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Long Pond, PA

Cup Series · 1983 · RACE 18 · PRE-RACE PREVIEW

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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
44Terry Labonte	5	62	12.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	6¹⁰	6.0¹⁰	3.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	32⁸⁷	20.3¹²	—	4.6⁵	—	-1.0⁶	7.1²⁹	10.9²⁹	-5.0²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	24.1%²⁹	—	1979: P23 from 12	53 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 16.6
55Benny Parsons	7	62	7.7¹⁰	1¹⁰	8¹⁰	8¹⁰	6.2¹⁰	8.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-3.0¹	32⁸⁷	—	—	9.0⁵	—	+9.0⁶	9.1¹⁵	13.1¹⁵	-9.1¹⁵	0.0¹⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07¹⁵	53.3%¹⁵	—	1974: P5 from 7	20 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 13.4
9Bill Elliott	8	60	13.6¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	11.1¹⁰	6.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	25⁸⁷	9.1¹²	—	12.8⁵	—	-4.7⁶	9.6²⁹	8.4²⁹	+0.0²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	10.3%²⁹	—	1976: P32 from 33	47 st · 5 W · best P1 · avg 17.3
43Richard Petty	9	59	8.2¹⁰	2¹⁰	7¹⁰	8¹⁰	6.5¹⁰	22.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+5.3³	5⁸⁷	—	—	13.6⁵	—	-9.0⁶	14.8²⁹	9.4²⁹	+4.1²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²⁹	17.2%²⁹	—	1974: P1 from 3 · led 152	29 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 17.8
11Darrell Waltrip	3	59	11.9¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	6¹⁰	5.6¹⁰	20.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	32⁸⁷	20.4⁷	—	11.2⁵	—	+5.7⁶	7.3²⁹	11.5²⁹	-0.7²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	13.8%²⁹	—	1975: P34 from 7	43 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 16.9
22Bobby Allison	12	58	15.3¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	4.6¹⁰	6.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁸⁷	—	—	8.0⁵	—	-12.3⁶	11.2²⁹	8.2²⁹	+4.1²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	6.9%²⁹	—	1974: P21 from 2 · led 20	20 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 15.0
27Tim Richmond	1	58	10.6¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	7¹⁰	12.8¹⁰	6.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-8.0¹	5⁸⁷	—	—	14.4⁵	—	+5.0⁶	9.9²⁹	12.6²⁹	-7.2²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²⁹	44.8%²⁹	—	1980: P12 from 23	13 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 10.5
33Harry Gant	2	57	7.8¹⁰	1¹⁰	7¹⁰	7¹⁰	4.5¹⁰	7.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-10.0¹	4⁸⁷	37.0¹	—	11.2⁵	—	+3.7⁶	11.7²⁹	11.3²⁹	-2.7²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	27.6%²⁹	—	1979: P15 from 1 · led 1	27 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 12.9
67Buddy Arrington	23	57	13.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	20.4¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁸⁷	—	—	13.4⁵	—	+4.3⁶	26.6²⁹	6.2²⁹	+7.7²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	31.0%²⁹	—	1974: P16 from 15	20 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 16.5
2Morgan Shepherd	18	56	24.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	9.5¹⁰	1.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁸⁷	10.0⁴	—	8.6⁵	—	-3.0⁶	19.4²⁴	11.1²⁴	+3.6²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁴	37.5%²⁴	—	1981: P29 from 11	34 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 21.9
47Ron Bouchard	15	54	17.2⁹	0⁹	1⁹	4⁹	12.7⁹	0.4%⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁸⁷	—	—	15.0⁵	—	-21.0⁶	12.8²⁷	10.7²⁷	-5.3²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁷	40.7%²⁷	—	1981: P10 from 14	9 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 17.2
7Kyle Petty	14	54	10.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	5¹⁰	18.2¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-1.5⁴	5⁸⁷	26.3¹²	—	21.4⁵	—	-5.7⁶	19.9²⁹	8.8²⁹	+1.2²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²⁹	34.5%²⁹	—	1980: P7 from 13	49 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 20.7
