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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
88Bobby Allison	7	64	13.6¹⁰	1¹⁰	7¹⁰	7¹⁰	9.6¹⁰	6.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-1.0¹	15⁵²	15.0¹²	—	7.2⁵	—	+4.3⁶	7.7²⁹	8.6²⁹	-1.9²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	27.6%²⁹	—	1966: P3 from 19	43 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 13.3
43Richard Petty	19	62	16.4¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	4.4¹⁰	18.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+1.6⁵	13⁵²	9.9¹²	—	10.0⁵	—	-20.3⁶	13.2²⁹	11.6²⁹	-1.6²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²⁹	41.4%²⁹	—	1965: P36 from 1	53 st · 11 W · best P1 · avg 14.0
33Harry Gant	10	61	13.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	10.4¹⁰	5.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁵²	12.6¹²	—	12.8⁵	—	+5.3⁶	6.4²⁹	11.3²⁹	-6.6²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	31.0%²⁹	—	1979: P26 from 25	31 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 13.5
15Dale Earnhardt	8	61	16.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	8.3¹⁰	1.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	15⁵²	14.5¹²	—	8.8⁵	—	-14.0⁶	10.7²⁹	12.9²⁹	-8.3²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	58.6%²⁹	—	1979: P12 from 5	43 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 11.3
27Cale Yarborough	1	59	12.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	6¹⁰	6¹⁰	6.1¹⁰	12.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁵²	22.5¹²	—	11.6⁵	—	-20.0⁶	9.3¹⁵	14.7¹⁵	-5.9¹⁵	0.0¹⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁵	46.7%¹⁵	—	1965: P2 from 7 · led 35	39 st · 7 W · best P1 · avg 10.5
41Joe Millikan	32	59	17.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	15.7¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁵²	12.2⁹	—	10.6⁵	—	-2.7⁶	13.8⁶	12.9⁶	-3.7⁶	0.0⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17⁶	50.0%⁶	—	1974: P17 from 29	10 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 17.6
44Terry Labonte	18	58	11.3¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	6¹⁰	11.4¹⁰	4.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁵²	13.3¹²	—	21.6⁵	—	+7.0⁶	7.3²⁹	11.0²⁹	-3.6²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	27.6%²⁹	—	1979: P15 from 16	50 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 14.5
02Mark Martin	11	57	14.3¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	3¹⁰	11.1¹⁰	3.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁵²	17.3¹²	—	15.0⁵	—	+8.3⁶	15.2²⁹	10.3²⁹	-4.1²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	37.9%²⁹	—	1982: P32 from 27	35 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 13.3
11Darrell Waltrip	4	56	12.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	7.3¹⁰	0.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁵²	19.5¹²	—	18.2⁵	—	+5.3⁶	3.8²⁹	10.8²⁹	-5.7²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	27.6%²⁹	—	1973: P6 from 12	55 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 15.7
9Bill Elliott	14	55	17.8¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	15.0¹⁰	3.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	15⁵²	7.8¹²	—	19.8⁵	—	-32.0⁶	10.6²⁰	10.4²⁰	-2.9²⁰	0.0²⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁰	30.0%²⁰	—	1976: P33 from 34	47 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 15.2
98Morgan Shepherd	2	55	20.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	19.8¹⁰	3.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-2.0¹	4⁵²	16.3¹²	—	10.6⁵	—	-2.3⁶	8.7²⁸	10.7²⁸	-7.9²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	50.0%²⁸	—	1981: P28 from 13	32 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 19.5
90Jody Ridley	17	55	22.1⁷	0⁷	1⁷	2⁷	19.9⁷	0.0%⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	15⁵²	14.8¹²	—	9.0⁵	—	-2.3⁶	19.3²⁹	9.5²⁹	+1.9²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	37.9%²⁹	—	1973: P31 from 31	7 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 22.1
47Ron Bouchard	20	52	17.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	19.5¹⁰	1.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁵²	20.3¹²	—	17.6⁵	—	+1.0⁶	15.3²⁹	11.4²⁹	-0.7²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	34.5%²⁹	—	1981: P11 from 37	10 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 17.2
2Tim Richmond	5	51	14.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	15.9¹⁰	3.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-4.0¹	4⁵²	18.4¹²	—	23.6⁵	—	+8.0⁶	12.5²⁵	11.0²⁵	-2.0²⁵	0.0²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.16²⁵	36.0%²⁵	—	1981: P16 from 22	11 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 15.1
48Lennie Pond	26	51	17.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	14.2¹⁰	2.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	15⁵²	22.9¹²	—	16.8⁵	—	0.0⁶	29.8¹²	9.2¹²	+5.3¹²	0.0¹²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08¹²	58.3%¹²	—	1969: P34 from 38	20 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 18.9
28Buddy Baker	3	50	20.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	8.8¹⁰	7.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+1.8²	13⁵²	25.4¹²	—	11.4⁵	—	+2.7⁶	11.0²²	10.9²²	-6.0²²	0.0²²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09²²	54.5%²²	—	1965: P24 from 14	43 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 17.8
3Ricky Rudd	6	50	21.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	11.5¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	13⁵²	18.7¹²	—	15.4⁵	—	-10.3⁶	7.6²⁹	10.9²⁹	-8.3²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	41.4%²⁹	—	1975: P11 from 26	53 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 16.8
17Lake Speed	22	49	19.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	11.0¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	13⁵²	17.2¹²	—	19.8⁵	—	-4.0⁶	20.1²⁹	9.9²⁹	-2.3²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	62.1%²⁹	—	1980: P28 from 16	27 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 19.7
1Benny Parsons	13	49	21.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	8.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+10.7³	4⁵²	18.4¹²	—	16.2⁵	—	+6.0⁶	9.8²²	11.7²²	-3.9²²	0.0²²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09²²	40.9%²²	—	1970: P21 from 9	29 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 17.6
75Joe Ruttman	9	49	22.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	12.8¹⁰	2.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁵²	16.4¹²	—	16.8⁵	—	-4.7⁶	11.9²⁸	12.0²⁸	-6.8²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	46.4%²⁸	—	1981: P5 from 16 · led 3	16 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 24.8
50Geoff Bodine	15	48	20.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	9.5¹⁰	3.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+9.2³	13⁵²	15.6¹²	—	22.4⁵	—	-1.3⁶	9.6²⁴	10.2²⁴	-5.1²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08²⁴	33.3%²⁴	—	1979: P22 from 23	35 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 16.7
6D.K. Ulrich	24	48	22.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	18.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-1.5²	4⁵²	20.0¹²	—	16.2⁵	—	-1.7⁶	25.3²⁴	6.1²⁴	+4.7²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08²⁴	33.3%²⁴	—	1975: P31 from 19	15 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 22.0
64Tommy Gale	29	47	20.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	28.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	15⁵²	25.0¹²	—	17.4⁵	—	+0.7⁶	29.2²⁵	6.6²⁵	+9.2²⁵	0.0²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁵	24.0%²⁵	—	1968: P30 from 26	18 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 19.5
25Ronnie Thomas	35	47	19.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	25.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	13⁵²	21.3¹²	—	21.8⁵	—	-0.3⁶	29.8¹⁷	6.8¹⁷	+3.6¹⁷	0.0¹⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁷	76.5%¹⁷	—	1977: P30 from 28	16 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 23.1
78Richard Brickhouse	34	47	17.3⁴	0⁴	1⁴	2⁴	13.8⁴	0.0%⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	13⁵²	18.3⁴	—	27.0¹	—	—	39.0¹	—	+12.0¹	0.0¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.00¹	100.0%¹	—	1968: P4 from 16	4 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 17.3
71Dave Marcis	21	47	18.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	13.7¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	15⁵²	23.3¹²	—	21.4⁵	—	-2.7⁶	17.0²⁹	9.6²⁹	+2.1²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	24.1%²⁹	—	1968: P10 from 28	60 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 22.1
70J.D. McDuffie	27	46	20.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	33.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	13⁵²	22.5¹²	—	20.2⁵	—	-3.0⁶	28.7²⁹	8.1²⁹	+6.4²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	44.8%²⁹	—	1966: P16 from 44	41 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 22.8
52Jimmy Means	28	45	21.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	26.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	15⁵²	21.4¹²	—	20.6⁵	—	-3.7⁶	26.8²⁹	4.9²⁹	+10.4²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	13.8%²⁹	—	1976: P23 from 28	33 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 23.6
67Buddy Arrington	23	44	24.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	23.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	1⁵²	18.1¹²	—	20.4⁵	—	-4.3⁶	24.6²⁹	5.9²⁹	+10.5²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	3.4%²⁹	—	1965: P41 from 43	36 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 19.1
21Neil Bonnett	12	44	20.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	7.3¹⁰	4.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+23.0¹	15⁵²	22.6¹²	—	24.2⁵	—	+1.7⁶	12.5²⁴	9.8²⁴	-3.3²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17²⁴	50.0%²⁴	—	1977: P5 from 14 · led 7	25 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 15.8
42Kyle Petty	16	41	23.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	18.4¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+13.9⁷	13⁵²	19.6¹²	—	25.0⁵	—	+5.3⁶	18.4²⁸	9.7²⁸	-1.4²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	53.6%²⁸	—	1980: P31 from 32	45 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 22.3
40Slick Johnson	25	39	19.6⁹	0⁹	0⁹	2⁹	22.4⁹	0.1%⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁵²	28.2¹²	—	28.6⁵	—	+6.0⁶	27.3¹⁶	7.7¹⁶	+3.6¹⁶	0.0¹⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06¹⁶	62.5%¹⁶	—	1979: P27 from 32	9 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 19.6
94Bobby Wawak	33	38	23.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	29.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁵²	26.2¹²	—	25.8⁵	—	+11.0⁶	31.0⁸	5.5⁸	+9.8⁸	0.0⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁸	25.0%⁸	—	1967: P25 from 16	16 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 26.5
87Randy Baker	30	34	23.0²	0²	0²	0²	36.0²	0.0%²	—	—	—	—	—	—	13⁵²	29.3⁴	—	30.6⁵	—	+1.7⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1985: P21 from 34	2 st · 0 W · best P21 · avg 23.0
20Rick Newsom	31	32	28.9⁷	0⁷	0⁷	0⁷	33.9⁷	0.0%⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	15⁵²	26.9¹²	—	27.0⁵	—	-1.7⁶	33.9⁷	8.9⁷	+11.3⁷	0.0⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁷	42.9%⁷	—	1975: P19 from 24	7 st · 0 W · best P18 · avg 28.9