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NASCAR BGN CarQuest Auto Parts 300 Results

24 May 1997

CONCORD, NC - Provisional results for the NASCAR Busch Series, Grand National 
Division, CarQuest Auto Parts 300 held Saturday, May 24, 1997 at Charlotte
Motor Speedway:
          
Ps.Ql.No.  Driver , Car                                          Laps  Notes
-- -- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- ----- -------
 1  2  87  Joe Nemechek       Bellsouth Mobility           Chev  200   $43,800
 2 24  88  Kevin Lepage       HYPE                         Chev  200   Running
 3  1  60  Mark Martin        Winn-Dixie                   Ford  200   Running
 4  9  20  Jimmy Spencer      Zippo Lighters               Chev  200   Running
 5 21  10  Phil Parsons       ChannelLock Tools            Chev  200   Running
 6 11  00  Buckshot Jones     Aquafresh                    Pont  200   Running
 7 29  36  Todd Bodine        Stanley Works                Pont  200   Running
 8  7  57  Jason Keller       Slim Jim Meat Snacks         Chev  200   Running
 9 15   1  Hermie Sadler      DeWalt Ind. Tools            Chev  200   Running
10 18  74  Randy LaJoie       Fina                         Chev  200   Running
11  3  64  Dick Trickle       Dura Lube                    Chev  200   Running
12 20   5  Terry Labonte      Bayer/Alka Seltzer           Chev  200   Running
13 25   9  Jeff Burton        Track Gear                   Ford  200   Running
14 26  72  Mike Dillon        Detroit Gasket               Chev  200   Running
15 32  45  Greg Sacks         Hunters Specialties          Chev  200   Running
16  5   3  * Steve Park       ACDelco                      Chev  200   Running
17 12  92  Sterling Marlin    Racing Milestones            Chev  200   Running
18 36  75  Rick Wilson        Food Country USA             Chev  200   Running
19 28  37  Mark Green         Timber Wolf                  Chev  200   Running
20 38  32  Dale Jarrett       White Rain                   Ford  200   Running
21  8  29  Elliott Sadler     Phillips 66                  Chev  199   Running
22 35  17  Matt Kenseth       Kraft Singles Cheese         Chev  199   Running
23 40  94  Ron Barfield Jr.   New Holland                  Ford  199   Running
24 43  63  Larry Pearson      Lysol                        Pont  199   Running
25 17  28  Jeff Purvis        Opryland/Curb Records        Chev  199   Running
26 41  80  Mark Krogh         Clearwater Forest            Chev  198   Running
27 37  96  Stevie Reeves      Big A Auto Parts             Ford  195   Running
28 33   4  Ernie Irvan        Phoenix                      Chev  194   Running
29 22  08  Kevin Simmons      Hitachi                      Chev  189   Running
30 10  44  Bobby Labonte      Shell Oil                    Pont  181   Engine
31 16   8  Jeff Green         Diamond Ridge                Chev  145   OvrHeat
32 19  85  Shane Hall         Luck's                       Chev  136   Wreck
33 30  34  Mike McLaughlin    Royal Oak Charcoal           Chev  131   Running
34  4  47  Jeff Fuller        Sunoco                       Chev  121   Wreck
35 14  33  Tim Fedewa         Kleenex                      Chev  106   Wreck
36 23   6  Joe Bessey         Power Team                   Chev   77   Wreck
37 42   7  Mike Wallace       Clabber Girl                 Chev   77   Wreck
38 34  49  Kyle Petty         NWO                          Chev   77   Wreck
39  6   2  Ricky Craven       Raybestos                    Chev   62   Engine
40 39  50  Morgan Shepherd    Biomet & Rawlings            Pont   43   Brakes
41 27  70  Dale Fischlein     Clean Sweep Products         Chev   39   Wreck
42 13  11  * Jimmy Foster     Speedvision/Outdoor Life     Ford   28   Wreck
43 31  38  Elton Sawyer       Barbasol                     Ford    4   Wreck
    
* Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender
    
Time of Race      : 2 hours, 21 minutes, 47 seconds
Average Speed     : 126.954 mph
Margin of Victory : 1.64 seconds
Lap Leaders       : 10 lead changes among 5 drivers
                    Martin (1), Nemechek (2-42), Barfield (43-46), 
                    Martin (47-48), BLabonte (49-86), Martin (87-90),
                    BLabonte (91-99), Nemechek (100-123), LPearson (124-126),
                    BLabonte (127-131), Nemechek (132-200)
Cautions          : 6 cautions for 39 laps
Track Length      : 1.5000 Miles