Auto Racing leaders and standings through August 15th

Friday, Aug. 15, 1997 | 9:27 a.m.

WINSTON CUP

The 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup stock car racing schedule, with winners in parentheses and driver point standings:

Feb. 16 - Daytona 500, Daytona, Fla. (Jeff Gordon).

Feb. 23 - Goodwrench Service 400, Rockingham, N.C. (Jeff Gordon).

March 2 - Pontiac Excitement 400, Richmond, Va. (Rusty Wallace).

March 9 - Primestar 500, Hampton, Ga. (Dale Jarrett).

March 23 - TranSouth Financial 400, Darlington, S.C. (Dale Jarrett).

April 6 - Interstate Batteries 500, Fort Worth, Texas. (Jeff Burton).

April 13 - Food City 500, Bristol, Tenn. (Jeff Gordon).

April 20 - Goody's Headache Powders 500, Martinsville, Va. (Jeff Gordon).

May 4 - Save Mart Supermarkets 300, Sonoma, Calif. (Mark Martin).

May 10 - Winston 500, Talladega, Ala. (Mark Martin).

May 17 - x-The Winston, Concord, N.C. (Jeff Gordon).

May 25 - Coca-Cola 600, Concord, N.C. (Jeff Gordon).

June 1 - Miller 500, Dover, Del. (Ricky Rudd).

June 8 - Pocono 500, Long Pond, Pa. (Jeff Gordon).

June 15 - Miller 400, Brooklyn, Mich. (Ernie Irvan).

June 22 - California 500, Fontana, Calif. (Jeff Gordon).

July 5 - Pepsi 400, Daytona Beach, Fla. (John Andretti).

July 13 - Jiffy Lube 300, Loudon, N.H. (Jeff Burton).

July 20 - Pennsylvania 500, Long Pond, Pa. (Dale Jarrett).

Aug. 2 - Brickyard 400, Indianapolis. (Ricky Rudd).

Aug. 10 - Bud at the Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y. (Jeff Gordon).

Sunday - ITW DeVilbiss 400, Brooklyn, Mich. (9:30 a.m., ESPN)

Aug. 23 - Goody's Headache Powders 500, Bristol, Tenn.

Aug. 31 - Mountain Dew Southern 500, Darlington, S.C.

Sept. 6 - Winston Cup 400, Richmond, Va.

Sept. 14 - New Hampshire 300, Loudon, N.H.

Sept. 21 - MBNA 500, Dover, Del.

Sept. 28 - Hanes 500, Martinsville, Va.

Oct. 5 - UAW-GM Quality 500, Concord, N.C.

Oct. 12 - Sears Diehard 500, Talladega, Ala.

Oct. 26 - AC Delco 400, Rockingham, N.C.

Nov. 2 - Dura Lube 500, Phoenix.

Nov. 16 - NAPA 500, Hampton, Ga.

x-non-points race.

Driver standings

1. Jeff Gordon, 3,019. 2. Mark Martin, 2,910. 3. Dale Jarrett, 2,759. 4. Terry Labonte, 2,750. 5. Jeff Burton, 2,667. 6. Dale Earnhardt, 2,606. 7. Bobby Labonte, 2,463. 8. Jeremy Mayfield, 2,373. 9. Ricky Rudd, 2,352. 10. Bill Elliott, 2,330. 11. Ted Musgrave, 2,309. 12. Johnny Benson, 2,264. 13. Rusty Wallace, 2,188. 14. Ernie Irvan, 2,140. 15. Michael Waltrip, 2,123. 16. Darrell Waltrip, 2,112. 17. Ken Schrader, 2,109. 18. Kyle Petty, 2,075. 19. Jimmy Spencer, 2,023. 20. Sterling Marlin, 2,011. 21. Bobby Hamilton, 1,948. 22. John Andretti, 1,926. 23. Ricky Craven, 1,838. 24. Mike Skinner, 1,834. 25. Brett Bodine, 1,823.

CART

The 1997 CART Indy-car racing schedule, with winners in parentheses and driver point standings:

March 2 - Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami, Homestead, Fla. (Michael Andretti).

April 6 - IndyCarnival, Queensland, Australia (Scott Pruett).

April 13 - Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, Long Beach, Calif. (Alex Zanardi).

April 27 - Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix, Nazareth, Pa. (Paul Tracy).

May 11 - Rio 400, Rio de Janiero, Brazil (Paul Tracy).

May 24 - Motorola 300, St. Louis. (Paul Tracy).

June 1 - Miller 200, West Allis, Wis. (Greg Moore).

June 8 - ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix, Detroit. (Greg Moore).

June 22 - Budweiser-G.I. Joe's 200, Portland, Ore. (Mark Blundell).

July 13 - Medic Drug Grand Prix, Cleveland. (Alex Zanardi).

July 20 - Molson Indy Toronto, Toronto. (Mark Blundell).

July 27 - U.S. 500, Brooklyn, Mich. (Alex Zanardi).

Aug. 10 - Miller 200, Lexington, Ohio. (Alex Zanardi).

Aug. 17 - Texaco-Havoline 200, Elkhart Lake, Wis. (12:30 p.m., ESPN)

Aug. 31 - Molson Indy Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia.

Sept. 7 - Toyota Grand Prix of Monterey, Monterey, Calif.

Sept. 28 - Marlboro 500, California Speedway, Fontana, Calif.

Driver standings

1. Alex Zanardi, 148. 2. Paul Tracy, 121. 3. Gil de Ferran, 116. 4. Greg Moore, 111. 5. Michael Andretti, 108. 6. Scott Pruett, 86. 7. Jimmy Vasser, 85. 8. Mauricio Gugelmin, 78. 9. Raul Boesel, 78. 10. Mark Blundell, 72. 11. Bryan Herta, 56. 12. Bobby Rahal, 52. 13. Al Unser Jr., 49. 14. Parker Johnstone, 31. 15. Andre Ribeiro, 29. 16. Patrick Carpentier, 27. 17. Christian Fittipaldi, 22. 18. Roberto Moreno, 13. 19. Adrian Fernandez, 12. 20. Dario Franchitti, 10. 21. Max Papis, 7. 22. Dennis Vitolo, 6. (tie) Richie Hearn, 6. 24. Juan Fangio II, 5. 25. Hiro Matsushita, 4.

IRL

The 1996-97 Indy Racing League schedule, with winners in parentheses and driver point standings:

True Value 200, Loudon, N.H. (Scott Sharp).

Las Vegas 500K, Las Vegas (Richie Hearn).

Indy 200, Orlando, Fla. (Eddie Cheever).

Phoenix 200, Phoenix (Jim Guthrie).

May 27 - Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Ind. (Arie Luyendyk).

June 7 - True Value 500, Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas. (Arie Luyendyk).

June 29 - Pikes Peak International Raceway, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Tony Stewart).

July 26 - Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, N.C. (Buddy Lazier).

Sunday - True Value 200, New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon, N.H. (1 p.m. ABC)

Oct. 11 - Las Vegas 500K, Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Driver standings

1. Tony Stewart, 233. 2. Davey Hamilton, 226. 3. Eddie Cheever, 189. 4. Marco Greco, 188. 5. Buzz Calkins, 183. 6. Buddy Lazier, 182. 7. Arie Luyendyk, 181. 8. Scott Goodyear, 174. 9. Roberto Guerrero, 171. 10. Mike Groff, 169. 11. Stephan Gregoire, 146. 12. Jim Guthrie, 144. 13. Eliseo Salazar, 141. 14. Affonso Giaffone, 122. 15. Scott Sharp, 119.

FORMULA ONE

The 1997 Formula One schedule, with winners in parentheses and driver point standings:

March 9 - Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne (David Coulthard).

March 30 - Brazilian Grand Prix, Interlagos (Jacques Villeneuve).

April 13 - Argentine Grand Prix, Buenos Aires (Jacques Villeneuve).

April 27 - San Marino Grand Prix, Imola (Heinz-Harald Frentzen).

May 11 - Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo (Michael Schumacher).

May 25 - Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona. (Jacques Villeneuve).

June 15 - Canadian Grand Prix, Montreal. (Michael Schumacher).

June 29 - French Grand Prix, Magny Cours. (Michael Schumacher).

July 13 - British Grand Prix, Silverstone. (Jacques Villeneuve).

July 27 - German Grand Prix, Hockenheim. (Gerhard Berger).

Aug. 10 - Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest. (Jacques Villeneuve).

