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Drivers · 38

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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
88Darrell Waltrip	1	64	12.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	7.3¹⁰	0.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	16⁵⁶	19.5¹²	—	5.2⁵	—	+3.0⁶	5.2³⁰	12.9³⁰	-7.9³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁰	40.0%³⁰	—	1973: P6 from 12	55 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 15.6
15Bobby Allison	4	64	13.6¹⁰	1¹⁰	7¹⁰	7¹⁰	9.6¹⁰	6.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-1.0¹	15⁵⁶	15.0¹²	—	7.0⁵	—	+8.7⁶	6.8³⁰	13.4³⁰	-7.6³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13³⁰	43.3%³⁰	—	1966: P3 from 19	43 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 13.2
11Cale Yarborough	21	63	12.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	6¹⁰	6¹⁰	6.1¹⁰	12.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2⁵⁶	22.5¹²	—	6.2⁵	—	+4.0⁶	2.5³⁰	10.4³⁰	-6.7³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁰	16.7%³⁰	—	1965: P2 from 7 · led 35	39 st · 6 W · best P1 · avg 11.1
48James Hylton	18	61	14.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	6¹⁰	17.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	16⁵⁶	13.7¹²	—	11.8⁵	—	-2.7⁶	26.5³⁰	6.5³⁰	+8.9³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁰	10.0%³⁰	—	1966: P19 from 12	34 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 16.7
72Joe Millikan	2	59	17.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	18.7¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2⁵⁶	12.2⁹	—	11.6⁵	—	+6.7⁶	12.5¹¹	12.5¹¹	-4.2¹¹	0.0¹¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.18¹¹	45.5%¹¹	—	1974: P17 from 29	10 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 17.4
44Terry Labonte	16	59	10.7¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	11.6¹⁰	4.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	16⁵⁶	13.3¹²	—	19.8⁵	—	+6.0⁶	11.2³⁰	11.0³⁰	-4.1³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13³⁰	40.0%³⁰	—	1979: P15 from 16	50 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 14.4
1Donnie Allison	12	59	16.3¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	9.7¹⁰	3.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	16⁵⁶	18.2¹²	—	11.0⁵	—	+4.0⁶	11.0¹⁷	12.2¹⁷	-11.2¹⁷	0.0¹⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06¹⁷	64.7%¹⁷	—	1966: P9 from 27	23 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 16.5
43Richard Petty	9	58	16.4¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	4.4¹⁰	18.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+1.6⁵	16⁵⁶	9.9¹²	—	16.2⁵	—	+15.7⁶	9.1³⁰	10.7³⁰	-2.9³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁰	30.0%³⁰	—	1965: P36 from 1	53 st · 11 W · best P1 · avg 14.1
2Dale Earnhardt	7	58	17.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	8.4¹⁰	2.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	16⁵⁶	14.5¹²	—	13.2⁵	—	+4.0⁶	9.1³⁰	9.6³⁰	+0.7³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁰	13.3%³⁰	—	1979: P12 from 5	43 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 11.6
47Harry Gant	23	56	16.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	9.1¹⁰	6.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	16⁵⁶	12.6¹²	—	19.2⁵	—	+1.0⁶	10.3³⁰	13.1³⁰	-6.2³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07³⁰	33.3%³⁰	—	1979: P26 from 25	31 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 14.3
90Jody Ridley	20	54	22.4⁷	0⁷	1⁷	2⁷	19.4⁷	0.0%⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	15⁵⁶	14.8¹²	—	13.4⁵	—	-1.0⁶	16.9³⁰	7.0³⁰	+5.0³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁰	10.0%³⁰	—	1973: P31 from 31	7 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 22.4
27Benny Parsons	5	54	21.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	8.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+10.7³	16⁵⁶	18.4¹²	—	12.6⁵	—	+14.0⁶	5.8³⁰	11.2³⁰	-5.3³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07³⁰	30.0%³⁰	—	1970: P21 from 9	29 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 18.0
7Dick Brooks	15	53	15.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	11.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-12.5²	16⁵⁶	19.8¹²	—	20.2⁵	—	+4.0⁶	19.3¹⁸	10.3¹⁸	-2.3¹⁸	0.0¹⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.22¹⁸	61.1%¹⁸	—	1969: P12 from 17	27 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 16.6
24Cecil Gordon	29	52	18.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	23.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-1.0²	2⁵⁶	15.7¹²	—	21.2⁵	—	+0.3⁶	28.4²⁸	6.7²⁸	+8.9²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁸	17.9%²⁸	—	1969: P32 from 38	25 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 19.1
71Dave Marcis	8	52	18.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	13.7¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	16⁵⁶	23.3¹²	—	17.2⁵	—	+10.0⁶	12.8³⁰	10.4³⁰	-3.0³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁰	26.7%³⁰	—	1968: P10 from 28	60 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 22.1
45Baxter Price	25	51	18.8⁵	0⁵	0⁵	0⁵	32.8⁵	0.0%⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	2⁵⁶	22.3¹²	—	19.6⁵	—	-2.0⁶	30.1¹⁷	5.2¹⁷	+7.3¹⁷	0.0¹⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06¹⁷	23.5%¹⁷	—	1977: P16 from 35	5 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 18.8
70J.D. McDuffie	10	50	20.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	33.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	16⁵⁶	22.5¹²	—	18.2⁵	—	+12.3⁶	23.7³⁰	9.0³⁰	+1.5³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁰	46.7%³⁰	—	1966: P16 from 44	41 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 22.6
53Slick Johnson	14	50	18.3⁹	0⁹	0⁹	2⁹	23.7⁹	0.1%⁹	—	—	—	—	—	+9.0¹	16⁵⁶	28.2¹²	—	17.6⁵	—	+8.0⁶	24.7¹⁷	10.0¹⁷	+4.8¹⁷	0.0¹⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06¹⁷	41.2%¹⁷	—	1979: P27 from 32	9 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 18.3
3Richard Childress	19	50	21.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	20.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	16⁵⁶	24.3¹²	—	16.6⁵	—	-5.3⁶	18.2³⁰	8.1³⁰	+3.4³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁰	13.3%³⁰	—	1972: P37 from 30	17 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 17.1
42Kyle Petty	32	49	23.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	16.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+13.0⁷	16⁵⁶	19.6¹²	—	17.2⁵	—	-6.7⁶	23.5¹⁴	9.9¹⁴	+7.3¹⁴	0.0¹⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07¹⁴	28.6%¹⁴	—	1980: P35 from 23	45 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 22.3
64Tommy Gale	31	49	20.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	28.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	15⁵⁶	25.0¹²	—	18.8⁵	—	-5.3⁶	23.8²⁸	6.6²⁸	+2.8²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	25.0%²⁸	—	1968: P30 from 26	18 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 18.9
40Ricky Rudd	11	49	22.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	11.0¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	16⁵⁶	18.7¹²	—	19.8⁵	—	+14.3⁶	14.3¹²	10.8¹²	-7.6¹²	0.0¹²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08¹²	50.0%¹²	—	1975: P11 from 26	53 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.1
67Buddy Arrington	27	48	24.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	23.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁵⁶	18.1¹²	—	18.6⁵	—	-6.7⁶	23.9³⁰	8.5³⁰	+6.9³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁰	23.3%³⁰	—	1965: P41 from 43	36 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 19.1
28Buddy Baker	3	47	20.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	8.8¹⁰	7.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+1.8²	16⁵⁶	25.4¹²	—	21.6⁵	—	+13.3⁶	3.7¹⁸	13.7¹⁸	-8.7¹⁸	0.0¹⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06¹⁸	33.3%¹⁸	—	1965: P24 from 14	43 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 17.6
17Roger Hamby	33	46	22.8⁴	0⁴	0⁴	0⁴	24.0⁴	0.0%⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	16⁵⁶	21.4¹⁰	—	22.0⁵	—	+4.0⁶	24.7²⁵	6.3²⁵	+3.7²⁵	0.0²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁵	36.0%²⁵	—	1978: P27 from 23	4 st · 0 W · best P17 · avg 22.8
75Bill Elswick	22	46	25.0²	0²	0²	0²	30.0²	0.0%²	—	—	—	—	—	—	16⁵⁶	25.0²	—	17.6⁵	—	-3.0⁶	23.8¹¹	7.8¹¹	-1.5¹¹	0.0¹¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.27¹¹	63.6%¹¹	—	1979: P14 from 36	2 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 25.0
25Ronnie Thomas	28	46	21.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	26.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	16⁵⁶	21.3¹²	—	25.2⁵	—	-1.3⁶	23.0²⁹	7.4²⁹	+2.3²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	44.8%²⁹	—	1977: P30 from 28	16 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 24.3
74Bobby Wawak	37	46	22.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	28.9¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	16⁵⁶	26.2¹²	—	20.4⁵	—	+7.7⁶	29.6¹⁸	8.0¹⁸	+5.4¹⁸	0.0¹⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁸	55.6%¹⁸	—	1967: P25 from 16	16 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 26.3
33John Anderson	24	46	28.0²	0²	0²	0²	17.5²	0.0%²	—	—	—	—	—	—	16⁵⁶	24.8⁵	—	14.8⁵	—	-9.0⁶	20.4¹⁹	9.4¹⁹	-2.6¹⁹	0.0¹⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.05¹⁹	63.2%¹⁹	—	1980: P32 from 6	2 st · 0 W · best P24 · avg 28.0
79Dick May	38	45	20.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	31.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁵⁶	25.4¹²	—	25.0⁵	—	-8.3⁶	28.0²⁰	7.0²⁰	+7.5²⁰	0.0²⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁰	35.0%²⁰	—	1971: P35 from 39	13 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 19.5
30Tighe Scott	26	44	27.2⁶	0⁶	1⁶	1⁶	21.8⁶	0.1%⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁵⁶	23.4¹²	—	19.0⁵	—	-8.3⁶	15.0⁹	12.2⁹	-12.4⁹	0.0⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.33⁹	77.8%⁹	—	1977: P33 from 30	6 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 27.2
21Neil Bonnett	6	44	21.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	8.0¹⁰	7.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+23.0¹	1⁵⁶	22.6¹²	—	27.4⁵	—	+14.7⁶	5.7²¹	14.2²¹	-8.7²¹	0.0²¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²¹	42.9%²¹	—	1977: P5 from 14 · led 7	25 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 15.6
52Jimmy Means	30	44	21.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	26.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	16⁵⁶	21.4¹²	—	28.4⁵	—	-1.3⁶	27.0²⁷	6.5²⁷	+7.8²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁷	29.6%²⁷	—	1976: P23 from 28	33 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 23.4
12Buck Simmons	13	43	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16⁵⁶	27.0¹	—	28.4⁵	—	+2.7⁶	18.4⁵	9.0⁵	-9.4⁵	0.0⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁵	60.0%⁵	—	first start here	—
29Junior Miller	35	37	30.7³	0³	0³	0³	32.0³	0.0%³	—	—	—	—	—	—	16⁵⁶	28.7³	—	24.0⁵	—	-10.0⁶	24.3¹⁵	7.3¹⁵	+0.1¹⁵	0.0¹⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁵	66.7%¹⁵	—	1977: P31 from 36	3 st · 0 W · best P28 · avg 30.7
92Bill Osborne	34	35	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16⁵⁶	50.0¹	—	29.3⁴	—	—	33.0¹	—	-4.0¹	0.0¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹	100.0%¹	—	first start here	—
76Mike Potter	36	35	30.9⁸	0⁸	0⁸	0⁸	35.5⁸	0.0%⁸	—	—	—	—	—	-1.0¹	16⁵⁶	33.2¹²	—	25.2⁵	—	-7.3⁶	31.0²	8.5²	+7.0²	0.0²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²	50.0%²	—	1979: P35 from 35	8 st · 0 W · best P17 · avg 30.9
18Randy Ogden	17	34	30.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	27.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	16⁵⁶	—	—	33.4⁵	—	-2.7⁶	25.3³	6.7³	-9.0³	0.0³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³	100.0%³	—	1979: P30 from 27	1 st · 0 W · best P30 · avg 30.0