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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Kragen/Exide 151: Results

6 October 1997

SONOMA, CA - Provisional results for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, 
Kragen/Exide 151 held October 5, 1997 at Sears Point Raceway:
          
Ps.Ql.No.  Driver , Car                                          Laps  Notes
-- -- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- ----- -------
 1 10  80  Joe Ruttman        LCI International          Ford     60   $40,765
 2  4  18  Tom Hubert         DANA                       Dodg     60   Running
 3 12   3  Jay Sauter         GM Goodwrench Serv Plus    Chev     60   Running
 4 11  63  Rick Johnson       Precision/Crower/Bilstein  Chev     60   Running
 5  2  24  Jack Sprague       Quaker State               Chev     60   Running
 6 19  43  Jimmy Hensley      Cummins Engine/Touch 1     Dodg     60   Running
 7  7   6  Rick Carelli       RE/MAX International       Chev     60   Running
 8 27  35  Doug George        Ortho Lawn & Garden Care   Chev     60   Running
 9 28  46  Joe Bean           Dollar Racing/CPR Inc      Ford     60   Running
10 18  86  * Stacy Compton    Valvoline Instant Oil Chng Ford     60   Running
11  8  48  Ron Fellows        AER Manufacturing          Chev     60   Running
12  9  17  Rich Bickle        Sears DieHard              Chev     60   Running
13 23  29  Bob Keselowski     Mopar Performance          Dodg     60   Running
14 25  99  Chuck Bown         Exide Batteries            Ford     60   Running
15 31  20  Butch Miller       Orleans Hotel & Casino     Chev     60   Running
16 34  12  Tony Toste         Star Nursery/MMI           Chev     60   Running
17 33  31  * Tony Roper       Concor Tool & Machine      Ford     59   Running
18 22  61  * Randy Tolsma     IWX/Dole                   Chev     59   Running
19 21  90  Lance Norick       NHL San Jose Sharks        Dodg     59   Running
20  3  44  * Boris Said       Federated Auto Parts       Ford     59   Running
21  1  55  Dave Rezendes      Tom Gloy Racing            Ford     56   Wreck
22 15   2  Mike Bliss         Team ASE Racing            Ford     56   Running
23 14  27  * Rob Rizzo        Hastings Filters           Ford     54   Penalty
24 20  19  * Tony Raines      Pennzoil                   Dodg     52   Engine
25 32  14  * Rick Crawford    Circle Bar Motel & RV Park Ford     49   Running
26  6  16  Ron Hornaday       NAPA Brakes                Chev     49   Running
27 30  02  Rick McCray        McCray Racing              Chev     45   OvrHeat
28 13  57  * Brian Cunningham Cunningham Historic M'cars Ford     43   RearEnd
29 17  52  Mike Wallace       Purolator PureOne/Penda    Chev     42   Trans
30 29  77  Rob Morgan         Loadhandler                Chev     31   Engine
31 26  98  * Kenny Irwin      Raybestos                  Ford     31   Engine
32 16  66  Bryan Reffner      Carlin Burners & Controls  Ford     29   Wreck
33  5  75  Kevin Harvick      Spears Manufacturing       Chev     28   Hndling
34 24  82  Randy Nelson       Core Motorsports           Ford     26   RearEnd
    
* Cintas Rookie of the Year Contender
     
Time of Race      : 2 hours, 24 minutes, 35.341 seconds
Average Speed     : 70.199 mph (Record)
Margin of Victory : 1.451 seconds
Lap Leaders       : 9 lead changes among 6 drivers
                    Rezendes (Pole), Said (1), Rezendes (2-3), Said (4)
                    Rezendes (5-13), Hornaday (14-18), Johnson (19),
                    Hubert (20-33), Rezendes (34-56), Ruttman (57-60)
Cautions          : 6 cautions for 15 laps
Track Length      : 2.5200 Miles