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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
43Richard Petty	13	64	11.9¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	7¹⁰	6.2¹⁰	3.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-1.3⁷	2⁹⁵	15.4¹²	—	10.0⁵	—	-20.3⁶	13.4²⁹	11.5²⁹	-1.4²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²⁹	41.4%²⁹	—	1970: P7 from 8	45 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 17.1
15Dale Earnhardt	18	63	15.0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	11.4¹⁰	6.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+7.0¹	30⁹⁵	14.7¹²	—	8.8⁵	—	-14.0⁶	10.3²⁹	12.5²⁹	-7.9²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	58.6%²⁹	—	1978: P12 from 27	43 st · 10 W · best P1 · avg 11.9
88Bobby Allison	9	59	19.8¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	3.8¹⁰	15.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-36.0¹	2⁹⁵	18.7¹²	—	7.2⁵	—	+4.3⁶	7.7²⁹	8.7²⁹	-1.7²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	27.6%²⁹	—	1970: P29 from 4 · led 40	36 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 17.3
27Cale Yarborough	4	58	18.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	6¹⁰	9.8¹⁰	2.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-6.0¹	5⁹⁵	16.8¹²	—	11.6⁵	—	-20.0⁶	9.1¹⁵	14.6¹⁵	-7.5¹⁵	0.0¹⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07¹⁵	53.3%¹⁵	—	1970: P5 from 21 · led 12	33 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 16.2
33Harry Gant	11	58	15.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	15.9¹⁰	1.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-3.0²	5⁹⁵	20.8¹²	—	12.8⁵	—	+5.3⁶	6.4²⁹	10.8²⁹	-6.4²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	31.0%²⁹	—	1979: P39 from 20	31 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 18.7
98Morgan Shepherd	8	58	17.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	21.7¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁵	21.6¹²	—	10.6⁵	—	-2.3⁶	8.5²⁸	10.8²⁸	-8.0²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	50.0%²⁸	—	1981: P23 from 30	32 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 17.9
28Buddy Baker	3	58	16.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	10.1¹⁰	16.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+3.0⁴	2⁹⁵	22.7¹²	—	11.4⁵	—	+2.7⁶	11.0²²	10.6²²	-6.2²²	0.0²²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09²²	54.5%²²	—	1970: P12 from 5 · led 101	42 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 17.1
90Jody Ridley	27	58	23.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	24.2¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+2.0¹	30⁹⁵	13.2¹²	—	9.0⁵	—	-2.3⁶	18.9²⁹	9.8²⁹	+0.9²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	41.4%²⁹	—	1973: P37 from 28	12 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 26.2
02Mark Martin	25	57	11.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	7¹⁰	11.6¹⁰	0.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2⁹⁵	25.4¹²	—	15.0⁵	—	+8.3⁶	14.7²⁹	10.2²⁹	-5.0²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	41.4%²⁹	—	1982: P10 from 11	47 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 16.0
47Ron Bouchard	19	56	15.5¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	17.9¹⁰	1.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁵	19.2¹²	—	17.6⁵	—	+1.0⁶	15.3²⁹	11.0²⁹	+0.2²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	31.0%²⁹	—	1981: P20 from 22	12 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.5
48James Hylton	38	55	13.9¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	6¹⁰	21.5¹⁰	5.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁵	12.4¹²	—	23.8⁵	—	+4.7⁶	29.2¹³	3.6¹³	+11.4¹³	0.0¹³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹³	7.7%¹³	—	1970: P8 from 22	24 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.0
9Bill Elliott	7	55	17.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	22.1¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	30⁹⁵	12.9¹²	—	19.8⁵	—	-32.0⁶	10.9²⁰	10.2²⁰	-2.9²⁰	0.0²⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁰	30.0%²⁰	—	1976: P38 from 39	56 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 15.9
8Bobby Hillin Jr.	22	54	14.9¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	16.5¹⁰	0.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-0.2⁵	5⁹⁵	15.8¹²	—	23.6⁵	—	+3.0⁶	29.0⁴	8.8⁴	+5.8⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁴	25.0%⁴	—	1983: P13 from 31	24 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 18.5
3Ricky Rudd	6	53	19.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	3¹⁰	16.8¹⁰	0.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-2.0²	2⁹⁵	22.3¹²	—	15.4⁵	—	-10.3⁶	7.6²⁹	11.0²⁹	-9.0²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	44.8%²⁹	—	1976: P23 from 20	58 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 20.8
44Terry Labonte	5	53	17.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	9.4¹⁰	3.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁵	16.0¹²	—	21.6⁵	—	+7.0⁶	7.7²⁹	11.0²⁹	-3.1²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	27.6%²⁹	—	1979: P9 from 16 · led 1	60 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 19.5
24Lennie Pond	29	53	19.9¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	18.8¹⁰	1.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁵	20.8¹²	—	16.8⁵	—	0.0⁶	29.6¹²	9.5¹²	+7.3¹²	0.0¹²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08¹²	50.0%¹²	—	1973: P46 from 23	17 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 21.3
17Lake Speed	16	52	15.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	6¹⁰	20.1¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+13.0¹	5⁹⁵	27.2¹²	—	19.8⁵	—	-4.0⁶	20.3²⁹	10.1²⁹	-2.5²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	65.5%²⁹	—	1980: P7 from 20 · led 2	31 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 19.9
71Dave Marcis	10	51	19.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	27.9¹⁰	2.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁵	18.9¹²	—	21.4⁵	—	-2.7⁶	17.4²⁹	9.6²⁹	+2.5²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	24.1%²⁹	—	1970: P17 from 24	60 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 21.0
75Joe Ruttman	17	51	23.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	14.8¹⁰	0.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-7.0¹	5⁹⁵	20.8¹²	—	16.8⁵	—	-4.7⁶	11.6²⁸	11.9²⁸	-7.4²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	50.0%²⁸	—	1981: P29 from 15	17 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 23.4
1Kyle Petty	20	50	13.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	22.2¹⁰	0.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-4.7⁷	5⁹⁵	24.6¹²	—	25.0⁵	—	+5.3⁶	18.3²⁸	9.1²⁸	-1.1²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	53.6%²⁸	—	1979: P9 from 18	52 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 17.9
66Lowell Cowell	30	50	23.5²	0²	0²	0²	31.5²	0.0%²	—	—	—	—	—	-13.0¹	6⁹⁵	13.5²	—	21.8⁵	—	+5.3⁶	33.0⁴	4.3⁴	+15.8⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁴	0.0%⁴	—	1982: P21 from 26	2 st · 0 W · best P21 · avg 23.5
56Bob Slawinski	39	50	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	first start here	—
64Tommy Gale	35	50	24.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	31.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	30⁹⁵	20.6¹²	—	17.4⁵	—	+0.7⁶	28.9²⁵	6.4²⁵	+9.5²⁵	0.0²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁵	20.0%²⁵	—	1971: P37 from 14	22 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 22.3
11Darrell Waltrip	2	49	26.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	15.3¹⁰	3.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁵	17.4¹²	—	18.2⁵	—	+5.3⁶	3.8²⁹	10.8²⁹	-5.6²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	27.6%²⁹	—	1972: P38 from 25	54 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 20.7
2Tim Richmond	14	49	17.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	21.1¹⁰	2.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-15.0¹	5⁹⁵	24.2¹²	—	23.6⁵	—	+8.0⁶	12.1²⁵	10.9²⁵	-2.8²⁵	0.0²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.16²⁵	36.0%²⁵	—	1981: P6 from 23	12 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 15.8
52Jimmy Means	24	48	23.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	32.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁵	20.5¹²	—	20.6⁵	—	-3.7⁶	27.0²⁹	4.9²⁹	+10.6²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	13.8%²⁹	—	1976: P31 from 29	32 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 25.2
40Slick Johnson	34	48	15.3³	0³	0³	0³	36.0³	0.4%³	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁵	22.7³	—	28.6⁵	—	+6.0⁶	26.7¹⁶	7.4¹⁶	+3.9¹⁶	0.0¹⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06¹⁶	62.5%¹⁶	—	1980: P19 from 35	3 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 15.3
50Geoff Bodine	1	48	24.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	9.7¹⁰	3.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+21.5³	2⁹⁵	17.2¹²	—	22.4⁵	—	-1.3⁶	10.2²⁴	10.5²⁴	-5.0²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08²⁴	37.5%²⁴	—	1982: P33 from 5	35 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 21.3
6Al Loquasto	31	46	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁵	—	—	26.4⁵	—	—	27.3⁴	8.3⁴	+0.3⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.50⁴	75.0%⁴	—	first start here	—
99Philip Duffie	40	46	27.5²	0²	0²	0²	32.0²	0.0%²	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁵	19.5²	—	21.2⁵	—	-10.7⁶	34.3⁴	0.8⁴	+17.3⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁴	0.0%⁴	—	1982: P17 from 25	2 st · 0 W · best P17 · avg 27.5
00James Hurlbert	32	45	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁵	38.0¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	first start here	—
70J.D. McDuffie	26	44	26.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	31.3¹⁰	0.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2⁹⁵	28.8¹²	—	20.2⁵	—	-3.0⁶	28.8²⁹	8.1²⁹	+6.4²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	48.3%²⁹	—	1970: P41 from 29	27 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 25.3
67Buddy Arrington	23	43	31.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	26.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	1⁹⁵	21.5¹²	—	20.4⁵	—	-4.3⁶	24.6²⁹	6.1²⁹	+10.4²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	6.9%²⁹	—	1970: P42 from 14	29 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 23.1
94Bobby Wawak	37	43	24.8⁹	0⁹	0⁹	1⁹	31.4⁹	0.0%⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁵	26.3⁸	—	25.8⁵	—	+11.0⁶	30.5⁸	5.9⁸	+10.9⁸	0.0⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁸	25.0%⁸	—	1976: P29 from 32	9 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 24.8
21Neil Bonnett	15	41	31.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	12.8¹⁰	7.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+20.7³	30⁹⁵	22.2¹²	—	24.2⁵	—	+1.7⁶	12.4²⁴	10.2²⁴	-2.8²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17²⁴	45.8%²⁴	—	1974: P45 from 33	29 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 25.2
19Charlie Baker	36	40	26.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	40.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁵	40.0¹	—	21.8⁵	—	-12.3⁶	25.0²	0.7²	+6.5²	0.0²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²	50.0%²	—	1989: P26 from 40	1 st · 0 W · best P26 · avg 26.0
0Delma Cowart	28	39	29.2⁵	0⁵	0⁵	0⁵	35.0⁵	0.0%⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁵	30.2⁶	—	24.6⁵	—	-2.0⁶	28.8⁴	7.6⁴	+2.5⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁴	50.0%⁴	—	1985: P37 from 34	5 st · 0 W · best P19 · avg 29.2
62Rick Wilson	12	39	23.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	21.0¹⁰	0.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁵	21.4¹²	—	36.2⁵	—	+1.0⁶	27.0⁷	11.2⁷	+3.4⁷	0.0⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14⁷	71.4%⁷	—	1980: P36 from 20	20 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 23.4
4Connie Saylor	21	37	30.9⁸	0⁸	0⁸	0⁸	26.3⁸	0.0%⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	6⁹⁵	30.8¹⁰	—	27.2⁵	—	-7.0⁶	29.0⁶	12.0⁶	+3.0⁶	0.0⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁶	50.0%⁶	—	1979: P18 from 11	8 st · 0 W · best P18 · avg 30.9
46Travis Tiller	33	31	35.0⁵	0⁵	0⁵	0⁵	42.8⁵	0.0%⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁵	36.0¹	—	28.8⁵	—	—	33.5²	15.6²	+4.5²	0.0²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.50²	50.0%²	—	1974: P35 from 45	5 st · 0 W · best P23 · avg 35.0