1997 Cummins 200

Race 16 of 26

IRP
202 laps
Time of race: 1:41:04
Average speed of winner: 81.753 mph
Margin of victory: 0.947 sec.
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 9 for 43 laps
Lap leaders: Hensley 1-200, Hornaday 201-202

Race notes: Jack Sprague took the points lead from Rich Bickle.

Video links: Part 1 (Intro/Start), Part 2, Part 3 (Finish/Post-race)

Finish	Start	Driver	Truck #	Sponsor	Truck	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	16	NAPA Brakes	Chevrolet	DEI		109.653	202	1	2	running	35625	180
2	4	Jack Sprague	24	Quaker State	Chevrolet	Hendrick		109.546	202	0	0	running	26325	170
3	1	Jimmy Hensley	43	Cummins Engine Company	Dodge			109.750	202	1	200	running	17325	165
4	22	Joe Ruttman	80	LCI International	Ford	Roush		107.744	202	0	0	running	11800	160
5	11	Mike McLaughlin	53	Penda Truck Accessories	Chevrolet	Schrader		108.525	202	0	0	running	10675	155
6	7	Randy Tolsma	61	IWX Motor Freight	Chevrolet			108.956	202	0	0	running	8500	150
7	18	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	98	Raybestos	Ford	Herrick		107.946	202	0	0	running	8000	146
8	23	Rick Carelli	6	RE/MAX International	Chevrolet	Chesrown		107.678	202	0	0	running	7575	142
9	10	Dave Rezendes	35	Ortho Lawn & Garden	Chevrolet			108.549	202	0	0	running	7500	138
10	5	Rich Bickle	17	Sears DieHard	Chevrolet	Waltrip		108.990	202	0	0	running	7800	134
11	9	Mark Green	37	Red Man Golden Blend	Chevrolet			108.559	202	0	0	running	6250	130
12	15	Chuck Bown	99	Exide Batteries	Ford	Roush		108.245	202	0	0	running	7200	127
13	12	Rick Crawford	14	Circle Bar Motel & RV	Ford	Tom Mitchell		108.382	202	0	0	running	7150	124
14	17	Boris Said	44	Federated Auto Parts	Ford	Simo		108.022	202	0	0	running	7100	121
15	28	Bryan Reffner	66	Carlin Burners & Controls	Ford			107.197	202	0	0	running	7300	118
16	24	Bob Keselowski	29	Mopar Performance	Dodge	K-Automotive		107.505	202	0	0	running	7000	115
17	30	Butch Miller	20	Orleans Hotel & Casino	Chevrolet			106.752	201	0	0	running	6950	112
18	33	Andy Houston	65	Addington Racing	Chevrolet			provisional	201	0	0	running	5900	109
19	8	Mike Bliss	2	Team ASE Racing	Ford	Jim Smith		108.951	201	0	0	running	6850	106
20	21	Kevin Cywinski	18	DANA Corporation	Dodge	Roehrig		107.786	201	0	0	running	5700	103
21	34	Andy Genzman	12	De's LP Gas	Ford	Jim Smith		provisional	200	0	0	running	5650	100
22	32	Bill Sedgwick	4	Soff-Cut International	Chevrolet			provisional	199	0	0	running	5600	97
23	19	Kevin Harvick	75	Spears Manufacturing	Chevrolet	Spears		107.857	199	0	0	running	5500	94
24	20	Terry Cook	88	PBA Tour	Chevrolet	ThorSport		107.852	198	0	0	running	5500	91
25	31	Brian Cunningham	57	Cunningham Historic Motorcars	Ford			provisional	196	0	0	running	5475	88
26	29	Stacy Compton	86	Valvoline Instant Oil Change	Ford			107.085	195	0	0	accident	6450	85
27	13	Tony Raines	19	Pennzoil	Dodge	Roehrig		108.373	195	0	0	running	6425	82
28	6	Mike Wallace	52	Purolator PureOne Filters	Chevrolet	Schrader		108.985	191	0	0	running	5400	79
29	25	Robert Huffman	87	White House Apple Juice	Ford			107.360	182	0	0	running	5375	76
30	27	Rob Rizzo	27	Baldwin Filters	Ford			107.220	171	0	0	running	5350	73
31	14	Jay Sauter	3	GM Goodwrench Service	Chevrolet	Childress		108.359	160	0	0	accident	6350	70
32	26	Mike Skinner	93	KFC Team Twister	Chevrolet			107.318	104	0	0	oil leak	5350	67
33	3	Tony Roper	31	Concor Tool & Machine	Ford			109.555	70	0	0	suspension	6350	64
34	16	Tammy Jo Kirk	7	Lovable	Ford	Geoff Bodine		108.178	52	0	0	accident	6350	61

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Jack Sprague	2386	16	4	2	9	13
2	Rich Bickle	2376	16	3	2	11	12
3	Joe Ruttman	2324	16	2	2	8	12
4	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	2282	16	2	6	9	11
5	Jimmy Hensley	2136	16	2	0	3	9
6	Mike Bliss	2127	16	2	0	6	9
7	Rick Carelli	2094	16	0	0	4	11
8	Chuck Bown	2064	16	0	0	3	9
9	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	2058	16	0	2	4	6
10	Jay Sauter	2036	16	0	1	6	8
11	Rick Crawford	1986	16	0	0	1	6
12	Butch Miller	1950	16	0	0	4	7
13	Dave Rezendes	1910	16	0	0	0	6
14	Stacy Compton	1782	16	0	0	1	4
15	Boris Said	1771	16	0	0	2	3
16	Bob Keselowski	1712	16	0	0	1	4
17	Tony Raines	1645	14	0	1	2	7
18	Tammy Jo Kirk	1644	15	0	0	0	0
19	Bryan Reffner	1634	16	0	0	0	2
20	Tony Roper	1551	16	0	0	0	1
21	Doug George	1355	14	0	0	0	0
22	Michael Dokken	1234	13	1	0	2	2
23	Dan Press	1189	13	0	0	0	0
24	Terry Cook	1040	11	0	0	0	0
25	Tobey Butler	969	10	0	0	0	1