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Drivers · 41

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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
48James Hylton	30	63	12.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	6¹⁰	13.3¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	48¹⁰³	14.9¹²	—	10.4⁵	—	+1.3⁶	22.0²⁹	8.1²⁹	+5.2²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	20.7%²⁹	—	1966: P12 from 7	35 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 15.7
11Cale Yarborough	5	61	19.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	18.8¹⁰	6.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2¹⁰³	15.3¹²	—	5.6⁵	—	-6.7⁶	5.3³⁰	8.5³⁰	-2.9³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13³⁰	20.0%³⁰	—	1962: P10 from 18	56 st · 9 W · best P1 · avg 17.4
44Terry Labonte	10	61	15.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	11.8¹⁰	3.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	6¹⁰³	15.4¹²	—	11.4⁵	—	-17.3⁶	12.9³⁰	9.3³⁰	-3.0³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁰	30.0%³⁰	—	1979: P16 from 19	62 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 15.4
05Dick Brooks	37	60	12.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	6¹⁰	14.5¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-5.0²	2¹⁰³	20.1¹²	—	11.8⁵	—	-9.3⁶	17.9²⁵	10.8²⁵	-1.9²⁵	0.0²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08²⁵	52.0%²⁵	—	1969: P16 from 12	29 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 18.1
27Benny Parsons	3	60	17.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	13.9¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2¹⁰³	22.2¹²	—	4.4⁵	—	-4.0⁶	7.1³⁰	10.6³⁰	-4.4³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁰	23.3%³⁰	—	1969: P5 from 11	40 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 18.1
71Dave Marcis	22	60	18.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	21.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	48¹⁰³	17.7¹²	—	6.2⁵	—	+0.7⁶	14.9²⁴	9.1²⁴	-3.6²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13²⁴	50.0%²⁴	—	1968: P20 from 35	66 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 21.9
2Dale Earnhardt	21	60	17.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	6¹⁰	12.0¹⁰	5.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-0.5²	2¹⁰³	15.5¹²	—	11.2⁵	—	-1.7⁶	7.2²⁶	9.3²⁶	-3.7²⁶	0.0²⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.15²⁶	15.4%²⁶	—	1978: P7 from 28	45 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 10.9
12Lennie Pond	13	59	19.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	16.5¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2¹⁰³	20.1¹²	—	5.4⁵	—	+1.3⁶	17.6¹⁴	10.1¹⁴	-5.3¹⁴	0.0¹⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07¹⁴	50.0%¹⁴	—	1973: P20 from 26	21 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 17.5
9Bill Elliott	27	59	14.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	21.6¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3¹⁰³	17.4¹²	—	15.0⁵	—	+8.7⁶	14.0¹²	11.6¹²	-0.6¹²	0.0¹²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹²	16.7%¹²	—	1976: P19 from 38	59 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 16.0
43Richard Petty	11	57	17.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	10.9¹⁰	5.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+6.5⁶	2¹⁰³	11.7¹²	—	20.2⁵	—	+5.3⁶	7.5³⁰	8.8³⁰	+1.1³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07³⁰	10.0%³⁰	—	1959: P57 from 6	73 st · 10 W · best P1 · avg 15.1
3Richard Childress	16	56	19.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	27.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2¹⁰³	17.1¹²	—	12.8⁵	—	+4.0⁶	19.7³⁰	6.8³⁰	+5.7³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁰	13.3%³⁰	—	1973: P27 from 14	16 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 19.9
15Bobby Allison	20	56	21.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	23.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+18.0¹	32¹⁰³	21.8¹²	—	8.0⁵	—	+4.3⁶	4.6³⁰	8.5³⁰	-3.3³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁰	20.0%³⁰	—	1961: P20 from 29	54 st · 6 W · best P1 · avg 15.8
51A.J. Foyt	8	56	11.7¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	5¹⁰	13.2¹⁰	5.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-3.3⁶	2¹⁰³	23.1¹²	—	20.8⁵	—	-11.7⁶	6.0¹	—	+3.0¹	0.0¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹	0.0%¹	—	1963: P3 from 10	53 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 21.3
28Buddy Baker	1	55	22.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	21.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+4.4⁷	2¹⁰³	13.7¹²	—	15.0⁵	—	+12.0⁶	4.9²⁵	15.1²⁵	-10.5²⁵	0.0²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.16²⁵	40.0%²⁵	—	1961: P14 from 21	63 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 16.0
79Frank Warren	14	54	19.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	23.4¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-3.0²	4¹⁰³	19.8¹²	—	16.4⁵	—	+2.3⁶	24.2³⁰	4.7³⁰	+4.9³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁰	30.0%³⁰	—	1965: P15 from 26	31 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 18.2
1Donnie Allison	23	54	13.0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	11.9¹⁰	6.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	48¹⁰³	21.8¹²	—	24.0⁵	—	+8.0⁶	8.7¹⁹	12.8¹⁹	-6.1¹⁹	0.0¹⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11¹⁹	42.1%¹⁹	—	1967: P20 from 12	28 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 16.4
40D.K. Ulrich	35	52	19.9⁷	0⁷	0⁷	0⁷	36.6⁷	0.0%⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	6¹⁰³	25.0¹²	—	16.0⁵	—	-1.7⁶	19.7³⁰	7.4³⁰	+3.0³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁰	16.7%³⁰	—	1976: P19 from 27	7 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 19.9
67Buddy Arrington	7	50	21.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	20.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	4¹⁰³	29.0¹²	—	13.0⁵	—	+3.7⁶	22.2³⁰	6.9³⁰	+6.1³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁰	30.0%³⁰	—	1966: P36 from 29	35 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 23.0
88Darrell Waltrip	6	50	17.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	12.5¹⁰	1.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2¹⁰³	25.7¹²	—	22.2⁵	—	-0.7⁶	4.8³⁰	7.4³⁰	-2.3³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁰	3.3%³⁰	—	1973: P12 from 11	54 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 19.5
30Tighe Scott	9	50	23.2⁹	0⁹	0⁹	2⁹	21.9⁹	0.0%⁹	—	—	—	—	—	-2.0³	6¹⁰³	17.0¹⁰	—	21.4⁵	—	-12.7⁶	19.3¹⁶	12.4¹⁶	+1.0¹⁶	0.0¹⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.25¹⁶	43.8%¹⁶	—	1976: P35 from 18	9 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 23.2
64Tommy Gale	36	50	20.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	22.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	32¹⁰³	22.5¹²	—	21.2⁵	—	-1.0⁶	24.5²⁷	7.3²⁷	+3.6²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁷	29.6%²⁷	—	1969: P12 from 13	22 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 21.2
24Cecil Gordon	41	50	23.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	22.6¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+1.7³	2¹⁰³	19.2¹²	—	20.4⁵	—	+2.0⁶	28.6²⁷	7.7²⁷	+7.4²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁷	29.6%²⁷	—	1969: P11 from 20	28 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 21.9
52Jimmy Means	38	49	20.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	28.9¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	48¹⁰³	21.8¹²	—	22.4⁵	—	-3.3⁶	23.4²⁶	7.9²⁶	+0.8²⁶	0.0²⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08²⁶	50.0%²⁶	—	1976: P40 from 20 · led 1	30 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 24.0
72Joe Millikan	24	48	29.8⁴	0⁴	0⁴	1⁴	25.3⁴	0.0%⁴	—	—	—	—	—	-2.0¹	2¹⁰³	22.7³	—	11.6⁵	—	+6.7⁶	10.8³⁰	9.1³⁰	-1.9³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07³⁰	26.7%³⁰	—	1979: P36 from 32	4 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 29.8
90Ricky Rudd	19	48	24.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	19.3¹⁰	0.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3¹⁰³	19.3¹²	—	22.2⁵	—	+5.3⁶	11.3²⁷	8.5²⁷	-0.8²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11²⁷	22.2%²⁷	—	1976: P10 from 22	59 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 17.6
47Harry Gant	15	48	23.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	14.2¹⁰	3.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-24.0¹	2¹⁰³	16.3¹²	—	26.2⁵	—	+23.0⁶	13.4²⁴	8.4²⁴	-5.8²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08²⁴	50.0%²⁴	—	1978: P41 from 20	31 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 22.0
17Roger Hamby	17	48	21.0²	0²	0²	0²	27.5²	0.0%²	—	—	—	—	—	—	2¹⁰³	23.5⁴	—	24.2⁵	—	0.0⁶	23.6¹²	8.4¹²	+1.1¹²	0.0¹²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.33¹²	58.3%¹²	—	1978: P15 from 30	2 st · 0 W · best P15 · avg 21.0
41Grant Adcox	4	47	27.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	22.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2¹⁰³	24.2¹²	—	16.2⁵	—	+3.3⁶	21.8⁵	6.9⁵	+0.2⁵	0.0⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.20⁵	80.0%⁵	—	1975: P37 from 25	11 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 25.7
21Neil Bonnett	2	47	23.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	9.2¹⁰	2.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+17.5²	3¹⁰³	31.3¹²	—	15.8⁵	—	-8.3⁶	6.9²⁰	11.9²⁰	-14.4²⁰	0.0²⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.15²⁰	70.0%²⁰	—	1976: P5 from 13	28 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 20.6
38Sandy Satullo	29	44	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6¹⁰³	31.0¹	—	25.0²	—	—	36.0¹	—	+17.0¹	0.0¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹	0.0%¹	—	first start here	—
32Jimmy Finger	34	44	31.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	17.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	6¹⁰³	19.0¹	—	22.0³	—	—	29.5²	10.6²	+3.0²	0.0²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²	100.0%²	—	1972: P31 from 17	1 st · 0 W · best P31 · avg 31.0
87Gary Balough	26	43	23.0²	0²	0²	0²	29.0²	0.0%²	—	—	—	—	—	—	2¹⁰³	25.0¹	—	29.2⁵	—	+18.0⁶	20.5²	0.0²	-14.5²	0.0²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.50²	100.0%²	—	1979: P35 from 27	2 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 23.0
14Coo Coo Marlin	28	42	23.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	22.3¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	48¹⁰³	21.6¹²	—	33.2⁵	—	+6.7⁶	23.0⁶	12.7⁶	-2.3⁶	0.0⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17⁶	66.7%⁶	—	1967: P13 from 19	24 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 21.0
50Bruce Hill	25	42	28.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	21.9¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+2.0³	6¹⁰³	31.0¹²	—	19.8⁵	—	0.0⁶	18.5⁶	4.0⁶	+1.5⁶	0.0⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁶	33.3%⁶	—	1975: P32 from 20	12 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 28.1
7Al Holbert	18	41	29.5²	0²	0²	0²	13.0²	0.0%²	—	—	—	—	—	—	48¹⁰³	34.0²	—	17.0⁵	—	+4.3⁶	14.4⁵	12.7⁵	-10.4⁵	0.0⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.20⁵	60.0%⁵	—	1978: P29 from 14	2 st · 0 W · best P29 · avg 29.5
68Chuck Bown	12	41	26.2⁵	0⁵	0⁵	1⁵	26.6⁵	0.0%⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	6¹⁰³	30.5⁴	—	24.8⁵	—	+9.3⁶	18.0⁶	12.1⁶	-4.7⁶	0.0⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁶	50.0%⁶	—	1979: P7 from 28	5 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 26.2
70J.D. McDuffie	32	40	29.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	28.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+28.0¹	48¹⁰³	28.2¹²	—	25.2⁵	—	+5.3⁶	19.6³⁰	7.8³⁰	+2.3³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10³⁰	36.7%³⁰	—	1966: P21 from 37	34 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 24.2
6Claude Ballot-Lena	31	39	28.5²	0²	0²	0²	31.0²	0.0%²	—	—	—	—	—	—	2¹⁰³	27.5²	—	27.8⁵	—	—	35.0¹	—	+8.0¹	0.0¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.00¹	100.0%¹	—	1978: P22 from 35	2 st · 0 W · best P22 · avg 28.5
46Travis Tiller	39	38	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4¹⁰³	33.8⁶	—	34.6⁵	—	+3.0⁶	30.8⁴	2.6⁴	-5.5⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁴	100.0%⁴	—	first start here	—
20Rick Newsom	40	38	31.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	21.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	2¹⁰³	29.7³	—	26.2⁵	—	+0.3⁶	34.3³	10.0³	+9.0³	0.0³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.33³	33.3%³	—	1975: P31 from 21	1 st · 0 W · best P31 · avg 31.0
39Blackie Wangerin	33	34	32.4⁷	0⁷	0⁷	0⁷	30.3⁷	0.0%⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	3¹⁰³	33.8⁴	—	29.2⁵	—	-3.0⁶	25.7⁶	8.7⁶	-2.0⁶	0.0⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17⁶	66.7%⁶	—	1971: P29 from 25	7 st · 0 W · best P20 · avg 32.4