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NASCAR Slim Jim All Pro Series Fact Sheet: Greased Lightning 200

1 October 1997

             1997 NASCAR Slim Jim All Pro Series Race Facts
 
 WHAT: Greased Lightning 200
 
 WHERE: Concord Motorsport Park 
        Concord, NC 
        0.500-mile paved tri-oval
 
 WHEN: Saturday night, October 4, 1997 
       8:00 pm
 
 DISTANCE: 200 laps (100 miles)
 
 POSTED AWARDS: $44,960
 
 TV/RADIO: Local Cable, Tape Delayed
 
 FIELD: 34 cars. Starting positions 1-28 will be determined by time trials (2 
laps). Positions 29-32 will be available to any of the top 30 eligible drivers
in the current 1997 NASCAR Slim Jim All Pro Series Championship point
standings, who have entered the event, but have not qualified for one of the
original 28 starting positions. Positions 33 and 34 have been established for
up to two additional starting positions which will be available to any of the
top 15 drivers in the current 1997 Concord Motorsport Park Late Model
Sportsman track point standings, who have not qualified for one of the
original 28 starting positions, provided eligible driver attempts to qualify.
Official point standings and not time trial speed will determine these
starting positions. In the event either division's drivers do not use a
provisional starting position, then that position will become available to the
other division's drivers. If a starting position(s) remains unfilled, then
that starting position(s) will become available to the next eligible car from 
the qualifying procedure for this event.
 
 SANCTION: National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR)
 
 PROMOTER: Concord Motorsport Park, LLC.
 
 SCHEDULE: Team Hauler Parking       :  9:00 am
           Registration & Inspection : 10:00 am
           Practice                  :  2:00 - 4:00 pm
           Mandatory Drivers' Meeting:  4:15 pm
           Time Trials (2 laps)      :  6:00 pm
           Greased Lightning 200     :  8:00 pm approx.
 
 
 THE RACE: The Greased Lightning 200 is the 18th of 20 races on the 1997 
series schedule. This will be the first ever visit for the NASCAR Slim Jim All
Pro Series to the quick and tricky half mile tri-oval. This event will 
essentially be a "home track" event for several of the series regulars as Hank
Parker, Jr., Nipper Alsup, Sean Studer and Conrad Burr all base their racing
operations around the Charlotte, NC area. In addition a host of Concord
Motorsport Park regulars should be quite strong in this event. Already
pre-entered are locals Randy Anderson, Mark Reedy, Terry Brooks, Ronnie Jones
and Royce Lane Vail. Brooks, Freddie Query, Bobby Gill and Parker have secured
1997 victories at the track and are expected to be contenders for the
inaugural Concord Slim Jim All Pro Series event win.
 
 RECORDS: Track Qual. Record:  First visit to track, track record to be 
                                established.  

 NOTES OF INTEREST:

 -  Over 40 cars have pre-entered this 200 lap event which carries a maximum 
starting field of 34 racers.

 -  A large crowd should fill the stands as a result of race hungry NASCAR 
fans already being in the area for the NASCAR Winston Cup and Busch
Series-Grand National Division events to be held at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
 
 STAT OF THE WEEK: Denver, NC's Hank Parker, Jr., driver of the Delco Voyager
Batteries/NGK/DuraGloss Chevrolet, became the 12th different winner in 17 
series events after winning the Winchester 400 at Winchester Speedway in
Winchester, IN. Parker drove the same car to victory at Winchester that he
piloted to a win at Concord Motorsport Park on September 20th.