RESULTS

1997 Official Race Results : Virginia is for Lovers 200

Virginia is for Lovers 200 | September 04, 1997 | Race 20 of 26

FIN	ST	CAR	DRIVER	MAKE	SPONSOR	PTS/BNS	LAPS	STATUS	WINNINGS

1	10	29	Bob Keselowski	Dodge	Mopar Performance Parts	180/0	200	Running	34,175
2	4	24	Jack Sprague	Chevrolet	Quaker State / GMAC	170/0	200	Running	27,675
3	25	3	Jay Sauter	Chevrolet	GM Goodwrench Service	165/0	200	Running	15,425
4	9	17	Rich Bickle	Chevrolet	Sears Diehard	160/0	200	Running	9,325
5	3	98	Kenny Irwin *	Ford	Raybestos	155/0	200	Running	10,300
6	7	53	Ken Schrader	Chevrolet	Penda Truck Accessories	150/0	200	Running	8,525
7	2	2	Mike Bliss	Ford	Team ASE Racing	146/0	200	Running	9,375
8	19	99	Chuck Bown	Ford	Exide Batteries	142/0	200	Running	6,625
9	12	61	Randy Tolsma	Dodge	IWX Motor Freight	138/0	200	Running	6,575
10	26	20	Butch Miller	Chevrolet	Walker Evans Racing	134/0	200	Running	6,575
11	29	6	Rick Carelli	Ford	RE / MAX International	130/0	200	Running	6,475
12	6	80	Joe Ruttman	Dodge	LCI Worldwide Telecommunications	127/0	200	Running	6,325
13	22	43	Jimmy Hensley	Chevrolet	Cummins / Touch 1	124/0	199	Running	6,275
14	17	85	B.A. Wilson	Chevrolet	ICSE Control Systems	121/0	199	Running	5,225
15	11	66	Bryan Reffner	Chevrolet	Carlin Combustion and Controls	118/0	199	Running	6,425
16	1	16	Ron Hornaday	Chevrolet	NAPA Brakes	115/0	199	Running	6,825
17	28	44	Boris Said	Ford	Federated Auto Parts	112/0	198	Running	6,325
18	8	86	Stacy Compton *	Ford	Valvoline Instant Oil Change	109/0	198	Running	6,025
19	14	52	Mike Wallace	Ford	Purolator PureOne	106/0	198	Running	4,975
20	23	06	Billy Pauch	Dodge	Dick Greenfield Racing	103/0	197	Running	5,150
21	32	83	Joe Gaita	Ford	Lamb & Robinson Comm	100/0	197	Running	4,900
22	33	19	Tony Raines *	Dodge	Pennzoil	97/0	196	Running	5,875
23	21	4	Wayne Grubb	Chevrolet	Link-Belt Construction Equipment	94/0	195	Running	4,850
24	20	04	Brad Teague	Chevrolet	M-R Motorsports	91/0	192	Running	4,825
25	5	7	Barry Bodine	Ford	Bodine Motorsports	88/0	189	Running	4,900
26	15	41	Randy Renfrow	Dodge	North Carolina Sweet Potato Assn.	85/0	186	Engine	4,775
27	34	31	Tony Roper *	Ford	Concor Tool / Scaffidi Mack Ford	82/0	163	Engine	5,750
28	36	18	Jerry Marquis	Dodge	Dana Corporation	79/0	162	Engine	4,725
29	30	37	Scot Walters	Chevrolet	Red Man Golden Blend	76/0	120	Steering	4,675
30	24	72	Tammy Jo Kirk *	Ford	Lovable	73/0	75	Engine	5,650
31	35	30	Kelly Denton *	Chevrolet	GranDaddy Racing	70/0	67	Engine	4,625
32	27	03	Kirk Shelmerdine	Chevrolet	Appling Boring Co	67/0	57	Engine	4,600
33	16	47	Jeff Green	Chevrolet	Red Man Golden Blend	64/0	47	Handling	4,600
34	31	14	Rick Crawford *	Ford	Circle Bar Motel / RV Park	61/0	34	Engine	5,600
35	13	60	Tobey Butler	Chevrolet	Purolator PureOne Fl	58/0	19	Engine	5,600
36	18	28	Ernie Irvan	Ford	No Sponsor	55/0	18	Clutch	4,800

* Denotes Rookie

RACE FACTS

Average Speed: 104.167 mph
Margin of Victory: 3.056
Time of Race: 1:26:24
Lead Changes:
Cautions: 46-50, 84-88, 97-99, 101, 151-155

CONTINGENCY AWARDS

AE Clevite Engine Builder: Gary Stanton,#29, Mopar Performance Parts, Dodge
Featherlite Long Haul: Jack Sprague,#24, Quaker State/GMAC, Chevrolet
Gatorade Front Runner: Ken Schrader,#53, Penda Truck Accessories, Chevrolet
MCI Worldcom Fast Pace: Mike Bliss,#2, Team ASE Racing, Ford
Plasti-Kote Winning Finish: Dennis Connor,#24, Quaker State/GMAC, Chevrolet
Raybestos Top Stopper: Jack Sprague,#24, Quaker State/GMAC, Chevrolet
Ventvisor Brand Super Deflector: Mike Bliss,#2, Team ASE Racing, Ford