NASCAR leaders

Tuesday, Feb. 18, 1997 | 11:59 a.m.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The top 20 drivers and money winners on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit through the Feb. 16 Daytona 500:

Winston Cup Points

1, Jeff Gordon, 180. 2, Terry Labonte, 170. 3, Ricky Craven, 165. 4, Bill Elliott, 165. 5, Sterling Marlin, 160. 6, Mark Martin, 156. 7, Jeremy Mayfield, 150. 8, Ward Burton, 142. 9, Ricky Rudd, 138. 10, Darrell Waltrip, 134.

11, Mike Skinner, 132. 12, Jeff Burton, 130. 13, Ted Musgrave, 124. 14, Kyle Petty, 121. 15, Bobby Hamilton, 118. 16, Robby Gordon, 115. 17, Dave Marics, 112. 18, Brett Bodine, 109. 19, Ernie Irvan, 106. 20, Hut Stricklin, 103.

Money

1, Jeff Gordon, $456,999. 2, Terry Labonte, $239,914. 3, Ricky Craven, $183,114. 4, Bill Elliott, $153,789. 5, Mark Martin, $151,204. 6, Dale Earnhardt, $142,134. 7, Dale Jarrett, $136,599. 8, Sterling Marlin, $134,169. 9, Jeremy Mayfield, $119,044. 10, Ernie Irvan, $117,914.

11, Ward Burton, $117,279. 12, Jeff Burton, $103,629. 13, Mike Skinner, $103,204. 14, Ted Musgrave, $101,909. 15, Ricky Rudd, $97,679. 16, Johnny Benson, $91,024. 17, Bobby Labonte, $88,434. 18, Darrell Waltrip, $87,629. 19, Bobby Hamilton, $85,354. 20, Robby Gordon, $78,434.