NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Cummins 200 -- Fact Sheet

29 July 1997

            1997 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES RACE FACTS


WHAT : Cummins 200 By Indiana Dodge Dealers
       NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race #16 of 26

WHERE : Indianapolis Raceway Park
        Clermont, IN
        0.686-Mile Paved Raceway

WHEN :  Thursday, July 31, 1997
        9:30 pm (EDT)

DISTANCE : 137.2 Miles / 200 Laps
           Segment 1: 101
           Segment 2: Balance of Race

POSTED AWARDS: $334,319

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 : Indianapolis Raceway Park

TV : ESPN2 (Live)
     Airtime: 9:30 pm (EDT)
     Announcers: Dave Despain and Benny Parsons
     Pit Reporter: Marty Reid

RADIO : NASCAR Truck Network (Live)
        Airtime : 9:15 pm (EDT)
        Announcers : Mike Bagley and Allen Bestwick
        Pit Reporters: Jim Phillips, Larry Naston, and Joe Moore

SCHEDULE :

Thursday, July 31
              6:00 am : NASCAR Garage Opens
              7:00 am : Registration & Inspection
             10:30 am : Drawing to determine order of qualifying
             10:30 am : Mandatory Rookie Drivers' Meeting
  11:30 am - 12:30 pm : Practice
       1:30 - 2:30 pm : Practice
              4:30 pm : Two-Lap Time Trials (All Positions)
              7:00 pm : Mandatory Drivers' Meeting
                        NOTE: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series registration
                        closes two hours prior to race time.

THE RACE: The Indianapolis Raceway Park track is a 0.686-mile oval
course with 6 degrees of banking in turn 1, 7 degrees in turns 3 and
4, 8 degrees in turn 2, 3 degrees on the front straight and 2 degrees
on the back straight.

RECORDS: Qualifying - Mike Skinner; Susanville, CA; Chevrolet; 108.855 mph;
                     22.687 seconds; 8/1/96

        Race - Mike Skinner; Susanville, CA; Chevrolet; 85.720 mph;
               1 hour, 36 minutes, 2 seconds; 8/1/96

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
Cummins Engines.