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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Sept 24, 2015 6:30:25 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 16th race of the season the Cummins 200 at the Indianapolis Raceway Park.
Ron Hornaday Jr. won the pole, with a time of 28.415 seconds, beating Chuck Bown by 0.207 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Ron Hornaday Jr. won his 3rd pole of the year,
Hornaday Jr. won the 10th pole of his career in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and his first since Colorado 2 races ago,
Mike Skinner, the winner of this race the past two years, will be starting 34th,
Rich Bickle, who will start 15th, will be trying to improve on his 62 point lead over Jack Sprague
1.16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
2.99-Chuck Bown
3.61-Randy Tolsma
4.37-Mark Green
5.24-Jack Sprague
6.20-Butch Miller
7.44-Boris Said
8.66-Bryan Reffner
9.4-Bill Sedgwick
10.80-Joe Ruttman
11.43-Jimmy Hensley
12.98-Kenny Irwin Jr.
13.88-Terry Cook
14.53-Mike McLaughlin
15.17-Rich Bickle
16.12-Andy Genzman
17.2-Mike Bliss
18.19-Tony Raines
19.75-Kevin Harvick
20.6-Rick Carelli
21.65-Andy Houston
22.14-Rick Crawford
23.35-Dave Rezendes
24.29-Bob Keselowski
25.87-Robert Huffman
26.27-Rob Rizzo
27.57-Brian Cunningham
28.3-Jay Sauter
29.86-Stacy Compton
30.18-Kevin Cywinski
31.7-Tammy Jo Kirk
32.31-Tony Roper
33.52-Mike Wallace
34.93-Mike Skinner
Did Not Qualify
35.9-Greg Marlowe
36.26-Jerry Robertson
37.39-Jeff Spraker
38.47-Danny Hieber
39.58-Chris Horn
40.71-Gary St. Amant
41.73-Bob Schacht
42.77-Eliseo Salazar
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Sept 24, 2015 17:06:40 GMT -5
Race #16 - Cummins 200
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series made their 16th stop of 1997 at the Indianapolis Raceway Park, in Brownsburg, Indiana, for the Cummins 200.
Ron Hornaday Jr. led the field to the green flag and would lead for the first 18 laps as a cool night made the track slippery that would lead to 13 cautions as Hornaday Jr. would dominate for the second time out of the last three races, leading for 123 of the event's 200 laps but a slow pit stop allowed for Mike McLaughlin, a visitor from the NASCAR Busch Series Grand National Division Series, to catch up to Hornaday Jr. and then take the lead with only 68 laps to go and would hold off the field for the remaining laps and would avoid the rest of the wrecks and would score a surprising win.
Other Noticeables:
Mike McLaughlin won his 1st race of the year,
McLaughlin led 1 time for 68 laps, including the final 68 laps,
McLaughlin scored his 1st career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win in his 2nd career start,
Andy Houston(12th) and Kevin Cywinski(18th) made their NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debuts,
Rich Bickle, who finished 2nd, kept his points lead, leading Jack Sprague by 86 points
1.53-Mike McLaughlin (68 laps led)
2.17-Rich Bickle
3.61-Randy Tolsma (1 lap led)
4.16-Ron Hornaday Jr. (123 laps led)
5.99-Chuck Bown (8 laps led)
6.43-Jimmy Hensley-1 lap
7.24-Jack Sprague-1 lap
8.14-Rick Crawford-1 lap
9.98-Kenny Irwin Jr.-1 lap
10.6-Rick Carelli-1 lap
11.37-Mark Green-1 lap
12.65-Andy Houston-1 lap
13.44-Boris Said-1 lap
14.35-Dave Rezendes-2 laps
15.88-Terry Cook-2 laps
16.66-Bryan Reffner-3 laps
17.19-Tony Raines-3 laps
18.18-Kevin Cywinski-4 laps
19.57-Brian Cunningham-4 laps
20.75-Kevin Harvick-5 laps
21.12-Andy Genzman-5 laps
22.93-Mike Skinner-6 laps
23.80-Joe Ruttman-17 laps (Accident)
24.29-Bob Keselowski-18 laps (Accident)
25.27-Rob Rizzo-18 laps
26.87-Robert Huffman-26 laps (Accident)
27.20-Butch Miller-33 laps (Accident)
28.4-Bill Sedgwick-41 laps (Accident)
29.31-Tony Roper-49 laps (Accident)
30.2-Mike Bliss-86 laps (Piston)
31.86-Stacy Compton-103 laps (Header)
32.52-Mike Wallace-140 laps (Accident)
33.7-Tammy Jo Kirk-158 laps (Piston)
34.3-Jay Sauter-176 laps (Camshaft)
Ron Hornaday Jr.-1-18
Randy Tolsma-19
Ron Hornaday Jr.-20-22
Chuck Bown-23-30
Ron Hornaday Jr.-31-132
Mike McLaughlin-133-200
5 Lead Changes among 4 drivers
Caution Flags: 13 for 65 laps
Lap 7 (Truck #65 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 23 (Trucks #3, 31, 7, 20 and 53 Accident Frontstretch),
Lap 33 (Trucks #29 and 19 Accident Turn 1),
Lap 40 (Truck #14 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 52 (Trucks #14 and 75 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 59 (Trucks #86, 19, 14 and 52 Accident Turn 3),
Lap 116 (Truck #2 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 125 (Trucks #66, 29 and 31 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 143 (Trucks #43 and 44 Spin Turn 4),
Lap 151 (Trucks #87, 37, 29, 80, 75, 57 and 19 Accident Turn 2),
Lap 158 (Trucks #43, 6, 31, 20, 88, 99 and 4 Accident Frontstretch),
Lap 168 (Trucks #80, 20 and 29 Accident Frontstretch),
Lap 184 (Trucks #66, 27, 29, 80 and 87 Accident Backstretch)
Margin of Victory: 1.761 Seconds
Time of Race: 2 Hours, 18 Minutes and 22 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Oct 14, 2015 7:35:22 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 17th race of the season the Stevens Beil / Genuine Parts 200 at the Flemington Speedway.
