|| *Comments on the 1997 Virginia Is For Lovers 200:* View the most recent comment <#12> | Post a comment <#post> Tweet 1. Darrell posted: 02.20.2006 - 7:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Only NASCAR win for Bob Keselowski. 2. Darrell posted: 10.01.2006 - 5:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Also, I believe Kevin Harvick DNQ'd for this race. 3. SK posted: 12.27.2006 - 11:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The first Craftsman Truck race I ever witnessed live on television... Harvick indeed failed to qualify, as did Andy Houston, Terry Cook, the late Tom Baldwin and 12 others. 4. spotty posted: 11.12.2007 - 1:35 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Only Truck Series start for Northeast Modified star Jerry Marquis. 5. Matt posted: 11.13.2008 - 11:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Truck owner for Jeff Green was Clarence Brewer. 6. The Great Dave posted: 03.17.2010 - 2:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsors on the #41 were actually Itco Tires/ Ultra Wheels and the #61 was Sponsored by IWX and Dole. 7. Matt posted: 12.24.2012 - 11:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Tony Roper's truck in this race was a Ford, instead of the Chevy listed here. 8. Anonymous posted: 05.20.2018 - 3:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Last race Reffner finished this year 9. RaceFanX posted: 05.22.2018 - 10:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ken Schrader makes his first Truck series appearance of the season and scores a top-10 finish. 10. Z posted: 03.19.2020 - 11:44 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) With Bob's Win Being Followed Years Later By Brad's, They Currently Are The Only Father/Son Duo To Win In Trucks 1st Truck Start Of '97 For Ernie Irvan & Worst Truck Finish, Though His Last x5 Would Result In x4 Top 5's & x5 Top 10's Jack Sprague Finishes Top 5 For The 6th Consec. Race, The Streak Broken Next Week Worst Truck Finish For Tobey Butler In His 2nd Of x3 Starts For Mike Farris (Tied w/ 1997-10, Butler's 2nd To Last Start w/ Ken Schrader) Truck Debut Of Jeff Green & The Only Time Clarence Brewer Fielded x2 Trucks; Joined Mark & David As A Green/Brewer Combo Last Truck Race Of Kirk Shelmerdine & Only Truck Race For Owner Kenneth Appling; Both Would Attempt Next Week's Race & Next Year's Opener @ Disney But DNQ 1st Of x3 Races For Kelly Denton w/ Charles Hardy; Only Race For Tammy Jo Kirk w/ Doc MacDonald & Her 2nd To Last Of '97; Scot Walters Last Truck Start Of '97; Randy Renfrow's Last Start Of '97 & For Owner Greg Turnage; Joe Gaita's Only Start Of '97 & 1st As An Owner/Driver Debut Of B.A. Wilson As An Owner & Driver 1st DNQ Of Tom Baldwin, Modified Regular Mike Ewanitsko, Kevin Grubb, Future Truck Winner Andy Houston, & Robert Huffman (Last Of '97); 1st Of x2 DNQs Of Blewitt III, 2nd To Last DNQ Of Eric Norris, Greg Marlowe, Rob Rizzo, Jeff Sparker (Last Of '97) & Joe Buford Last DNQ Of Kevin Harvick, Only DNQ Of Philip Morris & Dana Dorman (An Owner That Fielded Entries For Mike & Jamie Skinner, Dorman Took The Car Out For A Try) 11. RaceFanX posted: 09.13.2020 - 1:44 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) This victory was the second of just two top-5s for former ARCA champion Bob Keselowski in NASCAR Truck Series action, bettering the fifth place run he had on the Portland short track earlier in the season. In September 2020 NASCAR posted a full copy of this race to its YouTube channel in the lead-up to the return to the Truck Series to Richmond as part of a Cup weekend at the track. It promoted it by promoting that it was the only win for "Brad's dad" Bob Keselowski. Brad Keselowski went on to win the Cup race that weekend in dominate fashion. Randy Tolsma had new colors for this race as his #61 IWX Motor Freight Chevrolet picked up a new sponsorship with fruit company Dole. The previously white Chevrolet was repainted yellow starting with this race and Tolsma brought it home with a top-10 run for give it a strong debut. This was a rough night for the Grubb brothers in their homestate race. Kevin Grubb failed to qualify after he got loose on his qualifying lap. Wayne Grubb made the field and ran really well but a mechanical failure resulted in his #4 needing to spend some time behind the wall so he ended up well down the running order at the end of the event. 12. Rich posted: 09.17.2020 - 1:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Dave Despain and Benny Parsons were the commentators. Marty Reid was the sole pit road reporter. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: