Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Dec 1, 2015 18:59:59 GMT -5
Race #20 - Virginia Is For Lovers 200
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series made their 20th stop of 1997 at the Richmond International Raceway, in Richmond, Virginia, for the Virginia Is For Lovers 200.
Ken Schrader led the field to the green flag as he would lead for the first twenty three laps as for the third year in a row the Richmond race turned out to be one of great racing, drivers gaining points and a surprising winner for the second year in a row. Championship contender Jack Sprague would pass Schrader and dominated the night while points leader Rich Bickle struggled to stay in the Top 10 as eleven cautions would fly during the night race and a late caution would come out with less then twenty to go setting up what would be a ten lap dash to the finish.
Barry Bodine, son of team owner Geoffrey Bodine, came into the race as Geoff Bodine Racing has been looking for a sponsor ever since Tammy Jo Kirk lost her sponsor and was released from her ride. Bodine started second and stayed in the Top 10 all day long and found himself in second when the green came back out and stayed right in Sprague's trail as the lap traffic of Bryan Reffner would give Barry the chance he needed as he drove under Sprague and would hold him off for his first win of his short NASCAR career.
Other Noticeables:
Barry Bodine won his 1st race of the year,
Bodine led 1 time for 8 laps, including the final 2 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in his 6th start,
B.A. Wilson(20th), Jeff Green(22nd) and Jerry Marquis(25th) made their NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debuts,
Rich Bickle, who finished 7th, kept his points lead, leading Jack Sprague by 15 points
1.7-Barry Bodine (8 laps led)
2.24-Jack Sprague (145 laps led)
3.61-Randy Tolsma (8 laps led)
4.43-Jimmy Hensley (5 laps led)
5.29-Bob Keselowski
6.16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
7.17-Rich Bickle
8.4-Wayne Grubb (7 laps led)
9.20-Butch Miller (4 laps led)
10.44-Boris Said
11.86-Stacy Compton-1 lap
12.66-Bryan Reffner-1 lap
13.3-Jay Sauter-1 lap
14.98-Kenny Irwin Jr.-1 lap
15.83-Joe Gaita-1 lap
16.31-Tony Roper-1 lap
17.52-Mike Wallace-1 lap
18.35-Kelly Denton-1 lap
19.03-Kirk Shelmerdine-1 lap
20.85-B.A. Wilson-2 laps
21.80-Joe Ruttman-2 laps
22.47-Jeff Green-2 laps
23.14-Rick Crawford-2 laps
24.60-Tobey Butler-2 laps
25.18-Jerry Marquis-2 laps
26.28-Ernie Irvan-5 laps
27.19-Tony Raines-20 laps
28.41-Randy Renfrow-45 laps (Accident)
29.72-Tammy Jo Kirk-45 laps (Accident)
30.6-Rick Carelli-56 laps
31.53-Ken Schrader-70 laps (Accident) (23 laps led)
32.06-Billy Pauch-70 laps (Accident)
33.2-Mike Bliss-71 laps (Accident)
34.04-Brad Teague-81 laps (Accident)
35.37-Scot Walters-81 laps (Accident)
36.99-Chuck Bown-165 laps (Accident)
Ken Schrader-1-23
Jack Sprague-24-72
Butch Miller-73-76
Wayne Grubb-77-83
Randy Tolsma-84-86
Jimmy Hensley-87-91
Barry Bodine-92-97
Randy Tolsma-98-102
Jack Sprague-103-198
Barry Bodine-199-200
9 Lead Changes among 7 drivers
Caution Flags: 11 for 55 laps
Lap 18 (Truck #41 Spin Backstretch after contact from 04),
Lap 34 (Trucks #6, 99, 16, 17 and 85 Accident Frontstretch),
Lap 42 (Trucks #43 and 29 Spin Turn 4),
Lap 62 (Trucks #80 and 85 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 85 (Truck #06 Spin Turn 4 after contact from 29),
Lap 119 (Truck #31 Spin Turn 2 after contact from 3),
Lap 129 (Trucks #17, 86, 06, 43, 19 and 28 Accident Frontstretch),
Lap 137 (Trucks #28, 86, 18, 03, 31 and 16 Accident Turn 4),
Lap 148 (Truck #3 Spin Turn 4 after contact from 17),
Lap 155 (Trucks #41, 6, 86, 47, 20, 44, 72, 18, 35, 52, 3, 16 and 83 Accident Turn 3),
Lap 184 (Truck #60 Spin Frontstretch after contact from 80)
Margin of Victory: 0.653 Seconds
Time of Race: 2 Hours, 5 Minutes and 53 Seconds
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series made their 20th stop of 1997 at the Richmond International Raceway, in Richmond, Virginia, for the Virginia Is For Lovers 200.
