| 1997 Pronto Auto Parts 400 Craftsman Truck Series Race 9 of 26 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $454,425 | Race Date: | Jun 6, 1997 | Texas Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .288 Seconds | Race Duration: | 1Hr 54Min 1Sec. | Fort Worth, Texas | |
| Lead Changes: | 1 Among / 2 Drivers | Average Speed: | 131.823 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved Quad-Oval | |
| No. of Trucks: | 33 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 36 Laps | texasmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Kenny Irwin, Jr. K. Irwin, Jr. | Driver: | Mike Bliss M. Bliss | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Truck No.: | #98 Ford | Truck No.: | #2 Ford | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Liberty Racing | Team: | Ultra Motorsports | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Gary Showalter | Crew Chief: | Barry Dodson | |||||
| Laps Led: | 55 of 167 | Pole Speed: | 185.667 MPH | |||||
| Official 1997 Pronto Auto Parts 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 | 55 |
| 2 | 4 | 44 | Boris Said (R) | Federated Auto Parts | Running | | 170 | 167 | 0 |
| 3 | 6 | 14 | Rick Crawford (R) | Circle Bar Motel & RV Park | Running | | 165 | 167 | 0 |
| 4 | 20 | 99 | Chuck Bown | Exide Batteries | Running | | 160 | 167 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | Mike Bliss | Team ASE Racing | Running | | 155 | 167 | 112 |
| 6 | 3 | 29 | Bob Keselowski | Mopar Performance | Running |  | 150 | 167 | 0 |
| 7 | 18 | 35 | Dave Rezendes | Ortho Lawn & Garden Products | Running |  | 146 | 167 | 0 |
| 8 | 13 | 61 | Randy Tolsma (R) | IWX Motor Freight | Running | | 142 | 167 | 0 |
| 9 | 11 | 80 | Joe Ruttman | LCI International | Running | | 138 | 167 | 0 |
| 10 | 21 | 42 | Ken Bouchard | Touch 1 | Running | | 134 | 167 | 0 |
| 11 | 10 | 3 | Jay Sauter | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 130 | 167 | 0 |
| 12 | 9 | 43 | Jimmy Hensley | Cummins Engines | Running | | 127 | 167 | 0 |
| 13 | 16 | 7 | Tammy Jo Kirk (R) | Lovable | Running | | 124 | 165 | 0 |
| 14 | 24 | 60 | Tommy Croft | Air Nail Systems | Running | | 121 | 165 | 0 |
| 15 | 23 | 20 | Butch Miller | Orleans Hotel & Casino | Running | | 118 | 165 | 0 |
| 16 | 27 | 86 | Stacy Compton (R) | NEC America | Running | | 115 | 165 | 0 |
| 17 | 22 | 90 | Lance Norick | NHL Dallas Stars | Running | | 112 | 163 | 0 |
| 18 | 28 | 52 | Tobey Butler | Purolator PureOne Filters | Running | | 109 | 163 | 0 |
| 19 | 25 | 27 | Kenny Hendrick | RGR Racing | Running | | 106 | 162 | 0 |
| 20 | 30 | 31 | Tony Roper (R) | Concor Tool & Machine | Running | | 103 | 161 | 0 |
| 21 | 2 | 17 | Rich Bickle | Sears DieHard | Running | | 100 | 159 | 0 |
| 22 | 19 | 6 | Rick Carelli | RE/MAX International | Running | | 97 | 156 | 0 |
| 23 | 31 | 73 | Scott Grissom | Grissom Motorsports | | 94 | 136 | 0 | |
| 24 | 14 | 18 | Michael Dokken | Dana Corporation | | 91 | 127 | 0 | |
| 25 | 15 | 48 | Ron Fellows | AER Manufacturing | Accident | | 88 | 124 | 0 |
| 26 | 32 | 75 | Dan Press | Spears Manufacturing | Engine | | 85 | 117 | 0 |
| 27 | 12 | 16 | Ron Hornaday, Jr. | NAPA Brakes | Engine | | 82 | 109 | 0 |
| 28 | 7 | 65 | Kenny Allen | Action Rent-to-Own | | 79 | 94 | 0 | |
| 29 | 29 | 12 | Doug George | Power Rangers | Engine | | 76 | 91 | 0 |
| 30 | 17 | 66 | Bryan Reffner | Carlin Burners & Controls | Engine | | 73 | 89 | 0 |
| 31 | 33 | 24 | Jack Sprague | Quaker State | Engine | | 70 | 78 | 0 |
| 32 | 8 | 19 | Tony Raines (R) | Pennzoil | Engine | | 67 | 72 | 0 |
| 33 | 26 | 88 | Terry Cook (R) | PBA Tour | Engine | | 64 | 11 | 0 |
