NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Dodge California Truckstop 300: Results
14 October 1997
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Provisional results for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Dodge California Truckstop 300 held October 12, 1997 at Mesa Marin Raceway: Ps.Ql.No. Driver , Car Laps Notes -- -- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- ----- ------- 1 13 61 * Randy Tolsma IWX/Dole Chev 300 $35,550 2 17 86 * Stacy Compton Valvoline Instant Oil Chng Ford 300 Running 3 1 2 Mike Bliss Team ASE Racing Ford 300 Running 4 14 3 Jay Sauter GM Goodwrench Serv Plus Chev 300 Running 5 2 17 Rich Bickle Sears DieHard Chev 300 Running 6 23 14 * Rick Crawford Circle Bar Motel & RV Park Ford 300 Running 7 18 52 Mike Wallace Purolator PureOne/Penda Chev 300 Running 8 5 75 Kevin Harvick Spears Manufacturing Chev 300 Running 9 6 43 Jimmy Hensley Cummins Engine/Touch 1 Dodg 300 Running 10 10 24 Jack Sprague Quaker State Chev 300 Running 11 7 19 * Tony Raines Pennzoil Dodg 300 Running 12 21 6 Rick Carelli RE/MAX International Chev 299 Running 13 29 31 * Tony Roper Concor Tool & Machine Ford 299 Running 14 9 99 Chuck Bown Exide Batteries Ford 299 Running 15 20 18 Kevin Cywinski DANA Dodg 299 Running 16 4 98 * Kenny Irwin Raybestos Ford 298 Running 17 19 20 Butch Miller Orleans Hotel & Casino Chev 298 Running 18 22 27 * Rob Rizzo Hastings Filters Ford 298 Running 19 11 80 Joe Ruttman LCI International Ford 298 Running 20 25 9 Ron Esau Rhino Linings Chev 297 Running 21 27 29 Bob Keselowski Mopar Performance Dodg 297 Running 22 16 48 Ron Fellows AER Manufacturing Chev 295 Running 23 38 44 * Boris Said Federated Auto Parts Ford 294 Running 24 30 46 Joe Bean Dollar Racing/CPR Inc Ford 292 Running 25 26 90 Lance Norick NHL San Jose Sharks Dodg 288 Running 26 34 12 Tony Toste Star Nursery/MMI Chev 288 Running 27 31 68 Donny Ling, Jr. Auto Palace Chev 277 Running 28 8 16 Ron Hornaday NAPA Brakes Chev 244 RearEnd 29 15 35 Kelly Denton Ortho Lawn & Garden Care Chev 172 Engine 30 24 55 Dave Rezendes Tom Gloy Racing Ford 127 Trans 31 32 85 Milan Garrett Champion Wheel Company Ford 117 Handlng 32 3 66 Bryan Reffner Carlin Burners & Controls Ford 103 Exhaust 33 12 4 Bill Sedgwick Soff-Cut International Chev 43 Engine 34 33 34 Doug George Concor Tool & Machine Ford 43 * Cintas Rookie of the Year Contender Time of Race : 1 hour, 57 minutes, 58 seconds Average Speed : 76.293 mph Margin of Victory : 0.204-second Lap Leaders : 11 lead changes among 5 drivers Bliss (1-19), Irwin (20), Hornaday (21-153), Tolsma (154), Hornaday (155-156), Tolsma (157-163), Wallace (164-192), Bliss (193), Hornaday (194-243), Bliss (244-291), Wallace (292-296), Tolsma (297-300) Cautions : 8 cautions for 37 laps Track Length : 0.5000 Miles ###