NASCAR BGN Series MBNA 200 Preview: #34, Mike McLaughlin
18 September 1997
#34 Mike McLaughlin, Royal Oak Charcoal Chevrolet Monte Carlo NASCAR Busch Series Grand National Division MBNA 200 Advance Dover Downs International Speedway MIKE MCLAUGHLIN NOTES & QUOTES: MBNA 200 DOVER, DE - On Tuesday, September 9, and Wednesday, September 10, Team 34 Racing performed a tire test for Goodyear at Metro-Dade Homestead Motorsports Complex. McLaughlin was the first driver to run on the newly renovated track. - After starting the Dover spring race in 22nd position, McLaughlin flat spotted the right front tire on the #34 Royal Oak Charcoal by slamming on the brakes to avoid a spin directly ahead of him on lap 64. This resulted in an unscheduled pit stop, and unfortunately the car never came back to life that day. McLaughlin went on to finish the race in 23rd position, three laps down. - On Friday, September 12, McLaughlin attended the grand opening of NASCAR Thunder in Louisville, K.Y., and signed autographs from 10 am - 12 pm. - McLaughlin is currently in sixth place in the NASCAR Busch Series point standings. He trails fifth position by six points. - The #34 Royal Oak Charcoal Chevrolet that McLaughlin will drive this weekend is the same car that won the United States Cellular 200 at New Hampshire International Speedway on May 10, 1997. This particular car also placed second at Bristol Motor Speedway in April of this year, which he started from the outside pole position. Mike McLaughlin's Dover Downs International Speedway Statistics Date St Fin LC/TL Status $Won 5/31/97 22 23 197/200 Running 8,800 6/1/96 2 32 154/200 Accident 7,665 9/14/96 7 6 200/200 Running 9,240 6/3/95 5 1 200/200 Running 24,710 9/16/95 4 7 200/200 Running 8,374 6/4/94 18 18 199/200 Running 5,866 9/17/94 13 28 145/200 Accident 5,510 Mike McLaughlin's Career NASCAR Busch Series Statistics Starts Poles Wins Top 5 Top 10 $Won 123 2 3 27 45 1,206,389 MIKE McLAUGHLIN/TEAM 34 1997 NASCAR Busch Series Results Date Location St Fin LC/TL Compl. $Won Status 2/15 Daytona Bch, FL 2 33 81/120 67.5 16,412 Engine 2/22 Rockingham, NC 4 8 197/197 100.0 9,260 Running 3/1 Richmond, VA 7 27 245/250 98.0 8,126 Running 3/12 Atlanta, GA 25 17 196/197 99.4 10,355 Running 3/16 Las Vegas, NV 14 24 194/200 97.0 16,550 Running 3/22 Darlington, SC 25 33 134/147 91.1 6,825 Running 3/29 Hickory, NC 20 10 300/300 100.0 8,945 Running 4/5 Ft. Worth, TX 11 5 200/200 100.0 32,025 Running 4/12 Bristol, TN 2 2 250/250 100.0 25,010 Running 4/19 Nashville, TN 1 13 320/320 100.0 7,775 Running 4/26 Talladega, AL 5 35 57/117 48.7 9,780 Running 5/10 Loudon, NH 12 1 200/200 100.0 34,150 Running 5/18 Nazareth, PA 19 8 200/200 100.0 8,262 Running 5/24 Charlotte, NC 30 33 131/200 65.5 6,737 Running 5/31 Dover, DE 22 23 197/200 98.5 8,800 Running 6/13 S. Boston, VA 15 8 300/300 100.0 8,090 Running 6/29 Watkins Glen, NY 6 1 82/82 100.0 36,987 Running 7/6 Milwaukee, WI 33 13 249/250 99.6 12,075 Running 7/12 Myrtle Beach, SC 17 2 250/250 100.0 17,325 Running 7/26 Madison, IL 20 5 240/240 100.0 24,150 Running 8/1 Indianapolis, IN 2 37 129/200 64.5 6,725 Accident 8/16 Brooklyn, MI 34 13 100/100 100.0 10,745 Running 8/22 Bristol, TN 9 16 249/250 99.6 8,730 Running 8/30 Darlington, SC 11 2 147/147 100.0 22,125 Running 9/5 Richmond, VA 39 32 234/250 93.6 8,425 Running Outside Starts Poles Poles Wins Top 5 Top 10 LC/TL (%) $Won 25 1 3 2 7 11 4882/5167 (94.5) 364,389 Events & Outings, Inc.