NASCAR Winston Cup Series Driver Point Standings after Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400
9 September 1997
1997 Winston Cup Point Analysis
After Race 24
The Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400
At Richmond International Raceway
Prior Race Current Behind
Driver Pos Points Points Points Leader Gain/Loss
1. Jeff Gordon ( 1) 3437 165 3602
2. Mark Martin ( 2) 3412 93 3505 - 97 - 72
3. Dale Jarrett ( 3) 3269 180 3449 - 153 + 15
4. Jeff Burton ( 5) 3154 180 3334 - 268 + 15
5. Terry Labonte ( 4) 3180 112 3292 - 310 - 53
6. Dale Earnhardt ( 6) 2938 118 3056 - 546 - 47
7. Bobby Labonte ( 7) 2911 61 2972 - 630 -104
8. Bill Elliott ( 8) 2761 78 2839 - 763 - 87
9. Ted Musgrave (10) 2678 138 2816 - 786 - 27
10. Ricky Rudd ( 9) 2689 79 2768 - 834 - 86
11. Jeremy Mayfield (11) 2625 134 2759 - 843 - 31
12. Johnny Benson Jr (12) 2575 124 2699 - 903 - 41
13. Ken Schrader (13) 2514 121 2635 - 967 - 44
14. Rusty Wallace (14) 2473 160 2633 - 969 - 5
15. Michael Waltrip (15) 2451 58 2509 -1093 -107
16. Ernie Irvan (16) 2404 94 2498 -1104 - 71
17. Jimmy Spencer (18) 2295 130 2425 -1177 - 35
18. Darrell Waltrip (17) 2352 67 2419 -1183 - 98
19. Kyle Petty (19) 2291 103 2394 -1208 - 62
20. Bobby Hamilton (20) 2233 54 2287 -1315 -111
21. Ricky Craven (23) 2164 109 2273 -1329 - 56
22. Sterling Marlin (21) 2222 46 2268 -1334 -119
23. John Andretti (22) 2166 97 2263 -1339 - 68
24. Steve Grissom (24) 2123 127 2250 -1352 - 38
25. Ward Burton (25) 2092 146 2238 -1364 - 19
26. Geoff Bodine (27) 2066 160 2226 -1376 - 5
27. Brett Bodine (26) 2081 100 2181 -1421 - 65
28. Derrike Cope (29) 2022 115 2137 -1465 - 50
29. Mike Skinner (28) 2023 76 2099 -1503 - 89
30. Rick Mast (30) 1845 85 1930 -1672 - 80
31. Joe Nemechek (33) 1727 155 1882 -1720 - 10
32. Dick Trickle (32) 1746 106 1852 -1750 - 59
33. Hut Stricklin (31) 1761 82 1843 -1759 - 83
34. Kenny Wallace (34) 1710 91 1801 -1801 - 74
35. Lake Speed (35) 1658 60 1718 -1884 -105
36. Morgan Shepherd (36) 1596 1596 -2006 -165
37. David Green (37) 1409 52 1461 -2141 -113
38. Chad Little (38) 1371 43 1414 -2188 -122
39. Robby Gordon (39) 1303 37 1340 -2262 -128
40. Wally Dallenbach Jr (41) 1100 40 1140 -2462 -125
41. Dave Marcis (40) 1119 1119 -2483 -165
42. Jeff Green (42) 986 70 1056 -2546 - 95
43. Gary Bradberry (43) 611 611 -2991 -165
44. Greg Sacks (44) 581 581 -3021 -165
45. Robert Pressley (45) 545 545 -3057 -165
46. Mike Wallace (46) 541 541 -3061 -165
47. Bobby Hillin Jr (47) 511 511 -3091 -165
48. Lance Hooper (48) 338 64 402 -3200 -101
49. Billy Standridge (49) 329 329 -3273 -165
50. Jerry Nadeau (50) 287 287 -3315 -165
51. Ed Berrier (51) 255 255 -3347 -165
52. Todd Bodine (52) 225 225 -3377 -165
53. Rick Wilson (53) 200 200 -3402 -165
