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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	34	63	12.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	6¹⁰	13.3¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2¹⁰¹	14.9¹²	—	11.8⁵	—	-2.7⁶	25.9³⁰	6.5³⁰	+8.8³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁰	10.0%³⁰	—	1966: P12 from 7	35 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 15.5
12Donnie Allison	10	61	13.0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	11.9¹⁰	6.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2¹⁰¹	21.8¹²	—	11.0⁵	—	+4.0⁶	11.1¹⁷	12.9¹⁷	-10.3¹⁷	0.0¹⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06¹⁷	64.7%¹⁷	—	1967: P20 from 12	28 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 16.1
11Cale Yarborough	1	60	19.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	18.8¹⁰	6.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2¹⁰¹	15.3¹²	—	6.2⁵	—	+4.0⁶	3.2³⁰	8.7³⁰	-4.8³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁰	13.3%³⁰	—	1962: P10 from 18	56 st · 9 W · best P1 · avg 17.0
2Dale Earnhardt	7	59	17.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	6¹⁰	13.4¹⁰	2.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-0.5²	2¹⁰¹	15.5¹²	—	13.2⁵	—	+4.0⁶	9.1³⁰	9.6³⁰	+0.7³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁰	13.3%³⁰	—	1978: P7 from 28	45 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 10.9
43Richard Petty	22	59	17.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	10.9¹⁰	5.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+6.5⁶	2¹⁰¹	11.7¹²	—	16.2⁵	—	+15.7⁶	8.7³⁰	10.8³⁰	-3.3³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁰	30.0%³⁰	—	1959: P57 from 6	73 st · 10 W · best P1 · avg 15.1
88Darrell Waltrip	5	58	17.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	12.5¹⁰	1.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2¹⁰¹	25.7¹²	—	5.2⁵	—	+3.0⁶	5.1³⁰	12.5³⁰	-7.1³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁰	36.7%³⁰	—	1973: P12 from 11	54 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 19.0
90Jody Ridley	15	58	13.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	6¹⁰	26.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+2.0¹	3¹⁰¹	23.8¹²	—	13.4⁵	—	-1.0⁶	17.1³⁰	7.6³⁰	+4.5³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁰	13.3%³⁰	—	1980: P10 from 27	11 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 13.7
9Bill Elliott	23	57	14.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	22.0¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3¹⁰¹	17.4¹²	—	19.8⁵	—	-4.0⁶	13.3¹⁰	12.4¹⁰	-5.3¹⁰	0.0¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10¹⁰	40.0%¹⁰	—	1976: P19 from 38	59 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 16.0
44Terry Labonte	8	57	15.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	12.0¹⁰	3.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2¹⁰¹	15.4¹²	—	19.8⁵	—	+6.0⁶	11.5³⁰	10.6³⁰	-3.1³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13³⁰	36.7%³⁰	—	1979: P16 from 19	62 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 15.4
27Benny Parsons	6	56	17.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	13.9¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2¹⁰¹	22.2¹²	—	12.6⁵	—	+14.0⁶	5.8³⁰	11.3³⁰	-5.8³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10³⁰	33.3%³⁰	—	1969: P5 from 11	40 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.9
15Bobby Allison	14	56	21.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	23.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+18.0¹	3¹⁰¹	21.8¹²	—	7.0⁵	—	+8.7⁶	6.4³⁰	13.3³⁰	-8.1³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13³⁰	43.3%³⁰	—	1961: P20 from 29	54 st · 5 W · best P1 · avg 16.4
1David Pearson	2	55	18.2¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	20.6¹⁰	0.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+7.0¹	2¹⁰¹	13.5¹²	—	20.4⁵	—	+6.7⁶	7.3⁸	14.5⁸	-8.1⁸	0.0⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁸	50.0%⁸	—	1960: P17 from 20	53 st · 8 W · best P1 · avg 12.4
71Dave Marcis	16	55	18.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	21.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2¹⁰¹	17.7¹²	—	17.2⁵	—	+10.0⁶	12.6³⁰	10.0³⁰	-2.4³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁰	23.3%³⁰	—	1968: P20 from 35	66 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 21.6
75John Anderson	21	55	18.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	6.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	6¹⁰¹	23.0²	—	14.8⁵	—	-11.3⁶	20.5¹⁹	8.8¹⁹	-3.2¹⁹	0.0¹⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11¹⁹	68.4%¹⁹	—	1980: P18 from 6	1 st · 0 W · best P18 · avg 18.0
3Richard Childress	9	54	19.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	27.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2¹⁰¹	17.1¹²	—	16.6⁵	—	-5.3⁶	18.5³⁰	8.0³⁰	+3.5³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁰	13.3%³⁰	—	1973: P27 from 14	16 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 21.7
30Tighe Scott	19	52	20.8⁹	0⁹	0⁹	2⁹	20.8⁹	0.0%⁹	—	—	—	—	—	-11.3³	2¹⁰¹	17.0¹⁰	—	19.0⁵	—	-8.3⁶	15.8⁹	12.3⁹	-11.8⁹	0.0⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.33⁹	77.8%⁹	—	1976: P35 from 18	9 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 20.8
66Lake Speed	18	51	26.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	20.4¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-3.0²	47¹⁰¹	15.2¹²	—	13.4⁵	—	+1.0⁶	19.2¹⁸	8.6¹⁸	+2.1¹⁸	0.0¹⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17¹⁸	38.9%¹⁸	—	1981: P33 from 20	28 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 23.9
28Buddy Baker	4	51	22.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	21.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+4.4⁷	2¹⁰¹	13.7¹²	—	21.6⁵	—	+13.3⁶	3.6¹⁸	13.5¹⁸	-9.3¹⁸	0.0¹⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11¹⁸	38.9%¹⁸	—	1961: P14 from 21	63 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 16.4
47Harry Gant	17	51	22.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	14.0¹⁰	3.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-24.0¹	2¹⁰¹	16.3¹²	—	19.2⁵	—	+1.0⁶	10.5³⁰	13.2³⁰	-5.7³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07³⁰	33.3%³⁰	—	1978: P41 from 20	31 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 21.7
64Tommy Gale	35	51	20.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	22.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	32¹⁰¹	22.5¹²	—	18.8⁵	—	-5.3⁶	23.6²⁸	6.5²⁸	+2.7²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	28.6%²⁸	—	1969: P12 from 13	22 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 21.2
40Lennie Pond	26	50	19.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	16.5¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	6¹⁰¹	20.1¹²	—	24.4⁵	—	-7.0⁶	11.9¹⁶	13.5¹⁶	-8.4¹⁶	0.0¹⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06¹⁶	56.3%¹⁶	—	1973: P20 from 26	21 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 18.3
17Roger Hamby	25	49	20.5²	0²	0²	0²	23.5²	0.0%²	—	—	—	—	—	—	47¹⁰¹	23.5⁴	—	22.0⁵	—	+4.0⁶	25.0²⁵	6.2²⁵	+4.4²⁵	0.0²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁵	36.0%²⁵	—	1978: P15 from 30	2 st · 0 W · best P15 · avg 20.5
24Cecil Gordon	40	49	23.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	22.6¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+1.7³	2¹⁰¹	19.2¹²	—	21.2⁵	—	+0.3⁶	28.0²⁸	7.0²⁸	+8.3²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	21.4%²⁸	—	1969: P11 from 20	28 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 22.1
02Chuck Bown	24	48	20.0⁵	0⁵	0⁵	2⁵	24.2⁵	0.0%⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	2¹⁰¹	30.5⁴	—	18.4⁵	—	-5.7⁶	17.4⁷	8.8⁷	-11.1⁷	0.0⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.43⁷	85.7%⁷	—	1979: P7 from 28	5 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 20.0
7Ricky Rudd	28	48	24.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	18.4¹⁰	0.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2¹⁰¹	19.3¹²	—	19.8⁵	—	+14.3⁶	12.8¹²	10.8¹²	-8.9¹²	0.0¹²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08¹²	50.0%¹²	—	1976: P10 from 22	59 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 17.6
67Buddy Arrington	11	47	21.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	20.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3¹⁰¹	29.0¹²	—	18.6⁵	—	-6.7⁶	24.4³⁰	8.5³⁰	+6.9³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁰	26.7%³⁰	—	1966: P36 from 29	35 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 23.1
