View source for 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

{{short description|49th season of NASCAR stock-car racing}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Motorsport season
|series = NASCAR Winston Cup Series
|link = NASCAR Winston Cup Series
|year = 1997
}}
The '''1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series''' was the 49th season of [[NASCAR Cup Series|professional]] [[stock car racing]] in the United States and the 26th modern-era NASCAR Cup series. It began on February 9 and ended on November 16. [[Jeff Gordon]] of [[Hendrick Motorsports]] won his second Cup championship at the end of the season.

[[File:Jeff Gordon - NASCAR 1997.jpg|thumb|1997 Winston Cup champion Jeff Gordon]]
[[File:Dale Jarrett 1997.jpg|thumb|[[Dale Jarrett]] finished second behind Gordon by only 14 points]]
[[File:Mark martin Pocono June 98.jpeg|thumb|[[Mark Martin]] finished third in the championship]]
[[file:Mike Skinner 2011.jpg|thumb|[[Mike Skinner (racing driver)|Mike Skinner]], the 1997 Winston Cup Rookie of the Year.]]

== Teams and drivers ==

=== Complete schedule ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!Manufacturer
!Team
!{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}
!Race driver
!Crew chief
|-
!rowspan=23|[[Chevrolet]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[American Equipment Racing]]'''
|96
| [[David Green (racing driver)|David Green]] '''(R)'''
| Sammy Johns
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Andy Petree Racing]]'''
|33
| [[Ken Schrader]]
| [[Andy Petree]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Darrell Waltrip Motorsports]]'''
|17
| [[Darrell Waltrip]]
| [[Jeff Hammond (NASCAR)|Jeff Hammond]]
|-
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Diamond Ridge Motorsports]]'''
| rowspan="2" |29
| [[Robert Pressley]] <small>{{Tooltip|10|1-10}}</small>
| rowspan=2| Wes Ward
|-
| [[Jeff Green (racing driver)|Jeff Green]] <small>{{Tooltip|22|11-32}}</small>
|-
| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Hendrick Motorsports]]'''
|5
| [[Terry Labonte]]
| Gary DeHart
|-
|24
| [[Jeff Gordon]]
| [[Ray Evernham]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |25
| [[Ricky Craven]] <small>{{Tooltip|30|1-5, 8-32}}</small>
| rowspan=3| Phil Hammer  <small>{{Tooltip|1|1}}</small><br>Andy Graves <small>{{Tooltip|31|2-32}}</small>
|-
| [[Todd Bodine]] <small>{{Tooltip|1|6}}</small>
|-
| [[Jack Sprague]] <small>{{Tooltip|1|7}}</small>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Larry Hedrick Motorsports]]'''
|41
| [[Steve Grissom]]
| Charley Pressley
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Marcis Auto Racing]]'''
|71
| [[Dave Marcis]]
| Bob Marcis
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Morgan-McClure Motorsports]]'''
|4
| [[Sterling Marlin]]
| Robert Larkins
|-
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Richard Childress Racing]]'''
|3
| [[Dale Earnhardt]]
| [[Larry McReynolds]]
|-
|31
| [[Mike Skinner (racing driver)|Mike Skinner]] '''(R)'''
| [[Kevin Hamlin (crew chief)|Kevin Hamlin]]
|-
| rowspan=8 style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Team SABCO]]'''
| rowspan="6" |40
| [[Robby Gordon]] '''(R)''' <small>{{Tooltip|21|1-9, 11, 16-26}}</small>
| rowspan=6| Mike Hillman
|-
| [[Joe Nemechek]] <small>{{Tooltip|1|10}}</small>
|-
| [[Wally Dallenbach Jr.]] <small>{{Tooltip|1|12}}</small>
|-
| [[Greg Sacks]] <small>{{Tooltip|7|13-15, 29-32}}</small>
|-
| [[Steve Park]] <small>{{Tooltip|1|27}}</small>
|-
| [[Elliott Sadler]] <small>{{Tooltip|1|28}}</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |42
| [[Joe Nemechek]] <small>{{Tooltip|31|1-4, 6-32}}</small>
| rowspan=2| [[Tony Glover (NASCAR)|Tony Glover]]
|-
| [[Phil Parsons]] <small>{{Tooltip|1|5}}</small>
|-
!rowspan=28|[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Bill Elliott Racing]]'''
|94
| [[Bill Elliott]]
| Mike Beam
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Brett Bodine Racing]]'''
|11
| [[Brett Bodine]]
| Donnie Richeson
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Butch Mock Motorsports]]'''
|75
| [[Rick Mast]]
| Dave Charpentier
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Cale Yarborough Motorsports]]'''
|98
| [[John Andretti]]
| Tony Furr
|-
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Donlavey Racing]]'''
| rowspan="2" |90
| [[Dick Trickle]] <small>{{Tooltip|31|1-19, 21-32}}</small>
| rowspan=2| Bob Johnson <small>{{Tooltip|4|1-4}}</small><br>[[Tommy Baldwin Jr.]] <small>{{Tooltip|21|12-32}}</small>
|-
| [[Dorsey Schroeder]] <small>{{Tooltip|1|20}}</small>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[FILMAR Racing]]'''
|81
| [[Kenny Wallace]]
| Newt Moore
|-
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Geoff Bodine Racing]]'''
| rowspan="2" |7
| [[Geoff Bodine]] <small>{{Tooltip|31|1-10, 12-32}}</small>
| rowspan=2| [[Pat Tryson]]
|-
| [[Todd Bodine]] <small>{{Tooltip|1|11}}</small>
|-
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Jasper Motorsports]]'''
| rowspan="3" |77
| [[Bobby Hillin Jr.]] <small>{{Tooltip|13|1-13}}</small>
| rowspan=3| Terry Whooten
|-
| [[Morgan Shepherd]] <small>{{Tooltip|11|14-24}}</small>
|-
| [[Robert Pressley]] <small>{{Tooltip|8|25-32}}</small>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Kranefuss-Haas Racing]]'''
|37
| [[Jeremy Mayfield]]
| [[Paul Andrews (NASCAR)|Paul Andrews]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Penske Racing South]]'''
|2
| [[Rusty Wallace]]
| [[Robin Pemberton]]
|-
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Robert Yates Racing]]'''
|28
| [[Ernie Irvan]]
| Marc Reno
|-
|88
| [[Dale Jarrett]]
| [[Todd Parrott]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Rudd Performance Motorsports]]'''
|10
| [[Ricky Rudd]]
| Jim Long
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Stavola Brothers Racing]]'''
|8
| [[Hut Stricklin]]
| [[Bill Ingle]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Travis Carter Enterprises]]'''
|23
| [[Jimmy Spencer (racing driver)|Jimmy Spencer]]
| [[Donnie Wingo]]
|-
| rowspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Triad Motorsports]]'''
| rowspan="4" |78
| [[Billy Standridge]] <small>{{Tooltip|16|1-8, 10-17}}</small>
| rowspan=4| Bill Hayes <small>{{Tooltip|7|1-7}}</small><br>Bob Johnson <small>{{Tooltip|20|9-28}}</small>
|-
| [[Tom Hubert]] <small>{{Tooltip|1|9}}</small>
|-
| [[Bobby Hillin Jr.]] <small>{{Tooltip|3|18-20}}</small>
|-
| [[Gary Bradberry]] <small>{{Tooltip|12|21-32}}</small>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Wood Brothers Racing]]'''
|21
| [[Michael Waltrip]]
| [[Leonard Wood (NASCAR)|Leonard Wood]]
|-
| rowspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Roush Racing]]'''
|6
| [[Mark Martin]]
| [[Jimmy Fennig]]
|-
|16
| [[Ted Musgrave]]
| [[James Ince]]
|-
|99
| [[Jeff Burton]]
| [[Buddy Parrott]]
|-
|rowspan=2|97
| rowspan=2| [[Chad Little]] <small>{{Tooltip|All|1-20 with Mark Rypien Motorsports, 21-32 with Roush Racing}}</small>
| rowspan=2| Harold Holly
|-
!rowspan=11|[[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Mark Rypien Motorsports]]'''
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Bahari Racing]]'''
|30
| [[Johnny Benson]]
| Doug Hewitt
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Bill Davis Racing]]'''
|22
| [[Ward Burton]]
| Chris Hussey
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Joe Gibbs Racing]]'''
|18
| [[Bobby Labonte]]
| [[Jimmy Makar]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[MB2 Motorsports]]'''
|36
| [[Derrike Cope]]
| Ryan Pemberton
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Petty Enterprises]]'''
|43
| [[Bobby Hamilton]]
| [[Robbie Loomis]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Petty Enterprises|PE2]]'''
|44
| [[Kyle Petty]]
| Bobby Kennedy
|-
| rowspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Precision Products Racing]]'''
| rowspan="4" |1
| [[Morgan Shepherd]] <small>{{Tooltip|20|1-13, 26-32}}</small>
| rowspan=4| Michael McSwain
|-
| [[Jerry Nadeau]] <small>{{Tooltip|5|14-18}}</small>
|-
| [[Mike Wallace (racing driver)|Mike Wallace]] <small>{{Tooltip|1|19}}</small>
|-
| [[Lance Hooper]] <small>{{Tooltip|6|20-25}}</small>
|}

=== Limited schedule ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!Manufacturer
!Team
!{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}
!Race driver
!Crew chief
!Races
|-
!rowspan=16| [[Chevrolet]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[BACE Motorsports]]'''
| 74
| [[Randy LaJoie]]
| 
| {{Tooltip|1|6}}
|-
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Barkdoll Racing]]'''
| rowspan=2| 73
| [[Joe Nemechek]]
|
| {{Tooltip|1|1}}
|-
| [[Phil Barkdoll]]
|
| {{Tooltip|1|10}}
|-

| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Dale Earnhardt, Inc.]]'''
| 14
| [[Steve Park]]
| Philippe Lopez
| {{Tooltip|8|18, 20, 25-26, 28, 30-32}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Darrell Waltrip Motorsports]]'''
| 26
| [[Rich Bickle]]
| Dave McCarty
| {{Tooltip|1|19}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Ken Schrader Racing]]'''
| 52
| [[Jack Sprague]]
| 
| {{Tooltip|1|31}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[LAR Motorsports]]'''
| 12
| [[Jeff Purvis]]
| Philippe Lopez
| {{Tooltip|3|19, 23, 28}}
|-
| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;"|'''[[LJ Racing]]'''
| rowspan=5| 91
| [[Mike Wallace (racing driver)|Mike Wallace]]
| rowspan=5| Doug Richert <small>{{Tooltip|?|4}}</small>
| {{Tooltip|15|1-15}}
|-
| [[Loy Allen Jr.]]
| {{Tooltip|1|16}}
|-
| [[Greg Sacks]]
| {{Tooltip|2|18, 23}}
|-
| [[Ron Hornaday Jr.]]
| {{Tooltip|1|24}}
|-
| [[Kevin Lepage]]
| {{Tooltip|4|25, 28-29, 32}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Miller Racing]]'''
| 08
| [[Mike Miller (racing driver)|Mike Miller]]
| 
| {{Tooltip|1|4}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Norm Benning Racing]]'''
| 84
| [[Norm Benning]]
| 
| {{Tooltip|1|1}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Team SABCO]]'''
| 46
| [[Wally Dallenbach Jr.]]
| Terry Shirley
| {{Tooltip|24|1, 4, 6, 9-11, 13-16, 18-25, 27-32}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[T.R.I.X. Racing]]'''
| 79
| [[Randy MacDonald]]
|
| {{Tooltip|3|8, 17, 25}}
|-
!rowspan=18| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[A. J. Foyt Enterprises]]'''
| 50
| [[A. J. Foyt]]
| 
| {{Tooltip|1|19}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Bill Elliott Racing]]'''
| 92
| [[Ron Barfield]]
| 
| {{Tooltip|1|19}}
|-
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Bud Moore Engineering]]'''
| rowspan=2| 15
| [[Larry Pearson]]
| rowspan=2| 
| {{Tooltip|2|1, 19}}
|-
| [[Greg Sacks]]
| {{Tooltip|1|28}}
|-
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|'''[[David Blair Motorsports]]'''
| rowspan=2| 27
| [[Rick Wilson (racing driver)|Rick Wilson]]
| rowspan=2| [[Slugger Labbe]]
| {{Tooltip|4|6, 14, 19, 28}}
|-
| [[Kenny Irwin Jr.]]
| {{Tooltip|5|24, 27, 30-32}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[H. L. Waters Racing]]'''
| 0
| [[Delma Cowart]]
| 
| {{Tooltip|1|1}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[H. S. Die Racing Team]]'''
| 61
| [[Tim Steele (racing driver)|Tim Steele]]
| 
| {{Tooltip|1|19}}
|-
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Melling Racing]]'''
| rowspan=2| 9
| [[Lake Speed]]
| rowspan=2| Jeff Buice
| {{Tooltip|25|1-8, 10-11, 14-16, 19, 21-25, 27-32}}
|-
| [[Jeff Davis (racing driver)|Jeff Davis]]
| {{Tooltip|1|9}}
|-
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Ranier-Walsh Racing]]'''
| rowspan=2| 20
| [[Greg Sacks]]
| rowspan=2| [[Tommy Baldwin Jr.]]
| {{Tooltip|8|1-7, 10}}
|-
| [[Lance Hooper]]
| {{Tooltip|2|8-9}}
|-
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Sadler Brothers Racing]]'''
| rowspan=2| 95
| [[Gary Bradberry]]
| rowspan=2| Lee Leslie
| {{Tooltip|2|1-2}}
|-
| [[Ed Berrier]]
| {{Tooltip|12|4, 6-7, 10-12, 14, 19, 22, 29, 30, 32}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Standridge Motorsports]]'''
| 47
| [[Billy Standridge]]
| 
| {{Tooltip|1|29}}
|-
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|'''[[TriStar Motorsports]]'''
| rowspan=2| 19
| [[Loy Allen Jr.]]
| rowspan=2| Peter Sospenzo
| {{Tooltip|2|1-2}}
|-
| [[Gary Bradberry]]
| {{Tooltip|12|3-14}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Ultra Motorsports]]'''
| 02
| [[Mike Bliss]]
| 
| {{Tooltip|2|6, 24}}
|-
!rowspan=3| [[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Bailey Racing]]'''
| 66
| [[H. B. Bailey]]
| 
| {{Tooltip|1|6}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Buckshot Racing]]'''
| 00
| [[Buckshot Jones]]
| Ricky Pearson
| {{Tooltip|1|32}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[ISM Racing]]'''
| 35
| [[Todd Bodine]]
| 
| {{Tooltip|2|28, 32}}
|}

==Schedule==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
|-
! No.
! Race Title
! [[List of NASCAR race tracks|Track]]
! Date
|-
!
|[[Busch Clash]]
|rowspan=3 |[[Daytona International Speedway]], [[Daytona Beach, Florida|Daytona Beach]]
|February 9
|-
!
|[[Gatorade 125s]]
|February 13
|-
!1
|[[Daytona 500]]
|February 16
|-
!2
|[[Subway 400|Goodwrench Service 400]]
|[[North Carolina Motor Speedway]], [[Rockingham, North Carolina|Rockingham]]
|February 23
|-
!3
|[[Pontiac Excitement 400]]
|[[Richmond International Raceway]], [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]]
|March 2
|-
!4
|[[Atlanta 500|Primestar 500]]
|[[Atlanta Motor Speedway]], [[Hampton, Georgia|Hampton]]
|March 9
|-
!5
|[[TranSouth Financial 400]]
|[[Darlington Raceway]], [[Darlington, South Carolina|Darlington]]
|March 23
|-
!6
|[[Interstate Batteries 500]]
|[[Texas Motor Speedway]], [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]]
|April 6
|-
!7
|[[Food City 500]]
|[[Bristol Motor Speedway]], [[Bristol, Tennessee|Bristol]]
|April 13
|-
!8
|[[STP 500|Goody's Headache Powder 500]]
|[[Martinsville Speedway]], [[Ridgeway, Virginia|Ridgeway]]
|April 20
|-
!9
|[[Save Mart Supermarkets 300]]
|[[Sears Point Raceway]], [[Sonoma, California|Sonoma]]
|May 4
|-
!10
|[[Aaron's 499|Winston 500]]
|[[Talladega Superspeedway]], [[Talladega, Alabama|Talladega]]
|May 10
|-
!
|[[Winston Open]]
|rowspan=3 |[[Charlotte Motor Speedway]], [[Concord, North Carolina|Concord]]
|rowspan=2 |May 17
|-
!
|[[The Winston]]
|-
!11
|[[Coca-Cola 600]]
|May 25
|-
!12
|[[Mason-Dixon 500|Miller 500]]
|[[Dover Downs International Speedway]], [[Dover, Delaware|Dover]]
|June 1
|-
!13
|[[Pocono Organics CBD 325|Pocono 500]]
|[[Pocono Raceway]], [[Long Pond, Pennsylvania|Long Pond]]
|June 8
|-
!14
|[[Kmart 400|Miller 400]]
|[[Michigan Speedway]], [[Brooklyn, Michigan|Brooklyn]]
|June 15
|-
!15
|[[California 500 presented by NAPA]]
|[[California Speedway]], [[Fontana, California|Fontana]]
|June 22
|-
!16
|[[Pepsi 400]]
|[[Daytona International Speedway]], [[Daytona Beach, Florida|Daytona Beach]]
|July 5
|-
!17
|[[Jiffy Lube 300]]
|[[New Hampshire International Speedway]], [[Loudon, New Hampshire|Loudon]]
|July 13
|-
!18
|[[Pennsylvania 500]]
|[[Pocono Raceway]], [[Long Pond, Pennsylvania|Long Pond]]
|July 20
|-
!19
|[[Brickyard 400]]
|[[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]], [[Speedway, Indiana|Speedway]]
|August 2
|-
!20
|[[The Bud at The Glen]]
|[[Watkins Glen International]], [[Watkins Glen, New York|Watkins Glen]]
|August 10
|-
!21
|[[Pure Michigan 400|DeVilbiss 400]]
|[[Michigan Speedway]], [[Brooklyn, Michigan|Brooklyn]]
|August 17
|-
!22
|[[Goracing.com 500|Goody's Headache Powder 500]]
|[[Bristol Motor Speedway]], [[Bristol, Tennessee|Bristol]]
|August 23
|-
!23
|[[Mountain Dew Southern 500]]
|[[Darlington Raceway]], [[Darlington, South Carolina|Darlington]]
|August 31
|-
!24
|[[Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400]]
|[[Richmond International Raceway]], [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]]
|September 6
|-
!25
|[[CMT 300]]
|[[New Hampshire International Speedway]], [[Loudon, New Hampshire|Loudon]]
|September 14
|-
!26
|[[MBNA 400]]
|[[Dover Downs International Speedway]], [[Dover, Delaware|Dover]]
|September 21
|-
!27
|[[NAPA Autocare 500|Hanes 500]]
|[[Martinsville Speedway]], [[Ridgeway, Virginia|Ridgeway]]
|September 29
|-
!28
|[[UAW-GM Quality 500]]
|[[Charlotte Motor Speedway]], [[Concord, North Carolina|Concord]]
|October 5
|-
!29
|[[Winston 500 (Fall)|DieHard 500]]
|[[Talladega Superspeedway]], [[Talladega, Alabama|Talladega]]
|October 12
|-
!30
|[[Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400|AC Delco 400]]
|[[North Carolina Motor Speedway]], [[Rockingham, North Carolina|Rockingham]]
|October 27
|-
!31
|[[Can-Am 500|Dura Lube 500 presented by Kmart]]
|[[Phoenix International Raceway]], [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]]
|November 2
|-
!32
|[[NAPA 500]]
|[[Atlanta Motor Speedway]], [[Hampton, Georgia|Hampton]]
|November 16
|-
!
|[[NASCAR Thunder 100|NASCAR Thunder Special Suzuka]]
|[[Suzuka Circuit]], [[Suzuka, Mie|Suzuka]]
|November 23
|}

==Races==
{| class="wikitable"
!No.
!Race
![[Pole position]]
!Most laps led
!Winning driver
!{{Tooltip|Manufacturer|Winning manufacturer}}
|-
!
|Busch Clash
|Terry Labonte
|Terry Labonte
|Jeff Gordon
|Chevrolet
|-
!
|Gatorade 125 #1
|Mike Skinner
|Dale Jarrett
|Dale Jarrett
|Ford
|-
!
|Gatorade 125 #2
|Steve Grissom
|Dale Earnhardt
|Dale Earnhardt
|Chevrolet
|-
!1
|Daytona 500
|Mike Skinner
|Mark Martin
|Jeff Gordon
|Chevrolet
|-
!2
|Goodwrench Service 400
|Mark Martin
|Dale Jarrett
|Jeff Gordon
|Chevrolet
|-
!3
|Pontiac Excitement 400
|Terry Labonte
|Dale Jarrett
|Rusty Wallace
|Ford
|-
!4
|Primestar 500
|Robby Gordon
|Dale Jarrett
|Dale Jarrett
|Ford
|-
!5
|TranSouth Financial 400
|Dale Jarrett
|Dale Jarrett
|Dale Jarrett
|Ford
|-
!6
|Interstate Batteries 500
|Dale Jarrett
|Terry Labonte
|Jeff Burton
|Ford
|-
!7
|Food City 500
|Rusty Wallace
|Rusty Wallace
|Jeff Gordon
|Chevrolet
|-
!8
|Goody's Headache Powder 500
|Kenny Wallace
|Jeff Gordon
|Jeff Gordon
|Chevrolet
|-
!9
|Save Mart Supermarkets 300
|Mark Martin
|Mark Martin
|Mark Martin
|Ford
|-
!10
|Winston 500
|John Andretti
|Dale Earnhardt
|Mark Martin
|Ford
|-
!
|Winston Open
|Chad Little
|Ricky Craven
|Ricky Craven
|Chevrolet
|-
!
|The Winston
|Bill Elliott
|Bobby Labonte
|Jeff Gordon
|Chevrolet
|-
!11
|Coca-Cola 600
|Jeff Gordon
|Ernie Irvan
|Jeff Gordon
|Chevrolet
|-
!12
|Miller 500
|Bobby Labonte
|Dale Jarrett
|Ricky Rudd
|Ford
|-
!13
|Pocono 500
|Bobby Hamilton
|Ward Burton
|Jeff Gordon
|Chevrolet
|-
!14
|Miller 400
|Dale Jarrett
|Ted Musgrave
|Ernie Irvan
|Ford
|-
!15
|California 500 pres. by NAPA
|Joe Nemechek
|Jeff Gordon
|Jeff Gordon
|Chevrolet
|-
!16
|Pepsi 400
|Mike Skinner
|John Andretti
|John Andretti
|Ford
|-
!17
|Jiffy Lube 300
|Ken Schrader
|Jeff Burton
|Jeff Burton
|Ford
|-
!18
|Pennsylvania 500
|Joe Nemechek
|Dale Jarrett
|Dale Jarrett
|Ford
|-
!19
|Brickyard 400
|Ernie Irvan
|Ernie Irvan
|Ricky Rudd
|Ford
|-
!20
|The Bud at The Glen
|Todd Bodine
|Jeff Gordon
|Jeff Gordon
|Chevrolet
|-
!21
|DeVilbiss 400
|Johnny Benson Jr.
|Mark Martin
|Mark Martin
|Ford
|-
!22
|Goody's Headache Powder 500
|Kenny Wallace
|Dale Jarrett
|Dale Jarrett
|Ford
|-
!23
|Mountain Dew Southern 500
|Bobby Labonte
|Bill Elliott
|Jeff Gordon
|Chevrolet
|-
!24
|Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400
|Bill Elliott
|Jeff Burton
|Dale Jarrett
|Ford
|-
!25
|CMT 300
|Ken Schrader
|Jeff Gordon
|Jeff Gordon
|Chevrolet
|-
!26
|MBNA 400
|Mark Martin
|Mark Martin
|Mark Martin
|Ford
|-
!27
|Hanes 500
|Ward Burton
|Rusty Wallace
|Jeff Burton
|Ford
|-
!28
|UAW-GM Quality 500
|Geoff Bodine
|Bobby Labonte
|Dale Jarrett
|Ford
|-
!29
|DieHard 500
|Ernie Irvan
|Terry Labonte
|Terry Labonte
|Chevrolet
|-
!30
|AC Delco 400
|Bobby Labonte
|Ricky Craven
|Bobby Hamilton
|Pontiac
|-
!31
|Dura Lube 500 pres. by Kmart
|Bobby Hamilton
|Rusty Wallace
|Dale Jarrett
|Ford
|-
!32
|NAPA 500
|Geoff Bodine
|Bobby Labonte
|Bobby Labonte
|Pontiac
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=== Busch Clash ===

The Busch Clash, a race for pole winners from the previous season, and drivers who have won the event before was run on February 9 in [[Daytona Beach, Florida]]. [[Terry Labonte]] drew the pole. The race was broadcast on [[NASCAR on CBS|CBS]].

'''Top ten results'''

# 24-[[Jeff Gordon]]
# 2-[[Rusty Wallace]]
# 3-[[Dale Earnhardt]]
# 22-[[Ward Burton]]
# 28-[[Ernie Irvan]]
# 6-[[Mark Martin]]
# 88-[[Dale Jarrett]]
# 25-[[Ricky Craven]]
# 30-[[Johnny Benson]]
# 37-[[Jeremy Mayfield]]

=== Gatorade 125s ===
The Gatorade Twin 125s were run on February 13 in [[Daytona Beach, Florida]]. [[Mike Skinner (racing driver)|Mike Skinner]] and [[Steve Grissom]] were the pole sitters for races one and two, respectively. The races were broadcast tape-delayed on [[NASCAR on CBS|CBS]] just prior to the Daytona 500.

'''Race one results'''

# 88-[[Dale Jarrett]]
# 31-[[Mike Skinner (racing driver)|Mike Skinner]]
# 28-[[Ernie Irvan]]
# 23-[[Jimmy Spencer (racing driver)|Jimmy Spencer]]
# 4-[[Sterling Marlin]]
# 6-[[Mark Martin]]
# 10-[[Ricky Rudd]]
# 18-[[Bobby Labonte]]
# 22-[[Ward Burton]]
# 29-[[Robert Pressley]]

'''Race two results'''

# 3-[[Dale Earnhardt]]
# 24-[[Jeff Gordon]]
# 94-[[Bill Elliott]]
# 33-[[Ken Schrader]]
# 21-[[Michael Waltrip]]
# 2-[[Rusty Wallace]]
# 30-[[Johnny Benson]]
# 5-[[Terry Labonte]]
# 40-[[Robby Gordon]]
# 17-[[Darrell Waltrip]]

=== 39th Daytona 500 ===
{{main|1997 Daytona 500}}

The [[1997 Daytona 500]] was run on February 16 at [[Daytona International Speedway]]. The #31 of [[Mike Skinner (racing driver)|Mike Skinner]] won the pole. The race ended under caution after a big crash with five laps remaining involved several cars. The race was broadcast on [[CBS]].

# [[Hendrick Motorsports|24]]-[[Jeff Gordon]]
# [[Hendrick Motorsports|5]]-[[Terry Labonte]]
# [[Hendrick Motorsports|25]]-[[Ricky Craven]]
# [[Bill Elliott Racing|94]]-[[Bill Elliott]]
# [[Morgan-McClure Motorsports|4]]-[[Sterling Marlin]]
# [[Michael Kranefuss|37]]-[[Jeremy Mayfield]]
# [[Roush Racing|6]]-[[Mark Martin]]
# [[Bill Davis Racing|22]]-[[Ward Burton]]
# [[Ricky Rudd#1994–1999|10]]-[[Ricky Rudd]]
# [[Darrell Waltrip Motorsports|17]]-[[Darrell Waltrip]]

Failed to qualify: 91-[[Mike Wallace (racing driver)|Mike Wallace]], 95-[[Gary Bradberry]], 78-[[Billy Standridge]], [[Bud Moore Engineering|15]]-[[Larry Pearson]], [[Felix Sabates#NASCAR|42]]-[[Joe Nemechek]], [[ppc Racing|97]]-[[Chad Little]], [[RahMoc Enterprises|75]]-[[Rick Mast]], 96-[[David Green (racing driver)|David Green]][[#NASCAR Rookie of the Year|*]], 0-[[Delma Cowart]], and [[Norm Benning|84-Norm Benning]].

*[[Robert Pressley]]'s car caught air after he spun on lap 10. The rear of the car lifted so much, the car was temporarily sliding across the track on its nose. The landing was quite hard, so after [[Diamond Ridge Motorsports|the crew]] repaired the car, then [[1997 NASCAR Busch Series|Busch Series]] competitor and future 2-time [[Camping World Truck Series]] Champion [[Todd Bodine]] hopped in to complete more laps.
*[[Joe Nemechek]]'s [[Felix Sabates#NASCAR|car owner]] [[Felix Sabates]] bought the #73 entry of [[Phil Barkdoll]], who had qualified 38th.  Nemechek went to the #73 for the 500.
*[[Dale Earnhardt]] rolled his [[Richard Childress Racing|#3]] [[Chevrolet]] in a crash with the [[Robert Yates Racing|#28]] [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] of [[Ernie Irvan]] while in a four-way battle for the lead with 12 laps to go.  In the crash, the hood of Irvan's car flew into the backstretch grandstand, injuring some fans.  Earnhardt famously noticed that his tires were still on the car after the roll, had his car taken off the hook, and drove it back to pit road.  The car was repaired and Earnhardt finished the race, 5 laps down in 31st. The car can be found in a diecast form in 1:64 and 1:24 scale and is known to collectors as the "crash car".
*At age 25, Jeff Gordon became the youngest [[Daytona 500]] winner ever until [[Trevor Bayne]] in [[2011 Daytona 500|2011]]. [[Richard Petty]] had previously been the youngest winner in [[1964 Daytona 500|1964]] when he won the 500 at age 26.
* [[Hendrick Motorsports]] posted a 1-2-3 finish with Gordon winning the race, [[Terry Labonte]] finishing second, and [[Ricky Craven]] finishing in third.

=== Goodwrench Service 400 ===

The [[Goodwrench Service 400]] was run on February 23 at [[North Carolina Speedway]]. The #6 of [[Mark Martin]] won the pole. The race was broadcast on [[Spike (TV network)|TNN]].

'''Top ten results'''

# 24-[[Jeff Gordon]]
# 88-[[Dale Jarrett]]
# 99-[[Jeff Burton]]
# 10-[[Ricky Rudd]]
# 25-[[Ricky Craven]]
# 2-[[Rusty Wallace]]
# 5-[[Terry Labonte]]
# 7-[[Geoff Bodine]]
# 28-[[Ernie Irvan]]
# 1-[[Morgan Shepherd]]

*With this victory, [[Jeff Gordon]] became the fourth driver to win the [[Daytona 500]] and the second race of the season.

=== Pontiac Excitement 400 ===

The [[Pontiac Excitement 400]] was held March 2 at [[Richmond International Raceway]]. [[Terry Labonte]] won the pole. The race was broadcast on [[NASCAR on ESPN|ESPN]].

'''Top ten results'''

# 2-[[Rusty Wallace]]
# 7-[[Geoff Bodine]]
# 88-[[Dale Jarrett]]
# 24-[[Jeff Gordon]] (-1)
# 43-[[Bobby Hamilton]] (-1)
# 10-[[Ricky Rudd]] (-1)
# 5-[[Terry Labonte]] (-1)
# 18-[[Bobby Labonte]] (-1)
# 30-[[Johnny Benson]] (-1)
# 44-[[Kyle Petty]] (-2)

*During the post-race inspection, Rusty Wallace's engine failed to meet the proper 14:1 compression ratio. Due to this, NASCAR suspended Wallace's victory and confiscated his car's motor. After conducting another test the following day, the cooler temperature engine met the required compression ratio. As a result, Wallace's victory was certified official.
*Only 3 cars finished on the lead lap in this race.
*This was the last [[Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series|Winston Cup]] race at [[Richmond International Raceway]] scheduled for the daytime (excluding three races that were rain-delayed from Saturday night) until 2016, and the last time that the first Richmond race of the season was held in March, due to the cold, wet weather that is often seen at Richmond in late winter.

=== Primestar 500 ===

The Primestar 500 was run on March 9 at [[Atlanta Motor Speedway]] in [[Hampton, Georgia]]. The #40 of [[Robby Gordon]] won the pole. The race was broadcast on [[NASCAR on ESPN|ABC]].

'''Top ten results'''

# 88-[[Dale Jarrett]]
# 28-[[Ernie Irvan]]
# 1-[[Morgan Shepherd]]
# 18-[[Bobby Labonte]]
# 99-[[Jeff Burton]]
# 6-[[Mark Martin]]
# 21-[[Michael Waltrip]]
# 3-[[Dale Earnhardt]]
# 5-[[Terry Labonte]]
# 43-[[Bobby Hamilton]]

Failed to qualify: 29-[[Robert Pressley]], 36-[[Derrike Cope]], 46-[[Wally Dallenbach Jr.]], 71-[[Dave Marcis]], 77-[[Bobby Hillin Jr.]], 95-[[Ed Berrier]], 08-[[Mike Miller (driver)|Mike Miller]]

*This was the final race held on the {{convert|1.522|mi|km|adj=on}} configuration of [[Atlanta Motor Speedway]].  Renovations had already started that would turn the racetrack into a {{convert|1.54|mi|km|adj=on}} quad-oval.
*This race was red-flagged on lap 282 due to a crash involving the #41 of [[Steve Grissom]].  The #23 of [[Jimmy Spencer (racing driver)|Jimmy Spencer]] had spun out off Turn 2 and was hit by the #31 of [[Mike Skinner (racing driver)|Mike Skinner]].  Grissom spun to avoid this wreck and hit the inside wall near where there was a gate allowing infield access for motorhomes.  Because of this, the car hit the wall tail first, breaking the wall, shearing the fuel cell out of the car, and putting Grissom on his roof.  The #91 of [[Mike Wallace (racing driver)|Mike Wallace]] backed off the throttle upon seeing the accident, which caused his exhaust to throw flames right over the fuel cell (which was sitting along the outside wall at the end of the backstretch).  This caused a significant fire. Grissom was not seriously injured.

=== TranSouth Financial 400 ===

The [[TranSouth Financial 400]] was held March 23 at [[Darlington Raceway]]. [[Dale Jarrett]] won the pole. The race was broadcast on [[NASCAR on ESPN|ESPN]].

'''Top ten results'''

# 88-[[Dale Jarrett]]
# 16-[[Ted Musgrave]]
# 24-[[Jeff Gordon]]
# 99-[[Jeff Burton]]
# 18-[[Bobby Labonte]]
# 2-[[Rusty Wallace]]
# 21-[[Michael Waltrip]]
# 33-[[Ken Schrader]]
# 7-[[Geoff Bodine]]
# 30-[[Johnny Benson]]

Failed to qualify: 41-[[Steve Grissom]], 78-[[Billy Standridge]], 90-[[Dick Trickle]]

*[[Phil Parsons]] substituted for [[Joe Nemechek]], who was with family after his younger brother [[John Nemechek|John's]] death. This was Parsons' final career Cup Series start.
*First of only 2 times that Dale Jarrett would score back-to-back victories. The second time would come in 2001.
*Until [[Kevin Harvick|Kevin Harvick's]] win in this event on April 12, 2014, this would be the last Darlington race to be won by a driver who sat on the pole.

=== Interstate Batteries 500 ===
{{main|1997 Interstate Batteries 500}}

The inaugural [[Interstate Batteries 500]] was held April 6 at [[Texas Motor Speedway]]. [[Dale Jarrett]] won the pole.  This was the first race held at the track and the first NASCAR race in the state of Texas since 1981. The race was broadcast on [[NASCAR on CBS|CBS]].

'''Top ten results'''

# 99-[[Jeff Burton]]*
# 88-[[Dale Jarrett]]
# 18-[[Bobby Labonte]]
# 5-[[Terry Labonte]]
# 10-[[Ricky Rudd]]
# 3-[[Dale Earnhardt]]
# 22-[[Ward Burton]]
# 4-[[Sterling Marlin]]
# 21-[[Michael Waltrip]]
# 41-[[Steve Grissom]]

Failed to qualify: 19-[[Gary Bradberry]], 27-[[Rick Wilson (racing driver)|Rick Wilson]], 29-[[Robert Pressley]], 46-[[Wally Dallenbach Jr.]], 66-[[H. B. Bailey]], 74-[[Randy LaJoie]], 95-[[Ed Berrier]], 96-[[David Green (racing driver)|David Green]], 02-[[Mike Bliss]]

*This was [[Jeff Burton]]'s first career [[Winston Cup]] victory.
*Even though this race was the inaugural event, the race date was acquired as part of the purchase of North Wilkesboro Speedway in 1996.
*On the first lap of the race, 15 cars were involved in a multi-car accident in turns 1 and 2. [[Dale Earnhardt]] was involved in the incident, but was able to continue.
*On lap 162, an 8-car crash on the tri-oval began when [[Mike Skinner (racing driver)|Mike Skinner]], [[Brett Bodine]] and [[Sterling Marlin]] spun into the infield coming off turn 4, and [[Rusty Wallace]] struck the outside wall after getting into some oil. Later, [[Ernie Irvan]] rear-ended [[Greg Sacks]] at over 140&nbsp;mph while trying to race leader [[Terry Labonte]] back to the flag to get his lap back and hit the outside wall. [[Jeff Gordon]] ran into the back of Irvan trying to avoid Sacks.
*[[Ricky Craven]] suffered a concussion in a practice crash and was forced to sit out.  This was the beginning of a series of injuries that adversely affected Craven's career over the next 4 years. [[Todd Bodine]] subbed for Craven in this race and ran very well until he crashed out of the lead.

=== Food City 500 ===

The [[Food City 500]] was held on April 13 at [[Bristol Motor Speedway]]. [[Rusty Wallace]] won the pole. The race was broadcast on [[NASCAR on ESPN|ESPN]].

'''Top ten results'''

# 24-[[Jeff Gordon]]
# 2-[[Rusty Wallace]]
# 5-[[Terry Labonte]]
# 88-[[Dale Jarrett]]
# 6-[[Mark Martin]]
# 3-[[Dale Earnhardt]]
# 94-[[Bill Elliott]]
# 97-[[Chad Little]]
# 37-[[Jeremy Mayfield]]
# 11-[[Brett Bodine]]

Failed to qualify: 20-[[Greg Sacks]], 77-[[Bobby Hillin Jr.]], 78-[[Billy Standridge]], 91-[[Mike Wallace (racing driver)|Mike Wallace]]

*This race had 20 cautions for 132 laps. The 20 cautions at the time tied a record for most cautions with the 1989 spring event at Bristol. However, this race had an additional 34 laps run under caution compared to the 1989 event.
*On the last lap, [[Jeff Gordon]] bumped [[Rusty Wallace]] out of the way in Turn 4 to win the race. Wallace barely was able to hold off [[Terry Labonte]] for 2nd. 
*[[Jack Sprague]] subbed for Ricky Craven in this race due to Craven's injury at Texas last weekend.

=== Goody's Headache Powder 500 ===

The [[Goody's Cool Orange 500|Goody's Headache Powder 500]] was held April 20 at [[Martinsville Speedway]]. [[Kenny Wallace]] won the pole. It was [[FILMAR Racing]]'s first career pole of the season. The race was broadcast on [[NASCAR on ESPN|ESPN]].

'''Top ten results'''

# 24-[[Jeff Gordon]]
# 43-[[Bobby Hamilton]]
# 6-[[Mark Martin]]
# 5-[[Terry Labonte]]
# 2-[[Rusty Wallace]]
# 81-[[Kenny Wallace]]
# 37-[[Jeremy Mayfield]]
# 18-[[Bobby Labonte]]
# 17-[[Darrell Waltrip]]
# 33-[[Ken Schrader]]

Failed to qualify: 19-[[Gary Bradberry]], 20-[[Lance Hooper]], 78-[[Billy Standridge]], 79-[[Randy MacDonald]], 96-[[David Green (racing driver)|David Green]]

*Winner [[Jeff Gordon]] was spun out at one point of the race by [[Jimmy Spencer (racing driver)|Jimmy Spencer]] but was able to recover from the spin to win the race.
*[[Ricky Craven]] returned to the #25 [[Chevrolet]] after missing 2 races due to the concussion he suffered at Texas. He finished 22nd, 2 laps down.
*Jeff Gordon led 431 of the 500 laps in this race, the most laps he has led in a single race in his career.

=== Save Mart Supermarkets 300 ===
The [[Save Mart Supermarkets 300]] was held May 4 at [[Sonoma Raceway|Sears Point Raceway]]. [[Mark Martin]] won the pole. The race was broadcast on [[NASCAR on ESPN|ESPN]].

'''Top ten results'''

# 6-[[Mark Martin]]
# 24-[[Jeff Gordon]]
# 5-[[Terry Labonte]]
# 88-[[Dale Jarrett]]
# 17-[[Darrell Waltrip]]
# 11-[[Brett Bodine]]
# 21-[[Michael Waltrip]]
# 28-[[Ernie Irvan]]
# 99-[[Jeff Burton]]
# 22-[[Ward Burton]]

Failed to qualify: 29-[[Robert Pressley]], 42-[[Joe Nemechek]], 45-[[Gary Smith (racing driver)|Gary Smith]], 75-[[Rick Mast]], 78w-[[Chuck Pruitt]], 90-[[Dick Trickle]], 96-[[David Green (racing driver)|David Green]], 97-[[Chad Little]], 09-[[R. K. Smith]]

*The [[Melling Racing]] #9 team technically did not make the trip to Sears Point due to a lack of funding.  However, they allowed [[Jeff Davis (racing driver)|Jeff Davis]]' [[Winston West Series]] team to use their number on their [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] so that the Melling team could get the owners' points.  Davis ended up crashing out of the race, finishing 37th.
*This was the last race for the [[Winston Cup Series]] on the {{convert|2.52|mi|km|adj=on}} configuration at [[Sears Point Raceway]] until 2019. After this event, a purpose-built section was added for the NASCAR weekend.
*After [[David Green (racing driver)|David Green]] failed to qualify, [[Caterpillar Inc.|Caterpillar]] put their logos on the #35 [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] was driven by [[Larry Gunselman]], one of the [[Winston West]] teams.  Gunselman started the race, but Green did get in the car and drive at one point.
*The #19 [[Child Support Recovery]] [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] for [[Tri-Star Motorsports]] that was driven by [[Gary Bradberry]] in the race was actually qualified by [[Ken Pedersen]], a driver in [[Winston West]] at the time.
*The #78 [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] for [[Triad Motorsports]] tapped [[Tom Hubert]], a crew member for [[Bahari Racing]], to qualify the #78 in 2nd round qualifying.  When Hubert (who had some road racing experience in other classes) qualified fast enough to earn the 27th starting spot in the race, Hubert was put in the car for the race to temporarily replace the team's regular driver, [[Billy Standridge]].
*This was the final race at Sears Point held in May, as it had been for the previous 5 years. In 1998, the race moved to the last Sunday in June, where it would remain through 2019.
*[[Geoff Bodine Racing]]'s sponsor; [[QVC]], ran an unusual promotion in which a lucky fan would get their name and face on [[Geoff Bodine]]'s #7 QVC [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]], with the winner being [[Mississippi]] native Dawn Gillis. Ultimately, however, Bodine would finish in last place.

=== Winston 500 ===
{{main|1997 Winston 500}}

The [[Aaron's 499|Winston 500]] at [[Talladega Superspeedway]] was originally scheduled for Sunday, April 27, but rain forced the race to be postponed. Teams returned on Saturday, May 10 (Mother's Day weekend), and the race was held under sunny skies.

[[John Andretti]] started from the pole position. The race was broadcast on [[NASCAR on ESPN|ESPN]].

'''Top ten results'''

# 6-[[Mark Martin]]
# 3-[[Dale Earnhardt]]
# 18-[[Bobby Labonte]]
# 98-[[John Andretti]]
# 24-[[Jeff Gordon]]
# 5-[[Terry Labonte]]
# 23-[[Jimmy Spencer (racing driver)|Jimmy Spencer]]
# 99-[[Jeff Burton]]
# 30-[[Johnny Benson]]
# 28-[[Ernie Irvan]]

Failed to qualify: 19-[[Gary Bradberry]], 42-[[Joe Nemechek]]*, 73-[[Phil Barkdoll]], 78-[[Billy Standridge]], 91-[[Mike Wallace (racing driver)|Mike Wallace]], 95-[[Ed Berrier]]

*The race was run caution-free, the first time in Talladega history. It also stands as the fastest {{convert|500|mi|km|adj=on}} race in NASCAR history (at {{convert|188.354|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}, a record that still stands).
*[[Joe Nemechek]] drove the #40 [[Chevrolet]] in place of [[Robby Gordon]] during this race since Gordon was attempting to do the Indy-Charlotte double in 1997.  As a result of the rescheduled race, it conflicted with [[List of Indianapolis 500 pole-sitters|Pole Day at Indianapolis]].  As part of the contract that Gordon signed with [[SABCO Racing]], the owner [[Felix Sabates]] provided a team for Gordon to attempt Indianapolis with.  As for Nemechek, he finished 19th, 1 lap down in Gordon's car.
*This was the last race for the #20 [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] for [[Ranier-Walsh Racing]].  The acquisition of their sponsor [[Hardee's]] by [[CKE Restaurants]] resulted in the company pulling sponsorship of the team. Without sponsorship, the team shut its doors. The #20 car would remain inactive until 1999 when [[Tony Stewart]] drove it for [[Joe Gibbs Racing]].
*Final time in his career that [[Mark Martin]] would win back-to-back races.

=== Winston Open ===

The [[Winston Open]] was held before [[The Winston]] All-Star Race on May 17 at [[Charlotte Motor Speedway]] as a last chance qualifier race for the cars that had not won a race yet in 1997 or late 1996 and was not a past champion. [[Chad Little]] won the pole. The winner of this race would qualify to be in The Winston All-Star Race.

'''Top ten results'''

# 25-[[Ricky Craven]]
# 41-[[Steve Grissom]]
# 9-[[Lake Speed]]
# 97-[[Chad Little]]
# 8-[[Hut Stricklin]]
# 46-[[Wally Dallenbach Jr.]]
# 30-[[Johnny Benson]]
# 33-[[Ken Schrader]]
# 98-[[John Andretti]]
# 31-[[Mike Skinner (racing driver)|Mike Skinner]]

=== The Winston ===
{{main|1997 The Winston}}
[[The Winston]] is the All-Star Race for the [[NASCAR]] [[Winston Cup Series]] held at the [[Charlotte Motor Speedway]] on May 17 after the [[Winston Open]] Race. Drivers have to qualify; Win a race since last year [[The Winston]] race, Win the [[Winston Open]] qualifier race, or Win one of [[The Winston]] All-Star Races from the past 5 years. This race was run in 3 segments with 2 30 lap segments and a 10 lap shootout segment for a total of 70 laps. [[Bill Elliott]] won the pole. [[Dale Jarrett]] won the first segment and [[Bobby Labonte]] won the second segment. The final segment results are posted in the top ten below. The race was broadcast on [[Paramount Network|TNN]].

'''Top ten final segment results'''

# 24-[[Jeff Gordon]]
# 18-[[Bobby Labonte]]
# 5-[[Terry Labonte]]
# 3-[[Dale Earnhardt]]
# 23-[[Jimmy Spencer (racing driver)|Jimmy Spencer]]
# 6-[[Mark Martin]]
# 88-[[Dale Jarrett]]
# 25-[[Ricky Craven]]
# 10-[[Ricky Rudd]]
# 94-[[Bill Elliott]]

* The only caution came on the 3rd lap of the first segment when Bobby Labonte spun coming off turn 4.
* Gordon started 19th because of a problem during his qualifying run.
* After the first segment was completed, the finishing order would be inverted for the start of the 2nd segment. The finishing order of the 2nd segment determined how the field would line up for the final segment. Caution laps counted in the first two 30-lap stages; however, only green flag laps were recorded in the final 10-lap stage.
* [[Speedvision]] carried a special live in-car simulcast of this race.
* During the prerace activities for The Winston, [[Indycar|Indy Racing League]] driver [[Tony Stewart]], who had qualified 2nd for the [[1997 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]], drove several laps around the track in his IndyCar to promote the IRL race to be held at Charlotte two months later.

=== Coca-Cola 600 ===
{{main|1997 Coca-Cola 600}}

The [[Coca-Cola 600]] was held May 25 at [[Charlotte Motor Speedway]]. [[Jeff Gordon]] won the pole. The race was shortened to 333 laps due to time issues after a long rain delay; it was after 1:00 am EDT when the race was completed. The race was broadcast on [[TBS (TV network)|TBS]].

'''Top ten results'''

# 24-[[Jeff Gordon]]
# 2-[[Rusty Wallace]]
# 6-[[Mark Martin]]
# 94-[[Bill Elliott]]
# 99-[[Jeff Burton]]
# 18-[[Bobby Labonte]]
# 3-[[Dale Earnhardt]]
# 5-[[Terry Labonte]]
# 1-[[Morgan Shepherd]]
# 10-[[Ricky Rudd]]

Failed to qualify: 71-[[Dave Marcis]], 77-[[Bobby Hillin Jr.]], 91-[[Mike Wallace (racing driver)|Mike Wallace]], 95-[[Ed Berrier]], 97-[[Chad Little]]

*Race shortened to 333 laps (499.5 Miles) due to rain.
*[[Geoff Bodine]] suffered a concussion in a practice crash on the Wednesday before the race in Turn 1. As a result, Geoff tapped his younger brother [[Todd Bodine|Todd]] to drive his #7 [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] in the race. However, the engine blew after Todd had made a run up through the field, leaving him with a 42nd-place finish.
* This was the final race for flagman [[Doyle Ford]], who had spent 38 years as a NASCAR official.

=== Miller 500 ===

The [[Autism Speaks 400|Miller 500]] was held June 1 at [[Dover International Speedway|Dover Downs International Speedway]]. The #18 of [[Bobby Labonte]] won the pole. The race was broadcast on [[Spike (TV network)|TNN]].

'''Top ten results'''

# 10-[[Ricky Rudd]]
# 6-[[Mark Martin]]
# 99-[[Jeff Burton]]
# 37-[[Jeremy Mayfield]]
# 44-[[Kyle Petty]]
# 33-[[Ken Schrader]]
# 21-[[Michael Waltrip]]
# 94-[[Bill Elliott]]
# 31-[[Mike Skinner (racing driver)|Mike Skinner]]
# 4-[[Sterling Marlin]]

Failed to qualify: 78-[[Billy Standridge]], 95-[[Ed Berrier]]

*This was the last {{convert|500|mi|km|adj=on}} race held at Dover.
*[[Robby Gordon]], in a rather freak incident during the [[Indianapolis 500]], suffered significant burns to his legs early on when an invisible fire started in the cockpit of his #42 [[Chevy]]-powered [[G-Force Technologies|G-Force]]. This forced him to sit out for a couple of weeks. [[Wally Dallenbach Jr.]] subbed for Gordon at Dover, finishing 36th after suffering electrical problems. He was credited with completing 364 laps of the 500 lap distance.
*Three different leaders had problems in the last 50 miles of the race.  Second-place [[Jeff Gordon]] hit the back of leader [[Dale Jarrett]] while trying to avoid a spinning [[Kenny Wallace]] on lap 452.  The contact broke Gordon's radiator and forced him behind the wall for repairs, eventually finishing 26th.  Jarrett retook the lead after the caution, but blew an engine 5 laps after the restart; he finished 32nd.  Jarrett's teammate [[Ernie Irvan]] inherited the lead and led the following 9 laps, but on lap 472, [[Chad Little]] broke a rear end in Turn 1 and dropped grease on the track.  Irvan hit it, spun, and crashed out, finishing 30th.  That gave the lead to Rudd, who held it the final 27 laps to win.

=== Pocono 500 ===

The [[Pocono Organics CBD 325|Pocono 500]] was held June 8 at [[Pocono Raceway]]. The #43 of [[Bobby Hamilton]] won the pole. The race was broadcast on [[Spike (TV network)|TNN]].

'''Top ten results'''

# 24-[[Jeff Gordon]]
# 99-[[Jeff Burton]]
# 88-[[Dale Jarrett]]
# 6-[[Mark Martin]]
# 37-[[Jeremy Mayfield]]
# 16-[[Ted Musgrave]]
# 17-[[Darrell Waltrip]]
# 7-[[Geoff Bodine]]
# 5-[[Terry Labonte]]
# 3-[[Dale Earnhardt]]

*[[Greg Sacks]] was tapped to sub for [[Robby Gordon]] in the #40 starting here at Pocono.  He qualified 4th but spun into the wall coming out of Turn 1 on Lap 9 immediately in front of [[Jeff Gordon]].

=== Miller 400 ===

The [[3M Performance 400|Miller 400]] was held June 15 at [[Michigan International Speedway|Michigan Speedway]]. [[Dale Jarrett]] won the pole. The race was broadcast on [[NASCAR on CBS|CBS]].

'''Top ten results'''

# 28-[[Ernie Irvan]]*
# 94-[[Bill Elliott]]
# 6-[[Mark Martin]]
# 16-[[Ted Musgrave]]
# 24-[[Jeff Gordon]]
# 88-[[Dale Jarrett]]
# 3-[[Dale Earnhardt]]
# 36-[[Derrike Cope]]
# 18-[[Bobby Labonte]]
# 30-[[Johnny Benson]]

Failed to qualify: #1 Morgan Shepherd, #19 Gary Bradberry, #20 Greg Sacks, #91 Mike Wallace, #95 Ed Berrier

*This was [[Ernie Irvan]]'s 15th and final [[Winston Cup]] victory, and it came at the very same track where he had almost lost his life three years earlier. He had tears in his eyes as he brought the 28 car into Victory Lane. The win also came in his last year with Robert Yates Racing.
*This was the 1st career [[Winston Cup]] start for [[Jerry Nadeau]] in the #1 [[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]] for [[Precision Products Racing]].  He replaced [[Morgan Shepherd]] in the car.
*This race would be the final [[NASCAR on CBS|CBS]] race that [[Ken Squier]] was the lap-by-lap announcer for. Starting with the [[YellaWood 500|DieHard 500]] in October, all future races aired on CBS would have [[Mike Joy]] as the lap-by-lap announcer while Squier was transferred to serving as the studio host.

=== California 500 presented by NAPA ===
{{main|1997 California 500}}

The inaugural [[California 500 presented by NAPA]] was held on June 22 at [[California Speedway]]. The #42 of [[Joe Nemechek]] won the pole. The race was broadcast on [[NASCAR on ESPN|ABC]].

'''Top ten results'''

# 24-[[Jeff Gordon]]
# 5-[[Terry Labonte]]
# 10-[[Ricky Rudd]]
# 16-[[Ted Musgrave]]
# 23-[[Jimmy Spencer (racing driver)|Jimmy Spencer]]
# 18-[[Bobby Labonte]]
# 29-[[Jeff Green (racing driver)|Jeff Green]]
# 88-[[Dale Jarrett]]
# 25-[[Ricky Craven]]
# 6-[[Mark Martin]]

Failed to qualify: 78-[[Billy Standridge]], 81-[[Kenny Wallace]], 91-[[Mike Wallace (racing driver)|Mike Wallace]]*

*After [[Mike Wallace (racing driver)|Mike Wallace]] failed to qualify for the race, his team hastily entered the {{convert|200|mi|km|adj=on}} [[Winston West]] race which was run the day before the [[Winston Cup]] race. He finished 3rd to [[Ken Schrader]] in that race.
*[[Mark Martin]] ran out of gas with 10 laps to go and was forced to the pits for additional fuel. However, they did not get enough fuel in the car. This resulted in Martin running out of gas again on the last lap and having to coast to the line.
*This was the only Cup race at California Speedway run in June. The following year, the California 500 moved to the first week of May, swapping dates with [[Sonoma Raceway|Sears Point Raceway]].

=== Pepsi 400 ===

The [[Pepsi 400]] was held on July 5 at [[Daytona International Speedway]]. The #31 of [[Mike Skinner (racing driver)|Mike Skinner]] won the pole. The race was broadcast on [[NASCAR on ESPN|ESPN]] for the last time.

'''Top ten results'''

# 98-[[John Andretti]]
# 5-[[Terry Labonte]]
# 4-[[Sterling Marlin]]
# 3-[[Dale Earnhardt]]
# 88-[[Dale Jarrett]]
# 2-[[Rusty Wallace]]
# 44-[[Kyle Petty]]
# 99-[[Jeff Burton]]
# 28-[[Ernie Irvan]]
# 18-[[Bobby Labonte]]

Failed to qualify: 7-[[Geoff Bodine]], 29-[[Jeff Green (racing driver)|Jeff Green]], 91-[[Loy Allen Jr.]]

*This was [[John Andretti]]'s first [[Winston Cup]] career win.
*This was the last July race at Daytona scheduled to run during the day. The [[2014 Coke Zero 400]] was run during the day, but only after being postponed due to rain the previous night.
*The race ended with a 1 lap shootout, likely the last such shootout in the [[Winston Cup Series]]. John Andretti's crew chief Tony Furr employed a rather cynical strategy of brake-checking the field on the final restart, resulting in a stack-up of cars on the backstretch. As the field entered the final turns, cars spread out 3 and 4 wide, resulting in a multi-car wreck developed in turn 4. On ESPN's telecast of the race, the spotter for one of the drivers involved could be heard yelling "Goddammit."
*It was also [[Cale Yarborough]]'s first and only victory as a car owner.

=== Jiffy Lube 300 ===

The [[Jiffy Lube 300]] was held July 13 at [[New Hampshire International Speedway]]. #33 of [[Ken Schrader]] won the pole. The race was broadcast on [[Spike (TV network)|TNN]].

'''Top ten results'''

# 99-[[Jeff Burton]]
# 3-[[Dale Earnhardt]]
# 2-[[Rusty Wallace]]
# 41-[[Steve Grissom]]
# 6-[[Mark Martin]]
# 94-[[Bill Elliott]]
# 5-[[Terry Labonte]]
# 28-[[Ernie Irvan]]
# 10-[[Ricky Rudd]]
# 7-[[Geoff Bodine]]

=== Pennsylvania 500 ===

The [[Pennsylvania 500]] was held July 20 at [[Pocono Raceway]]. The #42 of [[Joe Nemechek]] won the pole. The race was broadcast on [[TBS (TV network)|TBS]].

'''Top ten results'''

# 88-[[Dale Jarrett]]
# 24-[[Jeff Gordon]]
# 99-[[Jeff Burton]]
# 16-[[Ted Musgrave]]
# 6-[[Mark Martin]]
# 31-[[Mike Skinner (racing driver)|Mike Skinner]]
# 23-[[Jimmy Spencer (racing driver)|Jimmy Spencer]]
# 44-[[Kyle Petty]]
# 37-[[Jeremy Mayfield]]
# 94-[[Bill Elliott]]

Failed to Qualify: #78 Bobby Hillin, #14 Steve Park, #20 Greg Sacks

=== Brickyard 400 ===
{{main|1997 Brickyard 400}}

The [[Brickyard 400]] was held August 3 at [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]]. [[Ernie Irvan]] won the pole. The race was broadcast on [[NASCAR on ESPN|ABC]].

'''Top ten results'''

# 10-[[Ricky Rudd]]
# 18-[[Bobby Labonte]]
# 88-[[Dale Jarrett]]
# 24-[[Jeff Gordon]]
# 37-[[Jeremy Mayfield]]
# 6-[[Mark Martin]]
# 30-[[Johnny Benson]]
# 94-[[Bill Elliott]]
# 31-[[Mike Skinner (racing driver)|Mike Skinner]]
# 28-[[Ernie Irvan]]

Failed to qualify: 1-[[Mike Wallace (racing driver)|Mike Wallace]],  7-[[Geoff Bodine]], 8-[[Hut Stricklin]], 61-[[Tim Steele (racing driver)|Tim Steele]], 71-[[Dave Marcis]], 77-[[Morgan Shepherd]], 78-[[Bobby Hillin Jr.]], 90-[[Dick Trickle]]

*First time since 1987 that Ricky Rudd win multiple races in a season.

=== The Bud at The Glen ===

[[The Bud at The Glen]] was held August 10 at [[Watkins Glen International]].  The #34 of [[Todd Bodine]] (in a one-off [[Winston Cup]] race for [[Team 34 Racing]], his [[Busch Series]] team at the time) won the pole. The race was broadcast on [[NASCAR on ESPN|ESPN]].

'''Top ten results'''

# 24-[[Jeff Gordon]]
# 7-[[Geoff Bodine]]
# 2-[[Rusty Wallace]]
# 40-[[Robby Gordon]]
# 6-[[Mark Martin]]
# 16-[[Ted Musgrave]]
# 94-[[Bill Elliott]]
# 5-[[Terry Labonte]]
# 41-[[Steve Grissom]]
# 46-[[Wally Dallenbach Jr.]]

*This was [[Jeff Gordon]]'s 1st career victory on a road course, beginning a streak of 6 consecutive road course wins that lasted until 2000.
*This race was the 1st career [[Winston Cup]] start for [[Steve Park]], driving the #14 [[Chevrolet]] for [[Dale Earnhardt Inc.]]  He qualified well but ended up finishing 33rd, 2 laps down.

=== DeVilbiss 400 ===

The [[DeVilbiss 400]] was held August 17 at [[Michigan International Speedway|Michigan Speedway]]. The #30 of [[Johnny Benson]] won the pole. The race was broadcast on [[NASCAR on ESPN|ESPN]].

'''Top ten results'''

# 6-[[Mark Martin]]
# 24-[[Jeff Gordon]]
# 16-[[Ted Musgrave]]
# 28-[[Ernie Irvan]]
# 88-[[Dale Jarrett]]
# 18-[[Bobby Labonte]]
# 94-[[Bill Elliott]]
# 99-[[Jeff Burton]]
# 3-[[Dale Earnhardt]]
# 5-[[Terry Labonte]]

Failed to qualify: #71 [[Dave Marcis]]

*Mark Martin won after coming from 2 laps down after suffering a blown left rear tire.
*Roush Racing drivers dominated the day leading 177 of 200 laps.

=== Goody's Headache Powder 500 ===

The [[Sharpie 500|Goody's Headache Powder 500]] was held August 23 at [[Bristol Motor Speedway]]. The #81 of [[Kenny Wallace]] won the pole. The race was broadcast on [[NASCAR on ESPN|ESPN]].

'''Top ten results'''

# 88-[[Dale Jarrett]]
# 6-[[Mark Martin]]
# 90-[[Dick Trickle]]
# 99-[[Jeff Burton]]
# 41-[[Steve Grissom]]
# 33-[[Ken Schrader]]
# 5-[[Terry Labonte]]
# 18-[[Bobby Labonte]]
# 7-[[Geoff Bodine]]*
# 4-[[Sterling Marlin]]

Failed to qualify: 40-[[Robby Gordon]], 71-[[Dave Marcis]], 77-[[Morgan Shepherd]]

*[[Jeff Gordon]] was spun out of the lead by [[Jeremy Mayfield]] around the halfway point of the race.
*[[David Green (racing driver)|David Green]] got on his side during a crash around lap 260. The ground along on his driver's side after getting bounced off the #36 of [[Derrike Cope]] into the wall coming off Turn 4.  After sliding about {{convert|450|ft|m}} with other cars spinning around him, the car flipped over once and got back on all 4 wheels. Green was ok.
*Shortly after the halfway point, Geoff Bodine's crew chief [[Pat Tryson]] quit the team, apparently unhappy with the way the team was (or wasn't) being managed.

