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. (Mike Bliss).
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, 3,634.
2. Rich Bickle, 3,513.
3. Joe Ruttman, 3,376.
4. Mike Bliss, 3,322.
5. Ron Hornaday, 3,271.
6. Jay Sauter, 3,161.
(tie) Jimmy Hensley, 3,161.
8. Rick Carelli, 3,156.
9. Chuck Bown, 3,012.
10. Kenny Irwin, 2,972.
11. Butch Miller, 2,965.
12. Rick Crawford, 2,891.
13. Stacy Compton, 2,809.
14. Bob Keselowski, 2,679.
15. Tony Raines, 2,588.
16. Boris Said, 2,502.
17. Tony Roper, 2,431.
18. Dave Rezendes, 2,428.
19. Bryan Reffner, 2,311.
20. Tammy Jo Kirk, 2,137.
21. Doug George, 1,857.
22. Randy Tolsma, 1,665.
23. Terry Cook, 1,550.
24. Mike Wallace, 1,492.
25. Lance Norick, 1,450.
26. Michael Dokken, 1,331.
27. Rob Rizzo, 1,254.
28. Tobey Butler, 1,212.
29. Dan Press, 1,189.
30. Kevin Harvick, 1,152.
31. Brian Cunningham, 1,125.
32. Lonnie Rush, 953.
33. Bill Sedgwick, 928.
34. Kenny Allen, 911.
35. Kelly Denton, 764.
36. Mike Cope, 613.
37. Bobby Dotter, 583.
38. Ron Fellows, 559.
39. Eric Norris, 553.
40. Curtis Markham, 548.
41. Barry Bodine, 512.
42. Andy Genzman, 503.
43. Toby Porter, 451.
(tie) Ron Barfield, 451.
45. Tom Hubert, 413.
46. Wayne Grubb, 410.
(tie) Billy Pauch, 410.
48. Brad Teague, 409.
49. Brandon Butler, 386.
50. Ernie Irvan, 385.
51. Mike Skinner, 382.
52. Blaise Alexander, 373.
(tie) Andy Houston, 373.
54. Randy MacDonald, 371.
55. Scot Walters, 362.
56. T. J. Clark, 348.
57. Rick Johnson, 345.
58. Kenny Hendrick, 340.
59. Jeff Spraker, 320.
60. Bobby Hamilton, 305.
61. Kevin Grubb, 301.
62. Jerry Robertson, 290.
63. Rob Morgan, 282.
64. Bob Schacht, 278.
65. Joe Bean, 275.
66. Michael Waltrip, 274.
67. Dave Green, 266.
68. James Bown, 259.
69. John Nemechek, 258.
70. Mark Green, 257.
71. Randy Nelson, 256.
72. Danny Hieber, 247.
73. Rick McCray, 246.
74. Dorsey Schroeder, 242.
75. Randy Renfrow, 238.
76. Greg Marlowe, 235.
77. Jon Leavy, 222.
78. Kevin Cywinski, 221.
79. Tony Toste, 200.
80. B.A. Wilson, 191.
81. Joe Buford, 189.
82. Michael Colabucci, 174.
83. Robert Huffman, 171.
84. John Blewett, 159.
85. Dave Goulet, 158.
86. Eddie Johnson, 156.
87. Michael McLaughlin, 155.
88. Ron Esau, 152.
89. Ken Schrader, 150.
(tie) Jerry Glanville, 150.
91. Eliseo Salazar, 149.
92. Ted Christopher, 146.
93. Michael Ewanitsko, 141.
94. Joe Gaita, 137.
(tie) Lou Gigliotti, 137.
96. Ken Bouchard, 134.
97. Kyle Petty, 130.
98. Milan Garrett, 122.
99. Tommy Croft, 121.
100. Michael Cohen, 119.
101. Robbie Pyle, 116.
102. Frank Kimmel, 104.
(tie) Scott Grissom, 104.
104. Ernie Cope, 103.
105. Tommy Humphries, 101.
106. Mark Kinser, 96.
107. Rick Beebe, 91.
108. Bob Brevak, 87.
109. Mark Gibson, 85.
110. Joe Nemechek, 82.
(tie) Gary Higgs, 82.
(tie) Donnie Ling, 82.
113. Morgan Shepherd, 79.
(tie) Jerry Marquis, 79.
115. Pete Brittain, 76.
116. William Kimmel, 73.
(tie) Jamie Skinner, 73.
(tie) Robby Gordon, 73.
119. Kirk Shelmerdine, 71.
120. Wayne Anderson, 70.
121. Philip Morris, 65.
122. Jeffrey Green, 64.
123. Marc Robe, 61.
(tie) Carlos Serrano, 61.
(tie) John Benson, 61.
126. Thomas Baldwin, 56.
127. Dennis Setzer, 55.
(tie) Joe Huffaker, 55.
129. David Smith, 53.
130. Scott Hansen, 52.
131. Andy Belmont, 51.
132. Darin Brassfield, 50.
(tie) Thomas Spangler, 50.
134. Robert Crouch, 49.
(tie) Cindy Peterson, 49.
(tie) Gary Brooks, 49.
(tie) Christopher Horn, 49.
(tie) Bo Lemler, 49.
139. Gary St. Amant, 46.
140. Lance Hooper, 37.
141. Billy Ogle Jr., 35.
142. Chad Dokken, 34.
143. James Boulton, 31.
144. Ronnie Newman, 29.
145. Perry Tripp, 28.
(tie) Mike Hurlbert, 28.
147. Doug Adams, 22.
(tie) Timothy Buckley, 22.
149. Kevin Briscoe, 13.
150. Rick Markle, 10.
151. Dana Dorman, 7.
152. Terry McCarthy, 4.
153. Jimmy Davis, 1.
(tie) Shane Doles, 1.
(tie) Felix Giles, 1.
End Adv for Thursday Oct. 23
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