|| *Comments on the 1997 Kenwood Home & Car Audio 300:* View the most recent comment <#23> | Post a comment <#post> Tweet 1. Steve posted: 06.13.2006 - 1:59 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) First Busch race at the California Speedway. Any idea why it was in October? This was also Truck Series veteran Dennis Setzer's final Top 10 in Busch competition. 2. most posted: 10.29.2006 - 8:55 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) It was run in conjunction with the CART finale. I think I remember that they offered package deal tickets for the CART race, Busch and Trucks. 3. Darrell posted: 02.04.2007 - 4:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Blaise Alexander makes his first start. Ron Barfield makes his final start for Bill Elliott. 4. biffle16 posted: 05.13.2007 - 9:22 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Rusty Wallace's only Busch start in '97, and his last until August 2004. 5. Dave posted: 07.08.2007 - 2:46 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) CASCAR Stars Peter Gibbons final Start 6. WillG46 posted: 11.23.2007 - 12:54 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) The Weapon Chris Daimond's final start. 7. MegaRacer posted: 12.29.2007 - 12:48 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) No, the CART race was run 3 weeks earlier on Sept. 28. 8. RaceFanX posted: 02.12.2008 - 10:08 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Despite being a major threat for the title all season, this was the only victory of the year for Todd Bodine and the bright yellow #36 Stanley Tools Pontiac Also just the second top 5 ever in NASCAR for future Winston Cup Champion Matt Kenseth 9. James W. McLaughlin posted: 01.23.2009 - 5:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I understand that Rusty Wallace was in this race driving the #2 Miller Lite Ford. Was that car painted any differently from his Cup car or what? 10. Bob posted: 01.29.2010 - 2:47 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Rusty wallace basically entered this race as a test session for the upcoming cup race at California. 11. David H posted: 03.22.2011 - 8:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Actually Bob the California Cup race had been run, it is likely that Rusty ran this race bacause at the time his Cup Owner Rodger Penske also owned the track. 12. bduddy posted: 03.22.2011 - 11:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Todd Bodine may have made only one pit stop during this entire race... someone is posting it on Youtube in parts. 13. bduddy posted: 03.23.2011 - 12:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bodine actually pitted during the final caution as well. Still, he did 71 green-flag laps without pitting! 14. James W. McLaughlin posted: 03.23.2011 - 2:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hey, Bob---earlier today I saw the start of this race on YouTube, and I even caught a glimpse of Rusty's car on the track. So, evidently, you and David H were right about the 2 car being an essential test car. Forgive me. 15. Unser1 posted: 03.24.2011 - 4:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) First-ever Busch race in the state of California, before 1997 the series had never raced west of the Mississippi River. 16. TaterRacing posted: 07.15.2012 - 12:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Mike Wallace relieved Joe Bessey on lap 11. 17. 44andJoe posted: 12.24.2012 - 3:31 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) #0 owner: Phil Parsons 18. sk posted: 08.09.2016 - 3:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) From Jayski: "Rusty Wallace will drive a #2 Lite Ford in the BGN Kenwood 300 at the California Raceway this weekend, the car came from the Roush stable and used to be a #60 Winn Dixie car(RPM2Nite), Ricky Craven is listed as the owner(Winston Cup Scene)(10-13-97)" Craven?? 19. sk posted: 08.09.2016 - 3:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Actually, come to think of it I now realize that Craven owned the #2 for his own racing still, in BGN. But I'm still curious if he had any more involvement in this one-off for Rusty. 20. SK posted: 12.31.2017 - 6:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsor update: #5 - Bayer 100 Years/Alka-Seltzer 21. RaceFanX posted: 03.18.2018 - 6:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) As of 2018 Todd Bodine's charge from 28th to victory lane remains the deepest that any Busch/Xfinity series winner has started at Fontana. This was both Bodine's only victory in the series driving a Pontiac Grand Prix and the only victory for Pontiac as a brand at Fontana. 22. Geesesoap posted: 09.04.2018 - 10:43 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Steve Park´s only Busch series pole. 23. Rich posted: 09.18.2020 - 6:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Dr. Jerry Punch, Benny Parsons and Kyle Petty were the commentators. Bill Weber and Marty Reid were the pit road reporters. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: