Standings After Race #24 at Richmond Raceway - Saturday, September 6th, 1997
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 24 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 3602 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | - | 24 | Mark Martin | 6 | Ford | 3505 | -97 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 24 | Dale Jarrett | 88 | Ford | 3449 | -153 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | +1 | 24 | Jeff Burton | 99 | Ford | 3334 | -268 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | -1 | 24 | Terry Labonte | 5 | Chevrolet | 3292 | -310 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | - | 24 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | Chevrolet | 3056 | -546 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | - | 24 | Bobby Labonte | 18 | Pontiac | 2972 | -630 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | - | 24 | Bill Elliott | 94 | Ford | 2839 | -763 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | +1 | 24 | Ted Musgrave | 16 | Ford | 2816 | -786 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | -1 | 24 | Ricky Rudd | 10 | Ford | 2768 | -834 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | - | 24 | Jeremy Mayfield | 37 | Ford | 2759 | -843 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | - | 24 | Johnny Benson | 30 | Pontiac | 2699 | -903 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | - | 24 | Ken Schrader | 33 | Chevrolet | 2635 | -967 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | - | 24 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | Ford | 2633 | -969 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | - | 24 | Michael Waltrip | 21 | Ford | 2509 | -1093 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | - | 24 | Ernie Irvan | 28 | Ford | 2498 | -1104 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | +1 | 24 | Jimmy Spencer | 23 | Ford | 2425 | -1177 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | -1 | 24 | Darrell Waltrip | 17 | Chevrolet | 2419 | -1183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | - | 24 | Kyle Petty | 44 | Pontiac | 2394 | -1208 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | - | 24 | Bobby Hamilton | 43 | Pontiac | 2287 | -1315 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | +2 | 22 | Ricky Craven | 25 | Chevrolet | 2273 | -1329 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | -1 | 24 | Sterling Marlin | 4 | Chevrolet | 2268 | -1334 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | -1 | 24 | John Andretti | 98 | Ford | 2263 | -1339 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | - | 23 | Steve Grissom | 41 | Chevrolet | 2250 | -1352 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | - | 24 | Ward Burton | 22 | Pontiac | 2238 | -1364 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | +1 | 21 | Geoff Bodine | 7 | Ford | 2226 | -1376 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | -1 | 24 | Brett Bodine | 11 | Ford | 2181 | -1421 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | +1 | 23 | Derrike Cope | 36 | Pontiac | 2137 | -1465 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | -1 | 24 | Mike Skinner | 31 | Chevrolet | 2099 | -1503 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | - | 22 | Rick Mast | 75 | Ford | 1930 | -1672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | +2 | 22 | Joe Nemechek | 42 | Chevrolet | 1882 | -1720 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | - | 20 | Dick Trickle | 64 | Chevrolet | 1852 | -1750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | -2 | 23 | Hut Stricklin | 8 | Ford | 1843 | -1759 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | - | 23 | Kenny Wallace | 81 | Ford | 1801 | -1801 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | - | 18 | Lake Speed | 9 | Ford | 1718 | -1884 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | - | 18 | Morgan Shepherd | 1 | Pontiac | 1596 | -2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | - | 19 | David Green | 96 | Chevrolet | 1461 | -2141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | - | 19 | Chad Little | 97 | Pontiac | 1414 | -2188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | - | 18 | Robby Gordon | 40 | Chevrolet | 1340 | -2262 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | +1 | 16 | Wally Dallenbach | 1143 | -2459 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 41 | -1 | 15 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 1119 | -2483 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | - | 13 | Jeff Green | 29 | Chevrolet | 1056 | -2546 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | - | 11 | Gary Bradberry | 19 | Ford | 611 | -2991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | - | 9 | Greg Sacks | 45 | Chevrolet | 581 | -3021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | - | 7 | Robert Pressley | 47 | Chevrolet | 545 | -3057 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | - | 7 | Mike Wallace | 91 | Chevrolet | 541 | -3061 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | - | 10 | Bobby Hillin | 77 | Ford | 511 | -3091 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | - | 6 | Lance Hooper | 1 | Pontiac | 402 | -3200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | - | 5 | Billy Standridge | 78 | Ford | 329 | -3273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | - | 5 | Jerry Nadeau | 1 | Pontiac | 287 | -3315 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | - | 3 | Ed Berrier | 77 | Ford | 255 | -3347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | - | 4 | Todd Bodine | 36 | Pontiac | 225 | -3377 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | - | 2 | Rick Wilson | 75 | Chevrolet | 200 | -3402 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | - | 1 | Kenny Irwin | 27 | Ford | 147 | -3455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | -1 | 2 | Loy Allen | 19 | Ford | 119 | -3483 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | -1 | 2 | Jeff Purvis | 4 | Chevrolet | 101 | -3501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | -1 | 1 | Ron Barfield | 94 | Ford | 97 | -3505 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | -1 | 1 | Butch Gilliland | 38 | Ford | 91 | -3511 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | -1 | 1 | Tom Hubert | 78 | Ford | 79 | -3523 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | -1 | 1 | Phil Parsons | 10 | Chevrolet | 70 | -3532 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | -1 | 1 | Dorsey Schroeder | 90 | Ford | 70 | -3532 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | -1 | 1 | Sean Woodside | 07 | Pontiac | 64 | -3538 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | -1 | 1 | Steve Park | 3 | Chevrolet | 64 | -3538 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | -1 | 1 | Rich Bickle | 26 | Chevrolet | 61 | -3541 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | -1 | 1 | Jeff Davis | 9 | Ford | 52 | -3550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | -1 | 1 | Larry Gunselman | 35 | Ford | 49 | -3553 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | -1 | 1 | Jack Sprague | 25 | Chevrolet | 43 | -3559 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | -1 | 1 | Randy MacDonald | 79 | Chevrolet | 40 | -3562 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |