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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	16	67	10.0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	7¹⁰	4.6¹⁰	12.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-11.0²	2⁶⁰	7.9¹²	—	12.0⁵	—	+14.3⁶	4.1²¹	14.0²¹	-11.1²¹	0.0²¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²¹	47.6%²¹	—	1965: P25 from 3	25 st · 5 W · best P1 · avg 14.1
43Richard Petty	11	65	16.4¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	4.4¹⁰	18.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+1.6⁵	18⁶⁰	9.9¹²	—	7.4⁵	—	+10.3⁶	8.8²⁹	10.9²⁹	-4.2²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²⁹	41.4%²⁹	—	1965: P36 from 1	53 st · 11 W · best P1 · avg 14.0
11Cale Yarborough	1	64	12.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	6¹⁰	6¹⁰	6.1¹⁰	12.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2⁶⁰	22.5¹²	—	2.6⁵	—	-2.0⁶	3.7²⁹	7.9²⁹	-2.5²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	6.9%²⁹	—	1965: P2 from 7 · led 35	39 st · 6 W · best P1 · avg 11.1
88Darrell Waltrip	3	64	12.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	7.3¹⁰	0.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	18⁶⁰	19.5¹²	—	5.4⁵	—	+0.7⁶	6.0²⁹	12.0²⁹	-4.6²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	31.0%²⁹	—	1973: P6 from 12	55 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 15.7
48James Hylton	13	59	14.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	6¹⁰	17.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	18⁶⁰	13.7¹²	—	15.8⁵	—	-8.0⁶	19.3¹⁸	11.3¹⁸	+1.4¹⁸	0.0¹⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁸	22.2%¹⁸	—	1966: P19 from 12	34 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 16.7
1Donnie Allison	2	57	16.3¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	9.7¹⁰	3.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	18⁶⁰	18.2¹²	—	13.0⁵	—	+1.7⁶	9.6¹⁶	14.2¹⁶	-7.1¹⁶	0.0¹⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06¹⁶	50.0%¹⁶	—	1966: P9 from 27	23 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 15.9
24Cecil Gordon	26	57	18.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	23.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-1.0²	2⁶⁰	15.7¹²	—	13.4⁵	—	+0.7⁶	30.1²⁵	7.3²⁵	+9.4²⁵	0.0²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁵	32.0%²⁵	—	1969: P32 from 38	25 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 19.8
90Dick Brooks	8	55	15.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	11.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-12.5²	15⁶⁰	19.8¹²	—	16.6⁵	—	+5.3⁶	12.6²⁹	9.3²⁹	-1.1²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	27.6%²⁹	—	1969: P12 from 17	27 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 17.0
27Buddy Baker	7	55	20.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	8.8¹⁰	7.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+1.8²	18⁶⁰	25.4¹²	—	6.6⁵	—	+3.7⁶	9.5¹⁸	13.2¹⁸	-9.3¹⁸	0.0¹⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁸	61.1%¹⁸	—	1965: P24 from 14	43 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 17.4
15Bobby Allison	4	54	13.6¹⁰	1¹⁰	7¹⁰	7¹⁰	9.6¹⁰	6.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-1.0¹	15⁶⁰	15.0¹²	—	24.6⁵	—	-6.0⁶	7.0²⁹	10.3²⁹	-2.7²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	24.1%²⁹	—	1966: P3 from 19	43 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 13.3
72Benny Parsons	12	54	21.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	8.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+10.7³	18⁶⁰	18.4¹²	—	12.8⁵	—	-5.0⁶	4.5²⁹	9.7²⁹	-5.1²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	13.8%²⁹	—	1970: P21 from 9	29 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 18.6
2Dave Marcis	10	53	18.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	13.7¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	18⁶⁰	23.3¹²	—	13.2⁵	—	-2.0⁶	8.5²⁹	8.5²⁹	-0.2²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	6.9%²⁹	—	1968: P10 from 28	60 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 22.1
5Neil Bonnett	9	52	19.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	7.7¹⁰	7.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	18⁶⁰	22.6¹²	—	15.6⁵	—	+7.7⁶	10.5²⁸	13.2²⁸	-9.4²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11²⁸	57.1%²⁸	—	1977: P5 from 14 · led 7	25 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 14.6
54Lennie Pond	5	52	17.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	14.2¹⁰	2.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	18⁶⁰	22.9¹²	—	17.0⁵	—	+19.7⁶	7.8²⁷	10.7²⁷	-3.9²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁷	29.6%²⁷	—	1969: P34 from 38	20 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 18.9
22Ricky Rudd	6	50	21.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	11.5¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	18⁶⁰	18.7¹²	—	19.8⁵	—	+2.3⁶	17.4¹²	11.8¹²	-5.3¹²	0.0¹²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08¹²	50.0%¹²	—	1975: P11 from 26	53 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 16.8
3Richard Childress	24	50	21.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	20.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2⁶⁰	24.3¹²	—	15.0⁵	—	-1.7⁶	15.4²⁹	8.6²⁹	-0.1²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	13.8%²⁹	—	1972: P37 from 30	17 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 17.4
18Joe Frasson	25	49	21.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	23.4¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁶⁰	20.7¹²	—	19.0⁵	—	—	32.8⁴	4.3⁴	+15.0⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁴	25.0%⁴	—	1970: P11 from 20	11 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 21.2
4Gary Myers	27	49	22.5²	0²	0²	0²	32.0²	0.0%²	—	—	—	—	—	—	18⁶⁰	23.7¹¹	—	15.6⁵	—	-8.7⁶	26.2¹⁸	4.8¹⁸	+5.3¹⁸	0.0¹⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁸	38.9%¹⁸	—	1976: P34 from 30	2 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 22.5
67Buddy Arrington	21	48	24.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	23.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁶⁰	18.1¹²	—	19.4⁵	—	+13.7⁶	23.3²⁹	6.6²⁹	+8.9²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	6.9%²⁹	—	1965: P41 from 43	36 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 19.5
70J.D. McDuffie	20	48	20.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	33.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	18⁶⁰	22.5¹²	—	20.8⁵	—	-3.3⁶	17.7²⁹	9.6²⁹	-1.2²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	37.9%²⁹	—	1966: P16 from 44	41 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 23.1
81Ferrel Harris	31	48	22.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	25.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	18⁶⁰	24.8⁸	—	17.2⁵	—	-0.3⁶	22.8¹³	8.7¹³	+6.3¹³	0.0¹³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹³	23.1%¹³	—	1975: P22 from 25	1 st · 0 W · best P22 · avg 22.0
87Johnny Halford	32	47	23.0⁴	0⁴	0⁴	0⁴	31.3⁴	0.0%⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	18⁶⁰	23.0¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1969: P18 from 32	4 st · 0 W · best P18 · avg 23.0
25Ronnie Thomas	22	47	18.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	26.6¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	18⁶⁰	21.3¹²	—	25.0⁵	—	+5.3⁶	25.3²⁶	7.3²⁶	+5.2²⁶	0.0²⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁶	38.5%²⁶	—	1977: P30 from 28	16 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 22.9
17Roger Hamby	19	47	20.8⁴	0⁴	0⁴	0⁴	27.5⁴	0.0%⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	18⁶⁰	21.4¹⁰	—	23.4⁵	—	-8.0⁶	22.5²⁵	7.9²⁵	+1.9²⁵	0.0²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁵	36.0%²⁵	—	1978: P27 from 23	4 st · 0 W · best P17 · avg 20.8
64Tommy Gale	18	47	20.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	29.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	15⁶⁰	25.0¹²	—	20.4⁵	—	+2.7⁶	24.3²⁵	5.0²⁵	+3.7²⁵	0.0²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁵	28.0%²⁵	—	1968: P30 from 26	18 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 19.4
52Jimmy Means	23	46	22.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	27.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	18⁶⁰	21.4¹²	—	22.4⁵	—	-0.7⁶	25.2²⁶	8.4²⁶	+4.6²⁶	0.0²⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08²⁶	42.3%²⁶	—	1976: P23 from 28	33 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 23.6
92Dick May	14	46	21.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	33.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	18⁶⁰	25.4¹²	—	20.4⁵	—	-3.7⁶	27.3²⁷	7.6²⁷	+7.5²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁷	25.9%²⁷	—	1971: P35 from 39	13 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 20.1
45Baxter Price	30	46	20.4⁵	0⁵	0⁵	0⁵	31.8⁵	0.0%⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	18⁶⁰	22.3¹²	—	24.2⁵	—	-5.7⁶	28.5²³	4.5²³	+7.7²³	0.0²³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²³	21.7%²³	—	1977: P16 from 35	5 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 20.4
19Elmo Langley	29	45	18.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	19.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-11.5²	5⁶⁰	27.4¹²	—	23.6⁵	—	-11.7⁶	24.5²	14.8²	-2.0²	0.0²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²	50.0%²	—	1965: P8 from 15	21 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 18.4
8Ed Negre	15	45	19.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	31.6¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+6.3³	5⁶⁰	25.3¹²	—	24.6⁵	—	-3.0⁶	28.1²⁰	6.7²⁰	+5.0²⁰	0.0²⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁰	30.0%²⁰	—	1967: P20 from 36	21 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 18.3
59Charlie Blanton	34	45	28.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	27.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	18⁶⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974: P28 from 27	1 st · 0 W · best P28 · avg 28.0
31Bobby Wawak	36	43	21.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	29.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	18⁶⁰	26.2¹²	—	24.6⁵	—	+11.7⁶	30.4⁷	9.7⁷	+4.6⁷	0.0⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14⁷	71.4%⁷	—	1967: P25 from 16	16 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 25.6
79Frank Warren	28	41	26.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	25.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+15.0¹	5⁶⁰	21.2¹²	—	25.6⁵	—	-4.0⁶	25.9²⁹	6.0²⁹	+5.1²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	24.1%²⁹	—	1965: P22 from 29	25 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 24.4
30Tighe Scott	17	40	29.8⁶	0⁶	1⁶	1⁶	23.3⁶	0.0%⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	18⁶⁰	23.4¹²	—	21.6⁵	—	-4.7⁶	21.0²⁸	9.0²⁸	+2.3²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11²⁸	35.7%²⁸	—	1977: P33 from 30	6 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 29.8
95Junior Miller	33	34	34.0³	0³	0³	0³	32.7³	0.0%³	—	—	—	—	—	—	18⁶⁰	28.7³	—	23.2⁵	—	+0.3⁶	27.0¹	—	+12.0¹	0.0¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹	0.0%¹	—	1977: P31 from 36	3 st · 0 W · best P31 · avg 34.0
29Bill Hollar	35	31	35.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	33.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	18⁶⁰	24.2⁵	—	30.4⁵	—	+5.3⁶	32.0²	5.7²	0.0²	0.0²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²	100.0%²	—	1979: P35 from 33	1 st · 0 W · best P35 · avg 35.0