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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Parts America 150: Fact Sheet

20 August 1997


            1997 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES RACE FACTS

WHAT : Parts America 150
       NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race #19 of 26

WHERE : Watkins Glen International
        Watkins Glen, NY
        2.45-Mile Paved Road Course

WHEN :  Sunday, August 24, 1997
        12:30 pm (EDT)

DISTANCE : 151.9 Miles / 62 Laps
           The race will be run in two segments split by a mandatory pit
             stop.

POSTED AWARDS: $351,269

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 : Watkins Glen International

TV : ESPN (Live)
     Airtime: 12:30 pm (EDT)
     Announcers: Dave Despain and Benny Parsons
     Pit Reporter: Marty Reid

RADIO : NASCAR Truck Network (Live)
        Airtime : 12:15 pm (EDT)
        Announcers : Mike Bagley and Eli Gold

SCHEDULE :

Friday, August 22 OPTIONAL DAY
              7:00 am : NASCAR Garage Opens
              8:00 am : Registration & Inspection
     10:00 - 11:30 am : Practice
       2:00 - 3:20 pm : Practice

Saturday, August 23
              6:00 am : Registration & Inspections
              8:00 am : Drawing to determine order of qualifying
              8:00 am : Mandatory Rookie Drivers' Meeting
      9:45 - 10:35 am : Practice
  11:40 am - 12:35 pm : Practice
              2:50 pm : Time Trials (Positions 1-20)

Sunday, August 24
              7:00 am : Registration and inspection
       8:00 - 8:40 am : Final Practice
              9:30 am : Time Trials (Positions 21-30)
             10:00 am : Mandatory Drivers' Meeting
                        NOTE: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series registration
                        closes two hours prior to race time.

THE RACE: The Watkins Glen International track is a 2.45-mile road course
with 11 turns. The track has varying degrees of banking in the turns ranging
from 6 to 10 degrees. The length of the front straight is 2,150 feet and the
length of the back straight is 2,600 feet.
 
RECORDS: Qualifying - Steve Park; East Northport, NY; Chevrolet;
                      115.379 mph; 1 minute, 16.444 seconds; 8/24/96
 
         Race - Ron Hornaday; Palmdale, CA; Chevrolet; 94.638 mph;
                1 hour, 34 seconds, 45 seconds; 8/25/96
 
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 Parts America
 
 
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