1997 Chevy Trucks Desert Star Classic

Race 4 of 26

Phoenix
150 laps
Time of race: 1:27:20
Average speed of winner: 103.053 mph
Margin of victory: 13.186 sec.
Lead changes: 2 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 23 laps
Lap leaders: Sprague 1-35, Bliss 36-77, Sprague 78-150

Race notes: Rich Bickle took the points lead from Butch Miller.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Truck #	Sponsor	Truck	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Jack Sprague	24	Quaker State	Chevrolet	Hendrick		121.236	150	2	108	running	43936	180
2	7	Joe Ruttman	80	LCI Telecommunications	Ford	Roush			150	0	0	running	22785	170
3	2	Mike Bliss	2	Team ASE Racing	Ford	Jim Smith			150	1	42	running	18286	165
4	8	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	16	NAPA Brakes	Chevrolet	DEI			150	0	0	running	10686	160
5	4	Rich Bickle	17	Sears DieHard	Chevrolet	Waltrip			150	0	0	rocker arm	8136	155
6	20	Bob Keselowski	29	Mopar Performance	Dodge	K-Automotive			150	0	0	running	8436	150
7	16	Dave Rezendes	35	Ortho Lawn & Garden	Chevrolet				150	0	0	running	8386	146
8	31	Chuck Bown	99	Exide Batteries	Ford	Roush			150	0	0	running	5815	142
9	36	Toby Porter	10	Mag-Lite	Ford				150	0	0	running	6475	138
10	13	Rick Carelli	6	RE/MAX International	Chevrolet	Chesrown			150	0	0	running	8486	134
11	24	Jay Sauter	3	GM Goodwrench Service	Chevrolet	Childress			150	0	0	running	6536	130
12	11	Tammy Jo Kirk	7	Lovable	Ford	Geoff Bodine			150	0	0	running	5525	127
13	3	Curtis Markham	32	Active Truck Team	Chevrolet				149	0	0	running	5225	124
14	25	Jimmy Hensley	43	Cummins Engine Company	Dodge				149	0	0	running	6286	121
15	19	Lance Norick	90	NHL Phoenix Coyotes	Ford				149	0	0	running	6361	118
16	26	Kelly Denton	30	GranDaddy Racing	Chevrolet	Lackey			149	0	0	running	5075	115
17	6	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	98	Raybestos	Ford	Herrick			149	0	0	running	5025	112
18	5	Tobey Butler	52	Purolator PureOne	Chevrolet	Schrader			148	0	0	running	4975	109
19	29	Terry Cook	88	Koch XP	Chevrolet	ThorSport			148	0	0	running	4925	106
20	17	Doug George	12	ENKEI	Chevrolet				147	0	0	running	6068	103
21	14	Rick Crawford	14	Circle Bar Motel & RV	Ford	Tom Mitchell			147	0	0	running	4800	100
22	32	Brian Cunningham	57	CSG Racing	Chevrolet				147	0	0	running	4750	97
23	34	Kenny Allen	65	AAG Racing	Chevrolet				144	0	0	running	5761	94
24	10	Boris Said	44	Federated Auto Parts	Ford	Simo			141	0	0	running	4550	91
25	22	Lonnie Rush, Jr.	77	Doran Racing Enterprises	Chevrolet				134	0	0	running	4450	88
26	21	T.J. Clark	23	American Racing Wheels	Chevrolet				104	0	0	running	5461	85
27	15	Dan Press	75	Spears Manufacturing	Chevrolet	Spears			84	0	0	accident	4250	82
28	12	Michael Dokken	18	DANA Corporation	Dodge	Roehrig			83	0	0	engine	5261	79
29	28	Brandon Butler	56	Husky Power Tools	Dodge	Brix			82	0	0	engine	4050	76
30	18	Butch Miller	20	Orleans Hotel & Casino	Chevrolet				80	0	0	engine	5061	73
31	30	Bobby Dotter	68	Lub-Tek Shock Oil	Chevrolet				59	0	0	oil pump	3850	70
32	9	Jerry Glanville	81	Ceres Trading Group	Ford				32	0	0	accident	3750	67
33	27	Stacy Compton	86	Valvoline Oil Change	Ford				31	0	0	accident	3750	64
34	23	Bryan Reffner	66	Carlin Burners & Controls	Ford				30	0	0	accident	4861	61
35	33	Bob Brevak	34	Concor Tool & Machine	Ford				11	0	0	engine	4861	58
36	35	Tony Roper	31	Concor Tool & Machine	Ford				9	0	0	engine	3750	55

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Rich Bickle	620	4	0	0	3	3
2	Jack Sprague	599	4	2	1	2	3
3	Mike Bliss	578	4	0	0	3	3
4	Chuck Bown	572	4	0	0	1	3
5	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	563	4	0	1	2	3
6	Jay Sauter	561	4	0	0	2	2
7	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	559	4	0	1	1	2
8	Dave Rezendes	547	4	0	0	0	3
9	Butch Miller	541	4	0	0	2	3
10	Jimmy Hensley	537	4	0	0	0	2
11	Joe Ruttman	514	4	1	1	2	2
12	Rick Carelli	504	4	0	0	1	3
13	Rick Crawford	466	4	0	0	0	0
14	Doug George	412	4	0	0	0	0
15	Bob Keselowski	387	4	0	0	0	1
16	Kelly Denton	382	4	0	0	0	0
17	Stacy Compton	374	4	0	0	0	1
18	Lonnie Rush, Jr.	373	4	0	0	0	0
19	Toby Porter	365	3	0	0	0	1
20	Boris Said	352	4	0	0	0	0
21	Dan Press	349	4	0	0	0	0
22	Curtis Markham	326	3	0	0	0	1
23	Tony Roper	325	4	0	0	0	0
24	Kenny Allen	324	3	0	0	0	0
25	Michael Dokken	319	4	1	0	0	0