Aug. 24 - Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-Francorchamps.

Sept. 7 - Italian Grand Prix, Monza.

Sept. 21 - Austrian Grand Prix, Osterreichring.

Sept. 28 - Luxembourg Grand Prix, Nurburgring.

Oct. 12 - Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka.

Oct. 26 - European Grand Prix, Jerez, Spain.

Driver standings

1. Michael Schumacher, Germany, 56. 2. Jacques Villeneuve, Canada, 53. 3. Jean Alesi, France, 22. 4. Gerhard Berger, Austria, 20. 5. Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Germany, 19. 6. Eddie Irvine, Britain, 18. 7. Olivier Panis, France, 15. 8. David Coulthard, Britain, 14. (tie) Mika Hakkinen, Finland, 14. 10. Ralf Schumacher, Germany, 11. (tie) Johnny Herbert, Britain, 11. 12. Giancarlo Fisichella, Italy, 8. 13. Damon Hill, Britain, 7. 14. Rubens Barrichello, Brazil, 6. 15. Alexander Wurz, Austria, 4. 16. Jarno Trulli, Italy, 3. 17. Mika Salo, Finland, 2. 18. Nicola Larini, Italy, 1. (tie) Shinji Nakano, Japan, 1.

BUSCH GN

The 1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National schedule, with winners in parentheses and driver point standings:

Feb. 15 - Gargoyles 300, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Randy LaJoie).

Feb. 22 - Goodwrench Service 200, Rockingham, N.C. (Mark Martin).

March 1 - Hardees Fried Chicken Challenge 250, Richmond, Va. (Mark Martin).

March 8 - Stihl Outdoor Power Tools 300, Hampton, Ga. (Mark Martin).

March 16 - Las Vegas 300. (Jeff Green).

March 22 - Diamond Hill Plywood 200, Darlington, S.C. (Randy LaJoie).

March 29 - Galaxy Foods 300, Hickory, N.C. (Dick Trickle).

April 5 - Coca-Cola 300, Fort Worth, Texas (Mark Martin).

April 12 - Moore's Snacks 250, Bristol, Tenn. (Jeff Burton).

April 19 - Bellsouth Mobility-Opryland 320, Nashville, Tenn. (Steve Park).

April 26 - Birmingham Automobile Dealers 500K, Talladega, Ala. (Mark Martin).

May 10 - United States Cellular 200, Loudon, N.H. (Mike McLaughlin).

May 18 - Core States Advantage 200, Nazareth, Pa. (Elliott Sadler).

May 24 - Car Quest 300, Concord, N.C. (Joe Nemechek).

May 31 - GM Goodwrench-Delco Battery 200, Dover, Del. (Bobby Labonte).

June 13 - Winston Motorsports 300, South Boston, Va. (Randy LaJoie).

June 29 - Lysol 200, Watkins Glen, N.Y. (Mike McLaughlin).

July 6 - Sears Auto Centers 250, West Allis, Wis. (Randy LaJoie).

July 12 - Advance Auto 250, Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Elliott Sadler).

July 26 - Gateway 300, Madison, Ill. (Elliott Sadler).

Aug. 1 - Kroger 200, Indianapolis, Ind. (Randy LaJoie).

Saturday - Detroit Gasket 200, Brooklyn, Mich. (9 a.m., ESPN)

Aug. 22 - Food City 250, Bristol, Tenn.

Aug. 30 - Duralube 200, Darlington, S.C.

Sept. 5 - Autolite Platinum 250, Richmond, Va.

Sept. 20 - MBNA 200, Dover, Del.

Oct. 4 - All Pro Bumper To Bumper 300, Concord, N.C.

Oct. 19 - California 200, Fontana, Calif.

Oct. 25 - AC-Delco 200, Rockingham, N.C.

Nov. 9 - Jiffy Lube Miami 300, Homestead, Fla.

Nov. 23 - x-Suzuka Thunder Special 100, Suzuka City, Japan.

x-non-points demonstration event.

