Thursday, Oct. 16, 1997 | 10 a.m.
The 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck schedule, with race winners in parentheses and driver point standings:
Jan. 19 - Chevy Trucks Challenge, Orlando, Fla. (Joe Ruttman).
March 1 - NAPA 200, Tucson, Ariz. (Ron Hornaday Jr.).
March 16 - Florida Dodge Dealers 400, Homestead, Fla. (Kenny Irwin).
April 20 - Chevrolet Desert Star Classic, Phoenix. (Jack Sprague).
May 3 - Craftsman 200, Portland, Ore. (Rich Bickle).
May 10 - NAPACARD 200, Monroe, Wash. (Rich Bickle).
May 24 - Western Auto Parts America 200, Odessa, Mo. (Tony Raines).
May 31 - New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon, N.H. (Jay Sauter).
June 6 - Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas. (Kenny Irwin).
June 21 - Loadhandler 200, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tenn. (Ron Hornaday).
June 29 - NAPA AutoCare 200, Nazareth, Pa. (Jack Sprague).
July 5 - Sears Diehard 200, West Allis, Wis. (Ron Hornaday Jr.).
July 12 - Link-Belt Construction Equipment 225, Louisville Motor Speedway, Louisville, Ky. (Ron Hornaday Jr.).
July 19 - Colorado 250, Erie, Colo. (Ron Hornaday Jr.).
July 27 - Lund Look 275, Topeka, Kan. (Joe Ruttman).
July 31 - Cummins 200, Clermont, Ind. (Ron Hornaday Jr.).
Aug. 9 - Stevens Beil Genuine Car Parts 200, Flemington Speedway, Flemington, N.J. (Ron Hornaday Jr.).
Aug. 16 - Federated Auto Parts 250, Nashville, Tenn. (Jack Sprague).
Aug. 24 - Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, N.Y. (Ron Fellows).
Sept. 4 - Virginia Is For Lovers 200, Richmond, Va. (Bob Kesolowski).
Sept. 27 - Hanes 250, Martinsville, Va. (Rich Bickle).
Oct. 5 - Sears Point Raceway, Sonoma, Calif. (Joe Ruttman).
Oct. 12 - Dodge's Truckstop 300, Bakersfield, Calif. (Randy Tolsma).
Oct. 18 - No Fear Challenge, California Speedway, Fontana, Calif.
Nov. 1 - GM Goodwrench-Delco Battery 300, Phoenix.
Nov. 9 - Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas.
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Driver Standings
1. Jack Sprague, 3,484.
2. Rich Bickle, 3,428.
3. Joe Ruttman, 3,300.
4. Mike Bliss, 3,142.
5. Ron Hornaday, 3,133.
6. Jimmy Hensley, 3,100.
7. Jay Sauter, 3,073.
8. Rick Carelli, 3,038.
9. Chuck Bown, 2,897.
10. Butch Miller, 2,856.
11. Kenny Irwin, 2,807.
12. Rick Crawford, 2,757.
13. Stacy Compton, 2,697.
14. Bob Keselowski, 2,537.
15. Tony Raines, 2,464.
16. Boris Said, 2,438.
17. Dave Rezendes, 2,428.
18. Tony Roper, 2,310.
19. Bryan Reffner, 2,244.
20. Tammy Jo Kirk, 2,079.
21. Doug George, 1,802.
22. Randy Tolsma, 1,510.
23. Terry Cook, 1,456.
24. Lance Norick, 1,350.
25. Michael Dokken, 1,331.
26. Mike Wallace, 1,322.
27. Tobey Butler, 1,212.
28. Dan Press, 1,189.
29. Rob Rizzo, 1,175.
30. Kevin Harvick, 1,049.
31. Brian Cunningham, 1,034.
32. Lonnie Rush, 953.
33. Kenny Allen, 911.
34. Bill Sedgwick, 846.
35. Kelly Denton, 764.
36. Mike Cope, 613.
37. Bobby Dotter, 583.
38. Ron Fellows, 559.
39. Curtis Markham, 548.
40. Andy Genzman, 503.
41. Eric Norris, 483.
42. Toby Porter, 451.
43. Tom Hubert, 413.
44. Billy Pauch, 410.
45. Brad Teague, 409.
46. Brandon Butler, 386.
47. Barry Bodine, 385.
48. Mike Skinner, 382.
49. Blaise Alexander, 373.
(tie) Andy Houston, 373.
