Miscellaneous NASCAR Winston Cup Series Awards after Goody's Headache Powders 500
26 August 1997
DAYTONA BEACH, FL - Miscellaneous award standings following the NASCAR Winston Cup Goody's Headached Powder 500 held August 23, 1997 at Bristol Motor Speedway: BUSCH POLE AWARDS Dale Jarrett 3 Mark Martin 2 Joe Nemechek 2 Mike Skinner 2 Kenny Wallace 2 John Andretti 1 Johnny Benson 1 Todd Bodine 1 Jeff Gordon 1 Robby Gordon 1 Ernie Irvan 1 Bobby Labonte 1 Kenny Schrader 1 Rusty Wallace 1 WESTERN AUTO MECHANIC OF THE YEAR Car # Points Brinan Whitesell 24 1512 Jimmy Fennig 6 1476 Gary DeHart 5 1324 UNOCAL 76 POINT FUND STANDINGS Dale Earnhardt 2865 Ken Schrader 2380 Kyle Petty 2224 NASCAR WINSTON CUP ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Mike Skinner 206 Robby Gordon 172 David Green 169 Jeff Green 110 GATORADE FRONT RUNNER AWARD (FINAL) Jeff Gordon 2400 Terry Labonte 2346 Mark Martin 2290 EXIDE ALL CHARGED UP AWARD Car # Points Johnny Benson 30 107 Bill Elliott 94 75 Ted Musgrave 16 67 MCI FAST PACE AWARD Car # Points Dale Jarrett 88 7 Jeff Gordon 24 6 Terry Labonte 5 2 MANUFACATURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP Points Wins Ford 172 14 Chevrolet 148 8 Pontiac 98 0 PLASTI-KOTE QUALITY FINISH AWARD Car # Avg Finish Jimmy Fennig 6 8.36 Ray Evernham 24 9.64 Gary DeHart 5 10.86 RCA PIT STRATEGY AWARD Car # Points Jimmy Fennig 6 3 Gary DeHart 5 3 Jim Long 10 3 RAYBESTOS TOP-STOPPER AWARD Car # Points Jeff Gordon 24 4213 Dale Jarrett 88 3674 Jeff Burton 99 3304 AE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE YEAR AWARD Car # Points Charlie Siegars 24 176 Robert Yates 88 131 Ben Mens 6 129 NEXT EVENT: August 31, Mountain Dew Southern 500, Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC. ###