Standings After Race #26 at Dover Motor Speedway - Sunday, September 21st, 1997
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 26 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 3938 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | - | 26 | Mark Martin | 6 | Ford | 3833 | -105 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 26 | Dale Jarrett | 88 | Ford | 3754 | -184 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 26 | Jeff Burton | 99 | Ford | 3585 | -353 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | - | 26 | Terry Labonte | 5 | Chevrolet | 3384 | -554 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | - | 26 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | Chevrolet | 3373 | -565 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | - | 26 | Bobby Labonte | 18 | Pontiac | 3250 | -688 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | - | 26 | Bill Elliott | 94 | Ford | 3111 | -827 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | - | 26 | Ted Musgrave | 16 | Ford | 2980 | -958 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | +2 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | 10 | Ford | 2955 | -983 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | -1 | 26 | Jeremy Mayfield | 37 | Ford | 2941 | -997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | -1 | 26 | Johnny Benson | 30 | Pontiac | 2884 | -1054 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | - | 26 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | Ford | 2848 | -1090 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | - | 26 | Ken Schrader | 33 | Chevrolet | 2819 | -1119 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | - | 26 | Ernie Irvan | 28 | Ford | 2811 | -1127 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | +2 | 26 | Kyle Petty | 44 | Pontiac | 2691 | -1247 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | -1 | 26 | Jimmy Spencer | 23 | Ford | 2631 | -1307 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | -1 | 26 | Michael Waltrip | 21 | Ford | 2601 | -1337 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | +1 | 26 | Bobby Hamilton | 43 | Pontiac | 2581 | -1357 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | -1 | 26 | Darrell Waltrip | 17 | Chevrolet | 2553 | -1385 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | +1 | 25 | Steve Grissom | 41 | Chevrolet | 2510 | -1428 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | +1 | 26 | John Andretti | 98 | Ford | 2493 | -1445 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | -2 | 24 | Ricky Craven | 25 | Chevrolet | 2473 | -1465 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | - | 23 | Geoff Bodine | 7 | Ford | 2462 | -1476 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | - | 26 | Ward Burton | 22 | Pontiac | 2429 | -1509 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | - | 26 | Sterling Marlin | 4 | Chevrolet | 2396 | -1542 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | - | 26 | Brett Bodine | 11 | Ford | 2330 | -1608 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | - | 25 | Derrike Cope | 36 | Pontiac | 2295 | -1643 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | - | 26 | Mike Skinner | 31 | Chevrolet | 2263 | -1675 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | - | 24 | Rick Mast | 75 | Ford | 2172 | -1766 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | - | 24 | Joe Nemechek | 42 | Chevrolet | 2109 | -1829 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | - | 25 | Hut Stricklin | 8 | Ford | 2089 | -1849 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | - | 22 | Dick Trickle | 64 | Chevrolet | 2058 | -1880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | - | 25 | Kenny Wallace | 81 | Ford | 1932 | -2006 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | - | 19 | Lake Speed | 9 | Ford | 1827 | -2111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | - | 19 | Morgan Shepherd | 1 | Pontiac | 1666 | -2272 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | - | 21 | David Green | 96 | Chevrolet | 1592 | -2346 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | - | 21 | Chad Little | 97 | Pontiac | 1569 | -2369 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | - | 20 | Robby Gordon | 40 | Chevrolet | 1495 | -2443 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | +1 | 17 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 1256 | -2682 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | -1 | 17 | Wally Dallenbach | 1213 | -2725 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 42 | - | 15 | Jeff Green | 29 | Chevrolet | 1148 | -2790 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | - | 13 | Gary Bradberry | 19 | Ford | 730 | -3208 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | +1 | 9 | Robert Pressley | 47 | Chevrolet | 625 | -3313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | -1 | 9 | Greg Sacks | 45 | Chevrolet | 581 | -3357 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | - | 7 | Mike Wallace | 91 | Chevrolet | 541 | -3397 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | - | 10 | Bobby Hillin | 77 | Ford | 511 | -3427 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | - | 6 | Lance Hooper | 1 | Pontiac | 402 | -3536 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | - | 5 | Billy Standridge | 78 | Ford | 329 | -3609 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | - | 5 | Jerry Nadeau | 1 | Pontiac | 287 | -3651 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | - | 3 | Ed Berrier | 77 | Ford | 255 | -3683 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | - | 4 | Todd Bodine | 36 | Pontiac | 225 | -3713 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | - | 2 | Rick Wilson | 75 | Chevrolet | 200 | -3738 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | - | 1 | Kenny Irwin | 27 | Ford | 147 | -3791 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | - | 2 | Loy Allen | 19 | Ford | 119 | -3819 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | - | 2 | Jeff Purvis | 4 | Chevrolet | 101 | -3837 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | - | 1 | Ron Barfield | 94 | Ford | 97 | -3841 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | - | 1 | Butch Gilliland | 38 | Ford | 91 | -3847 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | - | 1 | Tom Hubert | 78 | Ford | 79 | -3859 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | - | 1 | Phil Parsons | 10 | Chevrolet | 70 | -3868 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | - | 1 | Dorsey Schroeder | 90 | Ford | 70 | -3868 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | - | 1 | Sean Woodside | 07 | Pontiac | 64 | -3874 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | - | 1 | Steve Park | 3 | Chevrolet | 64 | -3874 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | - | 1 | Rich Bickle | 26 | Chevrolet | 61 | -3877 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | - | 1 | Jeff Davis | 9 | Ford | 52 | -3886 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | - | 1 | Larry Gunselman | 35 | Ford | 49 | -3889 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | - | 1 | Jack Sprague | 25 | Chevrolet | 43 | -3895 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | - | 1 | Randy MacDonald | 79 | Chevrolet | 40 | -3898 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |