1997 Spring Opener 50
Held on June 1, 1997 at Rockford Speedway in Loves Park, IL
40 L, 10 M, 16.08 KM - Scheduled Distance

RESULTS
Fin St # Driver Sponsor Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 44 Steve Moenck Jelco Transportation Ford 40 36 running
2 7 Dave Dotter Dotter Race Cars Chevy 40 0
3 3 Mike Monroe RTD Plastics & Tooling Chevy 40 0
4 5 Bill Prietzel Heiser Trailer Sales Dodge 40 0
5 17 Dennis Krumrie Krumrie Racing Pontiac 40 0
6 25 Jeff Storm Buddies Racing Equipment Chevy 40 0
7 88 Rick Corso Carstar Olds 40 0
8 47 Kevin Moenck Ford 40 0
9 29 Dave Faitz Faitz Racing Chevy 40 0
10 63 Jason Hicks Pabst Blue Ribbon Olds 39 0
11 77 Neric Chitwood Chitwood Racing Chevy 39 0
12 16 Pat Kelly Appleton Rack & Pinion Olds 38 0
13 66 Mark Anderson Contact Communications Olds 38 0
14 95 Donny Kachelmeier Advance Camping Sales Chevy 37 0
15 28 Joel Clossey Havoline Buick 4
16 10 Bobby Gutknecht Borchardt Speed & Automotive Pontiac 0
17 65 Jim Malinowski ARCO Racing Chevy 0
18 0 Rick Lemmens Carpentry Specialists Ford 0
19 34 Jerry Wenzel Schenian Trucking Chevy 0
20 33 David Blankenship LA West Luxury Vans Ford 0 DQ
DID NOT QUALIFY

Steve Dobbratz DNQ
Joe Fransisco DNQ
Mark Pluer DNQ
Rick Tackman, Jr. DNQ
RACE DATA
Failed to Qualify:
Time of Race: ???
Fast Qualifier:
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Margin of Victory: 4 carlength
Average Speed: ??? mph
Cautions: 5 for 0 laps - not available
Lead Changes: 1 among 2 drivers - Joel Clossey (1-4); Steve Moenck (5-40).