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Metcalf Wins NASCAR Featherlite Tour 1997 Rookie of the Year Award

28 October 1997

SCOTTS VALLEY, CA - John Metcalf has clinched the NASCAR Featherlite Tour's 
1997 Rookie of the Year Award.

Metcalf clinched the award by finishing ninth in the Port City200 at Mesa 
Marin Raceway. Metcalf was the top finishing rookie in the race and has 164 
ROY points with one race remaining and a maximum of 10 points available.

Matt Crafton, Tulare, Calif., is second in the Rookie standings with 150 
points. Crafton was 17th at Mesa Marin.
  
Metcalf, Aurora, Colo., drives a Chevrolet prepared by the REMAX Racing 
Team.   

The final race of the season will be the Oct. 31 REMAX 300K at Phoenix 
International Raceway.

By NASCAR Public Relations