1997 - Craftsman Truck Series - Dodge California Truckstop 300 Race Results

1997 - Craftsman Truck Series - Dodge California Truckstop 300 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 - Dodge California Truckstop 300 Race Results

Race Name - Dodge California Truckstop 300
Date - 10/12/1997
Race Track - Mesa Marin Raceway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 150 miles
Pole Speed - 91.799 mph
Number of Cautions - 8
Caution Laps - 37
Average Race Speed - 76.293 mph
Lead Changes - 11
Total Race Purse - $259,875
Race Number - 23

More Races from 1997

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor(Owner)	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	13	Randy Tolsma	61	IWX Motor Freight Dole (Steve Coulter)	300	Chevrolet	12	$35,550
2	17	Stacy Compton	86	Valvoline Instant Oil Change (David Hodson)	300	Ford	0	$23,650
3	1	Mike Bliss	2	Team ASE Racing (Jim Smith)	300	Ford	114	$16,600
4	14	Jay Sauter	3	GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress)	300	Chevrolet	0	$9,800
5	2	Rich Bickle	17	Sears DieHard (Darrell Waltrip)	300	Chevrolet	0	$7,900
6	23	Rick Crawford	14	Circle Bar Motel RV Park (Tom Mitchell)	300	Ford	0	$7,200
7	18	Mike Wallace	52	Purolator PureOne Filters (Ken Schrader)	300	Chevrolet	34	$5,900
8	5	Kevin Harvick	75	Spears Manufacturing (Wayne Spears)	300	Chevrolet	0	$5,850
9	6	Jimmy Hensley	43	Cummins Engines (Petty Enterprises)	300	Dodge	0	$6,800
10	10	Jack Sprague	24	Quaker State (Rick Hendrick)	300	Chevrolet	0	$6,750
11	7	Tony Raines	19	Pennzoil (Kurt Roehrig)	300	Dodge	0	$6,700
12	21	Rick Carelli	6	REMAX International (Marshall Chesrown)	299	Chevrolet	0	$6,550
13	29	Tony Roper	31	Concor Tool Machine (Bob Brevak)	299	Ford	0	$6,500
14	9	Chuck Bown	99	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	299	Ford	0	$6,450
15	20	Kevin Cywinski	18	Dana Corporation (Kurt Roehrig)	299	Dodge	0	$5,400
16	4	Kenny Irwin Jr	98	Raybestos (Jim Herrick)	298	Ford	1	$6,350
17	19	Butch Miller	20	Orleans Hotel Casino (Walker Evans)	298	Chevrolet	0	$5,300
18	22	Rob Rizzo	27	Hastings Filters (Rob Rizzo)	298	Ford	0	$5,250
19	11	Joe Ruttman	80	LCI International (Jack Roush)	298	Ford	0	$6,200
20	25	Ron Esau	9	Rhino Linings USA (Wilbur Bunce)	297	Chevrolet	0	$5,475
21	27	Bob Keselowski	29	Mopar Performance (Ron Keselowski)	297	Dodge	0	$6,100
22	16	Ron Fellows	48	AER Manufacturing (Billy Hess)	295	Chevrolet	0	$5,050
23	28	Boris Said	44	Federated Auto Parts (Mark Simo)	294	Ford	0	$6,000
24	30	Joe Bean	46	Dollar Racing (David Dollar)	292	Ford	0	$4,950
25	26	Lance Norick	90	NHL (Ron Norick)	288	Ford	0	$4,975
26	34	Tony Toste	12	Star Nursery (Bob Blake)	288	Chevrolet	0	$4,825
27	31	Donny Ling Jr	68	Auto Palace (Don Ling Sr)	277	Chevrolet	0	$4,725
28	8	Ron Hornaday Jr	16	NAPA Brakes (Dale Earnhardt Inc)	244	Chevrolet	139	$8,125
29	15	Kelly Denton	35	Ortho Lawn Garden (Charles Hardy)	172	Chevrolet	0	$4,525
30	24	Dave Rezendes	55	Gloy Racing (Tom Gloy)	127	Ford	0	$5,425
31	32	Milan Garrett	85	Champion Wheel (Milan Garrett)	117	Ford	0	$4,325
32	3	Bryan Reffner	66	Carlin Burners Controls (Dale Phelon)	103	Ford	0	$5,225
33	12	Bill Sedgwick	4	SoffCut International (Tim Buckley)	43	Chevrolet	0	$4,225
34	33	Doug George	34	Concor Tool Machine (Bob Brevak)	43	Chevrolet	0	$5,225