1997 - Craftsman Truck Series - NAPA 200 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 - NAPA 200 Race Results
Race Name - NAPA 200Date - 3/1/1997Race Track - Tucson Raceway ParkTrack Length (Miles) - 0.375 milesRace Length (Miles) - 75 milesPole Speed - 87.896 mphNumber of Cautions - 6Caution Laps - 28Average Race Speed - 70.423 mphLead Changes - 5Total Race Purse - $275,532Race Number - 2 | More Races from 1997 |
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor(Owner) | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 7 | Ron Hornaday Jr | 16 | NAPA Brakes (Dale Earnhardt Inc) | 200 | Chevrolet | 20 | $39,391 |
2 | 3 | Rich Bickle | 17 | Sears DieHard (Darrell Waltrip) | 200 | Chevrolet | 85 | $22,216 |
3 | 8 | Jay Sauter | 3 | GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress) | 200 | Chevrolet | 0 | $19,266 |
4 | 17 | Butch Miller | 20 | Orleans Hotel Casino (Walker Evans) | 200 | Chevrolet | 0 | $13,791 |
5 | 5 | Mike Bliss | 2 | Team ASE Racing (Jim Smith) | 200 | Ford | 0 | $14,141 |
6 | 28 | Rob Rizzo | 27 | Rizzo Racing (Rob Rizzo) | 200 | Ford | 0 | $10,125 |
7 | 9 | Jack Sprague | 24 | Quaker State (Rick Hendrick) | 200 | Chevrolet | 0 | $8,491 |
8 | 2 | Jimmy Hensley | 43 | Cummins Engines (Petty Enterprises) | 200 | Dodge | 0 | $7,641 |
9 | 4 | Chuck Bown | 99 | Exide Batteries (Jack Roush) | 200 | Ford | 0 | $5,925 |
10 | 10 | Dave Rezendes | 7 | Bodine Motorsports (Geoffrey Bodine) | 200 | Ford | 0 | $8,391 |
11 | 14 | Toby Porter | 10 | Hardees (Harry Ranier) | 200 | Ford | 0 | $6,075 |
12 | 18 | Rick Crawford | 14 | Circle Bar Motel RV Park (Tom Mitchell) | 200 | Ford | 0 | $5,775 |
13 | 1 | Michael Dokken | 18 | Dana Corporation (Kurt Roehrig) | 200 | Dodge | 95 | $8,091 |
14 | 32 | Kenny Irwin Jr | 98 | Raybestos (Jim Herrick) | 200 | Ford | 0 | $5,625 |
15 | 6 | Tony Raines | 19 | Pennzoil (Kurt Roehrig) | 200 | Dodge | 0 | $5,725 |
16 | 20 | Stacy Compton | 86 | Valvoline Instant Oil Change (David Hodson) | 199 | Ford | 0 | $5,675 |
17 | 22 | Lonnie Rush Jr | 35 | Ortho Lawn Garden (Charles Hardy) | 199 | Chevrolet | 0 | $5,300 |
18 | 25 | Boris Said | 44 | Federated Auto Parts (Mark Simo) | 199 | Ford | 0 | $5,250 |
19 | 19 | Randy Tolsma | 61 | IWX Motor Freight (Steve Coulter) | 199 | Chevrolet | 0 | $5,200 |
20 | 13 | John Nemechek | 8 | Cintas (John Nemechek) | 199 | Chevrolet | 0 | $7,041 |
21 | 15 | Kevin Harvick | 79 | FloControl (Wayne Spears) | 199 | Chevrolet | 0 | $5,100 |
22 | 24 | Bob Keselowski | 29 | Mopar Performance (Ron Keselowski) | 199 | Dodge | 0 | $6,716 |
23 | 27 | Bobby Dotter | 68 | LubTek Shock Oil (Carl Wegner) | 199 | Chevrolet | 0 | $5,000 |
24 | 12 | Kenny Hendrick | 21 | Ultra Shield (Walker Evans) | 199 | Chevrolet | 0 | $4,950 |
25 | 29 | Doug George | 12 | ENKEI (Bob Blake) | 197 | Chevrolet | 0 | $6,183 |
26 | 26 | Mike Colabucci | 13 | Key Federal Savings VISA (Mike Colabucci) | 197 | Chevrolet | 0 | $4,825 |
27 | 31 | Kelly Denton | 30 | Grandaddy Racing (Grier Lackey) | 197 | Chevrolet | 0 | $4,800 |
28 | 16 | Joe Ruttman | 80 | LCI Telecommunications (Jack Roush) | 197 | Ford | 0 | $6,391 |
29 | 30 | Tony Roper | 34 | Concor Tool Machine (Bob Brevak) | 191 | Ford | 0 | $4,775 |
30 | 23 | Rick Carelli | 6 | REMAX International (Marshall Chesrown) | 148 | Chevrolet | 0 | $6,441 |
31 | 21 | Bryan Reffner | 66 | Carlin Combustion (Dale Phelon) | 138 | Ford | 0 | $6,441 |
32 | 11 | Dan Press | 75 | Spears Manufacturing (Wayne Spears) | 108 | Chevrolet | 0 | $4,775 |