Ron Hornaday Jr. won the pole, with a time of 27.425 seconds, beating Joe Ruttman by 0.050 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Ron Hornaday Jr. won his 4th pole of the year,
Hornaday Jr. won the 11th pole of his career in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and his first since IRP 1 race ago,
Mike Bliss, the winner of this race one year ago, will be starting 7th,
Rich Bickle, who will start 5th, will be trying to improve on his 86 point lead over Jack Sprague
1.16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
2.80-Joe Ruttman
3.24-Jack Sprague
4.6-Rick Carelli
5.17-Rich Bickle
6.52-Mike Wallace
7.2-Mike Bliss
8.31-Tony Roper
9.3-Jay Sauter
10.29-Bob Keselowski
11.20-Butch Miller
12.86-Stacy Compton
13.99-Chuck Bown
14.43-Jimmy Hensley
15.14-Rick Crawford
16.7-Tammy Jo Kirk
17.88-Terry Cook
18.19-Tony Raines
19.44-Boris Said
20.66-Bryan Reffner
21.35-Dave Rezendes
22.18-Michael Dokken
23.25-Doug George
24.65-Mark Gibson
25.75-Kevin Harvick
26.38-Pete Brittain
27.57-Brian Cunningham
28.98-Kenny Irwin Jr.
29.68-Bobby Dotter
30.05-John Blewett III
Did Not Qualify
31.02-Eric Norris
32.06-Billy Pauch
33.11-Eddie Johnson
34.12-Andy Genzman
35.47-Danny Hieber
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Oct 14, 2015 16:00:11 GMT -5
Race #17 - Stevens Beil / Genuine Parts 200
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series made their 17th stop of 1997 at the Flemington Speedway, in Flemington, New Jersey, for the Stevens Beil / Genuine Parts 200.
Ron Hornaday Jr. led the field to the green flag for the second race in a row but it was Joe Ruttman who would quickly take over and showed off the power in his Roush Racing owned Ford. Ruttman would command the field for the first quarter of the race before points leader Rich Bickle would take over the race lead something Jack Sprague, Bickle's championship rival, didn't need to see as Sprague would suffer a mechanical issue just before halfway and lost some more ground on the championship leader. Bickle would completely dominate the day, leading 137 of the events 200 laps but a string of late cautions would change the course of the race.
With the field trying to make the race on one stops, drivers stretched their fuel and pitted with around fifty laps to go, Bickle would surrender the lead to Joe Ruttman and Mike Wallace for a brief period but he would regain it and with ten laps to go a late caution, due to Rick Crawford's stalled truck, resulted in a one lap shootout. As the field took the green the unthinkable happened, Rich Bickle ran out of gas, along with Stacy Compton and Michael Dokken, allowing Ron Hornaday Jr. to drive into the lead as he would lead one lap, the final lap, and scored a shocking win.
Other Noticeables:
Ron Hornaday Jr. won his 3rd race of the year,
Hornaday Jr. led 1 time for 1 lap, including the final lap,
Hornaday Jr. scored his 6th career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win and his first since Colorado 3 races ago,
Pete Brittain(28th) made his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut,
Rich Bickle, who finished 9th, kept his points lead, leading Jack Sprague by 148 points
1.16-Ron Hornaday Jr. (1 lap led)
2.20-Butch Miller
3.80-Joe Ruttman (61 laps led)
4.2-Mike Bliss
5.31-Tony Roper
6.19-Tony Raines
7.52-Mike Wallace (1 lap led)
8.43-Jimmy Hensley
9.17-Rich Bickle (137 laps led)
10.29-Bob Keselowski-1 lap
11.99-Chuck Bown-1 lap
12.88-Terry Cook-1 lap
13.86-Stacy Compton-2 laps (Out of Gas)
14.66-Bryan Reffner-2 laps
15.44-Boris Said-2 laps
16.35-Dave Rezendes-2 laps
17.57-Brian Cunningham-2 laps
18.65-Mark Gibson-2 laps
19.68-Bobby Dotter-2 laps
20.18-Michael Dokken-2 laps (Out of Gas)
21.98-Kenny Irwin Jr.-3 laps
22.05-John Blewett III-3 laps
23.25-Doug George-4 laps
24.14-Rick Crawford-9 laps (Header)
25.75-Kevin Harvick-45 laps (Accident)
26.3-Jay Sauter-46 laps (Accident)
27.7-Tammy Jo Kirk-47 laps (Accident)
28.38-Pete Brittain-53 laps (Accident)
29.24-Jack Sprague-111 laps (Camshaft)
30.6-Rick Carelli-155 laps (Piston)
Ron Hornaday Jr.-Pole
Joe Ruttman-1-59
Rich Bickle-60-138
Joe Ruttman-139-140
Mike Wallace-141
Rich Bickle-142-199
Ron Hornaday Jr.-200
5 Lead Changes among 4 drivers
Caution Flags: 5 for 26 laps
Lap 143 (Truck #80 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 149 (Trucks #38, 3, 75, 88 and 2 Accident Turn 4),
Lap 155 (Trucks #3, 7, 68, 29, 75, 44 and 57 Accident Turn 4),
Lap 187 (Trucks #18 and 66 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 193 (Truck #14 Stalled Frontstretch)
Margin of Victory: 1.589 Seconds
Time of Race: 2 Hour, 47 Minutes and 18 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Oct 25, 2015 7:05:26 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 18th race of the season the Federated Auto Parts 250 at the Nashville Speedway.
