| 1997 Delco 300 Craftsman Truck Series Race 25 of 26 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $275,315 | Race Date: | Nov 1, 1997 | Phoenix Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .419 Seconds | Race Duration: | 1Hr 47Min 22Sec. | Avondale, Arizona | |
| Lead Changes: | 4 Among / 4 Drivers | Average Speed: | 103.942 MPH | 1 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Trucks: | 36 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 26 Laps | phoenixraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Joe Ruttman J. Ruttman | Driver: | Mike Bliss M. Bliss | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Truck No.: | #80 Dodge | Truck No.: | #2 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Roush Racing | Team: | Ultra Motorsports | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Matt Chambers | Crew Chief: | Barry Dodson | |||||
| Laps Led: | 56 of 186 | Pole Speed: | 127.741 MPH | |||||
| Official 1997 Delco 300 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 80 | Joe Ruttman | LCI International | Running |  | 180 | 186 | 56 |
| 2 | 9 | 99 | Chuck Bown | Exide Batteries | Running | | 170 | 186 | 0 |
| 3 | 6 | 24 | Jack Sprague | Quaker State | Running |  | 165 | 186 | 69 |
| 4 | 12 | 98 | Kenny Irwin, Jr. (R) | Raybestos | Running | | 160 | 186 | 0 |
| 5 | 10 | 6 | Rick Carelli | RE/MAX International | Running | | 155 | 186 | 0 |
| 6 | 17 | 52 | Mike Wallace | Purolator PureOne Filters | Running | | 150 | 186 | 0 |
| 7 | 31 | 3 | Jay Sauter | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 146 | 186 | 0 |
| 8 | 23 | 20 | Butch Miller | Orleans Hotel & Casino | Running | | 142 | 186 | 0 |
| 9 | 3 | 16 | Ron Hornaday, Jr. | NAPA Brakes | Running | | 138 | 186 | 0 |
| 10 | 1 | 2 | Mike Bliss | Team ASE Racing | Running | | 134 | 186 | 48 |
| 11 | 34 | 18 | Tom Hubert | Dana Corporation | Running |  | 130 | 186 | 0 |
| 12 | 24 | 60 | Tobey Butler | Farris Concrete | Running | | 127 | 186 | 0 |
| 13 | 26 | 14 | Rick Crawford (R) | Circle Bar Motel & RV Park | Running | | 124 | 186 | 0 |
| 14 | 5 | 86 | Stacy Compton (R) | Valvoline Instant Oil Change | Running | | 121 | 186 | 0 |
| 15 | 15 | 55 | Dave Rezendes | Icehouse Beer | Running | | 118 | 186 | 0 |
| 16 | 20 | 7 | Barry Bodine (R) | Geoff Bodine Racing | Running | | 115 | 186 | 0 |
| 17 | 30 | 29 | Bob Keselowski | Mopar Performance | Running | | 112 | 186 | 0 |
| 18 | 8 | 17 | Rich Bickle | Sears DieHard | Running | | 109 | 186 | 0 |
| 19 | 11 | 43 | Jimmy Hensley | Cummins Engines | Running | | 106 | 186 | 0 |
| 20 | 32 | 44 | Boris Said (R) | Federated Auto Parts | Running | | 103 | 185 | 0 |
| 21 | 39 | 92 | Doug George | Rotary Lift | Running | | 100 | 185 | 0 |
| 22 | 14 | 57 | Brian Cunningham (R) | Cunningham Historic Motorcars | Running | | 97 | 185 | 0 |
| 23 | 28 | 68 | Bobby Dotter | Lub-Tek Shock Oil | Running | | 94 | 185 | 0 |
| 24 | 40 | 31 | Tony Roper (R) | Concor Tool & Machine | Running | | 91 | 185 | 0 |
| 25 | 4 | 76 | Steve Park | Action Performance | Running | | 88 | 184 | 0 |
| 26 | 29 | 33 | Mike Dillon | Realtree Camo | Running | | 85 | 184 | 0 |
| 27 | 13 | 35 | Ron Barfield, Jr. | Ortho Lawn & Garden Products | Running | | 82 | 183 | 0 |
| 28 | 18 | 88 | Terry Cook (R) | Pioneer Electronics | Running | | 79 | 182 | 0 |
| 29 | 27 | 10 | Lonnie Rush, Jr. (R) | A & G Coal | Engine | | 76 | 175 | 13 |
| 30 | 2 | 66 | Bryan Reffner | Carlin Burners & Controls | Accident | | 73 | 162 | 0 |
| 31 | 25 | 02 | Rick McCray | McCray Racing | Ignition | | 70 | 131 | 0 |
| 32 | 16 | 65 | Andy Houston | AAG Racing | Ignition | | 67 | 121 | 0 |
| 33 | 21 | 61 | Randy Tolsma (R) | IWX Motor Freight | Engine | | 64 | 90 | 0 |
| 34 | 36 | 75 | Kevin Harvick (R) | Spears Manufacturing | Engine | | 61 | 33 | 0 |
| 35 | 19 | 50 | Joe Bessey | Power Team | Engine | | 58 | 28 | 0 |
| 36 | 22 | 19 | Tony Raines (R) | Pennzoil | Engine | | 55 | 4 | 0 |
