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  1.   Frogger49 posted:
  05.18.2009 - 9:06 pm
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I remember seeing this race tape delayed on espn2 back then. Schrader's
#52 actually caught fire at point, forcing him to pit and jump out. Once
the fire was extinguished, Schrader got back in and finished the race.


  2.   RaceFanX posted:
  06.04.2009 - 12:47 am
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Michael Waltrip's only Winston West victory


  3.   Anonymous posted:
  08.22.2009 - 1:39 am
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The first stock car race at Pikes Peak, and the third race ever (there
was a midget race in early June and an IndyCar race at the end of June).

Schrader was four laps down after his pit fire, he worked his way back
up into the lead until Waltrip moved him with the bumper with ten to go.


  4.   nascar_vd / racing-reference.info posted:
  10.27.2015 - 11:22 am
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Drivers Standings after this race (top10):
1) Butch Gilliland = 1570 points
2) Gary Smith = 1507
3) Sean Woodside = 1491
4) Scott Gaylord = 1309
5) Larry Gunselman = 1287
6) Kevin Culver = 1267
7) Bill McAnally = 1208
8) Dan Obrist = 1115
9) John Kinder = 1058
10) St. James Davis = 1014

Rookie standings:
1) Gary Smith = 84 points
2) Sean Woodside = 79
3) Kevin Culver = 73
4) Kenny Smith = 33
5) Billy Kann = 31
6) Chuck Pruett = 27

Manufacturer standings:
1) Ford = 62 points (4 wins)
1) Chevrolet = 62(4 wins)
3) Pontiac = 47 (1 win)
4) Buick = 18


  5.   Darrell posted:
  09.02.2016 - 11:18 pm
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#55 Owner: Michael Waltrip


  6.   23andJoe posted:
  10.25.2016 - 7:06 am
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#31 owner: Tamara Turner
#36 owner: H.B. Bailey


  7.   23andJoe posted:
  10.25.2016 - 7:22 am
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First caution: #7 spin turn 4
Second caution: debris
Third caution: oil on track
Fourth caution: #36 accident turn 2
Fifth caution: #38 spin frontstretch
Sixth caution: oil on track
Seventh caution: ?


  8.   A posted:
  08.19.2019 - 3:02 pm
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What a strange race. Two Cup stars in Michael Waltrip and Ken Schrader.
Quirky football coach/racer Jerry Glanville. Quirkier racer/monkey guy
St. James Davis. Veteran H.B. Bailey in one of his last races. One of
the last races ever for some guy named Pappy Pryor. One of the first
races of record for future Cup regular David Gilliland. An interesting,
odd mix of drivers.


  9.   ScottB posted:
  08.19.2019 - 3:59 pm
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It was also the last race in a series tracked on this site for owner
Bill Stroppe, whose entries included both David and Butch Gilliland.

Stroppe was only small time in NASCAR at this point, but in the 50's and
60's fielded cars for some pretty impressive drivers and had 5 Grand
National (Cup) wins to his credit.


  10.   ScottB posted:
  08.19.2019 - 4:06 pm
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Actually, this race was after Stroppe's death, but the team was still
officially operating under his name. So, that's pretty odd, too.


  11.   RaceFanX posted:
  03.02.2021 - 1:19 pm
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This was only Michael Waltrip's second true NASCAR Winston West race (he
ran Cup companion events) and it ends in victory lane. Waltrip drove a
self-owned yellow-and-white #55 Ford T-Bird to victory with Sealy
Furniture backing in this race.

Waltrip was trying to get a Cup team off the ground at this time, having
had Joe Ruttman attempt the Winston Open with a #55 Ford only to have
the effort end in a qualifying crash. I'd wager his entry here in a #55
may have been connected to that. Ultimately the #55 team didn't come
together at that level in 1997 although Waltrip's team would eventually
make the transition to Cup.


  12.   Rich posted:
  04.13.2021 - 10:14 pm
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Rick Debruhl and Larry Rice were the commentators. Stephen Cox was the
sole pit road reporter.


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