NASCAR Winston Cup Series Award Standings after Hanes 500
1 October 1997
DAYTONA BEACH, FL - Miscellaneous award standings following the NASCAR Winston Cup Hanes 500 held September 29, 1997 at Martinsville Speedway: BUSCH POLE AWARDS Dale Jarrett 3 Mark Martin 3 Bobby Labonte 2 Joe Nemechek 2 Ken Schrader 2 Mike Skinner 2 Kenny Wallace 2 John Andretti 1 Johnny Benson 1 Todd Bodine 1 Ward Burton 1 Bill Elliott 1 Jeff Gordon 1 Robby Gordon 1 Ernie Irvan 1 Rusty Wallace 1 WESTERN AUTO MECHANIC OF THE YEAR Car # Points Brian Whitesell 24 1887 Jimmy Fennig 6 1819 Jimmy Makar 18 1559 UNOCAL 76 POINT FUND STANDINGS Dale Earnhardt 3543 Ken Schrader 2957 Kyle Petty 2776 NASCAR WINSTON CUP ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Mike Skinner 213 Robby Gordon 181 David Green 175 Jeff Green 156 GATORADE FRONT RUNNER AWARD (FINAL) Jeff Gordon 2400 Terry Labonte 2346 Mark Martin 2290 EXIDE ALL CHARGED UP AWARD Car # Points Jeff Burton 99 115 Johnny Benson 30 107 Ted Musgrave 16 96 MCI FAST PACE AWARD Car # Points Jeff Gordon 24 7 Dale Jarrett 88 7 Mark Martin 6 3 MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP Points Wins Ford 211 17 * Ford clinches title Chevrolet 184 10 Pontiac 118 0 PLASTI-KOTE QUALITY FINISH AWARD Car # Avg Finish Ray Evernham 24 8.44 Jimmy Fennig 6 8.82 Todd Parrott 88 10.33 RCA PIT STRATEGY AWARD Car # Points Jimmy Fennig 6 4 Ray Evernham 24 3 Larry McReynolds 3 3 RAYBESTOS TOP-STOPPER AWARD Car # Points Jeff Gordon 24 5428 Dale Jarrett 88 4606 Jeff Burton 99 4290 AE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE YEAR AWARD Car # Points Charlie Siegars 24 228 Robert Yates 88 172 Ben Mens 6 164 NEXT EVENT: October 5, UAW-GM Quality 500, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC.