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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
90Jody Ridley	17	65	13.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	18.4¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+15.0¹	24⁹⁰	13.9¹²	—	9.0⁵	—	-2.3⁶	19.3²⁹	9.6²⁹	+1.0²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	41.4%²⁹	—	1979: P26 from 39	10 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 13.5
15Dale Earnhardt	15	63	18.5¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	18.2¹⁰	13.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	24⁹⁰	11.3¹²	—	8.8⁵	—	-14.0⁶	10.4²⁹	12.9²⁹	-8.1²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	58.6%²⁹	—	1975: P22 from 33	47 st · 5 W · best P1 · avg 14.5
43Richard Petty	8	63	15.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	13.3¹⁰	2.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-1.9⁸	4⁹⁰	13.9¹²	—	10.0⁵	—	-20.3⁶	13.6²⁹	11.7²⁹	-1.1²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²⁹	41.4%²⁹	—	1960: P55 from 11	63 st · 5 W · best P1 · avg 16.4
11Darrell Waltrip	3	61	11.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	6¹⁰	9.9¹⁰	1.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁹⁰	13.9¹²	—	18.2⁵	—	+5.3⁶	3.8²⁹	10.9²⁹	-5.2²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	27.6%²⁹	—	1972: P6 from 21	54 st · 6 W · best P1 · avg 13.9
3Ricky Rudd	6	60	14.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	16.4¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-15.0¹	4⁹⁰	15.1¹²	—	15.4⁵	—	-10.3⁶	7.6²⁹	10.7²⁹	-8.2²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	41.4%²⁹	—	1976: P16 from 33	60 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 16.3
55Benny Parsons	9	60	13.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	5¹⁰	7¹⁰	12.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁹⁰	15.7¹²	—	16.2⁵	—	+6.0⁶	10.0²²	12.3²²	-5.0²²	0.0²²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²²	45.5%²²	—	1970: P3 from 14	37 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 19.2
98Morgan Shepherd	4	59	15.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	23.7¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+3.0¹	3⁹⁰	21.8¹²	—	10.6⁵	—	-2.3⁶	8.6²⁸	10.6²⁸	-7.0²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	46.4%²⁸	—	1977: P13 from 19	35 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 16.2
33Harry Gant	1	58	22.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	13.2¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁹⁰	10.9¹²	—	12.8⁵	—	+5.3⁶	6.8²⁹	11.6²⁹	-7.4²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	34.5%²⁹	—	1973: P11 from 17	39 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 18.1
88Bobby Allison	11	58	22.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	11.4¹⁰	3.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+10.0¹	3⁹⁰	19.1¹²	—	7.2⁵	—	+4.3⁶	7.6²⁹	8.7²⁹	-1.8²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	24.1%²⁹	—	1961: P51 from 47	42 st · 6 W · best P1 · avg 13.5
02Mark Martin	16	56	20.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	13.3¹⁰	4.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁹⁰	15.6¹²	—	15.0⁵	—	+8.3⁶	15.0²⁹	9.7²⁹	-3.8²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	37.9%²⁹	—	1982: P27 from 18	57 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 16.9
48Lennie Pond	36	55	17.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	12.0¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	43⁹⁰	18.8¹²	—	16.8⁵	—	0.0⁶	29.0¹²	10.2¹²	+5.3¹²	0.0¹²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08¹²	58.3%¹²	—	1973: P38 from 11	20 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 21.8
17Lake Speed	23	54	15.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	23.8¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁹⁰	19.3¹²	—	19.8⁵	—	-4.0⁶	20.1²⁹	10.1²⁹	-2.7²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	62.1%²⁹	—	1980: P7 from 23	32 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 19.7
03David Pearson	10	54	11.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	6¹⁰	12.8¹⁰	13.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-14.5⁴	3⁹⁰	18.6¹²	—	24.8⁵	—	+16.7⁶	12.8⁵	13.3⁵	-13.2⁵	0.0⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁵	80.0%⁵	—	1960: P10 from 19	45 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 15.4
