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Drivers · 31

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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
2Dale Earnhardt	10	66	16.6¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	9.9¹⁰	3.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁸	4.7¹²	—	3.0⁵	—	+2.0⁶	7.9³⁰	10.1³⁰	-5.2³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10³⁰	30.0%³⁰	—	1979: P8 from 11	43 st · 6 W · best P1 · avg 11.6
43Richard Petty	15	61	9.7¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	6¹⁰	9.6¹⁰	6.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+0.7⁸	3⁹⁸	9.3¹²	—	13.2⁵	—	-4.0⁶	10.5³⁰	13.2³⁰	-4.5³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07³⁰	43.3%³⁰	—	1959: P7 from 25	66 st · 15 W · best P1 · avg 10.9
28Bobby Allison	8	59	12.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	7.7¹⁰	12.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-9.0¹	5⁹⁸	18.4¹²	—	6.4⁵	—	+3.0⁶	7.9³⁰	8.2³⁰	+1.3³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁰	10.0%³⁰	—	1966: P7 from 23	43 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 10.9
11Darrell Waltrip	6	59	7.0¹⁰	2¹⁰	6¹⁰	7¹⁰	2.3¹⁰	23.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁹⁸	14.1¹²	—	14.8⁵	—	+2.7⁶	5.3³⁰	10.1³⁰	-1.2³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁰	10.0%³⁰	—	1975: P2 from 3 · led 58	51 st · 11 W · best P1 · avg 10.6
44Terry Labonte	9	58	12.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	7¹⁰	10.2¹⁰	1.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁹⁸	12.9¹²	—	12.4⁵	—	+0.7⁶	8.5³⁰	9.8³⁰	-4.5³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10³⁰	23.3%³⁰	—	1978: P9 from 15	52 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 14.2
90Jody Ridley	13	57	11.0⁶	0⁶	0⁶	4⁶	16.2⁶	0.0%⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	22⁹⁸	11.7¹²	—	15.8⁵	—	-0.7⁶	18.3³⁰	8.8³⁰	+5.6³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁰	26.7%³⁰	—	1980: P7 from 17	6 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 11.0
12Harry Gant	2	55	11.7¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	6¹⁰	11.2¹⁰	9.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2⁹⁸	11.2¹²	—	18.0⁵	—	+11.7⁶	6.9³⁰	10.8³⁰	-5.3³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁰	30.0%³⁰	—	1978: P28 from 10 · led 45	31 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 13.2
48James Hylton	20	54	10.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	8¹⁰	12.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁸	12.7¹²	—	19.2⁵	—	-7.3⁶	27.9²⁷	6.5²⁷	+6.1²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁷	37.0%²⁷	—	1966: P8 from 22	31 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 10.7
27Cale Yarborough	21	54	11.6¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	8.5¹⁰	6.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-5.5¹	3⁹⁸	16.8¹²	—	15.2⁵	—	+17.7⁶	8.5¹⁷	10.4¹⁷	-4.1¹⁷	0.0¹⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.12¹⁷	35.3%¹⁷	—	1963: P12 from 19	30 st · 6 W · best P1 · avg 8.3
75Joe Millikan	7	53	4.5⁴	0⁴	4⁴	4⁴	6.0⁴	3.7%⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁹⁸	12.5¹²	—	26.0⁵	—	-2.0⁶	15.8²²	9.9²²	+0.0²²	0.0²²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09²²	22.7%²²	—	1979: P5 from 8	4 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 4.5
88Ricky Rudd	1	53	11.0¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	6¹⁰	6.5¹⁰	14.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁹⁸	12.9¹²	—	20.6⁵	—	+2.7⁶	7.9³⁰	12.5³⁰	-6.2³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13³⁰	30.0%³⁰	—	1977: P27 from 14	54 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 15.3
5Morgan Shepherd	12	52	25.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	12.5¹⁰	0.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁸	10.1¹²	—	10.6⁵	—	-2.3⁶	14.1²⁸	10.6²⁸	-4.4²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²⁸	46.4%²⁸	—	1981: P28 from 14 · led 18	33 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 20.7
47Ron Bouchard	14	52	12.6⁸	0⁸	1⁸	4⁸	12.9⁸	0.0%⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁸	11.9¹²	—	21.2⁵	—	-4.7⁶	14.5²¹	10.7²¹	-0.4²¹	0.0²¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²¹	38.1%²¹	—	1981: P6 from 20	8 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 12.6
71Dave Marcis	5	51	21.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	2¹⁰	9.9¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	53⁹⁸	15.2¹²	—	11.2⁵	—	+7.0⁶	17.0³⁰	10.5³⁰	-1.1³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07³⁰	46.7%³⁰	—	1968: P17 from 21	54 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 18.7
66Lake Speed	26	49	20.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	21.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2⁹⁸	17.8¹²	—	13.4⁵	—	+1.0⁶	23.0²⁶	9.2²⁶	+2.6²⁶	0.0²⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08²⁶	46.2%²⁶	—	1980: P20 from 31	23 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 22.1
3Richard Childress	27	49	17.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	15.9¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁸	21.7¹²	—	13.6⁵	—	-5.0⁶	17.8²⁰	8.4²⁰	-2.1²⁰	0.0²⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.05²⁰	35.0%²⁰	—	1972: P29 from 30	18 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 15.8
15Benny Parsons	17	49	12.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	6¹⁰	9.1¹⁰	0.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	22⁹⁸	14.1¹²	—	23.4⁵	—	+3.7⁶	9.8³⁰	14.1³⁰	-9.0³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17³⁰	53.3%³⁰	—	1970: P38 from 8	28 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 13.2
42Kyle Petty	22	48	16.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	18.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+7.4⁷	3⁹⁸	18.5¹²	—	17.8⁵	—	+3.3⁶	16.7³⁰	10.9³⁰	-2.5³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07³⁰	56.7%³⁰	—	1980: P15 from 15	53 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 18.7
21Neil Bonnett	16	48	13.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	5.5¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-4.0¹	22⁹⁸	13.6¹²	—	24.0⁵	—	-13.3⁶	6.7²¹	13.6²¹	-14.3²¹	0.0²¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²¹	66.7%²¹	—	1976: P19 from 10	25 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 12.3
99Tim Richmond	18	48	17.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	13.2¹⁰	5.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁹⁸	15.4¹²	—	19.2⁵	—	-5.0⁶	18.8²⁸	8.1²⁸	+1.0²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²⁸	42.9%²⁸	—	1980: P12 from 20	12 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 17.2
17Tommy Houston	25	48	12.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	23.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	53⁹⁸	19.8⁶	—	21.4⁵	—	+2.3⁶	28.0⁶	6.3⁶	+11.2⁶	0.0⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁶	0.0%⁶	—	1981: P12 from 23	1 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 12.0
24Cecil Gordon	31	47	16.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	20.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+3.0³	3⁹⁸	15.0¹²	—	21.6⁵	—	-6.0⁶	29.0²⁴	7.1²⁴	+5.6²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁴	29.2%²⁴	—	1968: P38 from 36	25 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 16.2
52Jimmy Means	28	46	17.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	25.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁸	19.3¹²	—	19.6⁵	—	+3.3⁶	28.8²⁹	7.2²⁹	+9.1²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	20.7%²⁹	—	1976: P20 from 26	26 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 17.6
70J.D. McDuffie	30	45	21.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	23.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁸	17.6¹²	—	18.4⁵	—	-1.0⁶	28.0²⁷	6.3²⁷	+9.7²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁷	25.9%²⁷	—	1963: P29 from 26	39 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 20.0
25Ronnie Thomas	19	44	20.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	24.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁸	19.0¹²	—	19.6⁵	—	+6.7⁶	26.8²²	6.7²²	+3.8²²	0.0²²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²²	36.4%²²	—	1977: P19 from 26	14 st · 0 W · best P16 · avg 21.6
94Bobby Wawak	29	43	24.2⁶	0⁶	0⁶	0⁶	25.7⁶	0.0%⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁹⁸	19.8¹²	—	17.4⁵	—	-0.7⁶	32.2¹³	9.1¹³	+6.2¹³	0.0¹³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08¹³	53.8%¹³	—	1967: P31 from 26	6 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 24.2
40Tommy Gale	24	43	19.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	24.4¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁹⁸	21.4¹²	—	20.4⁵	—	+5.7⁶	28.2²⁹	6.1²⁹	+8.7²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	17.2%²⁹	—	1977: P23 from 28	11 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 19.6
67Buddy Arrington	3	42	19.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	19.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-14.0¹	1⁹⁸	22.4¹²	—	21.0⁵	—	-1.3⁶	25.4³⁰	9.6³⁰	+6.9³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁰	23.3%³⁰	—	1964: P27 from 15	41 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 15.3
26Butch Lindley	4	42	20.3⁴	0⁴	1⁴	1⁴	13.3⁴	8.3%⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	53⁹⁸	21.8⁶	—	20.6⁵	—	+8.3⁶	13.5²	0.7²	-11.0²	0.0²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²	100.0%²	—	1979: P28 from 14	4 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 20.3
37Mike Alexander	11	40	29.7³	0³	0³	0³	17.0³	0.0%³	—	—	—	—	—	+15.0¹	2⁹⁸	20.4¹²	—	15.8⁵	—	-1.0⁶	17.4¹⁸	9.6¹⁸	-4.2¹⁸	0.0¹⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06¹⁸	55.6%¹⁸	—	1984: P31 from 19	3 st · 0 W · best P29 · avg 29.7
64Joe Fields	23	38	24.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	23.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁹⁸	22.4⁸	—	22.6⁵	—	+3.0⁶	26.2⁵	4.8⁵	+3.6⁵	0.0⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.20⁵	60.0%⁵	—	1982: P24 from 23	1 st · 0 W · best P24 · avg 24.0