Standings After Race #18 at Pocono Raceway - Sunday, July 20th, 1997
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1 | 18 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 2669 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | +1 | 18 | Mark Martin | 6 | Ford | 2605 | -64 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | -2 | 18 | Terry Labonte | 5 | Chevrolet | 2555 | -114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 18 | Dale Jarrett | 88 | Ford | 2517 | -152 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | - | 18 | Jeff Burton | 99 | Ford | 2468 | -201 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | - | 18 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | Chevrolet | 2415 | -254 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | - | 18 | Bobby Labonte | 18 | Pontiac | 2241 | -428 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | - | 18 | Ricky Rudd | 10 | Ford | 2129 | -540 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | - | 18 | Jeremy Mayfield | 37 | Ford | 2100 | -569 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | - | 18 | Ted Musgrave | 16 | Ford | 2095 | -574 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | +1 | 18 | Bill Elliott | 94 | Ford | 2037 | -632 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | +1 | 18 | Michael Waltrip | 21 | Ford | 1989 | -680 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | +1 | 18 | Johnny Benson | 30 | Pontiac | 1978 | -691 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | -3 | 18 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | Ford | 1969 | -700 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | - | 18 | Ernie Irvan | 28 | Ford | 1896 | -773 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | - | 18 | Darrell Waltrip | 17 | Chevrolet | 1877 | -792 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | +3 | 18 | Jimmy Spencer | 23 | Ford | 1866 | -803 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | +1 | 18 | Kyle Petty | 44 | Pontiac | 1866 | -803 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | -1 | 18 | Ken Schrader | 33 | Chevrolet | 1858 | -811 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | -3 | 18 | Sterling Marlin | 4 | Chevrolet | 1853 | -816 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | - | 18 | Bobby Hamilton | 43 | Pontiac | 1766 | -903 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | - | 18 | John Andretti | 98 | Ford | 1711 | -958 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | +1 | 18 | Ward Burton | 22 | Pontiac | 1673 | -996 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | -1 | 18 | Brett Bodine | 11 | Ford | 1668 | -1001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | - | 17 | Derrike Cope | 36 | Pontiac | 1630 | -1039 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | - | 16 | Ricky Craven | 25 | Chevrolet | 1606 | -1063 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | +2 | 18 | Mike Skinner | 31 | Chevrolet | 1585 | -1084 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | -1 | 17 | Steve Grissom | 41 | Chevrolet | 1557 | -1112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | -1 | 17 | Morgan Shepherd | 1 | Pontiac | 1553 | -1116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | +1 | 16 | Geoff Bodine | 7 | Ford | 1491 | -1178 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | -1 | 16 | Rick Mast | 75 | Ford | 1483 | -1186 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | - | 18 | Hut Stricklin | 8 | Ford | 1445 | -1224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | - | 16 | Dick Trickle | 64 | Chevrolet | 1411 | -1258 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | - | 17 | Kenny Wallace | 81 | Ford | 1351 | -1318 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | +1 | 16 | Joe Nemechek | 42 | Chevrolet | 1303 | -1366 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | -1 | 13 | Lake Speed | 9 | Ford | 1246 | -1423 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | - | 15 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 1119 | -1550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | - | 14 | David Green | 96 | Chevrolet | 1108 | -1561 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | - | 13 | Chad Little | 97 | Pontiac | 1027 | -1642 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | - | 13 | Robby Gordon | 40 | Chevrolet | 855 | -1814 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | - | 10 | Wally Dallenbach | 741 | -1928 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 42 | +4 | 7 | Jeff Green | 29 | Chevrolet | 570 | -2099 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | -1 | 7 | Robert Pressley | 47 | Chevrolet | 545 | -2124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | -1 | 7 | Mike Wallace | 91 | Chevrolet | 541 | -2128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | -1 | 10 | Bobby Hillin | 77 | Ford | 511 | -2158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | -1 | 8 | Greg Sacks | 45 | Chevrolet | 511 | -2158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | - | 8 | Gary Bradberry | 19 | Ford | 419 | -2250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | - | 5 | Billy Standridge | 78 | Ford | 329 | -2340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | - | 5 | Jerry Nadeau | 1 | Pontiac | 287 | -2382 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | - | 2 | Todd Bodine | 36 | Pontiac | 130 | -2539 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | - | 2 | Loy Allen | 19 | Ford | 119 | -2550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | - | 1 | Rick Wilson | 75 | Chevrolet | 100 | -2569 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | - | 1 | Ed Berrier | 77 | Ford | 94 | -2575 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | - | 1 | Butch Gilliland | 38 | Ford | 91 | -2578 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | - | 1 | Tom Hubert | 78 | Ford | 79 | -2590 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | - | 1 | Phil Parsons | 10 | Chevrolet | 70 | -2599 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | - | 1 | Sean Woodside | 07 | Pontiac | 64 | -2605 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | - | 1 | Jeff Davis | 9 | Ford | 52 | -2617 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | - | 1 | Larry Gunselman | 35 | Ford | 49 | -2620 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | - | 1 | Jack Sprague | 25 | Chevrolet | 43 | -2626 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | - | 1 | Randy MacDonald | 79 | Chevrolet | 40 | -2629 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | - | 1 | Lance Hooper | 1 | Pontiac | 37 | -2632 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |