1997 Federated Auto Parts 250

Race 18 of 26

Nashville
256 laps
Time of race: 1:55:33
Average speed of winner: 79.226 mph
Margin of victory: 0.417 sec.
Lead changes: 4 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 9 for 53 laps
Lap leaders: Bliss 1-10, Hornaday 11-127, Sprague 128-151, Hornaday 152-200, Sprague 201-256

Finish	Start	Driver	Truck #	Sponsor	Truck	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Jack Sprague	24	Quaker State	Chevrolet	Hendrick		110.099	256	2	80	running	43275	180
2	2	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	16	NAPA Brakes	Chevrolet	DEI		110.416	256	2	166	running	24575	170
3	6	Butch Miller	20	Orleans Hotel & Casino	Chevrolet			109.297	256	0	0	running	18275	165
4	12	Dave Rezendes	35	Ortho Lawn & Garden	Chevrolet			108.908	256	0	0	running	11425	160
5	9	Stacy Compton	86	Valvoline Instant Oil Change	Ford			109.124	256	0	0	running	12150	155
6	25	Rich Bickle	17	Sears DieHard	Chevrolet	Waltrip		108.145	255	0	0	running	7675	150
7	13	Chuck Bown	99	Exide Batteries	Ford	Roush		108.881	255	0	0	running	7075	146
8	10	Rick Crawford	14	Circle Bar Motel & RV	Ford	Tom Mitchell		109.047	255	0	0	running	7275	142
9	1	Mike Bliss	2	Team ASE Racing	Ford	Jim Smith		110.495	255	1	10	running	7625	138
10	31	Rick Carelli	6	RE/MAX International	Chevrolet	Chesrown		provisional	255	0	0	running	8000	134
11	24	Tony Raines	19	Pennzoil	Dodge	Roehrig		108.194	255	0	0	running	6675	130
12	16	Tobey Butler	60	Farris Concrete	Chevrolet	Farris		108.781	255	0	0	running	5650	127
13	28	Jay Sauter	3	GM Goodwrench Service	Chevrolet	Childress		108.020	255	0	0	running	6675	124
14	29	Tammy Jo Kirk	07	Geoff Bodine Racing	Ford	Geoff Bodine		107.960	254	0	0	running	6550	121
15	27	Jimmy Hensley	43	Cummins Engine Company	Dodge			108.085	254	0	0	running	6725	118
16	14	Kevin Harvick	75	Spears Manufacturing	Chevrolet	Spears		108.825	253	0	0	running	5425	115
17	19	Tony Roper	31	Concor Tool & Machine	Ford			108.632	253	0	0	running	6375	112
18	5	Joe Buford	70	Cone Oil Company	Ford			109.648	253	0	0	running	5325	109
19	17	Joe Ruttman	80	LCI International	Ford	Roush		108.726	252	0	0	running	6275	106
20	33	Barry Bodine	7	Geoff Bodine Racing	Ford	Geoff Bodine		provisional	249	0	0	running	5350	103
21	32	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	98	Raybestos	Ford	Herrick		provisional	246	0	0	running	6050	100
22	34	Eric Norris	12	Wolverine Vinyl Siding	Ford	Jim Smith		provisional	235	0	0	running	5000	97
23	18	Bob Keselowski	29	Mopar Performance	Dodge	K-Automotive		108.665	204	0	0	running	5950	94
24	30	Andy Houston	65	Addington Racing	Chevrolet			107.825	172	0	0	electrical	4900	91
25	26	Brad Teague	04	M-R Motorsports	Chevrolet			108.096	161	0	0	running	4975	88
26	8	Scot Walters	37	Red Man Golden Blend	Chevrolet			109.280	149	0	0	overheating	4850	85
27	7	Boris Said	44	Federated Auto Parts	Ford	Simo		109.297	134	0	0	accident	5825	82
28	15	Tom Hubert	18	DANA Corporation	Dodge	Roehrig		108.803	133	0	0	accident	4800	79
29	4	Bryan Reffner	66	Carlin Burners & Controls	Ford			109.749	126	0	0	accident	5775	76
30	20	Rob Rizzo	27	Hastings Filters	Ford			108.506	120	0	0	engine	4750	73
31	23	Wayne Anderson	97	Porter-Cable Power Tools	Ford	Herrick		108.249	89	0	0	accident	4750	70
32	11	Randy Tolsma	61	IWX Motor Freight	Chevrolet			108.919	84	0	0	accident	4750	67
33	22	Terry Cook	88	Sealmaster/PBA Tour	Chevrolet	ThorSport		108.473	62	0	0	rear end	4750	64
34	21	Mike Wallace	52	Dayco	Chevrolet	Schrader		108.490	30	0	0	engine	4750	61

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Jack Sprague	2726	18	4	3	11	15
2	Rich Bickle	2691	18	3	2	12	14
3	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	2632	18	2	7	11	13
4	Joe Ruttman	2600	18	2	2	9	13
5	Mike Bliss	2399	18	3	0	6	11
6	Rick Carelli	2383	18	0	0	5	13
7	Jimmy Hensley	2378	18	2	0	3	9
8	Chuck Bown	2337	18	0	0	3	10
9	Jay Sauter	2310	18	0	1	6	9
10	Butch Miller	2257	18	0	0	5	9
11	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	2246	18	0	2	4	6
12	Rick Crawford	2246	18	0	0	1	7
13	Dave Rezendes	2182	18	0	0	1	7
14	Stacy Compton	2058	18	0	0	2	5
15	Boris Said	1956	18	0	0	2	3
16	Bob Keselowski	1936	18	0	0	1	4
17	Tony Raines	1890	16	0	1	2	7
18	Tammy Jo Kirk	1871	17	0	0	0	0
19	Bryan Reffner	1810	18	0	0	0	2
20	Tony Roper	1801	18	0	0	0	2
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	1096	11	0	0	0	1