Auto Racing standings and leaders through July 18

Friday, July 18, 1997 | 7:58 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).

Sunday - Pennsylvania 500, Long Pond, Pa. (10 a.m., TBS)

Aug. 2 - Brickyard 400, Indianapolis.

Aug. 10 - Bud at the Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y.

Aug. 17 - ITW Devilbiss 400, Brooklyn, Mich.

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.

Driver standings

1. Terry Labonte, 2,497. 2. Jeff Gordon, 2,494. 3. Mark Martin, 2,445. 4. Dale Jarrett, 2,332. 5. Jeff Burton, 2,298. 6. Dale Earnhardt, 2,283. 7. Bobby Labonte, 2,111. 8. Ricky Rudd, 2,074. 9. Jeremy Mayfield, 1,962. 10. Ted Musgrave, 1,930. 11. Rusty Wallace, 1,917. 12. Bill Elliott, 1,898. 13. Michael Waltrip, 1,892. 14. Johnny Benson, 1,849. 15. Ernie Irvan, 1,848. 16. Darrell Waltrip, 1,792. 17. Sterling Marlin, 1,750. 18. Ken Schrader, 1,737. 19. Kyle Petty, 1,719. 20. Jimmy Spencer, 1,715. 21. Bobby Hamilton, 1,699. 22. John Andretti, 1,620. 23. Brett Bodine, 1,592. 24. Ward Burton, 1,555. 25. Derrike Cope, 1,510.

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).

Sunday - Molson Indy Toronto, Toronto. (1 p.m., ABC)

July 27 - U.S. 500, Brooklyn, Mich.

Aug. 10 - Miller 200, Lexington, Ohio.

Aug. 17 - Texaco-Havoline 200, Elkhart Lake, Wis.

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. Paul Tracy, 106. 2. Greg Moore, 95. 3. Gil De Ferran, 94. 4. Michael Andretti, 91. 5. Alex Zanardi, 90. 6. Scott Pruett, 71. 7. Jimmy Vasser, 69. 8. Raul Boesel, 61. 9. Mauricio Gugelmin, 56. 10. Al Unser Jr., 49. 11. Bryan Herta, 45. 12. Mark Blundell, 35. 13. Bobby Rahal, 34. 14. Parker Johnstone, 29. 15. Patrick Carpentier, 27. 16. Christian Fittipaldi, 20. 17. Roberto Moreno, 13. 18. Andre Ribeiro, 12. 19. Adrian Fernandez, 12. 20. Dario Franchitti, 7. 21. Richie Hearn, 6. 22. Juan Fangio II, 3. 23. Max Papis, 2. 24. Gualter Salles, 1. 25. Michel Jourdain Jr., 1.

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).

Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Ind. (Arie Luyendyk).

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

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

July 26 - Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, N.C.

Aug. 17 - True Value 200, New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon, N.H.

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

Driver standings

1. Davey Hamilton, 207. 2. Tony Stewart, 202. 3. Buzz Calkins, 183. 4. Arie Luyendyk, 167. 5. Marco Greco, 162. 6. Eddie Cheever, 160. 7. Roberto Guerrero, 153. 8. Mike Groff, 148. 9. Buddy Lazier, 147. 10. Scott Goodyear, 142. 11. Jim Guthrie, 121. 12. Stephan Gregoire, 119. 13. Scott Sharp, 117. 14. Eliseo Salazar, 116. 15. Robbie Buhl, 103. 16. Affonso Giaffone, 91. 17. Mark Dismore, 88. 18. John Paul Jr., 88. 19. Fermin Velez, 82. 20. Jack Miller, 80.

FORMULA ONE

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, England. (Jacques Villeneuve).

July 27 - German Grand Prix, Hockenheim.

Aug. 10 - Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest.

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, 47. 2. Jacques Villeneuve, Canada, 43. 3. Jean Alesi, France, 21. 4. Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Germany, 19. 5. Eddie Irvine, Britain, 18. 6. Olivier Panis, France, 15. 7. David Coulthard, Britain, 14. 8. Gerhard Berger, Austria, 10. (tie) Mika Hakkinen, Finland, 10. 10. Giancarlo Fisichella, Italy, 8. 11. Johnny Herbert, Britain, 7. (tie) Ralf Schumacher, Germany, 7. 13. Rubens Barrichello, Brazil, 6. 14. Alexander Wurz, Austria, 4. 15. Mika Salo, Finland, 2. 16. Nicola Larini, Italy, 1. (tie) Shinji Nakano, Japan, 1. (tie) Damon Hill, Britain, 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, Las Vegas. (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 - South Boston 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 - Inaugural Gateway Race, Madison, Ill.