Ken Schrader led the field to the green flag as he would lead for the first twenty three laps as for the third year in a row the Richmond race turned out to be one of great racing, drivers gaining points and a surprising winner for the second year in a row. Championship contender Jack Sprague would pass Schrader and dominated the night while points leader Rich Bickle struggled to stay in the Top 10 as eleven cautions would fly during the night race and a late caution would come out with less then twenty to go setting up what would be a ten lap dash to the finish.
Barry Bodine, son of team owner Geoffrey Bodine, came into the race as Geoff Bodine Racing has been looking for a sponsor ever since Tammy Jo Kirk lost her sponsor and was released from her ride. Bodine started second and stayed in the Top 10 all day long and found himself in second when the green came back out and stayed right in Sprague's trail as the lap traffic of Bryan Reffner would give Barry the chance he needed as he drove under Sprague and would hold him off for his first win of his short NASCAR career.
Other Noticeables:
Barry Bodine won his 1st race of the year,
Bodine led 1 time for 8 laps, including the final 2 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in his 6th start,
B.A. Wilson(20th), Jeff Green(22nd) and Jerry Marquis(25th) made their NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debuts,
Rich Bickle, who finished 7th, kept his points lead, leading Jack Sprague by 15 points
1.7-Barry Bodine (8 laps led)
2.24-Jack Sprague (145 laps led)
3.61-Randy Tolsma (8 laps led)
4.43-Jimmy Hensley (5 laps led)
5.29-Bob Keselowski
6.16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
7.17-Rich Bickle
8.4-Wayne Grubb (7 laps led)
9.20-Butch Miller (4 laps led)
10.44-Boris Said
11.86-Stacy Compton-1 lap
12.66-Bryan Reffner-1 lap
13.3-Jay Sauter-1 lap
14.98-Kenny Irwin Jr.-1 lap
15.83-Joe Gaita-1 lap
16.31-Tony Roper-1 lap
17.52-Mike Wallace-1 lap
18.35-Kelly Denton-1 lap
19.03-Kirk Shelmerdine-1 lap
20.85-B.A. Wilson-2 laps
21.80-Joe Ruttman-2 laps
22.47-Jeff Green-2 laps
23.14-Rick Crawford-2 laps
24.60-Tobey Butler-2 laps
25.18-Jerry Marquis-2 laps
26.28-Ernie Irvan-5 laps
27.19-Tony Raines-20 laps
28.41-Randy Renfrow-45 laps (Accident)
29.72-Tammy Jo Kirk-45 laps (Accident)
30.6-Rick Carelli-56 laps
31.53-Ken Schrader-70 laps (Accident) (23 laps led)
32.06-Billy Pauch-70 laps (Accident)
33.2-Mike Bliss-71 laps (Accident)
34.04-Brad Teague-81 laps (Accident)
35.37-Scot Walters-81 laps (Accident)
36.99-Chuck Bown-165 laps (Accident)
Ken Schrader-1-23
Jack Sprague-24-72
Butch Miller-73-76
Wayne Grubb-77-83
Randy Tolsma-84-86
Jimmy Hensley-87-91
Barry Bodine-92-97
Randy Tolsma-98-102
Jack Sprague-103-198
Barry Bodine-199-200
9 Lead Changes among 7 drivers
Caution Flags: 11 for 55 laps
Lap 18 (Truck #41 Spin Backstretch after contact from 04),
Lap 34 (Trucks #6, 99, 16, 17 and 85 Accident Frontstretch),
Lap 42 (Trucks #43 and 29 Spin Turn 4),
Lap 62 (Trucks #80 and 85 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 85 (Truck #06 Spin Turn 4 after contact from 29),
Lap 119 (Truck #31 Spin Turn 2 after contact from 3),
Lap 129 (Trucks #17, 86, 06, 43, 19 and 28 Accident Frontstretch),
Lap 137 (Trucks #28, 86, 18, 03, 31 and 16 Accident Turn 4),
Lap 148 (Truck #3 Spin Turn 4 after contact from 17),
Lap 155 (Trucks #41, 6, 86, 47, 20, 44, 72, 18, 35, 52, 3, 16 and 83 Accident Turn 3),
Lap 184 (Truck #60 Spin Frontstretch after contact from 80)
Margin of Victory: 0.653 Seconds
Time of Race: 2 Hours, 5 Minutes and 53 Seconds
So if you want to see the points, just go to my forum and scroll to a certain year you want and you should see the points for any season/year I'm doing except cup.