NASCAR Winston Cup Series Driver Points following Dura-Lube 500

4 November 1997

                      1997 Winston Cup Point Analysis
                              After Race 31
           The Dura-Lube 500 At Phoenix International Raceway

                            Prior      Race   Current  Behind
     Driver              Pos  Points  Points  Points   Leader  Gain/Loss

  1. Jeff Gordon         ( 1)  4486     112    4598
  2. Dale Jarrett        ( 3)  4341     180    4521     -  77    + 68
  3. Mark Martin         ( 2)  4361     150    4511     -  87    + 38
  4. Jeff Burton         ( 4)  4095     129    4224     - 374    + 17
  5. Dale Earnhardt      ( 6)  3936     160    4096     - 502    + 48
  6. Terry Labonte       ( 5)  3947     130    4077     - 521    + 18
  7. Bobby Labonte       ( 7)  3822      94    3916     - 682    - 18
  8. Bill Elliott        ( 8)  3663     118    3781     - 817    +  6
  9. Rusty Wallace       (10)  3351     180    3531     -1067    + 68
 10. Ted Musgrave        ( 9)  3389      97    3486     -1112    - 15
 11. Ken Schrader        (12)  3313     160    3473     -1125    + 48
 12. Jeremy Mayfield     (11)  3335     106    3441     -1157    -  6
     Johnny Benson Jr    (14)  3290     151    3441     -1157    + 39
 14. Ernie Irvan         (13)  3293     109    3402     -1196    -  3
 15. Bobby Hamilton      (17)  3134     170    3304     -1294    + 58
 16. Kyle Petty          (16)  3162     138    3300     -1298    + 26
 17. Ricky Rudd          (15)  3223      55    3278     -1320    - 57
 18. Ricky Craven        (18)  3028      34    3062     -1536    - 78
 19. Michael Waltrip     (19)  2964      85    3049     -1549    - 27
 20. Jimmy Spencer       (21)  2862     126    2988     -1610    + 14
 21. Steve Grissom       (22)  2840     142    2982     -1616    + 30
 22. Geoff Bodine        (23)  2838     139    2977     -1621    + 27
 23. John Andretti       (20)  2876      46    2922     -1676    - 66
 24. Darrell Waltrip     (25)  2772     127    2899     -1699    + 15
 25. Ward Burton         (24)  2807      37    2844     -1754    - 75
 26. Sterling Marlin     (26)  2737      87    2824     -1774    - 25
 27. Derrike Cope        (27)  2626     115    2741     -1857    +  3
 28. Brett Bodine        (28)  2612      64    2676     -1922    - 48
 29. Joe Nemechek        (29)  2516      91    2607     -1991    - 21
 30. Mike Skinner        (30)  2496      79    2575     -2023    - 33
 31. Rick Mast           (32)  2441      70    2511     -2087    - 42
 32. Dick Trickle        (31)  2465      43    2508     -2090    - 69
 33. Hut Stricklin       (33)  2350      73    2423     -2175    - 39
 34. Kenny Wallace       (34)  2331      58    2389     -2209    - 54
 35. Lake Speed          (35)  2164      52    2216     -2382    - 60
 36. David Green         (36)  1962      76    2038     -2560    - 36
 37. Chad Little         (38)  1879      88    1967     -2631    - 24
 38. Morgan Shepherd     (37)  1951            1951     -2647    -112
 39. Robby Gordon        (39)  1495            1495     -3103    -112
 40. Jeff Green          (41)  1397      67    1464     -3134    - 45
 41. Wally Dallenbach Jr (40)  1426            1426     -3172    -112
 42. Dave Marcis         (42)  1344      61    1405     -3193    - 51
 43. Robert Pressley     (43)   935      49     984     -3614    - 63
 44. Gary Bradberry      (44)   831             831     -3767    -112
 45. Greg Sacks          (45)   678     100     778     -3820    - 12
 46. Mike Wallace        (46)   541             541     -4057    -112
 47. Bobby Hillin Jr     (47)   511             511     -4087    -112
 48. Lance Hooper        (48)   402             402     -4196    -112
 49. Billy Standridge    (49)   366             366     -4232    -112
 50. Todd Bodine         (50)   310             310     -4288    -112
 51. Rick Wilson         (51)   306             306     -4292    -112
 52. Kenny Irwin, Jr     (54)   199     103     302     -4296    -  9
 53. Jerry Nadeau        (52)   287             287     -4311    -112
 54. Ed Berrier          (53)   255             255     -4343    -112
 55. Steve Park          (55)   168      40     208     -4390    - 72
 56. Kevin Lepage        (56)   155             155     -4443    -112
 57. Jeff Purvis         (57)   152             152     -4446    -112
 58. Loy Allen Jr        (58)   119             119     -4479    -112
 59. Ron Barfield        (59)    97              97     -4501    -112
 60. Butch Gilliland     (60)    91              91     -4507    -112
 61. Tom Hubert          (61)    79              79     -4519    -112
 62. Dorsey Schroeder    (62)    70              70     -4528    -112
     Phil Parsons        (62)    70              70     -4528    -112
 64. Sean Woodside       (64)    64              64     -4534    -112
 65. Rich Bickle         (65)    61              61     -4537    -112
 66. Jeff Davis          (66)    52              52     -4546    -112
 67. Larry Gunselman     (67)    49              49     -4549    -112
 68. Jack Sprague        (68)    43              43     -4555    -112
 69. Randy MacDonald     (69)    40              40     -4558    -112


                    1997 Winston Cup Season Statistics
                              After Race 31
           The Dura-Lube 500 At Phoenix International Raceway

     Driver               Points  Starts  Wins  Top 5  Top 10  Poles

  1. Jeff Gordon           4598     31     10     22     23      1
  2. Dale Jarrett          4521     31      7     19     22      2
  3. Mark Martin           4511     31      4     15     23      3
  4. Jeff Burton           4224     31      3     13     18      0
  5. Dale Earnhardt        4096     31      0      7     16      0
  6. Terry Labonte         4077     31      1      8     20      0
  7. Bobby Labonte         3916     31      0      8     17      3
  8. Bill Elliott          3781     31      0      5     14      1
  9. Rusty Wallace         3531     31      1      8     12      1
 10. Ted Musgrave          3486     31      0      5      8      0
 11. Ken Schrader          3473     31      0      2      8      2
 12. Jeremy Mayfield       3441     31      0      3      8      0
     Johnny Benson Jr      3441     31      0      0      7      1
 14. Ernie Irvan           3402     31      1      5     13      2
 15. Bobby Hamilton        3304     31      1      6      7      2
 16. Kyle Petty            3300     31      0      2      8      0
 17. Ricky Rudd            3278     31      2      6     11      0
 18. Ricky Craven          3062     29      0      4      7      0
 19. Michael Waltrip       3049     31      0      0      6      0
 20. Jimmy Spencer         2988     31      0      1      4      0
 21. Steve Grissom         2982     30      0      3      6      0
 22. Geoff Bodine          2977     28      0      3     10      1
 23. John Andretti         2922     31      1      3      3      1
 24. Darrell Waltrip       2899     30      0      1      4      0
 25. Ward Burton           2844     30      0      0      6      1
 26. Sterling Marlin       2824     31      0      2      6      0
 27. Derrike Cope          2741     30      0      0      1      0
 28. Brett Bodine          2676     30      0      0      2      0
 29. Joe Nemechek          2607     29      0      0      2      2
 30. Mike Skinner          2575     30      0      0      3      2
 31. Rick Mast             2511     28      0      0      2      0
 32. Dick Trickle          2508     27      0      2      2      0
 33. Hut Stricklin         2423     29      0      0      1      0
 34. Kenny Wallace         2389     30      0      0      2      2
 35. Lake Speed            2216     24      0      0      0      0
 36. David Green           2038     26      0      0      0      0
 37. Chad Little           1967     26      0      0      1      0
 38. Morgan Shepherd       1951     22      0      1      3      0
 39. Robby Gordon          1495     20      0      1      1      1
 40. Jeff Green            1464     19      0      0      1      0
 41. Wally Dallenbach Jr   1426     21      0      0      1      0
 42. Dave Marcis           1405     19      0      0      0      0
 43. Robert Pressley        984     14      0      0      0      0
 44. Gary Bradberry         831     15      0      0      0      0
 45. Greg Sacks             778     12      0      0      0      0
 46. Mike Wallace           541      7      0      0      0      0
 47. Bobby Hillin Jr        511     10      0      0      0      0
 48. Lance Hooper           402      6      0      0      0      0
 49. Billy Standridge       366      6      0      0      0      0
 50. Todd Bodine            310      5      0      0      0      1
 51. Rick Wilson            306      3      0      0      0      0
 52. Kenny Irwin, Jr        302      3      0      0      1      0
 53. Jerry Nadeau           287      5      0      0      0      0
 54. Ed Berrier             255      3      0      0      0      0
 55. Steve Park             208      4      0      0      0      0
 56. Kevin Lepage           155      2      0      0      0      0
 57. Jeff Purvis            152      3      0      0      0      0
 58. Loy Allen Jr           119      2      0      0      0      0
 59. Ron Barfield            97      1      0      0      0      0
 60. Butch Gilliland         91      1      0      0      0      0
 61. Tom Hubert              79      1      0      0      0      0
 62. Dorsey Schroeder        70      1      0      0      0      0
     Phil Parsons            70      1      0      0      0      0
 64. Sean Woodside           64      1      0      0      0      0
 65. Rich Bickle             61      1      0      0      0      0
 66. Jeff Davis              52      1      0      0      0      0
 67. Larry Gunselman         49      1      0      0      0      0
 68. Jack Sprague            43      1      0      0      0      0
 69. Randy MacDonald         40      1      0      0      0      0