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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
21David Pearson	10	68	8.6¹⁰	3¹⁰	8¹⁰	8¹⁰	2.6¹⁰	17.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+38.0¹	5¹⁰⁷	15.9¹²	—	3.6⁵	—	-7.3⁶	3.2²¹	8.6²¹	-2.2²¹	0.0²¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²¹	14.3%²¹	—	1970: P3 from 2 · led 7	24 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 18.0
43Richard Petty	2	66	11.9¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	7¹⁰	6.2¹⁰	3.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-1.3⁷	3¹⁰⁷	15.4¹²	—	3.8⁵	—	+3.3⁶	6.2²⁹	10.2²⁹	-2.9²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	27.6%²⁹	—	1970: P7 from 8	45 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 17.1
48James Hylton	7	64	13.9¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	6¹⁰	21.5¹⁰	5.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	46¹⁰⁷	12.4¹²	—	8.6⁵	—	+1.3⁶	21.4²⁹	7.9²⁹	+4.5²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	24.1%²⁹	—	1970: P8 from 22	24 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 16.9
90Dick Brooks	13	59	19.1¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	21.1¹⁰	1.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-7.7³	32¹⁰⁷	12.8¹²	—	10.6⁵	—	-0.3⁶	11.7²⁷	12.1²⁷	-2.9²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.15²⁷	37.0%²⁷	—	1969: P5 from 5 · led 2	23 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 19.4
11Cale Yarborough	5	59	18.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	6¹⁰	9.8¹⁰	3.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-6.0¹	46¹⁰⁷	16.8¹²	—	9.6⁵	—	-12.0⁶	5.1²⁹	11.4²⁹	-3.3²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	17.2%²⁹	—	1970: P5 from 21 · led 12	33 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 16.3
2Bobby Allison	11	58	19.8¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	3.8¹⁰	15.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-36.0¹	5¹⁰⁷	18.7¹²	—	7.6⁵	—	-2.3⁶	5.0²⁹	10.6²⁹	-7.0²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	31.0%²⁹	—	1970: P29 from 4 · led 40	36 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 17.5
3Richard Childress	16	57	17.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	19.1¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	46¹⁰⁷	19.8¹²	—	10.6⁵	—	+2.7⁶	17.9²⁹	8.6²⁹	+1.7²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	27.6%²⁹	—	1969: P23 from 26	18 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 16.5
15Buddy Baker	12	56	16.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	10.1¹⁰	16.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+3.0⁴	32¹⁰⁷	22.7¹²	—	10.6⁵	—	+8.0⁶	4.3²⁹	13.1²⁹	-11.7²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	48.3%²⁹	—	1970: P12 from 5 · led 101	42 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 17.1
72Benny Parsons	4	56	21.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	19.4¹⁰	1.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	46¹⁰⁷	16.8¹²	—	10.4⁵	—	-8.0⁶	7.1²⁹	10.2²⁹	-1.9²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	13.8%²⁹	—	1970: P4 from 11	35 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 19.9
71Dave Marcis	1	56	19.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	27.9¹⁰	2.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3¹⁰⁷	18.9¹²	—	11.6⁵	—	-11.0⁶	4.5²⁹	10.5²⁹	-9.5²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	37.9%²⁹	—	1970: P17 from 24	60 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 21.1
24Cecil Gordon	18	55	19.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	18.3¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-6.0¹	46¹⁰⁷	22.1¹²	—	9.8⁵	—	-2.3⁶	19.1²⁹	8.9²⁹	+0.1²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	34.5%²⁹	—	1970: P21 from 18	24 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 20.6
79Frank Warren	14	54	19.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	13.4¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3¹⁰⁷	18.1¹²	—	14.2⁵	—	+2.3⁶	22.1²⁹	5.7²⁹	+3.5²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	20.7%²⁹	—	1970: P11 from 10	21 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 19.9
54Lennie Pond	31	53	22.6¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	17.2¹⁰	1.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	46¹⁰⁷	20.8¹²	—	11.8⁵	—	+0.7⁶	10.9²⁹	10.7²⁹	-1.8²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	31.0%²⁹	—	1973: P46 from 23	17 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 22.8
28Donnie Allison	3	52	25.0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	3¹⁰	8.9¹⁰	9.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	46¹⁰⁷	13.5¹²	—	17.2⁵	—	-1.3⁶	8.3⁸	16.0⁸	-10.9⁸	0.0⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13⁸	62.5%⁸	—	1971: P1 from 1 · led 62	20 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 19.8
9Bill Elliott	39	51	16.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	18.9¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	32¹⁰⁷	12.9¹²	—	27.8⁵	—	+10.3⁶	29.0⁷	8.1⁷	+2.6⁷	0.0⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁷	71.4%⁷	—	1977: P23 from 20	56 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 15.3
82Ferrel Harris	30	51	22.1⁷	0⁷	0⁷	1⁷	29.1⁷	0.0%⁷	—	—	—	—	—	-12.0²	3¹⁰⁷	15.3⁴	—	19.8⁵	—	-10.7⁶	26.0¹	—	-2.0¹	0.0¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹	100.0%¹	—	1975: P45 from 44	7 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 22.1
88Darrell Waltrip	6	51	25.3¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	15.4¹⁰	3.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	46¹⁰⁷	17.4¹²	—	14.6⁵	—	+14.7⁶	6.2²⁹	13.4²⁹	-10.6²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	51.7%²⁹	—	1972: P38 from 25	54 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 20.1
92Skip Manning	21	50	15.3⁶	0⁶	2⁶	3⁶	13.3⁶	1.2%⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	46¹⁰⁷	27.1⁸	—	18.6⁵	—	-11.7⁶	21.2²⁶	8.6²⁶	+2.8²⁶	0.0²⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08²⁶	38.5%²⁶	—	1975: P15 from 20	6 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 15.3
05David Sisco	15	49	25.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	25.4¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	46¹⁰⁷	18.9¹¹	—	16.2⁵	—	-6.0⁶	22.4²⁷	9.1²⁷	+3.2²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁷	33.3%²⁷	—	1971: P31 from 37	13 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 26.2
50Darrell Bryant	26	49	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	46¹⁰⁷	—	—	19.0⁵	—	+1.3⁶	23.9⁷	12.6⁷	-0.4⁷	0.0⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14⁷	42.9%⁷	—	first start here	—
19Ed Negre	24	49	26.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	35.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	46¹⁰⁷	25.1¹¹	—	10.6⁵	—	-2.0⁶	26.4²⁷	8.6²⁷	+4.6²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁷	48.1%²⁷	—	1970: P45 from 26	15 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 26.3
30Tighe Scott	25	48	17.0⁹	0⁹	1⁹	4⁹	14.7⁹	0.2%⁹	—	—	—	—	—	-16.0³	46¹⁰⁷	22.3¹⁰	—	24.4⁵	—	+7.3⁶	29.0⁵	13.3⁵	+4.6⁵	0.0⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.20⁵	60.0%⁵	—	1976: P6 from 34	9 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 17.0
22Ricky Rudd	20	48	19.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	3¹⁰	15.1¹⁰	0.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-2.0²	46¹⁰⁷	22.3¹²	—	21.4⁵	—	-8.3⁶	24.0³	11.9³	+4.3³	0.0³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.33³	33.3%³	—	1977: P28 from 36	58 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 20.6
91Bob Burcham	33	48	24.0⁵	0⁵	0⁵	1⁵	34.8⁵	0.2%⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	46¹⁰⁷	19.3⁴	—	20.2⁵	—	-9.3⁶	21.8⁴	10.2⁴	-7.5⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁴	75.0%⁴	—	1969: P34 from 36	5 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 24.0
95Gary Myers	27	47	21.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	31.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	46¹⁰⁷	—	—	24.0⁵	—	-4.3⁶	27.3¹⁴	5.8¹⁴	+2.4¹⁴	0.0¹⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁴	57.1%¹⁴	—	1978: P21 from 31	1 st · 0 W · best P21 · avg 21.0
67Buddy Arrington	22	47	31.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	26.6¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3¹⁰⁷	21.5¹²	—	12.0⁵	—	-4.7⁶	21.0²⁴	9.8²⁴	+1.0²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁴	41.7%²⁴	—	1970: P42 from 14	29 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 23.0
18Joe Frasson	17	47	28.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	19.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	46¹⁰⁷	18.1¹²	—	18.6⁵	—	-7.0⁶	27.8⁸	11.0⁸	+0.3⁸	0.0⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.25⁸	62.5%⁸	—	1970: P11 from 12	12 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 26.3
31Jim Vandiver	35	46	20.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	19.0¹⁰	5.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-14.0¹	3¹⁰⁷	23.1¹²	—	23.4⁵	—	+8.7⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1969: P2 from 2 · led 102	12 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 23.1
25D.K. Ulrich	40	46	25.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	39.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	46¹⁰⁷	19.6⁸	—	20.4⁵	—	+2.3⁶	21.4²⁹	6.8²⁹	+3.5²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	24.1%²⁹	—	1973: P33 from 42	13 st · 0 W · best P15 · avg 24.8
33Buck Baker	23	46	24.7³	0³	0³	0³	25.7³	0.0%³	—	—	—	—	—	—	46¹⁰⁷	22.2¹²	—	20.4⁵	—	-6.3⁶	27.9⁷	9.8⁷	+7.4⁷	0.0⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14⁷	28.6%⁷	—	1969: P18 from 28	3 st · 0 W · best P16 · avg 24.7
64Tommy Gale	36	44	24.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	30.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	32¹⁰⁷	20.6¹²	—	25.2⁵	—	-1.0⁶	27.7¹¹	8.4¹¹	+0.5¹¹	0.0¹¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09¹¹	63.6%¹¹	—	1971: P37 from 14	22 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 22.8
36Bobby Wawak	32	44	24.4⁹	0⁹	0⁹	1⁹	32.0⁹	0.0%⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	46¹⁰⁷	26.3⁸	—	20.4⁵	—	+13.3⁶	20.7¹⁸	8.4¹⁸	+4.4¹⁸	0.0¹⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁸	27.8%¹⁸	—	1976: P24 from 19	9 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 24.4
81Terry Ryan	9	44	35.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	30.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	+26.0¹	46¹⁰⁷	12.0³	—	21.0⁵	—	+5.3⁶	15.5⁴	16.8⁴	-6.3⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁴	50.0%⁴	—	1977: P35 from 30	1 st · 0 W · best P35 · avg 35.0
12Neil Bonnett	8	43	30.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	12.1¹⁰	9.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+20.7³	46¹⁰⁷	22.2¹²	—	18.4⁵	—	-1.0⁶	14.0¹²	12.2¹²	-7.9¹²	0.0¹²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08¹²	66.7%¹²	—	1974: P45 from 33	29 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 24.4
52Jimmy Means	29	43	22.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	32.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	46¹⁰⁷	20.5¹²	—	30.2⁵	—	+5.3⁶	23.8¹⁸	8.2¹⁸	+0.6¹⁸	0.0¹⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁸	33.3%¹⁸	—	1976: P11 from 33	32 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 24.8
70J.D. McDuffie	37	42	26.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	31.3¹⁰	0.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	46¹⁰⁷	28.8¹²	—	19.8⁵	—	-2.7⁶	23.8²⁹	7.2²⁹	+7.2²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	27.6%²⁹	—	1970: P41 from 29	27 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 25.1
41Grant Adcox	19	42	23.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	26.6¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	46¹⁰⁷	26.3¹²	—	26.0⁵	—	-9.0⁶	21.5¹⁰	6.8¹⁰	+7.0¹⁰	0.0¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10¹⁰	30.0%¹⁰	—	1974: P38 from 28	13 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 25.8
47Bruce Hill	28	38	33.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	20.5¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+16.0³	46¹⁰⁷	30.2¹²	—	17.4⁵	—	-2.0⁶	18.8²¹	9.8²¹	-6.3²¹	0.0²¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²¹	76.2%²¹	—	1975: P47 from 42	12 st · 0 W · best P16 · avg 32.8
78Dick Skillen	34	37	30.4⁵	0⁵	0⁵	0⁵	33.6⁵	0.0%⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	46¹⁰⁷	24.0²	—	28.4⁵	—	-5.7⁶	29.5⁴	6.9⁴	+4.8⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁴	50.0%⁴	—	1976: P30 from 30	5 st · 0 W · best P18 · avg 30.4
49John A. Utsman	38	37	32.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	28.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	3¹⁰⁷	28.0²	—	23.4⁵	—	-14.3⁶	26.3³	3.6³	+11.3³	0.0³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³	33.3%³	—	1978: P32 from 28	1 st · 0 W · best P32 · avg 32.0