NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Hanes 250: Fact Sheet
22 September 1997
1997 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES RACE FACTS WHAT : Hanes 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race #21 of 26 WHERE : Martinsville Speedway Martinsville, VA 0.526-Mile Paved Oval WHEN : Saturday, September 27, 1997 1:00 pm (EDT) DISTANCE : 131.5 Miles / 250 Laps The race will be run in two segments split by a mandatory pit stop. POSTED AWARDS: $313,319 FIELD : 36 trucks possible. Fastest 32 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 : Martinsville Speedway, Inc. TV : ESPN (Delayed) Airtime: 4:00 pm (EDT) Announcers: Dave Despain and Benny Parsons Pit Reporter: Marty Reid RADIO : NASCAR Truck Network (Live) Airtime : 12:45 pm (EDT) Announcers : Mike Bagley and Joe Moore SCHEDULE : Thursday, September 25 12:00 pm : NASCAR Garage Opens 1:00 - 5:00 pm : Registration & Inspection Friday, September 26 7:00 am : Registration & Inspection 8:30 am : Drawing to determine order of qualifying 8:30 am : Mandatory Rookie Drivers' Meeting 9:30 - 11:30 am : Practice TBD : Time Trials (All Positions) following NWC time trials. TBD : Final practice following time trials for one half hour, time permitting. Saturday, September 27 8:00 am : Registration and inspection 11:05 am : Mandatory Drivers' Meeting NOTE: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series registration closes two hours prior to race time. THE RACE: The Martinsville Speedway track is a 0.526-mile oval with 12 degrees banking in the corners and no banking on the straights. The straights have a length of 800 feet. RECORDS: Qualifying - Bobby Hamilton; Nashville, TN; Chevrolet; 92.101 mph; 20.562 seconds; 9/20/96 Race - Joe Ruttman; Upland, CA; Ford; 65.072 mph; 1 hour, 12 minutes, 18 seconds; 9/25/95 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, and Hanes. ###