Miscellaneous NASCAR Winston Cup Series Award Standings after DieHard 500
14 October 1997
DAYTONA BEACH, FL - Miscellaneous award standings following the NASCAR DieHard
500 held October 12, 1997 at Talladega Superspeedway:
BUSCH POLE AWARDS
Dale Jarrett 3
Mark Martin 3
Ernie Irvan 2
Bobby Labonte 2
Joe Nemechek 2
Ken Schrader 2
Mike Skinner 2
Kenny Wallace 2
John Andretti 1
Johnny Benson 1
Geoff Bodine 1
Todd Bodine 1
Ward Burton 1
Bill Elliott 1
Jeff Gordon 1
Robby Gordon 1
Rusty Wallace 1
WESTERN AUTO MECHANIC OF THE YEAR
Car # Points
Brian Whitesell 24 2009
Jimmy Fennig 6 1925
Jimmy Makar 18 1720
UNOCAL 76 POINT FUND STANDINGS
Dale Earnhardt 3794
Ken Schrader 3240
Kyle Petty 3060
NASCAR WINSTON CUP ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Mike Skinner 214
Robby Gordon 181
David Green 180
Jeff Green 159
GATORADE FRONT RUNNER AWARD (FINAL)
Jeff Gordon 2400
Terry Labonte 2346
Mark Martin 2290
EXIDE ALL CHARGED UP AWARD
Car # Points
Jeff Burton 99 138
Ted Musgrave 16 124
Johnny Benson 30 107
MCI FAST PACE AWARD
Car # Points
Jeff Gordon 24 7
Dale Jarrett 88 7
Mark Martin 6 3
MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP
Points Wins
Ford 224 18 ** Ford has clinched title
Chevrolet 197 11
Pontiac 130 0
PLASTI-KOTE QUALITY FINISH AWARD
Car # Avg Finish
Ray Evernham 24 9.24
Jimmy Fennig 6 9.38
Todd Parrott 88 10.38
RCA PIT STRATEGY AWARD
Car # Points
Jimmy Fennig 6 4
Ray Evernham 24 3
Gary DeHart 5 3
Larry McReynolds 3 3
RAYBESTOS TOP-STOPPER AWARD
Car # Points
Jeff Gordon 24 5646
Dale Jarrett 88 4991
Jeff Burton 99 4556
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 26, ACDelco 400, North Carolina Motor Speedway,
Rockingham, NC.
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