Standings After Race #19 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway - Saturday, August 2nd, 1997
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 19 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 2834 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | - | 19 | Mark Martin | 6 | Ford | 2755 | -79 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | +1 | 19 | Dale Jarrett | 88 | Ford | 2687 | -147 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | -1 | 19 | Terry Labonte | 5 | Chevrolet | 2603 | -231 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | - | 19 | Jeff Burton | 99 | Ford | 2591 | -243 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | - | 19 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | Chevrolet | 2491 | -343 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | - | 19 | Bobby Labonte | 18 | Pontiac | 2411 | -423 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | - | 19 | Ricky Rudd | 10 | Ford | 2309 | -525 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | - | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | 37 | Ford | 2255 | -579 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | +1 | 19 | Bill Elliott | 94 | Ford | 2179 | -655 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | -1 | 19 | Ted Musgrave | 16 | Ford | 2159 | -675 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | +1 | 19 | Johnny Benson | 30 | Pontiac | 2129 | -705 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | +2 | 19 | Ernie Irvan | 28 | Ford | 2040 | -794 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | -2 | 19 | Michael Waltrip | 21 | Ford | 2035 | -799 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | -1 | 19 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | Ford | 2018 | -816 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | - | 19 | Darrell Waltrip | 17 | Chevrolet | 1998 | -836 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | +1 | 19 | Kyle Petty | 44 | Pontiac | 1990 | -844 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | +1 | 19 | Ken Schrader | 33 | Chevrolet | 1988 | -846 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | -2 | 19 | Jimmy Spencer | 23 | Ford | 1962 | -872 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | - | 19 | Sterling Marlin | 4 | Chevrolet | 1887 | -947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | - | 19 | Bobby Hamilton | 43 | Pontiac | 1869 | -965 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | - | 19 | John Andretti | 98 | Ford | 1823 | -1011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | - | 19 | Ward Burton | 22 | Pontiac | 1779 | -1055 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | - | 19 | Brett Bodine | 11 | Ford | 1777 | -1057 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | +2 | 19 | Mike Skinner | 31 | Chevrolet | 1728 | -1106 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | - | 17 | Ricky Craven | 25 | Chevrolet | 1726 | -1108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | -2 | 18 | Derrike Cope | 36 | Pontiac | 1670 | -1164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | - | 18 | Steve Grissom | 41 | Chevrolet | 1642 | -1192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | +2 | 17 | Rick Mast | 75 | Ford | 1577 | -1257 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | -1 | 17 | Morgan Shepherd | 1 | Pontiac | 1553 | -1281 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | -1 | 16 | Geoff Bodine | 7 | Ford | 1491 | -1343 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | - | 18 | Hut Stricklin | 8 | Ford | 1445 | -1389 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | +1 | 18 | Kenny Wallace | 81 | Ford | 1424 | -1410 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | -1 | 16 | Dick Trickle | 64 | Chevrolet | 1411 | -1423 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | +1 | 14 | Lake Speed | 9 | Ford | 1373 | -1461 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | -1 | 17 | Joe Nemechek | 42 | Chevrolet | 1370 | -1464 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | +1 | 15 | David Green | 96 | Chevrolet | 1166 | -1668 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | -1 | 15 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 1119 | -1715 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | - | 14 | Chad Little | 97 | Pontiac | 1064 | -1770 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | - | 14 | Robby Gordon | 40 | Chevrolet | 934 | -1900 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | - | 11 | Wally Dallenbach | 801 | -2033 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 42 | - | 8 | Jeff Green | 29 | Chevrolet | 658 | -2176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | +3 | 9 | Greg Sacks | 45 | Chevrolet | 581 | -2253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | -1 | 7 | Robert Pressley | 47 | Chevrolet | 545 | -2289 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | -1 | 7 | Mike Wallace | 91 | Chevrolet | 541 | -2293 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | -1 | 10 | Bobby Hillin | 77 | Ford | 511 | -2323 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | - | 8 | Gary Bradberry | 19 | Ford | 419 | -2415 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | - | 5 | Billy Standridge | 78 | Ford | 329 | -2505 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | - | 5 | Jerry Nadeau | 1 | Pontiac | 287 | -2547 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | +2 | 2 | Rick Wilson | 75 | Chevrolet | 200 | -2634 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | +2 | 2 | Ed Berrier | 77 | Ford | 176 | -2658 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | -2 | 2 | Todd Bodine | 36 | Pontiac | 130 | -2704 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | -2 | 2 | Loy Allen | 19 | Ford | 119 | -2715 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | - | 1 | Ron Barfield | 94 | Ford | 97 | -2737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | -1 | 1 | Butch Gilliland | 38 | Ford | 91 | -2743 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | -1 | 1 | Tom Hubert | 78 | Ford | 79 | -2755 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | -1 | 1 | Phil Parsons | 10 | Chevrolet | 70 | -2764 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | -1 | 1 | Sean Woodside | 07 | Pontiac | 64 | -2770 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | - | 1 | Rich Bickle | 26 | Chevrolet | 61 | -2773 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | -2 | 1 | Jeff Davis | 9 | Ford | 52 | -2782 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | - | 1 | Jeff Purvis | 4 | Chevrolet | 52 | -2782 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | -3 | 1 | Larry Gunselman | 35 | Ford | 49 | -2785 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | -3 | 1 | Jack Sprague | 25 | Chevrolet | 43 | -2791 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | -3 | 1 | Randy MacDonald | 79 | Chevrolet | 40 | -2794 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | -3 | 1 | Lance Hooper | 1 | Pontiac | 37 | -2797 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |