| 1997 The No Fear Challenge Craftsman Truck Series Race 24 of 26 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $372,600 | Race Date: | Oct 18, 1997 | Auto Club Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.630 Seconds | Race Duration: | 1Hr 37Min 28Sec. | Fontana, California | |
| Lead Changes: | 5 Among / 4 Drivers | Average Speed: | 137.195 MPH | 2 Mile Paved D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Trucks: | 36 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 16 Laps | autoclubspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Mike Bliss M. Bliss | Driver: | Mike Bliss M. Bliss | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Truck No.: | #2 Ford | Truck No.: | #2 Ford | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Ultra Motorsports | Team: | Ultra Motorsports | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Barry Dodson | Crew Chief: | Barry Dodson | |||||
| Laps Led: | 93 of 100 | Pole Speed: | 173.198 MPH | |||||
| Official 1997 The No Fear Challenge Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | Mike Bliss | Team ASE Racing | Running |  | 180 | 100 | 93 |
| 2 | 18 | 52 | Mike Wallace | Purolator PureOne Filters | Running |  | 170 | 100 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | 98 | Kenny Irwin, Jr. (R) | Raybestos | Running | | 165 | 100 | 0 |
| 4 | 8 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Federated Auto Parts | Running | | 160 | 100 | 2 |
| 5 | 13 | 61 | Randy Tolsma (R) | IWX Motor Freight / Dole | Running | | 155 | 100 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | 24 | Jack Sprague | Quaker State | Running | | 150 | 100 | 1 |
| 7 | 27 | 1 | Michael Waltrip | Band-Aid | Running | | 146 | 100 | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | 29 | Bob Keselowski | Mopar Performance | Running |  | 142 | 100 | 0 |
| 9 | 25 | 16 | Ron Hornaday, Jr. | NAPA Brakes | Running | | 138 | 100 | 0 |
| 10 | 9 | 14 | Rick Crawford (R) | Circle Bar Motel & RV Park | Running | | 134 | 100 | 0 |
| 11 | 26 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels | Running | | 130 | 100 | 0 |
| 12 | 11 | 7 | Barry Bodine (R) | Geoff Bodine Racing | Running | | 127 | 100 | 0 |
| 13 | 31 | 19 | Tony Raines (R) | Pennzoil | Running | | 124 | 100 | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | 31 | Tony Roper (R) | Concor Tool & Machine | Running | | 121 | 100 | 0 |
| 15 | 30 | 6 | Rick Carelli | RE/MAX International | Running | | 118 | 100 | 0 |
| 16 | 15 | 99 | Chuck Bown | Exide Batteries | Running | | 115 | 100 | 4 |
| 17 | 29 | 86 | Stacy Compton (R) | Valvoline Instant Oil Change | Running | | 112 | 100 | 0 |
| 18 | 33 | 20 | Butch Miller | Orleans Hotel & Casino | Running | | 109 | 99 | 0 |
| 19 | 20 | 35 | Ron Barfield, Jr. | Ortho Lawn & Garden Products | Running | | 106 | 99 | 0 |
| 20 | 28 | 75 | Kevin Harvick (R) | Spears Manufacturing | Running | | 103 | 99 | 0 |
| 21 | 3 | 90 | Lance Norick | NHL Los Angeles Kings | Running | | 100 | 99 | 0 |
| 22 | 24 | 4 | Wayne Grubb | Link-Belt Construction | Running | | 97 | 99 | 0 |
| 23 | 23 | 88 | Terry Cook (R) | Pioneer Electronics | Running | | 94 | 99 | 0 |
| 24 | 22 | 57 | Brian Cunningham (R) | Cunningham Historic Motorcars | Running | | 91 | 99 | 0 |
| 25 | 10 | 3 | Jay Sauter | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 88 | 99 | 0 |
| 26 | 5 | 17 | Rich Bickle | Sears DieHard | Running | | 85 | 98 | 0 |
| 27 | 36 | 41 | Bill Sedgwick | Vintage Motorsports | Running | | 82 | 95 | 0 |
| 28 | 21 | 27 | Rob Rizzo (R) | Auto Value | Accident | | 79 | 88 | 0 |
| 29 | 6 | 80 | Joe Ruttman | LCI International | Running | | 76 | 82 | 0 |
| 30 | 17 | 18 | Robby Gordon | Dana Corporation | Engine | | 73 | 72 | 0 |
| 31 | 32 | 02 | Eric Norris | Prolong | Oil Line | | 70 | 72 | 0 |
| 32 | 19 | 66 | Bryan Reffner | Carlin Burners & Controls | Engine | | 67 | 65 | 0 |
| 33 | 16 | 44 | Boris Said (R) | Federated Auto Parts | Engine | | 64 | 40 | 0 |
| 34 | 12 | 43 | Jimmy Hensley | Cummins Engines | Engine | | 61 | 37 | 0 |
| 35 | 34 | 74 | Tammy Jo Kirk (R) | Circle Bar Motel & RV Park | Handling | | 58 | 10 | 0 |
| 36 | 35 | 65 | Doug George | Concor Tool & Machine | Handling | | 55 | 5 | 0 |
