1997 Virginia Is For Lovers 200

Race 20 of 26

Richmond
200 laps
Time of race: 1:26:24
Average speed of winner: 104.167 mph
Margin of victory: 3.056 sec.
Lead changes: 5 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 19 laps
Lap leaders: Hornaday 1-5, Bliss 6-54, Schrader 55-102, Keselowski 103-156, Sauter 157-172, Keselowski 173-200

Video links: Part 1 (Intro/Start), Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 (Finish/Post-race)

Finish	Start	Driver	Truck #	Sponsor	Truck	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	10	Bob Keselowski	29	Mopar Performance	Dodge	K-Automotive		120.520	200	2	82	running	34175	180
2	4	Jack Sprague	24	Quaker State	Chevrolet	Hendrick		121.087	200	0	0	running	27675	170
3	25	Jay Sauter	3	GM Goodwrench Service	Chevrolet	Childress		119.437	200	1	16	running	15425	165
4	9	Rich Bickle	17	Sears DieHard	Chevrolet	Waltrip		120.546	200	0	0	running	9325	160
5	3	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	98	Raybestos	Ford	Herrick		121.267	200	0	0	running	10300	155
6	7	Ken Schrader	53	Penda Truck Accessories	Chevrolet	Schrader		120.681	200	1	48	running	8525	150
7	2	Mike Bliss	2	Team ASE Racing	Ford	Jim Smith		121.474	200	1	49	running	9375	146
8	19	Chuck Bown	99	Exide Batteries	Ford	Roush		119.941	200	0	0	running	6625	142
9	12	Randy Tolsma	61	IWX	Chevrolet			120.369	200	0	0	running	6575	138
10	26	Butch Miller	20	Orleans Hotel & Casino	Chevrolet			119.358	200	0	0	running	6575	134
11	29	Rick Carelli	6	RE/MAX International	Chevrolet	Chesrown		119.268	200	0	0	running	6475	130
12	6	Joe Ruttman	80	LCI International	Ford	Roush		120.735	200	0	0	running	6325	127
13	22	Jimmy Hensley	43	Cummins Engine Company	Dodge			119.591	199	0	0	running	6275	124
14	17	B.A. Wilson	85	ICSE Control Systems	Ford			120.069	199	0	0	running	5225	121
15	11	Bryan Reffner	66	Carlin Burners & Controls	Ford			120.369	199	0	0	running	6425	118
16	1	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	16	NAPA Brakes	Chevrolet	DEI		121.726	199	1	5	running	6825	115
17	28	Boris Said	44	Federated Auto Parts	Ford	Simo		119.342	198	0	0	running	6325	112
18	8	Stacy Compton	86	Valvoline Instant Oil Change	Ford			120.654	198	0	0	running	6025	109
19	14	Mike Wallace	52	Purolator PureOne Filters	Chevrolet	Schrader		120.299	198	0	0	running	4975	106
20	23	Billy Pauch	06	Dick Greenfield Racing	Dodge			119.575	197	0	0	running	5150	103
21	32	Joe Gaita	83	Lamb & Robinson Drywall	Ford			119.221	197	0	0	running	4900	100
22	33	Tony Raines	19	Pennzoil	Dodge	Roehrig		provisional	196	0	0	running	5875	97
23	21	Wayne Grubb	4	Link-Belt Construction	Chevrolet			119.601	195	0	0	running	4850	94
24	20	Brad Teague	04	M-R Motorsports	Chevrolet			119.814	192	0	0	running	4825	91
25	5	Barry Bodine	7	Geoff Bodine Racing	Ford	Geoff Bodine		120.892	189	0	0	running	4900	88
26	15	Randy Renfrow	41	ITCO Tires	Ford			120.262	186	0	0	engine	4775	85
27	34	Tony Roper	31	Concor Tool & Machine	Chevrolet			provisional	163	0	0	engine	5750	82
28	36	Jerry Marquis	18	DANA Corporation	Dodge	Roehrig		provisional	162	0	0	engine	4725	79
29	30	Scot Walters	37	Red Man Golden Blend	Chevrolet			119.237	120	0	0	steering	4675	76
30	24	Tammy Jo Kirk	72	Gene Rogers Construction	Chevrolet			119.495	75	0	0	engine	5650	73
31	35	Kelly Denton	35	Ortho Lawn & Garden	Chevrolet			provisional	67	0	0	engine	4625	70
32	27	Kirk Shelmerdine	03	Community Cash	Chevrolet			119.348	57	0	0	engine	4600	67
33	16	Jeff Green	47	Red Man Golden Blend	Chevrolet			120.235	47	0	0	handling	4600	64
34	31	Rick Crawford	14	Circle Bar Motel & RV	Ford	Tom Mitchell		119.226	34	0	0	engine	5600	61
35	13	Tobey Butler	60	Farris Concrete	Chevrolet	Farris		120.321	19	0	0	engine	5600	58
36	18	Ernie Irvan	28	Federated Auto Parts	Ford			120.037	18	0	0	clutch	4800	55

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Jack Sprague	3061	20	4	3	13	17
2	Rich Bickle	2966	20	3	2	13	15
3	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	2902	20	3	7	12	14
4	Joe Ruttman	2887	20	2	2	10	14
5	Mike Bliss	2715	20	3	0	7	13
6	Jimmy Hensley	2652	20	2	0	3	10
7	Rick Carelli	2647	20	0	0	5	14
8	Jay Sauter	2602	20	0	1	7	10
9	Chuck Bown	2540	20	0	0	3	11
10	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	2480	20	0	2	5	7
11	Butch Miller	2476	20	0	0	5	10
12	Rick Crawford	2428	20	0	0	1	7
13	Stacy Compton	2255	20	0	0	2	5
14	Dave Rezendes	2255	19	0	0	1	7
15	Bob Keselowski	2234	20	0	1	2	5
16	Boris Said	2198	20	0	0	2	3
17	Tony Raines	2051	18	0	1	2	7
18	Bryan Reffner	2034	20	0	0	0	2
19	Tony Roper	1974	20	0	0	0	2
20	Tammy Jo Kirk	1944	18	0	0	0	0
21	Doug George	1446	15	0	0	0	0
22	Michael Dokken	1331	14	1	0	2	2
23	Terry Cook	1213	13	1	0	0	0
24	Dan Press	1189	13	0	0	0	0
25	Tobey Butler	1154	12	0	0	0	1