Standings After Race #9 at Sonoma Raceway - Monday, May 5th, 1997
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 9 | Dale Jarrett | 88 | Ford | 1434 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | - | 9 | Terry Labonte | 5 | Chevrolet | 1394 | -40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 9 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 1345 | -89 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | +1 | 9 | Mark Martin | 6 | Ford | 1214 | -220 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | -1 | 9 | Bobby Labonte | 18 | Pontiac | 1164 | -270 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | - | 9 | Jeff Burton | 99 | Ford | 1130 | -304 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | +1 | 9 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | Chevrolet | 1107 | -327 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | +3 | 9 | Ward Burton | 22 | Pontiac | 1061 | -373 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | +1 | 9 | Bobby Hamilton | 43 | Pontiac | 1051 | -383 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | -3 | 9 | Ricky Rudd | 10 | Ford | 1042 | -392 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | -2 | 9 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | Ford | 1025 | -409 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | +4 | 9 | Michael Waltrip | 21 | Ford | 1000 | -434 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | +6 | 9 | Darrell Waltrip | 17 | Chevrolet | 976 | -458 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | -2 | 9 | Jeremy Mayfield | 37 | Ford | 974 | -460 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | -2 | 9 | Sterling Marlin | 4 | Chevrolet | 970 | -464 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | +4 | 9 | Brett Bodine | 11 | Ford | 954 | -480 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | -3 | 9 | Bill Elliott | 94 | Ford | 949 | -485 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | - | 9 | Johnny Benson | 30 | Pontiac | 924 | -510 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | +2 | 9 | Ted Musgrave | 16 | Ford | 913 | -521 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | -5 | 9 | Geoff Bodine | 7 | Ford | 911 | -523 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | -4 | 9 | Ken Schrader | 33 | Chevrolet | 901 | -533 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | +1 | 9 | Ernie Irvan | 28 | Ford | 899 | -535 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | -1 | 9 | Morgan Shepherd | 1 | Pontiac | 863 | -571 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | +2 | 9 | Kyle Petty | 44 | Pontiac | 844 | -590 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | +2 | 9 | Mike Skinner | 31 | Chevrolet | 825 | -609 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | -1 | 9 | John Andretti | 98 | Ford | 795 | -639 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | +3 | 9 | Jimmy Spencer | 23 | Ford | 782 | -652 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | - | 9 | Kenny Wallace | 81 | Ford | 746 | -688 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | -5 | 8 | Lake Speed | 9 | Ford | 746 | -688 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | +2 | 8 | Steve Grissom | 41 | Chevrolet | 744 | -690 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | +3 | 9 | Hut Stricklin | 8 | Ford | 704 | -730 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | -1 | 7 | Ricky Craven | 25 | Chevrolet | 685 | -749 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | -4 | 7 | Rick Mast | 75 | Ford | 664 | -770 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | +2 | 8 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 644 | -790 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | -2 | 7 | Dick Trickle | 64 | Chevrolet | 631 | -803 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | +2 | 8 | Derrike Cope | 36 | Pontiac | 626 | -808 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | -2 | 9 | Robby Gordon | 40 | Chevrolet | 620 | -814 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | -1 | 7 | Joe Nemechek | 42 | Chevrolet | 525 | -909 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | - | 6 | Chad Little | 97 | Pontiac | 513 | -921 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | - | 6 | Robert Pressley | 47 | Chevrolet | 469 | -965 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | +2 | 5 | Mike Wallace | 91 | Chevrolet | 374 | -1060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | -1 | 5 | David Green | 96 | Chevrolet | 346 | -1088 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | +1 | 7 | Bobby Hillin | 77 | Ford | 322 | -1112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | -2 | 5 | Greg Sacks | 45 | Chevrolet | 304 | -1130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | - | 5 | Gary Bradberry | 19 | Ford | 227 | -1207 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | +6 | 2 | Wally Dallenbach | 155 | -1279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 47 | -1 | 2 | Billy Standridge | 78 | Ford | 155 | -1279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | -1 | 2 | Loy Allen | 19 | Ford | 119 | -1315 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | -1 | 1 | Ed Berrier | 77 | Ford | 94 | -1340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | -1 | 1 | Todd Bodine | 36 | Pontiac | 93 | -1341 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | - | 1 | Butch Gilliland | 38 | Ford | 91 | -1343 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | - | 1 | Tom Hubert | 78 | Ford | 79 | -1355 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | -3 | 1 | Phil Parsons | 10 | Chevrolet | 70 | -1364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | - | 1 | Sean Woodside | 07 | Pontiac | 64 | -1370 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | - | 1 | Jeff Davis | 9 | Ford | 52 | -1382 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | - | 1 | Larry Gunselman | 35 | Ford | 49 | -1385 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | -6 | 1 | Jack Sprague | 25 | Chevrolet | 43 | -1391 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | - | 1 | Lance Hooper | 1 | Pontiac | 37 | -1397 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |