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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Hanes 250: Results

27 September 1997

MARTINSVILLE, VA - Provisional results for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck
Series, Hanes 250 held September 27, 1997 at Martinsville Speedway:
          
Ps.Ql.No.  Driver , Car                                          Laps  Notes
-- -- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- ----- -------
 1  1 17  Rich Bickle        Sears DieHard              Chev    256   $30,175
 2  2 28  Ernie Irvan        Federated Auto Parts       Ford    256   Running
 3  3  2  Mike Bliss         Team ASE Racing            Ford    256   Running
 4 13 43  Jimmy Hensley      Cummins Engine Company     Dodg    256   Running
 5 14 51  Bobby Hamilton     Southern Pride Trucking    Chev    256   Running
 6 18 20  Butch Miller       Orleans Hotel & Casino     Chev    256   Running
 7 33  3  Jay Sauter         GM Goodwrench Serv Plus    Chev    256   Running
 8 19 98  * Kenny Irwin      Raybestos/Ford Credit      Ford    256   Running
 9  7 86  * Stacy Compton    Valvoline Instant Oil Chng Ford    256   Running
10  8 24  Jack Sprague       Quaker State               Chev    256   Running
11 21 65  Andy Houston       Addington Racing           Chev    255   Running
12  5 80  Joe Ruttman        LCI International          Ford    255   Running
13  6 37  David Green        Red Man                    Chev    255   Running
14 20 61  * Randy Tolsma     IWX Motor Freight          Chev    255   Running
15 10  6  Rick Carelli       RE/MAX International       Chev    254   Running
16 29 99  Chuck Bown         Exide Batteries            Ford    253   Running
17 26  7  Barry Bodine       Geoff Bodine Racing        Ford    252   Running
18 16 35  Kelly Denton       Ortho Lawn & Garden Care   Chev    252   Running
19 23 04  Brad Teague        M-R Motorsports            Chev    250   Running
20 28 12  Ernie Cope         Blake Racing               Chev    250   Running
21 36 31  * Tony Roper       Concor Tool & Machine      Ford    246   Running
22 31 52  Mike Wallace       Purolator PureOne Filters  Chev    241   Running
23 11 19  * Tony Raines      Pennzoil                   Dodg    235   Running
24 34 14  * Rick Crawford    Circle Bar Motel & RV Park Ford    235   Running
25 30 06  Billy Pauch        Dick Greenfield Racing     Dodg    221   Running
26 32 44  * Boris Said       Federated Auto Parts       Ford    199   Running
27 22  4  Wayne Grubb        Link-Belt Construction     Chev    187   Wreck  
28 27 29  Bob Keselowski     Mopar Performance          Dodg    182   RearEnd
29 35 66  Bryan Reffner      Carlin Burners & Controls  Ford    181   Engine 
30  9 93  Jamie Skinner      Llumar Window Films        Chev    177   Wreck  
31 17 85  B.A. Wilson        Ashland Ford/ICSE Control  Ford    109   Trans  
32  4 16  Ron Hornaday       NAPA Brakes                Chev     99   RearEnd
33 25 05  John Blewett, III  Bob Maguire Auto Parts     Chev     89   Engine 
34 15 18  Johnny Benson      DANA                       Dodg     75   Wreck
35 12  1  Michael Waltrip    CITGO                      Ford     59   Engine 
36 24 81  Philip Morris      Spencer & Brown Crane      Chev     34   Engine 
    
* Cintas Rookie of the Year Contender
    
Time of Race      : 1 hour, 47 minutes, 18 seconds
Average Speed     : 75.296 mph
Margin of Victory : 0.573-second
Lap Leaders       : 2 lead changes among 2 drivers
                    Bickle (Pole), Irvan (1-52), Bickle (53-256)
Cautions          : 8 cautions for 42 laps

Track Length      :  0.5260 Miles


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