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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Sears DieHard 200 -- Fact Sheet

2 July 1997

             1997 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES RACE FACTS

WHAT : Sears DieHard 200
       NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race #12 of 26

WHERE : The Milwaukee Mile
        West Allis, WI
        1-Mile Paved Speedway

WHEN :  Saturday, July 5, 1997
        12:30 pm (CDT)

DISTANCE : 200 Miles/200 Laps
           Segment 1: 101 Laps
           Segment 2: Balance of Race

POSTED AWARDS: $346,834

FIELD : 34 trucks possible. Fastest 30 trucks through time trials. Up
to two provisional starting positions based on 1997 NCTS driver points and
two based on owner point standings.

SANCTION : National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR)

PROMOTER : Carl A. Haas Racing Teams, Ltd.

TV : CBS (Live)
     Airtime: 1:30 pm (EDT)
     Announcers: Eli Gold, Ned Jarrett, and Buddy Baker
     Pit Reporter: Mike Joy and Ralph Sheheen

RADIO : NASCAR Truck Network (Live)
        Airtime : 1:30 pm (EDT)
        Announcers : Mike Bagley and Dan Hubbard

SCHEDULE :

Friday, July 4
              6:00 am : NASCAR Garage Opens
              7:00 am : Registration & Inspection
              9:30 am : Drawing to determine order of qualifying
              9:30 am : Rookie Drivers' Meeting
  10:30 am - 12:30 pm : Practice
              2:30 pm : Two-Lap Time Trials (All Positions)
       4:00 - 5:00 pm : Final Practice

Saturday, July 5
              7:00 am : Registration & Inspection
             10:30 am : Drivers' & Crew Chiefs' Meeting
                        NOTE: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series registration
                        closes two hours prior to race time.

THE RACE: The Milwaukee Mile is an oval with 9.25-degrees of banking in the
corners and 2.5 degrees on the straights. The track has hosted two previous
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series events
 
RECORDS: Qualifying - Mike Bliss; 7/5/96; 118.265 mph; 30.440 seconds
         Race (200 laps) - Jack Sprague; 7/6/96; 87.816 mph;
                              2 hours, 16 minutes, 39 seconds
 
PARTICIPATING AWARDS SPONSORS : Craftsman Tools, Chevy Trucks, Goodyear
Tires, Accel Plug Wires, AE Clevite, Anheuser-Busch, Auto Meter Products,
Auto Ventshade Company, Bilstein Shocks, Champion Spark Plugs, Cintas,
Competition Cams, Crane Cams, Dodge Ram Trucks, Earl's Performance Products,
Edelbrock Intake Manifolds, Featherlite Trailers, Fel-Pro Gaskets, Ford
Motor Company, Gatorade, Goodyear Belts & Hoses, Griffin Radiators, Hella
Lights, Holley Performance Products, Hurst Performance Shifters,
Hutcherson-Pagan Enterprises, JE Pistons, Jesel, Inc., Lawson Products,
Mallory Distributors, MCI, Mechanix Wear, Moog Automotive, MSD Ignitions,
Plasti-Kote Spray Paint, Precision Gear, Raybestos Brakes, Russell
Performance Products, Simpson Helmets, Spicer Drive Line, STP Oil Treatment,
Tilton Engineering, Unocal 76 Gasoline, Wiseco Pistons, Wix Air Filters, and
Sears DieHard Batteries.