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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Apr 3, 2015 16:00:12 GMT -5
Race #10 - Loadhandler 200
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series made their tenth stop of 1997 at the Bristol Motor Speedway, in Bristol, Tennessee, for the Loadhandler 200.
Jimmy Hensley led the field to the green flag and would lead the first 20 laps as Bristol turned out to be just what everyone expected: a wreckfest as 105 of the 200 laps was run behind the pace truck and drivers would be knocked out in countless wrecks. As drivers fought to survive, the battle for the lead was action packed all race with points leader Rich Bickle, Jay Sauter, Jimmy Hensley, Ron Hornaday Jr. and even Tammy Jo Kirk all led at one point keeping the crowd on their feet and cheering for the favorite driver but with fifty laps to go one of the most shocking moments of the race took place.
As Jay Sauter tried to pass Ron Hornaday Jr. for the lead, both trucks got hooked together and wrecked in Turn 3 starting a "big one" that would knocked out several drivers. Sauter escaped with not too much damage but Hornaday was heavily damaged and pissed off at Sauter as for the rest of the race Hornaday looked for any chance to payback Sauter but he wouldn't have a chance as Sauter would fight back, passing Kelly Denton with 29 laps to go and would go on to score his second win of 1997.
Other Noticeables:
Jay Sauter won his 2nd race of the year,
Sauter scored his 2nd career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win and his first since Tucson 9 races ago,
Sauter led 3 times for 74 laps, including the final 29 laps,
Brad Teague(10th), Blaise Alexander(30th) and Robert Huffman(33rd) made their NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debuts,
Rich Bickle, who finished 2nd, kept his points lead, leading Chuck Bown by 99 points
1.3-Jay Sauter (74 laps led)
2.17-Rich Bickle
3.80-Joe Ruttman
4.43-Jimmy Hensley (24 laps led)
5.24-Jack Sprague
6.16-Ron Hornaday Jr. (44 laps led)
7.30-Kelly Denton (14 laps led)
8.9-Greg Marlowe-1 lap
9.66-Bryan Reffner-1 lap
10.91-Brad Teague-1 lap
11.55-Ron Barfield Jr.-1 lap
12.77-Lonnie Rush Jr.-1 lap
13.52-Tobey Butler-3 laps
14.90-Lance Norick-4 laps
15.41-Randy Renfrow-4 laps
16.6-Rick Carelli-11 laps (3 laps led)
17.12-Doug George-29 laps
18.99-Chuck Bown-43 laps (Accident)
19.20-Butch Miller-44 laps (Accident) (9 laps led)
20.7-Tammy Jo Kirk-44 laps (Accident) (32 laps led)
21.44-Boris Said-66 laps (Accident)
22.27-Rob Rizzo-68 laps (Accident)
23.88-Terry Cook-71 laps (Tire)
24.19-Tony Raines-94 laps (Accident)
25.29-Bob Keselowski-94 laps (Accident)
26.35-Dave Rezendes-121 laps (Accident)
27.86-Stacy Compton-122 laps (Accident)
28.39-Jeff Spraker-122 laps (Accident)
29.31-Tony Roper-131 laps (Accident)
30.62-Blaise Alexander-133 laps (Ignition)
31.65-Kenny Allen-133 laps (Piston)
32.18-Michael Dokken-148 laps (Accident)
33.37-Robert Huffman-151 laps (Accident)
34.98-Kenny Irwin Jr.-157 laps (Accident)
35.2-Mike Bliss-159 laps (Accident)
36.75-Dan Press-173 laps (Accident)
37.32-Curtis Markham-173 laps (Accident)
38.14-Rick Crawford-178 laps (Accident)
Jimmy Hensley-1-20
Jay Sauter-21-54
Tammy Jo Kirk-55-86
Butch Miller-87-95
Rick Carelli-96-98
Jay Sauter-99-108
Jimmy Hensley-109-112
Ron Hornaday Jr.-113-156
Kelly Denton-157-170
Jay Sauter-171-200
9 Lead Changes among 7 drivers
Caution Flags: 21 for 105 laps
Lap 6 (Trucks #19 and 91 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 13 (Truck #99 Spin Frontstretch after contact from 20),
Lap 21 (Truck #90 Spin Frontstretch after contact from 9),
Lap 27 (Trucks #32, 66, 12, 19, 37, 75, and 77 Accident Turn 3),
Lap 33 (Truck #91 Spin Turn 3 after contact from 29),
Lap 44 (Trucks #98, 29, 99, 2, 86, 55, 41, 77 and 39 Accident Turn 1),
Lap 53 (Trucks #19 and 37 Spin Turn 4),
Lap 59 (Trucks #12, 17, 27, 31, 35 and 20 Accident Backstretch),
Lap 66 (Trucks #6, 12 and 39 Accident Turn 1),
Lap 72 (Trucks #29 and 99 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 79 (Trucks #19 and 77 Spin Turn 1; Trucks #86, 91 and 35 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 87 (Trucks #27, 88, 99, 29 and 9 Accident Turn 4),
Lap 98 (Truck #41 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 107 (Trucks #90, 52, 19 and 29 Accident Backstretch),
Lap 113 (Truck #27 Spin Backstretch after contact from 6),
Lap 120 (Trucks #3, 55, 41, 80, 17 and 24 Accident Frontstretch),
Lap 137 (Trucks #80, 44, 90, 7 and 27 Accident Turn 3),
Lap 150 (Truck #6 Spin Frontstretch after contact from 24),
Lap 157 (Trucks #3 and 16 Accident Turn 3; Trucks #99, 7, 20, 24, 55, 41 and 90 Accident Turn 3),
Lap 178 (Trucks #9 and 52 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 190 (Trucks #41 and 77 Spin Turn 3)
Margin of Victory: 1.593 Seconds
Time of Race: 2 Hours, 3 Minutes and 46 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Apr 16, 2015 7:40:06 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 11th race of the season the NAPA Autocare 200 at the Nazareth Speedway.
Tony Raines won the pole, with a time of 36.871 seconds, beating Joe Ruttman by 0.447 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Tony Raines won his 2nd pole of the year,
Raines won the 2nd pole of his career in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and his first since I-70 5 races ago,
Butch Miller, the winner of this race one year ago, will be starting 27th,
Rich Bickle, who will start 12th, will be trying to improve on his 99 point lead over Chuck Bown
1.19-Tony Raines
2.80-Joe Ruttman
3.6-Rick Carelli
4.66-Bryan Reffner
5.3-Jay Sauter
6.24-Jack Sprague
7.37-David Green
8.55-Kevin Grubb
9.2-Mike Bliss
10.92-Doug George
11.99-Chuck Bown
12.17-Rich Bickle
13.98-Kenny Irwin Jr.
14.88-Terry Cook
15.7-Tammy Jo Kirk
16.06-Billy Pauch
17.86-Stacy Compton
18.47-Danny Hieber
19.65-Brian Cunningham
20.44-Boris Said
21.18-Michael Dokken
22.14-Rick Crawford
23.75-Dan Press
24.35-Dave Rezendes
25.13-Morgan Shepherd
26.43-Jimmy Hensley
27.20-Butch Miller
28.16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
29.27-Rob Rizzo
30.15-Mike Cope
31.29-Bob Keselowski
32.12-Randy MacDonald
33.90-Lance Norick
34.77-Lonnie Rush Jr.
35.52-Tobey Butler
36.31-Tony Roper
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Apr 16, 2015 19:59:59 GMT -5
Race #11 - NAPA Autocare 200
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series made their 11th stop of 1997 at the Nazareth Speedway, in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, for the NAPA Autocare 200.
Tony Raines led the field to the green flag but it would be Joe Ruttman who would lead the first 21 laps as it turned out to be a warm day which surprised a lot of drivers who was expecting it to be cloudy. Due to the warm weather, the track turned out to be very slick causing multiple spins and wrecks that would knock out drivers including points leader Rich Bickle. Ruttman would dominate much of the early half of the race but with the laps counting down with less then 100, Jack Sprague had worked his way past all the wrecks and found himself in the lead late and would score his third win of 1997.
Other Noticeables:
Jack Sprague won his 3rd race of the year,
Sprague scored his 3rd career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win and his first since New Hampshire 4 races ago,
Sprague led 2 times for 71 laps, including the final 50 laps,
Morgan Shepherd(16th) and Danny Hieber(36th) made their NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debuts,
Rich Bickle, who finished 25th, kept his points lead, leading Jack Sprague by 31 points
1.24-Jack Sprague (71 laps led)
2.80-Joe Ruttman (79 laps led)
3.65-Brian Cunningham
4.19-Tony Raines
5.18-Michael Dokken-1 lap (18 laps led)
6.99-Chuck Bown-1 lap
7.75-Dan Press-1 lap
8.06-Billy Pauch-1 lap
9.16-Ron Hornaday Jr.-1 lap
10.44-Boris Said-2 laps
11.3-Jay Sauter-2 laps (10 laps led)
12.7-Tammy Jo Kirk-2 laps
13.88-Terry Cook-3 laps
14.55-Kevin Grubb-3 laps
15.77-Lonnie Rush Jr.-3 laps
16.13-Morgan Shepherd-4 laps
17.43-Jimmy Hensley-4 laps
18.92-Doug George-4 laps
19.90-Lance Norick-4 laps
20.15-Mike Cope-5 laps
21.31-Tony Roper-6 laps
22.98-Kenny Irwin Jr.-6 laps
23.29-Bob Keselowski-6 laps
24.52-Tobey Butler-32 laps (Valve)
25.17-Rich Bickle-43 laps (Accident) (22 laps led)
26.27-Rob Rizzo-46 laps (Accident)
27.12-Randy MacDonald-46 laps (Accident)
28.6-Rick Carelli-73 laps (Piston)
29.86-Stacy Compton-130 laps (Piston)
30.14-Rick Crawford-141 laps (Valve)
31.66-Bryan Reffner-145 laps (Ignition)
32.35-Dave Rezendes-150 laps (Accident)
33.37-David Green-156 laps (Gearbox)
34.2-Mike Bliss-165 laps (Accident)
35.20-Butch Miller-194 laps (Accident)
36.47-Danny Hieber-194 laps (Accident)
Tony Raines-Pole
Joe Ruttman-1-21
Rich Bickle-22-25
Jay Sauter-26-35
Michael Dokken-36-53
Rich Bickle-54-64
Jack Sprague-65-84
Rich Bickle-85-91
Joe Ruttman-92-149
Jack Sprague-150-200
8 Lead Changes among 5 drivers
Caution Flags: 15 for 76 laps
Lap 6 (Trucks #47 Spin Turn 1 after contact from 18),
Lap 12 (Truck #6 Spin Backstretch after contact from 86),
Lap 20 (Trucks #43, 65, 15, 99 and 75 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 34 (Truck #31 Stalled Turn 1),
Lap 40 (Trucks #27 and 98 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 52 (Trucks #29, 35 and 52 Accident Frontstretch),
Lap 83 (Truck #06 Spin Turn 1 after contact from 24),
Lap 90 (Trucks #16, 52 and 99 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 105 (Truck #15 Spin Turn 1 after contact from 99),
Lap 130 (Truck #6 Stalled Turn 1),
Lap 142 (Truck #52 Spin Turn 1 after contact from 92),
Lap 148 (Trucks #31 and 88 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 157 (Trucks #15, 17, 27, 43, 12, 77, 55 and 3 Accident Turn 1),
Lap 164 (Trucks #06 and 7 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 171 (Truck #43 Spin Turn 1 after contact from 7)
Margin of Victory: 10.550 Seconds
Time of Race: 3 Hours, 1 Minute and 8 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on May 2, 2015 14:13:14 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 12th race of the season the Sears DieHard 200 at the Milwaukee Mile.
Chuck Bown won the pole, with a time of 37.618 seconds, beating Ron Hornaday Jr. by 0.286 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Chuck Bown won his 2nd pole of the year,
Bown won the 2nd pole of his career in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and his first since Miami-Dade Homestead 10 races ago,
Jimmy Hensley, the winner of this race one year ago, will be starting 5th,
Rich Bickle, who will start 8th, will be trying to improve on his 31 point lead over Jack Sprague
1.99-Chuck Bown
2.16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
3.24-Jack Sprague
4.3-Jay Sauter
5.43-Jimmy Hensley
6.6-Rick Carelli
7.37-Mark Green
8.17-Rich Bickle
9.80-Joe Ruttman
10.20-Butch Miller
11.44-Boris Said
12.52-Mike Wallace
13.98-Kenny Irwin Jr.
14.2-Mike Bliss
15.19-Tony Raines
16.77-Lonnie Rush Jr.
17.7-Tammy Jo Kirk
18.31-Tony Roper
19.66-Bryan Reffner
20.86-Stacy Compton
21.88-Terry Cook
22.92-Doug George
23.60-Bobby Dotter
24.26-Jerry Robertson
25.75-Dan Press
26.02-Eric Norris
27.15-Mike Cope
28.35-Dave Rezendes
29.18-Michael Dokken
30.29-Bob Keselowski
31.81-Jerry Glanville
32.14-Rick Crawford
33.61-Randy Tolsma
34.90-Lance Norick
Did Not Qualify
35.4-Bill Sedgwick
36.25-Andy Genzman
37.63-Cindy Peterson
38.73-Bob Schacht
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on May 2, 2015 22:00:23 GMT -5
Race #12 - Sears DieHard 200
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series made their 12th stop of 1997 at the Milwaukee Mile, in West Allis, Wisconsin, for the Sears DieHard 200.
Chuck Bown led the field to the green flag but it would be Ron Hornaday Jr. who would lead the first lap before being passed by Jack Sprague who would quickly began to pull away from the field as he began lapping drivers early as only one caution would slow the race compared to the nine that happened one year earlier. Once the caution came out, drivers pitted as Hornaday would fight his way into the lead and he would then do the same as Sprague, pulling away from the field and would drive to his first win in almost two years.
Other Noticeables:
Ron Hornaday Jr. won his 1st race of the year,
Hornaday Jr. scored his 4th career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win and his first since 1995 at Sears Point 39 races ago,
Hornaday Jr. led 2 times for 88 laps, including the final 87 laps,
Mark Green(14th) made his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut,
Rich Bickle, who finished 3rd, kept his points lead, leading Jack Sprague by 26 points
1.16-Ron Hornaday Jr. (88 laps led)
2.24-Jack Sprague-1 lap (112 laps led)
3.17-Rich Bickle-2 laps
4.6-Rick Carelli-3 laps
5.19-Tony Raines-3 laps
6.99-Chuck Bown-3 laps
7.44-Boris Said-5 laps
8.66-Bryan Reffner-6 laps
9.77-Lonnie Rush Jr.-6 laps
10.31-Tony Roper-6 laps
11.20-Butch Miller-7 laps
12.80-Joe Ruttman-7 laps
13.52-Mike Wallace-7 laps
14.37-Mark Green-7 laps
15.92-Doug George-8 laps
16.29-Bob Keselowski-8 laps
17.7-Tammy Jo Kirk-8 laps
18.60-Bobby Dotter-9 laps
19.86-Stacy Compton-9 laps
20.98-Kenny Irwin Jr.-9 laps
21.2-Mike Bliss-9 laps
22.75-Dan Press-9 laps
23.26-Jerry Robertson-10 laps
24.88-Terry Cook-10 laps
25.81-Jerry Glanville-11 laps
26.15-Mike Cope-12 laps
27.61-Randy Tolsma-12 laps
28.35-Dave Rezendes-12 laps
29.90-Lance Norick-13 laps
30.18-Michael Dokken-13 laps
31.14-Rick Crawford-14 laps
32.3-Jay Sauter-22 laps (Clutch)
33.02-Eric Norris-38 laps (Header)
34.43-Jimmy Hensley-149 laps (Piston)
Chuck Bown-Pole
Ron Hornaday Jr.-1
Jack Sprague-2-113
Ron Hornaday Jr.-114-200
2 Lead Changes among 2 drivers
Caution Flags: 1 for 4 laps
Lap 108 (Trucks #77, 92 and 98 Spin Turn 3)
Margin of Victory: 1 Lap
Time of Race: 2 Hours, 20 Minute and 29 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on May 21, 2015 7:44:58 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 13th race of the season the Link-Belt Construction Equipment 225 at the Louisville Motor Speedway.
Rich Bickle won the pole, with a time of 28.131 seconds, beating Jack Sprague by 0.460 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Rich Bickle won his 1st pole of the year,
Bickle won the 1st pole of his career in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in his 37th start,
Dave Rezendes, the winner of this race one year ago, will be starting 17th,
Rich Bickle, who will start 1st, will be trying to improve on his 26 point lead over Jack Sprague
1.17-Rich Bickle
2.24-Jack Sprague
3.15-Mike Cope
4.16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
5.80-Joe Ruttman
6.88-Terry Cook
7.2-Mike Bliss
8.7-Tammy Jo Kirk
9.43-Jimmy Hensley
10.66-Bryan Reffner
11.19-Tony Raines
12.52-Mike Wallace
13.18-Michael Dokken
14.44-Boris Said
15.98-Kenny Irwin Jr.
16.6-Rick Carelli
17.35-Dave Rezendes
18.29-Bob Keselowski
19.79-Kevin Harvick
20.37-Scot Walters
21.20-Butch Miller
22.31-Tony Roper
23.86-Stacy Compton
24.14-Rick Crawford
25.5-Robbie Pyle
26.4-Wayne Grubb
27.92-Doug George
28.3-Jay Sauter
29.75-Dan Press
30.99-Chuck Bown
31.00-Bill Kimmel Jr.
32.65-Brian Cunningham
Did Not Qualify
33.06-Billy Pauch
34.11-Eddie Johnson
35.22-Tommy Humphries
36.39-Jeff Spraker
37.41-Bill Sedgwick
38.91-Gary Brooks
*Note for this race I used the Evergreen track as a replacement since I can't find a day version of Louisville
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on May 21, 2015 17:00:44 GMT -5
*Note for this race I used the Evergreen track as a replacement since I can't find a day version of Louisville
Race #13 - Link-Belt Construction Equipment 225
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series made their 13th stop of 1997 at the Louisville Motor Speedway, in Louisville, Kentucky, for the Link-Belt Construction Equipment 225.
Rich Bickle led the field to the green flag and would lead for the first 16 laps before being passed by Ron Hornaday Jr. who would quickly began to pull away from the field and looked to win two races in a row but his hopes was ended after being caught up in a early wreck. This allowed Jack Sprague and Rich Bickle to battle for the lead for the lead before Sprague would be caught up in a wreck, causing Sprague to lose up to 100 points in the championship battle. After Sprague was knocked out of the race, Mike Bliss took control and appeared on his way to victory but rookie driver Kevin Harvick, who had worked his way past all the wrecks, took the lead with less then thirty laps to go and pulled away to score the win.
Other Noticeables:
Kevin Harvick won his 1st race of the year,
Harvick scored his 1st career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win in his 7th start,
Harvick led 1 time for 22 laps, including the final 22 laps,
Robbie Pyle(17th), Bill Kimmel Jr.(20th) and Scot Walters(24th) made their NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debuts,
Rich Bickle, who finished 3rd, kept his points lead, leading Jack Sprague by 82 points
1.79-Kevin Harvick (22 laps led)
2.2-Mike Bliss (5 laps led)
3.17-Rich Bickle (45 laps led)
4.7-Tammy Jo Kirk
5.86-Stacy Compton-1 lap
6.19-Tony Raines-1 lap
7.6-Rick Carelli-3 laps
8.44-Boris Said-3 laps
9.66-Bryan Reffner-5 laps
10.88-Terry Cook-6 laps
11.14-Rick Crawford-6 laps
12.65-Brian Cunningham-6 laps
13.92-Doug George-6 laps
14.35-Dave Rezendes-7 laps
15.99-Chuck Bown-9 laps
16.20-Butch Miller-9 laps
17.5-Robbie Pyle-12 laps
18.24-Jack Sprague-27 laps (Accident) (134 laps led)
