Standings After Race #27 at Martinsville Speedway - Sunday, September 28th, 1997
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 27 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 4103 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | - | 27 | Mark Martin | 6 | Ford | 3968 | -135 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 27 | Dale Jarrett | 88 | Ford | 3881 | -222 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 27 | Jeff Burton | 99 | Ford | 3765 | -338 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | +1 | 27 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | Chevrolet | 3543 | -560 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | -1 | 27 | Terry Labonte | 5 | Chevrolet | 3481 | -622 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | - | 27 | Bobby Labonte | 18 | Pontiac | 3332 | -771 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | - | 27 | Bill Elliott | 94 | Ford | 3266 | -837 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | - | 27 | Ted Musgrave | 16 | Ford | 3080 | -1023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | - | 27 | Ricky Rudd | 10 | Ford | 3079 | -1024 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | - | 27 | Jeremy Mayfield | 37 | Ford | 3050 | -1053 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | - | 27 | Johnny Benson | 30 | Pontiac | 2990 | -1113 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | - | 27 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | Ford | 2976 | -1127 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | - | 27 | Ken Schrader | 33 | Chevrolet | 2957 | -1146 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | - | 27 | Ernie Irvan | 28 | Ford | 2945 | -1158 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | - | 27 | Kyle Petty | 44 | Pontiac | 2776 | -1327 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | +2 | 27 | Bobby Hamilton | 43 | Pontiac | 2751 | -1352 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | -1 | 27 | Jimmy Spencer | 23 | Ford | 2695 | -1408 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | -1 | 27 | Michael Waltrip | 21 | Ford | 2673 | -1430 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | - | 27 | Darrell Waltrip | 17 | Chevrolet | 2644 | -1459 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | +2 | 25 | Ricky Craven | 25 | Chevrolet | 2615 | -1488 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | +3 | 27 | Ward Burton | 22 | Pontiac | 2580 | -1523 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | -1 | 27 | John Andretti | 98 | Ford | 2569 | -1534 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | -3 | 26 | Steve Grissom | 41 | Chevrolet | 2553 | -1550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | -1 | 24 | Geoff Bodine | 7 | Ford | 2541 | -1562 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | +1 | 27 | Brett Bodine | 11 | Ford | 2442 | -1661 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | -1 | 27 | Sterling Marlin | 4 | Chevrolet | 2442 | -1661 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | - | 26 | Derrike Cope | 36 | Pontiac | 2350 | -1753 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | - | 27 | Mike Skinner | 31 | Chevrolet | 2333 | -1770 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | - | 25 | Rick Mast | 75 | Ford | 2266 | -1837 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | +1 | 26 | Hut Stricklin | 8 | Ford | 2204 | -1899 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | -1 | 25 | Joe Nemechek | 42 | Chevrolet | 2197 | -1906 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | - | 23 | Dick Trickle | 64 | Chevrolet | 2095 | -2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | - | 26 | Kenny Wallace | 81 | Ford | 2082 | -2021 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | - | 20 | Lake Speed | 9 | Ford | 1948 | -2155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | +1 | 22 | David Green | 96 | Chevrolet | 1695 | -2408 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | -1 | 19 | Morgan Shepherd | 1 | Pontiac | 1666 | -2437 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | - | 22 | Chad Little | 97 | Pontiac | 1627 | -2476 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | - | 20 | Robby Gordon | 40 | Chevrolet | 1495 | -2608 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | +1 | 18 | Wally Dallenbach | 1274 | -2829 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 41 | -1 | 17 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 1256 | -2847 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | - | 16 | Jeff Green | 29 | Chevrolet | 1221 | -2882 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | - | 13 | Gary Bradberry | 19 | Ford | 730 | -3373 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | - | 10 | Robert Pressley | 47 | Chevrolet | 674 | -3429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | - | 9 | Greg Sacks | 45 | Chevrolet | 581 | -3522 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | - | 7 | Mike Wallace | 91 | Chevrolet | 541 | -3562 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | - | 10 | Bobby Hillin | 77 | Ford | 511 | -3592 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | - | 6 | Lance Hooper | 1 | Pontiac | 402 | -3701 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | - | 5 | Billy Standridge | 78 | Ford | 329 | -3774 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | - | 5 | Jerry Nadeau | 1 | Pontiac | 287 | -3816 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | - | 3 | Ed Berrier | 77 | Ford | 255 | -3848 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | - | 4 | Todd Bodine | 36 | Pontiac | 225 | -3878 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | - | 2 | Rick Wilson | 75 | Chevrolet | 200 | -3903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | - | 2 | Kenny Irwin | 27 | Ford | 199 | -3904 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | - | 2 | Loy Allen | 19 | Ford | 119 | -3984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | +7 | 2 | Steve Park | 3 | Chevrolet | 104 | -3999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | -1 | 2 | Jeff Purvis | 4 | Chevrolet | 101 | -4002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | -1 | 1 | Ron Barfield | 94 | Ford | 97 | -4006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | -1 | 1 | Butch Gilliland | 38 | Ford | 91 | -4012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | -1 | 1 | Tom Hubert | 78 | Ford | 79 | -4024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | -1 | 1 | Phil Parsons | 10 | Chevrolet | 70 | -4033 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | -1 | 1 | Dorsey Schroeder | 90 | Ford | 70 | -4033 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | -1 | 1 | Sean Woodside | 07 | Pontiac | 64 | -4039 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | - | 1 | Rich Bickle | 26 | Chevrolet | 61 | -4042 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | - | 1 | Jeff Davis | 9 | Ford | 52 | -4051 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | - | 1 | Larry Gunselman | 35 | Ford | 49 | -4054 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | - | 1 | Jack Sprague | 25 | Chevrolet | 43 | -4060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | - | 1 | Randy MacDonald | 79 | Chevrolet | 40 | -4063 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |