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NASCAR BGN Series ACDelco 200 Preview: #34, Mike McLaughlin

23 October 1997


 #34 Mike McLaughlin, Royal Oak Chevrolet Monte Carlo
 NASCAR Busch Series Grand National Division
 ACDelco 200 Advance
 North Carolina Motor Speedway
 
              MIKE MCLAUGHLIN NOTES & QUOTES: ACDELCO 200
 
ROCKINGHAM, NC -  McLaughlin brought home a top-five finish in the 1996 
ACDelco 200 by placing fourth. He started the race from the sixth position.

 - "After we spun on lap 10, we feel fortunate to get a top-ten finish 
today," expressed McLaughlin after the Kenwood Home & Car Audio 300. "With two
races remaining, our goal is to finish out the season in the top-five in the
NASCAR Busch Series point standings."

 - After a top-ten finish at California Speedway this past weekend, 
McLaughlin advanced two positions in the NASCAR Busch Series point standings. 
He is currently fourth with 3371 points.

 - The #34 Royal Oak Charcoal Chevrolet that McLaughlin will drive this 
weekend is the same car that finished eighth at the North Carolina Motor
Speedway earlier this year. This particular Royal Oak Chevy also finished 33rd
at Darlington on March 22, 1997 and second at Darlington on August 30, 1997.

         Mike McLaughlin's North Carolina Motor Speedway Statistics

             Date     St  Fin    LC/TL    Status        $ Won
             2/22/97   4    8   197/197   Running       9,260             
             2/24/96  20    2   197/197   Running      15,470
             10/19/96  6    4   197/197   Running      10,625
             2/25/95  10   13   194/197   Running       7,105
             10/21/95  3   13   197/197   Running       7,125
             2/26/94  41   22   188/197   Running       4,550
             10/22/94 35   32    80/197   Engine        5,005     

         Mike McLaughlin's Career NASCAR Busch Series Statistics     

            Starts   Poles   Wins   Top 5   Top 10     $Won      
             126       2       3      27      47     1,249,522 

         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
   9/20  Dover, DE        13   10  200/200   100.0  11,185     Running
   10/4  Charlotte, NC    21   13  200/200   100.0  12,448     Running
   10/19 Fontana, CA      23    9  149/150    99.3  19,500     Running

                  Outside
 Starts   Poles    Poles    Wins   Top 5   Top 10     LC/TL (%)        $Won
   28       1        3        2      7       13    5431/5717 (94.9)  407,522

 
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