44Terry Labonte	18	54	18.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	11.3¹⁰	1.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁹⁰	13.9¹²	—	21.6⁵	—	+7.0⁶	7.3²⁹	11.1²⁹	-3.2²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	24.1%²⁹	—	1978: P24 from 16	56 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 18.3
75Joe Ruttman	13	52	21.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	17.9¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-2.0¹	3⁹⁰	19.7¹²	—	16.8⁵	—	-4.7⁶	11.7²⁸	11.6²⁸	-7.5²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	50.0%²⁸	—	1981: P7 from 19	18 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 23.8
6D.K. Ulrich	26	51	22.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	28.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-4.0²	3⁹⁰	21.4¹²	—	16.2⁵	—	-1.7⁶	25.2²⁴	6.4²⁴	+4.8²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08²⁴	33.3%²⁴	—	1976: P16 from 37	11 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 21.8
27Cale Yarborough	14	51	24.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	15.0¹⁰	4.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+20.0²	3⁹⁰	25.2¹²	—	11.6⁵	—	-20.0⁶	8.4¹⁵	14.1¹⁵	-6.2¹⁵	0.0¹⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07¹⁵	46.7%¹⁵	—	1962: P25 from 39	49 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 18.2
50Geoff Bodine	2	51	16.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	7.1¹⁰	3.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+2.0³	4⁹⁰	22.3¹²	—	22.4⁵	—	-1.3⁶	10.1²⁴	10.5²⁴	-5.1²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08²⁴	33.3%²⁴	—	1981: P7 from 14 · led 11	35 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 19.3
28Buddy Baker	12	51	25.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	25.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-2.9⁷	4⁹⁰	24.2¹²	—	11.4⁵	—	+2.7⁶	10.5²²	10.9²²	-6.5²²	0.0²²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09²²	54.5%²²	—	1960: P19 from 48	56 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 19.3
47Ron Bouchard	29	50	18.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	21.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁹⁰	26.2¹²	—	17.6⁵	—	+1.0⁶	15.0²⁹	10.9²⁹	-0.1²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	31.0%²⁹	—	1981: P26 from 12	11 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 18.7
2Tim Richmond	20	50	17.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	10.1¹⁰	6.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-22.5¹	3⁹⁰	20.7¹²	—	23.6⁵	—	+8.0⁶	11.9²⁵	11.0²⁵	-2.6²⁵	0.0²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.16²⁵	36.0%²⁵	—	1980: P12 from 21	11 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 18.1
9Bill Elliott	5	50	21.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	19.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	24⁹⁰	21.1¹²	—	19.8⁵	—	-32.0⁶	11.0²⁰	10.0²⁰	-3.0²⁰	0.0²⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁰	30.0%²⁰	—	1976: P23 from 26	61 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 18.1
67Buddy Arrington	19	50	20.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	21.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-17.0³	0⁹⁰	21.0¹²	—	20.4⁵	—	-4.3⁶	24.7²⁹	6.0²⁹	+10.6²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	6.9%²⁹	—	1965: P25 from 22	38 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 17.4
1Kyle Petty	22	48	15.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	28.2¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+0.3⁸	3⁹⁰	25.8¹²	—	25.0⁵	—	+5.3⁶	18.2²⁸	9.7²⁸	-1.6²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	53.6%²⁸	—	1979: P18 from 37	52 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 18.7
64Tommy Gale	30	47	24.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	29.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	24⁹⁰	25.0¹²	—	17.4⁵	—	+0.7⁶	29.1²⁵	5.8²⁵	+10.0²⁵	0.0²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁵	20.0%²⁵	—	1972: P23 from 30	15 st · 0 W · best P17 · avg 25.7
