NASCAR Winston Cup Series Driver Points after MBNA 400
23 September 1997
1997 Winston Cup Point Analysis After Race 26 The MBNA 400 At Dover Downs International Speedway Prior Race Current Behind Driver Pos Points Points Points Leader Gain/Loss 1. Jeff Gordon ( 1) 3787 151 3938 2. Mark Martin ( 2) 3648 185 3833 - 105 + 34 3. Dale Jarrett ( 3) 3599 155 3754 - 184 + 4 4. Jeff Burton ( 4) 3455 130 3585 - 353 - 21 5. Terry Labonte ( 5) 3332 52 3384 - 554 - 99 6. Dale Earnhardt ( 6) 3198 175 3373 - 565 + 24 7. Bobby Labonte ( 7) 3090 160 3250 - 688 + 9 8. Bill Elliott ( 8) 2969 142 3111 - 827 - 9 9. Ted Musgrave ( 9) 2889 91 2980 - 958 - 60 10. Ricky Rudd (11) 2805 150 2955 - 983 - 1 11. Jeremy Mayfield (10) 2847 94 2941 - 997 - 57 12. Johnny Benson Jr (11) 2805 79 2884 -1054 - 72 13. Rusty Wallace (13) 2733 115 2848 -1090 - 36 14. Ken Schrader (14) 2692 127 2819 -1119 - 24 15. Ernie Irvan (15) 2673 138 2811 -1127 - 13 16. Kyle Petty (18) 2521 170 2691 -1247 + 19 17. Jimmy Spencer (16) 2576 55 2631 -1307 - 96 18. Michael Waltrip (17) 2564 37 2601 -1337 -114 19. Bobby Hamilton (20) 2457 124 2581 -1357 - 27 20. Darrell Waltrip (19) 2486 67 2553 -1385 - 84 21. Steve Grissom (22) 2410 100 2510 -1428 - 51 22. John Andretti (23) 2375 118 2493 -1445 - 33 23. Ricky Craven (21) 2433 40 2473 -1465 -111 24. Geoff Bodine (24) 2341 121 2462 -1476 - 30 25. Ward Burton (25) 2332 97 2429 -1509 - 54 26. Sterling Marlin (26) 2314 82 2396 -1542 - 69 27. Brett Bodine (27) 2245 85 2330 -1608 - 66 28. Derrike Cope (28) 2222 73 2295 -1643 - 78 29. Mike Skinner (29) 2157 106 2263 -1675 - 45 30. Rick Mast (30) 2038 134 2172 -1766 - 17 31. Joe Nemechek (31) 2006 103 2109 -1829 - 48 32. Hut Stricklin (32) 1977 112 2089 -1849 - 39 33. Dick Trickle (33) 1949 109 2058 -1880 - 42 34. Kenny Wallace (34) 1883 49 1932 -2006 -102 35. Lake Speed (35) 1827 1827 -2111 -151 36. Morgan Shepherd (36) 1596 70 1666 -2272 - 81 37. David Green (37) 1504 88 1592 -2346 - 63 38. Chad Little (38) 1493 76 1569 -2369 - 75 39. Robby Gordon (39) 1431 64 1495 -2443 - 87 40. Dave Marcis (41) 1195 61 1256 -2682 - 90 41. Wally Dallenbach Jr (40) 1210 1210 -2728 -151 42. Jeff Green (42) 1105 43 1148 -2790 -108 43. Gary Bradberry (43) 672 58 730 -3208 - 93 44. Robert Pressley (45) 579 46 625 -3313 -105 45. Greg Sacks (44) 581 581 -3357 -151 46. Mike Wallace (46) 541 541 -3397 -151 47. Bobby Hillin Jr (47) 511 511 -3427 -151 48. Lance Hooper (48) 402 402 -3536 -151 49. Billy Standridge (49) 329 329 -3609 -151 50. Jerry Nadeau (50) 287 287 -3651 -151 51. Ed Berrier (51) 255 255 -3683 -151 52. Todd Bodine (52) 225 225 -3713 -151 53. Rick Wilson (53) 200 200 -3738 -151 54. Kenny Irwin, Jr (54) 147 147 -3791 -151 55. Loy Allen Jr (55) 119 119 -3819 -151 56. Jeff Purvis (56) 101 101 -3837 -151 57. Ron Barfield (57) 97 97 -3841 -151 58. Butch Gilliland (58) 91 91 -3847 -151 59. Tom Hubert (59) 79 79 -3859 -151 60. Phil Parsons (60) 70 70 -3868 -151 Dorsey Schroeder (60) 70 70 -3868 -151 62. Steve Park (62) 64 64 -3874 -151 Sean Woodside (62) 64 64 -3874 -151 64. Rich Bickle (64) 61 61 -3877 -151 65. Jeff Davis (65) 52 52 -3886 -151 66. Larry Gunselman (66) 49 49 -3889 -151 67. Jack Sprague (67) 43 43 -3895 -151 68. Randy MacDonald (68) 40 40 -3898 -151 1997 Winston Cup Season Statistics After Race 26 The MBNA 400 At Dover Downs International Speedway Driver Points Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Poles 1. Jeff Gordon 3938 26 10 19 20 1 2. Mark Martin 3833 26 4 14 20 3 3. Dale Jarrett 3754 26 5 16 19 2 4. Jeff Burton 3585 26 2 12 16 0 5. Terry Labonte 3384 26 0 7 18 0 6. Dale Earnhardt 3373 26 0 4 12 0 7. Bobby Labonte 3250 26 0 6 15 2 8. Bill Elliott 3111 26 0 4 12 1 9. Ted Musgrave 2980 26 0 5 8 0 10. Ricky Rudd 2955 26 2 6 11 0 11. Jeremy Mayfield 2941 26 0 3 8 0 12. Johnny Benson Jr 2884 26 0 0 5 1 13. Rusty Wallace 2848 26 1 7 10 1 14. Ken Schrader 2819 26 0 0 5 2 15. Ernie Irvan 2811 26 1 4 11 1 16. Kyle Petty 2691 26 0 2 5 0 17. Jimmy Spencer 2631 26 0 1 4 0 18. Michael Waltrip 2601 26 0 0 6 0 19. Bobby Hamilton 2581 26 0 3 4 1 20. Darrell Waltrip 2553 26 0 1 4 0 21. Steve Grissom 2510 25 0 3 5 0 22. John Andretti 2493 26 1 2 2 1 23. Ricky Craven 2473 24 0 3 4 0 24. Geoff Bodine 2462 23 0 3 8 0 25. Ward Burton 2429 26 0 0 4 0 26. Sterling Marlin 2396 26 0 2 5 0 27. Brett Bodine 2330 26 0 0 2 0 28. Derrike Cope 2295 25 0 0 1 0 29. Mike Skinner 2263 26 0 0 3 2 30. Rick Mast 2172 24 0 0 1 0 31. Joe Nemechek 2109 24 0 0 1 2 32. Hut Stricklin 2089 25 0 0 1 0 33. Dick Trickle 2058 22 0 1 1 0 34. Kenny Wallace 1932 25 0 0 1 2 35. Lake Speed 1827 19 0 0 0 0 36. Morgan Shepherd 1666 19 0 1 3 0 37. David Green 1592 21 0 0 0 0 38. Chad Little 1569 21 0 0 1 0 39. Robby Gordon 1495 20 0 1 1 1 40. Dave Marcis 1256 17 0 0 0 0 41. Wally Dallenbach Jr 1210 17 0 0 1 0 42. Jeff Green 1148 15 0 0 1 0 43. Gary Bradberry 730 13 0 0 0 0 44. Robert Pressley 625 9 0 0 0 0 45. Greg Sacks 581 9 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