Standings After Race #30 at Rockingham Speedway - Monday, October 27th, 1997
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 30 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 4486 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | - | 30 | Mark Martin | 6 | Ford | 4361 | -125 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 30 | Dale Jarrett | 88 | Ford | 4341 | -145 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 30 | Jeff Burton | 99 | Ford | 4095 | -391 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | - | 30 | Terry Labonte | 5 | Chevrolet | 3947 | -539 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | - | 30 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | Chevrolet | 3936 | -550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | - | 30 | Bobby Labonte | 18 | Pontiac | 3822 | -664 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | - | 30 | Bill Elliott | 94 | Ford | 3663 | -823 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | - | 30 | Ted Musgrave | 16 | Ford | 3389 | -1097 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | - | 30 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | Ford | 3351 | -1135 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | +2 | 30 | Jeremy Mayfield | 37 | Ford | 3335 | -1151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | -1 | 30 | Ken Schrader | 33 | Chevrolet | 3313 | -1173 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | +1 | 30 | Ernie Irvan | 28 | Ford | 3293 | -1193 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | -2 | 30 | Johnny Benson | 30 | Pontiac | 3290 | -1196 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | - | 30 | Ricky Rudd | 10 | Ford | 3223 | -1263 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | - | 30 | Kyle Petty | 44 | Pontiac | 3162 | -1324 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | - | 30 | Bobby Hamilton | 43 | Pontiac | 3134 | -1352 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | - | 28 | Ricky Craven | 25 | Chevrolet | 3028 | -1458 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | - | 30 | Michael Waltrip | 21 | Ford | 2964 | -1522 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | +1 | 30 | John Andretti | 98 | Ford | 2876 | -1610 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | -1 | 30 | Jimmy Spencer | 23 | Ford | 2862 | -1624 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | - | 29 | Steve Grissom | 41 | Chevrolet | 2840 | -1646 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | - | 27 | Geoff Bodine | 7 | Ford | 2838 | -1648 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | - | 29 | Ward Burton | 22 | Pontiac | 2807 | -1679 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | - | 29 | Darrell Waltrip | 17 | Chevrolet | 2772 | -1714 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | +1 | 30 | Sterling Marlin | 4 | Chevrolet | 2737 | -1749 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | +1 | 29 | Derrike Cope | 36 | Pontiac | 2626 | -1860 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | -2 | 29 | Brett Bodine | 11 | Ford | 2612 | -1874 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | +2 | 28 | Joe Nemechek | 42 | Chevrolet | 2516 | -1970 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | - | 29 | Mike Skinner | 31 | Chevrolet | 2496 | -1990 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | +1 | 26 | Dick Trickle | 64 | Chevrolet | 2465 | -2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | -3 | 27 | Rick Mast | 75 | Ford | 2441 | -2045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | +1 | 28 | Hut Stricklin | 8 | Ford | 2350 | -2136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | -1 | 29 | Kenny Wallace | 81 | Ford | 2331 | -2155 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | - | 23 | Lake Speed | 9 | Ford | 2164 | -2322 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | +1 | 25 | David Green | 96 | Chevrolet | 1962 | -2524 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | -1 | 22 | Morgan Shepherd | 1 | Pontiac | 1951 | -2535 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | - | 25 | Chad Little | 97 | Pontiac | 1879 | -2607 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | - | 20 | Robby Gordon | 40 | Chevrolet | 1495 | -2991 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | - | 21 | Wally Dallenbach | 1429 | -3057 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 41 | +1 | 18 | Jeff Green | 29 | Chevrolet | 1397 | -3089 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | -1 | 18 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 1344 | -3142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | - | 13 | Robert Pressley | 47 | Chevrolet | 935 | -3551 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | - | 15 | Gary Bradberry | 19 | Ford | 831 | -3655 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | - | 11 | Greg Sacks | 45 | Chevrolet | 678 | -3808 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | - | 7 | Mike Wallace | 91 | Chevrolet | 541 | -3945 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | - | 10 | Bobby Hillin | 77 | Ford | 511 | -3975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | - | 6 | Lance Hooper | 1 | Pontiac | 402 | -4084 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | - | 6 | Billy Standridge | 78 | Ford | 366 | -4120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | - | 5 | Todd Bodine | 36 | Pontiac | 310 | -4176 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | - | 3 | Rick Wilson | 75 | Chevrolet | 306 | -4180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | - | 5 | Jerry Nadeau | 1 | Pontiac | 287 | -4199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | - | 3 | Ed Berrier | 77 | Ford | 255 | -4231 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | - | 2 | Kenny Irwin | 27 | Ford | 199 | -4287 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | +3 | 3 | Steve Park | 3 | Chevrolet | 168 | -4318 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | -1 | 2 | Kevin Lepage | 88 | Chevrolet | 155 | -4331 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | -1 | 3 | Jeff Purvis | 4 | Chevrolet | 152 | -4334 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | -1 | 2 | Loy Allen | 19 | Ford | 119 | -4367 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | - | 1 | Ron Barfield | 94 | Ford | 97 | -4389 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | - | 1 | Butch Gilliland | 38 | Ford | 91 | -4395 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | - | 1 | Tom Hubert | 78 | Ford | 79 | -4407 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | - | 1 | Phil Parsons | 10 | Chevrolet | 70 | -4416 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | - | 1 | Dorsey Schroeder | 90 | Ford | 70 | -4416 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | - | 1 | Sean Woodside | 07 | Pontiac | 64 | -4422 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | - | 1 | Rich Bickle | 26 | Chevrolet | 61 | -4425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | - | 1 | Jeff Davis | 9 | Ford | 52 | -4434 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | - | 1 | Larry Gunselman | 35 | Ford | 49 | -4437 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | - | 1 | Jack Sprague | 25 | Chevrolet | 43 | -4443 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | - | 1 | Randy MacDonald | 79 | Chevrolet | 40 | -4446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |