RESULTS

1997 Official Race Results : Link-Belt 225

Link-Belt 225 | July 12, 1997 | Race 13 of 26

FIN	ST	CAR	DRIVER	MAKE	SPONSOR	PTS/BNS	LAPS	STATUS	WINNINGS

1	4	16	Ron Hornaday	Chevrolet	NAPA Brakes	180/0	225	Running	36,950
2	3	80	Joe Ruttman	Dodge	LCI Worldwide Telecommunications	170/0	225	Running	27,975
3	1	43	Jimmy Hensley	Chevrolet	Cummins / Touch 1	165/0	225	Running	19,175
4	2	19	Tony Raines *	Dodge	Pennzoil	160/0	225	Running	11,940
5	11	17	Rich Bickle	Chevrolet	Sears Diehard	155/0	225	Running	9,275
6	6	86	Stacy Compton *	Ford	Valvoline Instant Oil Change	150/0	225	Running	13,550
7	13	37	Scot Walters	Chevrolet	Red Man Golden Blend	146/0	225	Running	7,150
8	19	24	Jack Sprague	Chevrolet	Quaker State / GMAC	142/0	225	Running	7,325
9	9	44	Boris Said	Ford	Federated Auto Parts	138/0	225	Running	7,300
10	31	52	Mike Wallace	Ford	Purolator PureOne Fl	134/0	225	Running	7,325
11	24	79	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	Harvick Racing	130/0	224	Running	6,200
12	30	15	Mike Cope *	Ford	Blue Bandits Racing	127/0	224	Running	6,125
13	12	2	Mike Bliss	Ford	Team ASE Racing	124/0	223	Running	7,100
14	14	7	Tammy Jo Kirk *	Ford	Lovable	121/0	223	Running	7,025
15	15	88	Terry Cook	Chevrolet	Professional Bowlers Association	118/0	221	Running	6,550
16	5	14	Rick Crawford *	Ford	Circle Bar Motel / RV Park	115/0	219	Running	6,675
17	20	18	Michael Dokken	Chevrolet	Dana Corporation	112/0	218	Running	5,650
18	16	98	Kenny Irwin *	Ford	Raybestos	109/0	217	Running	6,575
19	7	6	Rick Carelli	Ford	RE / MAX International	106/0	212	Overheating	6,550
20	21	31	Tony Roper *	Ford	Concor Tool / Scaffidi Mack Ford	103/0	0	Running	5,700
21	25	65	Brian Cunningham	Chevrolet	Cunningham Historics	100/0	197	Running	5,425
22	22	99	Chuck Bown	Ford	Exide Batteries	97/0	196	Running	6,375
23	8	66	Bryan Reffner	Chevrolet	Carlin Combustion and Controls	94/0	181	Accident	6,350
24	10	29	Bob Keselowski	Dodge	Mopar Performance Parts	91/0	169	Engine	6,325
25	29	35	Dave Rezendes	Ford	Ortho Lawn & Garden	88/0	166	Overheating	6,400
26	28	12	Doug George	Dodge	ENKI / Red Line Oil	85/0	161	Accident	6,275
27	32	4	Wayne Grubb	Chevrolet	Link-Belt Construction Equipment	82/0	136	Accident	5,250
28	17	75	Dan Press	Chevrolet	Spears Manufacturing	79/0	114	Overheating	5,200
29	18	20	Butch Miller	Chevrolet	Walker Evans Racing	76/0	91	Handling	6,200
30	23	00	William Kimmel	Unknown	Rite-Way Industries	73/0	80	Overheating	5,200
31	26	3	Jay Sauter	Chevrolet	GM Goodwrench Service	70/0	64	Overheating	6,200
32	27	0	Robbie Pyle	Dodge	Lawrence Racing	67/0	13	Transmission	5,200

* Denotes Rookie

RACE FACTS

Average Speed: 68.358 mph
Margin of Victory: .192
Time of Race: 01:26:30
Lead Changes: 1
Cautions: 9-14, 35-39, 52-57, 77-84, 99-102, 114, 121-125, 128-130, 138-143, 148-154, 169-174, 182-187, 191-193

CONTINGENCY AWARDS

AE Clevite Engine Builder: Tom Ghent,#80, LCI Worldwide Telecommunications, Dodge
Featherlite Long Haul: Ron Hornaday,#16, NAPA Brakes, Chevrolet
Gatorade Front Runner: Ron Hornaday,#16, NAPA Brakes, Chevrolet
MCI Worldcom Fast Pace: Ron Hornaday,#16, NAPA Brakes, Chevrolet
Plasti-Kote Winning Finish: Randy Goss,#80, LCI Worldwide Telecommunications, Dodge
Raybestos Top Stopper: Joe Ruttman,#80, LCI Worldwide Telecommunications, Dodge
Ventvisor Brand Super Deflector: Ron Hornaday,#16, NAPA Brakes, Chevrolet