1997- RACES & FINAL POINTS STANDINGS
| Race | Date | Track | Location | Winning Driver |
| EXHIB | 02/09 | Daytona Intl Speedway-Busch Clash | Daytona Beach, FL | Jeff Gordon |
| EXHIB | 02/13 | Daytona Intl Speedway-Twin 125's Race One | Daytona Beach, FL | Dale Jarrett |
| EXHIB | 02/13 | Daytona Intl Speedway-Twin 125's Race Two | Daytona Beach, FL | Dale Earnhardt |
| 1 | 02/16 | Daytona Intl Speedway | Daytona Beach, FL | Jeff Gordon |
| 2 | 02/23 | North Carolina Motor Spdwy | Rockingham, NC | Jeff Gordon |
| 3 | 03/02 | Richmond Fairgrounds Rcwy | Richmond, VA | Rusty Wallace |
| 4 | 03/09 | Atlanta Intl Raceway | Hampton, GA | Dale Jarrett |
| 5 | 03/23 | Darlington Raceway | Darlington, SC | Dale Jarrett |
| 6 | 04/06 | Texas Motor Speedway | Ft. Worth, TX | Jeff Burton |
| 7 | 04/13 | Bristol Intl Speedway | Bristol, TN | Jeff Gordon |
| 8 | 04/20 | Martinsville Speedway | Martinsville, VA | Jeff Gordon |
| 9 | 05/04 | Sears Point Intl Raceway | Sonoma, CA | Mark Martin |
| 10 | 05/10 | Talladega Superspeedway | Talladega, AL | Mark Martin |
| 11 | 05/25 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Charlotte, NC | Jeff Gordon |
| 12 | 06/01 | Dover Downs Intl Speedway | Dover, DE | Ricky Rudd |
| 13 | 06/08 | Pocono Intl Raceway | Long Pond, PA | Jeff Gordon |
| 14 | 06/15 | Michigan Intl Speedway | Brooklyn, MI | Ernie Irvan |
| 15 | 06/22 | California Speedway | Fontana, CA | Jeff Gordon |
| 16 | 07/05 | Daytona Intl Speedway | Daytona Beach, FL | John Andretti |
| 17 | 07/13 | New Hampshire Intl Spdwy | Loudon, NH | Jeff Burton |
| 18 | 07/20 | Pocono Intl Race | Long Pond, PA | Dale Jarrett |
| 19 | 08/02 | Indianapolis Motor Spdwy | Indianapolis, IN | Ricky Rudd |
| 20 | 08/10 | Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, NY | Jeff Gordon |
| 21 | 08/17 | Michigan Intl Speedway | Brooklyn, MI | Mark Martin |
| 22 | 08/23 | Bristol Intl Speedway | Bristol, TN | Dale Jarrett |
| 23 | 08/31 | Darlington Raceway | Darlington, SC | Jeff Gordon |
| 24 | 09/06 | Richmond Fairgrounds Rcwy | Richmond, VA | Dale Jarrett |
| 25 | 09/14 | New Hampshire Intl Spdwy | Loudon, NH | Jeff Gordon |
| 26 | 09/21 | Dover Downs Intl Speedway | Dover, DE | Mark Martin |
| 27 | 09/28 | Martinsville Speedway | Martinsville, VA | Jeff Burton |
| 28 | 10/05 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Charlotte, NC | Dale Jarrett |
| 29 | 10/12 | Talladega Superspeedway | Talladega, AL | Terry Labonte |
| 30 | 10/27 | North Carolina Motor Spdwy | Rockingham, NC | Bobby Hamilton |
| 31 | 11/02 | Phoenix Intl Raceway | Phoenix, AZ | Dale Jarrett |
| 32 | 11/16 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | Atlanta, GA | Bobby Labonte |
| EXHIB | 11/23 | Suzuka Circuitland | Suzuka, Japan | Mike Skinner |
| NUMBER | DRIVER | STARTS | WINS | POINTS |
| 01 | Jeff Gordon | 32 | 10 | 4710 |
| 02 | Dale Jarrett | 32 | 7 | 4696 |
| 03 | Mark Martin | 32 | 4 | 4681 |
| 04 | Jeff Burton | 32 | 3 | 4285 |
| 05 | Dale Earnhardt | 32 | 0 | 4216 |
| 06 | Terry Labonte | 32 | 1 | 4177 |
| 07 | Bobby Labonte | 32 | 1 | 4101 |
| 08 | Bill Elliott | 32 | 0 | 3836 |
| 09 | Rusty Wallace | 32 | 1 | 3598 |
| 10 | Ken Schrader | 32 | 0 | 3576 |
| 11 | Johnny Benson | 32 | 0 | 3575 |
| 12 | Ted Musgrave | 32 | 0 | 3556 |
| 13 | Jeremy Mayfield | 32 | 0 | 3547 |
| 14 | Ernie Irvan | 32 | 1 | 3534 |
| 15 | Kyle Petty | 32 | 0 | 3455 |
| 16 | Bobby Hamilton | 32 | 1 | 3450 |
| 17 | Ricky Rudd | 32 | 2 | 3330 |
| 18 | Michael Waltrip | 32 | 0 | 3173 |
| 19 | Ricky Craven | 30 | 0 | 3108 |
| 20 | Jimmy Spencer | 32 | 0 | 3079 |
| 21 | Steve Grissom | 31 | 0 | 3061 |
| 22 | Geoff Bodine | 29 | 0 | 3046 |
| 23 | John Andretti | 32 | 1 | 3019 |
| 24 | Ward Burton | 31 | 0 | 2987 |
| 25 | Sterling Marlin | 32 | 0 | 2954 |
| 26 | Darrell Waltrip | 31 | 0 | 2942 |
| 27 | Derrike Cope | 31 | 0 | 2901 |
| 28 | Joe Nemechek | 30 | 0 | 2754 |
| 29 | Brett Bodine | 31 | 0 | 2716 |
| 30 | Mike Skinner | 31 | 0 | 2669 |
| 31 | Dick Trickle | 28 | 0 | 2629 |
| 32 | Rick Mast | 29 | 0 | 2569 |
| 33 | Kenny Wallace | 31 | 0 | 2462 |
| 34 | Hut Stricklin | 29 | 0 | 2423 |
| 35 | Lake Speed | 25 | 0 | 2301 |
| 36 | Chad Little | 27 | 0 | 2081 |
| 37 | David Green | 26 | 0 | 2038 |
| 38 | Morgan Shepherd | 23 | 0 | 2033 |
| 39 | Jeff Green | 20 | 0 | 1624 |
| 40 | Robby Gordon | 20 | 0 | 1495 |
| 41 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | 22 | 0 | 1475 |
| 42 | Dave Marcis | 19 | 0 | 1405 |
| 43 | Robert Pressley | 14 | 0 | 984 |
| 44 | Gary Bradberry | 16 | 0 | 868 |
| 45 | Greg Sacks | 12 | 0 | 778 |
| 46 | Mike Wallace | 7 | 0 | 541 |
| 47 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | 10 | 0 | 511 |
| 48 | Lance Hooper | 6 | 0 | 402 |
| 49 | Kenny Irwin | 4 | 0 | 390 |
| 50 | Billy Standridge | 6 | 0 | 366 |