| 1997 Western Auto 200 Craftsman Truck Series Race 7 of 26 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $279,575 | Race Date: | May 24, 1997 | I-70 Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .584 Seconds | Race Duration: | 1Hr 18Min 46Sec. | Odessa, Missouri | |
| Lead Changes: | 5 Among / 4 Drivers | Average Speed: | 82.725 MPH | .500 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Trucks: | 32 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 39 Laps | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Tony Raines T. Raines | Driver: | Rich Bickle R. Bickle | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Truck No.: | #517 Dodge | Truck No.: | #17 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Roehrig Motorsports | Team: | Ford: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Jim Hilton | Crew Chief: | David McCarty | |||||
| Laps Led: | 149 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 113.125 MPH | |||||
| Official 1997 Western Auto 200 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 2 | 19 | Tony Raines (R) | Pennzoil | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 149 |
| 2 | 10 | 43 | Jimmy Hensley | Cummins Engines | Running | | 170 | 200 | 19 |
| 3 | 11 | 99 | Chuck Bown | Exide Batteries | Running |  | 165 | 200 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 17 | Rich Bickle | Sears DieHard | Running |  | 160 | 200 | 30 |
| 5 | 29 | 20 | Butch Miller | Orleans Hotel & Casino | Running | | 155 | 200 | 0 |
| 6 | 30 | 80 | Joe Ruttman | LCI International | Running | | 150 | 200 | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | 6 | Rick Carelli | RE/MAX International | Running | | 146 | 200 | 0 |
| 8 | 17 | 2 | Mike Bliss | Team ASE Racing | Running | | 142 | 200 | 0 |
| 9 | 7 | 31 | Tony Roper (R) | Concor Tool & Machine | Running | | 138 | 200 | 0 |
| 10 | 3 | 24 | Jack Sprague | Quaker State | Running | | 134 | 200 | 0 |
| 11 | 26 | 12 | Doug George | Red Line Oil | Running | | 130 | 200 | 0 |
| 12 | 5 | 44 | Boris Said (R) | Federated Auto Parts | Running | | 127 | 200 | 0 |
| 13 | 31 | 35 | Dave Rezendes | Ortho Lawn & Garden Products | Running | | 124 | 199 | 0 |
| 14 | 8 | 98 | Kenny Irwin, Jr. (R) | Raybestos | Running | | 121 | 199 | 2 |
| 15 | 6 | 14 | Rick Crawford (R) | Circle Bar Motel & RV Park | Running | | 118 | 199 | 0 |
| 16 | 14 | 13 | Curtis Markham | Key Federal Savings VISA | Running | | 115 | 198 | 0 |
| 17 | 16 | 56 | Brandon Butler (R) | Husky Power Tools | Running | | 112 | 196 | 0 |
| 18 | 27 | 4 | Bill Sedgwick | Soff-Cut International | Running | | 109 | 195 | 0 |
| 19 | 24 | 77 | Lonnie Rush, Jr. (R) | A & G Coal | Running | | 106 | 195 | 0 |
| 20 | 19 | 66 | Bryan Reffner | Carlin Burners & Controls | Running | | 103 | 193 | 0 |
| 21 | 23 | 65 | Kenny Allen | AAG Racing | Running | | 100 | 190 | 0 |
| 22 | 28 | 16 | Ron Hornaday, Jr. | NAPA Brakes | Running | | 97 | 189 | 0 |
| 23 | 21 | 88 | Terry Cook (R) | PBA Tour | Running | | 94 | 184 | 0 |
| 24 | 9 | 26 | Rick Beebe | Mittler Brothers Machine & Tool | Running | | 91 | 171 | 0 |
| 25 | 12 | 7 | Tammy Jo Kirk (R) | Lovable | Accident | | 88 | 134 | 0 |
| 26 | 20 | 18 | Michael Dokken | Dana Corporation | Running | | 85 | 117 | 0 |
| 27 | 13 | 29 | Bob Keselowski | Mopar Performance | Accident | | 82 | 88 | 0 |
| 28 | 32 | 75 | Dan Press | Spears Manufacturing | | 79 | 84 | 0 | |
| 29 | 25 | 52 | Tobey Butler | Purolator PureOne Filters | | 76 | 80 | 0 | |
| 30 | 15 | 86 | Stacy Compton (R) | Valvoline Instant Oil Change | | 73 | 74 | 0 | |
| 31 | 18 | 3 | Jay Sauter | GM Goodwrench Service | Accident | | 70 | 73 | 0 |
| 32 | 22 | 15 | Mike Cope (R) | Penrose Meat Snacks | Accident | | 67 | 69 | 0 |