Butch Miller won the pole, with a time of 24.141 seconds, beating Terry Cook by 0.093 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Butch Miller won his 1st pole of the year,
Miller won the 3rd pole of his career in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and his first since 1995 at Colorado 52 race ago,
Michael Dokken, the winner of this race one year ago, is not entered in this event,
Rich Bickle, who will start 5th, will be trying to improve on his 148 point lead over Jack Sprague
1.20-Butch Miller
2.88-Terry Cook
3.16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
4.14-Rick Crawford
5.17-Rich Bickle
6.99-Chuck Bown
7.80-Joe Ruttman
8.35-Dave Rezendes
9.24-Jack Sprague
10.37-Scot Walters
11.86-Stacy Compton
12.2-Mike Bliss
13.07-Tammy Jo Kirk
14.43-Jimmy Hensley
15.75-Kevin Harvick
16.70-Joe Buford
17.27-Rob Rizzo
18.31-Tony Roper
19.19-Tony Raines
20.3-Jay Sauter
21.97-Wayne Anderson
22.29-Bob Keselowski
23.60-Tobey Butler
24.98-Kenny Irwin Jr.
25.04-Brad Teague
26.7-Barry Bodine
27.12-Eric Norris
28.18-Tom Hubert
29.6-Rick Carelli
30.65-Andy Houston
31.52-Mike Wallace
32.66-Bryan Reffner
33.44-Boris Said
34.61-Randy Tolsma
Did Not Qualify
35.00-Frank Kimmel
36.02-Eric Norris*
37.4-Bill Sedgwick
38.13-Mike Colabucci
39.57-Brian Cunningham
40.62-Blaise Alexander
41.77-Doug George
*Eric Norris originally Did Not Qualify in his #02 truck but bought out another truck that had qualified and will be driving the #12
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Oct 25, 2015 17:00:33 GMT -5
Race #18 - Federated Auto Parts 250
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series made their 18th stop of 1997 at the Nashville Speedway, in Nashville, Tennessee, for the Federated Auto Parts 250.
Butch Miller led the field to the green flag as he quickly began to pull away from the field looking to score his first win since Martinsville last year as he begin to lap drivers by Lap 50. After a dominating performance at Flemington only to run out of gas on the last lap, Rich Bickle was looking to get back on a roll and expand his championship lead, however Bickle struggled for the second straight week losing 53 points as Jack Sprague would pass Butch Miller and would easily dominate the remaining laps and scored his fourth win of 1997.
Other Noticeables:
Jack Sprague won his 4th race of the year,
Sprague led 1 time for 141 laps, including the final 141 laps,
Sprague scored his 4th career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win and his first since Nazareth 8 races ago,
Joe Buford(5th) and Wayne Anderson(24th) made their NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debuts,
Rich Bickle, who finished 12th, kept his points lead, leading Jack Sprague by 95 points
1.24-Jack Sprague (141 laps led)
2.20-Butch Miller (109 laps led)
3.14-Rick Crawford
4.60-Tobey Butler
5.70-Joe Buford
6.19-Tony Raines
7.6-Rick Carelli
8.43-Jimmy Hensley-1 lap
9.2-Mike Bliss-1 lap
10.3-Jay Sauter-1 lap
11.16-Ron Hornaday Jr.-1 lap
12.17-Rich Bickle-1 lap
13.31-Tony Roper-2 laps
14.99-Chuck Bown-2 laps
15.12-Eric Norris-2 laps
16.66-Bryan Reffner-2 laps
17.86-Stacy Compton-2 laps
18.7-Barry Bodine-2 laps
19.35-Dave Rezendes-2 laps
20.29-Bob Keselowski-3 laps
21.04-Brad Teague-3 laps
22.27-Rob Rizzo-3 laps
23.65-Andy Houston-4 laps
24.97-Wayne Anderson-4 laps
25.18-Tom Hubert-5 laps
26.80-Joe Ruttman-5 laps
27.52-Mike Wallace-5 laps
28.37-Scot Walters-6 laps
29.75-Kevin Harvick-34 laps (Accident)
30.88-Terry Cook-34 laps (Accident)
31.07-Tammy Jo Kirk-34 laps (Accident)
32.44-Boris Said-35 laps (Accident)
33.61-Randy Tolsma-36 laps (Accident)
34.98-Kenny Irwin Jr.-105 laps (Header)
Butch Miller-1-109
Jack Sprague-110-250
1 Lead Changes among 2 drivers
Caution Flags: 7 for 33 laps
Lap 5 (Trucks #07 and 75 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 43 (Truck #86 Stalled Backstretch),
Lap 111 (Truck #37 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 184 (Trucks #3 and 04 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 191 (Truck #37 Spin Turn 4),
Lap 216 (Truck #18 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 247 (Truck #37 Spin Turn 4)
Margin of Victory: Under Caution
Time of Race: 2 Hour, 4 Minutes and 40 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Nov 9, 2015 7:40:04 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 19th race of the season the Parts America 150 at the Watkins Glen International.