51. Randy MacDonald, 371.
52. Scot Walters, 362.
53. T.J. Clark, 348.
54. Ron Barfield, 345.
55. Kenny Hendrick, 340.
56. Jeff Spraker, 320.
57. Wayne Grubb, 313.
58. Bobby Hamilton, 305.
59. Rick Johnson, 302.
60. Kevin Grubb, 301.
61. Jerry Robertson, 290.
62. Rob Morgan, 282.
63. Bob Schacht, 278.
64. David Green, 266.
65. James Bown, 259.
66. John Nemechek, 258.
67. Mark Green, 257.
68. Danny Hieber, 247.
69. Rick McCray, 246.
70. Dorsey Schroeder, 242.
71. Randy Renfrow, 238. 72. Greg Marlowe, 235.
73. Joe Bean, 229.
74. Ernie Irvan, 225.
75. Jon Leavy, 222.
76. Kevin Cywinski, 221.
77. Randy Nelson, 204.
78. Tony Toste, 200.
79. B.A. Wilson, 191.
80. Joe Buford, 189.
81. Michael Colabucci, 174.
82. Robert Huffman, 171.
83. John Blewett, 159.
84. Dave Goulet, 158.
85. Eddie Johnson, 156.
86. Michael McLaughlin, 155.
87. Ken Schrader, 150.
(tie) Jerry Glanville, 150.
89. Eliseo Salazar, 149.
90. Ted Christopher, 146.
91. Michael Ewanitsko, 141.
92. Joe Gaita, 137.
(tie) Lou Gigliotti, 137.
94. Ken Bouchard, 134.
95. Michael Waltrip, 128.
96. Milan Garrett, 122.
97. Tommy Croft, 121.
98. Michael Cohen, 119.
99. Robbie Pyle, 116.
100. Frank Kimmel, 104.
(tie) Scott Grissom, 104.
102. Ernie Cope, 103.
(tie) Ronald Esau, 103.
104. Tommy Humphries, 101.
105. Mark Kinser, 96.
106. Rick Beebe, 91.
107. Bob Brevak, 87.
108. Mark Gibson, 85.
109. Joe Nemechek, 82.
(tie) Gary Higgs, 82.
(tie) Donald Ling Jr., 82.
112. Morgan Shepherd, 79.
(tie) Gerald Marquis, 79.
114. Pete Brittain, 76.
115. William Kimmel, 73.
(tie) Jamie Skinner, 73.
117. Kirk Shelmerdine, 71.
118. Wayne Anderson, 70.
119. Philip Morris, 65.
120. Jeffrey Green, 64.
121. Marc Robe, 61.
(tie) Carlos Serrano, 61.
(tie) John Benson, 61.
124. Thomas Baldwin, 56.
125. Dennis Setzer, 55.
(tie) Joe Huffaker, 55.
127. David Smith, 53.
128. Scott Hansen, 52.
129. Andy Belmont, 51.
130. Darin Brassfield, 50.
(tie) Thomas Spangler, 50.
132. Robert Crouch, 49.
(tie) Cindy Peterson, 49.
(tie) Gary Brooks, 49.
(tie) Chistopher Horn, 49.
(tie) Bo Lemler, 49.
137. Gary St. Amant, 46.
138. Lance Hooper, 37.
139. Billy Ogle Jr., 35.
140. Chad Dokken, 34.
141. James Boulton, 31.
142. Ronnie Newman, 29.
143. Perry Tripp, 28.
(tie) Mike Hurlbert, 28.
145. Doug Adams, 22.
(tie) Timothy Buckley, 22.
147. Kevin Briscoe, 13.
148. Rick Markle, 10.
149. Dana Dorman, 7.
150. Terry McCarthy, 4.
151. Jimmy Davis, 1.
(tie) Shane Doles, 1.
(tie) Felix Giles, 1.
End Adv for Thursday Oct. 16
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