NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Hanes 250: Fact Sheet

22 September 1997

            1997 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES RACE FACTS

WHAT : Hanes 250
       NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race #21 of 26

WHERE : Martinsville Speedway
        Martinsville, VA
        0.526-Mile Paved Oval

WHEN :  Saturday, September 27, 1997
        1:00 pm (EDT)

DISTANCE : 131.5 Miles / 250 Laps
           The race will be run in two segments split by a mandatory pit
             stop.

POSTED AWARDS: $313,319

FIELD : 36 trucks possible. Fastest 32 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 : Martinsville Speedway, Inc.

TV : ESPN (Delayed)
     Airtime: 4:00 pm (EDT)
     Announcers: Dave Despain and Benny Parsons
     Pit Reporter: Marty Reid

RADIO : NASCAR Truck Network (Live)
        Airtime : 12:45 pm (EDT)
        Announcers : Mike Bagley and Joe Moore

SCHEDULE :

Thursday, September 25
             12:00 pm : NASCAR Garage Opens
       1:00 - 5:00 pm : Registration & Inspection

Friday, September 26
              7:00 am : Registration & Inspection
              8:30 am : Drawing to determine order of qualifying
              8:30 am : Mandatory Rookie Drivers' Meeting
      9:30 - 11:30 am : Practice
                  TBD : Time Trials (All Positions) following NWC time
                         trials.
                  TBD : Final practice following time trials for one half
                         hour, time permitting.
Saturday, September 27
              8:00 am : Registration and inspection
             11:05 am : Mandatory Drivers' Meeting
                        NOTE: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series registration
                        closes two hours prior to race time.

THE RACE: The Martinsville Speedway track is a 0.526-mile oval with 12 
degrees banking in the corners and no banking on the straights. The straights
have a length of 800 feet.

RECORDS: Qualifying - Bobby Hamilton; Nashville, TN; Chevrolet;
                      92.101 mph; 20.562 seconds; 9/20/96

         Race - Joe Ruttman; Upland, CA; Ford; 65.072 mph;
                1 hour, 12 minutes, 18 seconds; 9/25/95

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
Hanes.
 
 
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