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NASCAR Thunder Special Results from Suzuka, Japan

24 November 1997

SUZUKA, JAPAN - Provisional results for the NASCAR, THUNDER SPECIAL-SUZUKA:
          
Ps.Ql.No.  Driver              Sponsor                      Car  Laps  Notes
-- -- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- ----- -------
 1  4  31  Mike Skinner        Snap-On                      Chev 125   $98,750
 2  1   6  Mark Martin         Valvoline                    Ford 125   Running
 3 11  74  Randy LaJoie        FINA                         Chev 125   Running
 4 12  96  David Green         Caterpillar                  Chev 125   Ruuning
 5 15  21  Michael Waltrip     CITGO                        Ford 125   Running
 6  2  09  Jim Richards        Pyroil                       Pont 125   Running
 7 23  72  Kenny Wallace       EA Sports                    Chev 124   Running
 8  5   5  Jack Sprague        Rain X                       Chev 123   Fuel
 9 19  38  Butch Gilliland     Stroppe Motorsports          Ford 123   Fuel
10  6   7  Geoff Bodine        QVC                          Ford 123   Running
11  7  01  Keiichi Tsuchiya    Hot Version                  Ford 123   Running
12 14  67  Scott Gaylord       SMS Motorsports Inc          Chev 123   Running
13  9  45  Ron Hornaday        Xtreme-J                     Chev 123   Running
14 16   4  Bobby Hamilton      Kodak Gold Film              Chev 123   Running
15 28  37  Larry Gunselman     Lucas Oil Products           Ford 122   Running
16 25  07  Sean Woodside       Cinema Vehicles              Pont 121   Running
17 30  08  John Kinder         PowerBase Motorsports        Chev 120   Running
18 17  28  Kenny Irwin         Caltex/Texaco Havoline       Ford 116   Running
19 26  24  Ricky Craven        Budweiser/DuPont             Chev 114   Wreck
20 21   1  Lance Hooper        R&L Carriers                 Pont 108   Running
21 24  23  Hideo Fukuyama      Million Card                 Ford 103   Igniton
22 22  61  Rick Carelli        ReMax International          Chev  79   Engine
23 10  02  Akihiko Nakaya      Mooneyes                     Ford  76   Running
24  8  46  Wally Dallenbach    Universal Studios            Chev  65   Wreck
25 29  29  Kazuteru Wakida     Gunblaster                   Chev  65   Engine
26 27  14  Jeff Davis          Ultra Shield Products        Ford  62   Radiatr
27 13   3  Dale Earnhardt      ACDelco                      Chev  29   OvrHeat
28 20  98  Kevin Culver        Whole Sale Truck Parts Inc   Chev   8   Engine
29  3   2  Rusty Wallace       Miller Lite                  Ford   8   Engine
30 18   9  Bill Sedgwick       ADL                          Chev   5   OilLeak
    
Time of Race      : 2 hours, 20 minutes, 22 seconds
Average Speed     : 74.537 mph
Margin of Victory : 3.742 seconds
Lap Leaders       : 7 lead changes among 6 drivers
                    Martin (1-45), Skinner (46-48), Dallenbach (49-51),
                    Hooper (52), Green (53-61), Martin (62-67),
                    Craven (68-102), Skinner (103-125)
Track Length      : 1.3944 Miles