1997 DieHard 200

Race 12 of 26

Milwaukee
200 laps
Time of race: 1:53:34
Average speed of winner: 105.665 mph
Margin of victory: 1.055 sec.
Lead changes: 10 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 18 laps
Lap leaders: Sprague 1-51, Bickle 52-56, Sprague 57-60, Bickle 61-69, Hornaday 70-76, Sprague 77-83, Hornaday 84-85, Sprague 86-89, Hornaday 90-136, Sprague 137-197, Hornaday 198-200

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Truck #	Sponsor	Truck	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	5	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	16	NAPA Brakes	Chevrolet	DEI		118.161	200	4	59	running	37725	180
2	3	Jay Sauter	3	GM Goodwrench Service	Chevrolet	Childress		118.601	200	0	0	running	26675	170
3	2	Rich Bickle	17	Sears DieHard	Chevrolet	Waltrip		118.839	200	2	14	running	15875	165
4	1	Jack Sprague	24	Quaker State	Chevrolet	Hendrick		119.178	200	5	127	running	16300	160
5	6	Rick Carelli	6	RE/MAX International	Chevrolet	Chesrown		118.130	200	0	0	running	14225	155
6	4	Mike Wallace	52	Purolator PureOne Filters	Chevrolet	Schrader		118.526	200	0	0	running	8700	150
7	11	Tony Raines	19	Pennzoil	Dodge	Roehrig		117.210	200	0	0	running	8900	146
8	13	Jimmy Hensley	43	Cummins Engine Company	Dodge			117.153	200	0	0	running	7800	142
9	20	Joe Ruttman	80	LCI International	Ford	Roush		116.758	199	0	0	running	7700	138
10	16	Chuck Bown	99	Exide Batteries	Ford	Roush		117.016	199	0	0	running	8675	134
11	19	Boris Said	44	Federated Auto Parts	Ford	Simo		116.762	199	0	0	running	7850	130
12	10	Mark Green	37	Red Man Golden Blend	Chevrolet			117.226	199	0	0	running	6575	127
13	9	Bryan Reffner	66	Carlin Combustion & Controls	Ford			117.386	199	0	0	running	6500	124
14	27	Butch Miller	20	Orleans Hotel & Casino	Chevrolet				199	0	0	running	7600	121
15	7	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	98	Raybestos	Ford	Herrick		118.044	199	0	0	running	7525	118
16	18	Tammy Jo Kirk	7	Lovable	Ford	Geoff Bodine		116.834	198	0	0	running	6975	115
17	26	Tony Roper	31	Concor Tool & Machine	Ford			116.208	198	0	0	running	5925	112
18	29	Lonnie Rush, Jr.	77	A&G Coal	Chevrolet			115.629	198	0	0	running	5875	109
19	17	Doug George	92	Rotary Lift	Chevrolet			116.936	198	0	0	running	6825	106
20	24	Bob Keselowski	29	Mopar Performance	Dodge	K-Automotive		116.392	198	0	0	running	6775	103
21	14	Stacy Compton	86	Valvoline Instant Oil Change	Ford			117.085	198	0	0	running	6725	100
22	34	Eric Norris	02	Wolverine Vinyl Siding	Ford	Jim Smith		provisional	197	0	0	running	5675	97
23	15	Mike Bliss	2	Team ASE Racing	Ford	Jim Smith		117.062	196	0	0	running	6625	94
24	30	Bobby Dotter	60	Lub-Tek	Chevrolet			115.611	196	0	0	running	5575	91
25	25	Dan Press	75	Spears Manufacturing	Chevrolet	Spears		116.230	189	0	0	running	5650	88
26	28	Jerry Robertson	26	Mainstream Technology	Ford			115.711	183	0	0	running	5525	85
27	22	Terry Cook	88	PBA Tour	Chevrolet	ThorSport		116.595	155	0	0	engine	5500	82
28	23	Mike Cope	15	Penrose Meat Snacks	Ford			116.543	143	0	0	ignition	5475	79
29	33	Jerry Glanville	81	Fricker's	Ford			provisional	124	0	0	engine	5450	76
30	31	Dave Rezendes	35	Ortho Lawn & Garden	Chevrolet			provisional	109	0	0	engine	6425	73
31	12	Randy Tolsma	61	IWX Motor Freight	Chevrolet			117.172	88	0	0	accident	5425	70
32	21	Michael Dokken	18	DANA Corporation	Dodge	Roehrig		116.701	74	0	0	accident	5425	67
33	32	Lance Norick	90	NHL	Ford			provisional	71	0	0	engine	5425	64
34	8	Rick Crawford	14	Circle Bar Motel & RV	Ford	Tom Mitchell		118.010	33	0	0	clutch	6425	61

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Rich Bickle	1838	12	3	2	9	9
2	Jack Sprague	1789	12	4	2	7	10
3	Joe Ruttman	1687	12	1	1	5	9
4	Chuck Bown	1652	12	0	0	3	9
5	Jay Sauter	1621	12	0	1	5	7
6	Mike Bliss	1615	12	2	0	5	8
7	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	1577	12	1	3	5	7
8	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	1573	12	0	2	4	5
9	Rick Carelli	1562	12	0	0	4	8
10	Butch Miller	1552	12	0	0	4	6
11	Jimmy Hensley	1518	12	0	0	1	5
12	Dave Rezendes	1472	12	0	0	0	5
13	Rick Crawford	1455	12	0	0	1	4
14	Boris Said	1318	12	0	0	2	2
15	Bob Keselowski	1279	12	0	0	1	4
16	Stacy Compton	1258	12	0	0	0	2
17	Tammy Jo Kirk	1220	11	0	0	0	0
18	Bryan Reffner	1198	12	0	0	0	2
19	Doug George	1194	12	0	0	0	0
20	Tony Roper	1172	12	0	0	0	1
21	Tony Raines	1131	10	0	1	1	4
22	Michael Dokken	1122	12	1	0	2	2
23	Dan Press	1110	12	0	0	0	0
24	Tobey Butler	969	10	0	0	0	1
25	Lance Norick	902	10	0	0	0	1