NASCAR Winston Cup Series Driver Point Standings after AC-Delco 400
28 October 1997
1997 Winston Cup Point Analysis
After Race 30
The AC-Delco 400 At North Carolina Motor Speedway
Prior Race Current Behind
Driver Pos Points Points Points Leader Gain/Loss
1. Jeff Gordon ( 1) 4321 165 4486
2. Mark Martin ( 2) 4211 150 4361 - 125 - 15
3. Dale Jarrett ( 3) 4166 175 4341 - 145 + 10
4. Jeff Burton ( 4) 4041 54 4095 - 391 -111
5. Terry Labonte ( 5) 3796 151 3947 - 539 - 14
6. Dale Earnhardt ( 6) 3794 142 3936 - 550 - 23
7. Bobby Labonte ( 7) 3687 135 3822 - 664 - 30
8. Bill Elliott ( 8) 3536 127 3663 - 823 - 38
9. Ted Musgrave ( 9) 3322 67 3389 -1097 - 98
10. Rusty Wallace (10) 3242 109 3351 -1135 - 56
11. Jeremy Mayfield (13) 3217 118 3335 -1151 - 47
12. Ken Schrader (11) 3240 73 3313 -1173 - 92
13. Ernie Irvan (14) 3214 79 3293 -1193 - 86
14. Johnny Benson Jr (12) 3235 55 3290 -1196 -110
15. Ricky Rudd (15) 3180 43 3223 -1263 -122
16. Kyle Petty (16) 3060 102 3162 -1324 - 63
17. Bobby Hamilton (17) 2954 180 3134 -1352 + 15
18. Ricky Craven (18) 2853 175 3028 -1458 + 10
19. Michael Waltrip (19) 2843 121 2964 -1522 - 44
20. John Andretti (21) 2806 70 2876 -1610 - 95
21. Jimmy Spencer (20) 2828 34 2862 -1624 -131
22. Steve Grissom (22) 2749 91 2840 -1646 - 74
23. Geoff Bodine (23) 2727 111 2838 -1648 - 54
24. Ward Burton (24) 2722 85 2807 -1679 - 80
25. Darrell Waltrip (25) 2696 76 2772 -1714 - 89
26. Sterling Marlin (27) 2599 138 2737 -1749 - 27
27. Derrike Cope (28) 2523 103 2626 -1860 - 62
28. Brett Bodine (26) 2612 2612 -1874 -165
29. Joe Nemechek (31) 2382 134 2516 -1970 - 31
30. Mike Skinner (30) 2402 94 2496 -1990 - 71
31. Dick Trickle (32) 2310 155 2465 -2021 - 10
32. Rick Mast (29) 2404 37 2441 -2045 -128
33. Hut Stricklin (34) 2262 88 2350 -2136 - 77
34. Kenny Wallace (33) 2279 52 2331 -2155 -113
35. Lake Speed (35) 2052 112 2164 -2322 - 53
36. David Green (37) 1880 82 1962 -2524 - 83
37. Morgan Shepherd (36) 1890 61 1951 -2535 -104
38. Chad Little (38) 1764 115 1879 -2607 - 50
39. Robby Gordon (39) 1495 1495 -2991 -165
40. Wally Dallenbach Jr (40) 1368 58 1426 -3060 -107
41. Jeff Green (42) 1297 100 1397 -3089 - 65
42. Dave Marcis (41) 1344 1344 -3142 -165
43. Robert Pressley (43) 811 124 935 -3551 - 41
44. Gary Bradberry (44) 791 40 831 -3655 -125
45. Greg Sacks (45) 632 46 678 -3808 -119
46. Mike Wallace (46) 541 541 -3945 -165
47. Bobby Hillin Jr (47) 511 511 -3975 -165
48. Lance Hooper (48) 402 402 -4084 -165
49. Billy Standridge (49) 366 366 -4120 -165
50. Todd Bodine (50) 310 310 -4176 -165
