NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Colorado 250 -- Fact Sheet
16 July 1997
1997 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES RACE FACTS
WHAT : Colorado 250 by Snap-On Tools
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race #14 of 26
WHERE : Colorado National Speedway
Erie, CO
0.375-Mile Paved Speedway
WHEN : Saturday, July 19, 1997
1:30 pm (MDT)
DISTANCE : 93.75 Miles/250 Laps
Segment 1: 126 Laps
Segment 2: Balance of Race
POSTED AWARDS: $321,869
FIELD : 32 trucks possible. Fastest 28 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 : Colorado National Promotions, Inc.
TV : CBS (Live)
Airtime: 3:30 pm (EDT)
Announcers: Ned Jarrett, Buddy Baker, and Mike Joy
Pit Reporter: Dick Berggren
RADIO : NASCAR Truck Network (Live)
Airtime : 3:15 pm (EDT)
Announcers : Mike Bagley and Fred Armstrong
SCHEDULE :
Friday, July 18
7:00 am : NASCAR Garage Opens
8:00 am : Registration & Inspection
11:00 am : Drawing to determine order of qualifying
11:00 am : Rookie Drivers' Meeting
12:00 - 2:00 pm : Practice
4:00 pm : Two-Lap Time Trials (All Positions)
Saturday, July 19
8:00 am : Garage Opens
11:30 am : Drivers' & Crew Chiefs' Meeting
NOTE: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series registration
closes two hours prior to race time.
THE RACE: The Colorado National Speedway is an oval with 6, 9, 12 degrees
(compound banking) banking in the corners and 4 degrees on the straights.
The track has hosted two other NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series events.
RECORDS: Qualifying - Ron Hornaday; Chevrolet; 7/15/95; 78.566 mph;
17.183 seconds
Race - Mike Skinner; Chevrolet; 6/1/96; 57.630 mph;
1 hour, 38 minutes, 47 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 Snap-On Tools.