| 1997 Sears Auto Center 250 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Race 18 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $419,030 | Race Date: | Jul 5, 1997 | Milwaukee Mile | |
| Margin of Victory: | Concluded Under Caution | Race Duration: | 2Hr 31Min 18Sec. | West Allis, Wisconsin | |
| Lead Changes: | 10 Among / 7 Drivers | Average Speed: | 99.141 MPH | 1 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 35 Laps | milwaukeemile.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Randy LaJoie R. LaJoie | Driver: | Tim Fedewa T. Fedewa | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #74 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #33 Chevrolet | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | BACE Motorsports | Team: | BACE Motorsports | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Steve Bird | Crew Chief: | Butch Enders | |||||
| Laps Led: | 20 of 250 | Pole Speed: | 118.468 MPH | |||||
| Official 1997 Sears Auto Center 250 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 74 | Randy LaJoie | Fina | Running |  | 180 | 250 | 20 |
| 2 | 11 | 29 | Elliott Sadler | Phillips 66 | Running | | 170 | 250 | 41 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Hermie Sadler | DeWalt Tools | Running | | 165 | 250 | 27 |
| 4 | 3 | 00 | Buckshot Jones | Aquafresh | Running |  | 160 | 250 | 32 |
| 5 | 12 | 3 | Steve Park (R) | AC Delco | Running | | 155 | 250 | 78 |
| 6 | 16 | 38 | Elton Sawyer | Barbasol | Running |  | 150 | 250 | 0 |
| 7 | 22 | 10 | Phil Parsons | Channellock | Running | | 146 | 250 | 0 |
| 8 | 21 | 4 | Dale Shaw | Phoenix Racing | Running | | 142 | 250 | 0 |
| 9 | 28 | 63 | Tracy Leslie | Lysol | Running | | 138 | 250 | 0 |
| 10 | 1 | 33 | Tim Fedewa | Kleenex | Running | | 134 | 250 | 0 |
| 11 | 7 | 36 | Todd Bodine | Stanley | Accident | | 130 | 249 | 0 |
| 12 | 27 | 17 | Matt Kenseth (R) | Kraft Singles | Running | | 127 | 249 | 0 |
| 13 | 33 | 34 | Mike McLaughlin | Royal Oak Charcoal | Running | | 124 | 249 | 0 |
| 14 | 9 | 64 | Dick Trickle | Dura Lube | Running | | 121 | 249 | 9 |
| 15 | 26 | 37 | Mark Green | Timber Wolf | Running | | 118 | 249 | 0 |
| 16 | 29 | 99 | Glenn Allen, Jr. | Luxaire Heating & Air Conditioning | Running | | 115 | 249 | 0 |
| 17 | 19 | 57 | Jason Keller | Slim Jim | Running | | 112 | 249 | 0 |
| 18 | 4 | 44 | Bobby Labonte | Shell Oil | Running | | 109 | 249 | 0 |
| 19 | 15 | 6 | Joe Bessey | Power Team | Running | | 106 | 249 | 0 |
| 20 | 34 | 56 | Jeff Krogh (R) | Clearwater Forest Industries | Running | | 103 | 249 | 0 |
| 21 | 36 | 47 | Robert Pressley | Sunoco | Running | | 100 | 249 | 0 |
| 22 | 23 | 40 | Rick Fuller | Specialty Racing | Running | | 97 | 248 | 0 |
| 23 | 5 | 08 | Bobby Dotter | Lub Tek | Running | | 94 | 248 | 0 |
| 24 | 17 | 85 | Shane Hall | Luck's Foods | Running | | 91 | 248 | 0 |
| 25 | 14 | 89 | Johnny Chapman (R) | Alarm South | Running | | 88 | 248 | 0 |
| 26 | 6 | 88 | Kevin Lepage | Hype | Accident | | 85 | 247 | 43 |
| 27 | 13 | 96 | Stevie Reeves | Big A Auto Parts | Running | | 82 | 247 | 0 |
| 28 | 20 | 43 | Dennis Setzer | Lance Snacks | Running | | 79 | 246 | 0 |
| 29 | 31 | 80 | Mark Krogh (R) | Clearwater Forest Industries | Running | | 76 | 246 | 0 |
| 30 | 18 | 45 | Jeff Fuller | Hunters Specialties | Ignition | | 73 | 245 | 0 |
| 31 | 32 | 72 | Mike Dillon | Detroit Gasket | Running | | 70 | 245 | 0 |
| 32 | 25 | 35 | Lyndon Amick (R) | Rockwell | Running | | 67 | 243 | 0 |
| 33 | 24 | 48 | Randy Porter | Unifirst Uniforms | Running | | 64 | 241 | 0 |
| 34 | 30 | 68 | Chris Diamond (R) | J & L Motors | Accident | | 61 | 241 | 0 |
| 35 | 38 | 41 | Joey McCarthy | Rent-A-Wreck | Running | | 58 | 227 | 0 |
| 36 | 40 | 78 | Nathan Buttke | Carquest Auto Parts | Engine | | 55 | 150 | 0 |
| 37 | 8 | 2 | Ricky Craven | Raybestos | Brakes | | 52 | 143 | 0 |
| 38 | 37 | 59 | Mark Day | 31-W Insulation | Accident | | 49 | 46 | 0 |
| 39 | 35 | 77 | Jeff McClure (R) | Lear Corporation / UAW | Accident | | 46 | 35 | 0 |
| 40 | 39 | 97 | Doug Reid (R) | Godwin's GCI | Accident | | 43 | 31 | 0 |