70J.D. McDuffie	40	47	21.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	33.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+11.0¹	4⁹⁰	26.7¹²	—	20.2⁵	—	-3.0⁶	28.3²⁹	8.1²⁹	+5.8²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	44.8%²⁹	—	1969: P15 from 43	29 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 21.0
8Dick Brooks	21	46	26.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	22.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-7.0²	4⁹⁰	20.3¹²	—	20.2⁵	—	-1.7⁶	12.8⁴	4.2⁴	-20.3⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.25⁴	100.0%⁴	—	1969: P33 from 17	30 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 21.7
71Dave Marcis	24	45	26.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	14.7¹⁰	0.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁹⁰	22.4¹²	—	21.4⁵	—	-2.7⁶	16.9²⁹	9.1²⁹	+2.7²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	20.7%²⁹	—	1968: P35 from 27	53 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 25.5
42Ronnie Thomas	38	45	26.3⁶	0⁶	0⁶	0⁶	33.8⁶	0.0%⁶	—	—	—	—	—	+18.0¹	4⁹⁰	22.3¹²	—	21.8⁵	—	-0.3⁶	29.6¹⁷	6.3¹⁷	+3.8¹⁷	0.0¹⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁷	76.5%¹⁷	—	1978: P30 from 37	6 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 26.3
52Jimmy Means	28	45	26.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	35.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁹⁰	24.2¹²	—	20.6⁵	—	-3.7⁶	26.8²⁹	4.8²⁹	+10.2²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	13.8%²⁹	—	1976: P39 from 35	28 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 29.5
21Neil Bonnett	7	44	23.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	8.7¹⁰	5.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+4.0²	24⁹⁰	24.9¹²	—	24.2⁵	—	+1.7⁶	12.8²⁴	9.8²⁴	-2.0²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17²⁴	45.8%²⁴	—	1976: P35 from 20	25 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 20.1
84Rick Baldwin	33	44	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6⁹⁰	25.0²	—	26.4⁵	—	+2.3⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	first start here	—
4Connie Saylor	31	42	23.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	26.3¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁹⁰	24.0¹²	—	27.2⁵	—	-7.0⁶	27.3⁶	11.6⁶	+1.7⁶	0.0⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁶	50.0%⁶	—	1978: P34 from 18	14 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 23.6
41Sterling Marlin	32	42	27.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	27.4¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁹⁰	25.0¹²	—	23.8⁵	—	+8.7⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1978: P9 from 7	53 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 21.0
77Dean Combs	27	41	25.8⁵	0⁵	0⁵	0⁵	24.0⁵	0.0%⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁹⁰	25.3³	—	26.0⁵	—	+14.7⁶	23.5⁴	11.1⁴	0.0⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁴	50.0%⁴	—	1982: P38 from 24	5 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 25.8
78Richard Brickhouse	39	41	37.4⁵	0⁵	0⁵	0⁵	32.8⁵	0.0%⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁹⁰	16.8⁵	—	21.0¹	—	—	34.0¹	—	+13.0¹	0.0¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹	100.0%¹	—	1968: P40 from 23	5 st · 0 W · best P32 · avg 37.4
36H.B. Bailey	34	40	25.6⁷	0⁷	0⁷	1⁷	31.9⁷	0.0%⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁹⁰	25.4¹²	—	28.4⁵	—	-11.3⁶	26.2⁵	6.0⁵	-3.0⁵	0.0⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁵	60.0%⁵	—	1964: P38 from 43	7 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 25.6
24John Anderson	37	39	29.0⁶	0⁶	0⁶	0⁶	26.2⁶	0.0%⁶	—	—	—	—	—	-6.0¹	3⁹⁰	25.7⁶	—	25.4⁵	—	-3.7⁶	29.3³	11.1³	-0.7³	0.0³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³	100.0%³	—	1979: P16 from 16 · led 1	6 st · 0 W · best P16 · avg 29.0
46Travis Tiller	35	37	30.3³	0³	0³	0³	34.0³	0.0%³	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁹⁰	27.7⁶	—	26.4⁵	—	—	32.5²	7.1²	+9.5²	0.0²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²	0.0%²	—	1974: P26 from 38	3 st · 0 W · best P26 · avg 30.3
62Rick Wilson	25	34	29.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	19.5¹⁰	3.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁹⁰	21.8¹²	—	36.2⁵	—	+1.0⁶	25.1⁷	9.5⁷	-0.9⁷	0.0⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14⁷	71.4%⁷	—	1980: P37 from 12	18 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 27.1