1997 - Craftsman Truck Series - Link-Belt Construction Equipment 225 Race Results

1997 - Craftsman Truck Series - Link-Belt Construction Equipment 225 Race

For 2023 (Stanley Black & Decker) Craftsman returned as the primary sponsor of the NASCAR Truck Series replacing Camping World. The Truck Series is a modified production pickup truck racing series of NASCAR. In 1947 Bill France gathered promoters from Southeast, Northeast, and Midwest to the Ebony Bar atop the Streamline Inn in Daytona, and drew up the initial rules and regulations of the modern day NASCAR.- the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. The first "true" NASCAR race, in the division that would lead to the present-day Sprint Cup Series, and the Nationwide Series was held at the Charlotte (N.C.) Fairgrounds on June 19, 1949.

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1997 - Craftsman Truck Series - Link-Belt Construction Equipment 225 Race Results

Race Name - Link-Belt Construction Equipment 225
Date - 7/12/1997
Race Track - Louisville Motor Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.438 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 98 miles
Pole Speed - 103.16 mph
Number of Cautions - 13
Caution Laps - 66
Average Race Speed - 68.358 mph
Lead Changes - 1
Total Race Purse - $282,515
Race Number - 13

More Races from 1997

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor(Owner)	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	4	Ron Hornaday Jr	16	NAPA Brakes (Dale Earnhardt Inc)	225	Chevrolet	225	$36,950
2	3	Joe Ruttman	80	LCI International (Jack Roush)	225	Ford	0	$27,975
3	1	Jimmy Hensley	43	Cummins Engines (Petty Enterprises)	225	Dodge	0	$19,175
4	2	Tony Raines	19	Pennzoil (Kurt Roehrig)	225	Dodge	0	$11,940
5	11	Rich Bickle	17	Sears DieHard (Darrell Waltrip)	225	Chevrolet	0	$9,275
6	6	Stacy Compton	86	Valvoline Instant Oil Change (David Hodson)	225	Ford	0	$13,550
7	13	Scot Walters	37	Red Man Golden Blend (Clarence Brewer)	225	Chevrolet	0	$7,150
8	19	Jack Sprague	24	Quaker State (Rick Hendrick)	225	Chevrolet	0	$7,325
9	9	Boris Said	44	Federated Auto Parts (Mark Simo)	225	Ford	0	$7,300
10	31	Mike Wallace	52	Purolator PureOne Filters (Ken Schrader)	225	Chevrolet	0	$7,325
11	24	Kevin Harvick	79	Spears Manufacturing (Wayne Spears)	224	Chevrolet	0	$6,200
12	30	Mike Cope	15	Penrose Meat Snacks (Billy Ballew)	224	Ford	0	$6,125
13	12	Mike Bliss	2	Team ASE Racing (Jim Smith)	223	Ford	0	$7,100
14	14	Tammy Jo Kirk	7	Lovable (Geoffrey Bodine)	223	Ford	0	$7,025
15	15	Terry Cook	88	PBA Tour (Duke Thorson)	221	Chevrolet	0	$6,550
16	5	Rick Crawford	14	Circle Bar Motel RV Park (Tom Mitchell)	219	Ford	0	$6,675
17	20	Michael Dokken	18	Dana Corporation (Kurt Roehrig)	218	Dodge	0	$5,650
18	16	Kenny Irwin Jr	98	Raybestos (Jim Herrick)	217	Ford	0	$6,575
19	7	Rick Carelli	6	REMAX International (Marshall Chesrown)	212	Chevrolet	0	$6,550
20	21	Tony Roper	31	Concor Tool Machine (Bob Brevak)	212	Ford	0	$5,700
21	25	Brian Cunningham	65	Cunningham Historic Motorcars (Kenny Allen)	197	Ford	0	$5,425
22	22	Chuck Bown	99	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	196	Ford	0	$6,375
23	8	Bryan Reffner	66	Carlin Burners Controls (Dale Phelon)	181	Ford	0	$6,350
24	10	Bob Keselowski	29	Mopar Performance (Ron Keselowski)	169	Dodge	0	$6,325
25	29	Dave Rezendes	35	Ortho Lawn Garden (Charles Hardy)	166	Chevrolet	0	$6,400
26	28	Doug George	92	Rotary Lift (Raymond Scanlan)	161	Chevrolet	0	$6,275
27	32	Wayne Grubb	4	LinkBelt Construction (William Grubb)	136	Chevrolet	0	$5,250
28	17	Dan Press	75	Spears Manufacturing (Wayne Spears)	114	Chevrolet	0	$5,200
29	18	Butch Miller	20	Orleans Hotel Casino (Walker Evans)	91	Chevrolet	0	$6,200
30	23	Bill Kimmel Jr	0	RiteWay Industries (Andy Campbell)	80	Chevrolet	0	$5,200
31	26	Jay Sauter	3	GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress)	64	Chevrolet	0	$6,200
32	27	Robbie Pyle	5	Central Fastener (Jerry Lawrence)	13	Dodge	0	$5,200