Mike Bliss won the pole, with a time of 90.922 seconds, beating Jimmy Hensley by 0.366 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Mike Bliss won his 2nd pole of the year,
Bliss won the 6th pole of his career in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and his first since Phoenix 16 races ago,
Rich Bickle, the winner of this race one year ago, is starting 19th,
Rich Bickle, who will start 19th, will be trying to improve on his 95 point lead over Jack Sprague
1.2-Mike Bliss
2.43-Jimmy Hensley
3.80-Joe Ruttman
4.24-Jack Sprague
5.62-Blaise Alexander
6.48-Ron Fellows
7.42-Mike Ewanitsko
8.16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
9.14-Rick Crawford
10.52-Mike Wallace
11.63-Rick Johnson
12.44-Boris Said
13.61-Randy Tolsma
14.27-Rob Rizzo
15.55-Dorsey Schroeder
16.6-Rick Carelli
17.66-Bryan Reffner
18.71-Rob Morgan
19.17-Rich Bickle
20.3-Jay Sauter
21.18-Ted Christopher
22.29-Bob Keselowski
23.02-Eric Norris
24.35-Dave Rezendes
25.19-Tony Raines
26.77-Eliseo Salazar
27.75-Kevin Harvick
28.20-Butch Miller
29.65-Jeff Spraker
30.99-Chuck Bown
31.98-Kenny Irwin Jr.
32.57-Brian Cunningham
33.86-Stacy Compton
34.31-Tony Roper
Did Not Qualify
35.12-Andy Genzman
36.26-Doug George
37.28-Lou Gigliotti
38.54-Jon Leavy
39.72-Tammy Jo Kirk
40.88-Terry Cook
41.90-Lance Norick
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Nov 9, 2015 16:59:37 GMT -5
Race #19 - Parts America 150
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series made their 19th stop of 1997 at the Watkins Glen International, in Watkins Glen, New York, for the Parts America 150.
Mike Bliss led the field to the green flag as he would lead for the first five laps before being passed by Blaise Alexander as for the second year in a row the Truck Series ran at the tricky road course as drivers found the course to be very hard to handle as the Inner Loop caused drivers to slide off the track while mechanical issues would knock Alexander out of the race as well as three other drivers. Once Alexander was out of the race that allowed Bliss to retake the lead and he would lead for awhile but his truck began to fade late in the event allowing Ron Fellows to take over the lead as he would lead the last half of the race and score his first win in his NASCAR career.
Other Noticeables:
Ron Fellows won his 1st race of the year,
Fellows led 1 time for 31 laps, including the final 31 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in his 3rd start,
Mike Ewanitsko(8th), Ted Christopher(10th) and Eliseo Salazar(17th) made their NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debuts,
Rich Bickle, who finished 18th, kept his points lead, leading Jack Sprague by 39 points
1.48-Ron Fellows (31 laps led)
2.80-Joe Ruttman
3.24-Jack Sprague
4.16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
5.43-Jimmy Hensley
6.2-Mike Bliss (16 laps led)
7.6-Rick Carelli
8.42-Mike Ewanitsko
9.71-Rob Morgan
10.18-Ted Christopher
11.3-Jay Sauter
12.63-Rick Johnson
13.27-Rob Rizzo
14.52-Mike Wallace
15.98-Kenny Irwin Jr.