51. Rick Wilson (51) 306 306 -4180 -165
52. Jerry Nadeau (52) 287 287 -4199 -165
53. Ed Berrier (53) 255 255 -4231 -165
54. Kenny Irwin, Jr (54) 199 199 -4287 -165
55. Steve Park (58) 104 64 168 -4318 -101
56. Kevin Lepage (55) 155 155 -4331 -165
57. Jeff Purvis (56) 152 152 -4334 -165
58. Loy Allen Jr (57) 119 119 -4367 -165
59. Ron Barfield (59) 97 97 -4389 -165
60. Butch Gilliland (60) 91 91 -4395 -165
61. Tom Hubert (61) 79 79 -4407 -165
62. Dorsey Schroeder (62) 70 70 -4416 -165
Phil Parsons (62) 70 70 -4416 -165
64. Sean Woodside (64) 64 64 -4422 -165
65. Rich Bickle (65) 61 61 -4425 -165
66. Jeff Davis (66) 52 52 -4434 -165
67. Larry Gunselman (67) 49 49 -4437 -165
68. Jack Sprague (68) 43 43 -4443 -165
69. Randy MacDonald (69) 40 40 -4446 -165
1997 Winston Cup Season Statistics
After Race 30
The AC-Delco 400 At North Carolina Motor Speedway
Driver Points Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Poles
1. Jeff Gordon 4486 30 10 22 23 1
2. Mark Martin 4361 30 4 15 22 3
3. Dale Jarrett 4341 30 6 18 21 2
4. Jeff Burton 4095 30 3 13 18 0
5. Terry Labonte 3947 30 1 8 20 0
6. Dale Earnhardt 3936 30 0 6 15 0
7. Bobby Labonte 3822 30 0 8 17 3
8. Bill Elliott 3663 30 0 5 14 1
9. Ted Musgrave 3389 30 0 5 8 0
10. Rusty Wallace 3351 30 1 7 11 1
11. Jeremy Mayfield 3335 30 0 3 8 0
12. Ken Schrader 3313 30 0 1 7 2
13. Ernie Irvan 3293 30 1 5 13 2
14. Johnny Benson Jr 3290 30 0 0 6 1
15. Ricky Rudd 3223 30 2 6 11 0
16. Kyle Petty 3162 30 0 2 7 0
17. Bobby Hamilton 3134 30 1 5 6 1
18. Ricky Craven 3028 28 0 4 7 0
19. Michael Waltrip 2964 30 0 0 6 0
20. John Andretti 2876 30 1 3 3 1
21. Jimmy Spencer 2862 30 0 1 4 0
22. Steve Grissom 2840 29 0 3 5 0
23. Geoff Bodine 2838 27 0 3 9 1
24. Ward Burton 2807 29 0 0 6 1
25. Darrell Waltrip 2772 29 0 1 4 0
26. Sterling Marlin 2737 30 0 2 6 0
27. Derrike Cope 2626 29 0 0 1 0
28. Brett Bodine 2612 29 0 0 2 0
29. Joe Nemechek 2516 28 0 0 2 2
30. Mike Skinner 2496 29 0 0 3 2
31. Dick Trickle 2465 26 0 2 2 0
32. Rick Mast 2441 27 0 0 2 0
33. Hut Stricklin 2350 28 0 0 1 0
34. Kenny Wallace 2331 29 0 0 2 2
35. Lake Speed 2164 23 0 0 0 0
36. David Green 1962 25 0 0 0 0
37. Morgan Shepherd 1951 22 0 1 3 0
38. Chad Little 1879 25 0 0 1 0
39. Robby Gordon 1495 20 0 1 1 1
40. Wally Dallenbach Jr 1426 21 0 0 1 0
41. Jeff Green 1397 18 0 0 1 0
42. Dave Marcis 1344 18 0 0 0 0
43. Robert Pressley 935 13 0 0 0 0
44. Gary Bradberry 831 15 0 0 0 0
45. Greg Sacks 678 11 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. Steve Park 168 3 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