Race: Autolite Platinum 250
NASCAR Busch Grand National Series: Race 25 of 30
Track: Richmond Raceway

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Autolite Platinum 250 Race Information

Winner Steve Park Car No. 3 Chevrolet
Team / Owner Dale Earnhardt Inc.
Winner Start 2nd Winner Laps Led 69
Started First Michael Waltrip Most Laps Led Jeff Burton (89)
Race Distance 187.5 miles (250 laps) Track Length 0.75 miles
Track Surface Paved Starters 43
Points Leader After Race Randy LaJoie Season Race 25 of 30

Autolite Platinum 250 Race Results

Fin Start No. Driver Team / Owner Make Laps Led Status Points
1 2 3 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet 250 69 running 180
2 9 74 Randy LaJoie BACE Motorsports Chevrolet 250 0 running 170
3 7 9 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 250 89 running 165
4 3 64 Dick Trickle Shoemaker Racing Chevrolet 250 35 running 160
5 18 00 Buckshot Jones Buckshot Racing Pontiac 250 0 running 155
6 11 4 Dale Shaw Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 250 0 running 150
7 12 57 Jason Keller KEL Racing Chevrolet 250 0 running 146
8 24 60 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 250 0 running 142
9 17 33 Tim Fedewa BACE Motorsports Chevrolet 250 0 running 138
10 14 1 Hermie Sadler Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 250 0 running 134
11 5 20 Jimmy Spencer Crestinger Racing Chevrolet 250 0 running 130
12 16 10 Phil Parsons MSRP Motorsports Chevrolet 250 0 running 127
13 15 28 Jeff Purvis LAR Motorspots Chevrolet 250 0 running 124
14 20 26 Curtis Markham Chevrolet 250 0 running 121
15 21 47 Robert Pressley ST Motorsports Chevrolet 249 37 running 118
16 4 72 Mike Dillon Parker Racing Chevrolet 249 13 running 115
17 35 85 Shane Hall Stegall Motorsports Chevrolet 249 0 running 112
18 25 77 Ed Berrier PRW Racing Ford 249 0 running 109
19 34 37 Mark Green Brewco Motorsports Chevrolet 249 0 running 106
20 36 32 Dale Jarrett Isenhower Brothers Racing Ford 249 0 running 103
21 19 29 Elliott Sadler Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 248 0 running 100
22 32 17 Matt Kenseth Reiser Enterprises Chevrolet 248 0 running 97
23 41 88 Kevin Lepage Emerald Performance Group Chevrolet 248 0 running 94
24 22 99 Glenn Allen Jr. J&J Racing Chevrolet 248 0 running 91
25 10 36 Todd Bodine Team 34 Pontiac 248 0 running 88
26 27 12 Kenny Wallace Filmar Racing Ford 248 0 running 85
27 6 43 Dennis Setzer Emerald Performance Group Chevrolet 248 0 running 82
28 1 21 Michael Waltrip Michael Waltrip Racing Ford 247 7 running 79
29 37 16 Mike Olsen Mike Olsen (Owner) Chevrolet 246 0 running 76
30 26 7 Danny Edwards Jr. Wellrich Motorsports Chevrolet 244 0 running 73
31 40 38 Elton Sawyer Akins-Sutton Motorsports Ford 244 0 running 70
32 39 34 Mike McLaughlin Cicci-Welliver Racing Chevrolet 234 0 running 67
33 28 49 Kyle Petty Shaver Racing Chevrolet 227 0 accident 64
34 29 45 Jeff Fuller Laughlin Racing Chevrolet 221 0 rear end 61
35 38 89 Johnny Chapman NorthStar Motorsports Ford 204 0 running 58
36 31 63 Tracy Leslie Hensley Racing Pontiac 201 0 accident 55
37 23 13 Ted Christopher James Lestorti (Owner) Chevrolet 169 0 accident 52
38 33 78 Nathan Buttke Mark III Racing Chevrolet 134 0 brakes 49
39 43 5 Steve Grissom Terry Labonte Inc. Chevrolet 60 0 accident 46
40 8 44 Tony Stewart Labonte Motorsports Pontiac 56 0 accident 43
41 30 58 Michael Ritch John Ritch (Owner) Chevrolet 42 0 accident 40
42 13 6 Joe Bessey Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet 11 0 accident 37
43 42 96 Stevie Reeves Donald Laird Racing Chevrolet 1 0 accident 34

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