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NASCAR Winston Cup Series Driver Point Standings after Sears DieHard 500

13 October 1997


                      1997 Winston Cup Point Analysis
                              After Race 29
            The Sears Diehard 500 At Talladega Superspeedway

                            Prior      Race   Current  Behind
     Driver              Pos  Points  Points  Points   Leader  Gain/Loss

  1. Jeff Gordon         ( 1)  4258      63    4321
  2. Mark Martin         ( 2)  4133      78    4211     - 110    + 15
  3. Dale Jarrett        ( 3)  4061     105    4166     - 155    + 42
  4. Jeff Burton         ( 4)  3920     121    4041     - 280    + 58
  5. Terry Labonte       ( 6)  3611     185    3796     - 525    +122
  6. Dale Earnhardt      ( 5)  3713      81    3794     - 527    + 18
  7. Bobby Labonte       ( 7)  3512     175    3687     - 634    +112
  8. Bill Elliott        ( 8)  3412     124    3536     - 785    + 61
  9. Ted Musgrave        ( 9)  3192     130    3322     - 999    + 67
 10. Rusty Wallace       (13)  3103     139    3242     -1079    + 76
 11. Ken Schrader        (14)  3075     165    3240     -1081    +102
 12. Johnny Benson Jr    (11)  3129     106    3235     -1086    + 43
 13. Jeremy Mayfield     (10)  3132      85    3217     -1104    + 22
 14. Ernie Irvan         (15)  3054     160    3214     -1107    + 97
 15. Ricky Rudd          (12)  3119      61    3180     -1141    -  2
 16. Kyle Petty          (16)  2914     146    3060     -1261    + 83
 17. Bobby Hamilton      (17)  2851     103    2954     -1367    + 40
 18. Ricky Craven        (21)  2703     150    2853     -1468    + 87
 19. Michael Waltrip     (18)  2764      79    2843     -1478    + 16
 20. Jimmy Spencer       (19)  2732      96    2828     -1493    + 33
 21. John Andretti       (24)  2636     170    2806     -1515    +107
 22. Steve Grissom       (22)  2682      67    2749     -1572    +  4
 23. Geoff Bodine        (25)  2580     147    2727     -1594    + 84
 24. Ward Burton         (20)  2722            2722     -1599    - 63
 25. Darrell Waltrip     (23)  2644      52    2696     -1625    - 11
 26. Brett Bodine        (27)  2515      97    2612     -1709    + 34
 27. Sterling Marlin     (26)  2545      54    2599     -1722    -  9
 28. Derrike Cope        (28)  2414     109    2523     -1798    + 46
 29. Rick Mast           (31)  2266     138    2404     -1917    + 75
 30. Mike Skinner        (29)  2333      69    2402     -1919    +  6
 31. Joe Nemechek        (30)  2312      70    2382     -1939    +  7
 32. Dick Trickle        (33)  2216      94    2310     -2011    + 31
 33. Kenny Wallace       (34)  2161     118    2279     -2042    + 55
 34. Hut Stricklin       (32)  2262            2262     -2059    - 63
 35. Lake Speed          (35)  1997      55    2052     -2269    -  8
 36. Morgan Shepherd     (37)  1763     127    1890     -2431    + 64
 37. David Green         (36)  1765     115    1880     -2441    + 52
 38. Chad Little         (38)  1721      43    1764     -2557    - 20
 39. Robby Gordon        (39)  1495            1495     -2826    - 63
 40. Wally Dallenbach Jr (40)  1323      45    1368     -2953    - 18
 41. Dave Marcis         (42)  1256      88    1344     -2977    + 25
 42. Jeff Green          (41)  1297            1297     -3024    - 63
 43. Robert Pressley     (44)   729      82     811     -3510    + 19
 44. Gary Bradberry      (43)   791             791     -3530    - 63
 45. Greg Sacks          (45)   581      51     632     -3689    - 12
 46. Mike Wallace        (46)   541             541     -3780    - 63
 47. Bobby Hillin Jr     (47)   511             511     -3810    - 63
 48. Lance Hooper        (48)   402             402     -3919    - 63
 49. Billy Standridge    (49)   329      37     366     -3955    - 26
 50. Todd Bodine         (50)   310             310     -4011    - 63
 51. Rick Wilson         (51)   306             306     -4015    - 63
 52. Jerry Nadeau        (52)   287             287     -4034    - 63
 53. Ed Berrier          (53)   255             255     -4066    - 63
 54. Kenny Irwin, Jr     (54)   199             199     -4122    - 63
 55. Kevin Lepage        (67)    43     112     155     -4166    + 49
 56. Jeff Purvis         (55)   152             152     -4169    - 63
 57. Loy Allen Jr        (56)   119             119     -4202    - 63
 58. Steve Park          (57)   104             104     -4217    - 63
 59. Ron Barfield        (58)    97              97     -4224    - 63
 60. Butch Gilliland     (59)    91              91     -4230    - 63
 61. Tom Hubert          (60)    79              79     -4242    - 63
 62. Dorsey Schroeder    (61)    70              70     -4251    - 63
     Phil Parsons        (61)    70              70     -4251    - 63
 64. Sean Woodside       (63)    64              64     -4257    - 63
 65. Rich Bickle         (64)    61              61     -4260    - 63
 66. Jeff Davis          (65)    52              52     -4269    - 63
 67. Larry Gunselman     (66)    49              49     -4272    - 63
 68. Jack Sprague        (67)    43              43     -4278    - 63
 69. Randy MacDonald     (69)    40              40     -4281    - 63