15Dale Earnhardt	10	53	20.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	7.0¹⁰	5.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	25⁸⁷	10.4⁷	—	19.0⁵	—	-4.0⁶	9.2²⁹	11.8²⁹	-5.7²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	41.4%²⁹	—	1979: P29 from 3 · led 43	40 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 13.7
75Neil Bonnett	4	53	14.9¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	7.5¹⁰	7.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+3.5⁶	32⁸⁷	—	—	20.0⁵	—	-5.3⁶	8.9²⁹	10.6²⁹	-3.6²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	24.1%²⁹	—	1978: P36 from 21	16 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 14.8
71Dave Marcis	19	52	14.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	13.1¹⁰	0.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-32.0¹	32⁸⁷	39.3⁴	—	13.6⁵	—	-8.3⁶	22.2²⁹	8.6²⁹	+4.4²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	37.9%²⁹	—	1974: P6 from 12	40 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 24.3
24Cecil Gordon	36	52	17.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	22.4¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁸⁷	—	—	18.2⁵	—	-3.7⁶	31.7⁷	6.1⁷	+9.4⁷	0.0⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁷	42.9%⁷	—	1974: P7 from 8	10 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 17.6
52Jimmy Means	28	52	19.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	25.4¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁸⁷	—	—	16.8⁵	—	+2.3⁶	29.7²⁷	7.8²⁷	+11.3²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11²⁷	22.2%²⁷	—	1976: P23 from 35	27 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 23.4
6Al Elmore	30	51	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁸⁷	—	—	17.7³	—	—	27.7³	1.5³	+10.0³	0.0³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³	0.0%³	—	first start here	—
98Joe Ruttman	13	51	19.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	18.3¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁸⁷	—	—	17.8⁵	—	-9.7⁶	7.0²⁹	11.7²⁹	-11.8²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	44.8%²⁹	—	1982: P30 from 19	13 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 20.1
3Ricky Rudd	6	50	15.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	6¹⁰	10.7¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	32⁸⁷	21.9¹²	—	24.8⁵	—	+5.0⁶	6.6²⁹	11.0²⁹	-9.0²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	31.0%²⁹	—	1977: P7 from 12	54 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.5
88Geoff Bodine	11	49	12.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	6¹⁰	10.2¹⁰	15.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+1.1³	5⁸⁷	26.9⁷	—	27.2⁵	—	+2.3⁶	6.9²⁷	12.1²⁷	-12.4²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.22²⁷	51.9%²⁷	—	1982: P8 from 18	39 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 15.8
13Dick May	40	49	21.2⁶	0⁶	0⁶	0⁶	26.3⁶	0.0%⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁸⁷	—	—	20.4⁵	—	+3.0⁶	34.5⁴	5.6⁴	+9.8⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁴	50.0%⁴	—	1975: P17 from 29	6 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 21.2
70J.D. McDuffie	39	49	21.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	22.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁸⁷	—	—	20.6⁵	—	-9.7⁶	30.9²⁴	7.6²⁴	+5.8²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁴	50.0%²⁴	—	1974: P25 from 27	21 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 24.6
10Clark Dwyer	34	49	19.0⁴	0⁴	0⁴	0⁴	29.0⁴	0.0%⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	32⁸⁷	—	—	23.0⁵	—	+9.3⁶	30.5⁴	12.0⁴	+6.8⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁴	25.0%⁴	—	1984: P25 from 31	4 st · 0 W · best P15 · avg 19.0
64Tommy Gale	24	48	23.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	24.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	25⁸⁷	—	—	20.4⁵	—	-2.0⁶	27.7²⁷	6.5²⁷	+3.2²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.15²⁷	55.6%²⁷	—	1975: P28 from 24	12 st · 0 W · best P16 · avg 24.9
74Bobby Wawak	25	47	23.7⁹	0⁹	0⁹	0⁹	33.7⁹	0.0%⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁸⁷	—	—	21.2⁵	—	+4.7⁶	31.3⁸	8.3⁸	+7.9⁸	0.0⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13⁸	37.5%⁸	—	1976: P14 from 30	9 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 23.7
17Sterling Marlin	20	47	22.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	15.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁸⁷	22.1¹²	—	23.8⁵	—	+6.7⁶	24.8²⁹	8.4²⁹	+3.4²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²⁹	37.9%²⁹	—	1983: P29 from 20	45 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 18.3
48Trevor Boys	17	47	21.8⁸	0⁸	0⁸	0⁸	29.3⁸	0.4%⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	32⁸⁷	—	—	24.8⁵	—	-1.3⁶	24.0²¹	7.5²¹	+3.4²¹	0.0²¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²¹	33.3%²¹	—	1983: P14 from 22	8 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 21.8
02D.K. Ulrich	27	46	22.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	22.9¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁸⁷	—	—	25.6⁵	—	+9.0⁶	28.2²¹	6.3²¹	+10.1²¹	0.0²¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²¹	23.8%²¹	—	1974: P17 from 28	11 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 22.1
90Dick Brooks	16	46	17.4⁷	0⁷	1⁷	2⁷	16.4⁷	0.0%⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	25⁸⁷	—	—	31.2⁵	—	+13.0⁶	15.5²⁹	10.0²⁹	-3.7²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²⁹	41.4%²⁹	—	1976: P31 from 14	7 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 17.4
41Ronnie Thomas	33	45	27.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	27.9¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁸⁷	—	—	21.0⁵	—	-4.0⁶	28.7²⁵	5.5²⁵	+6.5²⁵	0.0²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁵	40.0%²⁵	—	1977: P33 from 30	11 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 28.9
8Bobby Hillin Jr.	22	45	24.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	24.4¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+5.3⁴	4⁸⁷	28.7³	—	22.4⁵	—	+3.0⁶	29.6¹¹	11.0¹¹	+7.0¹¹	0.0¹¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹¹	36.4%¹¹	—	1982: P36 from 37	26 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 22.7
76Mike Potter	31	44	24.6⁷	0⁷	0⁷	0⁷	35.6⁷	0.0%⁷	—	—	—	—	—	-13.0¹	1⁸⁷	—	—	26.6⁵	—	+1.7⁶	30.5¹⁰	5.5¹⁰	+4.4¹⁰	0.0¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10¹⁰	60.0%¹⁰	—	1982: P20 from 35	7 st · 0 W · best P20 · avg 24.6
18Slick Johnson	29	43	30.0²	0²	0²	0²	27.0²	0.0%²	—	—	—	—	—	+13.0¹	4⁸⁷	—	—	22.4⁵	—	-3.3⁶	23.8⁹	4.0⁹	-2.6⁹	0.0⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11⁹	77.8%⁹	—	1980: P31 from 28	2 st · 0 W · best P29 · avg 30.0
60Bob Riley	32	42	30.0⁴	0⁴	0⁴	0⁴	34.5⁴	0.0%⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁸⁷	—	—	26.0⁴	—	—	34.5²	2.1²	+4.0²	0.0²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²	100.0%²	—	1980: P27 from 36	4 st · 0 W · best P27 · avg 30.0
5Greg Sacks	21	41	27.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	14.9¹⁰	3.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+4.5²	32⁸⁷	28.5⁴	—	28.2⁵	—	+1.7⁶	26.8⁴	9.9⁴	-4.0⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.50⁴	75.0%⁴	—	1984: P22 from 19	23 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 29.1
65Glenn Jarrett	35	41	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25⁸⁷	—	—	39.0¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	first start here	—
58Jerry Bowman	37	39	32.6⁵	0⁵	0⁵	0⁵	31.6⁵	0.0%⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	25⁸⁷	—	—	28.0⁵	—	+4.0⁶	29.5⁴	9.8⁴	+3.5⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.50⁴	75.0%⁴	—	1983: P36 from 30	5 st · 0 W · best P22 · avg 32.6
63Jocko Maggiacomo	38	37	33.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	34.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	1⁸⁷	—	—	31.2⁵	—	-2.3⁶	33.0²	0.7²	-2.5²	0.0²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.50²	100.0%²	—	1977: P26 from 31	10 st · 0 W · best P24 · avg 33.0
19Bobby Gerhart	26	37	31.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	32.9¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+14.0¹	4⁸⁷	—	—	33.6⁵	—	+8.3⁶	33.0¹	—	-5.0¹	0.0¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹	100.0%¹	—	1983: P38 from 33	13 st · 0 W · best P22 · avg 30.5