1997 Chevy Trucks Challenge

Race 1 of 26

Walt Disney
200 laps
Time of race: 2:16:08
Average speed of winner: 88.159 mph
Margin of victory: 0.542 sec.
Lead changes: 10 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 13 for 55 laps
Lap leaders: Sprague 1-14, Hornaday 15, Sprague 16-83, Bickle 84-86, Sprague 87-88, Bickle 89-102, Ruttman 103-104, Sprague 105-122, Rezendes 123-124, Sprague 125-199, Ruttman 200

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Truck #	Sponsor	Truck	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	16	Joe Ruttman	80	LCI Telecommunications	Ford	Roush		124.580	200	2	3	running	55800	180
2	18	Butch Miller	20	Walker Evans Racing	Ford			124.486	200	0	0	running	37000	170
3	12	Rich Bickle	17	Sears DieHard	Chevrolet	Waltrip		124.792	200	2	17	running	26500	165
4	21	Jay Sauter	3	GM Goodwrench Service	Chevrolet	Childress		124.241	200	0	0	running	23400	160
5	20	Rick Carelli	6	RE/MAX International	Chevrolet	Chesrown		124.297	200	0	0	running	2240	155
6	13	Jimmy Hensley	43	Cummins Engine Company	Dodge			124.744	200	0	0	running	17100	150
7	7	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	98	Raybestos	Ford	Herrick		125.209	200	0	0	running	13250	146
8	19	Ron Barfield, Jr.	94	Super 8 Motel	Ford			124.318	200	0	0	running	13000	142
9	14	Curtis Markham	13	Key Savings VISA	Chevrolet			124.667	200	0	0	running	1150	138
10	32	Stacy Compton	86	Valvoline Oil Change	Ford			123.081	200	0	0	running	12550	134
11	24	Rick Crawford	14	Circle Bar Motel & RV	Ford	Tom Mitchell		124.215	200	0	0	running	10800	130
12	15	Chuck Bown	99	Exide Batteries	Ford	Roush		124.619	200	0	0	running	10600	127
13	27	Lonnie Rush, Jr.	35	Ortho Lawn & Garden	Chevrolet			123.933	200	0	0	running	10400	124
14	28	Dave Rezendes	7	Bodine Motorsports	Ford	Geoff Bodine		123.818	200	1	2	running	11200	121
15	1	Jack Sprague	24	Quaker State	Chevrolet	Hendrick		126.859	200	5	177	running	13050	118
16	23	Bobby Dotter	68	Lub-Tek Shock Oil	Chevrolet			124.224	199	0	0	running	9900	115
17	36	Kenny Allen	65	Ultra Shield	Chevrolet			provisional	198	0	0	running	10200	112
18	33	Doug George	12	ENKEI	Chevrolet			provisional	198	0	0	running	10700	109
19	31	Randy MacDonald	0	Mansion Motorsports	Ford			123.136	197	0	0	running	9600	106
20	34	Tobey Butler	34	Purolator PureOne Filters	Ford			provisional	196	0	0	running	9725	103
21	26	Bryan Reffner	66	Carlin Combustion & Controls	Ford			124.065	190	0	0	accident	10400	100
22	4	Toby Porter	10	Hardee's	Ford			125.492	189	0	0	running	9300	97
23	5	Kelly Denton	30	GranDaddy Racing	Chevrolet	Lackey		125.401	184	0	0	running	9200	94
24	9	Tammy Jo Kirk	07	Lovable	Ford	Geoff Bodine		124.978	183	0	0	running	8850	91
25	25	Mike Bliss	2	Team ASE Racing	Ford	Jim Smith		124.138	191	0	0	running	9850	88
26	35	Boris Said	44	Federated Auto Parts	Ford	Simo		provisional	165	0	0	running	8650	85
27	8	Joe Nemechek	87	BellSouth Mobility	Chevrolet			125.052	149	0	0	engine	8550	82
28	29	Dan Press	75	Spears Manufacturing	Chevrolet	Spears		123.491	147	0	0	running	8450	79
29	22	Kenny Hendrick	32	Ultra Shield	Chevrolet			124.228	141	0	0	accident	8350	76
30	3	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	16	NAPA Brakes	Chevrolet	DEI		125.615	134	1	1	accident	10250	73
31	2	Michael Waltrip	1	Waltrip Motorsports	Ford			125.720	92	0	0	accident	8150	70
32	11	Tony Roper	31	Concor Tool & Machine	Ford			124.818	78	0	0	engine	8050	67
33	17	Lance Norick	90	L&R Racing	Ford			124.542	75	0	0	engine	9050	64
34	6	Bob Keselowski	29	Mopar Performance	Dodge	K-Automotive		125.235	62	0	0	engine	9050	61
35	10	Michael Dokken	18	DANA Corporation	Chevrolet	Roehrig		124.844	62	0	0	accident	9050	58
36	30	John Nemechek	8	Cintas	Chevrolet			123.359	47	0	0	accident	9050	55

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Joe Ruttman	180	1	0	1	1	1
2	Butch Miller	170	1	0	0	1	1
3	Rich Bickle	165	1	0	0	1	1
4	Jay Sauter	160	1	0	0	1	1
5	Rick Carelli	155	1	0	0	1	1
6	Jimmy Hensley	150	1	0	0	0	1
7	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	146	1	0	0	0	1
8	Ron Barfield, Jr.	142	1	0	0	0	1
9	Curtis Markham	138	1	0	0	0	1
10	Stacy Compton	134	1	0	0	0	1
11	Rick Crawford	130	1	0	0	0	0
12	Chuck Bown	127	1	0	0	0	0
13	Lonnie Rush, Jr.	124	1	0	0	0	0
14	Dave Rezendes	121	1	0	0	0	0
15	Jack Sprague	118	1	1	0	0	0
16	Bobby Dotter	115	1	0	0	0	0
17	Kenny Allen	112	1	0	0	0	0
18	Doug George	109	1	0	0	0	0
19	Randy MacDonald	106	1	0	0	0	0
20	Tobey Butler	103	1	0	0	0	0
21	Bryan Reffner	100	1	0	0	0	0
22	Toby Porter	97	1	0	0	0	0
23	Kelly Denton	94	1	0	0	0	0
24	Tammy Jo Kirk	91	1	0	0	0	0
25	Mike Bliss	88	1	0	0	0	0