NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Dodge California Truckstop 300: Fact Sheet
8 October 1997
1997 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES RACE FACTS
WHAT : Dodge California Truckstop 300
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race #23 of 26
WHERE : Mesa Marin Raceway
Bakersfield, CA
0.5-Mile Paved Oval
WHEN : Sunday, October 12, 1997
1:30 pm (PDT)
DISTANCE : 150 Miles / 300 Laps
The race will be run in two segments split by a mandatory pit
stop.
POSTED AWARDS: $310,119
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 : Marion Collins
TV : TNN (Live)
Airtime: 4:30 pm (EDT)
Announcers: Eli Gold and Glenn Jarrett
Pit Reporter: Dorsey Schroeder
RADIO : NASCAR Truck Network (Live)
Airtime : 4:15 pm (EDT)
Announcers : Mike Bagley and Dan Hubbard
SCHEDULE :
Friday, October 10
11:00 am : NASCAR Garage Opens
12:00 - 5:00 pm : Registration & Inspection
Saturday, October 11
8:00 am : Registration & Inspection
9:00 am : Drawing to determine order of qualifying
9:00 am : Mandatory Rookie Drivers' Meeting
12:00 - 1:00 pm : Practice
3:00 - 4:00 pm : Practice
6:45 pm : Time Trials (All Positions)
Sunday, October 12
8:00 am : Garage Opens
11:30 am : Mandatory Drivers' Meeting
NOTE: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series registration
closes two hours prior to race time.
THE RACE: The Mesa Marin Raceway track is a 1/2-mile asphalt oval course
with 17 degrees of banking in the corners and 7 degrees of banking on the
straights.
RECORDS: Qualifying - Ron Hornaday; Palmdale, CA; Chevrolet;
92.540 mph; 19.451 seconds; 10/12/96
Race - Mike Skinner; Susanville, CA; 65.789 mph;
2 hour, 16 minutes, 48 seconds; 10/13/96
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 Hanes.