1997 GM Goodwrench/Delco Battery 300

Race 25 of 26

Phoenix
186 laps
Time of race: 1:47:22
Average speed of winner: 103.942 mph
Margin of victory: 0.419 sec.
Lead changes: 4 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 26 laps
Lap leaders: Bliss 1-48, Sprague 49-52, Rush 53-65, Sprague 66-130, Ruttman 131-186

Finish	Start	Driver	Truck #	Sponsor	Truck	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	7	Joe Ruttman	80	LCI International	Ford	Roush		126.654	186	1	56	running	36990	180
2	9	Chuck Bown	99	Exide Batteries	Ford	Roush		126.462	186	0	0	running	19000	170
3	6	Jack Sprague	24	Quaker State	Chevrolet	Hendrick		126.747	186	2	69	running	18450	165
4	12	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	98	Raybestos	Ford	Herrick		126.245	186	0	0	running	10500	160
5	10	Rick Carelli	6	RE/MAX International	Chevrolet	Chesrown		126.431	186	0	0	running	10925	155
6	17	Mike Wallace	52	Purolator PureOne	Chevrolet	Schrader		125.576	186	0	0	running	7050	150
7	31	Jay Sauter	3	GM Goodwrench Service	Chevrolet	Childress		124.271	186	0	0	running	7700	146
8	23	Butch Miller	20	Orleans Hotel & Casino	Chevrolet			125.178	186	0	0	running	6900	142
9	3	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	16	NAPA Brakes	Chevrolet	DEI		127.343	186	0	0	running	7850	138
10	1	Mike Bliss	2	Team ASE Racing	Ford	Jim Smith		127.741	186	1	48	running	9400	134
11	35	Tom Hubert	18	DANA Corporation	Dodge	Roehrig		provisional	186	0	0	running	5600	127
12	24	Tobey Butler	60	Farris Concrete	Chevrolet	Farris		124.983	186	0	0	running	5600	127
13	26	Rick Crawford	14	Circle Bar Motel & RV	Ford	Tom Mitchell		124.714	186	0	0	running	6800	124
14	5	Stacy Compton	86	Valvoline Instant Oil Change	Ford			126.774	186	0	0	running	6500	121
15	15	Dave Rezendes	55	Icehouse Beer	Ford	Gloy		125.953	186	0	0	running	6550	118
16	20	Barry Bodine	7	Geoff Bodine Racing	Ford	Geoff Bodine		125.405	186	0	0	running	5400	115
17	30	Bob Keselowski	29	Mopar Performance	Dodge	K-Automotive		124.335	186	0	0	running	6350	112
18	8	Rich Bickle	17	Sears DieHard	Chevrolet	Waltrip		126.596	186	0	0	running	6300	109
19	11	Jimmy Hensley	43	Cummins Engine Company	Dodge			126.258	186	0	0	running	6250	106
20	32	Boris Said	44	Federated Auto Parts	Ford	Simo		123.907	185	0	0	running	7425	103
21	34	Doug George	92	Rotary Lift	Chevrolet			provisional	185	0	0	running	6150	100
22	14	Brian Cunningham	57	Cunningham Historic Cars	Ford			126.024	185	0	0	running	5100	97
23	28	Bobby Dotter	68	Lub-Tek Shock Oil	Chevrolet			124.632	185	0	0	running	5050	94
24	33	Tony Roper	31	Concor Tool & Machine	Ford			provisional	185	0	0	running	6000	91
25	4	Steve Park	76	Action Performance	Chevrolet	DEI		126.787	184	0	0	running	5050	88
26	29	Mike Dillon	33	Realtree Camo	Chevrolet	Childress		124.387	184	0	0	running	4900	85
27	13	Ron Barfield, Jr.	35	Ortho Lawn & Garden	Chevrolet			126.046	183	0	0	running	4800	82
28	18	Terry Cook	88	Pioneer Electronics	Chevrolet	ThorSport		125.554	182	0	0	running	5050	79
29	27	Lonnie Rush, Jr.	10	A&G Coal Company	Chevrolet			124.684	175	1	13	engine	4600	76
30	2	Bryan Reffner	66	Carlin Burners & Controls	Ford			127.402	162	0	0	accident	5500	73
31	25	Rick McCray	02	McCray Racing	Chevrolet			124.775	131	0	0	ignition	4400	70
32	16	Andy Houston	65	Addington Racing	Chevrolet			125.733	121	0	0	ignition	4275	67
33	21	Randy Tolsma	61	IWX	Chevrolet			125.331	90	0	0	engine	4275	64
34	36	Kevin Harvick	75	Spears Manufacturing	Chevrolet	Spears		provisional	33	0	0	engine	4275	61
35	19	Joe Bessey	50	Power Team	Ford			125.475	28	0	0	engine	4275	58
36	22	Tony Raines	19	Pennzoil	Dodge	Roehrig		125.274	4	0	0	engine	0	55

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Jack Sprague	3799	25	4	3	15	22
2	Rich Bickle	3622	25	4	3	15	17
3	Joe Ruttman	3556	25	2	4	12	16
4	Mike Bliss	3456	25	6	1	10	17
5	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	3409	25	3	7	12	16
6	Rick Carelli	3311	25	0	0	6	16
7	Jay Sauter	3307	25	0	1	9	14
8	Jimmy Hensley	3267	25	2	0	4	13
9	Chuck Bown	3182	25	0	0	4	12
10	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	3132	25	0	2	7	10
11	Butch Miller	3107	25	0	0	5	12
12	Rick Crawford	3015	25	0	0	1	9
13	Stacy Compton	2930	25	0	0	3	8
14	Bob Keselowski	2791	25	0	1	2	6
15	Boris Said	2647	25	0	0	2	3
16	Dave Rezendes	2546	22	1	0	1	7
17	Tony Raines	2545	23	0	1	2	7
18	Tony Roper	2522	25	0	0	0	2
19	Bryan Reffner	2384	25	0	0	0	2
20	Tammy Jo Kirk	2002	19	0	0	0	0
21	Doug George	1804	19	0	0	0	1
22	Mike Wallace	1642	14	0	0	1	6
23	Randy Tolsma	1572	14	0	1	2	5
24	Terry Cook	1386	15	1	0	0	0
25	Michael Dokken	1331	14	1	0	2	2