Standings After Race #20 at Watkins Glen International - Sunday, August 10th, 1997
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 20 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 3019 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | - | 20 | Mark Martin | 6 | Ford | 2910 | -109 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 20 | Dale Jarrett | 88 | Ford | 2759 | -260 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 20 | Terry Labonte | 5 | Chevrolet | 2750 | -269 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | - | 20 | Jeff Burton | 99 | Ford | 2667 | -352 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | - | 20 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | Chevrolet | 2606 | -413 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | - | 20 | Bobby Labonte | 18 | Pontiac | 2463 | -556 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | +1 | 20 | Jeremy Mayfield | 37 | Ford | 2373 | -646 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | -1 | 20 | Ricky Rudd | 10 | Ford | 2352 | -667 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | - | 20 | Bill Elliott | 94 | Ford | 2330 | -689 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | - | 20 | Ted Musgrave | 16 | Ford | 2309 | -710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | - | 20 | Johnny Benson | 30 | Pontiac | 2264 | -755 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | +2 | 20 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | Ford | 2188 | -831 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | -1 | 20 | Ernie Irvan | 28 | Ford | 2140 | -879 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | -1 | 20 | Michael Waltrip | 21 | Ford | 2123 | -896 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | - | 20 | Darrell Waltrip | 17 | Chevrolet | 2112 | -907 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | +1 | 20 | Ken Schrader | 33 | Chevrolet | 2109 | -910 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | -1 | 20 | Kyle Petty | 44 | Pontiac | 2075 | -944 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | - | 20 | Jimmy Spencer | 23 | Ford | 2023 | -996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | - | 20 | Sterling Marlin | 4 | Chevrolet | 2011 | -1008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | - | 20 | Bobby Hamilton | 43 | Pontiac | 1948 | -1071 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | - | 20 | John Andretti | 98 | Ford | 1926 | -1093 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | +3 | 18 | Ricky Craven | 25 | Chevrolet | 1838 | -1181 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | +1 | 20 | Mike Skinner | 31 | Chevrolet | 1834 | -1185 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | -1 | 20 | Brett Bodine | 11 | Ford | 1823 | -1196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | -3 | 20 | Ward Burton | 22 | Pontiac | 1819 | -1200 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | +1 | 19 | Steve Grissom | 41 | Chevrolet | 1780 | -1239 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | -1 | 19 | Derrike Cope | 36 | Pontiac | 1719 | -1300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | - | 18 | Rick Mast | 75 | Ford | 1671 | -1348 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | +1 | 17 | Geoff Bodine | 7 | Ford | 1666 | -1353 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | -1 | 17 | Morgan Shepherd | 1 | Pontiac | 1553 | -1466 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | +1 | 19 | Kenny Wallace | 81 | Ford | 1506 | -1513 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | +3 | 18 | Joe Nemechek | 42 | Chevrolet | 1502 | -1517 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | -2 | 19 | Hut Stricklin | 8 | Ford | 1500 | -1519 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | -1 | 16 | Dick Trickle | 64 | Chevrolet | 1411 | -1608 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | -1 | 14 | Lake Speed | 9 | Ford | 1373 | -1646 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | - | 16 | David Green | 96 | Chevrolet | 1263 | -1756 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | - | 15 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 1119 | -1900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | - | 15 | Chad Little | 97 | Pontiac | 1101 | -1918 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | - | 15 | Robby Gordon | 40 | Chevrolet | 1094 | -1925 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | - | 12 | Wally Dallenbach | 935 | -2084 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 42 | - | 9 | Jeff Green | 29 | Chevrolet | 731 | -2288 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | - | 9 | Greg Sacks | 45 | Chevrolet | 581 | -2438 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | - | 7 | Robert Pressley | 47 | Chevrolet | 545 | -2474 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | - | 7 | Mike Wallace | 91 | Chevrolet | 541 | -2478 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | - | 10 | Bobby Hillin | 77 | Ford | 511 | -2508 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | - | 8 | Gary Bradberry | 19 | Ford | 419 | -2600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | - | 5 | Billy Standridge | 78 | Ford | 329 | -2690 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | - | 5 | Jerry Nadeau | 1 | Pontiac | 287 | -2732 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | - | 2 | Rick Wilson | 75 | Chevrolet | 200 | -2819 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | +1 | 3 | Todd Bodine | 36 | Pontiac | 188 | -2831 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | -1 | 2 | Ed Berrier | 77 | Ford | 176 | -2843 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | +12 | 2 | Lance Hooper | 1 | Pontiac | 128 | -2891 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | -1 | 2 | Loy Allen | 19 | Ford | 119 | -2900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | -1 | 1 | Ron Barfield | 94 | Ford | 97 | -2922 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | -1 | 1 | Butch Gilliland | 38 | Ford | 91 | -2928 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | -1 | 1 | Tom Hubert | 78 | Ford | 79 | -2940 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | -1 | 1 | Phil Parsons | 10 | Chevrolet | 70 | -2949 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | - | 1 | Dorsey Schroeder | 90 | Ford | 70 | -2949 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | -2 | 1 | Sean Woodside | 07 | Pontiac | 64 | -2955 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | - | 1 | Steve Park | 3 | Chevrolet | 64 | -2955 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | -3 | 1 | Rich Bickle | 26 | Chevrolet | 61 | -2958 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | -3 | 1 | Jeff Davis | 9 | Ford | 52 | -2967 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | -3 | 1 | Jeff Purvis | 4 | Chevrolet | 52 | -2967 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | -3 | 1 | Larry Gunselman | 35 | Ford | 49 | -2970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | -3 | 1 | Jack Sprague | 25 | Chevrolet | 43 | -2976 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | -3 | 1 | Randy MacDonald | 79 | Chevrolet | 40 | -2979 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |