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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
3Dale Earnhardt	5	64	16.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	2¹⁰	8.6¹⁰	2.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	13⁵⁴	14.5¹²	—	3.0⁵	—	+2.0⁶	8.1³⁰	10.2³⁰	-5.6³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10³⁰	33.3%³⁰	—	1979: P12 from 5	43 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 11.4
28Bobby Allison	14	63	13.6¹⁰	1¹⁰	7¹⁰	7¹⁰	9.6¹⁰	6.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-1.0¹	4⁵⁴	15.0¹²	—	6.4⁵	—	+3.0⁶	7.7³⁰	8.3³⁰	+0.7³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁰	10.0%³⁰	—	1966: P3 from 19	43 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 13.3
44Terry Labonte	10	62	11.0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	12.2¹⁰	4.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁵⁴	13.3¹²	—	12.4⁵	—	+0.7⁶	8.5³⁰	9.8³⁰	-4.4³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10³⁰	23.3%³⁰	—	1979: P15 from 16	50 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 14.5
43Richard Petty	12	59	16.4¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	4.4¹⁰	18.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+1.6⁵	4⁵⁴	9.9¹²	—	13.2⁵	—	-4.0⁶	10.6³⁰	13.3³⁰	-5.2³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10³⁰	46.7%³⁰	—	1965: P36 from 1	53 st · 11 W · best P1 · avg 14.0
96Morgan Shepherd	15	57	18.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	18.5¹⁰	3.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁵⁴	16.3¹²	—	10.6⁵	—	-2.3⁶	14.0²⁸	11.0²⁸	-3.5²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11²⁸	42.9%²⁸	—	1981: P28 from 13	32 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 18.8
11Darrell Waltrip	1	57	12.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	7.3¹⁰	0.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁵⁴	19.5¹²	—	14.8⁵	—	+2.7⁶	5.5³⁰	10.7³⁰	-1.9³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁰	13.3%³⁰	—	1973: P6 from 12	55 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 15.7
27Cale Yarborough	8	56	12.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	6¹⁰	6¹⁰	6.1¹⁰	12.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁵⁴	22.5¹²	—	15.2⁵	—	+17.7⁶	9.3¹⁷	10.2¹⁷	-3.1¹⁷	0.0¹⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06¹⁷	35.3%¹⁷	—	1965: P2 from 7 · led 35	39 st · 7 W · best P1 · avg 10.5
48James Hylton	25	55	14.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	6¹⁰	17.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	13⁵⁴	13.7¹²	—	19.2⁵	—	-7.3⁶	27.7²⁷	6.5²⁷	+6.3²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁷	33.3%²⁷	—	1966: P19 from 12	34 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 16.3
33Harry Gant	2	55	16.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	11.2¹⁰	3.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	13⁵⁴	12.6¹²	—	18.0⁵	—	+11.7⁶	6.9³⁰	10.8³⁰	-5.3³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁰	30.0%³⁰	—	1979: P26 from 25	31 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 14.4
66Lake Speed	18	54	20.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	11.4¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁵⁴	17.2¹²	—	13.4⁵	—	+1.0⁶	23.3²⁶	9.3²⁶	+3.8²⁶	0.0²⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08²⁶	42.3%²⁶	—	1980: P28 from 16	27 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 19.8
71Dave Marcis	26	54	18.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	13.7¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	16⁵⁴	23.3¹²	—	11.2⁵	—	+7.0⁶	16.3³⁰	10.6³⁰	-1.8³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07³⁰	50.0%³⁰	—	1968: P10 from 28	60 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 22.1
37Tim Richmond	13	54	14.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	15.1¹⁰	3.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-4.0¹	4⁵⁴	18.4¹²	—	19.2⁵	—	-5.0⁶	18.9²⁸	8.1²⁸	+1.5²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11²⁸	39.3%²⁸	—	1981: P16 from 22	11 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 14.6
9Bill Elliott	22	53	18.2¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	14.2¹⁰	2.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	15⁵⁴	7.8¹²	—	22.6⁵	—	-0.3⁶	14.3¹²	15.2¹²	-5.2¹²	0.0¹²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17¹²	41.7%¹²	—	1976: P33 from 34	47 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 15.3
47Ron Bouchard	37	52	16.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	17.8¹⁰	1.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁵⁴	20.3¹²	—	17.6⁵	—	+1.0⁶	13.4²¹	10.7²¹	-1.4²¹	0.0²¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²¹	38.1%²¹	—	1982: P16 from 8	10 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 16.9
68Lennie Pond	20	51	17.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	14.2¹⁰	2.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁵⁴	22.9¹²	—	16.6⁵	—	-6.0⁶	20.2¹¹	6.6¹¹	+1.5¹¹	0.0¹¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹¹	45.5%¹¹	—	1969: P34 from 38	20 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 17.5
75Gary Balough	21	51	12.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	21.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁵⁴	21.0²	—	23.8⁵	—	+7.7⁶	17.0⁹	7.4⁹	-3.4⁹	0.0⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.22⁹	44.4%⁹	—	1982: P12 from 21	1 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 12.0
98Johnny Rutherford	11	51	12.5²	0²	0²	0²	25.0²	0.0%²	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁵⁴	33.3³	—	15.8⁵	—	-5.3⁶	24.2¹¹	11.0¹¹	+3.7¹¹	0.0¹¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.18¹¹	45.5%¹¹	—	1973: P13 from 22	2 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 12.5
13Dick Brooks	23	51	15.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	11.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-12.5²	15⁵⁴	19.8¹²	—	21.6⁵	—	+13.0⁶	21.8⁴	10.7⁴	+1.8⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.25⁴	25.0%⁴	—	1969: P12 from 17	27 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 16.4
24Cecil Gordon	34	50	18.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	23.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-1.0²	4⁵⁴	15.7¹²	—	21.6⁵	—	-6.0⁶	28.8²⁴	6.8²⁴	+5.1²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁴	33.3%²⁴	—	1969: P32 from 38	25 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 19.8
90Jody Ridley	19	50	25.1⁷	0⁷	1⁷	1⁷	19.6⁷	0.0%⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	15⁵⁴	14.8¹²	—	15.8⁵	—	-0.7⁶	18.1³⁰	8.8³⁰	+5.5³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁰	26.7%³⁰	—	1973: P31 from 31	7 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 25.1
5Joe Millikan	17	49	18.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	17.2¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	13⁵⁴	12.2⁹	—	26.0⁵	—	-2.0⁶	15.4²²	10.3²²	-0.9²²	0.0²²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²²	27.3%²²	—	1974: P17 from 29	10 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 18.3
1Buddy Baker	4	48	20.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	8.8¹⁰	7.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+1.8²	4⁵⁴	25.4¹²	—	16.4⁵	—	-12.3⁶	11.9¹⁵	14.2¹⁵	-3.5¹⁵	0.0¹⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07¹⁵	33.3%¹⁵	—	1965: P24 from 14	43 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 17.6
70J.D. McDuffie	30	48	20.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	33.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	13⁵⁴	22.5¹²	—	18.4⁵	—	-1.0⁶	28.0²⁷	6.3²⁷	+9.7²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁷	25.9%²⁷	—	1966: P16 from 44	41 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 22.6
42Kyle Petty	6	48	22.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	19.4¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+12.4⁷	4⁵⁴	19.6¹²	—	17.8⁵	—	+3.3⁶	17.2³⁰	10.4³⁰	-1.3³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07³⁰	56.7%³⁰	—	1980: P31 from 32	45 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 22.1
2Joe Ruttman	16	48	24.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	12.1¹⁰	2.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	13⁵⁴	16.4¹²	—	19.0⁵	—	+11.3⁶	12.2¹⁶	9.4¹⁶	-4.9¹⁶	0.0¹⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06¹⁶	56.3%¹⁶	—	1982: P24 from 2 · led 70	16 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 25.6
88Ricky Rudd	3	47	22.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	11.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	16⁵⁴	18.7¹²	—	20.6⁵	—	+2.7⁶	7.8³⁰	12.7³⁰	-5.8³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13³⁰	30.0%³⁰	—	1975: P11 from 26	53 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 16.9
52Jimmy Means	36	47	21.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	26.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	13⁵⁴	21.4¹²	—	19.6⁵	—	+3.3⁶	28.5²⁹	7.4²⁹	+9.1²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	20.7%²⁹	—	1976: P23 from 28	33 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 23.4
64Tommy Gale	27	46	20.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	28.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	15⁵⁴	25.0¹²	—	20.4⁵	—	+5.7⁶	28.1²⁹	6.0²⁹	+8.4²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	17.2%²⁹	—	1968: P30 from 26	18 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 19.7
92Joe Fields	35	46	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁵⁴	26.0⁵	—	21.2⁵	—	+1.3⁶	23.8⁵	5.6⁵	+2.6⁵	0.0⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁵	40.0%⁵	—	first start here	—
21Neil Bonnett	9	46	18.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	7.7¹⁰	7.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+23.0¹	15⁵⁴	22.6¹²	—	24.0⁵	—	-13.3⁶	7.0²¹	13.8²¹	-12.4²¹	0.0²¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²¹	61.9%²¹	—	1977: P5 from 14 · led 7	25 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 14.5
67Buddy Arrington	31	46	24.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	23.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2⁵⁴	18.1¹²	—	21.0⁵	—	-1.3⁶	24.4³⁰	9.7³⁰	+6.2³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁰	23.3%³⁰	—	1965: P41 from 43	36 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 19.4
15Benny Parsons	24	46	21.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	8.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+10.7³	15⁵⁴	18.4¹²	—	23.4⁵	—	+3.7⁶	9.6³⁰	13.9³⁰	-9.8³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17³⁰	56.7%³⁰	—	1970: P21 from 9	29 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 18.6
99D.K. Ulrich	32	43	21.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	18.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+2.0²	4⁵⁴	20.0¹²	—	27.8⁵	—	+7.3⁶	22.4¹⁴	7.4¹⁴	+1.4¹⁴	0.0¹⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07¹⁴	42.9%¹⁴	—	1975: P31 from 19	15 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 21.5
77Dean Combs	7	42	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁵⁴	31.0²	—	24.4⁵	—	+3.3⁶	11.0¹	—	-17.0¹	0.0¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹	100.0%¹	—	first start here	—
17John Anderson	29	39	28.0²	0²	0²	0²	15.0²	0.0%²	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁵⁴	24.8⁵	—	22.6⁵	—	-6.3⁶	39.0²	16.3²	+11.5²	0.0²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²	50.0%²	—	1980: P24 from 24	2 st · 0 W · best P24 · avg 28.0
16Chuck Bown	28	34	25.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	25.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁵⁴	25.1¹⁰	—	34.8⁵	—	+6.3⁶	33.5²	17.0²	+6.5²	0.0²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²	100.0%²	—	1994: P25 from 25	1 st · 0 W · best P25 · avg 25.0
40Don Hume	33	32	40.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	33.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁵⁴	25.7³	—	21.0⁵	—	-0.7⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1965: P40 from 33	1 st · 0 W · best P40 · avg 40.0