The No Fear Challenge

Auto Club Speedway — January 1, 1997

Mike Bliss

Winner

100

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Mike Bliss won the 1997 The No Fear Challenge at Auto Club Speedway on January 1, 1997, leading 93 of 100 laps. Mike Wallace finished second; Kenny Irwin Jr. rounded out the podium. The race featured 4 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Wednesday, January 1, 1997

Track

Auto Club Speedway

Season

1997

Winner

Mike Bliss

Leaders

4 drivers

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Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	—	Mike Bliss	Ultra Motorsports		100	—	Running	93	180
2	18	+16	Mike Wallace	Ken Schrader Racing		100	—	Running	—	170
3	4	+1	Kenny Irwin Jr.	Liberty Racing		100	—	Running	—	165
4	8	+4	Ernie Irvan	Irvan-Simo Racing		100	—	Running	2	160
5	13	+8	Randy Tolsma	Xpress Motorsports		100	—	Running	—	155
6	2	-4	Jack Sprague	Hendrick Motorsports		100	—	Running	1	150
7	27	+20	Michael Waltrip	Michael Waltrip Racing		100	—	Running	—	146
8	7	-1	Bob Keselowski	K Automotive Racing	Dodge	100	—	Running	—	142
9	25	+16	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Dale Earnhardt Inc.		100	—	Running	—	138
10	9	-1	Rick Crawford	Circle Bar Racing		100	—	Running	—	134
11	26	+15	Kyle Petty	Team SABCO		100	—	Running	—	130
12	11	-1	Barry Bodine	Geoff Bodine Racing		100	—	Running	—	127
13	31	+18	Tony Raines	Roehrig Racing	Dodge	100	—	Running	—	124
14	14	—	Tony Roper	Brevak Racing		100	—	Running	—	121
15	30	+15	Rick Carelli	Chesrown Racing		100	—	Running	—	118
16	15	-1	Chuck Bown	Roush Racing		100	—	Running	4	115
17	29	+12	Stacy Compton	Impact Motorsports		100	—	Running	—	112
18	33	+15	Butch Miller	Walker Evans Racing		99	—	Running	—	109
19	20	+1	Ron Barfield Jr.	Bill Elliott Racing		99	—	Running	—	106
20	28	+8	Kevin Harvick	Spears Racing		99	—	Running	—	103
21	3	-18	Lance Norick	L & R Motorsports	Dodge	99	—	Running	—	100
22	24	+2	Wayne Grubb	Grubb Motorsports		99	—	Running	—	97
23	23	—	Terry Cook	ThorSport Racing		99	—	Running	—	94
24	22	-2	Brian Cunningham	CSG Motorsports		99	—	Running	—	91
25	10	-15	Jay Sauter	Richard Childress Racing		99	—	Running	—	88
26	5	-21	Rich Bickle	Darrell Waltrip Motorsports		98	—	Running	—	85
27	36	+9	Bill Sedgwick	Greg Turnage (Owner)		95	—	Running	—	82
28	21	-7	Rob Rizzo	Rizzo Racing		88	—	DNF - Crash	—	79
29	6	-23	Joe Ruttman	Roush Racing		82	—	Running	—	76
30	17	-13	Robby Gordon	Roehrig Racing	Dodge	72	—	DNF - Engine	—	73
31	32	+1	Eric Norris	Ultra Motorsports		72	—	DNF	—	70
32	19	-13	Bryan Reffner	Dale Phelon (Owner)		65	—	DNF - Engine	—	67
33	16	-17	Boris Said	No Fear Racing		40	—	DNF - Engine	—	64
34	12	-22	Jimmy Hensley	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	37	—	DNF - Engine	—	61
35	34	-1	Tammy Jo Kirk	Circle Bar Racing		10	—	DNF	—	58
36	35	-1	Doug George	Sheila Allen (Owner)		5	—	DNF	—	55

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 1997 The No Fear Challenge?

Mike Bliss won the 1997 The No Fear Challenge at Auto Club Speedway driving for Ultra Motorsports.

Where was the 1997 The No Fear Challenge held?

The 1997 The No Fear Challenge was held at Auto Club Speedway on January 1, 1997.