RESULTS

1997 Official Race Results : Western Auto 200

Western Auto 200 | May 24, 1997 | Race 7 of 26

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

1	2	19	Tony Raines *	Dodge	Pennzoil	180/0	200	Running	29,775
2	10	43	Jimmy Hensley	Chevrolet	Cummins / Georgia Pacific	170/0	200	Running	26,625
3	11	99	Chuck Bown	Ford	Exide Batteries	165/0	200	Running	22,775
4	1	17	Rich Bickle	Chevrolet	Sears Diehard	160/0	200	Running	12,650
5	29	20	Butch Miller	Chevrolet	Orleans Hotel & Casino	155/0	200	Running	11,975
6	30	80	Joe Ruttman	Dodge	LCI Worldwide Telecommunications	150/0	200	Running	10,350
7	4	6	Rick Carelli	Ford	RE / MAX International	146/0	200	Running	9,525
8	17	2	Mike Bliss	Ford	Team ASE Racing	142/0	200	Running	8,550
9	7	31	Tony Roper *	Ford	Concor Tool / Scaffidi Mack Ford	138/0	200	Running	7,325
9	9	26	Rick Beebe	Ford	Mittler Tool & Machine	91/0	171	Running	5,150
10	3	24	Jack Sprague	Chevrolet	Quaker State / GMAC	134/0	200	Running	8,350
11	26	12	Doug George	Dodge	Red Line Oil	130/0	200	Running	7,025
12	5	44	Boris Said	Ford	Federated Auto Parts	127/0	200	Running	5,950
13	31	35	Dave Rezendes	Ford	Ortho Lawn & Garden	124/0	199	Running	6,925
14	8	98	Kenny Irwin *	Ford	Raybestos	121/0	199	Running	7,350
15	6	14	Rick Crawford *	Ford	Circle Bar Motel / RV Park	118/0	199	Running	7,175
16	14	13	Curtis Markham	Chevrolet	Key Federal Savings Bank Visa	115/0	198	Running	5,500
17	16	56	Brandon Butler	Dodge	Husky Power Tools	112/0	196	Running	5,475
18	27	4	Bill Sedgwick	Chevrolet	Soff-Cut Int'l	109/0	195	Running	5,400
19	24	77	Lonnie Rush *	Chevrolet	A & G Coal Company	106/0	195	Running	5,375
20	19	66	Bryan Reffner	Chevrolet	Carlin Combustion and Controls	103/0	193	Running	5,300
21	23	65	Kenny Allen	Chevrolet	AAG Racing	100/0	190	Running	5,250
22	28	16	Ron Hornaday	Chevrolet	NAPA Brakes	91/0	189	Running	7,200
23	21	88	Terry Cook	Chevrolet	Professional Bowlers Association	94/0	184	Running	5,175
25	12	7	Tammy Jo Kirk *	Ford	Lovable	88/0	134	Accident	6,125
26	20	18	Michael Dokken	Chevrolet	Dana Corporation	85/0	117	Running	6,100
27	13	29	Bob Keselowski	Dodge	Mopar Performance Parts	82/0	88	Accident	6,075
28	32	75	Dan Press	Chevrolet	Spears Manufacturing	79/0	84	Overheating	6,025
29	25	52	Tobey Butler	Chevrolet	Purolator PureOne	76/0	80	Handling	6,025
30	15	86	Stacy Compton *	Ford	Valvoline Instant Oil Change	73/0	74	Handling	6,025
31	18	3	Jay Sauter	Chevrolet	GM Goodwrench Service	70/0	73	Accident	6,025
32	22	15	Mike Cope *	Ford	Penrose Meat Snacks	67/0	69	Accident	5,025

* Denotes Rookie

RACE FACTS

Average Speed: 82.725 mph
Margin of Victory: .584
Time of Race: 01:18:46
Lead Changes: 5
Cautions: 2-4, 14-16, 45-49, 52-56, 67-73, 101, 135-143, 164-168

CONTINGENCY AWARDS

AE Clevite Engine Builder: Timothy Petty,#43, Cummins/Georgia Pacific, Chevrolet
Featherlite Long Haul: Chuck Bown,#99, Exide Batteries, Ford
Gatorade Front Runner: Rich Bickle,#17, Sears Diehard, Chevrolet
MCI Worldcom Fast Pace: Tony Raines,#19, Pennzoil, Dodge
Plasti-Kote Winning Finish: Freddie Fryar,#43, Cummins/Georgia Pacific, Chevrolet
Raybestos Top Stopper: Jimmy Hensley,#43, Cummins/Georgia Pacific, Chevrolet
Ventvisor Brand Super Deflector: Kenny Irwin,#98, Raybestos, Ford