NASCAR Winston Cup Series DieHard 500: Driver Points
12 October 1997
TALLADEGA, AL - Unofficial NASCAR Winston Cup driver point standings following the DieHard 500 held October 12, 1997 at Talladega Superspeedway: 1. Jeff Gordon 4321 0 2. Mark Martin 4211 -110 3. Dale Jarrett 4166 -155 4. Jeff Burton 4041 -280 5. Terry Labonte 3796 -525 6. Dale Earnhardt 3794 -527 7. Bobby Labonte 3687 -634 8. Bill Elliott 3536 -785 9. Ted Musgrave 3322 -999 10. Rusty Wallace 3242 -1079 11. Ken Schrader 3240 -1081 12. Johnny Benson 3235 -1086 13. Jeremy Mayfield 3217 -1104 14. Ernie Irvan 3214 -1107 15. Ricky Rudd 3180 -1141 16. Kyle Petty 3060 -1261 17. Bobby Hamilton 2954 -1367 18. Ricky Craven 2853 -1468 19. Michael Waltrip 2843 -1478 20. Jimmy Spencer 2828 -1493 21. John Andretti 2806 -1515 22. Steve Grissom 2749 -1572 23. Geoff Bodine 2727 -1594 24. Ward Burton 2722 -1599 25. Darrell Waltrip 2696 -1625 26. Brett Bodine 2612 -1709 27. Sterling Marlin 2599 -1722 28. Derrike Cope 2523 -1798 29. Rick Mast 2404 -1917 30. Mike Skinner 2402 -1919 31. Joe Nemechek 2382 -1939 32. Dick Trickle 2310 -2011 33. Kenny Wallace 2279 -2042 34. Hut Stricklin 2262 -2059 35. Lake Speed 2052 -2269 36. Morgan Shepherd 1890 -2431 37. David Green 1880 -2441 38. Chad Little 1764 -2557 39. Robby Gordon 1495 -2826 40. Wally Dallenbach 1368 -2953 41. Dave Marcis 1344 -2977 42. Jeff Green 1297 -3024 43. Robert Pressley 811 -3510 44. Gary Bradberry 791 -3530 45. Greg Sacks 632 -3689 46. Mike Wallace 541 -3780 47. Bobby Hillin 511 -3810 48. Lance Hooper 402 -3919 49. Billy Standridge 366 -3955 50. Todd Bodine 310 -4011 51. Rick Wilson 306 -4015