93Don Whittington	32	47	15.0²	0²	0²	0²	18.0²	0.0%²	—	—	—	—	—	—	2¹⁰¹	34.0¹	—	26.4⁵	—	-14.7⁶	19.5⁶	12.6⁶	-8.8⁶	0.0⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.33⁶	66.7%⁶	—	1980: P16 from 23	2 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 15.0
14Coo Coo Marlin	36	47	23.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	22.3¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	47¹⁰¹	21.6¹²	—	22.4⁵	—	-9.0⁶	28.5²	18.4²	+4.5²	0.0²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²	50.0%²	—	1967: P13 from 19	24 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 21.4
52Jimmy Means	33	47	20.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	29.4¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	6¹⁰¹	21.8¹²	—	28.4⁵	—	-1.3⁶	26.9²⁷	6.4²⁷	+7.9²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁷	29.6%²⁷	—	1976: P40 from 20 · led 1	30 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 23.8
73Steve Moore	39	44	29.0²	0²	0²	0²	36.0²	0.0%²	—	—	—	—	—	—	47¹⁰¹	21.7⁷	—	19.4⁵	—	0.0⁶	30.0³	12.4³	+9.3³	0.0³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³	33.3%³	—	1984: P35 from 37	2 st · 0 W · best P23 · avg 29.0
21Neil Bonnett	3	44	20.2¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	9.1¹⁰	6.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+17.5²	3¹⁰¹	31.3¹²	—	27.4⁵	—	+14.7⁶	5.9²¹	13.6²¹	-7.2²¹	0.0²¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²¹	38.1%²¹	—	1976: P5 from 13	28 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 19.4
89Jim Vandiver	29	43	22.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	14.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2¹⁰¹	20.9¹²	—	31.8⁵	—	-7.3⁶	34.7³	17.3³	+6.7³	0.0³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³	66.7%³	—	1970: P9 from 8	16 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 25.8
25Ronnie Thomas	30	43	26.3⁸	0⁸	0⁸	0⁸	32.1⁸	0.0%⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	2¹⁰¹	22.3¹²	—	25.2⁵	—	-1.3⁶	22.9²⁹	7.6²⁹	+2.4²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	44.8%²⁹	—	1978: P25 from 38	8 st · 0 W · best P17 · avg 26.3
70J.D. McDuffie	27	42	29.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	28.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+28.0¹	6¹⁰¹	28.2¹²	—	18.2⁵	—	+12.3⁶	23.1³⁰	9.1³⁰	+0.6³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁰	50.0%³⁰	—	1966: P21 from 37	34 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 24.1
62Rick Wilson	20	42	21.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	21.2¹⁰	1.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-5.0¹	2¹⁰¹	24.7¹²	—	35.0⁵	—	+1.3⁶	16.0²	0.7²	-20.5²	0.0²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²	100.0%²	—	1981: P42 from 8	18 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 24.2
68John Greenwood	13	41	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2¹⁰¹	—	—	40.0¹	—	—	33.0¹	—	-7.0¹	0.0¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.00¹	100.0%¹	—	first start here	—
50Bruce Hill	38	39	28.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	20.6¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+11.3³	2¹⁰¹	31.0¹²	—	22.4⁵	—	-4.0⁶	29.8⁵	5.3⁵	-5.2⁵	0.0⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.20⁵	100.0%⁵	—	1975: P32 from 20	12 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 28.6
4Connie Saylor	12	39	29.9⁹	0⁹	0⁹	0⁹	29.7⁹	0.0%⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	47¹⁰¹	31.6⁹	—	21.6⁵	—	+2.3⁶	25.0⁴	5.6⁴	+4.3⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁴	75.0%⁴	—	1981: P14 from 35	9 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 29.9
79Marty Robbins	31	37	29.5⁴	0⁴	0⁴	1⁴	33.0⁴	0.0%⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	3¹⁰¹	27.5¹⁰	—	28.0⁵	—	+5.3⁶	34.3³	11.3³	+8.3³	0.0³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.33³	66.7%³	—	1973: P34 from 37	4 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 29.5
04Phil Finney	37	36	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2¹⁰¹	36.7³	—	38.0¹	—	—	30.0¹	—	-8.0¹	0.0¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹	100.0%¹	—	first start here	—