NASCAR Winston Cup Series Driver Points following Dura-Lube 500
4 November 1997
1997 Winston Cup Point Analysis
After Race 31
The Dura-Lube 500 At Phoenix International Raceway
Prior Race Current Behind
Driver Pos Points Points Points Leader Gain/Loss
1. Jeff Gordon ( 1) 4486 112 4598
2. Dale Jarrett ( 3) 4341 180 4521 - 77 + 68
3. Mark Martin ( 2) 4361 150 4511 - 87 + 38
4. Jeff Burton ( 4) 4095 129 4224 - 374 + 17
5. Dale Earnhardt ( 6) 3936 160 4096 - 502 + 48
6. Terry Labonte ( 5) 3947 130 4077 - 521 + 18
7. Bobby Labonte ( 7) 3822 94 3916 - 682 - 18
8. Bill Elliott ( 8) 3663 118 3781 - 817 + 6
9. Rusty Wallace (10) 3351 180 3531 -1067 + 68
10. Ted Musgrave ( 9) 3389 97 3486 -1112 - 15
11. Ken Schrader (12) 3313 160 3473 -1125 + 48
12. Jeremy Mayfield (11) 3335 106 3441 -1157 - 6
Johnny Benson Jr (14) 3290 151 3441 -1157 + 39
14. Ernie Irvan (13) 3293 109 3402 -1196 - 3
15. Bobby Hamilton (17) 3134 170 3304 -1294 + 58
16. Kyle Petty (16) 3162 138 3300 -1298 + 26
17. Ricky Rudd (15) 3223 55 3278 -1320 - 57
18. Ricky Craven (18) 3028 34 3062 -1536 - 78
19. Michael Waltrip (19) 2964 85 3049 -1549 - 27
20. Jimmy Spencer (21) 2862 126 2988 -1610 + 14
21. Steve Grissom (22) 2840 142 2982 -1616 + 30
22. Geoff Bodine (23) 2838 139 2977 -1621 + 27
23. John Andretti (20) 2876 46 2922 -1676 - 66
24. Darrell Waltrip (25) 2772 127 2899 -1699 + 15
25. Ward Burton (24) 2807 37 2844 -1754 - 75
26. Sterling Marlin (26) 2737 87 2824 -1774 - 25
27. Derrike Cope (27) 2626 115 2741 -1857 + 3
28. Brett Bodine (28) 2612 64 2676 -1922 - 48
29. Joe Nemechek (29) 2516 91 2607 -1991 - 21
30. Mike Skinner (30) 2496 79 2575 -2023 - 33
31. Rick Mast (32) 2441 70 2511 -2087 - 42
32. Dick Trickle (31) 2465 43 2508 -2090 - 69
33. Hut Stricklin (33) 2350 73 2423 -2175 - 39
34. Kenny Wallace (34) 2331 58 2389 -2209 - 54
35. Lake Speed (35) 2164 52 2216 -2382 - 60
36. David Green (36) 1962 76 2038 -2560 - 36
37. Chad Little (38) 1879 88 1967 -2631 - 24
38. Morgan Shepherd (37) 1951 1951 -2647 -112
39. Robby Gordon (39) 1495 1495 -3103 -112
40. Jeff Green (41) 1397 67 1464 -3134 - 45
41. Wally Dallenbach Jr (40) 1426 1426 -3172 -112
42. Dave Marcis (42) 1344 61 1405 -3193 - 51
43. Robert Pressley (43) 935 49 984 -3614 - 63
44. Gary Bradberry (44) 831 831 -3767 -112
45. Greg Sacks (45) 678 100 778 -3820 - 12
46. Mike Wallace (46) 541 541 -4057 -112
47. Bobby Hillin Jr (47) 511 511 -4087 -112
48. Lance Hooper (48) 402 402 -4196 -112
49. Billy Standridge (49) 366 366 -4232 -112
50. Todd Bodine (50) 310 310 -4288 -112
51. Rick Wilson (51) 306 306 -4292 -112
52. Kenny Irwin, Jr (54) 199 103 302 -4296 - 9
53. Jerry Nadeau (52) 287 287 -4311 -112
