Standings After Race #17 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway - Sunday, July 13th, 1997
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1 | 17 | Terry Labonte | 5 | Chevrolet | 2497 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | -1 | 17 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 2494 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 17 | Mark Martin | 6 | Ford | 2445 | -52 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 17 | Dale Jarrett | 88 | Ford | 2332 | -165 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | +1 | 17 | Jeff Burton | 99 | Ford | 2298 | -199 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | -1 | 17 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | Chevrolet | 2283 | -214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | - | 17 | Bobby Labonte | 18 | Pontiac | 2111 | -386 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | - | 17 | Ricky Rudd | 10 | Ford | 2074 | -423 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | - | 17 | Jeremy Mayfield | 37 | Ford | 1962 | -535 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | - | 17 | Ted Musgrave | 16 | Ford | 1930 | -567 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | +1 | 17 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | Ford | 1917 | -580 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | +1 | 17 | Bill Elliott | 94 | Ford | 1898 | -599 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | -2 | 17 | Michael Waltrip | 21 | Ford | 1892 | -605 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | - | 17 | Johnny Benson | 30 | Pontiac | 1849 | -648 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | +1 | 17 | Ernie Irvan | 28 | Ford | 1848 | -649 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | -1 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | 17 | Chevrolet | 1792 | -705 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | - | 17 | Sterling Marlin | 4 | Chevrolet | 1750 | -747 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | +1 | 17 | Ken Schrader | 33 | Chevrolet | 1737 | -760 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | +1 | 17 | Kyle Petty | 44 | Pontiac | 1719 | -778 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | +1 | 17 | Jimmy Spencer | 23 | Ford | 1715 | -782 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | -3 | 17 | Bobby Hamilton | 43 | Pontiac | 1699 | -798 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | +2 | 17 | John Andretti | 98 | Ford | 1620 | -877 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | -1 | 17 | Brett Bodine | 11 | Ford | 1592 | -905 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | -1 | 17 | Ward Burton | 22 | Pontiac | 1555 | -942 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | +1 | 16 | Derrike Cope | 36 | Pontiac | 1510 | -987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | +1 | 15 | Ricky Craven | 25 | Chevrolet | 1497 | -1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | +2 | 16 | Steve Grissom | 41 | Chevrolet | 1484 | -1013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | -3 | 16 | Morgan Shepherd | 1 | Pontiac | 1471 | -1026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | -1 | 17 | Mike Skinner | 31 | Chevrolet | 1435 | -1062 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | - | 15 | Rick Mast | 75 | Ford | 1395 | -1102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | +1 | 15 | Geoff Bodine | 7 | Ford | 1374 | -1123 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | +1 | 17 | Hut Stricklin | 8 | Ford | 1351 | -1146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | +1 | 15 | Dick Trickle | 64 | Chevrolet | 1305 | -1192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | +1 | 16 | Kenny Wallace | 81 | Ford | 1290 | -1207 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | -4 | 13 | Lake Speed | 9 | Ford | 1246 | -1251 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | - | 15 | Joe Nemechek | 42 | Chevrolet | 1198 | -1299 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | - | 14 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 1079 | -1418 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | - | 13 | David Green | 96 | Chevrolet | 1062 | -1435 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | - | 12 | Chad Little | 97 | Pontiac | 948 | -1549 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | - | 12 | Robby Gordon | 40 | Chevrolet | 818 | -1679 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | - | 9 | Wally Dallenbach | 692 | -1805 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 42 | - | 7 | Robert Pressley | 47 | Chevrolet | 545 | -1952 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | - | 7 | Mike Wallace | 91 | Chevrolet | 541 | -1956 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | - | 10 | Bobby Hillin | 77 | Ford | 511 | -1986 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | - | 8 | Greg Sacks | 45 | Chevrolet | 511 | -1986 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | - | 6 | Jeff Green | 29 | Chevrolet | 500 | -1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | - | 8 | Gary Bradberry | 19 | Ford | 419 | -2078 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | - | 5 | Billy Standridge | 78 | Ford | 329 | -2168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | - | 4 | Jerry Nadeau | 1 | Pontiac | 223 | -2274 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | - | 2 | Todd Bodine | 36 | Pontiac | 130 | -2367 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | - | 2 | Loy Allen | 19 | Ford | 119 | -2378 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | - | 1 | Rick Wilson | 75 | Chevrolet | 100 | -2397 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | - | 1 | Ed Berrier | 77 | Ford | 94 | -2403 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | - | 1 | Butch Gilliland | 38 | Ford | 91 | -2406 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | - | 1 | Tom Hubert | 78 | Ford | 79 | -2418 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | - | 1 | Phil Parsons | 10 | Chevrolet | 70 | -2427 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | - | 1 | Sean Woodside | 07 | Pontiac | 64 | -2433 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | - | 1 | Jeff Davis | 9 | Ford | 52 | -2445 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | - | 1 | Larry Gunselman | 35 | Ford | 49 | -2448 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | - | 1 | Jack Sprague | 25 | Chevrolet | 43 | -2454 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | - | 1 | Randy MacDonald | 79 | Chevrolet | 40 | -2457 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | -1 | 1 | Lance Hooper | 1 | Pontiac | 37 | -2460 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |