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Drivers · 37

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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
28Cale Yarborough	7	63	6.4¹⁰	2¹⁰	7¹⁰	9¹⁰	5.3¹⁰	13.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-2.0²	23⁸⁹	—	—	9.0⁵	—	-12.3⁶	8.1¹⁵	13.3¹⁵	-9.5¹⁵	0.0¹⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13¹⁵	53.3%¹⁵	—	1969: P1 from 4 · led 38	35 st · 7 W · best P1 · avg 9.9
22Bobby Allison	15	62	8.7¹⁰	2¹⁰	7¹⁰	7¹⁰	6.2¹⁰	14.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁸⁹	—	—	8.0⁵	—	-12.3⁶	11.1²⁹	6.4²⁹	+5.0²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	3.4%²⁹	—	1969: P30 from 9 · led 1	36 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 10.5
43Richard Petty	20	60	6.7¹⁰	1¹⁰	7¹⁰	8¹⁰	3.8¹⁰	11.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+8.8⁴	4⁸⁹	—	—	13.6⁵	—	-9.0⁶	14.4²⁹	9.3²⁹	+3.6²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²⁹	17.2%²⁹	—	1969: P3 from 5	46 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 12.6
44Terry Labonte	1	58	18.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	7.2¹⁰	4.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	23⁸⁹	20.5¹²	—	4.6⁵	—	-1.0⁶	7.2²⁹	10.8²⁹	-5.1²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	24.1%²⁹	—	1979: P25 from 7	54 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 20.0
11Darrell Waltrip	11	57	16.7¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	10.3¹⁰	9.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	23⁸⁹	16.0⁴	—	11.2⁵	—	+5.7⁶	7.0²⁹	11.5²⁹	-0.9²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	13.8%²⁹	—	1975: P5 from 35 · led 2	47 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 13.5
33Harry Gant	16	57	13.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	6¹⁰	12.7¹⁰	2.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-16.0¹	4⁸⁹	—	—	11.2⁵	—	+3.7⁶	11.2²⁹	11.0²⁹	-2.3²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	27.6%²⁹	—	1979: P17 from 24	30 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 13.6
15Dale Earnhardt	13	56	12.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	6¹⁰	11.4¹⁰	4.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	43⁸⁹	13.5⁴	—	19.0⁵	—	-4.0⁶	9.1²⁹	12.1²⁹	-6.6²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	44.8%²⁹	—	1979: P6 from 13 · led 1	42 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 12.7
21Buddy Baker	18	55	7.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	6¹⁰	9¹⁰	4.5¹⁰	2.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	0.0²	43⁸⁹	—	—	23.4⁵	—	-12.7⁶	10.2²⁰	11.7²⁰	-4.8²⁰	0.0²⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.05²⁰	40.0%²⁰	—	1969: P2 from 12 · led 4	36 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 13.0
9Bill Elliott	2	54	15.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	11.7¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	43⁸⁹	25.9¹²	—	12.8⁵	—	-4.7⁶	9.8²⁹	8.3²⁹	+0.1²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	10.3%²⁹	—	1976: P28 from 21	60 st · 7 W · best P1 · avg 14.8
75Neil Bonnett	14	54	11.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	7¹⁰	10.3¹⁰	3.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	23⁸⁹	—	—	20.0⁵	—	-5.3⁶	8.6²⁹	9.8²⁹	-2.9²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	20.7%²⁹	—	1976: P6 from 15 · led 1	23 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 16.4
55Benny Parsons	10	53	21.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	12.4¹⁰	1.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	23⁸⁹	—	—	9.0⁵	—	+9.0⁶	8.9¹⁵	13.4¹⁵	-10.5¹⁵	0.0¹⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07¹⁵	60.0%¹⁵	—	1969: P38 from 7	37 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.5
16David Pearson	6	53	8.3¹⁰	5¹⁰	8¹⁰	8¹⁰	5.2¹⁰	27.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+26.0¹	23⁸⁹	—	—	26.0⁵	—	-3.0⁶	12.0⁹	13.8⁹	-11.6⁹	0.0⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.22⁹	66.7%⁹	—	1969: P2 from 7 · led 57	28 st · 9 W · best P1 · avg 12.3
27Tim Richmond	8	52	18.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	2¹⁰	12.7¹⁰	1.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-0.7³	4⁸⁹	—	—	14.4⁵	—	+5.0⁶	9.7²⁹	12.7²⁹	-7.3²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²⁹	44.8%²⁹	—	1981: P14 from 25	13 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 16.9
67Buddy Arrington	19	51	20.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	23.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	6⁸⁹	—	—	13.4⁵	—	+4.3⁶	26.7²⁹	6.7²⁹	+7.5²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	34.5%²⁹	—	1970: P39 from 35	30 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 19.9
4Mark Martin	35	51	16.9¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	11.1¹⁰	7.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	1⁸⁹	13.8¹²	—	24.2⁵	—	+4.0⁶	14.3¹⁵	9.8¹⁵	-6.9¹⁵	0.0¹⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.20¹⁵	53.3%¹⁵	—	1982: P33 from 15 · led 1	55 st · 5 W · best P1 · avg 14.4
47Ron Bouchard	4	50	20.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	14.7¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁸⁹	—	—	15.0⁵	—	-21.0⁶	13.2²⁷	10.7²⁷	-4.9²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁷	40.7%²⁷	—	1981: P10 from 5	10 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 20.7
2Morgan Shepherd	31	50	24.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	17.0¹⁰	0.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁸⁹	28.0³	—	8.6⁵	—	-3.0⁶	18.8²⁴	10.2²⁴	+3.8²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁴	37.5%²⁴	—	1981: P15 from 9	35 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 20.4
66Phil Parsons	5	50	17.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	19.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-0.8⁶	23⁸⁹	—	—	19.8⁵	—	+1.0⁶	18.0⁴	7.3⁴	-4.0⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.25⁴	50.0%⁴	—	1984: P15 from 24	16 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 19.1
7Kyle Petty	29	50	13.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	20.1¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+5.6⁷	4⁸⁹	30.3¹²	—	21.4⁵	—	-5.7⁶	19.4²⁹	8.9²⁹	+0.8²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²⁹	34.5%²⁹	—	1979: P13 from 34	50 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 20.9
8Bobby Hillin Jr.	26	49	16.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	15.4¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-5.6⁵	4⁸⁹	—	—	22.4⁵	—	+3.0⁶	29.3¹¹	11.2¹¹	+7.5¹¹	0.0¹¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹¹	36.4%¹¹	—	1982: P16 from 26	27 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 20.6
84Jody Ridley	22	49	19.6⁹	0⁹	1⁹	2⁹	16.0⁹	0.1%⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	23⁸⁹	—	—	18.4⁵	—	-10.0⁶	19.8⁹	10.6⁹	-0.2⁹	0.0⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11⁹	44.4%⁹	—	1980: P6 from 13	9 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 19.6
88Geoff Bodine	3	49	11.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	6¹⁰	5.7¹⁰	4.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-1.9³	4⁸⁹	26.3³	—	27.2⁵	—	+2.3⁶	7.1²⁷	12.3²⁷	-12.2²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.22²⁷	51.9%²⁷	—	1982: P9 from 3	39 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 18.4
80Bob Senneker	33	49	17.5²	0²	0²	0²	26.0²	0.0%²	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁸⁹	—	—	21.0⁴	—	—	25.0⁴	7.5⁴	+4.0⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.25⁴	50.0%⁴	—	1970: P21 from 30	2 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 17.5
70J.D. McDuffie	32	49	18.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	28.6¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁸⁹	—	—	20.6⁵	—	-9.7⁶	31.2²⁴	7.4²⁴	+6.4²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁴	45.8%²⁴	—	1969: P13 from 20	32 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 20.8
