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NASCAR Winston Cup Series Owner Point Standings after Sears DieHard 500

13 October 1997


                      1997 Winston Cup Owner Points
                              After Race 29
            The Sears Diehard 500 At Talladega Superspeedway

                                                        Driver    Owner 
    Owner                     Car  Driver(s)            Points    Points 

 1. Rick Hendrick             24   Jeff Gordon           4321      4321
 2. Jack Roush                 6   Mark Martin           4211      4211
 3. Robert Yates              88   Dale Jarrett          4166      4166
 4. Robert Corn               99   Jeff Burton           4041      4041
 5. Rick Hendrick              5   Terry Labonte         3796      3796
 6. Richard Childress          3   Dale Earnhardt        3794      3794
 7. Joe Gibbs                 18   Bobby Labonte         3687      3687
 8. Bill Elliott              94   Bill Elliott          3536      3536
 9. Geoffrey Smith            16   Ted Musgrave          3322      3322
10. Roger Penske               2   Rusty Wallace         3242      3242
11. Andy Petree               33   Ken Schrader          3240      3240
12. Chuck Rider               30   Johnny Benson Jr      3235      3235
13. Michael Kranefuss         37   Jeremy Mayfield       3217      3217
14. Robert Yates              28   Ernie Irvan           3214      3214
15. Ricky Rudd                10   Ricky Rudd            3180      3180
16. Kyle Petty                44   Kyle Petty            3060      3060
17. Joseph Hendrick Jr        25   Ricky Craven          2853      2989
                              25   Todd Bodine             93
                              25   Jack Sprague            43
18. Richard Petty             43   Bobby Hamilton        2954      2954
19. Glen Wood                 21   Michael Waltrip       2843      2843
20. Travis Carter             23   Jimmy Spencer         2828      2828
21. Geoff Bodine               7   Geoff Bodine          2727      2820
                               7   Todd Bodine             37
22. Cale Yarborough           98   John Andretti         2806      2806
23. Larry Hedrick             41   Steve Grissom         2749      2774
24. Bill Davis                22   Ward Burton           2722      2756
25. Darrell Waltrip           17   Darrell Waltrip       2696      2715
26. Brett Bodine              11   Brett Bodine          2612      2612
27. Larry McClure              4   Sterling Marlin       2599      2599
28. Nelson Bowers II          36   Derrike Cope          2523      2554
29. Butch Mock                75   Rick Mast             2404      2497
30. Junie Donlavey            90   Dick Trickle          2310      2446
                              90   Dorsey Schroeder        70
31. Richard Childress         31   Mike Skinner          2402      2427
32. F.Sabates/J.Nemechek      42   Joe Nemechek          2194      2342
                              42   Phil Parsons            70
33. Filbert Martocci          81   Kenny Wallace         2279      2313
34. William Stavola            8   Hut Stricklin         2262      2303
35. Richard Jackson            1   Morgan Shepherd       1555      2300
                               1   Jerry Nadeau           287
                               1   Mike Wallace             0
                               1   Lance Hooper           365
36. Harry Melling              9   Lake Speed            2052      2104
                               9   Jeff Davis              52
37. Buz McCall                96   David Green           1880      1984
                              96   Todd Bodine             37
38. Gary Bechtel              29   Robert Pressley        545      1970
                              29   Jeff Green            1297
39. Felix Sabates             40   Robby Gordon          1495      1935
                              40   Joe Nemechek           106
                              40   Wally Dallenbach Jr     55
                              40   Greg Sacks             170
                              40   Steve Park              40
                              40   Elliott Sadler           0
40. Greg Pollex               97   Chad Little           1764      1910
41. Helen Marcis              71   Dave Marcis           1344      1619
42. Carolyn Sabates           46   Wally Dallenbach Jr   1313      1363
43. Doug Bawel                77   Bobby Hillin Jr        511      1352
                              77   Morgan Shepherd        335
                              77   Robert Pressley        266
44. Jim Wilson                78   Billy Standridge       329      1271
                              78   Tom Hubert              79
                              78   Bobby Hillin Jr          0
                              78   Gary Bradberry         372
45. Joe Falk                  91   Mike Wallace           541      1106
                              91   Loy Allen                0
                              91   Greg Sacks              70
                              91   Ron Hornaday             0
                              91   Kevin Lepage           155
46. Mark Smith                19   Loy Allen Jr           119       641
                              19   Gary Bradberry         419
47. David Blair               27   Rick Wilson            306       518
                              27   Kenny Irwin, Jr        199
48. Harry Ranier              20   Greg Sacks             392       504
                              20   Lance Hooper            37
49. Earl Sadler               95   Gary Bradberry           0       444
                              95   Ed Berrier             255
50. Teresa Earnhardt          14   Steve Park              64       179
51. Dennis Adcock             12   Jeff Purvis            152       152
52. Linda Barkdoll            73   Joe Nemechek            82       107
                              73   Phil Barkdoll            0
53. Bill Elliott              92   Ron Barfield            97        97
54. Ted Walters, Jr           79   Randy MacDonald         40        96
55. William Stroppe           38   Butch Gilliland         91        91
56. Cathy Venturini           35   Todd Bodine             85        85
57. Ray Claridge              07   Sean Woodside           64        64
58. Darrell Waltrip           26   Rich Bickle             61        61
59. John Gittler              34   Todd Bodine             58        58
60. Bud Moore                 15   Larry Pearson            0        56
                              15   Greg Sacks               0
61. Tamara Turner             35   Larry Gunselman         49        49
62. Jim Smith                 02   Mike Bliss               0        47
63. Berendt Johnson III       47   Billy Standridge        37        37
64. William Baumgardner, Jr   74   Randy LaJoie             0        28
65. Dick Midgley              09   R.K. Smith               0        22
66. Michelle Bailey           66   H.B. Bailey              0        19
    Harold Steele             61   Tim Steele               0        19
68. Frank Keziah              08   Mike Miller              0        16
69. John Strauser             45   Gary Smith               0        13
70. Henry Waters               0   Delma Cowart             0        10
71. Norm Benning              84   Norm Benning             0         7
72. James Offenbach           78   Chuck Pruett             0         4
73. Geoff Burney              00   Scott Gaylord            0         1
    Bill McAnally             16   Bill McAnally            0         1
    Wayne Jacks               89   Wayne Jacks              0         1