1997 Florida Dodge Dealers 400K

Race 3 of 26

Homestead
167 laps
Time of race: 2:34:13
Average speed of winner: 98.565 mph
Margin of victory: 0.289 sec.
Lead changes: 17 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 11 for 52 laps
Lap leaders: Ruttman 1-38, Bliss 39-51, Skinner 52, Sprague 53-54, Reffner 55, Skinner 56-65, Bliss 66-78, Sprague 79-114, Irwin 115-116, Sprague 117-122, Skinner 123-125, Sauter 126-128, Press 129, Sauter 130-134, Skinner 135-153, Irwin 154-162, Sprague 163-165, Irwin 166-167

Race notes: Butch Miller took the points lead from Rich Bickle.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Truck #	Sponsor	Truck	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	5	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	98	Raybestos	Ford	Herrick		138.080	167	3	13	running	44750	180
2	6	Mike Bliss	2	Team ASE Racing	Ford	Jim Smith		138.045	167	2	26	running	31511	170
3	3	Chuck Bown	99	Exide Batteries	Ford	Roush		138.916	167	0	0	running	17550	165
4	18	Mike Skinner	93	Llumar Window Films	Chevrolet			136.742	167	4	33	running	15211	160
5	14	Jack Sprague	24	Quaker State	Chevrolet	Hendrick		137.089	167	4	47	running	15286	155
6	19	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	16	NAPA Brakes	Chevrolet	DEI		136.701	167	0	0	running	13311	150
7	8	Dave Rezendes	35	Ortho Lawn & Garden	Chevrolet			137.815	167	0	0	running	11511	146
8	7	Rick Carelli	6	RE/MAX International	Chevrolet	Chesrown		137.833	167	0	0	running	11061	142
9	15	Butch Miller	20	The Orleans Hotel & Casino	Chevrolet			136.889	167	0	0	running	11761	138
10	20	Lance Norick	90	NHL	Ford			136.653	167	0	0	running	11561	134
11	10	Rich Bickle	17	Sears DieHard	Chevrolet	Waltrip		137.544	166	0	0	running	10561	130
12	11	Tony Roper	31	Concor Tool & Machine	Ford			137.441	166	0	0	running	9600	127
13	28	Jimmy Hensley	43	Cummins Engine Company	Dodge			135.878	166	0	0	running	10361	124
14	16	Dan Press	75	Spears Manufacturing	Chevrolet	Spears		136.834	164	1	1	running	9150	121
15	21	Kenny Allen	65	AAG Racing	Chevrolet			136.540	164	0	0	running	10611	118
16	35	Rob Rizzo	27	Rizzo Racing	Ford			1st - qualifying race	164	0	0	running	9200	115
17	32	Doug George	12	ENKEI	Chevrolet			provisional	164	0	0	running	9961	112
18	22	Rick Crawford	14	Circle Bar Motel & RV	Ford	Tom Mitchell		136.492	159	0	0	running	8750	109
19	33	Jay Sauter	3	GM Goodwrench Service	Chevrolet	Childress		provisional	156	2	8	accident	8650	106
20	25	Tobey Butler	52	PureOne Filters	Chevrolet	Schrader		136.193	156	0	0	accident	8775	103
21	9	John Nemechek	8	Chek Racing	Chevrolet			137.697	143	0	0	accident	9461	100
22	27	Mike Cope	15	Penrose Meat Snacks	Ford			136.054	142	0	0	valve	8150	97
23	34	Tammy Jo Kirk	7	Lovable	Ford	Geoff Bodine		provisional	133	0	0	engine	8025	94
24	24	Kelly Denton	30	GranDaddy Racing	Chevrolet	Lackey		136.200	129	0	0	oil pressure	7725	91
25	38	Randy MacDonald	72	MacDonald Racing	Chevrolet			4th - qualifying race	114	0	0	rear end	7875	88
26	1	Joe Ruttman	80	LCI Telecommunications	Ford	Roush		140.221	113	1	38	engine	8436	85
27	12	Barry Bodine	07	Bodine Motorsports	Ford	Geoff Bodine		137.323	104	0	0	accident	7125	82
28	26	Bob Keselowski	29	Mopar Performance	Dodge	K-Automotive		136.064	100	0	0	engine	8036	79
29	36	Brian Cunningham	57	CSG Racing	Chevrolet			2nd - qualifying race	81	0	0	accident	7075	76
30	13	Tony Raines	19	Pennzoil	Dodge	Roehrig		137.161	80	0	0	engine	5625	73
31	31	Bryan Reffner	66	Carlin Burners & Controls	Ford			provisional	70	1	1	accident	6736	70
32	2	Boris Said	44	Federated Auto Parts	Ford	Simo		139.501	60	0	0	engine	5625	67
33	30	Curtis Markham	32	Active Truck Team	Chevrolet			135.753	44	0	0	engine	5625	64
34	17	Stacy Compton	86	Valvoline Instant Oil Change	Ford			136.810	38	0	0	engine	5625	61
35	4	Michael Dokken	18	DANA Corporation	Dodge	Roehrig		138.241	32	0	0	engine	6736	58
36	37	Dennis Setzer	56	Husky Power Tools	Dodge	Brix		3rd - qualifying race	23	0	0	engine	5875	55
37	23	David Smith	22	Foretravel Motorhomes	Ford			136.207	19	0	0	accident	5625	52
38	29	Lonnie Rush, Jr.	53	PureOne Filters	Chevrolet	Schrader		135.797	3	0	0	ignition	5625	49

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Butch Miller	468	3	0	0	2	3
2	Rich Bickle	465	3	0	0	2	2
3	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	447	3	0	1	1	2
4	Jay Sauter	431	3	0	0	2	2
5	Chuck Bown	430	3	0	0	1	2
6	Jack Sprague	419	3	1	0	1	2
7	Jimmy Hensley	416	3	0	0	0	2
8	Mike Bliss	413	3	0	0	2	2
9	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	403	3	0	1	1	2
10	Dave Rezendes	401	3	0	0	0	2
11	Rick Carelli	370	3	0	0	1	2
12	Rick Crawford	366	3	0	0	0	0
13	Joe Ruttman	344	3	1	1	1	1
14	Stacy Compton	310	3	0	0	0	1
15	Doug George	309	3	0	0	0	0
16	Lonnie Rush, Jr.	285	3	0	0	0	0
17	Tony Roper	270	3	0	0	0	0
18	Dan Press	267	3	0	0	0	0
19	Kelly Denton	267	3	0	0	0	0
20	Rob Rizzo	265	2	0	0	0	1
21	Boris Said	261	3	0	0	0	0
22	John Nemechek	258	3	0	0	0	0
23	Michael Dokken	240	3	1	0	0	0
24	Bryan Reffner	240	3	0	0	0	0
25	Bob Keselowski	237	3	0	0	0	0