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.