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Standings after Richmond
Report from Motorsport News International NASCAR Public Relations 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Official Standings After NASCAR Exide Batteries Select 400 Richmond International Raceway Race No. 24/September 6, 1997 Official standings ...
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NASCAR Public Relations
1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Official Standings After NASCAR Exide Batteries Select 400 Richmond International Raceway Race No. 24/September 6, 1997
Official standings are announced by NASCAR on Mondays after all decisions regarding the last race have been finalized.
Top Fifty Drivers
Pos Driver Sponsor Make Pts Sts Wns Tp Tp Winnings
1 Jeff Gordon DuPont Refinishes Chv 3602 24 9 18 18 3,720,887
2 Mark Martin Valvoline Frd 3505 24 3 13 18 1,371,279
3 Dale Jarrett Quality Care/Frd Crdt Frd 3449 24 5 15 17 1,977,077
4 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries Frd 3334 24 2 12 16 1,512,309
5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chv 3292 24 0 7 18 1,560,824
6 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Service Chv 3056 24 0 3 10 1,235,764
7 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pon 2972 24 0 5 14 1,421,044
8 Bill Elliott McDonald's Frd 2839 24 0 4 11 1,111,792
9 Ted Musgrave The Family Channel/PR Frd 2816 24 0 5 8 915,134
10 Ricky Rudd Tide Frd 2768 24 2 6 10 1,609,435
11 Jeremy Mayfield Kmart/RC Cola Frd 2759 24 0 3 8 776,614
12 Johnny Benson Pennzoil Pon 2699 24 0 0 5 880,069
13 Ken Schrader Skoal Bandit Chv 2635 24 0 0 5 842,384
14 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Frd 2633 24 1 7 10 1,177,100
15 Michael Waltrip Citgo Frd 2509 24 0 0 6 805,909
16 Ernie Irvan Texaco/Havoline Frd 2498 24 1 3 9 1,132,574
17 Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes Frd 2425 24 0 1 3 803,364
18 Darrell Waltrip Parts America Chv 2419 24 0 1 4 770,694
19 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pon 2394 24 0 1 4 614,539
20 Bobby Hamilton STP Pon 2287 24 0 2 3 947,120
21 Ricky Craven Budweiser Chv 2273 22 0 2 3 872,260
22 Sterling Marlin Kodak Film Chv 2268 24 0 2 5 1,024,545
23 John Andretti RCA Frd 2263 24 1 2 2 877,580
24 Steve Grissom Kodiak Chv 2250 23 0 2 4 800,169
25 Ward Burton MBNA America Pon 2238 24 0 0 4 760,164
26 Geoff Bodine QVC Frd 2226 21 0 3 8 757,139
27 Brett Bodine Close Call Phone Card Frd 2181 24 0 0 2 754,169
28 Derrike Cope Skittles Pon 2137 23 0 0 1 537,744
29 Mike Skinner Lowe's Chv 2099 24 0 0 3 660,264
30 Rick Mast Remington Arms Frd 1930 22 0 0 0 635,039
31 Joe Nemechek BellSouth Chv 1882 22 0 0 1 546,654
32 Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers/Simmons Frd 1852 20 0 1 1 479,609
33 Hut Stricklin Circuit City Frd 1843 23 0 0 0 642,709
34 Kenny Wallace Square D Frd 1801 23 0 0 1 715,111
35 Lake Speed Melling Auto Parts Frd 1718 18 0 0 0 580,239
36 Morgan Shepherd Jasper Engines/Fed-Mo Frd 1596 18 0 1 3 532,004
37 David Green Caterpillar Chv 1461 19 0 0 0 353,453
38 Chad Little John Deere Pon 1414 19 0 0 1 402,784
39 Robby Gordon Coors Light Chv 1340 18 0 1 1 564,309
40 Wally Dallenbach Jr First Union Chv 1140 16 0 0 1 361,504
41 Dave Marcis Real Tree Camouflage Chv 1119 15 0 0 0 355,504
42 Jeff Green Cartoon Network Chv 1056 13 0 0 1 300,270
43 Gary Bradberry Child Support Recover Frd 611 11 0 0 0 169,855
44 Greg Sacks 581 9 0 0 0 257,919
45 Robert Pressley 545 7 0 0 0 146,268
46 Mike Wallace Spam Chv 541 7 0 0 0 159,303
47 Bobby Hillin Jr Hanes Frd 511 10 0 0 0 211,978
48 Lance Hooper R+L Carriers Pon 402 6 0 0 0 134,150
49 Billy Standridge 329 5 0 0 0 128,324
50 Jerry Nadeau R&L Carriers Pon 287 5 0 0 0 118,545
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