1997 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 200

1997 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 200
Tuscon
200 L, 75 M
May 10, 1997
Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor	Make	Laps	Led	Status
1	1	45	Gary Smith (RES)	TootsieToy	Chevy	200	200	running
2	15	38	Butch Gilliland (RES)	Stroppe Motorsports	Ford	200	0	running
3	3	07	Sean Woodside (RES)	Cinema Vehicle Services	Pontiac	200	0	running
4	8	25	Kevin Culver (RES)	Auction Auto Glass	Chevy	199	0	running
5	7	12	Dan Obrist (RES)	Doernbeck Children's Hosp.	Chevy	199	0	running
6	6	37	Larry Gunselman (RES)	RaceStuff	Ford	192	0	running
7	11	43	Kenny Smith (RES)	Quick Pick Motorsports	Chevy	191	0	running
8	13	8	Lew Miller (RES)	Stroppe Motorsports	Ford	191	0	running
9	10	00	Scott Gaylord (RES)	Oliver Gravity Separators	Chevy	187	0	overheating
10	4	9	Craig Rayburn (RES)	ADL/Direct Blinds	Chevy	184	0	running
11	2	16	Bill McAnally (RES)	NAPA Auto Parts	Chevy	168	0	running
12	12	78	Chuck Pruett (RES)	Golden Gate Racing	Pontiac	152	0	engine
13	9	21	John Kinder (RES)	PowerBase Motorsports	Pontiac	100	0	engine
14	14	22	St. James Davis (RES)	LaDonna's Motorsports	Buick	46	0	rear end
15	5	89	Wayne Jacks (RES)	Las Vegas Motor Speedway	Pontiac	0	0	engine

The 1997 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 200 was a Winston West Series (now Camping World West Series) event held at Tuscon Raceway Park on May 10, 1997. Gary Smith won his first race of the year, holding off eventual season champ Butch Gilliland.

[edit] Race Data

Time of Race: 1 hour, 6 minutes, 48 seconds Average Speed: 67.365 mph Margin of Victory: .09 second Busch Pole Award: Gary Smith, Tootsietoy/Rabanco Chevrolet (87.339, 15.457 seconds) AE Clevite Engine Bearings Award: T & L Enterprises/Tootsietoy/Rabanco Chevrolet Sears Point Raceway Rookie-of-the-Year Award: Gary Smith, Tootsietoy/Rabanco Chevrolet Cautions: 6 for 31 laps (11-14, 52-62, 66-69, 75-78, 179-184, 191-192) Lap Leaders: Gary Smith 1-200.