19.98-Kenny Irwin Jr.-34 laps (Accident)
20.00-Bill Kimmel Jr.-175 laps (Header)
21.16-Ron Hornaday Jr.-189 laps (Accident) (19 laps led)
22.52-Mike Wallace-189 laps (Accident)
23.75-Dan Press-190 laps (Accident)
24.37-Scot Walters-191 laps (Accident)
25.4-Wayne Grubb-204 laps (Accident)
26.43-Jimmy Hensley-204 laps (Accident)
27.29-Bob Keselowski-205 laps (Accident)
28.80-Joe Ruttman-205 laps (Accident)
29.18-Michael Dokken-205 laps (Accident)
30.15-Mike Cope-205 laps (Accident)
31.31-Tony Roper-206 laps (Accident)
32.3-Jay Sauter-206 laps (Accident)
Rich Bickle-1-16
Ron Hornaday Jr.-17-35
Rich Bickle-36-64
Jack Sprague-65-198
Mike Bliss-199-203
Kevin Harvick-204-225
5 Lead Changes among 5 drivers
Caution Flags: 5 for 24 laps
Lap 10 (Truck #6 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 20 (Trucks #15, 80, 43, 18, 31, 29, 79, 98, 6, 66, 35, 86, 14, 75, 92, 20, 99, 4, 3, 5 and 00 Accident Turn 4),
Lap 36 (Trucks #4, 88, 7, 14, 19, 44, 37, 52, 92, 99, 79, 98, 00, 66, 16, 75, 65, 86 and 24 Accident Turn 4),
Lap 76 (Truck #35 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 197 (Truck #5 Stalled Turn 4)
Margin of Victory: 1.191 Seconds
Time of Race: 2 Hours, 13 Minute and 31 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Jun 2, 2015 11:31:02 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 14th race of the season the Colorado 250 By Snap-On Tools at the Colorado National Speedway.
Ron Hornaday Jr. won the pole, with a time of 28.131 seconds, beating Jack Sprague by 0.460 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Ron Hornaday Jr. won his 2nd pole of the year,
Hornaday Jr. won the 9th pole of his career in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and his first since Tucson 13 races ago,
Dave Rezendes, the winner of this race one year ago, will be starting 17th,
Rich Bickle, who will start 20th, will be trying to improve on his 82 point lead over Jack Sprague
1.16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
2.80-Joe Ruttman
3.3-Jay Sauter
4.6-Rick Carelli
5.14-Rick Crawford
6.2-Mike Bliss
7.43-Jimmy Hensley
8.19-Tony Raines
9.52-Mike Wallace
10.66-Bryan Reffner
11.20-Butch Miller
12.88-Terry Cook
13.29-Bob Keselowski
14.98-Kenny Irwin Jr.
15.7-Tammy Jo Kirk
16.86-Stacy Compton
17.35-Dave Rezendes
18.4-Bill Sedgwick
19.99-Chuck Bown
20.17-Rich Bickle
21.44-Boris Said
22.24-Jack Sprague
23.65-Kenny Allen
24.31-Tony Roper
25.18-Tom Hubert
26.75-Kevin Harvick
27.26-Jerry Robertson
28.32-Doug George
29.82-Randy Nelson
30.5-Gary Higgs
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Jun 2, 2015 22:40:03 GMT -5
Race #14 - Colorado 250 By Snap-On Tools
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series made their 14th stop of 1997 at the Colorado National Speedway, in Dacono, Colorado, for the Colorado 250 By Snap-On Tools.
Ron Hornaday Jr. led the field to the green flag and would lead for the first 62 laps as for the third and final time the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series raced at the Colorado National Speedway as 30 drivers were looking to make history and go down as the final winner of the track. Hornaday would quickly began to pull away from the field once the green came out and would lead until the first round of pitstops as Mike Bliss would lead briefly before Hornaday retook the lead. After retaking the lead, Hornaday would be unstoppable and would pull away and score his second win of 1997.
