Craftsman 200

Portland Speedway — January 1, 1997

Rich Bickle

Winner

200

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Rich Bickle won the 1997 Craftsman 200 at Portland Speedway on January 1, 1997, leading 138 of 200 laps. Ron Hornaday Jr. finished second; Butch Miller rounded out the podium. The race featured 2 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Wednesday, January 1, 1997

Track

Portland Speedway

Season

1997

Winner

Rich Bickle

Leaders

2 drivers

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Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	—	Rich Bickle	Darrell Waltrip Motorsports		200	—	Running	138	180
2	2	—	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Dale Earnhardt Inc.		200	—	Running	62	170
3	4	+1	Butch Miller	Walker Evans Racing		200	—	Running	—	165
4	17	+13	Jack Sprague	Hendrick Motorsports		200	—	Running	—	160
5	9	+4	Bob Keselowski	K Automotive Racing	Dodge	200	—	Running	—	155
6	20	+14	Mike Bliss	Ultra Motorsports		200	—	Running	—	150
7	8	+1	Tony Raines	Roehrig Racing	Dodge	200	—	Running	—	146
8	11	+3	Rick Crawford	Circle Bar Racing		200	—	Running	—	142
9	18	+9	Tobey Butler	Ken Schrader Racing		200	—	Running	—	138
10	25	+15	Jay Sauter	Richard Childress Racing		200	—	Running	—	134
11	5	-6	Jimmy Hensley	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	200	—	Running	—	130
12	13	+1	Stacy Compton	Impact Motorsports		200	—	Running	—	127
13	30	+17	Joe Ruttman	Roush Racing		199	—	Running	—	124
14	3	-11	Tammy Jo Kirk	Geoff Bodine Racing		199	—	Running	—	121
15	29	+14	Kenny Irwin Jr.	Liberty Racing		199	—	Running	—	118
16	24	+8	Jim Bown	Eugene Marquardt (Owner)		199	—	Running	—	115
17	19	+2	Dave Rezendes	Charles Hardy Motorsports		198	—	Running	—	112
18	12	-6	Dan Press	Spears Racing		198	—	Running	—	109
19	21	+2	Doug George	Blake Motorsports		198	—	Running	—	106
20	16	-4	Lance Norick	L & R Motorsports		197	—	Running	—	103
21	6	-15	Bryan Reffner	Dale Phelon (Owner)		196	—	Running	—	100
22	27	+5	Dave Goulet	Kathryn Goulet (Owner)		195	—	Running	—	97
23	28	+5	Tony Roper	Brevak Racing		195	—	Running	—	94
24	26	+2	Bill Sedgwick	Timothy Buckley (Owner)		194	—	Running	—	91
25	31	+6	Rob Rizzo	Rizzo Racing		193	—	Running	—	88
26	10	-16	Boris Said	No Fear Racing		182	—	Running	—	85
27	7	-20	Chuck Bown	Roush Racing		176	—	Running	—	82
28	23	-5	Rick Carelli	Chesrown Racing		169	—	Running	—	79
29	22	-7	Michael Dokken	Roehrig Racing	Dodge	160	—	Running	—	76
30	32	+2	Kenny Allen	Sheila Allen (Owner)		155	—	DNF - Crash	—	73
31	14	-17	Lonnie Rush Jr.	Doran Racing		105	—	DNF - Crash	—	70
32	15	-17	Rick McCray	McCray Motorsports		29	—	DNF - Engine	—	67

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 1997 Craftsman 200?

Rich Bickle won the 1997 Craftsman 200 at Portland Speedway driving for Darrell Waltrip Motorsports.

Where was the 1997 Craftsman 200 held?

The 1997 Craftsman 200 was held at Portland Speedway on January 1, 1997.