1997 Sears Auto Center 250

Race 18 of 30

Milwaukee
250 laps
Time of race: 2:31:18
Average speed of winner: 99.141 mph
Margin of victory: under caution
Lead changes: 10 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 35 laps
Lap leaders: Fedewa pole, H. Sadler 1-27, Park 28-86, Lepage 87, E. Sadler 88, Lepage 89-130, E. Sadler 131-170, Park 171-189, Jones 190-221, Trickle 222-230, LaJoie 231-250

Race notes: Randy LaJoie took the points lead from Todd Bodine.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	10	Randy LaJoie	74	FINA	Chevrolet			117.218	250	1	20	running	41050	180
2	11	Elliott Sadler	29	Phillips 66	Chevrolet			117.073	250	2	41	running	28575	170
3	2	Hermie Sadler	1	DeWalt Tools	Chevrolet			118.394	250	1	27	running	19875	165
4	3	Buckshot Jones	00	Aquafresh	Pontiac			117.840	250	1	32	running	17550	160
5	12	Steve Park	3	ACDelco	Chevrolet			116.860	250	2	78	running	17500	155
6	16	Elton Sawyer	38	Barbasol	Ford			116.728	250	0	0	running	11525	150
7	22	Phil Parsons	10	ChannelLock	Chevrolet			116.122	250	0	0	running	11675	146
8	21	Dale Shaw	4	Phoenix Racing	Ford			116.633	250	0	0	running	8325	142
9	28	Tracy Leslie	63	Lysol	Pontiac			117.863	250	0	0	running	11225	138
10	1	Tim Fedewa	33	Kleenex	Chevrolet			118.468	250	0	0	running	13725	134
11	7	Todd Bodine	36	Stanley	Pontiac			117.390	249	0	0	accident	11025	130
12	27	Matt Kenseth	17	Kraft Singles	Chevrolet			119.067	249	0	0	running	9925	127
13	33	Mike McLaughlin	34	Royal Oak Charcoal	Chevrolet			115.607	249	0	0	running	12075	124
14	9	Dick Trickle	64	Dura Lube	Chevrolet			117.325	249	1	9	running	7725	121
15	26	Mark Green	37	Timber Wolf	Chevrolet			119.091	249	0	0	running	10050	118
16	29	Glenn Allen, Jr.	99	Luxaire	Chevrolet			117.505	249	0	0	running	9525	115
17	19	Jason Keller	57	Slim Jim	Chevrolet			116.694	249	0	0	running	11675	112
18	4	Bobby Labonte	44	Shell Oil	Chevrolet			117.774	249	0	0	running	7325	109
19	15	Joe Bessey	6	Power Team	Chevrolet			116.739	249	0	0	running	9225	106
20	34	Jeff Krogh	56	CFI	Chevrolet			115.562	249	0	0	running	7550	103
21	36	Robert Pressley	47	Sunoco	Chevrolet			114.515	249	0	0	running	9275	100
22	23	Rick Fuller	40	Specialty Motorsports	Ford			116.002	249	0	0	running	6925	97
23	5	Bobby Dotter	08	Lub-Tek	Chevrolet			117.693	249	0	0	running	6800	94
24	17	Shane Hall	85	Luck's Foods	Chevrolet			116.720	249	0	0	running	8700	91
25	14	Johnny Chapman	89	Alarm South	Chevrolet			116.822	249	0	0	running	8900	88
26	6	Kevin Lepage	88	HYPE	Ford			117.563	247	2	43	accident	12650	85
27	13	Stevie Reeves	96	Big A Auto Parts	Ford			116.822	247	0	0	running	8300	82
28	20	Dennis Setzer	43	Lance Snacks	Chevrolet			116.671	246	0	0	running	7200	79
29	31	Mark Krogh	80	CFI	Chevrolet			115.987	246	0	0	running	7100	76
30	18	Jeff Fuller	45	Hunter's Specialties	Chevrolet			116.713	245	0	0	running	7225	73
31	32	Mike Dillon	72	Detroit Gasket	Chevrolet			115.666	245	0	0	running	9150	70
32	25	Lyndon Amick	35	Rockwell/Dodge	Pontiac			115.789	243	0	0	running	5800	67
33	24	Randy Porter	48	Unifirst Uniforms	Ford			115.994	241	0	0	running	6700	64
34	30	Chris Diamond	68	J&L Motors	Chevrolet			116.822	241	0	0	accident	5600	61
35	38	Joey McCarthy	41	Rent-A-Wreck	Chevrolet			113.275	227	0	0	running	5500	58
36	40	Nathan Buttke	78	Carquest	Chevrolet			provisional	150	0	0	engine	5400	55
37	8	Ricky Craven	2	Raybestos	Chevrolet			117.359	143	0	0	brakes	5300	52
38	37	Mark Day	67	31-W Insulation	Pontiac			113.794	46	0	0	accident	5060	49
39	35	Jeff McClure	77	Lear/UAW	Ford			114.899	35	0	0	accident	5060	46
40	39	Doug Reid	97	Godwin's	Chevrolet			provisional	31	0	0	accident	5260	43

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Randy LaJoie	2678	18	0	4	9	14
2	Todd Bodine	2646	18	0	0	7	16
3	Phil Parsons	2363	18	0	0	5	11
4	Steve Park	2245	18	0	1	6	10
5	Buckshot Jones	2183	18	0	0	3	9
6	Mike McLaughlin	2122	18	1	2	4	8
7	Kevin Lepage	2083	18	0	0	3	5
8	Hermie Sadler	2077	18	1	0	1	4
9	Elliott Sadler	2064	18	3	1	3	5
10	Elton Sawyer	2057	18	0	0	3	6
11	Jason Keller	2037	18	0	0	1	6
12	Tim Fedewa	2028	18	1	0	3	7
13	Dick Trickle	2019	17	1	1	4	5
14	Jeff Green	1898	14	2	1	6	7
15	Mark Green	1886	18	0	0	0	2
16	Mike Dillon	1771	18	0	0	0	1
17	Tracy Leslie	1715	17	0	0	1	4
18	Stevie Reeves	1601	17	0	0	0	0
19	Joe Bessey	1587	18	0	0	0	2
20	Glenn Allen, Jr.	1527	17	0	0	0	2
21	Johnny Chapman	1481	17	0	0	0	0
22	Jeff Fuller	1462	16	0	0	1	2
23	Shane Hall	1423	18	1	0	0	1
24	Dennis Setzer	1367	14	0	0	0	2
25	Greg Sacks	1243	12	0	0	0	2