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Drivers · 39

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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
37Sam McQuagg	6	64	13.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	13.2¹⁰	9.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-11.8⁵	15¹⁴³	8.0¹	—	10.6⁵	—	+4.0⁶	10.3¹⁴	10.8¹⁴	-11.9¹⁴	0.0¹⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07¹⁴	85.7%¹⁴	—	1964: P12 from 26	10 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 13.4
17David Pearson	7	63	18.2¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	20.6¹⁰	0.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+7.0¹	43¹⁴³	13.5¹²	—	5.0⁵	—	-4.0⁶	5.7²¹	11.0²¹	-6.2²¹	0.0²¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.05²¹	42.9%²¹	—	1960: P17 from 20	53 st · 8 W · best P1 · avg 12.3
48James Hylton	12	61	13.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	6¹⁰	13.5¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	15¹⁴³	14.9¹²	—	12.8⁵	—	+1.7⁶	9.9⁴⁵	8.6⁴⁵	+1.6⁴⁵	0.0⁴⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.02⁴⁵	13.3%⁴⁵	—	1966: P12 from 7	35 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 16.0
43Richard Petty	3	60	17.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	10.9¹⁰	5.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+6.5⁶	6¹⁴³	11.7¹²	—	10.8⁵	—	-2.7⁶	2.4⁴⁷	8.0⁴⁷	-2.5⁴⁷	0.0⁴⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06⁴⁷	17.0%⁴⁷	—	1959: P57 from 6	73 st · 10 W · best P1 · avg 15.0
99Paul Goldsmith	14	60	15.3¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	6.6⁹	7.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+1.8⁸	6¹⁴³	—	—	8.8⁵	—	-1.3⁶	8.4²⁰	11.5²⁰	-7.0²⁰	0.0²⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²⁰	60.0%²⁰	—	1961: P9 from 7	18 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 16.1
12Donnie Allison	16	58	12.6¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	10.9¹⁰	7.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	43¹⁴³	21.8¹²	—	14.8⁵	—	+8.7⁶	11.5¹⁹	8.4¹⁹	-3.4¹⁹	0.0¹⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.05¹⁹	57.9%¹⁹	—	1967: P20 from 12	28 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 16.5
21Cale Yarborough	2	58	19.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	18.8¹⁰	6.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	43¹⁴³	15.3¹²	—	9.8⁵	—	+5.7⁶	5.3¹⁶	15.9¹⁶	-11.8¹⁶	0.0¹⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06¹⁶	56.3%¹⁶	—	1962: P10 from 18	56 st · 8 W · best P1 · avg 17.7
71Bobby Isaac	4	56	15.0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	13.0¹⁰	3.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-2.3⁷	15¹⁴³	12.4⁸	—	19.2⁵	—	-14.3⁶	12.3¹¹	12.2¹¹	-4.0¹¹	0.0¹¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹¹	45.5%¹¹	—	1963: P22 from 27	26 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 14.3
14Jim Paschal	15	55	18.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	3¹⁰	14.7¹⁰	0.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	0.0³	6¹⁴³	—	—	12.6⁵	—	-7.3⁶	5.6⁴⁴	10.2⁴⁴	-6.1⁴⁴	0.0⁴⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.16⁴⁴	50.0%⁴⁴	—	1960: P13 from 22	16 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 15.6
29Dick Hutcherson	8	55	16.9⁷	0⁷	2⁷	3⁷	8.0⁷	3.1%⁷	—	—	—	—	—	+8.8⁴	43¹⁴³	—	—	14.6⁵	—	+3.3⁶	5.1³²	11.0³²	-3.6³²	0.0³²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13³²	34.4%³²	—	1965: P14 from 4	7 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 16.9
26Darel Dieringer	1	54	11.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	6¹⁰	10.4¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-5.1⁷	43¹⁴³	37.0¹	—	17.0⁵	—	-14.3⁶	6.3¹⁸	12.4¹⁸	-9.1¹⁸	0.0¹⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06¹⁸	55.6%¹⁸	—	1961: P5 from 12	21 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 8.8
20Clyde Lynn	30	53	19.3⁴	0⁴	0⁴	0⁴	30.5⁴	0.0%⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	43¹⁴³	—	—	14.4⁵	—	+3.3⁶	19.1⁴³	8.3⁴³	+5.7⁴³	0.0⁴³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.05⁴³	27.9%⁴³	—	1967: P20 from 27	4 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 19.3
