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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	4	66	17.7¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	12.8¹⁰	5.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+7.0¹	2⁹⁷	14.7¹²	—	3.0⁵	—	+2.0⁶	8.1³⁰	10.2³⁰	-5.6³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10³⁰	33.3%³⁰	—	1978: P12 from 27	43 st · 10 W · best P1 · avg 12.5
43Richard Petty	21	63	11.9¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	7¹⁰	6.2¹⁰	3.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-1.3⁷	5⁹⁷	15.4¹²	—	13.2⁵	—	-4.0⁶	10.3³⁰	12.7³⁰	-4.3³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07³⁰	43.3%³⁰	—	1970: P7 from 8	45 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 16.3
28Bobby Allison	1	60	19.8¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	3.8¹⁰	15.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-36.0¹	5⁹⁷	18.7¹²	—	6.4⁵	—	+3.0⁶	8.1³⁰	8.3³⁰	+1.1³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁰	10.0%³⁰	—	1970: P29 from 4 · led 40	36 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 17.6
44Terry Labonte	7	59	17.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	9.2¹⁰	3.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁷	16.0¹²	—	12.4⁵	—	+0.7⁶	8.6³⁰	9.8³⁰	-4.3³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10³⁰	23.3%³⁰	—	1979: P9 from 16 · led 1	60 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 19.5
5Morgan Shepherd	30	59	15.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	19.5¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2⁹⁷	21.6¹²	—	10.6⁵	—	-2.3⁶	13.5²⁸	11.1²⁸	-4.2²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²⁸	42.9%²⁸	—	1981: P36 from 15	32 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 17.4
48James Hylton	33	59	13.9¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	6¹⁰	21.5¹⁰	5.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2⁹⁷	12.4¹²	—	19.2⁵	—	-7.3⁶	27.4²⁷	6.5²⁷	+5.7²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁷	33.3%²⁷	—	1970: P8 from 22	24 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.3
71Dave Marcis	40	57	19.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	27.9¹⁰	2.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁷	18.9¹²	—	11.2⁵	—	+7.0⁶	15.8³⁰	10.6³⁰	-2.2³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07³⁰	50.0%³⁰	—	1970: P17 from 24	60 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 21.0
27Cale Yarborough	8	57	18.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	6¹⁰	9.8¹⁰	2.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-6.0¹	5⁹⁷	16.8¹²	—	15.2⁵	—	+17.7⁶	9.3¹⁷	10.2¹⁷	-3.2¹⁷	0.0¹⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.12¹⁷	35.3%¹⁷	—	1970: P5 from 21 · led 12	33 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 15.6
3Richard Childress	13	57	17.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	20.2¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2⁹⁷	19.8¹²	—	13.6⁵	—	-5.0⁶	18.5²⁰	8.3²⁰	-1.9²⁰	0.0²⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.05²⁰	40.0%²⁰	—	1969: P23 from 26	18 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 17.1
90Jody Ridley	29	55	22.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	24.0¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+2.0¹	30⁹⁷	13.2¹²	—	15.8⁵	—	-0.7⁶	17.8³⁰	8.1³⁰	+5.9³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁰	23.3%³⁰	—	1973: P37 from 28	12 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 24.8
9Bill Elliott	24	55	16.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	20.4¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	30⁹⁷	12.9¹²	—	22.6⁵	—	-0.3⁶	14.1¹²	14.0¹²	-2.7¹²	0.0¹²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08¹²	33.3%¹²	—	1976: P38 from 39	56 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 15.3
66Lake Speed	28	55	15.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	6¹⁰	18.9¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+8.0²	5⁹⁷	27.2¹²	—	13.4⁵	—	+1.0⁶	22.9²⁶	9.5²⁶	+2.9²⁶	0.0²⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08²⁶	46.2%²⁶	—	1980: P7 from 20 · led 2	31 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 20.0
33Harry Gant	9	55	15.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	16.1¹⁰	1.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-5.0¹	2⁹⁷	20.8¹²	—	18.0⁵	—	+11.7⁶	6.7³⁰	10.1³⁰	-4.5³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁰	26.7%³⁰	—	1979: P39 from 20	31 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 18.8
1Buddy Baker	2	55	16.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	10.1¹⁰	16.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+3.0⁴	5⁹⁷	22.7¹²	—	16.4⁵	—	-12.3⁶	12.0¹⁵	13.7¹⁵	-4.3¹⁵	0.0¹⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07¹⁵	40.0%¹⁵	—	1970: P12 from 5 · led 101	42 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 17.1
47Ron Bouchard	22	54	16.9¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	17.6¹⁰	1.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁷	19.2¹²	—	19.0⁵	—	-1.0⁶	14.1²¹	10.7²¹	-0.2²¹	0.0²¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²¹	33.3%²¹	—	1981: P1 from 10 · led 6	12 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 18.7
42Kyle Petty	25	54	14.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	21.7¹⁰	0.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-4.0⁶	5⁹⁷	24.6¹²	—	17.8⁵	—	+3.3⁶	16.6³⁰	10.8³⁰	-2.1³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07³⁰	56.7%³⁰	—	1979: P9 from 18	52 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 18.0
77Donnie Allison	14	51	25.0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	3¹⁰	8.9¹⁰	9.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	6⁹⁷	13.5¹²	—	18.8⁵	—	-16.0⁶	25.8⁵	12.6⁵	+1.0⁵	0.0⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.20⁵	60.0%⁵	—	1971: P1 from 1 · led 62	20 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 19.9
99Tim Richmond	23	51	17.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	20.2¹⁰	2.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-15.0¹	5⁹⁷	24.2¹²	—	19.2⁵	—	-5.0⁶	18.6²⁸	7.8²⁸	+0.5²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²⁸	42.9%²⁸	—	1981: P34 from 33	12 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 15.9
11Darrell Waltrip	11	51	26.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	15.3¹⁰	3.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁷	17.4¹²	—	14.8⁵	—	+2.7⁶	5.1³⁰	10.7³⁰	-2.2³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁰	13.3%³⁰	—	1972: P38 from 25	54 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 20.7
37Mike Alexander	3	50	25.0⁵	0⁵	0⁵	0⁵	26.6⁵	0.0%⁵	—	—	—	—	—	+8.0¹	5⁹⁷	19.8⁸	—	15.8⁵	—	-1.0⁶	17.9¹⁸	10.0¹⁸	-3.2¹⁸	0.0¹⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06¹⁸	50.0%¹⁸	—	1981: P35 from 24	5 st · 0 W · best P17 · avg 25.0
6Joe Ruttman	15	50	21.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	15.0¹⁰	0.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-7.0¹	5⁹⁷	20.8¹²	—	19.0⁵	—	-1.0⁶	12.3¹⁶	9.3¹⁶	-3.3¹⁶	0.0¹⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06¹⁶	50.0%¹⁶	—	1981: P22 from 8	17 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 22.4
52Jimmy Means	36	49	22.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	31.4¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2⁹⁷	20.5¹²	—	19.6⁵	—	+3.3⁶	28.5²⁹	7.2²⁹	+9.3²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	17.2%²⁹	—	1976: P31 from 29	32 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 24.9
15Benny Parsons	18	49	21.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	19.4¹⁰	1.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	30⁹⁷	16.8¹²	—	23.4⁵	—	+3.7⁶	9.8³⁰	13.8³⁰	-8.6³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13³⁰	53.3%³⁰	—	1970: P4 from 11	35 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 19.6
24Cecil Gordon	32	49	19.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	18.3¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-6.0¹	5⁹⁷	22.1¹²	—	21.6⁵	—	-6.0⁶	28.9²⁴	6.8²⁴	+5.2²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁴	33.3%²⁴	—	1970: P21 from 18	24 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 20.2
22Stan Barrett	16	49	21.5²	0²	0²	1²	24.0²	0.0%²	—	—	—	—	—	+5.0¹	2⁹⁷	26.8⁴	—	16.6⁵	—	-10.3⁶	23.1⁹	9.6⁹	+3.7⁹	0.0⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.22⁹	33.3%⁹	—	1981: P9 from 16	2 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 21.5
88Ricky Rudd	10	48	21.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	2¹⁰	16.1¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-2.0²	6⁹⁷	22.3¹²	—	20.6⁵	—	+2.7⁶	7.6³⁰	12.6³⁰	-6.5³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13³⁰	30.0%³⁰	—	1976: P23 from 20	58 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 20.9
75Joe Millikan	20	48	15.0²	0²	1²	1²	17.5²	0.3%²	—	—	—	—	—	—	6⁹⁷	25.4⁵	—	26.0⁵	—	-2.0⁶	15.2²²	9.1²²	-0.1²²	0.0²²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09²²	22.7%²²	—	1979: P5 from 9	2 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 15.0
64Tommy Gale	34	47	24.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	31.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	30⁹⁷	20.6¹²	—	20.4⁵	—	+5.7⁶	27.8²⁹	5.9²⁹	+8.1²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	17.2%²⁹	—	1971: P37 from 14	22 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 23.1
40Ronnie Thomas	38	47	22.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	35.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁷	25.2⁹	—	19.6⁵	—	+6.7⁶	26.0²²	6.9²²	+2.7²²	0.0²²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.05²²	36.4%²²	—	1978: P14 from 30	12 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 21.5
25Dick May	27	46	21.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	36.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-27.0¹	1⁹⁷	24.8⁸	—	22.2⁵	—	+5.3⁶	32.6⁸	7.2⁸	+8.8⁸	0.0⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁸	62.5%⁸	—	1971: P27 from 43	12 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 20.2
17Tommy Houston	35	46	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁷	27.0¹	—	21.4⁵	—	-0.3⁶	26.3⁶	5.9⁶	+8.2⁶	0.0⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁶	16.7%⁶	—	first start here	—
94Bobby Wawak	26	45	26.6⁹	0⁹	0⁹	0⁹	32.7⁹	0.0%⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁷	26.3⁸	—	17.4⁵	—	-0.7⁶	32.4¹³	8.1¹³	+5.7¹³	0.0¹³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08¹³	53.8%¹³	—	1976: P29 from 32	9 st · 0 W · best P19 · avg 26.6
70J.D. McDuffie	37	43	26.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	31.3¹⁰	0.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2⁹⁷	28.8¹²	—	18.4⁵	—	-1.0⁶	27.8²⁷	6.6²⁷	+9.1²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁷	29.6%²⁷	—	1970: P41 from 29	27 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 25.3
67Buddy Arrington	17	41	31.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	26.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	1⁹⁷	21.5¹²	—	21.0⁵	—	-1.3⁶	24.9³⁰	9.7³⁰	+6.8³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁰	23.3%³⁰	—	1970: P42 from 14	29 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 23.2
62Rick Wilson	5	40	23.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	21.7¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	6⁹⁷	21.4¹²	—	33.0⁵	—	-8.7⁶	19.3⁷	13.5⁷	-9.3⁷	0.0⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.29⁷	71.4%⁷	—	1980: P36 from 20	20 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 23.6
21Neil Bonnett	6	39	31.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	12.8¹⁰	7.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+20.7³	30⁹⁷	22.2¹²	—	24.0⁵	—	-13.3⁶	7.1²¹	14.0²¹	-12.4²¹	0.0²¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²¹	61.9%²¹	—	1974: P45 from 33	29 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 24.6
86Elliott Forbes-Robinson	12	38	29.5⁴	0⁴	0⁴	0⁴	30.8⁴	0.0%⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁷	31.2⁵	—	21.8⁵	—	-11.0⁶	26.0¹⁰	10.9¹⁰	+4.8¹⁰	0.0¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10¹⁰	50.0%¹⁰	—	1981: P12 from 26	4 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 29.5
20Rick Newsom	39	38	28.0²	0²	0²	0²	39.5²	0.0%²	—	—	—	—	—	—	46⁹⁷	27.0²	—	26.6⁵	—	-5.0⁶	32.0⁸	4.0⁸	+7.0⁸	0.0⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13⁸	75.0%⁸	—	1975: P41 from 45	2 st · 0 W · best P15 · avg 28.0
4Connie Saylor	19	36	30.9⁸	0⁸	0⁸	0⁸	26.5⁸	0.0%⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	6⁹⁷	30.8¹⁰	—	24.4⁵	—	+3.3⁶	30.2⁶	12.8⁶	+9.8⁶	0.0⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁶	33.3%⁶	—	1979: P18 from 11	8 st · 0 W · best P18 · avg 30.9
50Bruce Hill	31	31	30.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	20.2¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+20.5²	5⁹⁷	30.2¹²	—	33.8⁵	—	-6.0⁶	29.6⁷	8.9⁷	-0.1⁷	0.0⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14⁷	71.4%⁷	—	1975: P47 from 42	12 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 31.2