1997 The No Fear Challenge

Race 24 of 26

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100 laps
Time of race: 1:27:28
Average speed of winner: 137.195 mph
Margin of victory: 1.630 sec.
Lead changes: 5 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 16 laps
Lap leaders: Bliss pole, Sprague 1, Bliss 2-39, Irvan 40-41, Bown 42-45, Bliss 46-100

Finish	Start	Driver	Truck #	Sponsor	Truck	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Mike Bliss	2	Team ASE Racing	Ford	Jim Smith		173.198	100	2	93	running	74400	180
2	18	Mike Wallace	52	Purolator PureOne	Chevrolet	Schrader		170.398	100	0	0	running	27600	170
3	4	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	98	Raybestos	Ford	Herrick		172.010	100	0	0	running	18750	165
4	8	Ernie Irvan	28	Federated Auto Parts	Ford			171.506	100	1	2	running	13400	160
5	13	Randy Tolsma	61	IWX/Dole	Chevrolet			171.221	100	0	0	running	12550	155
6	2	Jack Sprague	24	Quaker State	Chevrolet	Hendrick		172.994	100	1	1	running	11225	150
7	27	Michael Waltrip	1	Band-Aid	Ford			168.531	100	0	0	running	9800	146
8	7	Bob Keselowski	29	Mopar Performance	Dodge	K-Automotive		171.633	100	0	0	running	8400	142
9	25	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	16	NAPA Brakes	Chevrolet	DEI		168.824	100	0	0	running	9100	138
10	9	Rick Crawford	14	Circle Bar Motel & RV	Ford	Tom Mitchell		171.412	100	0	0	running	9350	134
11	26	Kyle Petty	42	Hot Wheels	Chevrolet			168.618	100	0	0	running	6850	130
12	11	Barry Bodine	7	Bodine Racing	Ford	Geoff Bodine		171.376	100	0	0	running	6700	127
13	31	Tony Raines	19	Pennzoil	Dodge	Roehrig		168.441	100	0	0	running	7550	124
14	14	Tony Roper	31	Concor Tool & Machine	Ford			171.188	100	0	0	running	7600	121
15	30	Rick Carelli	6	RE/MAX International	Chevrolet	Chesrown		168.441	100	0	0	running	7950	118
16	15	Chuck Bown	99	Exide Batteries	Ford	Roush		171.066	100	1	4	running	11150	115
17	29	Stacy Compton	86	Valvoline Instant Oil Change	Ford			168.460	100	0	0	running	7275	112
18	33	Butch Miller	20	Orleans Hotel	Chevrolet			provisional	99	0	0	running	7250	109
19	20	Ron Barfield, Jr.	35	Ortho Lawn & Garden	Chevrolet			169.944	99	0	0	running	6225	106
20	28	Kevin Harvick	75	Spears Manufacturing	Chevrolet	Spears		168.496	99	0	0	running	6425	103
21	3	Lance Norick	90	NHL Los Angeles Kings	Dodge			172.113	99	0	0	running	6125	100
22	24	Wayne Grubb	4	Link-Belt Construction	Chevrolet			168.899	99	0	0	running	6100	97
23	23	Terry Cook	88	Pioneer Electronics	Chevrolet	ThorSport		169.400	99	0	0	running	6075	94
24	22	Brian Cunningham	57	Cunningham Historic Cars	Ford			169.683	99	0	0	running	6050	91
25	10	Jay Sauter	3	GM Goodwrench Service	Chevrolet	Childress		171.388	99	0	0	running	7125	88
26	5	Rich Bickle	17	Sears DieHard	Chevrolet	Waltrip		171.871	98	0	0	running	7000	85
27	36	Bill Sedgwick	41	Vintage Motorsports	Chevrolet			provisional	95	0	0	running	5975	82
28	21	Rob Rizzo	27	Auto Value	Ford			169.887	88	0	0	accident	5950	79
29	6	Joe Ruttman	80	LCI International	Ford	Roush		171.735	82	0	0	running	6925	76
30	17	Robby Gordon	18	DANA Corporation	Dodge	Roehrig		171.017	72	0	0	engine	5900	73
31	32	Eric Norris	02	Prolong	Ford	Jim Smith		168.248	72	0	0	oil leak	5875	70
32	19	Bryan Reffner	66	Carlin Burners & Controls	Ford			170.233	65	0	0	engine	6850	67
33	16	Boris Said	44	Federated Auto Parts	Ford	Simo		171.054	40	0	0	engine	6850	64
34	12	Jimmy Hensley	43	Cummins Engine Company	Dodge			171.233	37	0	0	engine	6850	61
35	34	Tammy Jo Kirk	74	Circle Bar Motel & RV	Ford	Tom Mitchell		provisional	10	0	0	handling	6850	58
36	35	Doug George	65	Concor Tool & Machine	Ford			provisional	5	0	0	handling	6850	55

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Jack Sprague	3634	24	4	3	14	21
2	Rich Bickle	3513	24	4	3	15	17
3	Joe Ruttman	3376	24	2	3	11	15
4	Mike Bliss	3322	24	5	1	10	16
5	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	3271	24	3	7	12	15
6	Jay Sauter	3161	24	0	1	9	13
7	Jimmy Hensley	3161	24	2	0	4	13
8	Rick Carelli	3156	24	0	0	5	15
9	Chuck Bown	3012	24	0	0	3	11
10	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	2972	24	0	2	6	9
11	Butch Miller	2965	24	0	0	5	11
12	Rick Crawford	2891	24	0	0	1	9
13	Stacy Compton	2809	24	0	0	3	8
14	Bob Keselowski	2679	24	0	1	2	6
15	Boris Said	2544	24	0	0	2	3
16	Tony Raines	2490	22	0	1	2	7
17	Tony Roper	2431	24	0	0	0	2
18	Dave Rezendes	2428	21	1	0	1	7
19	Bryan Reffner	2311	24	0	0	0	2
20	Tammy Jo Kirk	2002	19	0	0	0	0
21	Doug George	1704	18	0	0	0	1
22	Randy Tolsma	1508	13	0	1	2	5
23	Mike Wallace	1492	13	0	0	1	5
24	Michael Dokken	1331	14	1	0	2	2
25	Terry Cook	1307	14	1	0	0	0