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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Federated Auto Parts 250: Fact Sheet

13 August 1997


            1997 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES RACE FACTS

WHAT : Federated Auto Parts 250
       NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race #18 of 26

WHERE : Nashville Speedway USA
        Nashville, TN
        0.596-Mile Paved Raceway

WHEN :  Saturday, August 16, 1997
        6:05 pm (CDT)

DISTANCE : 149 Miles / 250 Laps
           Segment 1: 126
           Segment 2: Balance of Race

POSTED AWARDS: $317,819

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 : Nashville Speedway USA, Inc.

TV : TNN (Live)
     Airtime: 7:00 pm (EDT)
     Announcers: Eli Gold and Phil Parsons
     Pit Reporter: Matt Yocum

RADIO : NASCAR Truck Network (Live)
        Airtime : 6:45 pm (EDT)
        Announcers : Mike Bagley and Kurt Becker
        Pit Reporters: Larry Naston and Bill Armour

SCHEDULE :

Friday, August 15
              8:00 am : NASCAR Garage Opens
              9:00 am : Registration & Inspection
             11:00 am : Drawing to determing order of qualifying
             11:00 am : Mandatory Rookie Drivers' Meeting
      12:15 - 1:00 pm : Practice
       1:45 - 3:00 pm : Practice
              3:30 pm : 20 minutes practice following Late Model Stock
                         Car qualifying
              6:00 pm : Two-Lap Time Trials (All Positions)

Saturday, August 16
             11:00 am : Registration and inspection
     12:00 - 12:30 pm : Final Practice
              4:00 pm : Mandatory Drivers' Meeting
                        NOTE: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series registration
                        closes two hours prior to race time.

THE RACE: The Nashville Speedway USA track is a 0.596-mile oval course with 18
degrees of banking in corners and 18 degrees on the straights.
 
RECORDS: Qualifying - Jack Sprague; Spring Lake, MI; Chevrolet;
                      109.952 mph; 19.514 seconds; 8/30/96
 
         Race - Dave Rezendes; Assonet, MA; Ford; 75.864 mph;
                2 hours, 12 seconds; 8/31/96
 
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
Federated Auto Parts.