NASCAR Craftsman Truck Sears DieHard 200 -- Fact Sheet
2 July 1997
1997 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES RACE FACTS WHAT : Sears DieHard 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race #12 of 26 WHERE : The Milwaukee Mile West Allis, WI 1-Mile Paved Speedway WHEN : Saturday, July 5, 1997 12:30 pm (CDT) DISTANCE : 200 Miles/200 Laps Segment 1: 101 Laps Segment 2: Balance of Race POSTED AWARDS: $346,834 FIELD : 34 trucks possible. Fastest 30 trucks through time trials. Up to two provisional starting positions based on 1997 NCTS driver points and two based on owner point standings. SANCTION : National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR) PROMOTER : Carl A. Haas Racing Teams, Ltd. TV : CBS (Live) Airtime: 1:30 pm (EDT) Announcers: Eli Gold, Ned Jarrett, and Buddy Baker Pit Reporter: Mike Joy and Ralph Sheheen RADIO : NASCAR Truck Network (Live) Airtime : 1:30 pm (EDT) Announcers : Mike Bagley and Dan Hubbard SCHEDULE : Friday, July 4 6:00 am : NASCAR Garage Opens 7:00 am : Registration & Inspection 9:30 am : Drawing to determine order of qualifying 9:30 am : Rookie Drivers' Meeting 10:30 am - 12:30 pm : Practice 2:30 pm : Two-Lap Time Trials (All Positions) 4:00 - 5:00 pm : Final Practice Saturday, July 5 7:00 am : Registration & Inspection 10:30 am : Drivers' & Crew Chiefs' Meeting NOTE: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series registration closes two hours prior to race time. THE RACE: The Milwaukee Mile is an oval with 9.25-degrees of banking in the corners and 2.5 degrees on the straights. The track has hosted two previous NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series events RECORDS: Qualifying - Mike Bliss; 7/5/96; 118.265 mph; 30.440 seconds Race (200 laps) - Jack Sprague; 7/6/96; 87.816 mph; 2 hours, 16 minutes, 39 seconds PARTICIPATING AWARDS SPONSORS : Craftsman Tools, Chevy Trucks, Goodyear Tires, Accel Plug Wires, AE Clevite, Anheuser-Busch, Auto Meter Products, Auto Ventshade Company, Bilstein Shocks, Champion Spark Plugs, Cintas, Competition Cams, Crane Cams, Dodge Ram Trucks, Earl's Performance Products, Edelbrock Intake Manifolds, Featherlite Trailers, Fel-Pro Gaskets, Ford Motor Company, Gatorade, Goodyear Belts & Hoses, Griffin Radiators, Hella Lights, Holley Performance Products, Hurst Performance Shifters, Hutcherson-Pagan Enterprises, JE Pistons, Jesel, Inc., Lawson Products, Mallory Distributors, MCI, Mechanix Wear, Moog Automotive, MSD Ignitions, Plasti-Kote Spray Paint, Precision Gear, Raybestos Brakes, Russell Performance Products, Simpson Helmets, Spicer Drive Line, STP Oil Treatment, Tilton Engineering, Unocal 76 Gasoline, Wiseco Pistons, Wix Air Filters, and Sears DieHard Batteries.