=== Mountain Dew Southern 500 ===
{{main|1997 Mountain Dew Southern 500}}

The [[Mountain Dew Southern 500]] was held August 31 at [[Darlington Raceway]]. [[Bobby Labonte]] won the pole. The race was broadcast on [[NASCAR on ESPN|ESPN]].

'''Top ten results'''

# 24-[[Jeff Gordon]]*
# 99-[[Jeff Burton]]
# 88-[[Dale Jarrett]]
# 94-[[Bill Elliott]]
# 10-[[Ricky Rudd]]
# 5-[[Terry Labonte]]
# 18-[[Bobby Labonte]]
# 6-[[Mark Martin]]
# 21-[[Michael Waltrip]]
# 33-[[Ken Schrader]]

Failed to qualify: 71-[[Dave Marcis]], 77-[[Morgan Shepherd]], 91-[[Greg Sacks]]

*[[Jeff Gordon]]'s victory made him the 2nd and final driver, joining Bill Elliott, to win the [[Winston Million]]. Ironically, the 2 drivers that won the Winston Million won it in the very first running in 1985, and in the very last running in 1997. The program was replaced the following season in 1998 with the [[No Bull 5]] program, which offered five drivers (that finished in the Top 5 of the last No Bull 5 race) the chance to win 1 million dollars.
*[[Dale Earnhardt]] mysteriously blacked out during the pace laps for the race and hit the wall, resulting in Earnhardt stepping out of the car for the day. Once the car was repaired, [[Busch Series]] driver [[Mike Dillon (racing driver)|Mike Dillon]] (the son-in-law of car owner [[Richard Childress]]) was tapped to sub in the #3. Dillon drove the car to a 30th-place finish, 85 laps down. The cause of Earnhardt's black outs was never determined
*"Jeff Burton will make a challenge off the corner onto the straightaway, but Jeff Gordon wins it!" - Bob Jenkins as Jeff Burton tried to challenge Gordon for the victory in the last corners

=== Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 ===

The [[Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400]] was held September 6 at [[Richmond International Raceway]]. The #94 of [[Bill Elliott]] won the pole. The race was broadcast on [[NASCAR on ESPN|ESPN]].

'''Top ten results'''

# 88-[[Dale Jarrett]]
# 99-[[Jeff Burton]]
# 24-[[Jeff Gordon]]
# 7-[[Geoff Bodine]]
# 2-[[Rusty Wallace]]
# 42-[[Joe Nemechek]]
# 22-[[Ward Burton]]
# 27-[[Kenny Irwin Jr.]]*
# 16-[[Ted Musgrave]]
# 37-[[Jeremy Mayfield]]

*This was [[Kenny Irwin Jr.]]'s 1st career [[Winston Cup]] start.

=== CMT 300 ===

The [[CMT 300]] was held September 14 at [[New Hampshire International Speedway]]. The #33 of [[Ken Schrader]] won the pole. The race was broadcast on [[Spike (TV network)|TNN]].

'''Top ten results'''

# 24-[[Jeff Gordon]]
# 28-[[Ernie Irvan]]
# 43-[[Bobby Hamilton]]
# 41-[[Steve Grissom]]
# 25-[[Ricky Craven]]
# 88-[[Dale Jarrett]]
# 23-[[Jimmy Spencer (racing driver)|Jimmy Spencer]]
# 3-[[Dale Earnhardt]]
# 6-[[Mark Martin]]
# 8-[[Hut Stricklin]]

*This was the 1st September race held at [[New Hampshire International Speedway]].  The race date was acquired as part of the purchase of [[North Wilkesboro Speedway]] in 1996 that resulted in its dates being split.
*[[Jeff Burton]] had an inner ear problem and required relief from [[Todd Bodine]].
*10th and final win of 1997 for Jeff Gordon.
*Jeff Gordon became the 1st driver since [[Darrell Waltrip]] in 1981 & 1982 to score 10 victories in back-to-back seasons. However, Darrell Waltrip scored 12 victories in each season.

=== MBNA 400 ===

The [[MBNA 400]] was held September 21 at [[Dover International Speedway|Dover Downs International Speedway]]. [[Mark Martin]] won the pole. The race was broadcast on [[Spike (TV network)|TNN]].

'''Top ten results'''

# 6-[[Mark Martin]]
# 3-[[Dale Earnhardt]]
# 44-[[Kyle Petty]]
# 18-[[Bobby Labonte]]
# 88-[[Dale Jarrett]]
# 10-[[Ricky Rudd]]
# 24-[[Jeff Gordon]]
# 94-[[Bill Elliott]]
# 28-[[Ernie Irvan]]
# 75-[[Rick Mast]]

Failed to qualify: 14-[[Steve Park]]

*This was the first {{convert|400|mi|km|adj=on}} race at Dover.
*Mark Martin and Kyle Petty dominated this race, with Martin leading 194 laps and Petty leading 191. This would also be Kyle Petty's last top 5 finish until the [[2007 Coca-Cola 600]].

=== Hanes 500 ===

The [[Subway 500|Hanes 500]] was held September 29 at [[Martinsville Speedway]]. [[Ward Burton]] won the pole. The race was broadcast on [[NASCAR on ESPN|ESPN]].

'''Top ten results'''

# 99-[[Jeff Burton]]
# 3-[[Dale Earnhardt]]
# 43-[[Bobby Hamilton]]
# 24-[[Jeff Gordon]]
# 94-[[Bill Elliott]]
# 81-[[Kenny Wallace]]
# 22-[[Ward Burton]]
# 25-[[Ricky Craven]]
# 33-[[Ken Schrader]]
# 28-[[Ernie Irvan]]

*[[Jeff Burton]] inherited the lead after leader [[Rusty Wallace]] jumped a restart and was black-flagged as a result.
*[[Steve Park]] drove the #40 [[Chevrolet]] in place of [[Robby Gordon]], who was subbing for [[Dario Franchitti]] at the inaugural [[Toyota Indy 400|Marlboro 500]] [[Champ Car|CART]] race at [[California Speedway]]. Park blew an engine early and finished 41st.

=== UAW-GM Quality 500 ===

The [[UAW-GM Quality 500]] was held October 5 at [[Charlotte Motor Speedway]].  The #7 of [[Geoff Bodine]] won the pole. The race was broadcast on [[TBS (TV network)|TBS]].

'''Top ten results'''

# 88-[[Dale Jarrett]]
# 18-[[Bobby Labonte]]
# 3-[[Dale Earnhardt]]
# 6-[[Mark Martin]]
# 24-[[Jeff Gordon]]
# 99-[[Jeff Burton]]
# 94-[[Bill Elliott]]
# 22-[[Ward Burton]]
# 44-[[Kyle Petty]]
# 30-[[Johnny Benson]]

Failed to qualify: 14-[[Steve Park]], 15-[[Greg Sacks]], 17-[[Darrell Waltrip]], 31-[[Mike Skinner (racing driver)|Mike Skinner]], 40-[[Elliott Sadler]]*, 71-[[Dave Marcis]], 75-[[Rick Mast]]

*Waltrip failed to qualify because [[Terry Labonte]], who was higher in points, used the past champion's provisional. This was Waltrip's first DNQ in 23 years; last time was the 1974 Winston 500.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eVi3hg7Y6ZkC&q=NASCAR+past+champions+provisional&pg=PA119 |title=''NASCAR for Dummies'' |author=[[Mark Martin|Martin, Mark]] |date=29 April 2005 |isbn=9780471750987 |access-date=April 12, 2018}}</ref>
*This was [[Rick Wilson (racing driver)|Rick Wilson's]] final Cup start.
*This was the first career start for [[Kevin Lepage]] in the #91 [[Chevrolet]]. He finished 40th after wrecking.
*Early in the race, there was an unusual water seepage problem on the backstretch.  This resulted in the track near the outside wall in the middle of the backstretch being wet to the point where cars were kicking up spray. This did not cause any problems, however.
*This was the first race for [[ISM Racing]]'s #35 [[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]] with [[Todd Bodine]] as the driver. The car qualified well, then sank to the rear of the field and eventually finished 26th, 4 laps down.

=== DieHard 500 ===

The [[AMP Energy Juice 500|DieHard 500]] was held October 12 at [[Talladega Superspeedway]]. [[Ernie Irvan]] won the pole. Like many Talladega races, the story was "the Big One", collecting 23 cars on lap 140 after [[Jeff Gordon]] cut a tire and turned into traffic. [[Mark Martin]] was furious after the wreck, and made an infamous quote. "I hate restrictor plate racing," he said while being interviewed by a pit reporter. The race was broadcast on [[NASCAR on CBS|CBS]].

'''Top ten results'''

# 5&ndash;[[Terry Labonte]]
# 18&ndash;[[Bobby Labonte]]
# 98&ndash;[[John Andretti]]
# 33&ndash;[[Ken Schrader]]
# 28&ndash;[[Ernie Irvan]]
# 25&ndash;[[Ricky Craven]]
# 44&ndash;[[Kyle Petty]]
# 7&ndash;[[Geoff Bodine]]
# 75&ndash;[[Rick Mast]]
# 2&ndash;[[Rusty Wallace]]

Failed to qualify: 8&ndash;[[Hut Stricklin]], 22&ndash;[[Ward Burton]], 29&ndash;[[Jeff Green (racing driver)|Jeff Green]], 78&ndash;[[Gary Bradberry]], 95&ndash;[[Ed Berrier]]

*The top 5 (T. Labonte, B. Labonte, Andretti, Schrader, Irvan) became the first drivers eligible for the [[Winston No Bull 5]] million dollar bonus for next season, meaning that if any of them were to win the [[1998 Daytona 500]], they would receive an extra $1 million.
*With this win Terry Labonte became only the second Chevrolet driver to win a race in 1997. Jeff Gordon had all of the other wins for Chevrolet in 1997.
*Last top 5 finish for [[Ernie Irvan]].
*Last Talladega race to be broadcast by [[NASCAR on CBS|CBS]].  The network's acquisition of the [[American Football Conference|AFC]] broadcasting rights for 1998, coupled with NASCAR's shifting the second Talladega race from July to October, meant that CBS's 22-year relationship with Talladega came to an end after the 1997 running.
*This was the last time the [[DieHard (brand)|DieHard]] brand sponsored the second Talladega race. Starting in 1998, DieHard and [[Winston (cigarette)|Winston]], sponsor of the spring [[GEICO 500|Winston 500]] race, swapped race sponsorships.
*This would be the first [[NASCAR on CBS|CBS]] race for [[Mike Joy]] as the lap-by-lap broadcaster.

=== AC Delco 400 ===

The [[AC Delco 400]] was held on Monday, October 27 at [[North Carolina Speedway]]. [[Bobby Labonte]] won the pole. It was originally scheduled to be run on Sunday, October 26 but heavy rain pushed the start to Monday morning. The race was broadcast on TNN.

'''Top ten results'''

# 43&ndash;[[Bobby Hamilton]]
# 88&ndash;[[Dale Jarrett]]
# 25&ndash;[[Ricky Craven]]
# 24&ndash;[[Jeff Gordon]]
# 90&ndash;[[Dick Trickle]]
# 6&ndash;[[Mark Martin]]
# 5&ndash;[[Terry Labonte]]
# 3&ndash;[[Dale Earnhardt]]
# 4&ndash;[[Sterling Marlin]]
# 42&ndash;[[Joe Nemechek]]

Failed to qualify: 11&ndash;[[Brett Bodine]], 71&ndash;[[Dave Marcis]]

=== Dura Lube 500 presented by Kmart ===

The [[Dura Lube 500 presented by Kmart]] was held November 2 at [[Phoenix International Raceway]]. [[Bobby Hamilton]] won the pole. [[Dale Jarrett]]'s victory in this race marked the final victory for the [[Ford Thunderbird]]. The race was broadcast on [[Spike (TV network)|TNN]].