16.29-Bob Keselowski (2 laps led)
17.77-Eliseo Salazar
18.17-Rich Bickle
19.14-Rick Crawford
20.66-Bryan Reffner
21.31-Tony Roper
22.75-Kevin Harvick
23.65-Jeff Spraker-1 lap
24.99-Chuck Bown-1 lap
25.35-Dave Rezendes-1 lap
26.19-Tony Raines-1 lap
27.20-Butch Miller-2 laps
28.57-Brian Cunningham-2 laps
29.02-Eric Norris-14 laps (Header)
30.61-Randy Tolsma-22 laps (Valve)
31.44-Boris Said-33 laps (Clutch)
32.62-Blaise Alexander-34 laps (Transmission) (13 laps led)
33.55-Dorsey Schroeder-56 laps (Accident)
34.86-Stacy Compton-57 laps (Accident)
Mike Bliss-1-5
Blaise Alexander-6-18
Mike Bliss-19-28
Bob Keselowski-29-30
Mike Bliss-31
Ron Fellows-32-62
5 Lead Changes among 4 drivers
Caution Flags: 9 for 18 laps
Lap 2 (Truck #27 and 55 Spin Inner Loop),
Lap 6 (Trucks #2, 80, 42, 16, 44, 61, 6, 17, 02, 71, 86, 55 and 31 Accident Inner Loop),
Lap 10 (Truck #61 Spin Inner Loop),
Lap 16 (Truck #77 Spin Inner Loop),
Lap 23 (Trucks #71 and 02 Spin Inner Loop),
Lap 27 (Truck #98 Spin Inner Loop),
Lap 35 (Truck #66 Spin Inner Loop),
Lap 49 (Truck #02 Stalled Turn 10),
Lap 52 (Trucks #2, 63 and 18 Spin Inner Loop)
Margin of Victory: 3.755 Seconds
Time of Race: 2 Hours, 29 Minutes and 53 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Dec 1, 2015 7:51:37 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 20th race of the season the Virginia Is For Lovers 200 at the Richmond International Raceway.
Ken Schrader won the pole, with a time of 26.661 seconds, beating Barry Bodine by 0.157 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Ken Schrader won his 1st pole of the year,
Schrader won the 1st pole of his career in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in his 12th start,
Harry Gant, the winner of this race one year ago, is not entered in this event,
Rich Bickle, who will start 3rd, will be trying to improve on his 39 point lead over Jack Sprague
1.53-Ken Schrader
2.7-Barry Bodine
3.17-Rich Bickle
4.24-Jack Sprague
5.3-Jay Sauter
6.85-B.A. Wilson
7.2-Mike Bliss
8.86-Stacy Compton
9.44-Boris Said
10.4-Wayne Grubb
11.80-Joe Ruttman
12.98-Kenny Irwin Jr.
13.29-Bob Keselowski
14.20-Butch Miller
15.99-Chuck Bown
16.16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
17.52-Mike Wallace
18.41-Randy Renfrow
19.43-Jimmy Hensley
20.61-Randy Tolsma
21.66-Bryan Reffner
22.18-Jerry Marquis
23.06-Billy Pauch
24.72-Tammy Jo Kirk
25.6-Rick Carelli
26.60-Tobey Butler
27.35-Kelly Denton
28.83-Joe Gaita
29.04-Brad Teague
30.47-Jeff Green
31.03-Kirk Shelmerdine
32.19-Tony Raines
33.28-Ernie Irvan
34.31-Tony Roper
35.37-Scot Walters
36.14-Rick Crawford
Did Not Qualify
37.02-Eric Norris
38.05-John Blewett III
39.12-Greg Marlowe
40.22-Tom Baldwin
41.27-Rob Rizzo
42.39-Jeff Spraker
43.42-Mike Ewanitsko
44.55-Kevin Grubb
45.65-Andy Houston
46.70-Joe Buford
47.75-Kevin Harvick
48.81-Philip Morris
49.87-Robert Huffman
50.88-Terry Cook
51.92-Doug George
52.93-Dana Dorman
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Dec 1, 2015 19:00:06 GMT -5
Race #20 - Virginia Is For Lovers 200
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series made their 20th stop of 1997 at the Richmond International Raceway, in Richmond, Virginia, for the Virginia Is For Lovers 200.
Ken Schrader led the field to the green flag as he would lead for the first twenty three laps as for the third year in a row the Richmond race turned out to be one of great racing, drivers gaining points and a surprising winner for the second year in a row. Championship contender Jack Sprague would pass Schrader and dominated the night while points leader Rich Bickle struggled to stay in the Top 10 as eleven cautions would fly during the night race and a late caution would come out with less then twenty to go setting up what would be a ten lap dash to the finish.
Barry Bodine, son of team owner Geoffrey Bodine, came into the race as Geoff Bodine Racing has been looking for a sponsor ever since Tammy Jo Kirk lost her sponsor and was released from her ride. Bodine started second and stayed in the Top 10 all day long and found himself in second when the green came back out and stayed right in Sprague's trail as the lap traffic of Bryan Reffner would give Barry the chance he needed as he drove under Sprague and would hold him off for his first win of his short NASCAR career.
