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NASCAR BGN Food City 250: Results

23 August 1997

BRISTOL, TN - Provisional results for the NASCAR Busch Series, Grand National 
Division, Food City 250 held August 22, 1997 at Bristol Motor Speedway:
          
Ps.Ql.No.  Driver , Car                                          Laps  Notes
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 1 14  20  Jimmy Spencer      Zippo                        Chev  250   Running
 2 16   3  * Steve Park       ACDelco                      Chev  250   Running
 3 29  47  Robert Pressley    Sunoco/360 Communications    Chev  250   Running
 4  1  74  Randy LaJoie       Fina                         Chev  250   Running
 5 23  75  Rick Wilson        Food Country USA             Chev  250   Running
 6 11  44  Bobby Labonte      Shell Oil                    Pont  250   Running
 7 17  96  Stevie Reeves      Big A Auto Parts             Ford  250   Running
 8 30  36  Todd Bodine        Stanley Tools                Chev  250   Running
 9 10  45  Jeff Fuller        Hunters Specialties          Chev  250   Running
10 24  88  Kevin Lepage       TBA                          Chev  250   Running
11  7  78  Nathan Buttke      Carquest Auto Parts          Chev  250   Running
12 37  89  Johnny Chapman     TBA                          Ford  250   Running
13 13  37  Mark Green         Timber Wolf                  Chev  250   Running
14 33  56  Jeff Krogh         Clearwater Forest Industry   Chev  250   Running
15  5  64  Dick Trickle       Dura Lube                    Chev  249   Running
16  9  34  Mike McLaughlin    Royal Oak                    Chev  249   Running
17 42   6  Joe Bessey         Power Team                   Chev  249   Running
18 41  43  Dennis Setzer      Lance Snacks                 Chev  249   Running
19 40  63  Tracy Leslie       Lysol                        Pont  248   Running
20 20  17  * Matt Kenseth     Kraft Singles Cheese         Chev  248   Running
21 25  77  Brad Teague        Lear Corp./UAW               Ford  247   Running
22  2   7  Dale Earnhardt Jr. Church Brothers Collision    Chev  247   Running
23 35  35  * Lyndon Amick     Team Amick                   Pont  247   Running
24 28  94  Ron Barfield, Jr.  New Holland Tractors         Ford  247   Running
25 22  48  Randy Porter       Unifirst Uniforms            Ford  247   Running
26  3  00  Buckshot Jones     Aquafresh                    Pont  238   Parked 
27  4  33  Tim Fedewa         Kleenex                      Chev  237   Running
28 15   1  Hermie Sadler      DeWalt Ind. Tools            Chev  211   Wreck  
29 21  57  Jason Keller       Slim Jim Meat Snacks         Chev  210   Running
30 31  72  Mike Dillon        Detriot Gasket               Chev  185   Running
31 18   5  Terry Labonte      Bayer Asprin                 Chev  173   Brakes 
32 39  10  Phil Parsons       Channellock Tools            Chev  173   Running
33 27  80  Mark Krogh         Clearwater Forest Industry   Chev  167   Running
34  8  38  Elton Sawyer       Barbasol                     Ford  153   Wreck  
35 36  16  Mark Day           31-W Insulation              Pont  147   Engine 
36 26  50  Larry Pearson      Rawlings                     Pont  145   Wreck  
37 38  99  Glenn Allen        Luxaire Heating & A/C        Chev   83   Running
38  6  85  Shane Hall         Luck's Foods                 Chev   81   Wreck  
39 19  32  Dale Jarrett       White Rain                   Ford   56   Engine 
40 12  21  Michael Waltrip    Band-Aid                     Ford   50   Engine 
41 32  29  Elliott Sadler     Phillips 66 Performance      Chev   43   Wreck  
42 34   4  Dale Shaw          Phoenix Construction         Chev   12   Wreck  
    
* Rookie of the Year Contender
     
Time of Race      : 2 hours, 2 minutes, 2 seconds
Average Speed     : 65.515 mph
Margin of Victory : 0.139-second
Lap Leaders       : 6 lead changes among 5 drivers
                    LaJoie (1-46), Earnhardt (47-68), Fedewa (69-70),
                    Spencer (71-131), LaJoie (132-141), Jones (142-157),
                    Spencer (158-200)
Cautions          : 13 cautions for 87 laps
Track Length      : 0.5330 Miles


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