1997 Carquest Auto Parts 420K

Race 26 of 26

Las Vegas
175 laps
Time of race: 2:05:09
Average speed of winner: 125.849 mph
Margin of victory: 1.512 sec.
Lead changes: 9 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 26 laps
Lap leaders: Sprague 1-9, Bliss 10-59, Sprague 60-67, Bliss 68-98, Sprague 99-114, Carelli 115-145, Sprague 146, Bliss 147-150, Carelli 151-172, Ruttman 173-175

Finish	Start	Driver	Truck #	Sponsor	Truck	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	8	Joe Ruttman	80	LCI International	Ford	Roush		158.926	175	1	3	running	83000	180
2	1	Jack Sprague	24	Quaker State	Chevrolet	Hendrick		161.310	175	4	34	running	55075	170
3	14	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	16	NAPA Brakes	Chevrolet	DEI		157.899	175	0	0	running	40625	165
4	10	Jay Sauter	3	GM Goodwrench Service	Chevrolet	Childress		158.735	175	0	0	running	27625	160
5	2	Mike Bliss	2	Team ASE Racing	Ford	Jim Smith		161.204	175	3	85	running	27675	155
6	12	Rick Carelli	6	RE/MAX International	Chevrolet	Chesrown		157.973	175	2	53	running	19400	150
7	30	Mike Wallace	52	Purolator PureOne Filters	Chevrolet	Schrader		156.822	175	0	0	running	16700	146
8	15	Kevin Harvick	75	Spears Manufacturing	Chevrolet	Spears		157.812	175	0	0	running	15600	142
9	6	Chuck Bown	99	Exide Batteries	Ford	Roush		159.179	174	0	0	running	15600	138
10	17	Rick Crawford	14	Circle Bar Motel & RV	Ford	Tom Mitchell		157.779	174	0	0	running	16550	134
11	32	Tony Raines	19	Pennzoil	Dodge	Roehrig		provisional	173	0	0	running	14750	130
12	23	Stacy Compton	86	Valvoline Instant Oil Change	Ford			157.526	173	0	0	running	14400	127
13	4	Bob Keselowski	29	Mopar Performance	Dodge	K-Automotive		159.372	172	0	0	running	14300	124
14	27	Lance Norick	90	NHL	Dodge			157.288	172	0	0	running	13200	121
15	31	Jimmy Hensley	43	Cummins Engine Company	Dodge			provisional	172	0	0	running	14350	118
16	21	Rich Bickle	17	Sears DieHard	Chevrolet	Waltrip		157.692	171	0	0	running	13800	115
17	36	Rick Johnson	63	Teldata Voice & Data	Chevrolet			2nd - qualifying race	171	0	0	running	13450	112
18	13	Ken Schrader	50	Power Team	Ford			157.904	171	0	0	running	12600	109
19	39	Butch Gilliland	71	Doran Enterprises	Chevrolet			5th - qualifying race	170	0	0	running	13250	106
20	28	Curtis Markham	32	Active Truck Team	Chevrolet			157.164	169	0	0	engine	12525	103
21	22	Doug George	92	Rotary Lift	Chevrolet			157.554	169	0	0	running	13300	100
22	38	Ron Esau	9	Rhino Linings USA	Chevrolet			4th - qualifying race	169	0	0	running	12950	97
23	35	Ken Bouchard	77	Professional Auto Parts	Chevrolet			1st - qualifying race	167	0	0	fuel pump	12850	94
24	18	Brendan Gaughan	20	Orleans Hotel & Casino	Chevrolet			157.761	165	0	0	running	12000	91
25	11	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	98	Raybestos	Ford	Herrick		158.558	162	0	0	engine	13000	88
26	33	Ron Barfield, Jr.	35	Ortho Lawn & Garden	Chevrolet			provisional	161	0	0	engine	11800	85
27	34	Tony Roper	31	Taylor Vertex/Concor	Ford			provisional	148	0	0	running	12700	82
28	7	Butch Miller	21	Orleans Hotel & Casino	Chevrolet			159.109	146	0	0	running	12600	79
29	25	Wayne Anderson	97	Porter-Cable Power Tools	Ford	Herrick		157.425	137	0	0	engine	11500	76
30	20	Randy Tolsma	61	IWX/Dole	Chevrolet			157.696	134	0	0	rear end	11225	73
31	19	Bill Elliott	94	Team ASE Racing	Ford			157.710	113	0	0	engine	11225	70
32	37	Dave Rezendes	55	Icehouse Beer	Ford	Gloy		3rd - qualifying race	96	0	0	accident	12975	67
33	40	Frank Kimmel	68	Lub-Tek Shock Oil	Chevrolet			6th - qualifying race	91	0	0	engine	11975	64
34	3	Barry Bodine	7	Rhino Linings USA	Ford	Geoff Bodine		159.532	74	0	0	accident	11225	61
35	9	Lonnie Rush, Jr.	10	A&G Coal Company	Chevrolet			158.777	73	0	0	accident	11225	58
36	16	Mike Skinner	93	Llumar Window Films	Chevrolet			157.793	24	0	0	ignition	11225	55
37	26	Boris Said	44	Federated Auto Parts	Ford	Simo		157.324	19	0	0	engine	12225	52
38	5	Bryan Reffner	66	Carlin Burners & Controls	Ford			159.226	18	0	0	engine	12225	49
39	24	Troy Beebe	06	Farris Concrete	Chevrolet	Farris		157.439	2	0	0	ignition	11225	46
40	29	Brian Cunningham	57	Loadhandler	Ford			157.054	0	0	0	accident	11225	43

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Jack Sprague	3969	26	5	3	16	23
2	Rich Bickle	3737	26	4	3	15	17
3	Joe Ruttman	3736	26	2	5	13	17
4	Mike Bliss	3611	26	6	1	11	18
5	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	3574	26	3	7	13	17
6	Jay Sauter	3467	26	0	1	10	15
7	Rick Carelli	3461	26	0	0	6	17
8	Jimmy Hensley	3385	26	2	0	4	13
9	Chuck Bown	3320	26	0	0	4	13
10	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	3220	26	0	2	7	10
11	Butch Miller	3186	26	0	0	5	12
12	Rick Crawford	3149	26	0	0	1	10
13	Stacy Compton	3057	26	0	0	3	8
14	Bob Keselowski	2915	26	0	1	2	6
15	Boris Said	2699	26	0	0	2	3
16	Tony Raines	2675	24	0	1	2	7
17	Dave Rezendes	2613	23	1	0	1	7
18	Tony Roper	2604	26	0	0	0	2
19	Bryan Reffner	2433	26	0	0	0	2
20	Tammy Jo Kirk	2002	19	0	0	0	0
21	Doug George	1904	20	0	0	0	1
22	Mike Wallace	1788	15	0	0	1	7
23	Randy Tolsma	1645	15	0	1	2	5
24	Terry Cook	1386	15	1	0	0	0
25	Lance Norick	1378	15	0	0	0	1