Other Noticeables:
Barry Bodine won his 1st race of the year,
Bodine led 1 time for 8 laps, including the final 2 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in his 6th start,
B.A. Wilson(20th), Jeff Green(22nd) and Jerry Marquis(25th) made their NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debuts,
Rich Bickle, who finished 7th, kept his points lead, leading Jack Sprague by 15 points
1.7-Barry Bodine (8 laps led)
2.24-Jack Sprague (145 laps led)
3.61-Randy Tolsma (8 laps led)
4.43-Jimmy Hensley (5 laps led)
5.29-Bob Keselowski
6.16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
7.17-Rich Bickle
8.4-Wayne Grubb (7 laps led)
9.20-Butch Miller (4 laps led)
10.44-Boris Said
11.86-Stacy Compton-1 lap
12.66-Bryan Reffner-1 lap
13.3-Jay Sauter-1 lap
14.98-Kenny Irwin Jr.-1 lap
15.83-Joe Gaita-1 lap
16.31-Tony Roper-1 lap
17.52-Mike Wallace-1 lap
18.35-Kelly Denton-1 lap
19.03-Kirk Shelmerdine-1 lap
20.85-B.A. Wilson-2 laps
21.80-Joe Ruttman-2 laps
22.47-Jeff Green-2 laps
23.14-Rick Crawford-2 laps
24.60-Tobey Butler-2 laps
25.18-Jerry Marquis-2 laps
26.28-Ernie Irvan-5 laps
27.19-Tony Raines-20 laps
28.41-Randy Renfrow-45 laps (Accident)
29.72-Tammy Jo Kirk-45 laps (Accident)
30.6-Rick Carelli-56 laps
31.53-Ken Schrader-70 laps (Accident) (23 laps led)
32.06-Billy Pauch-70 laps (Accident)
33.2-Mike Bliss-71 laps (Accident)
34.04-Brad Teague-81 laps (Accident)
35.37-Scot Walters-81 laps (Accident)
36.99-Chuck Bown-165 laps (Accident)
Ken Schrader-1-23
Jack Sprague-24-72
Butch Miller-73-76
Wayne Grubb-77-83
Randy Tolsma-84-86
Jimmy Hensley-87-91
Barry Bodine-92-97
Randy Tolsma-98-102
Jack Sprague-103-198
Barry Bodine-199-200
9 Lead Changes among 7 drivers
Caution Flags: 11 for 55 laps
Lap 18 (Truck #41 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 34 (Trucks #6, 99, 16, 17 and 85 Accident Frontstretch),
Lap 42 (Trucks #43 and 29 Spin Turn 4),
Lap 62 (Trucks #80 and 85 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 85 (Truck #06 Spin Turn 4),
Lap 119 (Truck #31 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 129 (Trucks #17, 86, 06, 43, 19 and 28 Accident Frontstretch),
Lap 137 (Trucks #28, 86, 18, 03, 31 and 16 Accident Turn 4),
Lap 148 (Truck #3 Spin Turn 4),
Lap 155 (Trucks #41, 6, 86, 47, 20, 44, 72, 18, 35, 52, 3, 16 and 83 Accident Turn 3),
Lap 184 (Truck #60 Spin Frontstretch)
Margin of Victory: 0.653 Seconds
Time of Race: 2 Hours, 5 Minutes and 53 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Dec 21, 2015 8:00:04 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 21st race of the season the Hanes 250 at the Martinsville Speedway.
Andy Houston won the pole, with a time of 25.667 seconds, beating Kenny Irwin Jr. by 0.085 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Andy Houston won his 1st pole of the year,
Houston won the 1st pole of his career in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in his 3rd start,
Butch Miller, the winner of this race one year ago, will be starting 26th,
Rich Bickle, who will start 11th, will be trying to improve on his 15 point lead over Jack Sprague
1.65-Andy Houston
2.98-Kenny Irwin Jr.
3.86-Stacy Compton
4.28-Ernie Irvan
5.19-Tony Raines
6.93-Jamie Skinner
7.6-Rick Carelli
8.43-Jimmy Hensley
9.80-Joe Ruttman
10.37-David Green
11.17-Rich Bickle
12.35-Kelly Denton
13.44-Boris Said
14.3-Jay Sauter
15.24-Jack Sprague
16.51-Bobby Hamilton
17.2-Mike Bliss
18.14-Rick Crawford
19.12-Ernie Cope
20.06-Billy Pauch
21.31-Tony Roper
22.18-Johnny Benson Jr.
23.61-Randy Tolsma
24.16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
25.04-Brad Teague
26.20-Butch Miller
27.85-B.A. Wilson
28.7-Barry Bodine
29.99-Chuck Bown
30.4-Wayne Grubb
31.29-Bob Keselowski
32.81-Philip Morris
33.66-Bryan Reffner
34.1-Michael Waltrip
35.52-Mike Wallace
36.05-John Blewett III
Did Not Qualify
37.03-Kirk Shelmerdine
38.11-Ronnie Newman
39.22-Tom Baldwin
40.25-Andy Genzman
41.26-Jerry Robertson
42.39-Jeff Spraker
43.40-Bill Sedgwick
44.41-Randy Renfrow
45.42-Mike Ewanitsko
46.45-Michael Cohen
47.55-Kevin Grubb
48.62-Blaise Alexander
49.72-Tammy Jo Kirk
50.75-Rick Markle
51.83-Joe Gaita
52.88-Terry Cook
53.90-Lance Norick
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Dec 21, 2015 17:59:58 GMT -5
Race #21 - Hanes 250
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series made their 21st stop of 1997 at the Martinsville Speedway, in Martinsville, Virginia, for the Hanes 250.
