Standings After Race #23 at Darlington Raceway - Sunday, August 31st, 1997
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1 | 23 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 3437 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | -1 | 23 | Mark Martin | 6 | Ford | 3412 | -25 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 23 | Dale Jarrett | 88 | Ford | 3269 | -168 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 23 | Terry Labonte | 5 | Chevrolet | 3180 | -257 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | - | 23 | Jeff Burton | 99 | Ford | 3154 | -283 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | - | 23 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | Chevrolet | 2938 | -499 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | - | 23 | Bobby Labonte | 18 | Pontiac | 2911 | -526 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | +1 | 23 | Bill Elliott | 94 | Ford | 2761 | -676 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | +1 | 23 | Ricky Rudd | 10 | Ford | 2689 | -748 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | -2 | 23 | Ted Musgrave | 16 | Ford | 2678 | -759 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | - | 23 | Jeremy Mayfield | 37 | Ford | 2625 | -812 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | - | 23 | Johnny Benson | 30 | Pontiac | 2575 | -862 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | +1 | 23 | Ken Schrader | 33 | Chevrolet | 2514 | -923 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | -1 | 23 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | Ford | 2473 | -964 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | +1 | 23 | Michael Waltrip | 21 | Ford | 2451 | -986 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | -1 | 23 | Ernie Irvan | 28 | Ford | 2404 | -1033 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | - | 23 | Darrell Waltrip | 17 | Chevrolet | 2352 | -1085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | +1 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | 23 | Ford | 2295 | -1142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | -1 | 23 | Kyle Petty | 44 | Pontiac | 2291 | -1146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | +1 | 23 | Bobby Hamilton | 43 | Pontiac | 2233 | -1204 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | -1 | 23 | Sterling Marlin | 4 | Chevrolet | 2222 | -1215 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | - | 23 | John Andretti | 98 | Ford | 2166 | -1271 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | - | 21 | Ricky Craven | 25 | Chevrolet | 2164 | -1273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | - | 22 | Steve Grissom | 41 | Chevrolet | 2123 | -1314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | - | 23 | Ward Burton | 22 | Pontiac | 2092 | -1345 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | +1 | 23 | Brett Bodine | 11 | Ford | 2081 | -1356 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | +1 | 20 | Geoff Bodine | 7 | Ford | 2066 | -1371 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | -2 | 23 | Mike Skinner | 31 | Chevrolet | 2023 | -1414 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | - | 22 | Derrike Cope | 36 | Pontiac | 2022 | -1415 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | - | 21 | Rick Mast | 75 | Ford | 1845 | -1592 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | - | 22 | Hut Stricklin | 8 | Ford | 1761 | -1676 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | +1 | 19 | Dick Trickle | 64 | Chevrolet | 1746 | -1691 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | -1 | 21 | Joe Nemechek | 42 | Chevrolet | 1727 | -1710 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | - | 22 | Kenny Wallace | 81 | Ford | 1710 | -1727 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | +1 | 17 | Lake Speed | 9 | Ford | 1658 | -1779 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | -1 | 18 | Morgan Shepherd | 1 | Pontiac | 1596 | -1841 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | - | 18 | David Green | 96 | Chevrolet | 1409 | -2028 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | - | 18 | Chad Little | 97 | Pontiac | 1371 | -2066 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | - | 17 | Robby Gordon | 40 | Chevrolet | 1303 | -2134 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | - | 15 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 1119 | -2318 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | - | 15 | Wally Dallenbach | 1103 | -2334 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 42 | - | 12 | Jeff Green | 29 | Chevrolet | 986 | -2451 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | +3 | 11 | Gary Bradberry | 19 | Ford | 611 | -2826 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | -1 | 9 | Greg Sacks | 45 | Chevrolet | 581 | -2856 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | -1 | 7 | Robert Pressley | 47 | Chevrolet | 545 | -2892 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | -1 | 7 | Mike Wallace | 91 | Chevrolet | 541 | -2896 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | - | 10 | Bobby Hillin | 77 | Ford | 511 | -2926 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | +2 | 5 | Lance Hooper | 1 | Pontiac | 338 | -3099 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | -1 | 5 | Billy Standridge | 78 | Ford | 329 | -3108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | -1 | 5 | Jerry Nadeau | 1 | Pontiac | 287 | -3150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | - | 3 | Ed Berrier | 77 | Ford | 255 | -3182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | +1 | 4 | Todd Bodine | 36 | Pontiac | 225 | -3212 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | -1 | 2 | Rick Wilson | 75 | Chevrolet | 200 | -3237 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | - | 2 | Loy Allen | 19 | Ford | 119 | -3318 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | +9 | 2 | Jeff Purvis | 4 | Chevrolet | 101 | -3336 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | -1 | 1 | Ron Barfield | 94 | Ford | 97 | -3340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | -1 | 1 | Butch Gilliland | 38 | Ford | 91 | -3346 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | -1 | 1 | Tom Hubert | 78 | Ford | 79 | -3358 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | -1 | 1 | Phil Parsons | 10 | Chevrolet | 70 | -3367 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | -1 | 1 | Dorsey Schroeder | 90 | Ford | 70 | -3367 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | -1 | 1 | Sean Woodside | 07 | Pontiac | 64 | -3373 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | -1 | 1 | Steve Park | 3 | Chevrolet | 64 | -3373 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | -1 | 1 | Rich Bickle | 26 | Chevrolet | 61 | -3376 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | -1 | 1 | Jeff Davis | 9 | Ford | 52 | -3385 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | - | 1 | Larry Gunselman | 35 | Ford | 49 | -3388 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | - | 1 | Jack Sprague | 25 | Chevrolet | 43 | -3394 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | - | 1 | Randy MacDonald | 79 | Chevrolet | 40 | -3397 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |