Thunder Special Suzuka
1997 NASCAR Cup Series
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$0Race Date:Nov 23, 1997Suzuka Circut
Margin of Victory:3.742 SecondsRace Duration:2Hr 20Min 22Sec.Suzuka, Japan
Lead Changes:7 Among / 6 DriversAverage Speed:74.537 MPH3.6 Mile 18-Turn Paved Road Course
No. of Cars:30No. of Cautions:5 For 18 Laps

Winner and Pole Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Mike Skinner M. SkinnerDriver: Mark Martin M. MartinNon-Points Race
Car No.:#31 ChevroletCar No.:#6 Ford 
Team:Richard Childress RacingTeam:Roush Racing 
Crew Chief:Larry McReynoldsCrew Chief:Jimmy Fennig 
Laps Led:26 of 125Pole Speed:80.608 MPH

Official 1997 Thunder Special Suzuka Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1431 Mike Skinner M. SkinnerMike SkinnerLowe's / Snap-On012526Running
216 Mark Martin M. MartinMark MartinValvoline012551Running
31174 Randy LaJoie R. LaJoieRandy LaJoieFINA01250Running
41296 David Green D. GreenDavid GreenCaterpillar01259Running
51521 Michael Waltrip M. WaltripMichael WaltripCitgo01250Running
6209 Jim Richards J. RichardsJim RichardsPyroil01250Running
72372 Kenny Wallace K. WallaceKenny WallaceEA Sports01250Running
855 Jack Sprague J. SpragueJack SpragueRain-X01250Running
91938 Butch Gilliland B. GillilandButch GillilandStroppe Motorsports01250Running
1067 Geoffrey Bodine G. BodineGeoffrey BodineQVC Network01240Running
11701 Keiichi Tsuchiya . Keiichi TsuchiyaHot Version01230Running
121467 Scott Gaylord S. GaylordScott GaylordSMS Motorsports01230Running
13945 Ron Hornaday, Jr. R. Hornaday, Jr.Ron Hornaday, Jr.Xtreme-J01230Running
14164 Bobby Hamilton B. HamiltonBobby HamiltonKodak Gold Film01230Running
152837 Larry Gunselman L. GunselmanLarry GunselmanLucas Oil01220Running
162507 Sean Woodside S. WoodsideSean WoodsideCinema Vehicles01210Running
173008 John Kinder J. KinderJohn KinderPowerBase Motorsports01200Running
181728 Kenny Irwin, Jr. K. Irwin, Jr.Kenny Irwin, Jr.Caltex / Texaco / Havoline01160Running
192625 Ricky Craven R. CravenRicky CravenBudweiser / DuPont011435Running
20211 Lance Hooper L. HooperLance HooperR+L Carriers01081Running
212423 Hideo Fukuyama H. FukuyamaHideo FukuyamaMillion Card01030Ignition
222261 Rick Carelli R. CarelliRick CarelliRE/MAX International0790Engine
231002 Akihiko Nakaya A. NakayaAkihiko NakayaMooneyes0760Running
24846 Wally Dallenbach, Jr. W. Dallenbach, Jr.Wally Dallenbach, Jr.Universal Studios0653Accident
252929 Kazuteru Wakida R. OttsKazuteru WakidaGunblaster0650Engine
262714 Jeff Davis J. DavisJeff DavisUltra Shield Products0620Running
27133 Dale Earnhardt D. EarnhardtDale EarnhardtAC Delco0290Overheating
282098 Kevin Culver K. CulverKevin CulverWholesale Truck Parts080Engine
2932 Rusty Wallace R. WallaceRusty WallaceMiller Lite080Engine
30189 Bill Sedgwick B. SedgwickBill SedgwickADL050Too Slow

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