54. Ed Berrier (53) 255 255 -4343 -112
55. Steve Park (55) 168 40 208 -4390 - 72
56. Kevin Lepage (56) 155 155 -4443 -112
57. Jeff Purvis (57) 152 152 -4446 -112
58. Loy Allen Jr (58) 119 119 -4479 -112
59. Ron Barfield (59) 97 97 -4501 -112
60. Butch Gilliland (60) 91 91 -4507 -112
61. Tom Hubert (61) 79 79 -4519 -112
62. Dorsey Schroeder (62) 70 70 -4528 -112
Phil Parsons (62) 70 70 -4528 -112
64. Sean Woodside (64) 64 64 -4534 -112
65. Rich Bickle (65) 61 61 -4537 -112
66. Jeff Davis (66) 52 52 -4546 -112
67. Larry Gunselman (67) 49 49 -4549 -112
68. Jack Sprague (68) 43 43 -4555 -112
69. Randy MacDonald (69) 40 40 -4558 -112
1997 Winston Cup Season Statistics
After Race 31
The Dura-Lube 500 At Phoenix International Raceway
Driver Points Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Poles
1. Jeff Gordon 4598 31 10 22 23 1
2. Dale Jarrett 4521 31 7 19 22 2
3. Mark Martin 4511 31 4 15 23 3
4. Jeff Burton 4224 31 3 13 18 0
5. Dale Earnhardt 4096 31 0 7 16 0
6. Terry Labonte 4077 31 1 8 20 0
7. Bobby Labonte 3916 31 0 8 17 3
8. Bill Elliott 3781 31 0 5 14 1
9. Rusty Wallace 3531 31 1 8 12 1
10. Ted Musgrave 3486 31 0 5 8 0
11. Ken Schrader 3473 31 0 2 8 2
12. Jeremy Mayfield 3441 31 0 3 8 0
Johnny Benson Jr 3441 31 0 0 7 1
14. Ernie Irvan 3402 31 1 5 13 2
15. Bobby Hamilton 3304 31 1 6 7 2
16. Kyle Petty 3300 31 0 2 8 0
17. Ricky Rudd 3278 31 2 6 11 0
18. Ricky Craven 3062 29 0 4 7 0
19. Michael Waltrip 3049 31 0 0 6 0
20. Jimmy Spencer 2988 31 0 1 4 0
21. Steve Grissom 2982 30 0 3 6 0
22. Geoff Bodine 2977 28 0 3 10 1
23. John Andretti 2922 31 1 3 3 1
24. Darrell Waltrip 2899 30 0 1 4 0
25. Ward Burton 2844 30 0 0 6 1
26. Sterling Marlin 2824 31 0 2 6 0
27. Derrike Cope 2741 30 0 0 1 0
28. Brett Bodine 2676 30 0 0 2 0
29. Joe Nemechek 2607 29 0 0 2 2
30. Mike Skinner 2575 30 0 0 3 2
31. Rick Mast 2511 28 0 0 2 0
32. Dick Trickle 2508 27 0 2 2 0
33. Hut Stricklin 2423 29 0 0 1 0
34. Kenny Wallace 2389 30 0 0 2 2
35. Lake Speed 2216 24 0 0 0 0
36. David Green 2038 26 0 0 0 0
37. Chad Little 1967 26 0 0 1 0
38. Morgan Shepherd 1951 22 0 1 3 0
39. Robby Gordon 1495 20 0 1 1 1
40. Jeff Green 1464 19 0 0 1 0
41. Wally Dallenbach Jr 1426 21 0 0 1 0
42. Dave Marcis 1405 19 0 0 0 0
43. Robert Pressley 984 14 0 0 0 0
44. Gary Bradberry 831 15 0 0 0 0
45. Greg Sacks 778 12 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. Kenny Irwin, Jr 302 3 0 0 1 0
53. Jerry Nadeau 287 5 0 0 0 0
54. Ed Berrier 255 3 0 0 0 0
55. Steve Park 208 4 0 0 0 0
56. Kevin Lepage 155 2 0 0 0 0
57. Jeff Purvis 152 3 0 0 0 0
58. Loy Allen Jr 119 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
