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Dodge Truckstop 300 1997 Craftsman Truck Series Race 23 of 26
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
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

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Official 1997 Dodge Truckstop 300 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	13	61	Randy Tolsma R. Tolsma (R)Randy Tolsma	IWX Motor Freight / Dole	180	300	12	Running
2	17	86	Stacy Compton S. Compton (R)Stacy Compton	Valvoline Instant Oil Change	170	300	0	Running
3	1	2	Mike Bliss M. BlissMike Bliss	Team ASE Racing	165	300	114	Running
4	14	3	Jay Sauter J. SauterJay Sauter	GM Goodwrench Service	160	300	0	Running
5	2	17	Rich Bickle R. BickleRich Bickle	Sears DieHard	155	300	0	Running
6	23	14	Rick Crawford R. Crawford (R)Rick Crawford	Circle Bar Motel & RV Park	150	300	0	Running
7	18	52	Mike Wallace M. WallaceMike Wallace	Purolator PureOne Filters	146	300	34	Running
8	5	75	Kevin Harvick K. Harvick (R)Kevin Harvick	Spears Manufacturing	142	300	0	Running
9	6	43	Jimmy Hensley J. HensleyJimmy Hensley	Cummins Engines	138	300	0	Running
10	10	24	Jack Sprague J. SpragueJack Sprague	Quaker State	134	300	0	Running
11	7	19	Tony Raines T. Raines (R)Tony Raines	Pennzoil	130	300	0	Running
12	21	6	Rick Carelli R. CarelliRick Carelli	RE/MAX International	127	299	0	Running
13	29	31	Tony Roper T. Roper (R)Tony Roper	Concor Tool & Machine	124	299	0	Running
14	9	99	Chuck Bown C. BownChuck Bown	Exide Batteries	121	299	0	Running
15	20	18	Kevin Cywinski K. CywinskiKevin Cywinski	Dana Corporation	118	299	0	Running
16	4	98	Kenny Irwin, Jr. K. Irwin, Jr. (R)Kenny Irwin, Jr.	Raybestos	115	298	1	Running
17	19	20	Butch Miller B. MillerButch Miller	Orleans Hotel & Casino	112	298	0	Running
18	22	27	Rob Rizzo R. Rizzo (R)Rob Rizzo	Hastings Premium Filters	109	298	0	Running
19	11	80	Joe Ruttman J. RuttmanJoe Ruttman	LCI International	106	298	0	Running
20	25	9	Ron Esau R. EsauRon Esau	Rhino Linings USA	103	297	0	Running
21	27	29	Bob Keselowski B. KeselowskiBob Keselowski	Mopar Performance	100	297	0	Running
22	16	48	Ron Fellows R. FellowsRon Fellows	AER Manufacturing	97	295	0	Running
23	28	44	Boris Said B. Said (R)Boris Said	Federated Auto Parts	94	294	0	Running
24	30	46	Joe Bean J. BeanJoe Bean	Dollar Racing	91	292	0	Running
25	26	90	Lance Norick L. NorickLance Norick	NHL	88	288	0	Running
26	34	12	Tony Toste T. TosteTony Toste	Star Nursery	85	288	0	Running
27	31	68	Donny Ling, Jr. D. Ling, Jr.Donny Ling, Jr.	Auto Palace	82	277	0	Running
28	8	16	Ron Hornaday, Jr. R. Hornaday, Jr.Ron Hornaday, Jr.	NAPA Brakes	79	244	127	Rear Gear
29	15	35	Kelly Denton K. Denton (R)Kelly Denton	Ortho Lawn & Garden Products	76	172	0	Engine
30	24	55	Dave Rezendes D. RezendesDave Rezendes	Gloy Racing	73	127	0	Transmission
31	32	85	Milan Garrett M. GarrettMilan Garrett	Champion Wheel	70	117	0	Handling
32	3	66	Bryan Reffner B. ReffnerBryan Reffner	Carlin Burners & Controls	67	103	0	Exhaust
33	12	4	Bill Sedgwick B. SedgwickBill Sedgwick	Soff-Cut International	64	43	0	Engine
34	33	34	Doug George D. GeorgeDoug George	Concor Tool & Machine	61	43	0	Transmission
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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