Suzuka results

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1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Unofficial Race Results NASCAR Thunder Special - Suzuka Suzuka Circuitland November 23, 1997 Pos No Driver Make Sponsor Laps Status Winnings 1 31 Mike Skinner Chv Lowe's 125 Running 98,750 2 6 Mark Martin Frd Valvoline 125 Running 66,725 3 74 Randy LaJoie Chv FINA 125 Running 48,000 4 96 David Green Chv Caterpillar 125 Running 28,750 5 21 Michael Waltrip Frd Citgo 125 Running 17,875 6 9 Jim Richards Pon Pyroil 125 Running 14,500 7 72 Kenny Wallace Chv EA Sports 125 Running 12,500 8 38 Butch Gilliland Frd Stroppe Motorsports 125 Running 11,500 9 5 Jack Sprague Chv Rain-X 125 Running 10,950 10 7 Geoff Bodine Frd QVC 124 Running 13,950 11 01 Keiichi Tsuchia Frd Hot Version 123 Running 10,850 12 67 Scott Gaylord Frd SMS Motorsports 123 Running 10,800 13 45 Ron Hornaday Chv Xtreme-J 123 Running 10,750 14 4 Bobby Hamilton Chv Kodak Gold 123 Running 10,700 15 37 Larry Gunselman Frd Lucas Oil 122 Running 12,000 16 07 Sean Woodside Pon Cinema Vehicles 121 Running 10,600 17 08 John Kinder Chv PowerBase 120 Running 10,550 18 28 Kenny Irwin Jr. Frd Texaco/Havoline 116 Running 10,500 19 24 Ricky Craven Chv Budweiser/DuPont 114 Running 20,450 20 1 Lance Hooper Pon R+L Carriers 108 Running 10,850 21 23 Hideo Fukuyama Ford Million Card 103 Running 10,350 22 61 Rick Carelli Chv RE/MAX 79 Engine 10,300 23 02 Akihiko Nakaya Frd Mooneyes 76 Running 10,250 24 46 Wally Dallenbach Chv Universal Studios 65 Accident 10,200 25 29 Kazuteru Wakida Chv Gunblaster 65 Engine 10,150 26 14 Jeff Davis Frd Ultra Shield Products 62 Running 10,100 27 3 Dale Earnhardt Chv ACDelco 29 Overheating 10,050 28 98 Kevin Culver Chv Wholesale Truck Parts 8 Engine 10,000 29 02 Rusty Wallace Frd Miller Lite 8 Engine 10,000 30 9 Bill Sedgwick Chv ADL 5 Oil Leak 10,000

Margin of Victory: 3.742 seconds    
Average Speed: 80.60 mph                   
Time of Race: 2 hours: 20 minutes: 22 seconds       
Lead Changes: 7 among 6 drivers            
Cautions: 5 for 18 laps