54. Kenny Irwin, Jr (--) 0 147 147 -3455 -
55. Loy Allen Jr (54) 119 119 -3483 -165
56. Jeff Purvis (55) 101 101 -3501 -165
57. Ron Barfield (56) 97 97 -3505 -165
58. Butch Gilliland (57) 91 91 -3511 -165
59. Tom Hubert (58) 79 79 -3523 -165
60. Phil Parsons (59) 70 70 -3532 -165
Dorsey Schroeder (59) 70 70 -3532 -165
62. Steve Park (61) 64 64 -3538 -165
Sean Woodside (61) 64 64 -3538 -165
64. Rich Bickle (63) 61 61 -3541 -165
65. Jeff Davis (64) 52 52 -3550 -165
66. Larry Gunselman (65) 49 49 -3553 -165
67. Jack Sprague (66) 43 43 -3559 -165
68. Randy MacDonald (67) 40 40 -3562 -165
1997 Winston Cup Season Statistics
After Race 24
The Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400
At Richmond International Raceway
Driver Points Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Poles
1. Jeff Gordon 3602 24 9 18 18 1
2. Mark Martin 3505 24 3 13 18 2
3. Dale Jarrett 3449 24 5 15 17 2
4. Jeff Burton 3334 24 2 12 16 0
5. Terry Labonte 3292 24 0 7 18 0
6. Dale Earnhardt 3056 24 0 3 10 0
7. Bobby Labonte 2972 24 0 5 14 2
8. Bill Elliott 2839 24 0 4 11 1
9. Ted Musgrave 2816 24 0 5 8 0
10. Ricky Rudd 2768 24 2 6 10 0
11. Jeremy Mayfield 2759 24 0 3 8 0
12. Johnny Benson Jr 2699 24 0 0 5 1
13. Ken Schrader 2635 24 0 0 5 1
14. Rusty Wallace 2633 24 1 7 10 1
15. Michael Waltrip 2509 24 0 0 6 0
16. Ernie Irvan 2498 24 1 3 9 1
17. Jimmy Spencer 2425 24 0 1 3 0
18. Darrell Waltrip 2419 24 0 1 4 0
19. Kyle Petty 2394 24 0 1 4 0
20. Bobby Hamilton 2287 24 0 2 3 1
21. Ricky Craven 2273 22 0 2 3 0
22. Sterling Marlin 2268 24 0 2 5 0
23. John Andretti 2263 24 1 2 2 1
24. Steve Grissom 2250 23 0 2 4 0
25. Ward Burton 2238 24 0 0 4 0
26. Geoff Bodine 2226 21 0 3 8 0
27. Brett Bodine 2181 24 0 0 2 0
28. Derrike Cope 2137 23 0 0 1 0
29. Mike Skinner 2099 24 0 0 3 2
30. Rick Mast 1930 22 0 0 0 0
31. Joe Nemechek 1882 22 0 0 1 2
32. Dick Trickle 1852 20 0 1 1 0
33. Hut Stricklin 1843 23 0 0 0 0
34. Kenny Wallace 1801 23 0 0 1 2
35. Lake Speed 1718 18 0 0 0 0
36. Morgan Shepherd 1596 18 0 1 3 0
37. David Green 1461 19 0 0 0 0
38. Chad Little 1414 19 0 0 1 0
39. Robby Gordon 1340 18 0 1 1 1
40. Wally Dallenbach Jr 1140 16 0 0 1 0
41. Dave Marcis 1119 15 0 0 0 0
42. Jeff Green 1056 13 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 402 6 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. Kenny Irwin, Jr 147 1 0 0 1 0
55. Loy Allen Jr 119 2 0 0 0 0
56. Jeff Purvis 101 2 0 0 0 0
57. Ron Barfield 97 1 0 0 0 0
58. Butch Gilliland 91 1 0 0 0 0
59. Tom Hubert 79 1 0 0 0 0
60. Phil Parsons 70 1 0 0 0 0
Dorsey Schroeder 70 1 0 0 0 0
62. Steve Park 64 1 0 0 0 0
Sean Woodside 64 1 0 0 0 0
64. Rich Bickle 61 1 0 0 0 0
65. Jeff Davis 52 1 0 0 0 0
66. Larry Gunselman 49 1 0 0 0 0
67. Jack Sprague 43 1 0 0 0 0
68. Randy MacDonald 40 1 0 0 0 0
