NASCAR Winston Cup Series Mountain Dew 500: Driver Points
1 September 1997
DARLINGTON, SC - Unofficial NASCAR Winston Cup driver point standings following the Mountain Dew Southern 500 held August 31, 1997 at Darlington Raceway: 1. Jeff Gordon 3434 0 2. Mark Martin 3412 -25 3. Dale Jarrett 3269 -168 4. Terry Labonte 3180 -257 5. Jeff Burton 3154 -283 6. Dale Earnhardt 2938 -499 7. Bobby Labonte 2911 -526 8. Bill Elliott 2761 -676 9. Ricky Rudd 2689 -748 10. Ted Musgrave 2678 -759 11. Jeremy Mayfield 2625 -812 12. Johnny Benson 2575 -862 13. Ken Schrader 2514 -923 14. Rusty Wallace 2473 -964 15. Michael Waltrip 2451 -986 16. Ernie Irvan 2404 -1033 17. Darrell Waltrip 2352 -1085 18. Jimmy Spencer 2295 -1142 19. Kyle Petty 2291 -1146 20. Bobby Hamilton 2233 -1204 21. Sterling Marlin 2222 -1215 22. John Andretti 2166 -1271 23. Ricky Craven 2164 -1273 24. Steve Grissom 2123 -1314 25. Ward Burton 2092 -1345 26. Brett Bodine 2081 -1356 27. Geoff Bodine 2066 -1371 28. Mike Skinner 2023 -1414 29. Derrike Cope 2022 -1415 30. Rick Mast 1845 -1592 31. Hut Stricklin 1761 -1676 32. Dick Trickle 1746 -1691 33. Joe Nemechek 1727 -1710 34. Kenny Wallace 1710 -1727 35. Lake Speed 1658 -1779 36. Morgan Shepherd 1596 -1841 37. David Green 1409 -2028 38. Chad Little 1371 -2066 39. Robby Gordon 1303 -2134 40. Dave Marcis 1119 -2318 41. Wally Dallenbach 1100 -2337 42. Jeff Green 986 -2451 43. Gary Bradberry 611 -2826 44. Greg Sacks 581 -2856 45. Robert Pressley 545 -2892 46. Mike Wallace 541 -2896 47. Bobby Hillin 511 -2926 48. Lance Hooper 338 -3099 49. Billy Standridge 329 -3108 50. Jerry Nadeau 287 -3150 51. Ed Berrier 255 -3182
