1997 Carquest Auto Parts 420K - NASCAR Race
| Name of Race: | 1997 Carquest Auto Parts 420K |
| Name of Track: | Las Vegas Motor Speedway |
| Date: | November 9th |
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Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located at 7000 Las Vegas Boulevard North in Las Vegas, Nevada, is a 1,200 acre (4.9 kmē) complex of four different tracks for automobile racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is located in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The complex is home to several race teams. Currently, March, 2005, the track is open two nights a week for locals to drag race. This is an effort to get this activity off of local streets and into a safer environment.
The track is used by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department as their driver training facility.
Higher BankingIn 2006, plans were announced to reconfigure the track after the March 2006 NEXTEL Cup Series Race. This reconfiguration entailed raised banking to increase side by side racing, and the construction of a new fan zone and pit road.
Courtesy of Wikipedia.1997 Carquest Auto Parts 420K NASCAR Race Results
Below are the race results for 1997 Carquest Auto Parts 420K, in order of finishing place.
| Fin | Driver | Num | Start | Money | Laps | Pts | Status | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Ruttman | 80 | 8 | $83,000 | 175 | 0 | running | LCI International |
| 2 | Jack Sprague | 24 | 1 | $55,075 | 175 | 0 | running | Quaker State |
| 3 | Ron Hornaday, Jr. | 16 | 14 | $0 | 175 | 0 | running | NAPA Brakes |
| 4 | Jay Sauter | 3 | 10 | $27,625 | 175 | 0 | running | GM Goodwrench Service |
| 5 | Mike Bliss | 2 | 2 | $27,675 | 175 | 0 | running | Team ASE Racing |
| 6 | Rick Carelli | 6 | 12 | $19,400 | 175 | 0 | running | RE/MAX International |
| 7 | Mike Wallace | 52 | 30 | $16,700 | 175 | 0 | running | Purolator PureOne Filters |
| 8 | Kevin Harvick | 75 | 15 | $15,600 | 175 | 0 | running | Spears Manufacturing |
| 9 | Chuck Bown | 99 | 6 | $15,600 | 174 | 0 | running | Exide Batteries |
| 10 | Rick Crawford | 14 | 17 | $16,550 | 174 | 0 | running | Circle Bar Motel & RV Park |
| 11 | Tony Raines | 19 | 32 | $14,750 | 173 | 0 | running | Pennzoil |
| 12 | Stacy Compton | 86 | 23 | $14,400 | 173 | 0 | running | Valvoline Instant Oil Change |
| 13 | Bob Keselowski | 29 | 4 | $14,300 | 172 | 0 | running | Mopar Performance |
| 15 | Jimmy Hensley | 43 | 31 | $14,350 | 172 | 0 | running | Cummins Engines |
| 16 | Rich Bickle | 17 | 21 | $13,800 | 171 | 0 | running | Sears DieHard |
| 17 | Rick Johnson | 63 | 36 | $13,450 | 171 | 0 | running | Teldata Voice & Data |
| 18 | Ken Schrader | 50 | 13 | $12,600 | 171 | 0 | running | Power Team |
| 19 | Butch Gilliland | 71 | 39 | $13,250 | 170 | 0 | running | Doran Enterprises |
| 21 | Doug George | 92 | 22 | $13,300 | 169 | 0 | running | Rotary Lift |
| 22 | Ron Esau | 9 | 38 | $12,950 | 169 | 0 | running | Rhino Linings USA |
| 23 | Ken Bouchard | 77 | 35 | $12,850 | 167 | 0 | fuel | Professional Auto Parts |
| 24 | Brendan Gaughan | 20 | 18 | $12,000 | 165 | 0 | running | Orleans Hotel & Casino |
| 25 | Kenny Irwin, Jr. | 98 | 11 | $0 | 162 | 0 | engine | Raybestos |
| 26 | Ron Barfield, Jr. | 35 | 33 | $0 | 161 | 0 | engine | Ortho Lawn & Garden |
| 28 | Butch Miller | 21 | 7 | $12,600 | 146 | 0 | running | Orleans Hotel & Casino |
| 29 | Wayne Anderson | 97 | 25 | $11,500 | 137 | 0 | engine | Porter-Cable Power Tools |
| 30 | Randy Tolsma | 61 | 20 | $11,225 | 134 | 0 | suspension | IWX Motor Freight / Dole |
| 31 | Bill Elliott | 94 | 19 | $11,225 | 113 | 0 | engine | Team ASE Racing |
| 32 | Dave Rezendes | 55 | 37 | $12,975 | 96 | 0 | handling | Icehouse Beer |
| 33 | Frank Kimmel | 68 | 40 | $11,975 | 91 | 0 | engine | Lub-Tek Shock Oil |
| 34 | Barry Bodine | 7 | 3 | $11,225 | 74 | 0 | crash | Rhino Linings USA |
| 36 | Mike Skinner | 93 | 16 | $11,225 | 24 | 0 | ignition | Llumar Window Films |
| 37 | Boris Said | 44 | 26 | $12,225 | 19 | 0 | engine | Federated Auto Parts |
| 38 | Bryan Reffner | 66 | 5 | $12,225 | 10 | 0 | engine | Carlin Burners & Controls |
| 39 | Troy Beebe | 6 | 24 | $11,225 | 2 | 0 | ignition | Farris Concrete |
| 40 | Brian Cunningham | 57 | 29 | $11,225 | 0 | 0 | crash | Loadhandler |
