1997 Hanes 250

Race 21 of 26

Martinsville
256 laps
Time of race: 1:47:18
Average speed of winner: 72.297 mph
Margin of victory: 0.573 sec.
Lead changes: 2 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 43 laps
Lap leaders: Bickle pole, Irvan 1-52, Bickle 53-256

Finish	Start	Driver	Truck #	Sponsor	Truck	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Rich Bickle	17	Sears DieHard	Chevrolet	Waltrip		92.796	256	1	204	running	31875	180
2	2	Ernie Irvan	28	Federated Auto Parts	Ford			92.420	256	1	52	running	25600	170
3	3	Mike Bliss	2	Team ASE Racing	Ford	Jim Smith		92.231	256	0	0	running	19075	165
4	13	Jimmy Hensley	43	Cummins Engine Company	Dodge			91.377	256	0	0	running	19075	160
5	14	Bobby Hamilton	51	Southern Pride Trucking	Chevrolet	Hamilton		91.315	256	0	0	running	11175	155
6	18	Butch Miller	20	Orleans Hotel & Casino	Chevrolet			91.280	256	0	0	running	7875	150
7	33	Jay Sauter	3	GM Goodwrench Service	Chevrolet	Childress		provisional	256	0	0	running	6675	146
8	19	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	98	Raybestos	Ford	Herrick		91.245	256	0	0	running	7375	142
9	7	Stacy Compton	86	Valvoline Instant Oil Change	Ford			91.860	256	0	0	running	6825	138
10	8	Jack Sprague	24	Quaker State	Chevrolet	Hendrick		91.771	256	0	0	running	7925	134
11	21	Andy Houston	65	Addington Racing	Chevrolet			91.091	255	0	0	running	5475	130
12	5	Joe Ruttman	80	LCI International	Ford	Roush		91.954	255	0	0	running	6325	127
13	6	David Green	37	Red Man Golden Blend	Chevrolet			91.940	255	0	0	running	5275	124
14	20	Randy Tolsma	61	IWX/Dole	Chevrolet			91.174	255	0	0	running	6225	121
15	10	Rick Carelli	6	RE/MAX International	Chevrolet	Chesrown		91.611	254	0	0	running	6625	118
16	29	Chuck Bown	99	Exide Batteries	Ford	Roush		90.664	253	0	0	running	6125	115
17	26	Barry Bodine	7	Geoff Bodine Racing	Ford	Geoff Bodine		90.890	252	0	0	running	5075	112
18	16	Kelly Denton	35	Ortho Lawn & Garden	Chevrolet			91.302	252	0	0	running	5025	109
19	23	Brad Teague	04	M-R Motorsports	Chevrolet			90.982	250	0	0	running	4975	106
20	28	Ernie Cope	12	Kroger	Chevrolet			90.711	250	0	0	running	5150	103
21	36	Tony Roper	31	Concor Tool & Machine	Ford			provisional	246	0	0	running	5900	100
22	31	Mike Wallace	52	Purolator PureOne Filters	Chevrolet	Schrader		90.529	241	0	0	running	5875	97
23	11	Tony Raines	19	Pennzoil	Dodge	Roehrig		91.549	235	0	0	running	5850	94
24	34	Rick Crawford	14	Circle Bar Motel & RV	Ford	Tom Mitchell		provisional	235	0	0	running	5825	91
25	30	Billy Pauch	06	Dick Greenfield Racing	Dodge			90.655	221	0	0	running	4900	88
26	32	Boris Said	44	Federated Auto Parts	Ford	Simo		90.495	199	0	0	running	5775	85
27	22	Wayne Grubb	4	Link-Belt Construction	Chevrolet			91.056	187	0	0	accident	4750	82
28	27	Bob Keselowski	29	Mopar Performance	Dodge	K-Automotive		90.855	182	0	0	rear end	5725	79
29	35	Bryan Reffner	66	Carlin Burners & Controls	Ford			provisional	181	0	0	engine	5675	76
30	9	Jamie Skinner	93	Llumar Window Films	Chevrolet			91.700	177	0	0	accident	4650	73
31	17	B.A. Wilson	85	ICSE Control Systems	Ford			91.302	109	0	0	transmission	4625	70
32	4	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	16	NAPA Brakes	Chevrolet	DEI		92.204	99	0	0	rear end	6600	67
33	25	John Blewett III	05	Maguire Auto Parts	Chevrolet			90.899	89	0	0	engine	4600	64
34	15	Johnny Benson, Jr.	18	DANA Corporation	Dodge	Roehrig		91.311	75	0	0	accident	4600	61
35	12	Michael Waltrip	1	CITGO	Ford			91.478	59	0	0	engine	4600	58
36	24	Philip Morris	81	Beaty Construction	Chevrolet			90.938	34	0	0	engine	4600	55

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Jack Sprague	3195	21	4	3	13	18
2	Rich Bickle	3146	21	4	3	14	16
3	Joe Ruttman	3014	21	2	2	10	14
4	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	2969	21	3	7	12	14
5	Mike Bliss	2880	21	3	0	8	14
6	Jimmy Hensley	2812	21	2	0	4	11
7	Rick Carelli	2765	21	0	0	5	14
8	Jay Sauter	2748	21	0	1	7	11
9	Chuck Bown	2655	21	0	0	3	11
10	Butch Miller	2626	21	0	0	5	11
11	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	2622	21	0	2	5	8
12	Rick Crawford	2519	21	0	0	1	7
13	Stacy Compton	2393	21	0	0	2	6
14	Bob Keselowski	2313	21	0	1	2	5
15	Boris Said	2283	21	0	0	2	3
16	Dave Rezendes	2255	19	0	0	1	7
17	Tony Raines	2145	19	0	1	2	7
18	Bryan Reffner	2110	21	0	0	0	2
19	Tony Roper	2074	21	0	0	0	2
20	Tammy Jo Kirk	1944	18	0	0	0	0
21	Doug George	1446	15	0	0	0	0
22	Michael Dokken	1331	14	1	0	2	2
23	Terry Cook	1213	13	1	0	0	0
24	Dan Press	1189	13	0	0	0	0
25	Tobey Butler	1154	12	0	0	0	1