NASCAR BGN Detroit Gasket 200: Fact Sheet

13 August 1997

          1997 NASCAR BUSCH SERIES, GRAND NATIONAL DIVISION
                            RACE FACTS

WHAT: Detroit Gasket 200
      NASCAR Busch Series, Grand National Division Race #22 of 30

WHERE: Michigan Speedway
       Brooklyn, MI
       2-Mile Banked Ashpalt Speedway

WHEN: Saturday, August 16, 1997
        12:00 pm (EDT)

DISTANCE: 100 Laps (200 Miles)

POSTED AWARDS: $418,860

FIELD: 43 cars. Fastest 38 cars through time trials. Up to five provisional
starting positions, including four based on 1997 NBS owner points and one
for a former champion of the NBS.

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

PROMOTER: Penske Motorsports, Inc.

TV: ESPN (Live)
    Air time: 12:00 pm (EDT)
    Announcers: Dr. Jerry Punch, Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett
    Pit Reporters: Bill Weber, Ray Dunlap and/or Kyle Petty

RADIO: MRN (Live)
       Air time : 11:45 am (EDT)
       Announcers: Allen Bestwick and Joe Moore

SCHEDULE:

 Thursday, August 14
              7:00 am : NASCAR Garage Opens
              8:00 am : Rookie Drivers' Meeting
   11:00 am - 1:00 pm : Practice
              3:00 pm : Qualifying (Positions 1-25)

 Friday, August 15
              7:00 am : NASCAR Garage Opens
       8:30 - 9:30 am : Practice
             10:00 am : Qualifying (Positions 26-38)
                        Practice following NWC time trials.

 Saturday, August 16
               7:00 am : NASCAR Garage Opens
              10:10 am : Drivers' & Crew Chiefs' Meeting
              12:00 pm : Start of Detroit Gasket 200

RECORDS:

Qualifying: Bill Elliott; Dawsonville, GA; Ford; 175.447 mph;
            41.038 seconds; 8/12/93

Race: Mark Martin; Batesville, AR; Ford; 169.571 mph;
      1 hour, 10 minutes, 46 seconds; 8/19/95

THE RACE: Michigan Speedway is a 2-mile asphalt oval with 18 degrees
banking in all four turns. The length of the frontsretch is 3,600 feet and
the length of the backstretch is 2,242 feet. Michigan speedway has hosted
the Detroit Gasket 200 since 1992.
 
PARTICIPATING AWARDS SPONSORS: Anheuser-Busch, Inc., AE Clevite, Aeroquip,
Autolite Spark Plugs, Champion Spark Plugs, Competition Cam, Edelbrock
Intake Manifolds, Fram Oil Filters, Ford Motor Corporation, Gatorade,
Goodyear Tires & Belts & Hoses, Griffin Mufflers, Goody's, Holley
Carburetors, JE Pistons, Jesel Rocker Arms, Kar Products, Lincoln Electric,
MCI, Moog Chassis Parts, Moroso Blue Max Ignition Wires, Motorsports
Designs, MSD Ignitions, Penske Shocks, Precision Gear, Raybestos Brakes,
Richmond Gear, Simpson Helmets, STP Oil Treatment & Oil Filters, Unocal 76
Gasoline, Vantare, Winston Cup Scene, Wiseco Pistons, Wix Filters.