Season
Standings After Race #32 at Atlanta Motor Speedway - Sunday, November 16th, 1997
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 32 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 4710 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | - | 32 | Dale Jarrett | 88 | Ford | 4696 | -14 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 32 | Mark Martin | 6 | Ford | 4681 | -29 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 32 | Jeff Burton | 99 | Ford | 4285 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | - | 32 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | Chevrolet | 4216 | -494 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | - | 32 | Terry Labonte | 5 | Chevrolet | 4177 | -533 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | - | 32 | Bobby Labonte | 18 | Pontiac | 4101 | -609 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | - | 32 | Bill Elliott | 94 | Ford | 3836 | -874 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | - | 32 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | Ford | 3598 | -1112 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | +1 | 32 | Ken Schrader | 33 | Chevrolet | 3576 | -1134 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | +2 | 32 | Johnny Benson | 30 | Pontiac | 3575 | -1135 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | -2 | 32 | Ted Musgrave | 16 | Ford | 3556 | -1154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | -1 | 32 | Jeremy Mayfield | 37 | Ford | 3547 | -1163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | - | 32 | Ernie Irvan | 28 | Ford | 3534 | -1176 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | +1 | 32 | Kyle Petty | 44 | Pontiac | 3455 | -1255 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | -1 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton | 43 | Pontiac | 3450 | -1260 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | - | 32 | Ricky Rudd | 10 | Ford | 3330 | -1380 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | +1 | 32 | Michael Waltrip | 21 | Ford | 3173 | -1537 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | -1 | 30 | Ricky Craven | 25 | Chevrolet | 3108 | -1602 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | - | 32 | Jimmy Spencer | 23 | Ford | 3079 | -1631 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | - | 31 | Steve Grissom | 41 | Chevrolet | 3061 | -1649 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | - | 29 | Geoff Bodine | 7 | Ford | 3046 | -1664 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | - | 32 | John Andretti | 98 | Ford | 3019 | -1691 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | +1 | 31 | Ward Burton | 22 | Pontiac | 2987 | -1723 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | +1 | 32 | Sterling Marlin | 4 | Chevrolet | 2954 | -1756 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | -2 | 31 | Darrell Waltrip | 17 | Chevrolet | 2942 | -1768 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | - | 31 | Derrike Cope | 36 | Pontiac | 2901 | -1809 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | +1 | 30 | Joe Nemechek | 42 | Chevrolet | 2754 | -1956 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | -1 | 31 | Brett Bodine | 11 | Ford | 2716 | -1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | - | 31 | Mike Skinner | 31 | Chevrolet | 2669 | -2041 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | +1 | 28 | Dick Trickle | 64 | Chevrolet | 2629 | -2081 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | -1 | 29 | Rick Mast | 75 | Ford | 2569 | -2141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | +1 | 31 | Kenny Wallace | 81 | Ford | 2462 | -2248 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | -1 | 29 | Hut Stricklin | 8 | Ford | 2423 | -2287 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | - | 25 | Lake Speed | 9 | Ford | 2301 | -2409 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | +1 | 27 | Chad Little | 97 | Pontiac | 2081 | -2629 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | -1 | 26 | David Green | 96 | Chevrolet | 2038 | -2672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | - | 23 | Morgan Shepherd | 1 | Pontiac | 2033 | -2677 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | +1 | 20 | Jeff Green | 29 | Chevrolet | 1624 | -3086 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | -1 | 20 | Robby Gordon | 40 | Chevrolet | 1495 | -3215 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | - | 22 | Wally Dallenbach | 1475 | -3235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 42 | - | 19 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 1405 | -3305 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | - | 14 | Robert Pressley | 47 | Chevrolet | 984 | -3726 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | - | 16 | Gary Bradberry | 19 | Ford | 868 | -3842 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | - | 12 | Greg Sacks | 45 | Chevrolet | 778 | -3932 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | - | 7 | Mike Wallace | 91 | Chevrolet | 541 | -4169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | - | 10 | Bobby Hillin | 77 | Ford | 511 | -4199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | - | 6 | Lance Hooper | 1 | Pontiac | 402 | -4308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | +3 | 4 | Kenny Irwin | 27 | Ford | 390 | -4320 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | -1 | 6 | Billy Standridge | 78 | Ford | 366 | -4344 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | +4 | 5 | Steve Park | 3 | Chevrolet | 326 | -4384 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | -2 | 5 | Todd Bodine | 36 | Pontiac | 310 | -4400 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | -2 | 3 | Rick Wilson | 75 | Chevrolet | 306 | -4404 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | -1 | 5 | Jerry Nadeau | 1 | Pontiac | 287 | -4423 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | -1 | 3 | Ed Berrier | 77 | Ford | 255 | -4455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | - | 3 | Kevin Lepage | 88 | Chevrolet | 231 | -4479 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | - | 3 | Jeff Purvis | 4 | Chevrolet | 152 | -4558 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | - | 2 | Loy Allen | 19 | Ford | 119 | -4591 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | - | 1 | Ron Barfield | 94 | Ford | 97 | -4613 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | - | 1 | Butch Gilliland | 38 | Ford | 91 | -4619 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | - | 1 | Tom Hubert | 78 | Ford | 79 | -4631 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | - | 1 | Phil Parsons | 10 | Chevrolet | 70 | -4640 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | - | 1 | Dorsey Schroeder | 90 | Ford | 70 | -4640 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | - | 1 | Sean Woodside | 07 | Pontiac | 64 | -4646 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | - | 1 | Rich Bickle | 26 | Chevrolet | 61 | -4649 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | - | 1 | Jeff Davis | 9 | Ford | 52 | -4658 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | - | 1 | Larry Gunselman | 35 | Ford | 49 | -4661 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | - | 1 | Jack Sprague | 25 | Chevrolet | 43 | -4667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | - | 1 | Randy MacDonald | 79 | Chevrolet | 40 | -4670 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | - | 1 | Buckshot Jones | 00 | Pontiac | 34 | -4676 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |