NASCAR Winston Cup Series Driver Point Standings after Mountain Dew Southern 500
2 September 1997
1997 Winston Cup Point Analysis
After Race 23
The Mountain Dew Southern 500 At Darlington Raceway
Prior Race Current Behind
Driver Pos Points Points Points Leader Gain/Loss
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1. Jeff Gordon ( 2) 3257 180 3437
2. Mark Martin ( 1) 3270 142 3412 - 25 - 38
3. Dale Jarrett ( 3) 3099 170 3269 - 168 - 10
4. Terry Labonte ( 4) 3030 150 3180 - 257 - 30
5. Jeff Burton ( 5) 2979 175 3154 - 283 - 5
6. Dale Earnhardt ( 6) 2865 73 2938 - 499 -107
7. Bobby Labonte ( 7) 2760 151 2911 - 526 - 29
8. Bill Elliott ( 9) 2591 170 2761 - 676 - 10
9. Ricky Rudd (10) 2534 155 2689 - 748 - 25
10. Ted Musgrave ( 8) 2597 81 2678 - 759 - 99
11. Jeremy Mayfield (11) 2510 115 2625 - 812 - 65
12. Johnny Benson Jr (12) 2469 106 2575 - 862 - 74
13. Ken Schrader (14) 2380 134 2514 - 923 - 46
14. Rusty Wallace (13) 2439 34 2473 - 964 -146
15. Michael Waltrip (16) 2308 143 2451 - 986 - 37
16. Ernie Irvan (15) 2340 64 2404 -1033 -116
17. Darrell Waltrip (17) 2267 85 2352 -1085 - 95
18. Jimmy Spencer (19) 2216 79 2295 -1142 -101
19. Kyle Petty (18) 2224 67 2291 -1146 -113
20. Bobby Hamilton (21) 2130 103 2233 -1204 - 77
21. Sterling Marlin (20) 2179 43 2222 -1215 -137
22. John Andretti (22) 2114 52 2166 -1271 -128
23. Ricky Craven (23) 2094 70 2164 -1273 -110
24. Steve Grissom (24) 2023 100 2123 -1314 - 80
25. Ward Burton (25) 2010 82 2092 -1345 - 98
26. Brett Bodine (27) 1963 118 2081 -1356 - 62
27. Geoff Bodine (28) 1939 127 2066 -1371 - 53
28. Mike Skinner (26) 1968 55 2023 -1414 -125
29. Derrike Cope (29) 1901 121 2022 -1415 - 59
30. Rick Mast (30) 1784 61 1845 -1592 -119
31. Hut Stricklin (31) 1649 112 1761 -1676 - 68
32. Dick Trickle (33) 1622 124 1746 -1691 - 56
33. Joe Nemechek (32) 1633 94 1727 -1710 - 86
34. Kenny Wallace (34) 1619 91 1710 -1727 - 89
35. Lake Speed (36) 1549 109 1658 -1779 - 71
36. Morgan Shepherd (35) 1596 1596 -1841 -180
37. David Green (37) 1409 1409 -2028 -180
38. Chad Little (38) 1241 130 1371 -2066 - 50
39. Robby Gordon (39) 1206 97 1303 -2134 - 83
40. Dave Marcis (40) 1119 1119 -2318 -180
41. Wally Dallenbach Jr (41) 1060 40 1100 -2337 -140
42. Jeff Green (42) 940 46 986 -2451 -134
43. Gary Bradberry (46) 523 88 611 -2826 - 92
44. Greg Sacks (43) 581 581 -2856 -180
45. Robert Pressley (44) 545 545 -2892 -180
46. Mike Wallace (45) 541 541 -2896 -180
47. Bobby Hillin Jr (47) 511 511 -2926 -180
48. Lance Hooper (50) 280 58 338 -3099 -122
49. Billy Standridge (48) 329 329 -3108 -180
50. Jerry Nadeau (49) 287 287 -3150 -180
51. Ed Berrier (51) 255 255 -3182 -180
52. Todd Bodine (53) 188 37 225 -3212 -143
53. Rick Wilson (52) 200 200 -3237 -180
54. Loy Allen Jr (54) 119 119 -3318 -180
55. Jeff Purvis (63) 52 49 101 -3336 -131
56. Ron Barfield (55) 97 97 -3340 -180
57. Butch Gilliland (56) 91 91 -3346 -180
58. Tom Hubert (57) 79 79 -3358 -180
59. Phil Parsons (58) 70 70 -3367 -180
Dorsey Schroeder (58) 70 70 -3367 -180
61. Steve Park (60) 64 64 -3373 -180
Sean Woodside (60) 64 64 -3373 -180
63. Rich Bickle (62) 61 61 -3376 -180
64. Jeff Davis (63) 52 52 -3385 -180
65. Larry Gunselman (65) 49 49 -3388 -180
66. Jack Sprague (66) 43 43 -3394 -180
67. Randy MacDonald (67) 40 40 -3397 -180
1997 Winston Cup Season Statistics
After Race 23
The Mountain Dew Southern 500 At Darlington Raceway
Driver Points Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Poles
1. Jeff Gordon 3437 23 9 17 17 1
2. Mark Martin 3412 23 3 13 18 2
3. Dale Jarrett 3269 23 4 14 16 2
4. Terry Labonte 3180 23 0 7 18 0
5. Jeff Burton 3154 23 2 11 15 0
6. Dale Earnhardt 2938 23 0 3 10 0
7. Bobby Labonte 2911 23 0 5 14 2
8. Bill Elliott 2761 23 0 4 11 0
9. Ricky Rudd 2689 23 2 6 10 0
10. Ted Musgrave 2678 23 0 5 7 0
11. Jeremy Mayfield 2625 23 0 3 7 0
12. Johnny Benson Jr 2575 23 0 0 5 1
13. Ken Schrader 2514 23 0 0 5 1
14. Rusty Wallace 2473 23 1 6 9 1
15. Michael Waltrip 2451 23 0 0 6 0
16. Ernie Irvan 2404 23 1 3 9 1
17. Darrell Waltrip 2352 23 0 1 4 0
18. Jimmy Spencer 2295 23 0 1 3 0
19. Kyle Petty 2291 23 0 1 4 0
20. Bobby Hamilton 2233 23 0 2 3 1
21. Sterling Marlin 2222 23 0 2 5 0
22. John Andretti 2166 23 1 2 2 1
23. Ricky Craven 2164 21 0 2 3 0
24. Steve Grissom 2123 22 0 2 4 0
25. Ward Burton 2092 23 0 0 3 0
26. Brett Bodine 2081 23 0 0 2 0
27. Geoff Bodine 2066 20 0 2 7 0
28. Mike Skinner 2023 23 0 0 3 2
29. Derrike Cope 2022 22 0 0 1 0
30. Rick Mast 1845 21 0 0 0 0
31. Hut Stricklin 1761 22 0 0 0 0
32. Dick Trickle 1746 19 0 1 1 0
33. Joe Nemechek 1727 21 0 0 0 2
34. Kenny Wallace 1710 22 0 0 1 2
35. Lake Speed 1658 17 0 0 0 0
36. Morgan Shepherd 1596 18 0 1 3 0
37. David Green 1409 18 0 0 0 0
38. Chad Little 1371 18 0 0 1 0
39. Robby Gordon 1303 17 0 1 1 1
40. Dave Marcis 1119 15 0 0 0 0
41. Wally Dallenbach Jr 1100 15 0 0 1 0
42. Jeff Green 986 12 0 0 1 0
43. Gary Bradberry 611 11 0 0 0 0
44. Greg Sacks 581 9 0 0 0 0
45. Robert Pressley 545 7 0 0 0 0
46. Mike Wallace 541 7 0 0 0 0
47. Bobby Hillin Jr 511 10 0 0 0 0
48. Lance Hooper 338 5 0 0 0 0
49. Billy Standridge 329 5 0 0 0 0
50. Jerry Nadeau 287 5 0 0 0 0
51. Ed Berrier 255 3 0 0 0 0
52. Todd Bodine 225 4 0 0 0 1
53. Rick Wilson 200 2 0 0 0 0
54. Loy Allen Jr 119 2 0 0 0 0
55. Jeff Purvis 101 2 0 0 0 0
56. Ron Barfield 97 1 0 0 0 0
57. Butch Gilliland 91 1 0 0 0 0
58. Tom Hubert 79 1 0 0 0 0
59. Phil Parsons 70 1 0 0 0 0
Dorsey Schroeder 70 1 0 0 0 0
61. Steve Park 64 1 0 0 0 0
Sean Woodside 64 1 0 0 0 0
63. Rich Bickle 61 1 0 0 0 0
64. Jeff Davis 52 1 0 0 0 0
65. Larry Gunselman 49 1 0 0 0 0
66. Jack Sprague 43 1 0 0 0 0
67. Randy MacDonald 40 1 0 0 0 0
