NASCAR BGN Series Dura-Lube 200: Fact Sheet

28 August 1997

         1997 NASCAR BUSCH SERIES, GRAND NATIONAL DIVISION
                           RACE FACTS

WHAT: Dura-Lube 200 Presented by Trak Auto
      NASCAR Busch Series, Grand National Division Race #24 of 30

WHERE: Darlington Raceway
       Darlington, SC
       1.366-Mile Banked Paved Speedway

WHEN: Saturday, August 30, 1997
         1:00 pm (EDT)

DISTANCE: 147 Laps (200 Miles)

POSTED AWARDS: $350,860

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: South Carolina International Speedway Corporation

TV: ESPN (Taped-Delay)
    Air time: 5:00 pm (EDT)
    Announcers: Dr. Jerry Punch, Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett
    Pit Reporters: Bill Weber, Ray Dunlap and Kyle Petty

RADIO: MRN (Live)
       Air time : 12:45 pm (EDT)
       Announcers: Allen Bestwick and Joe Moore

SCHEDULE:

 Friday, August 29
              7:00 am : NASCAR Garage Opens
              8:00 am : Rookie Drivers' Meeting
      9:00 - 11:00 am : Practice
      12:30 - 1:00 pm : Practice
              2:10 pm : Qualifying (All Positions)
                  TBD : Practice following NWC Qualifying

 Saturday, August 30
              8:00 am : NASCAR Garage Opens
             11:00 am : Drivers' & Crew Chiefs' Meeting
              1:09 pm : Start of the Dura-Lube 200

RECORDS:

Qualifying: Jeff Green; Owensboro, KY; Chevrolet; 166.337 mph;
             29.564 secpmds; 3/22/96

Race: Michael Waltrip; Owensboro, KY; Pontiac; 138.140 mph;
      1 hour, 27 minutes, 13 seconds; 9/5/92

1996 REVIEW: Terry Labonte held off Mark Martin, en route to his third win
of the 1996 season by 0.81-second. Labonte led 65 of the 147 laps of the
Dura-Lube 200 at Darlington Raceway. With five races remaining, David Green
had a 100-point advantage over second-place Randy LaJoie in the NASCAR Busch
Series points battle.
 
 THE TRACK:
 Degree of Banking in Turns 1 & 2 - 25 degrees
 Degree of Banking in Turns 3 & 4 - 23 degrees
 Degree of Banking on Straights - 2 degrees
 Length of Frontstretch - 1,229 feet
 Length of Backstretch - 1,229 feet
 
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.
 
 
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