1997 Dodge California Truck Stop 300

Race 23 of 26

Mesa Marin
300 laps
Time of race: 1:57:58
Average speed of winner: 76.293 mph
Margin of victory: 0.204 sec.
Lead changes: 11 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 37 laps
Lap leaders: Bliss 1-19, Irwin 20, Hornaday 21-153, Tolsma 154, Hornaday 155-156, Tolsma 157-163, Wallace 164-192, Bliss 193-239, Hornaday 240-243, Bliss 244-291, Wallace 292-296, Tolsma 297-300

Finish	Start	Driver	Truck #	Sponsor	Truck	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	13	Randy Tolsma	61	IWX/Dole	Chevrolet			89.982	300	3	12	running	35550	180
2	17	Stacy Compton	86	Valvoline Instant Oil Change	Ford			89.664	300	0	0	running	23650	170
3	1	Mike Bliss	2	Team ASE Racing	Ford	Jim Smith		91.799	300	3	114	running	16600	165
4	14	Jay Sauter	3	GM Goodwrench Service	Chevrolet	Childress		89.928	300	0	0	running	9800	160
5	2	Rich Bickle	17	Sears DieHard	Chevrolet	Waltrip		91.724	300	0	0	running	7900	155
6	23	Rick Crawford	14	Circle Bar Motel & RV	Ford	Tom Mitchell		89.210	300	0	0	running	7200	150
7	18	Mike Wallace	52	Purolator PureOne Filters	Chevrolet	Schrader		89.637	300	2	34	running	5900	146
8	5	Kevin Harvick	75	Spears Manufacturing	Chevrolet	Spears		90.753	300	0	0	running	5850	142
9	6	Jimmy Hensley	43	Cummins Engine Company	Dodge			90.730	300	0	0	running	6800	138
10	10	Jack Sprague	24	Quaker State	Chevrolet	Hendrick		90.425	300	0	0	running	6750	134
11	7	Tony Raines	19	Pennzoil	Dodge	Roehrig		90.712	300	0	0	running	6700	130
12	21	Rick Carelli	6	RE/MAX International	Chevrolet	Chesrown		89.454	299	0	0	running	6550	127
13	29	Tony Roper	31	Concor Tool & Machine	Ford			88.071	299	0	0	running	6500	124
14	9	Chuck Bown	99	Exide Batteries	Ford	Roush		90.557	299	0	0	running	6450	121
15	20	Kevin Cywinski	18	DANA Corporation	Dodge	Roehrig		89.561	299	0	0	running	5400	118
16	4	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	98	Raybestos	Ford	Herrick		91.038	298	1	1	running	6350	115
17	19	Butch Miller	20	Orleans Hotel & Casino	Chevrolet			89.583	298	0	0	running	5300	112
18	22	Rob Rizzo	27	Hastings Premium Filters	Ford			89.445	298	0	0	running	5250	109
19	11	Joe Ruttman	80	LCI International	Ford	Roush		90.307	298	0	0	running	6200	106
20	25	Ron Esau	9	Rhino Linings USA	Chevrolet			89.171	297	0	0	running	5475	103
21	27	Bob Keselowski	29	Mopar Performance	Dodge	K-Automotive		88.810	297	0	0	running	6100	100
22	16	Ron Fellows	48	AER Manufacturing	Chevrolet	Billy Hess		89.704	295	0	0	running	5050	97
23	28	Boris Said	44	Federated Auto Parts	Ford	Simo		88.552	294	0	0	running	6000	94
24	30	Joe Bean	46	Dollar Racing	Ford	Morgan Dollar		87.557	292	0	0	running	4950	91
25	26	Lance Norick	90	NHL	Ford			89.149	288	0	0	running	4975	88
26	34	Tony Toste	12	Star Nursery	Chevrolet			provisional	288	0	0	running	4825	85
27	31	Donny Ling, Jr.	68	Auto Palace	Chevrolet			87.247	277	0	0	running	4725	82
28	8	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	16	NAPA Brakes	Chevrolet	DEI		90.557	244	3	139	rear end	8125	79
29	15	Kelly Denton	35	Ortho Lawn & Garden	Chevrolet			89.883	172	0	0	engine	4525	76
30	24	Dave Rezendes	55	Tom Gloy Racing	Ford	Gloy		89.193	127	0	0	transmission	5425	73
31	32	Milan Garrett	85	Champion Wheel Company	Ford			86.067	117	0	0	handling	4325	70
32	3	Bryan Reffner	66	Carlin Burners & Controls	Ford			91.089	103	0	0	exhaust	5225	67
33	12	Bill Sedgwick	4	Soff-Cut International	Chevrolet			90.185	43	0	0	engine	4225	64
34	33	Doug George	34	Concor Tool & Machine	Chevrolet			provisional	2	0	0	transmission	5225	61

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Jack Sprague	3484	23	4	3	14	20
2	Rich Bickle	3428	23	4	3	15	17
3	Joe Ruttman	3300	23	2	3	11	15
4	Mike Bliss	3142	23	4	0	9	15
5	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	3133	23	3	7	12	14
6	Jimmy Hensley	3100	23	2	0	4	13
7	Jay Sauter	3073	23	0	1	9	13
8	Rick Carelli	3038	23	0	0	5	15
9	Chuck Bown	2897	23	0	0	3	11
10	Butch Miller	2856	23	0	0	5	11
11	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	2807	23	0	2	5	8
12	Rick Crawford	2757	23	0	0	1	8
13	Stacy Compton	2697	23	0	0	3	8
14	Bob Keselowski	2537	23	0	1	2	5
15	Boris Said	2480	23	0	0	2	3
16	Dave Rezendes	2428	21	1	0	1	7
17	Tony Raines	2366	21	0	1	2	7
18	Tony Roper	2310	23	0	0	0	2
19	Bryan Reffner	2244	23	0	0	0	2
20	Tammy Jo Kirk	1944	18	0	0	0	0
21	Doug George	1649	17	0	0	0	1
22	Randy Tolsma	1353	12	0	1	1	4
23	Michael Dokken	1331	14	1	0	2	2
24	Mike Wallace	1322	12	0	0	0	4
25	Terry Cook	1213	13	1	0	0	0