1997 Kroger 200

Race 21 of 30

IRP
200 laps
Time of race: 2:18:00
Average speed of winner: 59.652 mph
Margin of victory: 0.420 sec.
Lead changes: 2 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 11 for 80 laps
Lap leaders: LaJoie 1-91, W. Grubb 92-119, LaJoie 120-200

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Randy LaJoie	74	FINA	Chevrolet			111.193	200	2	172	running	48800	180
2	19	Elliott Sadler	29	Phillips 66	Chevrolet			109.052	200	0	0	running	18900	170
3	14	Elton Sawyer	38	Barbasol	Ford			109.308	200	0	0	running	14525	165
4	3	Tim Fedewa	33	Kleenex	Chevrolet			110.063	200	0	0	running	9275	160
5	31	Wayne Grubb	83	Link-Belt Construction	Chevrolet			108.060	200	1	28	running	10275	155
6	10	Matt Kenseth	17	Kraft Singles	Chevrolet			109.454	200	0	0	running	7775	150
7	35	Buckshot Jones	00	Aquafresh	Pontiac			provisional	200	0	0	running	8850	146
8	16	Steve Park	3	ACDelco	Chevrolet			109.284	200	0	0	running	8625	142
9	37	Jeff Krogh	56	Clearwater Forest Industries	Chevrolet			provisional	200	0	0	running	5300	138
10	5	Jason Keller	57	Slim Jim	Chevrolet			109.907	200	0	0	running	9425	134
11	28	Mike Dillon	72	Detroit Gasket	Chevrolet			108.292	200	0	0	running	8100	130
12	12	Danny Edwards, Jr.	7	Clabber Girl	Chevrolet			109.347	200	0	0	running	3800	127
13	8	Glenn Allen, Jr.	99	Luxaire	Chevrolet			109.565	200	0	0	running	5750	124
14	15	Dennis Setzer	43	Lance Snacks	Chevrolet			109.299	200	0	0	running	5200	121
15	38	Lyndon Amick	35	Rockwell/Dodge	Pontiac			provisional	200	0	0	running	4115	118
16	9	Nathan Buttke	78	Carquest Auto Parts	Chevrolet			109.512	200	0	0	running	3680	115
17	11	Tracy Leslie	63	Lysol	Pontiac			109.410	200	0	0	running	5170	112
18	17	Robert Pressley	47	Sunoco/360 Communications	Chevrolet			109.226	199	0	0	running	5910	109
19	4	Joe Bessey	6	Power Team	Chevrolet			110.049	199	0	0	running	5125	106
20	36	Brad Teague	77	Lear/UAW	Ford			provisional	199	0	0	running	4040	103
21	20	Stevie Reeves	96	Big A Auto Parts	Ford			109.014	198	0	0	running	5105	100
22	6	Jeff Fuller	45	Hunter's Specialties	Chevrolet			109.863	198	0	0	running	5095	97
23	33	Randy Porter	48	Unifirst Uniforms	Ford			108.017	195	0	0	running	5085	94
24	13	Dale Shaw	4	Phoenix Racing	Ford			109.332	193	0	0	accident	3575	91
25	21	Todd Bodine	36	Stanley	Pontiac			109.004	192	0	0	running	5265	88
26	24	Mark Green	37	Timber Wolf	Chevrolet			108.860	192	0	0	running	5055	85
27	29	Dick Trickle	64	Dura Lube	Chevrolet			108.273	189	0	0	running	3545	82
28	23	Phil Parsons	10	ChannelLock	Chevrolet			108.898	188	0	0	accident	5035	79
29	18	Hermie Sadler	1	DeWalt Tools	Chevrolet			109.197	182	0	0	running	5025	76
30	34	Mark Krogh	80	Clearwater Forest Industries	Chevrolet			107.937	181	0	0	running	4740	73
31	39	Larry Pearson	11	Speedvision/Outdoor Life	Ford			provisional	174	0	0	running	3505	70
32	30	Kevin Lepage	88	HYPE	Ford			108.226	171	0	0	running	6745	67
33	27	Joe Nott	92	Phoenix Signs	Chevrolet			108.316	150	0	0	accident	3485	64
34	7	Tony Stewart	44	Shell	Pontiac			109.770	141	0	0	accident	3475	61
35	26	Shane Hall	85	Luck's Foods	Chevrolet			108.894	140	0	0	accident	4475	58
36	32	Kevin Grubb	82	Genuine Link-Belt	Chevrolet			108.046	137	0	0	accident	3475	55
37	2	Mike McLaughlin	34	Royal Oak Charcoal	Chevrolet			110.270	129	0	0	accident	6725	52
38	25	Rick Fuller	40	KFC	Ford			108.463	114	0	0	accident	3475	49
39	22	Scott Lagasse	22	Pest Offense	Chevrolet			108.937	3	0	0	accident	3675	46

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Randy LaJoie	3135	21	1	5	11	16
2	Todd Bodine	2985	21	0	0	8	17
3	Phil Parsons	2660	21	0	0	5	11
4	Steve Park	2643	21	0	1	6	12
5	Elliott Sadler	2594	21	4	3	6	8
6	Buckshot Jones	2551	21	0	0	3	11
7	Elton Sawyer	2537	21	0	0	6	9
8	Mike McLaughlin	2499	21	1	2	6	10
9	Tim Fedewa	2465	21	1	0	4	9
10	Jason Keller	2417	21	0	0	2	8
11	Kevin Lepage	2407	21	0	0	3	5
12	Hermie Sadler	2389	21	1	0	1	4
13	Mark Green	2231	21	0	0	0	3
14	Dick Trickle	2201	19	1	1	4	5
15	Mike Dillon	2157	21	0	0	0	2
16	Tracy Leslie	2063	20	0	0	1	4
17	Glenn Allen, Jr.	1918	20	0	0	0	3
18	Joe Bessey	1913	21	1	0	0	3
19	Jeff Green	1898	14	2	1	6	7
20	Stevie Reeves	1829	20	0	0	0	0
21	Jeff Fuller	1769	19	0	0	1	3
22	Dennis Setzer	1725	17	0	0	0	3
23	Shane Hall	1690	21	1	0	0	1
24	Johnny Chapman	1657	19	0	0	0	0
25	Matt Kenseth	1283	12	0	0	0	3