1997 Craftsman 200

Race 5 of 26

Portland (oval)
200 laps
Time of race: 1:27:06
Average speed of winner: 68.886 mph
Margin of victory: 0.675 sec.
Lead changes: 4 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 9 for 38 laps
Lap leaders: Bickle pole, Hornaday 1-43, Bickle 44-165, Hornaday 166-184, Bickle 185-200

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Truck #	Sponsor	Truck	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Rich Bickle	17	Sears DieHard	Chevrolet	Waltrip		100.397	200	2	138	running	32175	180
2	2	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	16	NAPA Brakes	Chevrolet	DEI		100.039	200	2	62	running	26100	170
3	4	Butch Miller	20	Orleans Hotel & Casino	Chevrolet			99.687	200	0	0	running	20300	165
4	17	Jack Sprague	24	Quaker State	Chevrolet	Hendrick		98.974	200	0	0	running	14025	160
5	9	Bob Keselowski	29	Mopar Performance	Dodge	K-Automotive		99.291	200	0	0	running	8725	155
6	20	Mike Bliss	2	Team ASE Racing	Ford	Jim Smith		98.689	200	0	0	running	11500	150
7	8	Tony Raines	19	Pennzoil	Dodge	Roehrig		99.346	200	0	0	running	6775	146
8	11	Rick Crawford	14	Circle Bar Motel & RV	Ford	Tom Mitchell		99.219	200	0	0	running	9025	142
9	18	Tobey Butler	52	Purolator PureOne	Chevrolet	Schrader		98.882	200	0	0	running	6925	138
10	25	Jay Sauter	3	GM Goodwrench Service	Chevrolet	Childress		98.467	200	0	0	running	8075	134
11	5	Jimmy Hensley	43	Cummins Engine Company	Dodge			99.670	200	0	0	running	6825	130
12	13	Stacy Compton	86	Valvoline Instant Oil Change	Ford			99.198	200	0	0	running	6775	127
13	30	Joe Ruttman	80	LCI Worldwide Telecommunications	Ford	Roush		provisional	199	0	0	running	6725	124
14	3	Tammy Jo Kirk	7	Lovable	Ford	Geoff Bodine		99.867	199	0	0	running	6675	121
15	29	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	98	Raybestos	Ford	Herrick		provisional	199	0	0	running	6750	118
16	24	Jim Bown	87	Wholesale Truck Parts	Chevrolet			98.471	199	0	0	running	5325	115
17	19	Dave Rezendes	35	Ortho Lawn & Garden	Chevrolet			98.693	198	0	0	running	6275	112
18	12	Dan Press	75	Spears Manufacturing	Chevrolet	Spears		99.202	198	0	0	running	5225	109
19	21	Doug George	12	Red Line Oil	Chevrolet			98.609	198	0	0	running	6175	106
20	16	Lance Norick	90	NHL	Ford			98.974	197	0	0	running	5225	103
21	6	Bryan Reffner	66	Carlin Burners & Controls	Ford			99.555	196	0	0	running	5075	100
22	27	Dave Goulet	01	Highwallers Racing	Chevrolet			98.359	195	0	0	running	5025	97
23	28	Tony Roper	31	Concor Tool & Machine	Ford			98.255	195	0	0	running	4975	94
24	26	Bill Sedgwick	4	Soff-Cut International	Chevrolet			98.371	194	0	0	running	4925	91
25	31	Rob Rizzo	27	RGR Racing	Ford			provisional	193	0	0	running	5925	88
26	10	Boris Said	44	Federated Auto Parts	Ford	Simo		99.262	182	0	0	running	4800	85
27	7	Chuck Bown	99	Exide Batteries	Ford	Roush		99.414	176	0	0	running	5775	82
28	23	Rick Carelli	6	RE/MAX International	Chevrolet	Chesrown		98.505	169	0	0	running	5750	79
29	22	Michael Dokken	18	DANA Corporation	Dodge	Roehrig		98.526	160	0	0	running	4750	76
30	32	Kenny Allen	65	AAG Racing	Chevrolet			provisional	155	0	0	running	4750	73
31	14	Lonnie Rush, Jr.	77	A&G Coal Corporation	Chevrolet			99.126	105	0	0	accident	5750	70
32	15	Rick McCray	02	McCray Racing	Chevrolet			99.118	29	0	0	engine	4750	67

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Rich Bickle	800	5	1	1	4	4
2	Jack Sprague	759	5	2	1	3	4
3	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	733	5	0	1	3	4
4	Mike Bliss	728	5	0	0	3	4
5	Butch Miller	706	5	0	0	3	4
6	Jay Sauter	695	5	0	0	2	3
7	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	677	5	0	1	1	2
8	Jimmy Hensley	667	5	0	0	0	2
9	Dave Rezendes	659	5	0	0	0	3
10	Chuck Bown	654	5	0	0	1	3
11	Joe Ruttman	638	5	1	1	2	2
12	Rick Crawford	608	5	0	0	0	1
13	Rick Carelli	583	5	0	0	1	3
14	Bob Keselowski	542	5	0	0	1	2
15	Doug George	518	5	0	0	0	0
16	Stacy Compton	501	5	0	0	0	1
17	Dan Press	458	5	0	0	0	0
18	Tobey Butler	453	4	0	0	0	1
19	Lonnie Rush, Jr.	443	5	0	0	0	0
20	Boris Said	437	5	0	0	0	0
21	Tammy Jo Kirk	433	4	0	0	0	0
22	Lance Norick	419	4	0	0	0	1
23	Tony Roper	419	5	0	0	0	0
24	Bryan Reffner	401	5	0	0	0	0
25	Kenny Allen	397	4	0	0	0	0