| 1997 Kroger NASCAR 200 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Race 21 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $279,200 | Race Date: | Aug 1, 1997 | Indianapolis Raceway Park | |
| Margin of Victory: | .420 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 18Min | Clermont, Indiana | |
| Lead Changes: | 2 Among / 2 Drivers | Average Speed: | 59.652 MPH | .686 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 39 | No. of Cautions: | 11 For 80 Laps | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Randy LaJoie R. LaJoie | Driver: | Randy LaJoie R. LaJoie | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #74 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #74 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | BACE Motorsports | Team: | BACE Motorsports | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Steve Bird | Crew Chief: | Steve Bird | |||||
| Laps Led: | 172 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 111.193 MPH | |||||
| Official 1997 Kroger NASCAR 200 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 74 | Randy LaJoie | Fina | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 172 |
| 2 | 19 | 29 | Elliott Sadler | Phillips 66 | Running | | 170 | 200 | 0 |
| 3 | 14 | 38 | Elton Sawyer | Barbasol | Running |  | 165 | 200 | 0 |
| 4 | 3 | 33 | Tim Fedewa | Kleenex | Running | | 160 | 200 | 0 |
| 5 | 31 | 83 | Wayne Grubb | Link-Belt Construction | Running | | 155 | 200 | 28 |
| 6 | 10 | 17 | Matt Kenseth (R) | Kraft Singles | Running | | 150 | 200 | 0 |
| 7 | 35 | 00 | Buckshot Jones | Aquafresh | Running |  | 146 | 200 | 0 |
| 8 | 16 | 3 | Steve Park (R) | AC Delco | Running | | 142 | 200 | 0 |
| 9 | 37 | 56 | Jeff Krogh (R) | Clearwater Forest Industries | Running | | 138 | 200 | 0 |
| 10 | 5 | 57 | Jason Keller | Slim Jim | Running | | 134 | 200 | 0 |
| 11 | 28 | 72 | Mike Dillon | Detroit Gasket | Running | | 130 | 200 | 0 |
| 12 | 12 | 7 | Danny Edwards, Jr. | Clabber Girl Baking Powder | Running | | 127 | 200 | 0 |
| 13 | 8 | 99 | Glenn Allen, Jr. | Luxaire Heating & Air Conditioning | Running | | 124 | 200 | 0 |
| 14 | 15 | 43 | Dennis Setzer | Lance Snacks | Running | | 121 | 200 | 0 |
| 15 | 38 | 35 | Lyndon Amick (R) | Rockwell | Running | | 118 | 200 | 0 |
| 16 | 9 | 78 | Nathan Buttke | Carquest Auto Parts | Running | | 115 | 200 | 0 |
| 17 | 11 | 63 | Tracy Leslie | Lysol | Running | | 112 | 200 | 0 |
| 18 | 17 | 47 | Robert Pressley | Sunoco / 360 Communication | Running | | 109 | 199 | 0 |
| 19 | 4 | 6 | Joe Bessey | Power Team | Running | | 106 | 199 | 0 |
| 20 | 36 | 77 | Brad Teague | Lear Corporation / UAW | Running | | 103 | 198 | 0 |
| 21 | 20 | 96 | Stevie Reeves | Big A Auto Parts | Running | | 100 | 198 | 0 |
| 22 | 6 | 45 | Jeff Fuller | Hunters Specialties | Running | | 97 | 198 | 0 |
| 23 | 33 | 48 | Randy Porter | Unifirst Uniforms | Running | | 94 | 195 | 0 |
| 24 | 13 | 4 | Dale Shaw | Phoenix Racing | Accident | | 91 | 193 | 0 |
| 25 | 21 | 36 | Todd Bodine | Stanley | Running | | 88 | 192 | 0 |
| 26 | 24 | 37 | Mark Green | Timber Wolf | Running | | 85 | 192 | 0 |
| 27 | 29 | 64 | Dick Trickle | Dura Lube | Running | | 82 | 189 | 0 |
| 28 | 23 | 10 | Phil Parsons | Channellock | Accident | | 79 | 188 | 0 |
| 29 | 18 | 1 | Hermie Sadler | DeWalt Tools | Running | | 76 | 182 | 0 |
| 30 | 34 | 80 | Mark Krogh (R) | Clearwater Forest Industries | Running | | 73 | 181 | 0 |
| 31 | 39 | 11 | Larry Pearson | Speedvision / Outdoor Life | Running | | 70 | 174 | 0 |
| 32 | 30 | 88 | Kevin Lepage | Hype | Running | | 67 | 171 | 0 |
| 33 | 27 | 71 | Joe Nott | Phoenix Sign | Accident | | 64 | 150 | 0 |
| 34 | 7 | 44 | Tony Stewart | Shell Oil | Accident | | 61 | 141 | 0 |
| 35 | 26 | 85 | Shane Hall | Luck's Foods | Accident | | 58 | 140 | 0 |
| 36 | 32 | 82 | Kevin Grubb | Genuine Link-Belt | Accident | | 55 | 137 | 0 |
| 37 | 2 | 34 | Mike McLaughlin | Royal Oak Charcoal | Accident | | 52 | 129 | 0 |
| 38 | 25 | 40 | Rick Fuller | KFC | Accident | | 49 | 114 | 0 |
| 39 | 22 | 22 | Scott Lagasse (R) | Pest Offense | Accident | | 46 | 3 | 0 |
