| 1997 Loadhandler 200 Craftsman Truck Series Race 10 of 26 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $288,775 | Race Date: | Jun 21, 1997 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.536 Seconds | Race Duration: | 1Hr 30Min 37Sec. | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | None | Average Speed: | 70.583 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Trucks: | 38 | No. of Cautions: | 11 For 69 Laps | bristolmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Ron Hornaday, Jr. R. Hornaday, Jr. | Driver: | Ron Hornaday, Jr. R. Hornaday, Jr. | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Truck No.: | #16 Chevrolet | Truck No.: | #16 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Team: | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Fred Graves | Crew Chief: | Fred Graves | |||||
| Laps Led: | All 200 Laps | Pole Speed: | 119.910 MPH | |||||
| Official 1997 Loadhandler 200 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 16 | Ron Hornaday, Jr. | NAPA Brakes | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 200 |
| 2 | 8 | 17 | Rich Bickle | Sears DieHard | Running | | 170 | 200 | 0 |
| 3 | 16 | 3 | Jay Sauter | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 165 | 200 | 0 |
| 4 | 3 | 6 | Rick Carelli | RE/MAX International | Running | | 160 | 200 | 0 |
| 5 | 24 | 80 | Joe Ruttman | LCI International | Running |  | 155 | 200 | 0 |
| 6 | 25 | 14 | Rick Crawford (R) | Circle Bar Motel & RV Park | Running | | 150 | 200 | 0 |
| 7 | 11 | 24 | Jack Sprague | Quaker State | Running | | 146 | 200 | 0 |
| 8 | 27 | 43 | Jimmy Hensley | Cummins Engines | Running |  | 142 | 200 | 0 |
| 9 | 33 | 99 | Chuck Bown | Exide Batteries | Running | | 138 | 200 | 0 |
| 10 | 4 | 66 | Bryan Reffner | Carlin Burners & Controls | Running | | 134 | 200 | 0 |
| 11 | 22 | 35 | Dave Rezendes | Ortho Lawn & Garden Products | Running | | 130 | 200 | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | 30 | Kelly Denton (R) | Food City | Running | | 127 | 200 | 0 |
| 13 | 19 | 91 | Brad Teague | Race Page | Running | | 124 | 200 | 0 |
| 14 | 17 | 62 | Blaise Alexander | Lisa Express | Running | | 121 | 199 | 0 |
| 15 | 38 | 9 | Greg Marlowe | USA Racing | Running | | 118 | 199 | 0 |
| 16 | 31 | 27 | Rob Rizzo (R) | Easy Care | Running | | 115 | 199 | 0 |
| 17 | 12 | 31 | Tony Roper (R) | Concor Tool & Machine | Running | | 112 | 198 | 0 |
| 18 | 2 | 44 | Boris Said (R) | Federated Auto Parts | Running | | 109 | 198 | 0 |
| 19 | 10 | 7 | Tammy Jo Kirk (R) | Lovable | Running | | 106 | 197 | 0 |
| 20 | 18 | 20 | Butch Miller | Orleans Hotel & Casino | Running | | 103 | 196 | 0 |
| 21 | 13 | 75 | Dan Press | Spears Manufacturing | Running | | 100 | 194 | 0 |
| 22 | 5 | 19 | Tony Raines (R) | Pennzoil | Running | | 97 | 193 | 0 |
| 23 | 9 | 18 | Michael Dokken | Dana Corporation | Running | | 94 | 193 | 0 |
| 24 | 14 | 77 | Lonnie Rush, Jr. (R) | A & G Coal | Accident | | 91 | 190 | 0 |
| 25 | 26 | 86 | Stacy Compton (R) | Valvoline Instant Oil Change | | 88 | 177 | 0 | |
| 26 | 6 | 98 | Kenny Irwin, Jr. (R) | Raybestos | Accident | | 85 | 165 | 0 |
| 27 | 32 | 88 | Terry Cook (R) | PBA Tour | Accident | | 82 | 161 | 0 |
| 28 | 28 | 90 | Lance Norick | NHL Detroit Red Wings | Engine | | 79 | 156 | 0 |
| 29 | 7 | 55 | Ron Barfield, Jr. | Gloy Racing | Accident | | 76 | 137 | 0 |
| 30 | 15 | 2 | Mike Bliss | Team ASE Racing | Running | | 73 | 130 | 0 |
| 31 | 21 | 29 | Bob Keselowski | Mopar Performance | Running | | 70 | 93 | 0 |
| 32 | 34 | 41 | Randy Renfrow | Itco Tires | Accident | | 67 | 89 | 0 |
| 33 | 36 | 37 | Robert Huffman | White House Apple Juice | | 64 | 65 | 0 | |
| 34 | 23 | 32 | Curtis Markham | Boomer's Heroes BBQ | Accident | | 61 | 52 | 0 |
| 35 | 30 | 52 | Tobey Butler | Purolator PureOne Filters | Accident | | 58 | 38 | 0 |
| 36 | 29 | 12 | Doug George | Power Rangers | Accident | | 55 | 18 | 0 |
| 37 | 37 | 39 | Jeff Spraker | Academic Software | Accident | | 52 | 7 | 0 |
| 38 | 35 | 65 | Kenny Allen | Petroleum World | Accident | | 49 | 4 | 0 |