3Ricky Rudd	9	49	18.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	15.0¹⁰	0.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	23⁸⁹	16.9¹²	—	24.8⁵	—	+5.0⁶	6.5²⁹	10.9²⁹	-8.4²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	31.0%²⁹	—	1977: P28 from 13 · led 8	59 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 18.7
71Dave Marcis	21	48	21.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	18.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	23⁸⁹	36.5²	—	13.6⁵	—	-8.3⁶	22.1²⁹	8.7²⁹	+4.4²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	37.9%²⁹	—	1969: P19 from 38	55 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 21.3
17Sterling Marlin	25	47	21.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	18.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	23⁸⁹	20.3¹²	—	23.8⁵	—	+6.7⁶	24.6²⁹	8.2²⁹	+3.6²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²⁹	37.9%²⁹	—	1983: P20 from 28	44 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 18.7
02D.K. Ulrich	34	46	18.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	26.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁸⁹	—	—	25.6⁵	—	+9.0⁶	27.9²¹	5.3²¹	+10.6²¹	0.0²¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²¹	19.0%²¹	—	1973: P26 from 39	20 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 21.1
52Lennie Pond	28	46	20.9⁹	0⁹	0⁹	2⁹	13.9⁹	0.0%⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	23⁸⁹	—	—	22.6⁵	—	-8.0⁶	27.9⁹	10.9⁹	+8.7⁹	0.0⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11⁹	44.4%⁹	—	1973: P37 from 14	9 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 20.9
64Tommy Gale	37	46	23.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	30.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	43⁸⁹	—	—	20.4⁵	—	-2.0⁶	27.2²⁷	6.5²⁷	+2.9²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.15²⁷	55.6%²⁷	—	1970: P36 from 24	19 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 23.4
98Joe Ruttman	17	45	19.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	16.0¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	23⁸⁹	43.0¹	—	17.8⁵	—	-9.7⁶	6.9²⁹	11.7²⁹	-11.4²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	44.8%²⁹	—	1981: P6 from 5 · led 4	12 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 20.3
1Lake Speed	24	44	16.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	19.0¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	23⁸⁹	26.0²	—	31.2⁵	—	+1.7⁶	15.5¹⁷	8.8¹⁷	-0.9¹⁷	0.0¹⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁷	41.2%¹⁷	—	1980: P17 from 20	31 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 18.5
90Dick Brooks	12	42	20.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	13.4¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-10.7³	43⁸⁹	—	—	31.2⁵	—	+13.0⁶	15.7²⁹	10.0²⁹	-3.4²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²⁹	41.4%²⁹	—	1969: P24 from 10	23 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 17.3
77Dean Combs	30	41	26.0⁴	0⁴	0⁴	0⁴	26.8⁴	0.0%⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁸⁹	—	—	25.6⁵	—	-1.7⁶	23.0⁴	12.9⁴	+1.5⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁴	50.0%⁴	—	1982: P17 from 23	4 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 26.0
48Trevor Boys	23	41	27.2⁵	0⁵	0⁵	0⁵	26.4⁵	0.0%⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	23⁸⁹	—	—	24.8⁵	—	-1.3⁶	23.7²¹	7.6²¹	+3.3²¹	0.0²¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²¹	33.3%²¹	—	1983: P18 from 26	5 st · 0 W · best P18 · avg 27.2
03Eddie Bierschwale	36	41	24.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	29.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁸⁹	—	—	28.6⁵	—	+8.0⁶	37.5²	5.7²	+7.5²	0.0²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.50²	100.0%²	—	1985: P29 from 25	12 st · 0 W · best P16 · avg 26.2
5Greg Sacks	27	35	31.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	24.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+17.0²	23⁸⁹	27.0¹	—	30.6⁵	—	+5.7⁶	25.3⁴	4.9⁴	-8.5⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.75⁴	100.0%⁴	—	1984: P32 from 19	19 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 28.5