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1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Unofficial Results Pennzoil/VIP Discount Auto Center 200 New Hampshire International Speedway Race 8 / May 31
Ps Truck Name Sponsor Make Lps Pts Money Status
1 3 Jay Sauter GM Goodwrench Service Chv 200 180 $42,075 Running 2 24 Jack Sprague Quaker State/GMAC Chv 200 170 29,475 Running 3 6 Rick Carelli REMAX International Chv 200 165 19,425 Running 4 44 Boris Said Federated Auto Parts Frd 200 160 11,425 Running 5 98 Kenny Irwin Raybestos/Frd Credit Frd 200 155 9,150 Running 6 14 Rick Crawford Circle Bar Motel/RV Frd 200 150 8,375 Running 7 35 Dave Rezendes Ortho Lawn & Garden Chv 200 146 7,375 Running 8 66 Bryan Reffner Carlin Burner/Controls Frd 200 142 6,225 Running 9 80 Joe Ruttman LCI Worldwide Telecomm. Frd 200 138 7,025 Running 10 99 Chuck Bown Exide Batteries Frd 200 134 8,175 Running 11 55 Kevin Grubb Grubb Motorsports Chv 200 130 5,925 Running 12 29 Bob Keselowski Mopar Performance Dge 200 127 6,875 Running 13 7 Tammy Jo Kirk Lovable Frd 200 124 6,825 Running 14 20 Butch Miller Orleans Hotel/Casino Chv 199 121 6,775 Running 15 86 Stacy Compton Valvoline Inst Oil Chg Frd 199 118 7,075 Running 16 68 Bobby Dotter Lub-Tek Shock Oil Chv 199 115 5,675 Running 17 2 Mike Bliss Team ASE Racing Frd 199 112 6,600 Running 18 15 Mike Cope Penrose Meat Snacks Frd 199 109 5,550 Running 19 31 Tony Roper Concor Tool & Machine Frd 198 106 6,500 Running 20 17 Rich Bickle Sears DieHard Chv 198 103 6,575 Running 21 90 Lance Norick NHL Frd 198 100 5,425 Running 22 65 Kenny Allen AAG Racing Chv 198 97 5,400 Running 23 43 Jimmy Hensley Cummins Engines/Touch 1 Dge 197 94 6,375 Running 24 73 Bob Schacht Engineered Components Frd 197 91 5,350 Running 25 88 Tery Cook PBA Tour Chv 196 88 5,425 Running 26 12 Doug George Blake Racing Chv 195 85 6,300 Running 27 52 Tobey Butler Purolator PureOne Chv 192 82 6,275 Running 28 77 Lonnie Rush A & G Corp Chv 171 79 5,250 Running 29 16 Ron Hornaday NAPA Brakes Chv 168 76 7,225 Running 30 75 Dan Press Spears Manufacturing Chv 166 73 5,200 Running 31 18 Michael Dokken DANA Corporation Dge 148 70 5,755 Handling 32 71 Kenny Hendrick RGR Racing Chv 144 67 5,150 Engine 33 72 Randy MacDonald MacDonald Racing Chv 101 64 5,150 Rear end 34 19 Tony Raines Pennzoil Dge 87 61 6,150 Transmission 35 56 Brandon Butler Husky Power Tools Dge 82 58 5,150 Accident 36 4 Wayne Grubb Line-Belt Construction Chv 71 55 5,150 Accident 37 02 Eric Norris Wolverine Vinyl Frd 63 52 5,150 Engine 38 38 Robbie Crouch Auto Palace Chv 55 49 4,350 Brakes 39 27 Rob Rizzo RGR Racing Frd 23 46 4,350 Accident 40 57 Brian Cunningham Cunningham Historics Chv 15 43 4,350 Accident
Time of race: 1 hour, 18 minutes, 37 seconds Avg. Speed: 97.200 mph Margin of victory: .571 seconds Lead changes: 5 among 5 drivers Caution flags: 8 for 40 laps Contingency Award Winners -- Gatorade Front Runner Award: Jack Sprague MCI Fast Pace Award: Jack Sprague (Lap 30, 30.640 seconds, 124.308 mph) VentVisor Super Deflector Award: Jack Sprague Featherlite Long Haul Award: Jay Sauter Plasti-Kote Winning Finish Award: Joe Shear Jr. (No. 3 GM Goodwrench Service Chv) Cintas Rookie of the Race: Boris Said
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