1997 Pennzoil VIP Discount Center 200

Race 8 of 26

Loudon
200 laps
Time of race: 2:10:42
Average speed of winner: 97.138 mph
Margin of victory: 0.571 sec.
Lead changes: 5 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 39 laps
Lap leaders: Sprague 1-115, Said 116-121, Irwin 122-123, Bown 124-129, Sprague 130-187, Sauter 188-200

Video links: Third quarter

Finish	Start	Driver	Truck #	Sponsor	Truck	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	26	Jay Sauter	3	GM Goodwrench Service	Chevrolet	Childress		124.187	200	1	13	running	42075	180
2	1	Jack Sprague	24	Quaker State	Chevrolet	Hendrick		126.985	200	2	173	running	31475	170
3	32	Rick Carelli	6	RE/MAX International	Chevrolet	Chesrown		123.682	200	0	0	running	20625	165
4	5	Boris Said	44	Federated Auto Parts	Ford	Simo		126.182	200	1	6	running	12675	160
5	10	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	98	Raybestos	Ford	Herrick		125.281	200	1	2	running	10000	155
6	9	Rick Crawford	14	Circle Bar Motel & RV	Ford	Tom Mitchell		125.285	200	0	0	running	11575	150
7	28	Dave Rezendes	35	Ortho Lawn & Garden	Chevrolet			124.037	200	0	0	running	7375	146
8	8	Bryan Reffner	66	Carlin Burners & Controls	Ford			125.306	200	0	0	running	6225	142
9	17	Joe Ruttman	80	LCI International	Ford	Roush		124.850	200	0	0	running	7025	138
10	22	Chuck Bown	99	Exide Batteries	Ford	Roush		124.687	200	1	6	running	8175	134
11	6	Kevin Grubb	55	Grubb Motorsports	Ford			125.612	200	0	0	running	5925	130
12	36	Bob Keselowski	29	Mopar Performance	Dodge	K-Automotive		123.178	200	0	0	running	6875	127
13	20	Tammy Jo Kirk	7	Lovable	Ford	Geoff Bodine		124.707	200	0	0	running	6825	124
14	29	Butch Miller	20	Orleans Hotel & Casino	Chevrolet			124.021	199	0	0	running	6775	121
15	23	Stacy Compton	86	Valvoline Instant Oil Change	Ford			124.511	199	0	0	running	7075	118
16	21	Bobby Dotter	68	Lub-Tek Shock Oil	Chevrolet			124.691	199	0	0	running	5675	115
17	2	Mike Bliss	2	Team ASE Racing	Ford	Jim Smith		126.484	199	0	0	running	6600	112
18	35	Mike Cope	15	Penrose Meat Snacks	Ford			123.374	199	0	0	running	5550	109
19	38	Tony Roper	31	Concor Tool & Machine	Ford			provisional	198	0	0	running	6500	106
20	4	Rich Bickle	17	Sears DieHard	Chevrolet	Waltrip		126.282	198	0	0	running	6575	103
21	14	Lance Norick	90	NHL Boston Bruins	Ford			124.973	198	0	0	running	5425	100
22	39	Kenny Allen	65	AAG Racing	Chevrolet			provisional	198	0	0	running	5400	97
23	13	Jimmy Hensley	43	Cummins Engine Company	Dodge			124.989	197	0	0	running	6375	94
24	40	Bob Schacht	73	Engineered Components Company	Ford			provisional	197	0	0	running	5350	91
25	19	Terry Cook	88	PBA Tour	Chevrolet	ThorSport		124.752	196	0	0	running	5425	88
26	37	Doug George	12	Blake Racing	Chevrolet			provisional	195	0	0	running	6300	85
27	25	Tobey Butler	52	Purolator PureOne	Chevrolet	Schrader		124.312	192	0	0	running	6275	82
28	18	Lonnie Rush, Jr.	77	A&G Coal	Chevrolet			124.772	171	0	0	running	5250	79
29	12	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	16	NAPA Brakes	Chevrolet	DEI		125.002	168	0	0	running	7225	76
30	30	Dan Press	75	Spears Manufacturing	Chevrolet	Spears		123.755	166	0	0	running	5200	73
31	31	Michael Dokken	18	DANA Corporation	Dodge	Roehrig		123.747	148	0	0	running	5755	70
32	27	Kenny Hendrick	71	RGR Racing	Ford			124.102	144	0	0	engine	5150	67
33	7	Randy MacDonald	72	MacDonald Racing	Chevrolet			125.372	101	0	0	rear end	6150	64
34	3	Tony Raines	19	Pennzoil	Dodge	Roehrig		126.450	87	0	0	transmission	5150	61
35	34	Brandon Butler	56	Husky Power Tools	Dodge	Brix		123.466	82	0	0	accident	5150	58
36	24	Wayne Grubb	4	Link-Belt Construction	Chevrolet			124.328	71	0	0	accident	5150	55
37	15	Eric Norris	02	Wolverine Vinyl Siding	Ford	Jim Smith		124.932	63	0	0	engine	4350	52
38	33	Robbie Crouch	38	Auto Palace	Chevrolet			123.598	55	0	0	brakes	4350	49
39	16	Rob Rizzo	27	RGR Racing	Ford			124.899	23	0	0	accident	4350	46
40	11	Brian Cunningham	57	Cunningham Historic Cars	Chevrolet			125.191	15	0	0	accident	4350	43

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Rich Bickle	1243	8	3	2	6	6
2	Jack Sprague	1233	8	3	1	5	7
3	Mike Bliss	1128	8	0	0	3	6
4	Butch Miller	1116	8	0	0	4	6
5	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	1108	8	0	1	3	4
6	Joe Ruttman	1086	8	1	1	3	5
7	Chuck Bown	1074	8	0	0	2	5
8	Dave Rezendes	1053	8	0	0	0	4
9	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	1044	8	0	1	3	5
10	Jimmy Hensley	1019	8	0	0	1	3
11	Jay Sauter	1018	8	0	1	3	4
12	Rick Carelli	1000	8	0	0	2	5
13	Rick Crawford	970	8	0	0	0	2
14	Bob Keselowski	901	8	0	0	1	3
15	Doug George	845	8	0	0	0	0
16	Stacy Compton	834	8	0	0	0	2
17	Boris Said	806	8	0	0	1	1
18	Tony Roper	781	8	0	0	0	1
19	Tammy Jo Kirk	760	7	0	0	0	0
20	Tobey Butler	741	7	0	0	0	1
21	Bryan Reffner	737	8	0	0	0	1
22	Michael Dokken	715	8	1	0	1	1
23	Dan Press	710	8	0	0	0	0
24	Kenny Allen	697	7	0	0	0	0
25	Tony Raines	687	6	0	1	1	2