'''Top ten results'''

# 88-[[Dale Jarrett]]
# 2-[[Rusty Wallace]]
# 43-[[Bobby Hamilton]]
# 33-[[Ken Schrader]]
# 3-[[Dale Earnhardt]]
# 6-[[Mark Martin]]
# 30-[[Johnny Benson]]
# 41-[[Steve Grissom]]
# 44-[[Kyle Petty]]
# 7-[[Geoff Bodine]]

Failed to qualify: 1-[[Morgan Shepherd]]

=== NAPA 500 ===

The 1997 championship season finale was the [[Pep Boys Auto 500|NAPA 500]] held November 16 at [[Atlanta Motor Speedway]]. [[Geoff Bodine]] won the pole at a speed of {{convert|197.478|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}, which at the time was the fastest qualifying lap ever run outside of Daytona and Talladega. During the summer, the track had been reconfigured from a traditional oval to a quad-shaped oval. The race was broadcast on [[NASCAR on ESPN|ESPN]].

[[Jeff Gordon]] entered the race with a 77-point advantage over [[Dale Jarrett]] and an 88-point advantage over [[Mark Martin]]. During a practice session on Saturday, Gordon was driving down the pit lane, scrubbing his tires to heat them up on what was a cold morning. Gordon lost control and crashed into the parked car of [[Bobby Hamilton]]. Gordon had to go to a backup car, and qualified a lowly 37th. Gordon had to finish 18th or better to clinch the championship, but starting deep in the field, he had charge his way up through the pack. Jarrett finished 2nd, Martin 3rd, and Gordon 17th, while [[Bobby Labonte]] took the victory, the first win for [[Joe Gibbs Racing]] since the team switched from Chevrolet to [[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]]. Gordon ultimately hung on and won the title by only 14 points over Jarrett and 29 points over Martin, the closest three-way points finish under the Bob Latford 1975 points system.

'''Top ten results'''

# 18-[[Bobby Labonte]]
# 88-[[Dale Jarrett]]
# 6-[[Mark Martin]]
# 29-[[Jeff Green (racing driver)|Jeff Green]]
# 36-[[Derrike Cope]]
# 44-[[Kyle Petty]]
# 43-[[Bobby Hamilton]]
# 42-[[Joe Nemechek]]
# 22-[[Ward Burton]]
# 30-[[Johnny Benson]]

Failed to qualify: 8-[[Hut Stricklin]], 35-[[Todd Bodine]], 40-[[Greg Sacks]], 71-[[Dave Marcis]], 77-[[Robert Pressley]], 95-[[Ed Berrier]], 96-[[David Green (racing driver)|David Green]]
*Bobby Labonte won the first race on the new 1.54 mile configuration on Atlanta and became the first driver to win on both configurations of the track.

=== NASCAR Thunder Special&nbsp;Suzuka ===

The [[NASCAR Thunder Special Suzuka]] was a non points exhibition race held November 23 on the [[Suzuka Circuit]] - East Circuit in Japan. [[Mark Martin]] won the pole. The race was broadcast on [[TBS (TV network)|TBS]].

'''Top ten results'''

# 31-[[Mike Skinner (racing driver)|Mike Skinner]]
#  6-[[Mark Martin]]
# 74-[[Randy LaJoie]]
# 96-[[David Green (racing driver)|David Green]]
# 21-[[Michael Waltrip]]
# 09-[[Jim Richards (race driver)|Jim Richards]]
# 72-[[Kenny Wallace]]
# 38-[[Butch Gilliland]]
#  5-[[Jack Sprague]]
#  7-[[Geoff Bodine]]

*This was the final race for Ford Thunderbirds. [[Mark Martin]] ran a Thunderbird and finished 2nd.
*[[Bill France Jr.]] suffered a mild heart attack during the trip to Japan. He recovered to live nearly another 10 years.
*Rain tires were used on Winston Cup cars for the first time ever during Qualifying and Practice sessions.

