Season
Standings After Race #22 at Bristol Motor Speedway - Saturday, August 23rd, 1997
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1 | 22 | Mark Martin | 6 | Ford | 3270 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | -1 | 22 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 3257 | -13 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 22 | Dale Jarrett | 88 | Ford | 3099 | -171 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 22 | Terry Labonte | 5 | Chevrolet | 3030 | -240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | - | 22 | Jeff Burton | 99 | Ford | 2979 | -291 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | - | 22 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | Chevrolet | 2865 | -405 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | - | 22 | Bobby Labonte | 18 | Pontiac | 2760 | -510 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | - | 22 | Ted Musgrave | 16 | Ford | 2597 | -673 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | - | 22 | Bill Elliott | 94 | Ford | 2591 | -679 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | +1 | 22 | Ricky Rudd | 10 | Ford | 2534 | -736 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | -1 | 22 | Jeremy Mayfield | 37 | Ford | 2510 | -760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | - | 22 | Johnny Benson | 30 | Pontiac | 2469 | -801 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | - | 22 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | Ford | 2439 | -831 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | +2 | 22 | Ken Schrader | 33 | Chevrolet | 2380 | -890 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | -1 | 22 | Ernie Irvan | 28 | Ford | 2340 | -930 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | +1 | 22 | Michael Waltrip | 21 | Ford | 2308 | -962 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | -2 | 22 | Darrell Waltrip | 17 | Chevrolet | 2267 | -1003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | - | 22 | Kyle Petty | 44 | Pontiac | 2224 | -1046 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | - | 22 | Jimmy Spencer | 23 | Ford | 2216 | -1054 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | - | 22 | Sterling Marlin | 4 | Chevrolet | 2179 | -1091 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | - | 22 | Bobby Hamilton | 43 | Pontiac | 2130 | -1140 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | - | 22 | John Andretti | 98 | Ford | 2114 | -1156 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | - | 20 | Ricky Craven | 25 | Chevrolet | 2094 | -1176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | +3 | 21 | Steve Grissom | 41 | Chevrolet | 2023 | -1247 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | - | 22 | Ward Burton | 22 | Pontiac | 2010 | -1260 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | -2 | 22 | Mike Skinner | 31 | Chevrolet | 1968 | -1302 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | -1 | 22 | Brett Bodine | 11 | Ford | 1963 | -1307 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | +1 | 19 | Geoff Bodine | 7 | Ford | 1939 | -1331 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | -1 | 21 | Derrike Cope | 36 | Pontiac | 1901 | -1369 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | - | 20 | Rick Mast | 75 | Ford | 1784 | -1486 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | +3 | 21 | Hut Stricklin | 8 | Ford | 1649 | -1621 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | - | 20 | Joe Nemechek | 42 | Chevrolet | 1633 | -1637 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | +3 | 18 | Dick Trickle | 64 | Chevrolet | 1622 | -1648 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | -1 | 21 | Kenny Wallace | 81 | Ford | 1619 | -1651 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | -4 | 18 | Morgan Shepherd | 1 | Pontiac | 1596 | -1674 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | -1 | 16 | Lake Speed | 9 | Ford | 1549 | -1721 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | - | 18 | David Green | 96 | Chevrolet | 1409 | -1861 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | +1 | 17 | Chad Little | 97 | Pontiac | 1241 | -2029 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | -1 | 16 | Robby Gordon | 40 | Chevrolet | 1206 | -2064 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | - | 15 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 1119 | -2151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | - | 14 | Wally Dallenbach | 1063 | -2207 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 42 | - | 11 | Jeff Green | 29 | Chevrolet | 940 | -2330 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | - | 9 | Greg Sacks | 45 | Chevrolet | 581 | -2689 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | - | 7 | Robert Pressley | 47 | Chevrolet | 545 | -2725 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | - | 7 | Mike Wallace | 91 | Chevrolet | 541 | -2729 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | +1 | 10 | Gary Bradberry | 19 | Ford | 523 | -2747 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | -1 | 10 | Bobby Hillin | 77 | Ford | 511 | -2759 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | - | 5 | Billy Standridge | 78 | Ford | 329 | -2941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | - | 5 | Jerry Nadeau | 1 | Pontiac | 287 | -2983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | +1 | 4 | Lance Hooper | 1 | Pontiac | 280 | -2990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | +2 | 3 | Ed Berrier | 77 | Ford | 255 | -3015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | -2 | 2 | Rick Wilson | 75 | Chevrolet | 200 | -3070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | -1 | 3 | Todd Bodine | 36 | Pontiac | 188 | -3082 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | - | 2 | Loy Allen | 19 | Ford | 119 | -3151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | - | 1 | Ron Barfield | 94 | Ford | 97 | -3173 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | - | 1 | Butch Gilliland | 38 | Ford | 91 | -3179 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | - | 1 | Tom Hubert | 78 | Ford | 79 | -3191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | - | 1 | Phil Parsons | 10 | Chevrolet | 70 | -3200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | - | 1 | Dorsey Schroeder | 90 | Ford | 70 | -3200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | - | 1 | Sean Woodside | 07 | Pontiac | 64 | -3206 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | - | 1 | Steve Park | 3 | Chevrolet | 64 | -3206 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | - | 1 | Rich Bickle | 26 | Chevrolet | 61 | -3209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | - | 1 | Jeff Davis | 9 | Ford | 52 | -3218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | - | 1 | Jeff Purvis | 4 | Chevrolet | 52 | -3218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | - | 1 | Larry Gunselman | 35 | Ford | 49 | -3221 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | - | 1 | Jack Sprague | 25 | Chevrolet | 43 | -3227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | - | 1 | Randy MacDonald | 79 | Chevrolet | 40 | -3230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |