NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Carquest Auto Parts 420k: Results
9 November 1997
LAS VEGAS, NV - Provisional results for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series,
Carquest Auto Parts 420 held November 9, 1997 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Ps.Ql.No. Driver Sponsor Make Laps Notes
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1 8 80 Joe Ruttman LCI International Ford 175 $83,000
2 1 24 Jack Sprague Quaker State Chev 175 Running
3 14 16 Ron Hornaday NAPA Brakes Chev 175 Running
4 10 3 Jay Sauter GM Goodwrench Serv Plus Chev 175 Running
5 2 2 Mike Bliss Team ASE Racing Ford 175 Running
6 12 6 Rick Carelli RE/MAX International Chev 175 Running
7 30 52 Mike Wallace Purolator PureOne/Pep Boys Chev 175 Running
8 15 75 Kevin Harvick Spears Manufacturing Chev 175 Running
9 6 99 Chuck Bown Exide Batteries Ford 174 Running
10 17 14 * Rick Crawford Circle Bar Motel & RV Park Ford 174 Running
11 32 19 * Tony Raines Pennzoil Dodg 173 Running
12 23 86 * Stacy Compton Valvoline Instant Oil Chng Ford 173 Running
13 4 29 Bob Keselowski Mopar Performance Dodg 172 Running
14 27 90 Lance Norick NHL/Four Queens Casino Dodg 172 Running
15 31 43 Jimmy Hensley Cummins Engine/Touch 1 Dodg 172 Running
16 21 17 Rich Bickle Sears DieHard Chev 171 Running
17 36 63 Rick Johnson Precision Gear Chev 171 Running
18 13 50 Ken Schrader Power Team Ford 171 Running
19 39 71 Butch Gilliland Doran Enterprises Chev Chev 170 Running
20 28 32 Curtis Markham Active Truck Team Chev 169 Engine
21 22 92 Doug George Rotary Lift Chev 169 Running
22 38 9 Ron Esau Rhino Linings USA Chev 169 Running
23 35 77 Ken Bouchard Professional Auto Parts Chev 167 Fuel
24 18 20 Brendan Gaughan Orleans Hotel & Casino Chev 165 Running
25 11 98 * Kenny Irwin Raybestos Ford 162 Engine
26 33 35 Ron Barfield Ortho Lawn & Garden Care Chev 161 Engine
27 34 31 * Tony Roper Concor Tool & Machine Ford 148 Running
28 7 21 Butch Miller Orleans Hotel & Casino Chev 146 Running
29 25 97 Wayne Anderson Porter-Cable Tools Ford 137 Engine
30 20 61 * Randy Tolsma IWX/Dole Chev 134 Suspens
31 19 94 Bill Elliott Team ASE Racing Ford 113 Engine
32 37 55 Dave Rezendes Icehouse Beer Ford 96 Wreck
33 40 68 Frank Kimmel Lub-Tek Shock Oil Chev 91 Engine
34 3 7 Barry Bodine Bodine Racing Ford 74 Wreck
35 9 10 * Lonnie Rush A&G Coal Company Chev 73 Wreck
36 16 93 Mike Skinner Llumar Window Films Chev 24 Ignitn
37 26 44 * Boris Said Federated Auto Parts Ford 19 Engine
38 5 66 Bryan Reffner Carlin Burners & Controls Ford 18 Engine
39 24 06 Troy Beebe Farris Concrete Chev 2 Ignitn
40 29 57 * Brian Cunningham Cunningham Historic M'cars Ford 0 Wreck
* Cintas Rookie of the Year Contender
Time of Race : 2 hours, 5 minutes, 9 seconds
Average Speed : 125.849 mph * Record
Breaks Jack Sprague's 1996 record of 120.782 mph
Margin of Victory : 1.512 seconds
Lap Leaders : 9 lead changes among 4 drivers
Sprague (1-9), Bliss (10-59), Sprague (60-66),
Bliss (67-98), Sprague (99-114), Carelli (115-145),
Sprague (146), Bliss (147-150), Carelli (151-172),
Ruttman (173-175)
Cautions : 5 cautions for 26 laps
Track Length : 1.5000 Miles