Andy Houston led the field to the green flag but it would be fellow rookie driver Kenny Irwin Jr. who would drive around Houston to lead the first 75 laps as the tricky half-mile track once again proved to be one of the toughest as drivers struggled to get grip and fought hard for every spot as Barry Bodine, the winner of the last race at Richmond, turned out to be the first victim, breaking a Valve only 55 laps into the event. Irwin would dominate much of the event, he would lead the most laps, but later in the race his truck faded some allowing Jimmy Hensley and Ernie Irvan to move up and began to battle. Coming into the race the championship battle as well changed as Jack Sprague suffered mechanical issues and lost over one hundred points with only five races to go.
With less then ten laps to go, two cautions flew and NASCAR officials decided to use the GWC(Green, White, Checkered) rule which allowed Irvan the chance he needed and he would pass Hensley in Turn 3 on the last lap to score the win.
Other Noticeables:
Ernie Irvan won his 1st race of the year,
Irvan led 2 times for 100 laps, including the final 3 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in his 8th start,
Jamie Skinner(22nd) and Philip Morris(31st) made their NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debuts,
Rich Bickle, who finished 5th, kept his points lead, leading Jack Sprague by 106 points
1.28-Ernie Irvan (100 laps led)
2.43-Jimmy Hensley (36 laps led)
3.98-Kenny Irwin Jr. (117 laps led)
4.2-Mike Bliss
5.17-Rich Bickle
6.65-Andy Houston
7.3-Jay Sauter
8.37-David Green
9.6-Rick Carelli
10.99-Chuck Bown-1 lap
11.20-Butch Miller-1 lap
12.51-Bobby Hamilton-1 lap
13.12-Ernie Cope-1 lap
14.18-Johnny Benson Jr.-1 lap
15.86-Stacy Compton-2 laps (Valve)
16.1-Michael Waltrip-2 laps
17.61-Randy Tolsma-2 laps
18.16-Ron Hornaday Jr.-2 laps
19.29-Bob Keselowski-2 laps
20.35-Kelly Denton-2 laps
21.44-Boris Said-2 laps
22.93-Jamie Skinner-2 laps
23.06-Billy Pauch-3 laos
24.66-Bryan Reffner-3 laps
25.14-Rick Crawford-3 laps
26.85-B.A. Wilson-3 laps
27.19-Tony Raines-3 laps
28.05-John Blewett III-3 laps
29.52-Mike Wallace-3 laps
30.4-Wayne Grubb-4 laps
31.81-Philip Morris-5 laps
32.31-Tony Roper-26 laps (Transmission)
33.24-Jack Sprague-45 laps (Gearbox)
34.04-Brad Teague-71 laps (Rear End)
35.80-Joe Ruttman-99 laps (Accident)
36.7-Barry Bodine-198 laps (Valve)
Andy Houston-Pole
Kenny Irwin Jr.-1-75
Jimmy Hensley-76-88
Kenny Irwin Jr.-89-130
Jimmy Hensley-131-150
Ernie Irvan-151-247
Jimmy Hensley-248-250
Ernie Irvan-251-253
6 Lead Changes among 3 drivers
Caution Flags: 15 for 72 laps
Lap 3 (Truck #4 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 13 (Truck #7 Spin Turn 4),
Lap 42 (Truck #31 Stalled Frontstretch),
Lap 53 (Truck #7 Stalled Backstretch),
Lap 74 (Truck #12 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 87 (Truck #1 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 95 (Truck #04 Spin Turn 4),
Lap 129 (Truck #85 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 142 (Debris on Backstretch),
Lap 152 (Truck #14 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 178 (Trucks #12 and 06 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 218 (Truck #19 Stalled Frontstretch),
Lap 225 (Debris in Turn 1)
Lap 241 (Truck #35 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 248 (Truck #86 Stalled Turn 1)
Margin of Victory: 0.298 Seconds
Time of Race: 2 Hours, 17 Minutes and 29 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Jan 6, 2016 9:00:16 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 21st race of the season the Kragen / Exide 151 at the Sears Point Raceway.
Jimmy Hensley won the pole, with a time of 127.440 seconds, beating Tom Hubert by 0.291 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Jimmy Hensley won his 2nd pole of the year,
Hensley won the 3rd pole of his career in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and his first since Bristol 13 races ago,
Dave Rezendes, the winner of this race one year ago, will be starting 28th,
Rich Bickle, who will start 15th, will be trying to improve on his 106 point lead over Jack Sprague
1.43-Jimmy Hensley
2.18-Tom Hubert
3.3-Jay Sauter
4.48-Ron Fellows
5.80-Joe Ruttman
6.63-Rick Johnson
7.2-Mike Bliss
8.24-Jack Sprague
9.6-Rick Carelli
10.35-Doug George
11.20-Butch Miller
12.46-Joe Bean
13.86-Stacy Compton
14.44-Boris Said
15.17-Rich Bickle
16.27-Rob Rizzo
17.61-Randy Tolsma
18.99-Chuck Bown
19.14-Rick Crawford
20.90-Lance Norick
21.66-Bryan Reffner
22.29-Bob Keselowski
23.16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
24.52-Mike Wallace
25.12-Tony Toste
26.57-Brian Cunningham
27.02-Rick McCray
28.55-Dave Rezendes
29.31-Tony Roper
30.19-Tony Raines
31.82-Randy Nelson
32.77-Rob Morgan
33.98-Kenny Irwin Jr.
