1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASCAR Thunder Special Suzuka

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The final road course exhibition in Japan. Some notables.. Bill France Jr suffered a mild heart attack on the plane trip to Japan, he recovered to live nearly another 10 years. One might wonder if this wasn't the wake-up call to move Mike Helton to president and eventually son Brian to CEO. Saturday brought rain, and the first ever practice and qualifying sessions with NASCAR Winston Cup cars in the rain. This may be the only race you'll ever see with another driver in the #24 car as Jeff Gordon didn't make the trip. Kenny Irwin started his first race in the #28 car for Robert Yates Racing. This was the final race where the Ford model of choice was the Thunderbird. Mike Skinner picked up his first career Winston Cup victory. His only wins have come in non points races, 2 in Japan and 1 in the Gatorade 125.