Aug. 1 - Kroger 200, Indianapolis.

Aug. 16 - Detroit Gasket 200, Brooklyn, Mich.

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-nonpoints demonstration event.

Driver standings

1. Randy LaJoie, 2,843. 2. Todd Bodine, 2,806. 3. Phil Parsons, 2,487. 4. Steve Park, 2,383. 5. Buckshot Jones, 2,317. 6. Mike McLaughlin, 2,292. 7. Elliott Sadler, 2,244. 8. Kevin Lepage, 2,213. 9. Elton Sawyer, 2,212. 10. Hermie Sadler, 2,183. 11. Tim Fedewa, 2,155. 12. Jason Keller, 2,113. 13. Dick Trickle, 2,019. 14. Mark Green, 2,004. 15. Mike Dillon, 1,921. 16. Jeff Green, 1,898. 17. Tracy Leslie, 1,836. 18. Stevie Reeves, 1,692. 19. Glenn Allen, 1,673. 20. Joe Bessey, 1,669. 21. Johnny Chapman, 1,560. 22. Jeff Fuller, 1,526. 23. Shane Hall, 1,523. 24. Dennis Setzer, 1,470. 25. Greg Sacks, 1,243.

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.).

Saturday - Colorado 250, Erie, Colo. (12:30 p.m., CBS)

July 27 - Lund Look 275, Topeka, Kan.

July 31 - Cummins 200, Clermont, Ind.

Aug. 9 - Stevens Beil Genuine Car Parts 200, Flemington Speedway, Flemington, N.J.

Aug. 16 - Federated Auto Parts 250, Nashville, Tenn.

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. Rich Bickle, 1,993. 2. Jack Sprague, 1,931. 3. Joe Ruttman, 1,857. 4. Ron Hornaday, 1,757. 5. Chuck Bown, 1,749. 6. Mike Bliss, 1,739. 7. Jay Sauter, 1,691. 8. Jimmy Hensley, 1,683. 9. Kenny Irwin, 1,682. 10. Rick Carelli, 1,668. 11. Butch Miller, 1,628. 12. Rick Crawford, 1,570. 13. Dave Rezendes, 1,560. 14. Boris Said, 1,456. 15. Stacy Compton, 1,408. 16. Tammy Jo Kirk, 1,405. 17. Tony Raines, 1,389. 18. Bob Keselowski, 1,370. 19. Bryan Reffner, 1,292. 20. Doug George, 1,279. 21. Tony Roper, 1,275. 22. Michael Dokken, 1,234. 23. Dan Press, 1,189. 24. Tobey Butler, 1,027. 25. Lance Norick, 994.

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).

Sunday - Mopar Parts Mile-High Nationals, Denver. (1:30 p.m., ESPN2)

July 27 - Autolite Nationals, Sonoma, Calif.

Aug. 3 - Northwest Nationals, Seattle.

Aug. 17 - Champion Auto Stores Nationals, Brainerd, Minn.

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

Driver standings

Top Fuel

1. Gary Scelzi, 1,057. 2. Joe Amato, 882. 3. Scott Kalitta, 686. 4. Kenny Bernstein, 657. 5. Cory McClenathan, 644. 6. Mike Dunn, 561. 7. Bob Vandergriff, 527. 8. Bruce Sarver, 519. 9. Shelly Anderson, 502. 10. Larry Dixon, 459.

Funny Car

1. John Force, 856. 2. Cruz Pedregon, 668. 3. Whit Bazemore, 661. 4. Chuck Etchells, 654. 5. Randy Anderson, 643. 6. Kenji Okazaki, 579. 7. Tony Pedregon, 578. 8. Dean Skuza, 478. 9. Gary Densham, 466. 10. Mark Oswald, 453.

Pro Stock

1. Jim Yates, 943. 2. Warren Johnson, 923. 3. Kurt Johnson, 782. 4. Bruce Allen, 632. 5. Tom Martino, 528. 6. Steve Schmidt, 525. 7. Pete Williams, 480. 8. Troy Coughlin, 478. 9. Mark Pawuk, 456. 10. Scott Geoffrion, 454. 11. George Marnell, 438.

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