Standings After Race #16 at Daytona International Speedway - Saturday, July 5th, 1997
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 16 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 2400 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | +1 | 16 | Terry Labonte | 5 | Chevrolet | 2346 | -54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | -1 | 16 | Mark Martin | 6 | Ford | 2290 | -110 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 16 | Dale Jarrett | 88 | Ford | 2278 | -122 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | +1 | 16 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | Chevrolet | 2113 | -287 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | -1 | 16 | Jeff Burton | 99 | Ford | 2113 | -287 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | - | 16 | Bobby Labonte | 18 | Pontiac | 2029 | -371 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | - | 16 | Ricky Rudd | 10 | Ford | 1936 | -464 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | +1 | 16 | Jeremy Mayfield | 37 | Ford | 1850 | -550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | +1 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | 16 | Ford | 1845 | -555 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | -2 | 16 | Michael Waltrip | 21 | Ford | 1816 | -584 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | +3 | 16 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | Ford | 1752 | -648 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | -1 | 16 | Bill Elliott | 94 | Ford | 1748 | -652 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | -1 | 16 | Johnny Benson | 30 | Pontiac | 1740 | -660 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | -1 | 16 | Darrell Waltrip | 17 | Chevrolet | 1728 | -672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | - | 16 | Ernie Irvan | 28 | Ford | 1701 | -699 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | +2 | 16 | Sterling Marlin | 4 | Chevrolet | 1653 | -747 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | -1 | 16 | Bobby Hamilton | 43 | Pontiac | 1624 | -776 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | +1 | 16 | Ken Schrader | 33 | Chevrolet | 1602 | -798 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | +2 | 16 | Kyle Petty | 44 | Pontiac | 1595 | -805 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | -3 | 16 | Jimmy Spencer | 23 | Ford | 1588 | -812 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | -1 | 16 | Brett Bodine | 11 | Ford | 1555 | -845 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | - | 16 | Ward Burton | 22 | Pontiac | 1500 | -900 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | +3 | 16 | John Andretti | 98 | Ford | 1494 | -906 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | -1 | 15 | Morgan Shepherd | 1 | Pontiac | 1419 | -981 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | -1 | 15 | Derrike Cope | 36 | Pontiac | 1407 | -993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | -1 | 14 | Ricky Craven | 25 | Chevrolet | 1377 | -1023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | - | 16 | Mike Skinner | 31 | Chevrolet | 1335 | -1065 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | - | 15 | Steve Grissom | 41 | Chevrolet | 1324 | -1076 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | +1 | 14 | Rick Mast | 75 | Ford | 1316 | -1084 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | +2 | 13 | Lake Speed | 9 | Ford | 1246 | -1154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | -2 | 14 | Geoff Bodine | 7 | Ford | 1240 | -1160 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | -1 | 16 | Hut Stricklin | 8 | Ford | 1233 | -1167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | - | 14 | Dick Trickle | 64 | Chevrolet | 1217 | -1183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | +1 | 15 | Kenny Wallace | 81 | Ford | 1184 | -1216 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | -1 | 14 | Joe Nemechek | 42 | Chevrolet | 1155 | -1245 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | - | 13 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 1021 | -1379 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | - | 12 | David Green | 96 | Chevrolet | 971 | -1429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | - | 11 | Chad Little | 97 | Pontiac | 875 | -1525 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | - | 11 | Robby Gordon | 40 | Chevrolet | 757 | -1643 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | - | 9 | Wally Dallenbach | 692 | -1708 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 42 | - | 7 | Robert Pressley | 47 | Chevrolet | 545 | -1855 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | - | 7 | Mike Wallace | 91 | Chevrolet | 541 | -1859 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | - | 10 | Bobby Hillin | 77 | Ford | 511 | -1889 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | - | 8 | Greg Sacks | 45 | Chevrolet | 511 | -1889 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | - | 5 | Jeff Green | 29 | Chevrolet | 433 | -1967 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | - | 8 | Gary Bradberry | 19 | Ford | 419 | -1981 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | - | 5 | Billy Standridge | 78 | Ford | 329 | -2071 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | +2 | 3 | Jerry Nadeau | 1 | Pontiac | 177 | -2223 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | -1 | 2 | Todd Bodine | 36 | Pontiac | 130 | -2270 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | -1 | 2 | Loy Allen | 19 | Ford | 119 | -2281 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | - | 1 | Rick Wilson | 75 | Chevrolet | 100 | -2300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | - | 1 | Ed Berrier | 77 | Ford | 94 | -2306 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | - | 1 | Butch Gilliland | 38 | Ford | 91 | -2309 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | - | 1 | Tom Hubert | 78 | Ford | 79 | -2321 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | - | 1 | Phil Parsons | 10 | Chevrolet | 70 | -2330 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | - | 1 | Sean Woodside | 07 | Pontiac | 64 | -2336 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | - | 1 | Jeff Davis | 9 | Ford | 52 | -2348 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | - | 1 | Larry Gunselman | 35 | Ford | 49 | -2351 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | - | 1 | Jack Sprague | 25 | Chevrolet | 43 | -2357 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | - | 1 | Lance Hooper | 1 | Pontiac | 37 | -2363 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |