1997 NASCAR NASCAR racing schedule and winners

Thursday, Oct. 16, 1997 | 9:59 a.m.

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 - 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).

Aug. 16 - Detroit Gasket 200, Brooklyn, Mich. (Steve Park).

Aug. 22 - Food City 250, Bristol, Tenn. (Jimmy Spencer).

Aug. 30 - Duralube 200, Darlington, S.C. (Jeff Burton).

Sept. 5 - Autolite Platinum 250, Richmond, Va. (Steve Park).

Sept. 20 - MBNA 200, Dover, Del. (Joe Bessey).

Oct. 4 - All Pro Bumper To Bumper 300, Concord, N.C. (Jimmy Spencer).

Oct. 19 - Kenwood Home & Car Audio 300, California Speedway, 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.

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Driver Standings

1. Randy LaJoie, 3,974.

2. Todd Bodine, 3,728.

3. Steve Park, 3,633.

4. Phil Parsons, 3,253.

5. Elliott Sadler, 3,252.

6. Mike McLaughlin, 3,233.

7. Buckshot Jones, 3,191.

8. Elton Sawyer, 3,119.

9. Tim Fedewa, 3,094.

10. Hermie Sadler, 3,015.

11. Mark Green, 2,970.

12. Jason Keller, 2,963.

13. Kevin Lepage, 2,945.

14. Dick Trickle, 2,776.

15. Mike Dillon, 2,664.

16. Tracy Leslie, 2,607.

17. Glenn Allen, 2,563.

18. Joe Bessey, 2,485.

19. Stevie Reeves, 2,391.

20. Jeff Fuller, 2,221.

21. Dennis Setzer, 2,187.

22. Shane Hall, 2,106.

23. Matt Kenseth, 2,044.

24. Johnny Chapman, 1,979.

25. Jeff Green, 1,898.

26. Bobby Labonte, 1,839.

27. Jeff Burton, 1,788.

28. Mark Martin, 1,759.

29. Jimmy Spencer, 1,421.

30. Michael Waltrip, 1,351.

31. Terry Labonte, 1,346.

32. Mark Krogh, 1,325.

33. Greg Sacks, 1,280.

34. Ron Barfield, 1,265.

35. Dale Jarrett, 1,249.

(tie) Jeff Krogh, 1,249.

37. Dale Shaw, 1,212.

38. Randy Porter, 1,171.

39. Robert Pressley, 1,106.

40. Nathan Buttke, 1,023.

41. Joe Nemechek, 982.

42. Lyndon Amick, 979.

43. Jeff Purvis, 923.

44. Ricky Craven, 898.

45. Rodney Combs, 743.

46. Tim Steele, 736.

47. Tim Bender, 620.

48. Rick Wilson, 617.

49. Jimmy Foster, 616.

50. Jeff McClure, 603.

51. Larry Pearson, 555.

52. Brad Teague, 485.

53. Doug Reid III, 466.

54. Mike Wallace, 453.

55. Kyle Petty, 422.

56. Ed Berrier, 409.

57. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 384.

58. Scott Lagasse, 381.

59. Dale Fischlein, 372.

60. Danny Edwards Jr., 359.

61. Chris Diamond, 353.

62. Ted Christopher, 331.

63. Jason Jarrett, 309.

64. Wayne Grubb, 298.

65. Doug Heveron, 288.

66. Curtis Markham, 285.

(tie) Sterling Marlin, 285.

68. Mark Day, 281.

69. Tony Stewart, 269.

70. Mike Olsen, 268.

71. Joey McCarthy, 263.

72. Stanton Barrett, 247.

73. Jerry Robertson, 243.

74. Ed Spencer, 210.

75. Ted Musgrave, 182.

76. Kevin Grubb, 171.

77. Andy Hillenburg, 164.

78. Jim Bown, 159.

79. Rick Fuller, 146.

80. Tom Bolles, 138.

81. David Hutto, 128.

82. Andy Santerre, 118.

83. Jim Sauter, 115.

84. Johnny Rumley, 110.

85. Rob Wilson, 107.

86. Chad Chaffin, 106.

(tie) Robby Faggart, 106.

88. Bobby Dotter, 94.

(tie) Gary Laton, 94.

90. John Preston, 91.

91. Ron Fellows, 88.

(tie) Hal Browning, 88.

93. Brad Payne, 85.

(tie) Kenny Wallace, 85.

95. Brad Leighton, 82.

96. Ernie Irvan, 79.

(tie) Scott Gaylord, 79.

98. Brad Loney, 76.

(tie) Kevin Schwantz, 76.

100. Kevin Simmons, 73.

101. Russell Brown, 64.

(tie) Joe Nott, 64.

103. Joe Pezza, 61.

104. Bill Hoff, 58.

105. Louis Rettenmeier, 52.

(tie) Tim Zock, 52.

107. Brandon Butler, 49.

108. Patty Moise, 46.

(tie) David Bonnett, 46.

(tie) Steve Grissom, 46.

111. Morgan Shepherd, 43.

112. Robbie Resiser, 40.

(tie) Michael Ritch, 40.

114. Robbie Crouch, 37.

(tie) Shawn Hendricks, 37.

End Adv for Thursday Oct. 16

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