| 1997 CarQuest 420K Craftsman Truck Series Race 26 of 26 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $695,150 | Race Date: | Nov 9, 1997 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.512 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 5Min 9Sec. | Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Lead Changes: | 9 Among / 4 Drivers | Average Speed: | 125.849 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Trucks: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 26 Laps | lvms.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Joe Ruttman J. Ruttman | Driver: | Jack Sprague J. Sprague | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Truck No.: | #80 Dodge | Truck No.: | #24 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Roush Racing | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Matt Chambers | Crew Chief: | Dennis Connor | |||||
| Laps Led: | 3 of 175 | Pole Speed: | 161.310 MPH | |||||
| Official 1997 CarQuest 420K Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 80 | Joe Ruttman | LCI International | Running |  | 180 | 175 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 24 | Jack Sprague | Quaker State | Running |  | 170 | 175 | 34 |
| 3 | 14 | 16 | Ron Hornaday, Jr. | NAPA Brakes | Running | | 165 | 175 | 0 |
| 4 | 10 | 3 | Jay Sauter | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 160 | 175 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Mike Bliss | Team ASE Racing | Running | | 155 | 175 | 85 |
| 6 | 12 | 6 | Rick Carelli | RE/MAX International | Running | | 150 | 175 | 53 |
| 7 | 30 | 52 | Mike Wallace | Purolator PureOne Filters | Running | | 146 | 175 | 0 |
| 8 | 15 | 75 | Kevin Harvick (R) | Spears Manufacturing | Running | | 142 | 175 | 0 |
| 9 | 6 | 99 | Chuck Bown | Exide Batteries | Running | | 138 | 174 | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | 14 | Rick Crawford (R) | Circle Bar Motel & RV Park | Running | | 134 | 174 | 0 |
| 11 | 32 | 19 | Tony Raines (R) | Pennzoil | Running |  | 130 | 173 | 0 |
| 12 | 23 | 86 | Stacy Compton (R) | Valvoline Instant Oil Change | Running | | 127 | 173 | 0 |
| 13 | 4 | 29 | Bob Keselowski | Mopar Performance | Running | | 124 | 172 | 0 |
| 14 | 27 | 90 | Lance Norick | NHL | Running | | 121 | 172 | 0 |
| 15 | 31 | 43 | Jimmy Hensley | Cummins Engines | Running | | 118 | 172 | 0 |
| 16 | 21 | 17 | Rich Bickle | Sears DieHard | Running | | 115 | 171 | 0 |
| 17 | 36 | 63 | Rick Johnson | Teldata Voice & Data | Running | | 112 | 171 | 0 |
| 18 | 13 | 50 | Ken Schrader | Power Team | Running | | 109 | 171 | 0 |
| 19 | 39 | 71 | Butch Gilliland | Doran Enterprises | Running | | 106 | 170 | 0 |
| 20 | 28 | 32 | Curtis Markham | Active Truck Team | Engine | | 103 | 169 | 0 |
| 21 | 22 | 92 | Doug George | Rotary Lift | Running | | 100 | 169 | 0 |
| 22 | 38 | 9 | Ron Esau | Rhino Linings USA | Running | | 97 | 169 | 0 |
| 23 | 35 | 77 | Ken Bouchard | Professional Auto Parts | Out of Fuel | | 94 | 167 | 0 |
| 24 | 18 | 20 | Brendan Gaughan | Orleans Hotel & Casino | Running | | 91 | 165 | 0 |
| 25 | 11 | 98 | Kenny Irwin, Jr. (R) | Raybestos | Engine | | 88 | 162 | 0 |
| 26 | 33 | 35 | Ron Barfield, Jr. | Ortho Lawn & Garden Products | Engine | | 85 | 161 | 0 |
| 27 | 34 | 31 | Tony Roper (R) | Taylor Vertex / Concor | Running | | 82 | 148 | 0 |
| 28 | 7 | 21 | Butch Miller | Orleans Hotel & Casino | Running | | 79 | 146 | 0 |
| 29 | 25 | 97 | Wayne Anderson | Porter-Cable Power Tools | Engine | | 76 | 137 | 0 |
| 30 | 20 | 61 | Randy Tolsma (R) | IWX Motor Freight / Dole | Suspension | | 73 | 134 | 0 |
| 31 | 19 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Team ASE Racing | Engine | | 70 | 113 | 0 |
| 32 | 37 | 55 | Dave Rezendes | Icehouse Beer | Handling | | 67 | 96 | 0 |
| 33 | 40 | 68 | Frank Kimmel | Lub-Tek Shock Oil | Engine | | 64 | 91 | 0 |
| 34 | 3 | 7 | Barry Bodine (R) | Rhino Linings USA | Accident | | 61 | 74 | 0 |
| 35 | 9 | 10 | Lonnie Rush, Jr. (R) | A & G Coal | Accident | | 58 | 73 | 0 |
| 36 | 16 | 93 | Mike Skinner | Llumar Window Film | Ignition | | 55 | 24 | 0 |
| 37 | 26 | 44 | Boris Said (R) | Federated Auto Parts | Engine | | 52 | 19 | 0 |
| 38 | 5 | 66 | Bryan Reffner | Carlin Burners & Controls | Engine | | 49 | 10 | 0 |
| 39 | 24 | 06 | Troy Beebe | Farris Concrete | Ignition | | 46 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | 29 | 57 | Brian Cunningham (R) | Loadhandler | Accident | | 43 | 0 | 0 |
