| 1997 Dodge Truckstop 300 Craftsman Truck Series Race 23 of 26 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $259,875 | Race Date: | Oct 12, 1997 | Mesa Marin Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .204 Seconds | Race Duration: | 1Hr 57Min 58Sec. | Bakersfield, California | |
| Lead Changes: | 11 Among / 5 Drivers | Average Speed: | 76.293 MPH | .500 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Trucks: | 34 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 37 Laps | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Randy Tolsma R. Tolsma | Driver: | Mike Bliss M. Bliss | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Truck No.: | #61 Dodge | Truck No.: | #2 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team: | Ultra Motorsports | Chevrolet: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Norman Negre | Crew Chief: | Barry Dodson | |||||
| Laps Led: | 12 of 300 | Pole Speed: | 91.799 MPH | |||||
| Official 1997 Dodge Truckstop 300 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 13 | 61 | Randy Tolsma (R) | IWX Motor Freight / Dole | Running |  | 180 | 300 | 12 |
| 2 | 17 | 86 | Stacy Compton (R) | Valvoline Instant Oil Change | Running |  | 170 | 300 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | Mike Bliss | Team ASE Racing | Running | | 165 | 300 | 114 |
| 4 | 14 | 3 | Jay Sauter | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 160 | 300 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 17 | Rich Bickle | Sears DieHard | Running | | 155 | 300 | 0 |
| 6 | 23 | 14 | Rick Crawford (R) | Circle Bar Motel & RV Park | Running | | 150 | 300 | 0 |
| 7 | 18 | 52 | Mike Wallace | Purolator PureOne Filters | Running | | 146 | 300 | 34 |
| 8 | 5 | 75 | Kevin Harvick (R) | Spears Manufacturing | Running | | 142 | 300 | 0 |
| 9 | 6 | 43 | Jimmy Hensley | Cummins Engines | Running |  | 138 | 300 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | 24 | Jack Sprague | Quaker State | Running | | 134 | 300 | 0 |
| 11 | 7 | 19 | Tony Raines (R) | Pennzoil | Running | | 130 | 300 | 0 |
| 12 | 21 | 6 | Rick Carelli | RE/MAX International | Running | | 127 | 299 | 0 |
| 13 | 29 | 31 | Tony Roper (R) | Concor Tool & Machine | Running | | 124 | 299 | 0 |
| 14 | 9 | 99 | Chuck Bown | Exide Batteries | Running | | 121 | 299 | 0 |
| 15 | 20 | 18 | Kevin Cywinski | Dana Corporation | Running | | 118 | 299 | 0 |
| 16 | 4 | 98 | Kenny Irwin, Jr. (R) | Raybestos | Running | | 115 | 298 | 1 |
| 17 | 19 | 20 | Butch Miller | Orleans Hotel & Casino | Running | | 112 | 298 | 0 |
| 18 | 22 | 27 | Rob Rizzo (R) | Hastings Premium Filters | Running | | 109 | 298 | 0 |
| 19 | 11 | 80 | Joe Ruttman | LCI International | Running | | 106 | 298 | 0 |
| 20 | 25 | 9 | Ron Esau | Rhino Linings USA | Running | | 103 | 297 | 0 |
| 21 | 27 | 29 | Bob Keselowski | Mopar Performance | Running | | 100 | 297 | 0 |
| 22 | 16 | 48 | Ron Fellows | AER Manufacturing | Running | | 97 | 295 | 0 |
| 23 | 28 | 44 | Boris Said (R) | Federated Auto Parts | Running | | 94 | 294 | 0 |
| 24 | 30 | 46 | Joe Bean | Dollar Racing | Running | | 91 | 292 | 0 |
| 25 | 26 | 90 | Lance Norick | NHL | Running | | 88 | 288 | 0 |
| 26 | 34 | 12 | Tony Toste | Star Nursery | Running | | 85 | 288 | 0 |
| 27 | 31 | 68 | Donny Ling, Jr. | Auto Palace | Running | | 82 | 277 | 0 |
| 28 | 8 | 16 | Ron Hornaday, Jr. | NAPA Brakes | Rear Gear | | 79 | 244 | 139 |
| 29 | 15 | 35 | Kelly Denton (R) | Ortho Lawn & Garden Products | Engine | | 76 | 172 | 0 |
| 30 | 24 | 55 | Dave Rezendes | Gloy Racing | Transmission | | 73 | 127 | 0 |
| 31 | 32 | 85 | Milan Garrett | Champion Wheel | Handling | | 70 | 117 | 0 |
| 32 | 3 | 66 | Bryan Reffner | Carlin Burners & Controls | Exhaust | | 67 | 103 | 0 |
| 33 | 12 | 4 | Bill Sedgwick | Soff-Cut International | Engine | | 64 | 43 | 0 |
| 34 | 33 | 34 | Doug George | Concor Tool & Machine | Transmission | | 61 | 43 | 0 |
