NASCAR Winston Cup Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400: Driver Points
7 September 1997
RICHMOND, VA - Unofficial NASCAR Winston Cup driver point standings following the Exide NASCAR Batteries 400 held September 6, 1997 at Richmond International Raceway: 1. Jeff Gordon 3602 0 2. Mark Martin 3505 -97 3. Dale Jarrett 3449 -153 4. Jeff Burton 3334 -268 5. Terry Labonte 3292 -310 6. Dale Earnhardt 3056 -546 7. Bobby Labonte 2972 -630 8. Bill Elliott 2839 -763 9. Ted Musgrave 2816 -786 10. Ricky Rudd 2768 -834 11. Jeremy Mayfield 2759 -843 12. Johnny Benson 2699 -903 13. Ken Schrader 2635 -967 14. Rusty Wallace 2633 -969 15. Michael Waltrip 2509 -1093 16. Ernie Irvan 2498 -1104 17. Jimmy Spencer 2425 -1177 18. Darrell Waltrip 2419 -1183 19. Kyle Petty 2394 -1208 20. Bobby Hamilton 2287 -1315 21. Ricky Craven 2273 -1329 22. Sterling Marlin 2268 -1334 23. John Andretti 2263 -1339 24. Steve Grissom 2250 -1352 25. Ward Burton 2238 -1364 26. Geoff Bodine 2226 -1376 27. Brett Bodine 2181 -1421 28. Derrike Cope 2137 -1465 29. Mike Skinner 2099 -1503 30. Rick Mast 1930 -1672 31. Joe Nemechek 1882 -1720 32. Dick Trickle 1852 -1750 33. Hut Stricklin 1843 -1759 34. Kenny Wallace 1801 -1801 35. Lake Speed 1718 -1884 36. Morgan Shepherd 1596 -2006 37. David Green 1461 -2141 38. Chad Little 1414 -2188 39. Robby Gordon 1340 -2262 40. Wally Dallenbach 1140 -2462 41. Dave Marcis 1119 -2483 42. Jeff Green 1056 -2546 43. Gary Bradberry 611 -2991 44. Greg Sacks 581 -3021 45. Robert Pressley 545 -3057 46. Mike Wallace 541 -3061 47. Bobby Hillin 511 -3091 48. Lance Hooper 402 -3200 49. Billy Standridge 329 -3273 50. Jerry Nadeau 287 -3315 51. Ed Berrier 255 -3347