| 1997 Pennzoil/VIP Auto 200 Craftsman Truck Series Race 8 of 26 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $329,730 | Race Date: | May 31, 1997 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .571 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 10Min 42Sec. | Loudon, New Hampshire | |
| Lead Changes: | 5 Among / 5 Drivers | Average Speed: | 97.138 MPH | 1.058 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Trucks: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 39 Laps | nhms.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jay Sauter J. Sauter | Driver: | Jack Sprague J. Sprague | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Truck No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Truck No.: | #24 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Todd Berrier | Crew Chief: | Dennis Connor | |||||
| Laps Led: | 13 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 126.985 MPH | |||||
| Official 1997 Pennzoil/VIP Auto 200 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | 3 | Jay Sauter | GM Goodwrench Service | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 13 |
| 2 | 1 | 24 | Jack Sprague | Quaker State | Running | | 170 | 200 | 173 |
| 3 | 32 | 6 | Rick Carelli | RE/MAX International | Running | | 165 | 200 | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | 44 | Boris Said (R) | Federated Auto Parts | Running |  | 160 | 200 | 6 |
| 5 | 10 | 98 | Kenny Irwin, Jr. (R) | Raybestos | Running | | 155 | 200 | 2 |
| 6 | 9 | 14 | Rick Crawford (R) | Circle Bar Motel & RV Park | Running | | 150 | 200 | 0 |
| 7 | 28 | 35 | Dave Rezendes | Ortho Lawn & Garden Products | Running | | 146 | 200 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | 66 | Bryan Reffner | Carlin Burners & Controls | Running | | 142 | 200 | 0 |
| 9 | 17 | 80 | Joe Ruttman | LCI International | Running | | 138 | 200 | 0 |
| 10 | 22 | 99 | Chuck Bown | Exide Batteries | Running | | 134 | 200 | 6 |
| 11 | 6 | 55 | Kevin Grubb | Grubb Motorsports | Running | | 130 | 200 | 0 |
| 12 | 36 | 29 | Bob Keselowski | Mopar Performance | Running |  | 127 | 200 | 0 |
| 13 | 20 | 7 | Tammy Jo Kirk (R) | Lovable | Running | | 124 | 200 | 0 |
| 14 | 29 | 20 | Butch Miller | Orleans Hotel & Casino | Running | | 121 | 199 | 0 |
| 15 | 23 | 86 | Stacy Compton (R) | Valvoline Instant Oil Change | Running | | 118 | 199 | 0 |
| 16 | 21 | 68 | Bobby Dotter | Lub-Tek Shock Oil | Running | | 115 | 199 | 0 |
| 17 | 2 | 2 | Mike Bliss | Team ASE Racing | Running | | 112 | 199 | 0 |
| 18 | 35 | 15 | Mike Cope (R) | Penrose Meat Snacks | Running | | 109 | 199 | 0 |
| 19 | 38 | 31 | Tony Roper (R) | Concor Tool & Machine | Running | | 106 | 198 | 0 |
| 20 | 4 | 17 | Rich Bickle | Sears DieHard | Running | | 103 | 198 | 0 |
| 21 | 14 | 90 | Lance Norick | NHL Boston Bruins | Running | | 100 | 198 | 0 |
| 22 | 39 | 65 | Kenny Allen | AAG Racing | Running | | 97 | 198 | 0 |
| 23 | 13 | 43 | Jimmy Hensley | Cummins Engines | Running | | 94 | 197 | 0 |
| 24 | 40 | 73 | Bob Schacht (R) | Engineered Components | Running | | 91 | 197 | 0 |
| 25 | 19 | 88 | Terry Cook (R) | PBA Tour | Running | | 88 | 196 | 0 |
| 26 | 37 | 12 | Doug George | Blake Racing | Running | | 85 | 195 | 0 |
| 27 | 25 | 52 | Tobey Butler | Purolator PureOne Filters | Running | | 82 | 192 | 0 |
| 28 | 18 | 77 | Lonnie Rush, Jr. (R) | A & G Coal | Running | | 79 | 171 | 0 |
| 29 | 12 | 16 | Ron Hornaday, Jr. | NAPA Brakes | Running | | 76 | 168 | 0 |
| 30 | 30 | 75 | Dan Press | Spears Manufacturing | Running | | 73 | 166 | 0 |
| 31 | 31 | 18 | Michael Dokken | Dana Corporation | Running | | 70 | 148 | 0 |
| 32 | 27 | 71 | Kenny Hendrick | RGR Racing | Engine | | 67 | 144 | 0 |
| 33 | 7 | 72 | Randy MacDonald | MacDonald Motorsports | | 64 | 101 | 0 | |
| 34 | 3 | 19 | Tony Raines (R) | Pennzoil | | 61 | 87 | 0 | |
| 35 | 34 | 56 | Brandon Butler (R) | Husky Power Tools | Accident | | 58 | 82 | 0 |
| 36 | 24 | 4 | Wayne Grubb | Link-Belt Construction | Accident | | 55 | 71 | 0 |
| 37 | 15 | 02 | Eric Norris | Wolverine Vinyl Siding | Engine | | 52 | 63 | 0 |
| 38 | 33 | 38 | Robbie Crouch | Auto Palace | | 49 | 55 | 0 | |
| 39 | 16 | 27 | Rob Rizzo (R) | RGR Racing | Accident | | 46 | 23 | 0 |
| 40 | 11 | 57 | Brian Cunningham (R) | Cunningham Historic Motorcars | Accident | | 43 | 15 | 0 |
