1997 Pronto Auto Parts 400

Race 9 of 26

Texas
167 laps
Time of race: 1:54:01
Average speed of winner: 131.823 mph
Margin of victory: 0.288 sec.
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 36 laps
Lap leaders: Bliss 1-112, Irwin 113-167

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Truck #	Sponsor	Truck	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	5	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	98	Raybestos	Ford	Herrick		174.177	167	1	55	running	58950	180
2	4	Boris Said	44	Federated Auto Parts	Ford	Simo		174.222	167	0	0	running	46200	170
3	6	Rick Crawford	14	Circle Bar Motel & RV	Ford	Tom Mitchell		173.980	167	0	0	running	34500	165
4	20	Chuck Bown	99	Exide Batteries	Ford	Roush		170.935	167	0	0	running	19100	160
5	1	Mike Bliss	2	Team ASE Racing	Ford	Jim Smith		175.667	167	1	112	running	17925	155
6	3	Bob Keselowski	29	Mopar Performance	Dodge	K-Automotive		174.368	167	0	0	running	12450	150
7	18	Dave Rezendes	35	Ortho Lawn & Garden	Chevrolet			171.162	167	0	0	running	11700	146
8	13	Randy Tolsma	61	IWX Motor Freight	Chevrolet			172.194	167	0	0	running	10550	142
9	11	Joe Ruttman	80	LCI International	Ford	Roush		172.535	167	0	0	running	11400	138
10	21	Ken Bouchard	42	Touch 1	Dodge			170.919	167	0	0	running	10750	134
11	10	Jay Sauter	3	GM Goodwrench Service	Chevrolet	Childress		172.590	167	0	0	running	11150	130
12	9	Jimmy Hensley	43	Cummins Engine Company	Dodge			172.634	167	0	0	running	11050	127
13	16	Tammy Jo Kirk	7	Lovable	Ford	Geoff Bodine		171.903	165	0	0	running	10950	124
14	24	Tommy Croft	60	Air Nail Systems	Chevrolet	Farris		169.401	165	0	0	running	9850	121
15	23	Butch Miller	20	Orleans Hotel & Casino	Chevrolet			169.673	165	0	0	running	10975	118
16	27	Stacy Compton	86	NEC America, Inc.	Ford			168.739	164	0	0	running	10550	115
17	22	Lance Norick	90	NHL Dallas Stars	Ford			170.805	163	0	0	running	9450	112
18	28	Tobey Butler	52	Purolator PureOne	Chevrolet	Schrader		168.450	162	0	0	running	10350	109
19	25	Kenny Hendrick	27	RGR Racing	Ford			169.380	161	0	0	running	9250	106
20	30	Tony Roper	31	Concor Tool & Machine	Ford			165.067	160	0	0	running	9375	103
21	2	Rich Bickle	17	Sears DieHard	Chevrolet	Waltrip		174.627	159	0	0	running	10050	100
22	19	Rick Carelli	6	RE/MAX International	Chevrolet	Chesrown		170.973	156	0	0	running	9950	97
23	31	Scott Grissom	73	Grissom Motorsports	Chevrolet			163.325	136	0	0	suspension	8850	94
24	14	Michael Dokken	18	DANA Corporation	Dodge	Roehrig		172.062	127	0	0	suspension	8750	91
25	15	Ron Fellows	48	AER Manufacturing	Chevrolet	Billy Hess		172.024	124	0	0	accident	8750	88
26	32	Dan Press	75	Spears Manufacturing	Chevrolet	Spears		no speed	117	0	0	engine	8550	85
27	12	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	16	NAPA Brakes	Chevrolet	DEI		172.331	109	0	0	engine	10450	82
28	7	Kenny Allen	65	Action Rent-to-Own	Chevrolet			173.360	94	0	0	suspension	8350	79
29	29	Doug George	12	Power Rangers	Chevrolet			166.394	91	0	0	engine	9250	76
30	17	Bryan Reffner	66	Carlin Burners & Controls	Ford			171.478	89	0	0	engine	8150	73
31	33	Jack Sprague	24	Quaker State	Chevrolet	Hendrick		no speed	78	0	0	engine	9050	70
32	8	Tony Raines	19	Pennzoil	Dodge	Roehrig		172.894	72	0	0	engine	8950	67
33	26	Terry Cook	88	PBA Tour	Chevrolet	ThorSport		169.168	11	0	0	engine	8850	64

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Rich Bickle	1343	9	3	2	6	6
2	Jack Sprague	1303	9	3	1	5	7
3	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	1288	9	0	2	4	5
4	Mike Bliss	1283	9	1	0	4	7
5	Butch Miller	1234	9	0	0	4	6
6	Chuck Bown	1234	9	0	0	3	6
7	Joe Ruttman	1224	9	1	1	3	6
8	Dave Rezendes	1199	9	0	0	0	5
9	Jay Sauter	1148	9	0	1	3	4
10	Jimmy Hensley	1146	9	0	0	1	3
11	Rick Crawford	1135	9	0	0	1	3
12	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	1126	9	0	1	3	5
13	Rick Carelli	1097	9	0	0	2	5
14	Bob Keselowski	1051	9	0	0	1	4
15	Boris Said	976	9	0	0	2	2
16	Stacy Compton	949	9	0	0	0	2
17	Doug George	921	9	0	0	0	0
18	Tony Roper	884	9	0	0	0	1
19	Tammy Jo Kirk	884	8	0	0	0	0
20	Tobey Butler	850	8	0	0	0	1
21	Bryan Reffner	810	9	0	0	0	1
22	Michael Dokken	806	9	1	0	1	1
23	Dan Press	795	9	0	0	0	0
24	Kenny Allen	776	8	0	0	0	0
25	Tony Raines	754	7	0	1	1	2