of 26 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $404,137 | Race Date: | Mar 16, 1997 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .289 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 34Min 13Sec. | Homestead, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 17 Among / 8 Drivers | Average Speed: | 98.565 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Trucks: | 38 | No. of Cautions: | 11 For 52 Laps | homesteadmiamispeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Kenny Irwin, Jr. K. Irwin, Jr. | Driver: | Joe Ruttman J. Ruttman | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Truck No.: | #98 Ford | Truck No.: | #80 Dodge | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Liberty Racing | Team: | Roush Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Gary Showalter | Crew Chief: | Matt Chambers | |||||
| Laps Led: | 13 of 167 | Pole Speed: | 140.221 MPH | |||||
| Official 1997 Florida Dodge Dealers 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 5 | 98 | Kenny Irwin, Jr. (R) | Raybestos | Running |  | 180 | 167 | 13 |
| 2 | 6 | 2 | Mike Bliss | Team ASE Racing | Running | | 170 | 167 | 26 |
| 3 | 3 | 99 | Chuck Bown | Exide Batteries | Running | | 165 | 167 | 0 |
| 4 | 18 | 93 | Mike Skinner | Llumar Window Film | Running |  | 160 | 167 | 33 |
| 5 | 14 | 24 | Jack Sprague | Quaker State | Running | | 155 | 167 | 47 |
| 6 | 19 | 16 | Ron Hornaday, Jr. | NAPA Brakes | Running | | 150 | 167 | 0 |
| 7 | 8 | 35 | Dave Rezendes | Ortho Lawn & Garden Products | Running | | 146 | 167 | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | 6 | Rick Carelli | RE/MAX International | Running | | 142 | 167 | 0 |
| 9 | 15 | 20 | Butch Miller | Orleans Hotel & Casino | Running | | 138 | 167 | 0 |
| 10 | 20 | 90 | Lance Norick | NHL | Running | | 134 | 167 | 0 |
| 11 | 10 | 17 | Rich Bickle | Sears DieHard | Running | | 130 | 166 | 0 |
| 12 | 11 | 31 | Tony Roper (R) | Concor Tool & Machine | Running | | 127 | 166 | 0 |
| 13 | 28 | 43 | Jimmy Hensley | Cummins Engines | Running |  | 124 | 166 | 0 |
| 14 | 16 | 75 | Dan Press | Spears Manufacturing | Running | | 121 | 164 | 1 |
| 15 | 21 | 65 | Kenny Allen | AAG Racing | Running | | 118 | 164 | 0 |
| 16 | 35 | 27 | Rob Rizzo (R) | Rizzo Racing | Running | | 115 | 164 | 0 |
| 17 | 32 | 12 | Doug George | ENKEI | Running | | 112 | 164 | 0 |
| 18 | 22 | 14 | Rick Crawford (R) | Circle Bar Motel & RV Park | Running | | 109 | 159 | 0 |
| 19 | 33 | 3 | Jay Sauter | GM Goodwrench Service | Accident | | 106 | 156 | 8 |
| 20 | 25 | 52 | Tobey Butler | Purolator PureOne Filters | Accident | | 103 | 156 | 0 |
| 21 | 9 | 8 | John Nemechek | Chek Racing | Accident | | 100 | 143 | 0 |
| 22 | 27 | 15 | Mike Cope (R) | Penrose Meat Snacks | Engine | | 97 | 142 | 0 |
| 23 | 34 | 7 | Tammy Jo Kirk (R) | Lovable | Engine | | 94 | 133 | 0 |
| 24 | 24 | 30 | Kelly Denton (R) | Grandaddy Racing | | 91 | 129 | 0 | |
| 25 | 38 | 72 | Randy MacDonald | MacDonald Motorsports | | 88 | 114 | 0 | |
| 26 | 1 | 80 | Joe Ruttman | LCI Telecommunications | Engine | | 85 | 113 | 38 |
| 27 | 12 | 07 | Barry Bodine (R) | Geoff Bodine Racing | Accident | | 82 | 104 | 0 |
| 28 | 26 | 29 | Bob Keselowski | Mopar Performance | Engine | | 79 | 100 | 0 |
| 29 | 36 | 57 | Brian Cunningham (R) | CSG Racing | Accident | | 76 | 81 | 0 |
| 30 | 13 | 19 | Tony Raines (R) | Pennzoil | Engine | | 73 | 80 | 0 |
| 31 | 31 | 66 | Bryan Reffner | Carlin Burners & Controls | Accident | | 70 | 70 | 1 |
| 32 | 2 | 44 | Boris Said (R) | Federated Auto Parts | Engine | | 67 | 60 | 0 |
| 33 | 30 | 32 | Curtis Markham | Active Truck Team | Engine | | 64 | 44 | 0 |
| 34 | 17 | 86 | Stacy Compton (R) | Valvoline Instant Oil Change | Engine | | 61 | 38 | 0 |
| 35 | 4 | 18 | Michael Dokken | Dana Corporation | Accident | | 58 | 32 | 0 |
| 36 | 37 | 56 | Dennis Setzer | Husky Power Tools | Engine | | 55 | 23 | 0 |
| 37 | 23 | 22 | Dave Smith (R) | Fore Travel Motor Homes | Accident | | 52 | 19 | 0 |
| 38 | 29 | 53 | Lonnie Rush, Jr. (R) | Purolator PureOne Filters | | 49 | 3 | 0 |
