NASCAR Winston Cup CMT 300 Preview: #33, Ken Schrader
12 September 1997
#33 Ken Schrader, Skoal Bandit Chevrolet Monte Carlo NASCAR Winston Cup Series CMT 300 Advance New Hampshire International Speedway KEN SCHRADER NOTES & QUOTES: CMT 300 LOUDON, NH -"We earned our first pole of the season here in July. That pole was a big boost to the team. It really added momentum. I hope we can capture the pole again."---Kenny Schrader, driver of the Skoal Bandit Racing Chevrolet "When we were here in July, we had a great car and captured the pole," said Schrader. "During the race we had a problem with blistering tires. The Skoal Bandit Racing team feels they have corrected that problem and should have a much better race set-up." Schrader heads to NHIS for the sixth time in his career where he has qualified in the top 10 for every event, including one pole and two top-five finishes. Schrader and the Skoal Bandit Racing team earned their first pole of the season in July's Jiffy Lube 300. The pole was Schrader's 19th of his career, but his first with Andy Petree Racing. This weekend the Skoal Bandit Racing team will be utilizing the same car that captured the pole at New Hampshire in July. It is named "Bat Masterson" after the fastest and most respected gunslinger of the 1800's. The Skoal Bandit Racing team deemed it an appropriate name since they had the fastest car in July and hope to have the fastest car this weekend. Schrader will be signing autographs at the Laconia Race Festival in Laconia, N.H., on Wednesday, September 10, 1997 from 5-7 pm. He will then travel to Boston, Mass., to spend the day with some old friends. KENNY SCHRADER CUMULATIVE NASCAR WINSTON CUP RECORD 6th- Outside Starts Wins 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 10th Poles Poles $Won 383 4 9 15 17 14 90 19 14 9,519,644 KENNY SCHRADER NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY CAREER RESULTS Year Event St Fin $ Won 1997 Jiffy Lube 300 1 11 40,825 1996 Jiffy Lube 300 8 8 27,025 1995 Slick 50 300 10 10 28,025 1994 Slick 50 300 5 24 17,700 1993 Slick 50 300 4 38 14,975 STARTS WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 POLES EARNINGS 5 0 0 2 1 128,550 KENNY SCHRADER 1997 WINSTON CUP PERFORMANCE DATE EVENT ST FIN LC/TL STATUS EARNINGS POS. 2/16 Daytona 500 10 33 173/200 Running 73,379 33rd 2/23 G'Wrench Service 400 6 18 392/393 Running 24,800 28th 3/2 Pontiac Excitement 400 28 35 393/400 Running 18,065 31st 3/9 Primestar 500 35 25 321/328 Running 20,165 32nd 3/23 TranSouth Financial 400 13 8 293/293 Running 26,815 27th 4/6 Interstate Batteries 500 27 18 330/334 Running 70,700 26th 4/13 Food City 500 16 12 500/500 Running 25,390 20th 4/20 Goody's 500 26 10 500/500 Running 30,945 17th 5/4 Save Mart 300 15 31 73/74 Running 31,290 21st 5/10 Winston 500 6 12 188/188 Running 30,215 18th 5/17 Winston Open 21 8 50/50 Running 8,200 18th 5/25 Coca-Cola 600 6 38 231/333 Running 29,100 20th 6/1 Miller 500 11 6 499/500 Running 34,515 16th 6/8 Pocono 500 39 23 199/200 Running 21,680 17th 6/15 Miller 400 30 27 198/200 Running 25,800 19th 6/22 California 500 5 34 219/250 Engine 39,000 20th 7/5 Pepsi 400 14 15 160/160 Running 30,455 19th 7/13 Jiffy Lube 300 1 11 300/300 Running 40,825 18th 7/20 Pennsylvania 500 7 14 200/200 Running 23,690 19th 8/2 Brickyard 400 8 11 160/160 Running 95,235 18th 8/10 The Bud at the Glen 15 14 90/90 Running 24,485 17th 8/17 ITW DeVilbiss 400 8 14 200/200 Running 30,065 15th 8/23 Goody's 500 6 6 500/500 Running 29,455 14th 8/31 Southern 500 5 10 366/367 Running 32,280 13th 9/6 Exide 400 9 14 398/400 Running 28,825 13th Starts Poles Wins Top 5s Top 10s DNF Laps Completed Earnings 24 1 0 0 5 1 6883/707 97% 837,174 By Events & Outings, Inc.