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1997 CARQUEST Auto Parts 200

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1997 CARQUEST Auto Parts 200
Mesa Marin
200 L, 100 M
May 25, 1997
Fin St # Driver Sponsor Make Laps Led Status
1 138Butch Gilliland (RES)Stroppe MotorsportsFord20034running
2 307Sean Woodside (RES)Cinema Vehicle ServicesPontiac200141running
3 445Gary Smith (RES)TootsieToyChevy19913running
4 1200Scott Gaylord (RES)Oliver Gravity SeparatorsChevy1980running
5 59Bill Sedgwick (RES)ADL/Direct BlindsChevy1980running
6 737Larry Gunselman (RES)RaceStuffFord19812running
7 825Kevin Culver (RES)Action Auto GlassChevy1980running
8 148Lew Miller (RES)Stroppe MotorsportsFord1970running
9 1121John Kinder (RES)PowerBase MotorsportsPontiac1960running
10 2016Bill McAnally (RES)NAPA Auto PartsChevy1920running
11 1617George Nordling (RES)Shil InnsChevy1850running
12 1529Kazuteru Wakida (RES)Imuraya ConfectionsChevy1850running
13 275Kevin Harvick (RES)Spears MotorsportsChevy1630engine
14 107L.J. Pryor (RES)Gordon TruckingFord1480engine
15 1922St. James Davis (RES)Stick OnlyBuick1300running
16 1714John Wood (RES)Joyce Sasse-WoodChevy1260rear end
17 1315Rick Scribner (RES)Scribner EngineeringChevy1240engine
18 812Dan Obrist (RES)Doernbecker Children's Hosp.Chevy1180engine
19 989Wayne Jacks (RES)Las Vegas Motor SpeedwayPontiac1100cam shaft
20 186Pappy Pryor (RES)Panhandle RacingChevy570overheating
21 2178Chuck Pruett (RES)CA Culinary AcademyPontiac00engine
22 2243Kenny Smith (RES)Quick Pick MotorsportsChevy00did not start


The 1997 CARQUEST Auto Parts 200 was a Winston West Series (now Camping World West Series) event held at Mesa Marin Raceway on My 25, 1997. Eventual season champ Butch Gilliland rolled to his third victory in the last four races (including highest finish in a Cup combo race), holding off Sean Woodside.

[edit] Race Data

Time of Race: 1 hour, 25 minutes, 42 seconds Average Speed: 70.012 mph Lap Leaders: Butch Gilliland 1-17, Sean Woodside 18-101, Larry Gunselman 102-113, Gary Smith 114-126, Woodside 127-183, Gilliland 184-200 5 lead changes among 4 drivers Cautions: 7 for 33 laps Margin of Victory: 0.51 second

Busch Pole Award: Butch Gilliland 19.032 seconds, 94.578 mph