                    1997 Winston Cup Season Statistics
                              After Race 29
            The Sears Diehard 500 At Talladega Superspeedway

     Driver               Points  Starts  Wins  Top 5  Top 10  Poles

  1. Jeff Gordon           4321     29     10     21     22      1
  2. Mark Martin           4211     29      4     15     21      3
  3. Dale Jarrett          4166     29      6     17     20      2
  4. Jeff Burton           4041     29      3     13     18      0
  5. Terry Labonte         3796     29      1      8     19      0
  6. Dale Earnhardt        3794     29      0      6     14      0
  7. Bobby Labonte         3687     29      0      8     17      2
  8. Bill Elliott          3536     29      0      5     14      1
  9. Ted Musgrave          3322     29      0      5      8      0
 10. Rusty Wallace         3242     29      1      7     11      1
 11. Ken Schrader          3240     29      0      1      7      2
 12. Johnny Benson Jr      3235     29      0      0      6      1
 13. Jeremy Mayfield       3217     29      0      3      8      0
 14. Ernie Irvan           3214     29      1      5     13      2
 15. Ricky Rudd            3180     29      2      6     11      0
 16. Kyle Petty            3060     29      0      2      7      0
 17. Bobby Hamilton        2954     29      0      4      5      1
 18. Ricky Craven          2853     27      0      3      6      0
 19. Michael Waltrip       2843     29      0      0      6      0
 20. Jimmy Spencer         2828     29      0      1      4      0
 21. John Andretti         2806     29      1      3      3      1
 22. Steve Grissom         2749     28      0      3      5      0
 23. Geoff Bodine          2727     26      0      3      9      1
 24. Ward Burton           2722     28      0      0      6      1
 25. Darrell Waltrip       2696     28      0      1      4      0
 26. Brett Bodine          2612     29      0      0      2      0
 27. Sterling Marlin       2599     29      0      2      5      0
 28. Derrike Cope          2523     28      0      0      1      0
 29. Rick Mast             2404     26      0      0      2      0
 30. Mike Skinner          2402     28      0      0      3      2
 31. Joe Nemechek          2382     27      0      0      1      2
 32. Dick Trickle          2310     25      0      1      1      0
 33. Kenny Wallace         2279     28      0      0      2      2
 34. Hut Stricklin         2262     27      0      0      1      0
 35. Lake Speed            2052     22      0      0      0      0
 36. Morgan Shepherd       1890     21      0      1      3      0
 37. David Green           1880     24      0      0      0      0
 38. Chad Little           1764     24      0      0      1      0
 39. Robby Gordon          1495     20      0      1      1      1
 40. Wally Dallenbach Jr   1368     20      0      0      1      0
 41. Dave Marcis           1344     18      0      0      0      0
 42. Jeff Green            1297     17      0      0      1      0
 43. Robert Pressley        811     12      0      0      0      0
 44. Gary Bradberry         791     14      0      0      0      0
 45. Greg Sacks             632     10      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       366      6      0      0      0      0
 50. Todd Bodine            310      5      0      0      0      1
 51. Rick Wilson            306      3      0      0      0      0
 52. Jerry Nadeau           287      5      0      0      0      0
 53. Ed Berrier             255      3      0      0      0      0
 54. Kenny Irwin, Jr        199      2      0      0      1      0
 55. Kevin Lepage           155      2      0      0      0      0
 56. Jeff Purvis            152      3      0      0      0      0
 57. Loy Allen Jr           119      2      0      0      0      0
 58. Steve Park             104      2      0      0      0      0
 59. Ron Barfield            97      1      0      0      0      0
 60. Butch Gilliland         91      1      0      0      0      0
 61. Tom Hubert              79      1      0      0      0      0
 62. Dorsey Schroeder        70      1      0      0      0      0
     Phil Parsons            70      1      0      0      0      0
 64. Sean Woodside           64      1      0      0      0      0
 65. Rich Bickle             61      1      0      0      0      0
 66. Jeff Davis              52      1      0      0      0      0
 67. Larry Gunselman         49      1      0      0      0      0
 68. Jack Sprague            43      1      0      0      0      0
 69. Randy MacDonald         40      1      0      0      0      0