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Form favourites · top 8

Drivers · 30

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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
15Dale Earnhardt	9	64	9.3¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	8¹⁰	8.5¹⁰	18.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁹⁴	8.0¹²	—	8.8⁵	—	-14.0⁶	10.7²⁹	12.5²⁹	-8.7²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	62.1%²⁹	—	1979: P1 from 9 · led 163	42 st · 9 W · best P1 · avg 9.4
43Richard Petty	16	64	8.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	6¹⁰	7¹⁰	8.3¹⁰	17.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-3.3⁶	5⁹⁴	9.7¹²	—	10.0⁵	—	-20.3⁶	13.3²⁹	11.7²⁹	-1.4²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²⁹	41.4%²⁹	—	1961: P4 from 4 · led 19	59 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 11.3
90Jody Ridley	15	60	13.3⁶	0⁶	0⁶	2⁶	13.2⁶	0.0%⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁹⁴	11.2¹²	—	9.0⁵	—	-2.3⁶	19.3²⁹	9.9²⁹	+1.6²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	41.4%²⁹	—	1980: P11 from 11	6 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 13.3
50Joe Millikan	21	60	10.8⁵	0⁵	0⁵	3⁵	14.0⁵	0.0%⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁴	12.9¹²	—	10.6⁵	—	-2.7⁶	15.7⁶	13.1⁶	-4.0⁶	0.0⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.33⁶	66.7%⁶	—	1979: P8 from 12	5 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 10.8
11Darrell Waltrip	1	58	7.2¹⁰	1¹⁰	7¹⁰	8¹⁰	4.8¹⁰	11.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁹⁴	12.7¹²	—	18.2⁵	—	+5.3⁶	3.9²⁹	10.8²⁹	-5.6²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	27.6%²⁹	—	1973: P30 from 13	51 st · 11 W · best P1 · avg 11.5
98Morgan Shepherd	4	57	14.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	10.3¹⁰	5.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁹⁴	13.6¹²	—	10.6⁵	—	-2.3⁶	8.6²⁸	10.6²⁸	-8.0²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	50.0%²⁸	—	1981: P4 from 7 · led 18	31 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 18.1
33Harry Gant	8	56	13.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	6.8¹⁰	1.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁹⁴	13.8¹²	—	12.8⁵	—	+5.3⁶	6.5²⁹	11.7²⁹	-7.4²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	34.5%²⁹	—	1979: P21 from 17	30 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 13.9
3Ricky Rudd	7	56	12.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	7¹⁰	10.0¹⁰	1.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁴	12.7¹²	—	15.4⁵	—	-10.3⁶	7.6²⁹	10.9²⁹	-8.4²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	41.4%²⁹	—	1975: P10 from 23	57 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 15.1
28Benny Parsons	3	56	10.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	6¹⁰	6¹⁰	5.1¹⁰	2.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁴	13.8¹²	—	16.2⁵	—	+6.0⁶	10.3²²	12.4²²	-4.6²²	0.0²²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²²	45.5%²²	—	1970: P27 from 5	26 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 8.6
47Ron Bouchard	13	55	12.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	12.3¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁹⁴	11.8¹²	—	17.6⁵	—	+1.0⁶	15.5²⁹	11.4²⁹	-0.5²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	34.5%²⁹	—	1981: P24 from 3 · led 6	10 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 12.1
44Terry Labonte	10	55	7.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	9¹⁰	6.5¹⁰	2.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	37⁹⁴	13.1¹²	—	21.6⁵	—	+7.0⁶	7.6²⁹	11.0²⁹	-3.3²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	27.6%²⁹	—	1979: P7 from 10	57 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 13.5
02Mark Martin	17	55	9.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	7.4¹⁰	2.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-7.0¹	5⁹⁴	19.2¹²	—	15.0⁵	—	+8.3⁶	15.0²⁹	10.3²⁹	-4.7²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	41.4%²⁹	—	1982: P11 from 13	46 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 13.8
88Bobby Allison	6	54	20.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	3¹⁰	11.0¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-2.5²	37⁹⁴	15.7¹²	—	7.2⁵	—	+4.3⁶	7.8²⁹	8.7²⁹	-1.7²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	27.6%²⁹	—	1965: P32 from 18	43 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 11.2
13Dick Brooks	11	52	10.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	7¹⁰	8.6¹⁰	0.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+0.5²	29⁹⁴	15.7¹²	—	20.2⁵	—	-1.7⁶	15.3⁴	5.9⁴	-16.8⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁴	100.0%⁴	—	1969: P25 from 13	20 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 13.8
37Neil Bonnett	14	49	13.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	6.5¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+4.2⁵	3⁹⁴	12.6¹²	—	24.2⁵	—	+1.7⁶	12.5²⁴	10.1²⁴	-2.5²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17²⁴	45.8%²⁴	—	1977: P4 from 6	18 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 13.6
2Joe Ruttman	2	48	20.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	10.2¹⁰	1.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁹⁴	14.5¹²	—	16.8⁵	—	-4.7⁶	12.1²⁸	12.0²⁸	-6.6²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	50.0%²⁸	—	1981: P21 from 12 · led 49	15 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 21.7
75Gary Balough	12	48	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁹⁴	21.0²	—	18.0⁵	—	+1.0⁶	23.5⁴	11.2⁴	+8.0⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.50⁴	50.0%⁴	—	first start here	—
6D.K. Ulrich	26	48	17.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	17.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁹⁴	20.4¹²	—	16.2⁵	—	-1.7⁶	25.2²⁴	6.3²⁴	+5.3²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08²⁴	29.2%²⁴	—	1973: P24 from 28	19 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 16.9
17Lake Speed	22	47	15.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	20.3¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁹⁴	19.1¹²	—	19.8⁵	—	-4.0⁶	20.1²⁹	10.0²⁹	-2.4²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	62.1%²⁹	—	1981: P9 from 21	21 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 20.1
70J.D. McDuffie	25	47	15.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	5¹⁰	27.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁴	19.8¹²	—	20.2⁵	—	-3.0⁶	28.8²⁹	8.1²⁹	+6.3²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	48.3%²⁹	—	1963: P19 from 33	38 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 17.8
71Dave Marcis	5	46	14.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	10.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	37⁹⁴	20.6¹²	—	21.4⁵	—	-2.7⁶	17.6²⁹	9.6²⁹	+2.6²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	24.1%²⁹	—	1968: P13 from 20	53 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 17.8
64Tommy Gale	27	46	17.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	21.9¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁹⁴	22.0¹²	—	17.4⁵	—	+0.7⁶	29.2²⁵	6.6²⁵	+9.3²⁵	0.0²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁵	24.0%²⁵	—	1978: P22 from 29	13 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 17.6
26Brad Teague	23	45	21.1⁷	0⁷	0⁷	0⁷	24.4⁷	0.0%⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	37⁹⁴	18.8⁶	—	18.2⁵	—	-7.7⁶	24.3⁸	5.6⁸	+4.9⁸	0.0⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁸	50.0%⁸	—	1982: P15 from 15	7 st · 0 W · best P15 · avg 21.1
52Jimmy Means	20	45	20.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	19.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁴	16.8¹²	—	20.6⁵	—	-3.7⁶	27.1²⁹	4.9²⁹	+10.7²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	13.8%²⁹	—	1976: P19 from 15	27 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 21.0
42Kyle Petty	19	43	17.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	18.4¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-0.4⁵	5⁹⁴	19.3¹²	—	25.0⁵	—	+5.3⁶	18.3²⁸	9.7²⁸	-2.1²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	57.1%²⁸	—	1981: P11 from 23	49 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 21.2
25Ronnie Thomas	30	43	20.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	16.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁴	19.6¹²	—	21.8⁵	—	-0.3⁶	30.1¹⁷	6.9¹⁷	+3.6¹⁷	0.0¹⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁷	76.5%¹⁷	—	1978: P20 from 13	18 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 20.9
40Dick May	29	42	21.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	23.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁹⁴	21.2¹²	—	21.0⁵	—	-1.3⁶	32.6⁷	7.8⁷	+11.6⁷	0.0⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14⁷	28.6%⁷	—	1971: P21 from 29	11 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 21.6
67Buddy Arrington	18	40	22.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	23.6¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-22.0¹	3⁹⁴	22.4¹²	—	20.4⁵	—	-4.3⁶	24.7²⁹	6.1²⁹	+10.4²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	6.9%²⁹	—	1964: P25 from 35	36 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 17.2
48Slick Johnson	24	39	20.0²	0²	0²	0²	20.0²	0.0%²	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁴	19.2¹²	—	28.6⁵	—	+7.0⁶	27.3¹⁶	7.7¹⁶	+3.8¹⁶	0.0¹⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06¹⁶	68.8%¹⁶	—	1980: P26 from 15	2 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 20.0
86Johnny McFadden	28	25	29.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	29.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁹⁴	28.0¹	—	32.6⁵	—	-6.3⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1983: P29 from 29	1 st · 0 W · best P29 · avg 29.0