16LeeRoy Yarbrough	10	53	16.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	14.6¹⁰	0.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+4.0²	13¹⁴³	20.0²	—	18.8⁵	—	-10.0⁶	9.0¹⁴	12.8¹⁴	-12.3¹⁴	0.0¹⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14¹⁴	78.6%¹⁴	—	1962: P25 from 14	23 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 12.8
79Frank Warren	21	53	19.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	24.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-3.0²	50¹⁴³	19.8¹²	—	16.0⁵	—	-5.3⁶	23.0¹¹	12.3¹¹	-2.2¹¹	0.0¹¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09¹¹	63.6%¹¹	—	1965: P15 from 26	31 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 19.1
68Gary Bettenhausen	39	51	17.7³	0³	0³	1³	24.3³	0.0%³	—	—	—	—	—	—	43¹⁴³	37.0¹	—	13.8⁵	—	-3.3⁶	19.5²	14.8²	-1.0²	0.0²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²	50.0%²	—	1967: P10 from 18	3 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 17.7
34Wendell Scott	34	51	19.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	27.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	43¹⁴³	28.4⁵	—	16.4⁵	—	-4.7⁶	20.9⁴⁴	7.4⁴⁴	+5.4⁴⁴	0.0⁴⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07⁴⁴	45.5%⁴⁴	—	1963: P25 from 31	21 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 21.0
52Jack Etheridge	37	50	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	43¹⁴³	—	—	17.7³	—	—	15.0²	2.1²	+0.5²	0.0²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²	100.0%²	—	first start here	—
97Henley Gray	36	50	21.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	32.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	43¹⁴³	29.3¹⁰	—	13.8⁵	—	-2.3⁶	21.9⁴²	6.7⁴²	+5.7⁴²	0.0⁴²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.05⁴²	42.9%⁴²	—	1965: P39 from 25	16 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 22.9
4John Sears	31	50	21.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	23.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	43¹⁴³	17.6⁷	—	19.4⁵	—	-2.3⁶	11.6⁴⁰	6.7⁴⁰	+1.4⁴⁰	0.0⁴⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁴⁰	40.0%⁴⁰	—	1966: P18 from 19	20 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 21.6
6Bobby Allison	11	49	21.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	23.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+18.0¹	15¹⁴³	21.8¹²	—	18.8⁵	—	+7.3⁶	7.9⁴⁴	10.4⁴⁴	-2.9⁴⁴	0.0⁴⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.05⁴⁴	38.6%⁴⁴	—	1961: P20 from 29	54 st · 6 W · best P1 · avg 16.3
27A.J. Foyt	13	49	11.7¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	5¹⁰	13.2¹⁰	5.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-3.3⁶	43¹⁴³	23.1¹²	—	28.8⁵	—	+1.3⁶	5.5⁶	13.8⁶	-14.2⁶	0.0⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁶	66.7%⁶	—	1963: P3 from 10	53 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 20.8
45Bill Seifert	35	48	25.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	23.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-1.7³	43¹⁴³	20.8⁴	—	16.4⁵	—	-12.7⁶	21.3⁴⁰	7.5⁴⁰	+6.4⁴⁰	0.0⁴⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03⁴⁰	40.0%⁴⁰	—	1968: P15 from 40	11 st · 0 W · best P15 · avg 25.4
11Mario Andretti	9	48	19.4⁷	1⁷	1⁷	2⁷	15.6⁷	14.9%⁷	—	—	—	—	—	+10.6⁵	43¹⁴³	—	—	22.6⁵	—	+9.0⁶	14.2⁵	10.5⁵	+1.8⁵	0.0⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.40⁵	60.0%⁵	—	1966: P20 from 12 · led 1	7 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 19.4
46Roy Mayne	23	47	21.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	25.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+12.0²	50¹⁴³	29.1⁷	—	18.6⁵	—	+4.7⁶	26.0¹³	9.0¹³	+3.7¹³	0.0¹³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.15¹³	76.9%¹³	—	1963: P16 from 24	20 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 22.2
94Don Biederman	33	47	22.7³	0³	0³	0³	30.0³	0.0%³	—	—	—	—	—	—	50¹⁴³	—	—	20.0⁵	—	+5.3⁶	26.5²¹	6.3²¹	+6.4²¹	0.0²¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.05²¹	71.4%²¹	—	1967: P23 from 21	3 st · 0 W · best P17 · avg 22.7
3Buddy Baker	5	47	22.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	21.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+4.4⁷	15¹⁴³	13.7¹²	—	24.4⁵	—	-2.3⁶	7.1²⁰	9.4²⁰	-7.0²⁰	0.0²⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²⁰	65.0%²⁰	—	1961: P14 from 21	63 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 16.1
25Jabe Thomas	19	47	20.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	24.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-12.0²	43¹⁴³	17.1¹⁰	—	24.8⁵	—	-5.7⁶	23.8¹⁹	11.1¹⁹	-0.3¹⁹	0.0¹⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.05¹⁹	73.7%¹⁹	—	1965: P27 from 35	18 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 21.1
06Neil Castles	29	45	19.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	26.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-9.7⁴	15¹⁴³	42.7⁷	—	18.6⁵	—	-6.3⁶	20.2³⁴	8.5³⁴	+6.1³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁴	44.1%³⁴	—	1963: P30 from 19	21 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 21.4
92Bobby Wawak	22	45	26.6⁷	0⁷	0⁷	0⁷	28.9⁷	0.0%⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	6¹⁴³	24.9¹⁰	—	18.4⁵	—	-1.3⁶	22.5¹³	10.2¹³	+1.0¹³	0.0¹³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.31¹³	76.9%¹³	—	1976: P14 from 28	7 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 26.6
87Buck Baker	17	44	22.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	21.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-1.3⁴	43¹⁴³	27.0⁴	—	22.4⁵	—	+9.7⁶	16.9¹⁹	6.4¹⁹	+1.9¹⁹	0.0¹⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11¹⁹	57.9%¹⁹	—	1959: P28 from 16	22 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 21.8
10Bill Champion	32	44	21.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	22.4¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	43¹⁴³	26.2¹¹	—	24.4⁵	—	+0.7⁶	23.8¹⁰	8.8¹⁰	-1.0¹⁰	0.0¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁰	70.0%¹⁰	—	1966: P15 from 22	16 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 23.5
01Paul Dean Holt	28	44	29.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	28.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	43¹⁴³	—	—	18.4⁵	—	-0.3⁶	22.0²²	7.9²²	+3.1²²	0.0²²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²²	63.6%²²	—	1968: P29 from 28	1 st · 0 W · best P29 · avg 29.0
7Bobby Johns	38	43	21.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	9.7¹⁰	2.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	50¹⁴³	—	—	26.4⁵	—	+7.0⁶	20.7⁹	11.0⁹	-11.0⁹	0.0⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁹	77.8%⁹	—	1959: P15 from 5	27 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 21.9
05Armond Holley	25	42	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50¹⁴³	—	—	29.3⁴	—	—	18.5⁴	16.5⁴	-10.8⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.25⁴	100.0%⁴	—	first start here	—
24Jack Harden	20	42	26.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	27.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	43¹⁴³	—	—	23.6⁵	—	+0.3⁶	27.4⁹	7.3⁹	+4.2⁹	0.0⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.33⁹	66.7%⁹	—	1967: P26 from 27	1 st · 0 W · best P26 · avg 26.0
38Wayne Smith	24	42	23.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	28.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	50¹⁴³	39.5²	—	20.4⁵	—	-10.3⁶	26.5²⁷	7.5²⁷	+5.5²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁷	70.4%²⁷	—	1965: P36 from 31	11 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 22.6
64Elmo Langley	18	41	31.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	27.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+10.5²	43¹⁴³	18.9¹²	—	19.8⁵	—	+15.7⁶	13.4⁴⁴	8.6⁴⁴	+0.8⁴⁴	0.0⁴⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07⁴⁴	38.6%⁴⁴	—	1959: P30 from 11	33 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 23.7
18Dick Johnson (California)	27	40	29.8⁴	0⁴	0⁴	0⁴	25.8⁴	0.0%⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	43¹⁴³	—	—	22.2⁵	—	+2.0⁶	18.5²²	7.3²²	-2.1²²	0.0²²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.23²²	86.4%²²	—	1968: P35 from 39	4 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 29.8
76Earl Brooks	26	39	29.6⁹	0⁹	0⁹	0⁹	31.7⁹	0.0%⁹	—	—	—	—	—	+5.0²	43¹⁴³	27.7⁶	—	23.4⁵	—	-2.7⁶	20.5³³	8.8³³	+2.7³³	0.0³³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.12³³	54.5%³³	—	1965: P24 from 18	9 st · 0 W · best P24 · avg 29.6