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 ###