NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Link-Belt Construction 225 -- Fact Sheet

8 July 1997

             1997 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES RACE FACTS

WHAT : Link-Belt Construction 225
       NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race #13 of 26

WHERE : Louisville Motor Speedway
        Louisville, KY
        0.4375-Mile Paved Speedway

WHEN :  Saturday, July 12, 1997
        1:30 pm (EDT)

DISTANCE : 98.44 Miles/225 Laps
           Segment 1: 113 Laps
           Segment 2: Balance of Race

POSTED AWARDS: $322,634

FIELD : 32 trucks possible. Fastest 28 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 : Louisville Motor Speedway, Inc.

TV : CBS (Live)
     Airtime: 1:30 pm (EDT)
     Announcers: Mike Joy, Buddy Baker, and Ned Jarrett
     Pit Reporter: Dick Berggren and Ralph Sheheen

RADIO : NASCAR Truck Network (Live)
        Airtime : 1:15 pm (EDT)
        Announcers : Mike Bagley and Fred Armstrong

SCHEDULE :

Friday, July 11
              8:00 am : NASCAR Garage Opens
              9:00 am : Registration & Inspection
             11:00 am : Drawing to determine order of qualifying
             11:00 am : Rookie Drivers' Meeting
       1:00 - 2:00 pm : Practice
       3:00 - 4:00 pm : Practice
              7:00 pm : Two-Lap Time Trials (All Positions)

Saturday, July 12
              8:00 am : Garage Opens
       9:00 - 9:30 am : Practice
             11:30 am : Drivers' & Crew Chiefs' Meeting
                        NOTE: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series registration
                        closes two hours prior to race time.

THE RACE: The Louisville Motor Speedway is a tri-oval with 12 degrees of
banking in the corners and 6 degrees on the straights. The track has hosted
two other NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series events.
 
RECORDS: Qualifying - Mike Bliss; Ford; 7/20/96; 102.793 mph; 15.322 seconds
         Race - Ron Hornaday; Chevrolet; 7/20/96; 68.110 mph;
                  1 hour, 26 minutes, 43 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
Link-Belt Construction Equipment.