Race: Food City 250
NASCAR Busch Grand National Series: Race 23 of 30
Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
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Food City 250 Race Information
| Winner | Jimmy Spencer | Car | No. 20 Chevrolet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team / Owner | Crestinger Racing | ||
| Winner Start | 16th | Winner Laps Led | 154 |
| Started First | Randy LaJoie | Most Laps Led | Jimmy Spencer (154) |
| Race Distance | 133.25 miles (250 laps) | Track Length | 0.533 miles |
| Track Surface | Paved | Starters | 42 |
| Points Leader After Race | Randy LaJoie | Season Race | 23 of 30 |
Food City 250 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | 20 | Jimmy Spencer | Crestinger Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | 154 | running | 180 |
| 2 | 14 | 3 | Steve Park | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | running | 170 |
| 3 | 29 | 47 | Robert Pressley | ST Motorsports | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | running | 165 |
| 4 | 1 | 74 | Randy LaJoie | BACE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 250 | 56 | running | 160 |
| 5 | 23 | 75 | Rick Wilson | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | running | 155 |
| 6 | 11 | 44 | Bobby Labonte | Labonte Motorsports | Pontiac | 250 | 0 | running | 150 |
| 7 | 17 | 96 | Stevie Reeves | Donald Laird Racing | Ford | 250 | 0 | running | 146 |
| 8 | 30 | 36 | Todd Bodine | Team 34 | Pontiac | 250 | 0 | running | 142 |
| 9 | 10 | 45 | Jeff Fuller | Laughlin Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | running | 138 |
| 10 | 24 | 88 | Kevin Lepage | Emerald Performance Group | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | running | 134 |
| 11 | 7 | 78 | Nathan Buttke | Mark III Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | running | 130 |
| 12 | 37 | 89 | Johnny Chapman | NorthStar Motorsports | Ford | 250 | 0 | running | 127 |
| 13 | 13 | 37 | Mark Green | Brewco Motorsports | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | running | 124 |
| 14 | 33 | 56 | Jeff Krogh | Excel Motorsports | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | running | 121 |
| 15 | 5 | 64 | Dick Trickle | Shoemaker Racing | Chevrolet | 249 | 0 | running | 118 |
| 16 | 9 | 34 | Mike McLaughlin | Cicci-Welliver Racing | Chevrolet | 249 | 0 | running | 115 |
| 17 | 42 | 6 | Joe Bessey | Joe Bessey Racing | Chevrolet | 249 | 0 | running | 112 |
| 18 | 41 | 43 | Dennis Setzer | Emerald Performance Group | Chevrolet | 249 | 0 | running | 109 |
| 19 | 40 | 63 | Tracy Leslie | Hensley Racing | Pontiac | 248 | 0 | running | 106 |
| 20 | 20 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Reiser Enterprises | Chevrolet | 248 | 0 | running | 103 |
| 21 | 25 | 77 | Brad Teague | PRW Racing | Ford | 247 | 0 | running | 100 |
| 22 | 2 | 7 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Wellrich Motorsports | Chevrolet | 247 | 22 | running | 97 |
| 23 | 35 | 35 | Lyndon Amick | Team Amick Motorsports | Pontiac | 247 | 0 | running | 94 |
| 24 | 28 | 94 | Ron Barfield Jr. | Bill Elliott Racing | Ford | 247 | 0 | running | 91 |
| 25 | 22 | 48 | Randy Porter | Porter Racing | Ford | 247 | 0 | running | 88 |
| 26 | 3 | 00 | Buckshot Jones | Buckshot Racing | Pontiac | 238 | 16 | flagged | 85 |
| 27 | 4 | 33 | Tim Fedewa | BACE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 237 | 2 | running | 82 |
| 28 | 15 | 1 | Hermie Sadler | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 211 | 0 | accident | 79 |
| 29 | 21 | 57 | Jason Keller | KEL Racing | Chevrolet | 210 | 0 | running | 76 |
| 30 | 31 | 72 | Mike Dillon | Parker Racing | Chevrolet | 185 | 0 | running | 73 |
| 31 | 18 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Terry Labonte Inc. | Chevrolet | 173 | 0 | handling | 70 |
| 32 | 39 | 10 | Phil Parsons | MSRP Motorsports | Chevrolet | 173 | 0 | running | 67 |
| 33 | 27 | 80 | Mark Krogh | Excel Motorsports | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | running | 64 |
| 34 | 8 | 38 | Elton Sawyer | Akins-Sutton Motorsports | Ford | 153 | 0 | accident | 61 |
| 35 | 36 | 16 | Mark Day | Day Enterprises | Pontiac | 147 | 0 | engine | 58 |
| 36 | 26 | 50 | Chris Diamond | Bobby Jones (Owner) | Pontiac | 145 | 0 | accident | 55 |
| 37 | 38 | 99 | Glenn Allen Jr. | J&J Racing | Chevrolet | 83 | 0 | handling | 52 |
| 38 | 6 | 85 | Shane Hall | Stegall Motorsports | Chevrolet | 81 | 0 | accident | 49 |
| 39 | 19 | 32 | Dale Jarrett | Isenhower Brothers Racing | Ford | 56 | 0 | radiator | 46 |
| 40 | 12 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Michael Waltrip Racing | Ford | 50 | 0 | rotor | 43 |
| 41 | 32 | 29 | Elliott Sadler | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 43 | 0 | overheating | 40 |
| 42 | 34 | 4 | Dale Shaw | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | 12 | 0 | accident | 37 |
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