NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Cummins 200 -- Fact Sheet
29 July 1997
1997 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES RACE FACTS WHAT : Cummins 200 By Indiana Dodge Dealers NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race #16 of 26 WHERE : Indianapolis Raceway Park Clermont, IN 0.686-Mile Paved Raceway WHEN : Thursday, July 31, 1997 9:30 pm (EDT) DISTANCE : 137.2 Miles / 200 Laps Segment 1: 101 Segment 2: Balance of Race POSTED AWARDS: $334,319 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 : Indianapolis Raceway Park TV : ESPN2 (Live) Airtime: 9:30 pm (EDT) Announcers: Dave Despain and Benny Parsons Pit Reporter: Marty Reid RADIO : NASCAR Truck Network (Live) Airtime : 9:15 pm (EDT) Announcers : Mike Bagley and Allen Bestwick Pit Reporters: Jim Phillips, Larry Naston, and Joe Moore SCHEDULE : Thursday, July 31 6:00 am : NASCAR Garage Opens 7:00 am : Registration & Inspection 10:30 am : Drawing to determine order of qualifying 10:30 am : Mandatory Rookie Drivers' Meeting 11:30 am - 12:30 pm : Practice 1:30 - 2:30 pm : Practice 4:30 pm : Two-Lap Time Trials (All Positions) 7:00 pm : Mandatory Drivers' Meeting NOTE: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series registration closes two hours prior to race time. THE RACE: The Indianapolis Raceway Park track is a 0.686-mile oval course with 6 degrees of banking in turn 1, 7 degrees in turns 3 and 4, 8 degrees in turn 2, 3 degrees on the front straight and 2 degrees on the back straight. RECORDS: Qualifying - Mike Skinner; Susanville, CA; Chevrolet; 108.855 mph; 22.687 seconds; 8/1/96 Race - Mike Skinner; Susanville, CA; Chevrolet; 85.720 mph; 1 hour, 36 minutes, 2 seconds; 8/1/96 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 Cummins Engines.