Auto Racing Leaders and Standings through June 29

Friday, June 27, 1997 | 11:17 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.

July 13 - Jiffy Lube 300, Loudon, N.H.

July 20 - Pennsylvania 500, Long Pond, Pa.

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.

x-non-points race.

Driver standings

1. Jeff Gordon, 2,295. 2. Mark Martin, 2,203. 3. Terry Labonte, 2,176. 4. Dale Jarrett, 2,123. 5. Jeff Burton, 1,971. 6. Dale Earnhardt, 1,948. 7. Bobby Labonte, 1,895. 8. Ricky Rudd, 1,875. 9. Michael Waltrip, 1,753. 10. Jeremy Mayfield, 1,726. 11. Ted Musgrave, 1,718. 12. Bill Elliott, 1,679. 13. Johnny Benson, 1,625. 14. Rusty Wallace, 1,602. (tie) Darrell Waltrip, 1,602. 16. Ernie Irvan, 1,563. 17. Bobby Hamilton, 1,521. 18. Jimmy Spencer, 1,518. 19. Sterling Marlin, 1,488. 20. Ken Schrader, 1,484. 21. Brett Bodine, 1,456. 22. Kyle Petty, 1,444. 23. Ward Burton, 1,410. 24. Morgan Shepherd, 1,352. 25. Derrike Cope, 1,328.

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.

July 20 - Molson Indy Toronto, Toronto.

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, 100. 2. Greg Moore, 95. 3. Michael Andretti, 91. 4. Gil De Ferran, 77. 5. Alex Zanardi, 69. (tie) Jimmy Vasser, 69. 7. Scott Pruett, 66. 8. Raul Boesel, 61. 9. Mauricio Gugelmin, 56. 10. Al Unser Jr., 37. 11. Mark Blundell, 31. (tie) Bryan Herta, 31. 13. Patrick Carpentier, 26. (tie) Parker Johnstone, 26. 15. Bobby Rahal, 24. 16. Roberto Moreno, 13. 17. Christian Fittipaldi, 12. (tie) Andre Ribeiro, 12. (tie) Adrian Fernandez, 12. 20. Richie Hearn, 6. 21. Dario Franchitti, 5. 22. Juan Fangio II, 3. 23. Max Papis, 2. 24. Gualter Salles, 1. (tie) Michel Jourdain Jr., 1. (tie) Christan Danner, 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).

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

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

Sunday - Pikes Peak International Raceway, Colorado Springs, Colo. (noon, ABC)

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.

Driver standings

1. Davey Hamilton, 175. 2. Tony Stewart, 166. 3. Buzz Calkins, 153. 4. Mike Groff, 148. 5. Arie Luyendyk, 147. 6. Marco Greco, 140. 7. Roberto Guerrero, 136. 8. Eddie Cheever, 129. 9. Jim Guthrie, 121. 10. Buddy Lazier, 120. 11. Scott Goodyear, 114. 12. Scott Sharp, 104. 13. Robbie Buhl, 103. 14. Eliseo Salazar, 93. 15. John Paul Jr., 88. 16. Stephan Gregoire, 86. 17. Fermin Velez, 82. 18. Tyce Carlson, 73. 19. Affonso Giaffone, 65. 20. Mark Dismore, 64. 21. Michele Alboreto, 62. 22. Billy Boat, 61. (tie) Jack Miller, 61. 24. Richie Hearn, 59. 25. Johnny Unser, 55. 32. Sam Schmidt, 26.

FORMULA ONE

The 1997 Formula One racing 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).

Sunday - French Grand Prix, Magny Cours. (5:50 a.m., ESPN)

July 13 - British Grand Prix, Silverstone.

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, 37. 2. Jacques Villeneuve, Canada, 30. 3. Olivier Panis, France, 15. 4. Eddie Irvine, Britain, 14. 5. Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Germany, 13. (tie) Jean Alesi, France, 13. 7. David Coulthard, Britain, 11. 8. Gerhard Berger, Austria, 10. (tie) Mika Hakkinen, Finland, 10. 10. Giancarlo Fisichella, Italy, 8. 11. Johnny Herbert, Britain, 7. 12. Rubens Barrichello, Brazil, 6. 13. Ralf Schumacher, Germany, 4. 14. Mika Salo, Finland, 2. 15. 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 - South Boston 300, South Boston, Va. (Randy LaJoie).

Sunday - Lysol 200, Watkins Glen, N.Y. (9:45 a.m., TNN)

July 6 - Sears Auto Centers 250, West Allis, Wis.

July 12 - Advance Auto 250, Myrtle Beach, S.C.

July 26 - Inaugural Gateway Race, Madison, Ill.

Aug. 1 - Kroger 200, Indianapolis, Ind.

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-non-points demonstration event.

Driver standings

1. Randy LaJoie, 2,398. 2. Todd Bodine, 2,346. 3. Phil Parsons, 2,105. 4. Steve Park, 1,940. 5. Buckshot Jones, 1,920. 6. Jeff Green, 1,898. 7. Kevin Lepage, 1,871. 8. Tim Fedewa, 1,827. 9. Dick Trickle, 1,825. 10. Mike McLaughlin, 1,818. 11. Jason Keller, 1,804. 12. Elton Sawyer, 1,801. 13. Hermie Sadler, 1,774. 14. Elliott Sadler, 1,764. 15. Mark Green, 1,650. 16. Mike Dillon, 1,592. 17. Tracy Leslie, 1,453. 18. Stevie Reeves, 1,404. 19. Joe Bessey, 1,396. 20. Jeff Fuller, 1,389. 21. Glenn Allen, 1,336. 22. Johnny Chapman, 1,323. 23. Greg Sacks, 1,243. 24. Dennis Setzer, 1,206. 25. Shane Hall, 1,198.

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 Hamshire 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).

Sunday - NAPA AutoCare 200, Nazareth, Pa. (10:30 a.m., CBS)

July 5 - Sears Diehard 200, West Allis, Wis.

July 12 - Louisville Motor Speedway, Louisville, Ky.

July 19 - Colorado 250, Erie, Colo.

July 27 - Lund Look 275, Topeka, Kan.

July 31 - Cummins 200, Clermont, Ind.

Aug. 9 - 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 - California Speedway, Fontana, Calif.

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

Nov. 9 - Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Driver standings

1. Rich Bickle, 1,513. 2. Jack Sprague, 1,449. 3. Joe Ruttman, 1,379. 4. Kenny Irwin, 1,373. 5. Chuck Bown, 1,372. 6. Mike Bliss, 1,356. 7. Butch Miller, 1,337. 8. Dave Rezendes, 1,329. 9. Jay Sauter, 1,313. 10. Ron Hornaday, 1,306. 11. Jimmy Hensley, 1,288. 12. Rick Crawford, 1,285. 13. Rick Carelli, 1,257. 14. Bob Keselowski, 1,121. 15. Boris Said, 1,085. 16. Tammy Jo Kirk, 1,054. 17. Stacy Compton, 1,037. 18. Tony Roper, 996. 19. Doug George, 976. 20. Tobey Butler, 966. 21. Tony Raines, 949. 22. Bryan Reffner, 944. 23. Michael Dokken, 900. 24. Dan Press, 895. 25. Lance Norick, 872.

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-Watrren 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).

Sunday - Sears Craftsman Nationals, Madison, Ill. (2 p.m. July 6, ABC).

July 20 - Mopar Parts Mile-High Nationals, Denver.

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

Top Fuel

1. Gary Scelzi, 959. 2. Joe Amato, 765. 3. Scott Kalitta, 610. 4. Cory McClenathan, 590. 5. Kenny Bernstein, 582. 6. Mike Dunn, 529. 7. Bob Vandergriff, 473. 8. Bruce Sarver, 467. 9. Shelly Anderson, 449. 10. Larry Dixon, 428.

Funny Car

1. John Force, 779. 2. Whit Bazemore, 609. 3. Randy Anderson, 605. 4. Chuck Etchells, 600. 5. Cruz Pedregon, 572. 6. Kenji Okazaki, 548. 7. Tony Pedregon, 545. 8. Dean Skuza, 445. 9. Tim Wilkerson, 423. 10. Del Worsham, 421.

Pro Stock

1. Jim Yates, 845. 2. Warren Johnson, 806. 3. Kurt Johnson, 706. 4. Bruce Allen, 596. 5. Tom Martino, 497. 6. Steve Schmidt, 473. 7. Troy Coughlin, 468. 8. Pete Williams, 429. 9. Mark Pawuk, 424. 10. Darrell Alderman, 402. 11. George Marnell, 384.

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