1997 Season Final NASCAR Winston Cup Driver Point Standings
18 November 1997
1997 Winston Cup Point Analysis
After Race 32
The NAPA 500 At Atlanta Motor Speedway
Prior Race Current Behind
Driver Pos Points Points Points Leader Gain/Loss
1. Jeff Gordon ( 1) 4598 112 4710
2. Dale Jarrett ( 2) 4521 175 4696 - 14 + 63
3. Mark Martin ( 3) 4511 170 4681 - 29 + 58
4. Jeff Burton ( 4) 4224 61 4285 - 425 - 51
5. Dale Earnhardt ( 5) 4096 120 4216 - 494 + 8
6. Terry Labonte ( 6) 4077 100 4177 - 533 - 12
7. Bobby Labonte ( 7) 3916 185 4101 - 609 + 73
8. Bill Elliott ( 8) 3781 55 3836 - 874 - 57
9. Rusty Wallace ( 9) 3531 67 3598 -1112 - 45
10. Ken Schrader (11) 3473 103 3576 -1134 - 9
11. Johnny Benson Jr (12) 3441 134 3575 -1135 + 22
12. Ted Musgrave (10) 3486 70 3556 -1154 - 42
13. Jeremy Mayfield (12) 3441 106 3547 -1163 - 6
14. Ernie Irvan (14) 3402 132 3534 -1176 + 20
15. Kyle Petty (16) 3300 155 3455 -1255 + 43
16. Bobby Hamilton (15) 3304 146 3450 -1260 + 34
17. Ricky Rudd (17) 3278 52 3330 -1380 - 60
18. Michael Waltrip (19) 3049 124 3173 -1537 + 12
19. Ricky Craven (18) 3062 46 3108 -1602 - 66
20. Jimmy Spencer (20) 2988 91 3079 -1631 - 21
21. Steve Grissom (21) 2982 79 3061 -1649 - 33
22. Geoff Bodine (22) 2977 69 3046 -1664 - 43
23. John Andretti (23) 2922 97 3019 -1691 - 15
24. Ward Burton (25) 2844 143 2987 -1723 + 31
25. Sterling Marlin (26) 2824 130 2954 -1756 + 18
26. Darrell Waltrip (24) 2899 43 2942 -1768 - 69
27. Derrike Cope (27) 2741 160 2901 -1809 + 48
28. Joe Nemechek (29) 2607 147 2754 -1956 + 35
29. Brett Bodine (28) 2676 40 2716 -1994 - 72
30. Mike Skinner (30) 2575 94 2669 -2041 - 18
31. Dick Trickle (32) 2508 121 2629 -2081 + 9
32. Rick Mast (31) 2511 58 2569 -2141 - 54
33. Kenny Wallace (34) 2389 73 2462 -2248 - 39
34. Hut Stricklin (33) 2423 2423 -2287 -112
35. Lake Speed (35) 2216 85 2301 -2409 - 27
36. Chad Little (37) 1967 114 2081 -2629 + 2
37. David Green (36) 2038 2038 -2672 -112
38. Morgan Shepherd (38) 1951 82 2033 -2677 - 30
39. Jeff Green (40) 1464 160 1624 -3086 + 48
40. Robby Gordon (39) 1495 1495 -3215 -112
41. Wally Dallenbach Jr (41) 1426 49 1475 -3235 - 63
42. Dave Marcis (42) 1405 1405 -3305 -112
43. Robert Pressley (43) 984 984 -3726 -112
44. Gary Bradberry (44) 831 37 868 -3842 - 75
45. Greg Sacks (45) 778 778 -3932 -112
46. Mike Wallace (46) 541 541 -4169 -112
47. Bobby Hillin Jr (47) 511 511 -4199 -112
48. Lance Hooper (48) 402 402 -4308 -112
49. Kenny Irwin, Jr (52) 302 88 390 -4320 - 24
50. Billy Standridge (49) 366 366 -4344 -112
51. Steve Park (55) 208 118 326 -4384 + 6
52. Todd Bodine (50) 310 310 -4400 -112
53. Rick Wilson (51) 306 306 -4404 -112