Driver standings

1. Randy LaJoie, 3,135. 2. Todd Bodine, 2,985. 3. Phil Parsons, 2,660. 4. Steve Park, 2,643. 5. Elliott Sadler, 2,594. 6. Buckshot Jones, 2,551. 7. Elton Sawyer, 2,537. 8. Mike McLaughlin, 2,499. 9. Tim Fedewa, 2,465. 10. Jason Keller, 2,417. 11. Kevin LePage, 2,407. 12. Hermie Sadler, 2,389. 13. Mark Green, 2,231. 14. Dick Trickle, 2,201. 15. Mike Dillon, 2,157. 16. Tracy Leslie, 2,063. 17. Glenn Allen, 1,918. 18. Joe Bessey, 1,913. 19. Jeff Green, 1,898. 20. Stevie Reeves, 1,829. 21. Jeff Fuller, 1,769. 22. Dennis Setzer, 1,725. 23. Shane Hall, 1,690. 24. Johnny Chapman, 1,657. 25. Matt Kenseth, 1,283.

NASCAR TRUCK

The 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck schedule, with race winners in parentheses and driver point standings:

Jan. 19 - Chevy Trucks Challenge, Orlando, Fla. (Joe Ruttman).

March 1 - NAPA 200, Tucson, Ariz. (Ron Hornaday Jr.).

March 16 - Florida Dodge Dealers 400, Homestead, Fla. (Kenny Irwin).

April 20 - Chevrolet Desert Star Classic, Phoenix. (Jack Sprague).

May 3 - Craftsman 200, Portland, Ore. (Rich Bickle).

May 10 - NAPACARD 200, Monroe, Wash. (Rich Bickle).

May 24 - Western Auto Parts America 200, Odessa, Mo. (Tony Raines).

May 31 - New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon, N.H. (Jay Sauter).

June 6 - Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas. (Kenny Irwin).

June 21 - Loadhandler 200, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tenn. (Ron Hornaday).

June 29 - NAPA AutoCare 200, Nazareth, Pa. (Jack Sprague).

July 5 - Sears Diehard 200, West Allis, Wis. (Ron Hornaday Jr.).

July 12 - Link-Belt Construction Equipment 225, Louisville Motor Speedway, Louisville, Ky. (Ron Hornaday Jr.).

July 19 - Colorado 250, Erie, Colo. (Ron Hornaday Jr.).

July 27 - Lund Look 275, Topeka, Kan. (Joe Ruttman).

July 31 - Cummins 200, Clermont, Ind. (Ron Hornaday Jr.).

Aug. 9 - Stevens Beil Genuine Car Parts 200, Flemington Speedway, Flemington, N.J. (Ron Hornaday Jr.).

Saturday - Federated Auto Parts 250, Nashville, Tenn. (4 p.m., TNN)

Aug. 24 - Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, N.Y.

Sept. 4 - Virginia Is For Lovers 200, Richmond, Va.

Sept. 27 - Hanes 250, Martinsville, Va.

Oct. 5 - Sears Point Raceway, Sonoma, Calif.

Oct. 12 - Dodge's Truckstop 300, Bakersfield, Calif.

Oct. 18 - No Fear Challenge, California Speedway, Fontana, Calif.

Nov. 1 - GM Goodwrench-Delco Battery 300, Phoenix.

Nov. 9 - Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Driver standings

1. Jack Sprague, 2,546. 2. Rich Bickle, 2,541. 3. Joe Ruttman, 2,494. 4. Ron Hornaday, 2,462. 5. Mike Bliss, 2,261. 6. Jimmy Hensley, 2,260. 7. Rick Carelli, 2,249. 8. Chuck Bown, 2,191. 9. Jay Sauter, 2,186. 10. Kenny Irwin, 2,146. 11. Rick Crawford, 2,104. 12. Butch Miller, 2,092. 13. Dave Rezendes, 2,022. 14. Stacy Compton, 1,903. 15. Boris Said, 1,874. 16. Tony Raines, 1,858. 17. Bob Keselowski, 1,842. 18. Tammy Jo Kirk, 1,814. 19. Bryan Reffner, 1,734. 20. Tony Roper, 1,689. 21. Doug George, 1,446. 22. Michael Dokken, 1,331. 23. Terry Cook, 1,284. 24. Dan Press, 1,189. 25. Lance Norick, 1,055.

NHRA

The 1997 National Hot Rod Association schedule, with race winners in parentheses and driver point standings (TF-Top Fuel; FC-Funny Car; PS-Pro Stock; PSM-Pro Stock Motorcycle):

Feb. 2 - Chief Auto Parts Winternationals, Pomona, Calif. (TF-Gary Scelzi; FC-John Force; PS-Warren Johnson).

Feb. 23 - ATSCO Nationals, Phoenix. (TF-Gary Scelzi; FC-John Force; PS-Jim Yates).

March 9 - Mac Tools Gatornationals, Gainesville, Fla. (TF-Joe Amato; FC-Al Hofmann; PS-Jim Yates; PSM-David Schultz).

March 23 - Slick 50 Nationals, Houston. (TF-Joe Amato; FC-Tony Pedregon; PS-Tom Martino; PSM-John Myers).

April 6 - x-Winston Invitational, Rockingham, N.C. (TF-Kenny Bernstein; FC-John Force; PS-Warren Johnson; PSM-Angelle Seeling).

April 13 - Fram Nationals, Atlanta. (TF-Kenny Bernstein; FC-Randy Anderson; PS-Jim Yates; PSM-John Myers).

May 4 - Lone Star Nationals, Dallas. (TF-Joe Amato; PS-Randy Anderson; PS-Warren Johnson).

May 10 - Pennzoil Nationals, Richmond, Va. (TF-Gary Scelzi; FC-Chuck Etchells; PS-Warren Johnson; PSM-Matt Hines).

May 18 - Mopar Parts Nationals, Englishtown, N.J. (TF-Cristen Powell, FC-Kenji Okazaki, PS-Darrell Alderman, PSM-Matt Hines).

June 1 - Western Auto Nationals, Topeka, Kan. (TF-Scott Kalitta; FC-Whit Basemore; PS-Scott Geoffrion).

June 15 - Pontiac Excitement Nationals, Columbus, Ohio. (TF-Gary Scelzi; FC-Tom Hoover; PS-Tom Martino; PSM-Matt Hines).

June 29 - Sears Craftsman Nationals, Madison, Ill. (TF-Joe Amato; FC-Ron Capps; PS-Warren Johnson; PSM-John Smith).

July 20 - Mopar Parts Mile-High Nationals, Denver. (TF-Cory McClenathan; FC-Whit Bazemore; PS-Jim Yates; PSM-Matt Hines).

July 27 - Autolite Nationals, Sonoma, Calif. (TF-Cory McClenathan; FC-Ron Capps; PS-Jim Yates).

Aug. 3 - Northwest Nationals, Seattle. (TF-Cory McClenathan; FC-Whit Bazemore; PS-Mike Edwards).

Sunday - Champion Auto Stores Nationals, Brainerd, Minn. 2 p.m. ESPN2)

Sept. 1 - U.S. Nationals, Indianapolis.

Sept. 14 - Pioneer Electronics Keystone Nationals, Reading, Pa.

Sept. 28 - Sears Craftsman Nationals, Topeka, Kan.

Oct. 5 - Pennzoil Nationals, Memphis, Tenn.

Oct. 19 - Chief Auto Parts Nationals, Dallas.

Oct. 26 - Matco Tools SuperNationals, Houston.

Nov. 9 - Winston Finals, Pomona, Calif.

x-Non-points event

Top Fuel

1. Gary Scelzi, 1,263. 2. Joe Amato, 1,053. 3. Cory McClenathan, 990. 4. Scott Kalitta, 867. 5. Kenny Bernstein, 797. 6. Mike Dunn, 719. 7. Bob Vandergriff, 663. 8. Tony Schumacher, 604. 9. Larry Dixon, 597. (tie) Shelly Anderson, 597.

Funny Car

1. John Force, 1,061. 2. Whit Bazemore, 947. 3. Chuck Etchells, 856. 4. Tony Pedregon, 826. 5. Cruz Pedregon, 787. 6. Randy Anderson, 760. 7. Kenji Okazaki, 741. 8. Ron Capps, 658. 9. Dean Skuza, 637. 10. Del Worsham, 589.

Pro Stock

1. Jim Yates, 1,274. 2. Warren Johnson, 1,146. 3. Kurt Johnson, 1,010. 4. Bruce Allen, 771. 5. Steve Schmidt, 712. 6. Tom Martino, 642. 7. George Marnell, 561. 8. Troy Coughlin, 555. 9. Mike Edwards, 546. 10. Mark Pawuk, 539.

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