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Form favourites · top 8

Drivers · 28

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Driver	St	Form index▼	This trackAvg finish	·Wins	·Top 5	·Top 10	·Avg start	·Laps led %	·Rating	·Avg running pos	·Pace rank	·Fire-off rank	·Long-run rank	·vs teammates	·Make wins	SimilarAvg finish	·Pace rank	FormLast 5 avg	·% off best (5)	·Trend	·Avg start	·Consistency	·Comeback	·Stage pts/race	·Closing	·Passes/race	·Quality pass %	·Top-10 laps %	Pit & restartsRestart gain	·Pit avg	·Pit rank	ErrorsPenalties/race	·Errors/race	·DNF %	PlayoffsPoints	·Last visit	·Career here
41Richard Petty	8	63	6.6¹⁰	3¹⁰	6¹⁰	8¹⁰	6.6¹⁰	15.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+2.6⁷	12⁷⁶	10.5¹²	—	5.6⁵	—	+4.0⁶	6.6⁵³	8.9⁵³	-0.6⁵³	0.0⁵³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04⁵³	20.8%⁵³	—	1958: P23 from 10	65 st · 15 W · best P1 · avg 9.7
4Rex White	13	63	7.6¹⁰	3¹⁰	6¹⁰	8¹⁰	6.8¹⁰	19.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁷⁶	8.3¹²	—	6.0⁵	—	-10.7⁶	7.5²⁴	9.7²⁴	-5.0²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.25²⁴	37.5%²⁴	—	1956: P19 from 4	11 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 7.5
47Jack Smith	6	62	8.7¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	10.0¹⁰	6.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+1.3²	12⁷⁶	11.9¹²	—	3.0⁵	—	-2.0⁶	15.1²⁸	11.1²⁸	-1.8²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	60.7%²⁸	—	1950: P2 from 13 · led 65	11 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 8.8
8Joe Weatherly	5	62	8.6⁷	0⁷	3⁷	6⁷	5.7⁷	4.7%⁷	—	—	—	—	—	-5.0²	0⁷⁶	14.6¹²	—	2.0⁵	—	+0.3⁶	8.0⁵²	6.7⁵²	-1.1⁵²	0.0⁵²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06⁵²	32.7%⁵²	—	1955: P4 from 9	7 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 8.6
17Bob Welborn	27	58	11.0⁵	0⁵	1⁵	1⁵	13.7³	0.0%⁵	—	—	—	—	—	-3.0¹	4⁷⁶	7.5¹²	—	10.0⁵	—	-11.0⁶	17.2¹⁰	12.8¹⁰	+0.6¹⁰	0.0¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁰	40.0%¹⁰	—	1952: P12 from 19	5 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 11.0
87Buck Baker	17	57	8.7¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	6.1⁸	22.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-10.3²	4⁷⁶	9.7¹²	—	14.2⁵	—	-9.0⁶	9.5⁴⁶	9.8⁴⁶	-1.8⁴⁶	0.0⁴⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.02⁴⁶	30.4%⁴⁶	—	1950: P14 from 9	33 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 12.5
28Fred Lorenzen	1	56	9.0⁹	1⁹	4⁹	6⁹	2.7⁹	32.6%⁹	—	—	—	—	—	-7.8⁵	16⁷⁶	15.7¹²	—	10.2⁵	—	+1.7⁶	3.9²⁸	9.3²⁸	-3.5²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	25.0%²⁸	—	1961: P19 from 5 · led 61	9 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 9.0
43Jimmy Massey	12	55	10.3⁴	0⁴	0⁴	2⁴	11.3⁴	0.0%⁴	—	—	—	—	—	+8.0¹	12⁷⁶	13.3¹¹	—	12.0⁵	—	+1.0⁶	16.4¹⁴	7.9¹⁴	+4.6¹⁴	0.0¹⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14¹⁴	28.6%¹⁴	—	1955: P11 from 17	4 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 10.3
14Darel Dieringer	18	55	8.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	7¹⁰	9.7¹⁰	10.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-1.0¹	16⁷⁶	14.3¹²	—	15.0⁵	—	-1.0⁶	9.7¹⁹	7.0¹⁹	+0.7¹⁹	0.0¹⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁹	15.8%¹⁹	—	1962: P5 from 17	10 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 8.4
22Fireball Roberts	2	52	17.1¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	5.4⁹	11.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+4.1⁴	16⁷⁶	13.3¹²	—	5.8⁵	—	-5.7⁶	4.4¹⁹	10.9¹⁹	-6.1¹⁹	0.0¹⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.16¹⁹	31.6%¹⁹	—	1950: P16 from 1	10 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.1
11Ned Jarrett	7	52	16.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	10.4⁹	2.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-2.5²	16⁷⁶	8.1¹²	—	11.0⁵	—	-6.3⁶	7.0⁵²	9.1⁵²	-1.7⁵²	0.0⁵²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04⁵²	21.2%⁵²	—	1954: P21 from —	14 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 14.6
6David Pearson	10	51	12.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	10.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-1.0³	6⁷⁶	15.7¹²	—	13.4⁵	—	+6.0⁶	11.9⁴⁰	10.2⁴⁰	-0.9⁴⁰	0.0⁴⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10⁴⁰	40.0%⁴⁰	—	1960: P19 from 17	16 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 10.8
21Marvin Panch	3	49	8.9¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	8¹⁰	4.8⁹	3.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+8.0³	16⁷⁶	15.2¹²	—	23.8⁵	—	+5.7⁶	4.0¹¹	2.3¹¹	-0.1¹¹	0.0¹¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹¹	0.0%¹¹	—	1954: P6 from —	10 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 8.9
32Tiny Lund	15	49	12.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	14.5¹⁰	1.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	16⁷⁶	15.7¹²	—	17.4⁵	—	+3.3⁶	9.2²¹	7.0²¹	-1.8²¹	0.0²¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²¹	42.9%²¹	—	1956: P14 from 15	12 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 12.9
34Wendell Scott	24	48	16.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	25.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-10.5²	31⁷⁶	18.3¹²	—	10.6⁵	—	-1.0⁶	18.3⁴⁶	5.7⁴⁶	+4.4⁴⁶	0.0⁴⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07⁴⁶	23.9%⁴⁶	—	1961: P15 from 23	21 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 16.1
62Curtis Crider	23	47	14.3⁸	0⁸	0⁸	1⁸	23.8⁸	0.0%⁸	—	—	—	—	—	-16.0¹	0⁷⁶	20.6¹²	—	13.6⁵	—	-4.7⁶	18.3⁴⁸	10.4⁴⁸	+2.1⁴⁸	0.0⁴⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁴⁸	39.6%⁴⁸	—	1960: P15 from 23	8 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 14.3
36Larry Thomas	16	47	14.3⁶	0⁶	0⁶	1⁶	16.0⁶	0.0%⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	6⁷⁶	18.3¹²	—	16.2⁵	—	-8.7⁶	16.9³¹	8.4³¹	+2.8³¹	0.0³¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³¹	45.2%³¹	—	1961: P12 from 19	6 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 14.3
54Jimmy Pardue	19	47	14.3⁹	0⁹	0⁹	3⁹	13.2⁹	0.0%⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	16⁷⁶	17.1¹²	—	17.0⁵	—	+9.3⁶	12.0⁵¹	7.6⁵¹	-1.2⁵¹	0.0⁵¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06⁵¹	43.1%⁵¹	—	1959: P14 from 14	9 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 14.3
3Junior Johnson	9	47	12.8¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	5¹⁰	7.5¹⁰	13.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	31⁷⁶	14.3¹²	—	22.0⁵	—	-1.0⁶	4.0³²	12.1³²	-10.0³²	0.0³²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13³²	62.5%³²	—	1955: P18 from 4	20 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 11.8
33Roy Mayne	21	46	17.5⁸	0⁸	0⁸	1⁸	22.4⁸	0.0%⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	31⁷⁶	18.3¹²	—	12.2⁵	—	+3.0⁶	21.8¹⁹	9.9¹⁹	+4.6¹⁹	0.0¹⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.05¹⁹	36.8%¹⁹	—	1963: P22 from 26	8 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 17.5
7Bobby Johns	11	45	15.0⁶	0⁶	1⁶	3⁶	13.8⁶	0.0%⁶	—	—	—	—	—	+1.3²	4⁷⁶	17.4¹²	—	18.6⁵	—	+11.0⁶	14.1¹¹	11.3¹¹	-0.9¹¹	0.0¹¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹¹	36.4%¹¹	—	1962: P16 from 11	6 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 15.0
99Larry Frank	14	45	12.2⁵	0⁵	0⁵	2⁵	13.6⁵	0.0%⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	16⁷⁶	25.3¹²	—	18.2⁵	—	+7.7⁶	13.8¹⁰	8.1¹⁰	-1.5¹⁰	0.0¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁰	40.0%¹⁰	—	1958: P12 from 12	5 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 12.2
29Nelson Stacy	4	43	16.0²	0²	0²	1²	5.0²	0.0%²	—	—	—	—	—	+12.0²	16⁷⁶	14.7⁹	—	21.8⁵	—	+10.0⁶	10.0¹¹	11.1¹¹	-2.3¹¹	0.0¹¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09¹¹	36.4%¹¹	—	1962: P25 from 8	2 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 16.0
67Reb Wickersham	28	43	10.0¹	0¹	0¹	1¹	21.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁷⁶	21.1⁷	—	28.2⁵	—	+1.3⁶	23.0¹³	9.3¹³	+3.5¹³	0.0¹³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.15¹³	38.5%¹³	—	1961: P10 from 21	1 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 10.0
88Major Melton	26	41	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁷⁶	28.5⁴	—	21.4⁵	—	-0.3⁶	20.9¹⁶	6.6¹⁶	+2.3¹⁶	0.0¹⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁶	56.3%¹⁶	—	first start here	—
93Lee Reitzel	22	41	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16⁷⁶	28.0³	—	22.4⁵	—	-15.0⁶	19.0³	13.3³	-6.3³	0.0³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.33³	100.0%³	—	first start here	—
09Larry Manning	20	40	21.4⁷	0⁷	0⁷	0⁷	24.4⁷	0.0%⁷	—	—	—	—	—	-6.0¹	31⁷⁶	19.4¹²	—	15.0⁵	—	+1.3⁶	18.5²²	8.7²²	+3.3²²	0.0²²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.05²²	40.9%²²	—	1963: P15 from 19	7 st · 0 W · best P15 · avg 21.4
96Bobby Keck	25	38	20.3⁶	0⁶	0⁶	0⁶	21.8⁶	0.0%⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	16⁷⁶	24.8⁹	—	17.0⁵	—	+1.7⁶	22.0⁸	9.4⁸	+1.4⁸	0.0⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.25⁸	75.0%⁸	—	1956: P27 from 27	6 st · 0 W · best P15 · avg 20.3