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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	3	66	11.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	6¹⁰	12.9¹⁰	2.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	14⁵⁰	13.3¹²	—	4.6⁵	—	-1.0⁶	7.2²⁹	10.7²⁹	-5.3²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	24.1%²⁹	—	1979: P15 from 16	50 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 14.6
22Bobby Allison	6	62	13.6¹⁰	1¹⁰	7¹⁰	7¹⁰	9.6¹⁰	6.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-1.0¹	5⁵⁰	15.0¹²	—	8.0⁵	—	-12.3⁶	11.4²⁹	8.0²⁹	+4.7²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	6.9%²⁹	—	1966: P3 from 19	43 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 13.0
33Harry Gant	12	61	14.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	10.2¹⁰	6.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁵⁰	12.6¹²	—	11.2⁵	—	+3.7⁶	11.3²⁹	11.3²⁹	-2.4²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	24.1%²⁹	—	1979: P26 from 25	31 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 13.8
9Bill Elliott	9	60	16.9¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	15.5¹⁰	3.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	15⁵⁰	7.8¹²	—	12.8⁵	—	-4.7⁶	9.6²⁹	8.1²⁹	+0.5²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	10.3%²⁹	—	1976: P33 from 34	47 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 15.0
28Cale Yarborough	2	60	12.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	6¹⁰	6¹⁰	6.1¹⁰	12.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	14⁵⁰	22.5¹²	—	9.0⁵	—	-12.3⁶	8.4¹⁵	12.9¹⁵	-6.9¹⁵	0.0¹⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07¹⁵	46.7%¹⁵	—	1965: P2 from 7 · led 35	39 st · 7 W · best P1 · avg 10.2
43Richard Petty	17	59	16.4¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	4.4¹⁰	18.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+1.6⁵	13⁵⁰	9.9¹²	—	13.6⁵	—	-9.0⁶	14.5²⁹	8.9²⁹	+4.3²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²⁹	13.8%²⁹	—	1965: P36 from 1	53 st · 11 W · best P1 · avg 13.6
11Darrell Waltrip	5	59	12.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	7.3¹⁰	0.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	14⁵⁰	19.5¹²	—	11.2⁵	—	+5.7⁶	7.2²⁹	11.6²⁹	-0.6²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	13.8%²⁹	—	1973: P6 from 12	55 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 15.6
2Morgan Shepherd	32	59	18.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	16.8¹⁰	4.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-2.0¹	5⁵⁰	16.3¹²	—	8.6⁵	—	-3.0⁶	18.8²⁴	10.9²⁴	+3.3²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁴	37.5%²⁴	—	1981: P28 from 13	32 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 18.8
27Tim Richmond	11	56	16.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	15.3¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-4.0¹	13⁵⁰	18.4¹²	—	14.4⁵	—	+5.0⁶	9.6²⁹	12.6²⁹	-7.5²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²⁹	44.8%²⁹	—	1981: P16 from 22	11 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 16.4
15Dale Earnhardt	16	55	15.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	7.5¹⁰	2.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	15⁵⁰	14.5¹²	—	19.0⁵	—	-4.0⁶	9.0²⁹	12.2²⁹	-6.3²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	41.4%²⁹	—	1979: P12 from 5	43 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 11.3
47Ron Bouchard	31	54	17.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	18.4¹⁰	1.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁵⁰	20.3¹²	—	15.0⁵	—	-21.0⁶	12.2²⁷	10.5²⁷	-6.1²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁷	40.7%²⁷	—	1981: P11 from 37	10 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 17.4
71Dave Marcis	33	53	18.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	13.7¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	14⁵⁰	23.3¹²	—	13.6⁵	—	-8.3⁶	21.7²⁹	8.6²⁹	+3.9²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	37.9%²⁹	—	1968: P10 from 28	60 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 22.1
67Buddy Arrington	35	52	24.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	23.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	1⁵⁰	18.1¹²	—	13.4⁵	—	+4.3⁶	26.2²⁹	6.6²⁹	+6.6²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	34.5%²⁹	—	1965: P41 from 43	36 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 19.4
98Joe Ruttman	4	52	21.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	13.3¹⁰	1.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	13⁵⁰	16.4¹²	—	17.8⁵	—	-9.7⁶	7.3²⁹	11.6²⁹	-10.8²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	41.4%²⁹	—	1981: P5 from 16 · led 3	16 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 24.0
17Sterling Marlin	22	52	15.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	16.0¹⁰	2.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	13⁵⁰	17.9¹²	—	23.8⁵	—	+6.7⁶	24.7²⁹	8.3²⁹	+3.2²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²⁹	37.9%²⁹	—	1983: P13 from 27	36 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 15.1
52Jimmy Means	23	51	21.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	26.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	14⁵⁰	21.4¹²	—	16.8⁵	—	+2.3⁶	29.9²⁷	8.2²⁷	+10.6²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.15²⁷	25.9%²⁷	—	1976: P23 from 28	33 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 23.7
41Ronnie Thomas	20	50	19.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	26.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	13⁵⁰	21.3¹²	—	21.0⁵	—	-4.0⁶	29.2²⁵	5.5²⁵	+7.0²⁵	0.0²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁵	40.0%²⁵	—	1977: P30 from 28	16 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 23.8
42Lennie Pond	25	50	17.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	14.2¹⁰	2.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁵⁰	22.9¹²	—	22.6⁵	—	-8.0⁶	28.2⁹	10.1⁹	+7.4⁹	0.0⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11⁹	44.4%⁹	—	1969: P34 from 38	20 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 18.9
75Neil Bonnett	1	49	20.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	7.3¹⁰	4.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+23.0¹	14⁵⁰	22.6¹²	—	20.0⁵	—	-5.3⁶	9.0²⁹	10.6²⁹	-3.5²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	24.1%²⁹	—	1977: P5 from 14 · led 7	25 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 15.7
70J.D. McDuffie	34	49	20.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	33.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	13⁵⁰	22.5¹²	—	20.6⁵	—	-9.7⁶	31.1²⁴	7.2²⁴	+5.6²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁴	50.0%²⁴	—	1966: P16 from 44	41 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 23.0
88Geoff Bodine	15	49	19.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	9.5¹⁰	3.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+9.2³	13⁵⁰	15.6¹²	—	27.2⁵	—	+2.3⁶	6.7²⁷	12.4²⁷	-12.7²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.19²⁷	51.9%²⁷	—	1979: P22 from 23	35 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 16.5
64Tommy Gale	24	48	20.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	28.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	15⁵⁰	25.0¹²	—	20.4⁵	—	-2.0⁶	27.7²⁷	5.8²⁷	+2.7²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.15²⁷	55.6%²⁷	—	1968: P30 from 26	18 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 19.8
35Dick May	36	48	20.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	31.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	15⁵⁰	25.4¹²	—	20.4⁵	—	+3.0⁶	35.5⁴	6.4⁴	+8.0⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁴	75.0%⁴	—	1971: P35 from 39	13 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 19.2
3Ricky Rudd	8	48	21.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	11.5¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	14⁵⁰	18.7¹²	—	24.8⁵	—	+5.0⁶	6.5²⁹	10.9²⁹	-9.2²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	31.0%²⁹	—	1975: P11 from 26	53 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.2
90Dick Brooks	10	48	15.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	11.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-12.5²	15⁵⁰	19.8¹²	—	31.2⁵	—	+13.0⁶	15.7²⁹	10.0²⁹	-3.4²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²⁹	37.9%²⁹	—	1969: P12 from 17	27 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 16.5
7Kyle Petty	13	48	24.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	18.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+17.4⁷	13⁵⁰	19.6¹²	—	21.4⁵	—	-5.7⁶	19.9²⁹	8.8²⁹	+1.7²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²⁹	31.0%²⁹	—	1980: P31 from 32	45 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 22.4
21Buddy Baker	14	47	20.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	8.8¹⁰	7.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+1.8²	15⁵⁰	25.4¹²	—	23.4⁵	—	-12.7⁶	10.4²⁰	11.3²⁰	-3.7²⁰	0.0²⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.05²⁰	35.0%²⁰	—	1965: P24 from 14	43 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 17.3
96Slick Johnson	19	47	19.4⁹	0⁹	0⁹	2⁹	23.1⁹	0.1%⁹	—	—	—	—	—	+9.0¹	14⁵⁰	28.2¹²	—	22.4⁵	—	-3.3⁶	24.9⁹	4.6⁹	-3.3⁹	0.0⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11⁹	77.8%⁹	—	1979: P27 from 32	9 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 19.4
6D.K. Ulrich	21	47	22.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	18.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-1.5²	14⁵⁰	20.0¹²	—	25.6⁵	—	+9.0⁶	28.5²¹	6.1²¹	+10.1²¹	0.0²¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²¹	23.8%²¹	—	1975: P31 from 19	15 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 21.9
1Lake Speed	7	46	20.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	12.5¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	14⁵⁰	17.2¹²	—	31.2⁵	—	+1.7⁶	16.5¹⁷	8.5¹⁷	+1.3¹⁷	0.0¹⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁷	35.3%¹⁷	—	1980: P28 from 16	27 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 19.9
48Trevor Boys	18	44	26.0⁷	0⁷	0⁷	0⁷	29.1⁷	0.0%⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	14⁵⁰	23.2¹²	—	24.8⁵	—	-1.3⁶	24.0²¹	7.1²¹	+4.2²¹	0.0²¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²¹	28.6%²¹	—	1984: P19 from 27	7 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 26.0
04Rick Baldwin	28	42	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁵⁰	34.0¹	—	27.4⁵	—	-5.7⁶	31.3⁴	9.7⁴	0.0⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁴	75.0%⁴	—	first start here	—
02Mike Potter	26	37	31.5⁸	0⁸	0⁸	0⁸	36.8⁸	0.0%⁸	—	—	—	—	—	-1.0¹	13⁵⁰	33.2¹²	—	24.8⁵	—	+2.7⁶	31.0¹⁰	5.4¹⁰	+5.9¹⁰	0.0¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10¹⁰	50.0%¹⁰	—	1979: P35 from 35	8 st · 0 W · best P17 · avg 31.5
58Jerry Bowman	29	36	33.5²	0²	0²	0²	29.0²	0.0%²	—	—	—	—	—	—	15⁵⁰	25.3⁹	—	28.6⁵	—	+3.0⁶	31.5⁴	9.8⁴	+4.8⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.25⁴	75.0%⁴	—	1984: P32 from 29	2 st · 0 W · best P32 · avg 33.5
39Blackie Wangerin	27	30	36.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	36.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	15⁵⁰	29.7³	—	35.0³	—	—	36.0¹	—	-3.0¹	0.0¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹	100.0%¹	—	1984: P36 from 36	1 st · 0 W · best P36 · avg 36.0
45Johnny McFadden	30	28	40.0²	0²	0²	0²	38.5²	0.0%²	—	—	—	—	—	+1.0¹	5⁵⁰	35.3³	—	30.4⁵	—	-10.0⁶	28.5²	0.7²	0.0²	0.0²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²	100.0%²	—	1992: P40 from 37	2 st · 0 W · best P40 · avg 40.0