1997 Western Auto/Parts America 200

Race 7 of 26

I-70
200 laps
Time of race: 1:18:46
Average speed of winner: 82.725 mph
Margin of victory: 0.584 sec.
Lead changes: 5 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 38 laps
Lap leaders: Bickle pole, Raines 1-56, Irwin 57-58, Hensley 59-77, Bickle 78-107, Raines 108-200

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Truck #	Sponsor	Truck	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Tony Raines	19	Pennzoil	Dodge	Roehrig		112.857	200	2	149	running	29775	180
2	10	Jimmy Hensley	43	Cummins Engine Company	Dodge			111.188	200	1	19	running	26625	170
3	11	Chuck Bown	99	Exide Batteries	Ford	Roush		111.005	200	0	0	running	22775	165
4	1	Rich Bickle	17	Sears DieHard	Chevrolet	Waltrip		113.125	200	1	30	running	12650	160
5	29	Butch Miller	20	Orleans Hotel & Casino	Chevrolet			provisional	200	0	0	running	11975	155
6	30	Joe Ruttman	80	LCI International	Ford	Roush		provisional	200	0	0	running	10350	150
7	4	Rick Carelli	6	RE/MAX International	Chevrolet	Chesrown		112.377	200	0	0	running	9525	146
8	17	Mike Bliss	2	Team ASE Racing	Ford	Jim Smith		110.086	200	0	0	running	8550	142
9	7	Tony Roper	31	Concor Tool & Machine	Ford			111.550	200	0	0	running	7325	138
10	3	Jack Sprague	24	Quaker State	Chevrolet	Hendrick		112.734	200	0	0	running	8350	134
11	26	Doug George	12	Red Line Oil	Chevrolet			108.365	200	0	0	running	7025	130
12	5	Boris Said	44	Federated Auto Parts	Ford	Simo		112.280	200	0	0	running	5950	127
13	31	Dave Rezendes	35	Ortho Lawn & Garden	Chevrolet			provisional	199	0	0	running	6925	124
14	8	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	98	Raybestos	Ford	Herrick		111.537	199	1	2	running	7350	121
15	6	Rick Crawford	14	Circle Bar Motel & RV	Ford	Tom Mitchell		111.927	199	0	0	running	7175	118
16	14	Curtis Markham	13	Key Savings VISA	Chevrolet			110.659	198	0	0	running	5500	115
17	16	Brandon Butler	56	Husky Power Tools	Dodge	Brix		110.198	196	0	0	running	5475	112
18	27	Bill Sedgwick	4	Soff-Cut International	Chevrolet			107.827	195	0	0	running	5400	109
19	24	Lonnie Rush, Jr.	77	A&G Coal	Chevrolet			108.570	195	0	0	running	5375	106
20	19	Bryan Reffner	66	Carlin Burners & Controls	Ford			109.734	193	0	0	running	5300	103
21	23	Kenny Allen	65	AAG Racing	Chevrolet			108.636	190	0	0	running	5250	100
22	28	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	16	NAPA Brakes	Chevrolet	DEI		106.674	189	0	0	running	7200	97
23	21	Terry Cook	88	PBA Tour	Chevrolet	ThorSport		108.775	184	0	0	running	5175	94
24	9	Rick Beebe	26	Mittler Machine & Tool	Ford			111.251	171	0	0	running	5150	91
25	12	Tammy Jo Kirk	7	Lovable	Ford	Geoff Bodine		110.917	134	0	0	accident	6125	88
26	20	Michael Dokken	18	DANA Corporation	Dodge	Roehrig		109.697	117	0	0	running	6100	85
27	13	Bob Keselowski	29	Mopar Performance	Dodge	K-Automotive		110.691	88	0	0	accident	6075	82
28	32	Dan Press	75	Spears Manufacturing	Chevrolet	Spears		provisional	84	0	0	overheating	6025	79
29	25	Tobey Butler	52	Purolator PureOne	Chevrolet	Schrader		108.413	80	0	0	handling	6025	76
30	15	Stacy Compton	86	Valvoline Instant Oil Change	Ford			110.272	74	0	0	handling	6025	73
31	18	Jay Sauter	3	GM Goodwrench Service	Chevrolet	Childress		110.030	73	0	0	accident	6025	70
32	22	Mike Cope	15	Penrose Meat Snacks	Ford			108.654	69	0	0	accident	5025	67

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Rich Bickle	1140	7	3	2	6	6
2	Jack Sprague	1063	7	2	1	4	6
3	Mike Bliss	1016	7	0	0	3	6
4	Butch Miller	995	7	0	0	4	6
5	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	968	7	0	1	3	5
6	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	953	7	0	1	2	3
7	Joe Ruttman	948	7	1	1	3	4
8	Chuck Bown	940	7	0	0	2	4
9	Jimmy Hensley	925	7	0	0	1	3
10	Dave Rezendes	907	7	0	0	0	3
11	Jay Sauter	838	7	0	0	2	3
12	Rick Carelli	835	7	0	0	1	4
13	Rick Crawford	820	7	0	0	0	1
14	Bob Keselowski	774	7	0	0	1	3
15	Doug George	760	7	0	0	0	0
16	Stacy Compton	716	7	0	0	0	2
17	Tony Roper	675	7	0	0	0	1
18	Tobey Butler	659	6	0	0	0	1
19	Boris Said	646	7	0	0	0	0
20	Michael Dokken	645	7	1	0	1	1
21	Dan Press	637	7	0	0	0	0
22	Tammy Jo Kirk	636	6	0	0	0	0
23	Tony Raines	626	5	0	1	1	2
24	Kenny Allen	600	6	0	0	0	0
25	Bryan Reffner	595	7	0	0	0	0