Other Noticeables:
Ron Hornaday Jr. won his 2nd race of the year,
Hornaday Jr. led 2 times for 245 laps, including the final 182 laps,
Hornaday Jr. scored his 5th career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win and his first since Milwaukee Mile 2 races ago,
Randy Nelson(24th), Gary Higgs(26th) and Tom Hubert(28th) made their NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debuts,
For the third and final time the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series raced at Colorado with three different winners each time: Butch Miller(1995), Dave Rezendes(1996) and Ron Hornaday Jr.(1997)
Rich Bickle, who finished 8th, kept his points lead, leading Jack Sprague by 106 points
1.16-Ron Hornaday Jr. (245 laps led)
2.3-Jay Sauter-1 lap
3.14-Rick Crawford-3 laps
4.43-Jimmy Hensley-3 laps
5.86-Stacy Compton-3 laps
6.35-Dave Rezendes-3 laps
7.80-Joe Ruttman-4 laps
8.17-Rich Bickle-4 laps
9.98-Kenny Irwin Jr.-4 laps
10.19-Tony Raines-4 laps
11.88-Terry Cook-5 laps
12.31-Tony Roper-5 laps
13.20-Butch Miller-7 laps
14.66-Bryan Reffner-7 laps
15.24-Jack Sprague-7 laps
16.7-Tammy Jo Kirk-9 laps
17.75-Kevin Harvick-9 laps
18.6-Rick Carelli-9 laps
19.4-Bill Sedgwick-9 laps
20.52-Mike Wallace-9 laps
21.29-Bob Keselowski-10 laps
22.99-Chuck Bown-10 laps
23.44-Boris Said-12 laps
24.82-Randy Nelson-12 laps
25.65-Kenny Allen-13 laps
26.5-Gary Higgs-14 laps
27.32-Doug George-14 laps
28.18-Tom Hubert-113 laps (Accident)
29.2-Mike Bliss-116 laps (Accident) (5 laps led)
30.26-Jerry Robertson-219 laps (Accident)
Ron Hornaday Jr.-1-62
Mike Bliss-63-67
Ron Hornaday Jr.-68-250
2 Lead Changes among 2 drivers
Caution Flags: 10 for 48 laps
Lap 20 (Truck #86 Spin Frontstretch after contact from 16),
Lap 62 (Truck #80 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 70 (Truck #65 Spin Turn 4 after contact from 98),
Lap 81 (Truck #5 Spin Frontstretch after contact from 86),
Lap 96 (Truck #99 Spin Frontstretch after contact from 6),
Lap 114 (Truck #44 Stalled Turn 3),
Lap 136 (Truck #32 Spin Frontstretch after contact from 2),
Lap 144 (Truck #88 Spin Backstretch after contact from 43),
Lap 166 (Truck #86 Spin Frontstretch after contact from 20),
Lap 184 (Truck #5 Spin Frontstretch)
Margin of Victory: 1 Lap
Time of Race: 1 Hour, 43 Minute and 43 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Jun 17, 2015 15:20:03 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 15th race of the season the Lund Look 275K at the Heartland Park Topeka.
Stacy Compton won the pole, with a time of 106.340 seconds, beating Joe Ruttman by 0.535 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Stacy Compton won his 2nd pole of the year,
Compton won the 2nd pole of his career in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and his first since Evergreen 10 races ago,
Mike Skinner, the winner of this race the past two years, will be starting 6th,
Rich Bickle, who will start 18th, will be trying to improve on his 106 point lead over Jack Sprague
1.86-Stacy Compton
2.80-Joe Ruttman
3.1-Bobby Hamilton
4.24-Jack Sprague
5.19-Tony Raines
6.93-Mike Skinner
7.44-Boris Said
8.6-Rick Carelli
9.98-Kenny Irwin Jr.
10.7-Tammy Jo Kirk
11.55-Dorsey Schroeder
12.2-Mike Bliss
13.99-Chuck Bown
14.29-Bob Keselowski
15.65-Rob Morgan
16.52-Mike Wallace
17.61-Randy Tolsma
18.17-Rich Bickle
19.66-Bryan Reffner
20.57-Brian Cunningham
21.83-Lou Gigliotti
22.14-Rick Crawford
23.43-Jimmy Hensley
24.88-Terry Cook
25.31-Tony Roper
26.20-Butch Miller
27.16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
28.75-Kevin Harvick
29.48-Ron Fellows
30.4-Bill Sedgwick
31.3-Jay Sauter
32.35-Dave Rezendes
33.18-Tom Hubert
34.90-Lance Norick
Did Not Qualify
35.5-Robbie Pyle
36.45-Michael Cohen
37.54-Jon Leavy
38.82-Randy Nelson
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