34.75-Kevin Harvick
Did Not Qualify
35.4-Bill Sedgwick
36.40-Bo Lemler
37.83-Joe Huffaker
38.85-Milan Garrett
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Jan 6, 2016 19:50:02 GMT -5
Race #22 - Kragen / Exide 151
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series made their 22nd stop of 1997 at the Sears Point Raceway, in Sonoma, California, for the Kragen / Exide 151.
Jimmy Hensley led the field to the green flag on a clear day in southern California but it would be Jay Sauter who would lead the first lap as the tricky road course turned out once again to be pure hell as drivers would slide off the track and into tire walls and a local caution would come out but only one "real" caution would fly early in the race. Once the green came back out, Joe Ruttman quickly raced his way into the lead and his lead began to grow each and every lap. Ruttman would dominate the day leading 51 out of a possible 60 laps and would score his second win on a road course in 1997 and his third win overall(on road courses) in his career.
Other Noticeables:
Joe Ruttman won his 3rd race of the year,
Ruttman led 2 times for 51 laps, including the final 39 laps,
It was the 7th win of his career in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and his first since Heartland Park Topeka 8 races ago,
Tony Toste(8th) and Joe Bean(9th) made their NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debuts,
Rich Bickle, who finished 11th, kept his points lead, leading Jack Sprague by 86 points
1.80-Joe Ruttman (51 laps led)
2.3-Jay Sauter (7 laps led)
3.6-Rick Carelli
4.18-Tom Hubert
5.43-Jimmy Hensley (2 laps led)
6.24-Jack Sprague
7.48-Ron Fellows
8.12-Tony Toste
9.46-Joe Bean
10.90-Lance Norick-1 lap
11.17-Rich Bickle-1 lap
12.31-Tony Roper-1 lap
13.20-Butch Miller-1 lap
14.19-Tony Raines-1 lap
15.99-Chuck Bown-1 lap
16.02-Rick McCray-1 lap
17.16-Ron Hornaday Jr.-1 lap
18.44-Boris Said-2 laps
19.66-Bryan Reffner-2 laps
20.63-Rick Johnson-2 laps
21.82-Randy Nelson-2 laps
22.57-Brian Cunningham-2 laps
23.2-Mike Bliss-5 laps (Accident)
24.27-Rob Rizzo-24 laps (Engine)
25.75-Kevin Harvick-24 laps (Accident)
26.14-Rick Crawford-26 laps (Accident)
27.98-Kenny Irwin Jr.-46 laps (Accident)
28.61-Randy Tolsma-51 laps (Camshaft)
29.55-Dave Rezendes-52 laps (Accident)
30.86-Stacy Compton-55 laps (Accident)
31.52-Mike Wallace-56 laps (Accident)
32.77-Rob Morgan-58 laps (Accident)
33.29-Bob Keselowski-59 laps (Accident)
34.35-Doug George-60 laps (Accident)
Jimmy Hensley-Pole
Jay Sauter-1-5
Jimmy Hensley-6
Jay Sauter-7-8
Joe Ruttman-9-19
Jimmy Hensley-20
Joe Ruttman-21-60
5 Lead Changes among 3 drivers
Caution Flags: 1 for 2 laps
Lap 5 (Truck #52 Accident Turn 1)
Margin of Victory: 37.463 Seconds
Time of Race: 2 Hours, 19 Minutes and 14 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Jan 23, 2016 8:30:46 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 23rd race of the season the Dodge California Truckstop 300 at the Mesa Marin Raceway.
Jay Sauter won the pole, with a time of 20.847 seconds, beating Rick Carelli by 0.000 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Jay Sauter won his 1st pole of the year,
Sauter won the 1st pole of his career in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in his 31st start,
Joe Ruttman, the winner of this race one year ago, will be starting 27th,
Rich Bickle, who will start 7th, will be trying to improve on his 86 point lead over Jack Sprague
1.3-Jay Sauter
2.6-Rick Carelli
3.43-Jimmy Hensley
4.14-Rick Crawford
5.24-Jack Sprague
6.75-Kevin Harvick
7.17-Rich Bickle
8.4-Bill Sedgwick
9.86-Stacy Compton
10.52-Mike Wallace
11.29-Bob Keselowski
12.90-Lance Norick
13.20-Butch Miller
14.19-Tony Raines
15.61-Randy Tolsma
16.99-Chuck Bown
17.18-Kevin Cywinski
18.98-Kenny Irwin Jr.
19.2-Mike Bliss
20.31-Tony Roper
21.48-Ron Fellows
22.16-Ron Hornaday Jr.
23.66-Bryan Reffner
24.68-Donny Ling Jr.
25.27-Rob Rizzo
26.9-Ron Esau
27.80-Joe Ruttman
28.46-Joe Bean
29.12-Tony Toste
30.34-Doug George
31.85-Milan Garrett
32.44-Boris Said
33.35-Kelly Denton
34.55-Dave Rezendes
*Note: This is the first time EVER on this game where the first and second starters had the exact same times in qualifying, resulting in a tie for the pole. The pole award went to Sauter due to him having two wins compared to Carelli who has 0 for 1997.
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