NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Lund Look 275 -- Fact Sheet
23 July 1997
1997 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES RACE FACTS
WHAT : Lund Look 275K
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race #15 of 26
WHERE : Heartland Park Topeka
Topeka, KS
2.1-Mile Paved Road Course
WHEN : Sunday, July 27, 1997
1:00 pm (CDT)
DISTANCE : 170.1 Miles/81 Laps/275 Kilometers
Segment 1: 42
Segment 2: Balance of Race
POSTED AWARDS: $339,819
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 : Heartland Park Corporation
TV : TNN (Live)
Airtime: 2:00 pm (EDT)
Announcers: Glenn Jarrett, Eli Gold, and Larry McReynolds
Pit Reporter: Dick Berggren
RADIO : NASCAR Truck Network (Live)
Airtime : 1:45 pm (EDT)
Announcers : Mike Bagley and Allen Bestwick
SCHEDULE :
Friday, July 25 (Optional Day)
8:00 am : NASCAR Garage Opens
9:00 am : Registration & Inspection
1:45 - 2:45 pm : Practice
3:50 - 4:50 pm : Practice
Saturday, July 26
6:00 am : Registration and inspection
8:00 am : Drawing to determine order of qualifying
8:00 am : Rookie Drivers' Meeting
9:00 - 11:00 am : Practice
12:15 pm : Time Trials (All Positions)
Final practice following NAP event for 45 minutes,
time permitting
Sunday, July 27
8:00 am : Garage Opens
10:30 am : Drivers' & Crew Chiefs' Meeting
NOTE: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series registration
closes two hours prior to race time.
THE RACE: The Heartland Park Topeka track is a 2.1-mile road course with 12
turns. Length of the frontstretch: 2,484 feet, length of the backstretch:
1,442 feet.
RECORDS: Qualifying - No previous event at the configuration.
Race - No previous event at this distance.
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, and Wix Air Filters.
