1997 Link-Belt Construction Equipment 225

Race 13 of 26

Louisville
225 laps
Time of race: 1:26:30
Average speed of winner: 68.358 mph
Margin of victory: 0.192 sec.
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 13 for 66 laps
Lap leaders: Hensley pole, Hornaday 1-225

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Truck #	Sponsor	Truck	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	16	NAPA Brakes	Chevrolet	DEI		102.416	225	1	225	running	36950	180
2	3	Joe Ruttman	80	LCI International	Ford	Roush		102.549	225	0	0	running	27975	170
3	1	Jimmy Hensley	43	Cummins Engine Company	Dodge			103.160	225	0	0	running	19175	165
4	2	Tony Raines	19	Pennzoil	Dodge	Roehrig		102.576	225	0	0	running	11940	160
5	11	Rich Bickle	17	Sears DieHard	Chevrolet	Waltrip		101.350	225	0	0	running	9275	155
6	6	Stacy Compton	86	Valvoline Instant Oil Change	Ford			102.091	225	0	0	running	13550	150
7	13	Scot Walters	37	Red Man Golden Blend	Chevrolet			101.220	225	0	0	running	7150	146
8	19	Jack Sprague	24	Quaker State	Chevrolet	Hendrick		100.574	225	0	0	running	7325	142
9	9	Boris Said	44	Federated Auto Parts	Ford	Simo		101.624	225	0	0	running	7300	138
10	31	Mike Wallace	52	Purolator PureOne Filters	Chevrolet	Schrader		provisional	225	0	0	running	7325	134
11	24	Kevin Harvick	79	Spears Manufacturing	Chevrolet	Spears		99.854	224	0	0	running	6200	130
12	30	Mike Cope	15	Penrose Meat Snacks	Ford			provisional	224	0	0	running	6125	127
13	12	Mike Bliss	2	Team ASE Racing	Ford	Jim Smith		101.330	223	0	0	running	7100	124
14	14	Tammy Jo Kirk	7	Lovable	Ford	Geoff Bodine		101.181	223	0	0	running	7025	121
15	15	Terry Cook	88	PBA Tour	Chevrolet	ThorSport		101.161	221	0	0	running	6550	118
16	5	Rick Crawford	14	Circle Bar Motel & RV	Ford	Tom Mitchell		102.164	219	0	0	running	6675	115
17	20	Michael Dokken	18	DANA Corporation	Dodge	Roehrig		100.574	218	0	0	running	5650	112
18	16	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	98	Raybestos	Ford	Herrick		101.090	217	0	0	running	6575	109
19	7	Rick Carelli	6	RE/MAX International	Chevrolet	Chesrown		102.078	212	0	0	overheating	6550	106
20	21	Tony Roper	31	Concor Tool & Machine	Ford			100.465	0	0	0	running	5700	103
21	25	Brian Cunningham	65	Cunningham Historic Motorcars	Ford			99.665	197	0	0	running	5425	100
22	22	Chuck Bown	99	Exide Batteries	Ford	Roush		100.222	196	0	0	running	6375	97
23	8	Bryan Reffner	66	Carlin Burners & Controls	Ford			101.841	181	0	0	accident	6350	94
24	10	Bob Keselowski	29	Mopar Performance	Dodge	K-Automotive		101.376	169	0	0	engine	6325	91
25	29	Dave Rezendes	35	Ortho Lawn & Garden	Chevrolet			provisional	166	0	0	overheating	6400	88
26	28	Doug George	92	Rotary Lift	Chevrolet			99.351	161	0	0	accident	6275	85
27	32	Wayne Grubb	4	Link-Belt Construction	Chevrolet			provisional	136	0	0	accident	5250	82
28	17	Dan Press	75	Spears Manufacturing	Chevrolet	Spears		101.025	114	0	0	overheating	5200	79
29	18	Butch Miller	20	Orleans Hotel & Casino	Chevrolet			100.625	91	0	0	handling	6200	76
30	23	Billy Kimmel	00	Rite-Way Industries	Chevrolet			99.905	80	0	0	overheating	5200	73
31	26	Jay Sauter	3	GM Goodwrench Service	Chevrolet	Childress		99.564	64	0	0	overheating	6200	70
32	27	Robbie Pyle	5	Central Fastener	Dodge			99.545	13	0	0	transmission	5200	67

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Rich Bickle	1993	13	3	2	10	10
2	Jack Sprague	1931	13	4	2	7	11
3	Joe Ruttman	1857	13	1	1	6	10
4	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	1757	13	1	4	6	8
5	Chuck Bown	1749	13	0	0	3	9
6	Mike Bliss	1739	13	2	0	5	8
7	Jay Sauter	1691	13	0	1	5	7
8	Jimmy Hensley	1683	13	1	0	2	6
9	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	1682	13	0	2	4	5
10	Rick Carelli	1668	13	0	0	4	8
11	Butch Miller	1628	13	0	0	4	6
12	Rick Crawford	1570	13	0	0	1	4
13	Dave Rezendes	1560	13	0	0	0	5
14	Boris Said	1456	13	0	0	2	3
15	Stacy Compton	1408	13	0	0	0	3
16	Bob Keselowski	1370	13	0	0	1	4
17	Tammy Jo Kirk	1341	12	0	0	0	0
18	Bryan Reffner	1292	13	0	0	0	2
19	Tony Raines	1291	11	0	1	2	5
20	Doug George	1279	13	0	0	0	0
21	Tony Roper	1275	13	0	0	0	1
22	Michael Dokken	1234	13	1	0	2	2
23	Dan Press	1189	13	0	0	0	0
24	Tobey Butler	969	10	0	0	0	1
25	Lance Norick	902	10	0	0	0	1