== Results and standings ==
{{Further|List of NASCAR points scoring systems}}

=== Drivers' championship ===
([[Template:NASCAR driver results legend|key]])&nbsp;<span style="font-size:90%;">'''Bold'''&nbsp;- Pole position awarded by time. ''Italics''&nbsp;- Pole position set by owner's points standings. *&nbsp;– Most laps led.</span><br />
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:75%; text-align:center;"
|-
!valign="middle"| Pos
!valign="middle"| Driver
! [[1997 Daytona 500|DAY]]
! [[1997 Goodwrench Service 400|CAR]]
! [[1997 Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]]
! [[1997 Primestar 500|ATL]]
! [[1997 TranSouth Financial 400|DAR]]
! [[1997 Interstate Batteries 500|TEX]]
! [[1997 Food City 500|BRI]]
! [[1997 Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Martinsville)|MAR]]
! [[1997 Save Mart Supermarkets 300|SON]]
! [[1997 Winston 500|TAL]]
! [[1997 Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]
! [[1997 Miller 500|DOV]]
! [[1997 Pocono 500|POC]]
! [[1997 Miller 400|MCH]]
! [[1997 California 500|CAL]]
! [[1997 Pepsi 400|DAY]]
! [[1997 Jiffy Lube 300|NHA]]
! [[1997 Pennsylvania 500|POC]]
! [[1997 Brickyard 400|IND]]
! [[1997 The Bud at The Glen|GLN]]
! [[1997 DeVilbiss 400|MCH]]
! [[1997 Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Bristol)|BRI]]
! [[1997 Mountain Dew Southern 500|DAR]]
! [[1997 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400|RCH]]
! [[1997 CMT 300|NHA]]
! [[1997 MBNA 400|DOV]]
! [[1997 Hanes 500|MAR]]
! [[1997 UAW-GM Quality 500|CLT]]
! [[1997 DieHard 500|TAL]]
! [[1997 AC Delco 400|CAR]]
! [[1997 Dura Lube 500|PHO]]
! [[1997 NAPA 500|ATL]]
! Points
|-
! 1
|align="left"| [[Jeff Gordon]]
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 4
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 42
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 3
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 30
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1*
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 5
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1'''
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 26
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 5
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1*
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 21
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 23
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 4
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1*
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 35
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 3
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1*
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 7
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 4
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 5
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 35
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 4
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 17
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 17
! 4710
|-
! 2
|align="left"| [[Dale Jarrett]]
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 23
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2*
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 3*
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1*
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1'''*
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ''2''
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 4
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 16
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 4
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 35
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 27
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 32*
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 3
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''6'''
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 8
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 5
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 38
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1*
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 3
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 32
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 5
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1*
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 3
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 6
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 5
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 12
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 21
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
! 4696
|-
! 3
|align="left"| [[Mark Martin]]
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 7*
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''13'''
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 13
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 6
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 24
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 38
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 5
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 3
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1'''*
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 3
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 4
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 3
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 10
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 27
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 5
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 5
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 6
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 5
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1*
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 8
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 25
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 9
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1'''*
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 11
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 4
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 30
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 6
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 6
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 3
! 4681
|-
! 4
|align="left"| [[Jeff Burton]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 11
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 3
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 42
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 5
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 4
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 42
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 15
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 9
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 8
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 5
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 3
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 14
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 30
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 8
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1*
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 3
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 15
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 29
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 8
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 4
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2*
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 14
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 11
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 6
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 14
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 38
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 13
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 34
! 4285
|-
! 5
|align="left"| [[Dale Earnhardt]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 31
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 11
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 25
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 8
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 15
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 6
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 6
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 12
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 12
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2*
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 7
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 16
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 10
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 7
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 16
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 4
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 12
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 29
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 16
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 9
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 14
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 30
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 15
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 8
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 3
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 29
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 8
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 16
! 4216
|-
! 6
|align="left"| [[Terry Labonte]]
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 7
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ''7''
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 9
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 13
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 4*
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 3
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 4
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 3
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 6
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 8
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 14
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 9
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 39
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 7
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 35
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 40
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 8
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 10
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 7
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 6
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 17
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 41
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 37
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 22
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 11
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1*
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 7
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 11
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 21
! 4177
|-
! 7
|align="left"| [[Bobby Labonte]]
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 21
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 14
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 8
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 4
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 5
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 3
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 34
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 8
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 20
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 3
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 6
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''40'''
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 31
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 9
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 6
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 10
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 27
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 11
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 37
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 6
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 8
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''7'''
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 34
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 15
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 4
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 27
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2*
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''11'''
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 23
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1*
! 4101
|-
! 8
|align="left"| [[Bill Elliott]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 4
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 22
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 15
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 38
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 16
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 11
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 7
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 37
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 32
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 18
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 4
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 8
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 32
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 32
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 33
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 6
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 10
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 8
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 7
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 7
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 16
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 4*
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''30'''
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 11
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 8
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 5
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 7
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 13
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 12
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 15
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 36
! 3836
|-
! 9
|align="left"| [[Rusty Wallace]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 41
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 6
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 31
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 6
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 37
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2'''*
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 5
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 40
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 37
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 39
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 22
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 29
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 14
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 6
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 3
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 37
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 38
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 3
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 13
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 12
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 43
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 5
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 21
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 16
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 15*
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 12
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 10
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 18
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2*
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 32
! 3598
|-
! 10
|align="left"| [[Ken Schrader]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 33
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 18
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 35
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 25
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 8
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 18
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 12
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 10
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 31
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 12
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 38
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 6
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 23
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 27
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 34
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 15
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''11'''
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 14
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 11
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 14
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 14
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 6
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 10
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 14
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''37'''
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 12
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 9
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 15
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 4
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 30
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 4
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 20
! 3576
|-
! 11
|align="left"| [[Johnny Benson]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 28
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 27
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 9
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 11
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 10
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 28
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 31
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 17
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 21
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 9
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 15
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 21
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 27
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 10
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 13
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 16
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 18
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 13
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 7
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 11
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''24'''
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 18
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 19
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 13
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 19
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 28
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 19
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 10
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 19
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 36
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 7
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 10
! 3575
|-
! 12
|align="left"| [[Ted Musgrave]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 13
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 12
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 20
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 34
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 35
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 38
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 24
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 11
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 24
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 23
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 11
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 6
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 4*
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 4
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 12
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 26
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 4
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 33
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 6
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 3
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 15
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 29
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 9
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 30
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 24
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 21
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 17
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 11
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 32
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 22
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 31
! 3556
|-
! 13
|align="left"| [[Jeremy Mayfield]]
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 6
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 16
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 17
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 37
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 17
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 32
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 9
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 7
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 27
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 23
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 28
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 4
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 12
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 12
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 13
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 17
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 9
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 15
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 33
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 30
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 16
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 10
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 25
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 23
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 18
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 27
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 26
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 15
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 19
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 19
! 3547
|-
! 14
|align="left"| [[Ernie Irvan]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 20
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 9
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 36
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 21
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 36
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 39
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 31
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 8
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 10
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 13*
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 30
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 29
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 37
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 9
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 8
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 40
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''10'''*
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 21
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 4
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 41
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 33
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 23
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 9
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 10
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 18
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''5'''
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 28
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 18
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 12
! 3534
|-
! 15
|align="left"| [[Kyle Petty]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 14
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 29
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 10
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 13
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 33
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 27
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 29
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 40
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 13
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 40
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 14
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 5
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 14
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 26
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 31
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 7
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 13
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 8
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 13
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 26
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 23
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 36
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 32
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 20
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 12
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 3
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 26
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 9
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 7
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 22
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 9
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 6
! 3455
|-
! 16
|align="left"| [[Bobby Hamilton]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 15
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 28
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 5
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 10
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 37
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 20
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 13
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 19
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 31
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 29
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 17
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''39'''
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 32
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 23
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 20
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 31
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 32
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 20
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 28
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 26
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 22
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 20
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 38
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 3
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 13
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 3
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 21
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 20
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''3'''
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 7
! 3450
|-
! 17
|align="left"| [[Ricky Rudd]]
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 9
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 4
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 6
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 30
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 23
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 5
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 27
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 13
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 34
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 11
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 10
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 21
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 13
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 3
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 34
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 9
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 36
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 40
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 29
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 19
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 5
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 28
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 42
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 6
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 13
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 41
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 34
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 40
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 36
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 37
! 3330
|-
! 18
|align="left"| [[Michael Waltrip]]
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 32
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 26
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 27
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 7
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 7
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 9
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 21
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 26
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 7
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 14
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 17
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 7
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 13
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 16
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 11
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 35
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 29
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 22
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 39
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 25
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 22
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 25
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 9
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 35
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 32
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 42
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 36
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 24
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 28
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 14
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 26
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 13
! 3173
|-
! 19
|align="left"| [[Ricky Craven]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 3
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 5
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 14
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 35
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 40
| 
| 
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 22
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 39
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 27
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 37
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 13
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 16
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 18
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 9
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 37
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 16
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 18
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 16
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 17
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 12
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 13
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 31
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 18
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 5
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 41
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 8
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 25
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 6
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 3*
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 43
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 39
! 3108
|-
! 20
|align="left"| [[Jimmy Spencer (racing driver)|Jimmy Spencer]]
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 35
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 40
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 22
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 32
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 22
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 39
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 15
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 11
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 14
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 7
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 18
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 22
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 19
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 15
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 5
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 31
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 12
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 7
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 24
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 34
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 19
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 27
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 28
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 11
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 7
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 36
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 33
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 42
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 24
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 43
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 14
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 24
! 3079
|-
! 21
|align="left"| [[Steve Grissom]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 40
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 24
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 11
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 33
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 10
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 32
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 20
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 17
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 41
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 11
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 24
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 18
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 38
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 17
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 38
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 4
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 30
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 26
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 9
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 25
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 5
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 21
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 12
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 4
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 21
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 40
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 13
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 32
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 24
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 8
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 28
! 3061
|-
! 22
|align="left"| [[Geoff Bodine]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 34
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 8
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 20
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 9
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 14
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 33
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 29
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 44
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 43
| 
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 42
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 8
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 40
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 35
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 10
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 17
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 11
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 9
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 12
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 4
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 16
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 14
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 28
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''43'''
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 8
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 19
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 10
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''33'''
! 3046
|-
! 23
|align="left"| [[John Andretti]]
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 25
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 34
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 31
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 15
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 25
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 12
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 24
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 28
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 30
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''4'''
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 30
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 29
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 40
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 37
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 21
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1*
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 14
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 24
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 17
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 20
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 35
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 11
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 37
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 22
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 17
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 15
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 29
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 32
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 3
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 31
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 39
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 22
! 3019
|-
! 24
|align="left"| [[Ward Burton]]
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 8
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 23
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 24
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 12
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 18
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 7
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 18
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 18
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 10
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 42
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 36
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 34
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 38*
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 35
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 28
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 26
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 36
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 15
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 19
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 41
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 28
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 17
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 27
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 7
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 23
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 22
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''7'''
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 8
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 26
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 42
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 9
! 2987
|-
! 25
|align="left"| [[Sterling Marlin]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 5
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 20
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 19
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 23
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 32
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 8
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 20
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 21
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 26
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 39
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 40
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 10
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 15
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 17
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 36
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 3
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 22
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 20
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 43
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 13
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 43
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 10
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 40
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 39
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 39
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 27
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 39
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 20
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 38
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 9
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 27
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 11
! 2954
|-
! 26
|align="left"| [[Darrell Waltrip]]
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 10
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 32
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 16
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 16
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 11
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 43
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 25
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 9
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 5
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 32
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 21
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 28
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 7
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 24
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 15
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 14
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 33
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 26
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 14
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 18
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 15
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 42
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 26
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 32
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 32
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 32
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 24
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 37
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 29
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 12
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 40
! 2942
|-
! 27
|align="left"| [[Derrike Cope]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 36
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 31
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 30
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 20
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 41
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 16
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 34
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 18
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 13
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 12
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 20
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 11
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 8
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 29
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 28
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 20
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 16
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 41
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 38
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 16
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 32
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 14
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 16
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 26
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 30
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 36
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 33
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 18
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 20
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 16
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 5
! 2901
|-
! 28
|align="left"| [[Joe Nemechek]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 27
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 35
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 39
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 39
| 
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 29
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 19
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 19
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 19
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 19
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 15
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 36
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 41
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''18'''
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 24
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 40
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''21'''
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 32
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 12
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 27
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 38
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 23
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 6
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 13
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 20
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 25
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 16
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 31
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 10
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 24
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 8
! 2754
|-
! 29
|align="left"| [[Brett Bodine]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 18
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 17
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 23
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 18
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 35
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 19
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 10
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 27
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 6
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 33
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 26
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 33
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 25
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 19
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 26
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 23
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 42
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 29
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 18
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 39
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 31
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 31
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 15
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 21
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 33
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 26
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 17
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 30
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 22
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 33
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 41
! 2716
|-
! 30
|align="left"| [[Mike Skinner (racing driver)|Mike Skinner]] '''(R)'''
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''12'''
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 25
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 26
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 21
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 30
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 22
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 35
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 32
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 16
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 16
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 34
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 9
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 41
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 42
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 33
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''41'''
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 21
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 6
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 9
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 19
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 30
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 34
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 36
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 29
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 35
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 19
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 31
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 33
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 23
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 28
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 23
! 2669
|-
! 31
|align="left"| [[Dick Trickle]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 30
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 19
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 29
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 28
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 23
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 11
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 30
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 15
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 33
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 41
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 26
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 23
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 22
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 25
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 25
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 19
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| 
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 39
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 3
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 13
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 19
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 22
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 18
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 42
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 14
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 23
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 5
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 40
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 14
! 2629
|-
! 32
|align="left"| [[Rick Mast]]
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 21
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 18
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 17
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 19
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 31
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 17
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 36
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 22
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 20
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 12
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 20
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 30
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 41
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 18
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 28
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 25
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 23
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 23
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 38
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 33
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 34
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 26
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 20
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 10
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 23
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 9
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 42
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 31
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 35
! 2569
|-
! 33
|align="left"| [[Kenny Wallace]]
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 22
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 41
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 40
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 29
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 14
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 13
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 41
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''6'''
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 36
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 24
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 39
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 27
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 34
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 43
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 11
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 19
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 34
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 30
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 27
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 32
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''39'''
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 24
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 24
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 27
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 38
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 6
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 28
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 15
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 37
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 35
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 30
! 2462
|-
! 34
|align="left"| [[Hut Stricklin]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 19
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 36
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 32
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 41
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 26
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 33
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 26
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 14
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 29
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 36
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 25
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 19
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 24
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 22
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 42
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 36
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 15
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 23
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 36
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 36
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 23
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 17
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 27
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 10
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 17
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 16
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 35
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 25
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 30
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
! 2423
|-
! 35
|align="left"| [[Lake Speed]]
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 24
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 15
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 12
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 22
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 36
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 16
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 36
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 25
| 
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 21
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 24
| 
| 
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 11
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 20
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 29
| 
| 
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 12
| 
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 21
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 29
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 18
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 36
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 18
| 
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 14
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 38
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 36
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 17
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 37
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 26
! 2301
|-
! 36
|align="left"| [[Chad Little]]
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 34
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 19
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 27
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 26
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 8
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 42
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 34
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 31
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 25
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 19
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 42
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 30
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 28
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 42
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 42
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 42
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 20
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 11
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 40
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 28
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 29
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 35
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 23
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 40
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 16
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 25
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 18
! 2081
|-
! 37
|align="left"| [[David Green (racing driver)|David Green]] '''(R)'''
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 38
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 33
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 24
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 41
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 22
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 38
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 16
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 18
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 28
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 28
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 25
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 19
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 24
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 39
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 35
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 22
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 20
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 40
| 
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 37
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 40
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 25
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 20
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 31
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 16
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 27
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 29
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
! 2038
|-
! 38
|align="left"| [[Morgan Shepherd]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 29
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 10
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 43
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 3
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 12
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 24
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 28
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 35
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 23
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 28
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 9
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 38
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 12
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 24
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 32
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 37
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 27
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 40
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| 
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 31
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 22
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 12
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 34
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 27
! 2033
|-
! 39
|align="left"| [[Jeff Green (racing driver)|Jeff Green]] '''(R)'''
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 22 
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 37
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 35
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 31
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 7
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 32
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 31
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 25
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 30
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 18
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 21
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 39
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 31
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 38
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 40
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 30
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 29
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 21
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 32
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 4
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|align="left"| [[Robby Gordon]] '''(R)'''
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| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 33
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 28
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''14'''
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 34
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 34
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 43
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 41
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 41
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| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 41
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| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 22
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 34
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 42
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 28
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 4
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 17
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
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| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 42
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 24
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 33
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|align="left"| {{nowrap|[[Wally Dallenbach Jr.]]}}
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| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 41
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| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 38
! 1475
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|align="left"| [[Dave Marcis]]
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| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 30
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| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 28
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 15
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 30
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| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
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| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 40
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 17
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 35
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 41
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| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 29
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 34
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| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 25
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 34
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
! 1405
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|align="left"| [[Robert Pressley]]
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| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 37
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 21
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 39
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 14
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 23
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| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 13
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 38
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! 984
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|align="left"| [[Gary Bradberry]]
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| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 38
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 40
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 38
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| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 43
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| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 35
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| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 34
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| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 42
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|align="left"| [[Greg Sacks]]
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| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 39
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
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| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 39
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 21
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
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|align="left"| [[Mike Wallace (racing driver)|Mike Wallace]]
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| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 26
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 43
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 17
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 39
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 22
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
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| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 30
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|align="left"| [[Bobby Hillin Jr.]]
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| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 42
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 41
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 42
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 42
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 33
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 35
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 20
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 43
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 37
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|align="left"| [[Lance Hooper]]
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| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 34
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 24
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 35
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 33
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
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| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 20
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 25
! 390
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! 50
|align="left"| [[Billy Standridge]]
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 36
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
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| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
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| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
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| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 33
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|align="left"| [[Steve Park]]
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| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 41
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|align="left"| [[Todd Bodine]]
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! 310
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|align="left"| [[Rick Wilson (racing driver)|Rick Wilson]]
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|align="left"| [[Jerry Nadeau]]
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|align="left"| [[Ed Berrier]]
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| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 23
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|align="left"| [[Kevin Lepage]]
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|align="left"| [[Jeff Purvis]]
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|align="left"| [[Loy Allen Jr.]]
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 26
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 43
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|align="left"| [[Ron Barfield Jr.]]
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|align="left"| [[Butch Gilliland]]
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|align="left"| [[Tom Hubert]]
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|align="left"| [[Phil Parsons]]
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|align="left"| [[Dorsey Schroeder]]
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|align="left"| [[Sean Woodside]]
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|align="left"| [[Rich Bickle]]
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|align="left"| [[Jeff Davis (racing driver)|Jeff Davis]]
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|align="left"| [[Larry Gunselman]]
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|align="left"| [[Jack Sprague]]
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! 69
|align="left"| [[Randy MacDonald]]
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|align="left"| [[Buckshot Jones]]
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! 71
|align="left"| [[Delma Cowart]]
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|align="left"| [[Norm Benning]]
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|align="left"| [[Larry Pearson]]
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|align="left"| [[Mike Miller (racing driver)|Mike Miller]]
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|align="left"| [[Randy LaJoie]]
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|align="left"| [[H. B. Bailey]]
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|align="left"| [[Mike Bliss]]
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|align="left"| [[R. K. Smith]]
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|align="left"| [[Gary Smith (racing driver)|Gary Smith]]
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|align="left"| [[Chuck Pruett]]
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|align="left"| [[Bill McAnally]]
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! [[1997 Daytona 500|DAY]]
! [[Goodwrench Service 400|CAR]]
! [[Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]]
! [[Purolator 500 (Atlanta)|ATL]]
! [[TranSouth Financial 400|DAR]]
! [[1997 Interstate Batteries 500|TEX]]
! [[Food City 500|BRI]]
! [[Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Martinsville)|MAR]]
! [[Save Mart Supermarkets 300|SON]]
! [[1997 Winston 500|TAL]]
! [[Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]
! [[Miller 500 (Dover)|DOV]]
! [[Pocono Organics CBD 325|POC]]
! [[Miller 400 (Michigan)|MCH]]
! [[1997 California 500|CAL]]
! [[Pepsi 400|DAY]]
! [[Jiffy Lube 300|NHA]]
! [[Pennsylvania 500|POC]]
! [[Brickyard 400|IND]]
! [[The Bud at The Glen|GLN]]
! [[DeVilbiss 400|MCH]]
! [[Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Bristol)|BRI]]
! [[1997 Mountain Dew Southern 500|DAR]]
! [[Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400|RCH]]
! [[CMT 300|NHA]]
! [[MBNA 400|DOV]]
! [[Hanes 500 (Fall Martinsville)|MAR]]
! [[UAW-GM Quality 500|CLT]]
! [[DieHard 500 (Fall Talladega)|TAL]]
! [[AC Delco 400|CAR]]
! [[Dura Lube 500 presented by Kmart|PHO]]
! [[NAPA 500|ATL]]
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== NASCAR Rookie of the Year ==

After running the Cup series part-time for a decade, [[Mike Skinner (racing driver)|Mike Skinner]] finally ran a full-time schedule, and walked away with three top-tens and the Rookie of the Year title. His closest runner-up was [[David Green (racing driver)|David Green]], despite the fact Green did not finish any higher than sixteenth. Third place was Green's brother [[Jeff Green (racing driver)|Jeff]], who came into the season midway with [[Diamond Ridge Motorsports]]. The last place finisher was [[Robby Gordon]], who suffered through a tumultuous season with [[Team SABCO]], dealing with injuries and personal disputes.

==See also==
*[[1997 NASCAR Busch Series]]
*[[1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series]]
*[[1997 NASCAR Winston West Series]]
*[[1997 NASCAR Goody's Dash Series]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.racing-reference.info/season-stats/1997/W/ Winston Cup Standings and Statistics for 1997]

{{1997 Winston Cup}}
{{NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship}}

[[Category:1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series| ]]
[[Category:NASCAR Cup Series seasons]]