Miscellaneous Winston Cup Award Standings after Mountain Dew Southern 500
1 September 1997
DAYTONA BEACH, FL - Miscellaneous award standings following the NASCAR Winston
Cup Mountain Dew Southern 500 held August 31, 1997 at Darlington Raceway:
BUSCH POLE AWARDS
Dale Jarrett 3
Bobby Labonte 2
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
Kenny Schrader 1
Rusty Wallace 1
WESTERN AUTO MECHANIC OF THE YEAR
Car # Points
Brian Whitesell 24 1592
Jimmy Fennig 6 1552
Gary DeHart 5 1389
UNOCAL 76 POINT FUND STANDINGS
Dale Earnhardt 2938
Ken Schrader 2514
Jimmy Spencer 2295
NASCAR WINSTON CUP ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Mike Skinner 207
Robby Gordon 176
David Green 169
Jeff Green 119
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
Jeff Gordon 24 7
Dale Jarrett 88 7
Terry Labonte 5 2
MANUFACATURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP
Points Wins
Ford 178 14
Chevrolet 157 9
Pontiac 102 0
PLASTI-KOTE QUALITY FINISH AWARD
Car # Avg Finish
Jimmy Fennig 6 8.35
Ray Evernham 24 9.26
Gary DeHart 5 10.65
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 4587
Dale Jarrett 88 3869
Jeff Burton 99 3529
AE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Car # Points
Charlie Siegars 24 176
Robert Yates 88 131
Ben Mens 6 129
NEXT EVENT: September 6, Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400, Richmond
International Raceway, Richmond, VA.
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