54. Jerry Nadeau (53) 287 287 -4423 -112
55. Ed Berrier (54) 255 255 -4455 -112
56. Kevin Lepage (56) 155 76 231 -4479 - 36
57. Jeff Purvis (57) 152 152 -4558 -112
58. Loy Allen Jr (58) 119 119 -4591 -112
59. Ron Barfield (59) 97 97 -4613 -112
60. Butch Gilliland (60) 91 91 -4619 -112
61. Tom Hubert (61) 79 79 -4631 -112
62. Dorsey Schroeder (62) 70 70 -4640 -112
Phil Parsons (62) 70 70 -4640 -112
64. Sean Woodside (64) 64 64 -4646 -112
65. Rich Bickle (65) 61 61 -4649 -112
66. Jeff Davis (66) 52 52 -4658 -112
67. Larry Gunselman (67) 49 49 -4661 -112
68. Jack Sprague (68) 43 43 -4667 -112
69. Randy MacDonald (69) 40 40 -4670 -112
70. Buckshot Jones (--) 0 34 34 -4676 -
1997 Winston Cup Season Statistics
After Race 32
The NAPA 500 At Atlanta Motor Speedway
Driver Points Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Poles
1. Jeff Gordon 4710 32 10 22 23 1
2. Dale Jarrett 4696 32 7 20 23 2
3. Mark Martin 4681 32 4 16 24 3
4. Jeff Burton 4285 32 3 13 18 0
5. Dale Earnhardt 4216 32 0 7 16 0
6. Terry Labonte 4177 32 1 8 20 0
7. Bobby Labonte 4101 32 1 9 18 3
8. Bill Elliott 3836 32 0 5 14 1
9. Rusty Wallace 3598 32 1 8 12 1
10. Ken Schrader 3576 32 0 2 8 2
11. Johnny Benson Jr 3575 32 0 0 8 1
12. Ted Musgrave 3556 32 0 5 8 0
13. Jeremy Mayfield 3547 32 0 3 8 0
14. Ernie Irvan 3534 32 1 5 13 2
15. Kyle Petty 3455 32 0 2 9 0
16. Bobby Hamilton 3450 32 1 6 8 2
17. Ricky Rudd 3330 32 2 6 11 0
18. Michael Waltrip 3173 32 0 0 6 0
19. Ricky Craven 3108 30 0 4 7 0
20. Jimmy Spencer 3079 32 0 1 4 0
21. Steve Grissom 3061 31 0 3 6 0
22. Geoff Bodine 3046 29 0 3 10 2
23. John Andretti 3019 32 1 3 3 1
24. Ward Burton 2987 31 0 0 7 1
25. Sterling Marlin 2954 32 0 2 6 0
26. Darrell Waltrip 2942 31 0 1 4 0
27. Derrike Cope 2901 31 0 1 2 0
28. Joe Nemechek 2754 30 0 0 3 2
29. Brett Bodine 2716 31 0 0 2 0
30. Mike Skinner 2669 31 0 0 3 2
31. Dick Trickle 2629 28 0 2 2 0
32. Rick Mast 2569 29 0 0 2 0
33. Kenny Wallace 2462 31 0 0 2 2
34. Hut Stricklin 2423 29 0 0 1 0
35. Lake Speed 2301 25 0 0 0 0
36. Chad Little 2081 27 0 0 1 0
37. David Green 2038 26 0 0 0 0
38. Morgan Shepherd 2033 23 0 1 3 0
39. Jeff Green 1624 20 0 1 2 0
40. Robby Gordon 1495 20 0 1 1 1
41. Wally Dallenbach Jr 1475 22 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 868 16 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. Kenny Irwin, Jr 390 4 0 0 1 0
50. Billy Standridge 366 6 0 0 0 0
51. Steve Park 326 5 0 0 0 0
52. Todd Bodine 310 5 0 0 0 1
53. Rick Wilson 306 3 0 0 0 0
54. Jerry Nadeau 287 5 0 0 0 0
55. Ed Berrier 255 3 0 0 0 0
56. Kevin Lepage 231 3 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
70. Buckshot Jones 34 1 0 0 0 0
