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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Colorado 250 -- Fact Sheet

16 July 1997

            1997 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES RACE FACTS

WHAT : Colorado 250 by Snap-On Tools
       NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race #14 of 26

WHERE : Colorado National Speedway
        Erie, CO
        0.375-Mile Paved Speedway

WHEN :  Saturday, July 19, 1997
        1:30 pm (MDT)

DISTANCE : 93.75 Miles/250 Laps
           Segment 1: 126 Laps
           Segment 2: Balance of Race

POSTED AWARDS: $321,869

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 : Colorado National Promotions, Inc.

TV : CBS (Live)
     Airtime: 3:30 pm (EDT)
     Announcers: Ned Jarrett, Buddy Baker, and Mike Joy
     Pit Reporter: Dick Berggren

RADIO : NASCAR Truck Network (Live)
        Airtime : 3:15 pm (EDT)
        Announcers : Mike Bagley and Fred Armstrong

SCHEDULE :

Friday, July 18
              7:00 am : NASCAR Garage Opens
              8:00 am : Registration & Inspection
             11:00 am : Drawing to determine order of qualifying
             11:00 am : Rookie Drivers' Meeting
      12:00 - 2:00 pm : Practice
              4:00 pm : Two-Lap Time Trials (All Positions)

Saturday, July 19
              8:00 am : Garage Opens
             11:30 am : Drivers' & Crew Chiefs' Meeting
                        NOTE: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series registration
                        closes two hours prior to race time.

THE RACE: The Colorado National Speedway is an oval with 6, 9, 12 degrees
(compound banking) banking in the corners and 4 degrees on the straights.
The track has hosted two other NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series events.
 
RECORDS: Qualifying - Ron Hornaday; Chevrolet; 7/15/95; 78.566 mph;
                        17.183 seconds
         Race - Mike Skinner; Chevrolet; 6/1/96; 57.630 mph;
                  1 hour, 38 minutes, 47 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 Snap-On Tools.