Standings after Talladega

Report from Motorsport News International

NASCAR Public Relations

1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Official Standings after Winston 500 Talladega Superspeedway Race No. 10/May 10

Pos Driver Sponsor Make Pts St W T T Winnings 5 10 1 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flak Chv 1544 10 0 5 9 775,164 2 Jeff Gordon DuPont Refinishes Chv 1505 10 4 8 8 1,050,894 3 Dale Jarrett Quality Care/Frd Cr Frd 1492 10 2 7 7 918,449 4 Mark Martin Valvoline Frd 1394 10 2 4 6 601,919 5 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batterie Pon 1329 10 0 4 6 565,639 6 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Serv Chv 1287 10 0 1 4 569,769 7 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries Frd 1277 10 1 4 6 727,284 8 Ricky Rudd Tide Frd 1172 10 0 2 4 480,705 9 Michael Waltrip Citgo Frd 1126 10 0 0 4 373,959 10 Bobby Hamilton STP Pon 1121 10 0 2 3 436,545 11 Ward Burton MBNA America Pon 1098 10 0 0 3 355,744 12 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Frd 1082 10 1 3 5 536,290 13 Jeremy Mayfield Kmart/RC Cola Frd 1068 10 0 0 3 322,294 14 Johnny Benson Jr Pennzoil Pon 1062 10 0 0 3 367,474 15 Bill Elliott McDonald's Frd 1058 10 0 1 2 435,009 16 Darrell Waltrip Parts America Chv 1043 10 0 1 3 318,219 17 Ernie Irvan Texaco/Havoline Frd 1038 10 0 1 4 465,434 18 Ken Schrader Skoal Bandit Chv 1033 10 0 0 2 360,764 19 Sterling Marlin Kodak Film Chv 1021 10 0 1 2 475,525 20 Brett Bodine Close Call Phone Cd Frd 1018 10 0 0 2 349,324 21 Ted Musgrave The Family Channel/ PRIMESTAR Frd 1009 10 0 1 1 379,749 22 John Andretti RCA Frd 960 10 0 1 1 377,099 23 Geoff Bodine QVC Frd 950 10 0 1 3 378,784 24 Mike Skinner Lowe's Chv 945 10 0 0 0 274,319 25 Morgan Shepherd Cruisin' America Phone Card Pon 942 10 0 1 2 352,869 26 Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes Frd 928 10 0 0 1 325,794 27 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pon 887 10 0 0 1 235,054 28 Lake Speed Melling Auto Parts Frd 846 9 0 0 0 309,589 29 Kenny Wallace Square D Frd 831 10 0 0 1 350,729 30 Steve Grissom Kodiak Chv 784 9 0 0 1 331,859 31 Ricky Craven Budweiser Chv 767 8 0 2 2 361,894 32 Rick Mast Remington Arms Frd 761 8 0 0 0 225,229 33 Hut Stricklin Circuit City Frd 759 10 0 0 0 303,029 34 Derrike Cope Skittles Pon 750 9 0 0 0 195,769 35 Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers/Simmo Frd 749 8 0 0 0 220,989 36 Dave Marcis Real Tree Camouflag Chv 717 9 0 0 0 242,874 37 Joe Nemechek BellSouth Chv 631 8 0 0 0 201,164 38 Robby Gordon Coors Light Chv 620 9 0 0 0 281,354 39 Chad Little John Deere Pon 574 7 0 0 1 135,389 40 Robert Pressley Cartoon Network Chv 545 7 0 0 0 146,268 41 Bobby Hillin Jr Jasper Engines/ Federal Mogul Frd 525 8 0 0 0 181,703 42 David Green Caterpillar Chv 395 6 0 0 0 88,118 43 Greg Sacks Hardees Frd 392 6 0 0 0 149,269 44 Mike Wallace Spam Chv 374 5 0 0 0 130,183 45 Wally Dallenbach Jr First Union Chv 267 3 0 0 0 98,204 46 Gary Bradberry Child Support Recovery International Frd 227 5 0 0 0 79,423 47 Billy Standridge NC Diamond Rio/Hane Frd 155 2 0 0 0 77,804 48 Loy Allen 119 2 0 0 0 75,239 49 Ed Berrier Shoney's Inn/ Feed the Children Chv 94 1 0 0 0 13,165 50 Todd Bodine 93 1 0 0 0 58,550 51 Butch Gilliland 91 1 0 0 0 21,410 52 Tommy Hubert 79 1 0 0 0 21,350 53 Phil Parsons 70 1 0 0 0 12,845 54 Sean Woodside 64 1 0 0 0 20,905 55 Jeff Davis 52 1 0 0 0 30,745 56 Larry Gunselman Frd 49 1 0 0 0 20,720 57 Jack Sprague Budweiser Chv 43 1 0 0 0 18,650 58 Lance Hooper Hardee's Frd 37 1 0 0 0 21,820

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