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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Stevens Beil/Genuine Car Parts 200: Fact Sheet

5 August 1997

             1997 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES RACE FACTS
 
 WHAT : Stevens Beil/Genuine Car Parts 200
        NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race #17 of 26
 
 WHERE : Flemington Speedway
         Flemington, NJ
         0.625-Mile Paved Raceway
 
 WHEN :  Saturday, August 9, 1997
         4:00 pm (EDT)
 
 DISTANCE : 125 Miles / 200 Laps
            Segment 1: 101
            Segment 2: Balance of Race
 
 POSTED AWARDS: $320,119
 
 FIELD : 30 trucks possible. Fastest 26 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 : Flemington Fair & Speedway Corp.
 
 TV : TNN (Live)
      Airtime: 4:00 pm (EDT)
      Announcers: Eli Gold and Phil Parsons
      Pit Reporter: Matt Yocum
 
 RADIO : NASCAR Truck Network (Live)
         Airtime : 3:45 pm (EDT)
         Announcers : Mike Bagley and Fred Armstrong
         Pit Reporters: Jim Phillips, Larry Naston, and Joe Moore
 
 SCHEDULE :
 
 Friday, August 8
              11:00 am : NASCAR Garage Opens
       12:00 - 4:00 pm : Registration & Inspection
 
 Saturday, August 9
               7:00 am : Registration & Inspection
               8:00 am : Drawing to determing order of qualifying
               8:00 am : Mandatory Rookie Drivers' Meeting
       9:00 - 11:00 am : Practice
               1:00 pm : Two-Lap Time Trials (All Positions)
               2:45 pm : Mandatory Drivers' Meeting
                         NOTE: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series registration
                         closes two hours prior to race time.
 
THE RACE: The Flemington Speedway track is 0.625-mile oval course with 6
degrees of banking in turns 1 and 2, 8 degrees in turns 3 and 4, 4 degrees
on the straights.
 
RECORDS: Qualifying - Bryan Reffner; Wisconsin Rapids, WI; Ford;
                      116.907 mph; 19.246 seconds; 8/10/96
 
         Race - Mike Skinner; Susanville, CA; Chevrolet; 84.812 mph;
                1 hour, 30 minutes, 12 seconds; 8/10/96
 
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,
Stevens Beil, and Genuine Car Parts.