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Held on July 27, 1997 at Heartland Park Topeka in Topeka, KS (Circuit B configuration)
81 L, 170.1 M, 273.749 KM - Scheduled Distance

FEATURE RESULTS
Fin St # Driver Sponsor Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 1 80 Joe Ruttman LCI International Ford 81 5 running 180
2 5 24 Jack Sprague Quaker State Chevy 81 1 running 170
3 2 16 Ron Hornaday, Jr. NAPA Brakes Chevy 81 26 running 165
4 13 55 Dorsey Schroeder Tom Gloy Racing Ford 81 0 running 160
5 4 93 Mike Skinner Llumar Window Films Chevy 81 7 running 155
6 16 1 Bobby Hamilton Southern Pride Trucking Chevy 81 0 running 150
7 31 43 Jimmy Hensley Cummins Engines Dodge 81 0 running 146
8 10 14 Rick Crawford Circle Bar Motel & RV Park Ford 81 17 running 142
9 19 6 Rick Carelli REMAX Chevy 81 0 running 138
10 15 19 Tony Raines Pennzoil Dodge 81 0 running 134
11 26 7 Tammy Jo Kirk Lovable Ford 81 0 running 130
12 24 29 Bob Keselowski Mopar Performance Dodge 81 0 running 127
13 27 86 Stacy Compton Valvoline Instant Oil Change Ford 81 0 running 124
14 20 52 Mike Wallace Purolator PureOne Filters Chevy 81 0 running 121
15 23 61 Randy Tolsma IWX Motor Freight Chevy 81 0 running 118
16 3 3 Jay Sauter GM Goodwrench Service Chevy 80 17 fuel 115
17 17 2 Mike Bliss Team ASE Racing Ford 80 0 running 112
18 32 98 Kenny Irwin, Jr. Raybestos Ford 79 0 running 109
19 21 66 Bryan Reffner Carlin Burners & Controls Ford 78 0 running 106
20 12 99 Chuck Bown Exide Batteries Ford 78 0 running 103
21 29 65 Rob Morgan Dollar Racing Ford 75 0 running 100
22 8 44 Boris Said Federated Auto Parts Ford 73 8 running 97
23 11 17 Rich Bickle Sears DieHard Chevy 70 0 rear end 94
24 30 88 Terry Cook PBA Tour Chevy 62 0 engine 91
25 34 31 Tony Roper Concor Tool & Machine Ford 56 0 overheating 88
26 28 83 Lou Gigliotti Beard Mechanical Ford 47 0 overheating 85
27 9 35 Dave Rezendes Ortho Lawn & Garden Chevy 45 0 transmission 82
28 14 57 Brian Cunningham Cunningham Historic Motor Cars Ford 43 0 transmission 79
29 33 20 Butch Miller Orleans Hotel & Casino Chevy 39 0 running 76
30 22 75 Kevin Harvick Spears Manufacturing Chevy 37 0 engine 73
31 7 18 Tom Hubert Dana Corporation Dodge 29 0 engine 70
32 18 4 Bill Sedgwick Soff-Cut International Chevy 19 0 engine 67
33 6 48 Ron Fellows AER Manufacturing Chevy 12 0 brakes 64
34 25 90 Lance Norick Jones Industries Ford 4 0 transmission 61
DID NOT QUALIFY

Chris Horn DNQ
5 Robbie Pyle DNQ
45 Michael Cohen DNQ
54 Jon Leavy DNQ
82 Randy Nelson DNQ
RACE DATA
Did not start:

Did not qualify:

Time of Race: 2:17:07
Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials
Fast Qualifier: Joe Ruttman - 86.722 sec.
Preliminary Feature Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{PrelimWinners}}}|{{{PrelimWinners}}}]]
Heat Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{HeatWinners}}}|{{{HeatWinners}}}]]
Qualifier Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{QualWinners}}}|{{{QualWinners}}}]]
Dash Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{DashWinners}}}|{{{DashWinners}}}]]
Scramble Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{ScrambleWinners}}}|{{{ScrambleWinners}}}]]
Consi Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{ConsiWinners}}}|{{{ConsiWinners}}}]]
Non-Qualifiers Race Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{NonQualWinners}}}|{{{NonQualWinners}}}]]
Margin of Victory: 0.82 seconds
Average Speed: 74.433 mph
Cautions: 6 for 15 laps - 17-20 (#4 engine (turn 14)); 27-28 (#66 spun (turn 10)); 31-33 (#18 spun (turn 14)); 39-40 (#93 spun (turn 10)); 47-48 (#35 spun (turn 14)); 64-65 (#88 stalled (turn 1))
Lead Changes: 9 among 7 drivers - Joe Ruttman 1-4; Ron Hornaday Jr. 5-6; Jay Sauter 7; Jack Sprague 8; Mike Skinner 9-15; Boris Said III 16-23; Hornaday Jr. 24-47; Rick Crawford 48-64; Sauter 65-80; Ruttman 81
Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered