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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	12	66	8.9¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	8¹⁰	8.2¹⁰	22.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁹⁴	8.0¹²	—	8.8⁵	—	-14.0⁶	10.6²⁹	12.7²⁹	-8.7²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	62.1%²⁹	—	1979: P1 from 9 · led 163	42 st · 9 W · best P1 · avg 9.3
43Richard Petty	14	65	8.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	6¹⁰	7¹⁰	8.3¹⁰	17.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-3.3⁶	5⁹⁴	9.7¹²	—	10.0⁵	—	-20.3⁶	13.3²⁹	11.5²⁹	-0.7²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²⁹	37.9%²⁹	—	1961: P4 from 4 · led 19	59 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 11.0
90Jody Ridley	24	59	15.3⁶	0⁶	0⁶	1⁶	11.7⁶	0.0%⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁹⁴	11.2¹²	—	9.0⁵	—	-2.3⁶	19.0²⁹	9.7²⁹	+0.8²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	41.4%²⁹	—	1980: P11 from 11	6 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 15.3
11Darrell Waltrip	8	59	7.2¹⁰	1¹⁰	7¹⁰	8¹⁰	4.8¹⁰	11.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁹⁴	12.7¹²	—	18.2⁵	—	+5.3⁶	3.6²⁹	10.8²⁹	-5.8²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	27.6%²⁹	—	1973: P30 from 13	51 st · 11 W · best P1 · avg 11.5
98Morgan Shepherd	3	57	14.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	10.4¹⁰	3.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁹⁴	13.6¹²	—	10.6⁵	—	-2.3⁶	8.7²⁸	10.7²⁸	-7.9²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	50.0%²⁸	—	1981: P4 from 7 · led 18	31 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 18.0
33Harry Gant	7	56	13.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	6.9¹⁰	0.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁹⁴	13.8¹²	—	12.8⁵	—	+5.3⁶	6.6²⁹	11.6²⁹	-7.5²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	34.5%²⁹	—	1979: P21 from 17	30 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 14.0
44Terry Labonte	2	56	7.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	9¹⁰	7.3¹⁰	2.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁹⁴	13.1¹²	—	21.6⁵	—	+7.0⁶	7.8²⁹	11.0²⁹	-3.1²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	27.6%²⁹	—	1979: P7 from 10	57 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 13.5
47Ron Bouchard	23	56	11.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	6¹⁰	11.3¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	1⁹⁴	11.8¹²	—	17.6⁵	—	+1.0⁶	15.2²⁹	11.5²⁹	-0.7²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	34.5%²⁹	—	1981: P24 from 3 · led 6	10 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 11.7
02Mark Martin	13	55	9.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	7.8¹⁰	2.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-7.0¹	5⁹⁴	19.2¹²	—	15.0⁵	—	+8.3⁶	15.1²⁹	10.2²⁹	-4.6²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	41.4%²⁹	—	1982: P14 from 17	46 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 13.9
3Ricky Rudd	6	55	14.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	6¹⁰	10.1¹⁰	1.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁴	12.7¹²	—	15.4⁵	—	-10.3⁶	7.6²⁹	10.9²⁹	-9.1²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	44.8%²⁹	—	1975: P10 from 23	57 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 15.5
88Bobby Allison	9	53	20.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	3¹⁰	11.0¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-2.5²	37⁹⁴	15.7¹²	—	7.2⁵	—	+4.3⁶	7.7²⁹	8.6²⁹	-1.9²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	27.6%²⁹	—	1965: P32 from 18	43 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 11.3
28Buddy Baker	5	51	19.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	18.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-1.2⁵	5⁹⁴	16.0¹²	—	11.4⁵	—	+2.7⁶	10.9²²	11.0²²	-6.0²²	0.0²²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09²²	54.5%²²	—	1961: P5 from 21	24 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 18.6
48James Hylton	28	51	13.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	13.8¹⁰	1.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁴	10.8¹²	—	23.8⁵	—	+4.7⁶	29.9¹³	3.9¹³	+12.0¹³	0.0¹³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹³	7.7%¹³	—	1966: P3 from 17	31 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 11.9
2Tim Richmond	1	50	12.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	7¹⁰	6.8¹⁰	1.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-6.5²	3⁹⁴	14.5¹²	—	23.6⁵	—	+8.0⁶	12.6²⁵	10.8²⁵	-1.6²⁵	0.0²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.16²⁵	32.0%²⁵	—	1981: P10 from 13	10 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 12.6
75Joe Ruttman	4	48	19.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	10.0¹⁰	1.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁹⁴	14.5¹²	—	16.8⁵	—	-4.7⁶	12.0²⁸	12.0²⁸	-6.4²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	46.4%²⁸	—	1981: P21 from 12 · led 49	15 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 21.3
40D.K. Ulrich	16	47	17.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	17.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁹⁴	20.4¹²	—	16.2⁵	—	-1.7⁶	25.6²⁴	6.4²⁴	+5.3²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08²⁴	33.3%²⁴	—	1973: P24 from 28	19 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 17.3
70J.D. McDuffie	27	47	15.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	5¹⁰	27.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁴	19.8¹²	—	20.2⁵	—	-3.0⁶	28.7²⁹	8.1²⁹	+6.4²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	48.3%²⁹	—	1963: P19 from 33	38 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 17.7
50Geoff Bodine	11	47	17.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	4.6¹⁰	4.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-1.4⁴	5⁹⁴	14.8¹²	—	22.4⁵	—	-1.3⁶	9.8²⁴	10.4²⁴	-5.6²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08²⁴	37.5%²⁴	—	1983: P25 from 9	37 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 18.9
71Dave Marcis	10	46	14.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	10.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁹⁴	20.6¹²	—	21.4⁵	—	-2.7⁶	17.4²⁹	9.6²⁹	+2.8²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	24.1%²⁹	—	1968: P13 from 20	53 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 17.6
64Tommy Gale	25	46	17.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	22.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁹⁴	22.0¹²	—	17.4⁵	—	+0.7⁶	29.3²⁵	6.7²⁵	+9.5²⁵	0.0²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁵	24.0%²⁵	—	1978: P22 from 29	13 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 17.5
26Brad Teague	15	46	20.7⁷	0⁷	0⁷	0⁷	25.6⁷	0.0%⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	37⁹⁴	18.8⁶	—	15.6⁵	—	-3.0⁶	25.3⁸	6.0⁸	+6.3⁸	0.0⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁸	50.0%⁸	—	1982: P12 from 23	7 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 20.7
17Lake Speed	17	46	17.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	20.8¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁹⁴	19.1¹²	—	19.8⁵	—	-4.0⁶	20.3²⁹	9.9²⁹	-2.8²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	65.5%²⁹	—	1981: P9 from 21	21 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 20.9
6Al Loquasto	21	45	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁹⁴	—	—	25.8⁵	—	—	29.8⁴	8.4⁴	+3.5⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.50⁴	50.0%⁴	—	first start here	—
86Darryl Sage	18	44	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	37⁹⁴	24.0²	—	21.2⁵	—	-1.3⁶	26.0⁴	6.2⁴	+4.5⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁴	25.0%⁴	—	first start here	—
4Connie Saylor	20	44	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁹⁴	—	—	27.2⁵	—	-7.0⁶	29.2⁶	12.3⁶	+0.3⁶	0.0⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁶	66.7%⁶	—	first start here	—
42Kyle Petty	26	44	15.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	17.7¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-0.4⁵	5⁹⁴	19.3¹²	—	25.0⁵	—	+5.3⁶	18.0²⁸	9.7²⁸	-1.7²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	53.6%²⁸	—	1981: P11 from 23	49 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 20.8
52Jimmy Means	19	44	20.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	19.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	37⁹⁴	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
25Ronnie Thomas	29	42	19.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	16.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁴	19.6¹²	—	21.8⁵	—	-0.3⁶	30.2¹⁷	6.9¹⁷	+3.8¹⁷	0.0¹⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁷	76.5%¹⁷	—	1978: P20 from 13	18 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 20.7
67Buddy Arrington	22	39	22.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	23.6¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-22.0¹	3⁹⁴	22.4¹²	—	20.4⁵	—	-4.3⁶	24.6²⁹	6.1²⁹	+10.3²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	6.9%²⁹	—	1964: P25 from 35	36 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 17.1
20Rick Newsom	30	36	20.6⁵	0⁵	0⁵	0⁵	26.6⁵	0.0%⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	37⁹⁴	23.1¹²	—	27.0⁵	—	-1.7⁶	34.0⁷	9.9⁷	+10.6⁷	0.0⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14⁷	42.9%⁷	—	1973: P12 from 27	5 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 20.6