NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Virginia is for Lovers 200: Starting Grid
4 September 1997
RICHMOND, VA - Starting grid for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Virginia Is For Lovers 200: Ps.No. Driver , Car Lap Time M.P.H. -- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- -------- ------- Row 1 1 16 Ron Hornaday NAPA Brakes Chev 0:22.181 121.726 2 2 Mike Bliss Team ASE Racing Ford 0:22.227 121.474 Row 2 3 98 * Kenny Irwin Raybestos/Ford Credit Ford 0:22.265 121.267 4 24 Jack Sprague Quaker State Chev 0:22.298 121.087 Row 3 5 7 Barry Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 0:22.334 120.892 6 80 Joe Ruttman LCI International Ford 0:22.363 120.735 Row 4 7 53 Mike McLaughlin Penda Truck Accessories Chev 0:22.373 120.681 8 86 * Stacy Compton Valvoline Instant Oil Chng Ford 0:22.378 120.654 Row 5 9 17 Rich Bickle Sears DieHard Chev 0:22.398 120.546 10 29 Bob Keselowski Mopar Performance Dodg 0:22.403 120.520 Row 6 11 66 Bryan Reffner Carlin Burners & Controls Ford 0:22.431 120.369 12 61 * Randy Tolsma IWX Motor Freight Chev 0:22.431 120.369 Row 7 13 60 Tobey Butler Farris Concrete Chev 0:22.440 120.321 14 52 Mike Wallace Purolator PureOne Filters Chev 0:22.444 120.299 Row 8 15 41 Randy Renfrow ITCO Tires/T&H Electrick Ford 0:22.451 120.262 16 47 Jeff Green Red Man Golden Blend Chev 0:22.456 120.235 Row 9 17 85 B.A. Wilson ICSE Control Systems Ford 0:22.487 120.069 18 28 Ernie Irvan Federated Auto Parts Ford 0:22.493 120.037 Row 10 19 99 Chuck Bown Exide Batteries Ford 0:22.511 119.941 20 04 Brad Teague M-R Motorsports Chev 0:22.535 119.814 Row 11 21 4 Wayne Grubb Link-Belt Construction Chev 0:22.575 119.601 22 43 Jimmy Hensley Cummins Engine Company Dodg 0:22.577 119.591 Row 12 23 06 Billy Pauch Dick Greenfield Racing Dodg 0:22.580 119.575 24 72 * Tammy Jo Kirk Roger Construction/Dole Chev 0:22.595 119.495 Row 13 25 3 Jay Sauter GM Goodwrench Serv Plus Chev 0:22.606 119.437 26 20 Butch Miller Orleans Hotel & Casino Chev 0:22.621 119.358 Row 14 27 03 Kirk Shelmerdine Appling Boring Co. Inc. Chev 0:22.623 119.348 28 44 * Boris Said Federated Auto Parts Ford 0:22.624 119.342 Row 15 29 6 Rick Carelli RE/MAX International Chev 0:22.638 119.268 30 37 Scot Walters Red Man Golden Blend Chev 0:22.644 119.237 Row 16 31 14 * Rick Crawford Circle Bar Motel & RV Park Ford 0:22.646 119.226 32 83 Joe Gaita Lamb & Robinson Commercial Ford 0:22.647 119.221 Row 17 33 19 * Tony Raines Pennzoil Dodg Provsnl 0.000 34 31 * Tony Roper Concor Tool & Machine Ford Provsnl 0.000 Row 18 35 35 Kelly Denton Ortho Lawn & Garden Care Chev Provsnl 0.000 36 18 Jerry Marquis DANA Dodg Provsnl 0.000 * Cintas Rookie of the Year Contender Track Length : 0.7500 Miles