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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	9	67	11.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	6¹⁰	9.4¹⁰	0.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	38⁸⁵	14.8¹²	—	4.6⁵	—	-1.0⁶	7.0²⁹	10.8²⁹	-5.4²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	24.1%²⁹	—	1978: P13 from 18	54 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 16.5
55Benny Parsons	5	63	13.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	7¹⁰	11.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	38⁸⁵	15.7¹²	—	9.0⁵	—	+9.0⁶	9.2¹⁵	13.4¹⁵	-9.3¹⁵	0.0¹⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07¹⁵	53.3%¹⁵	—	1970: P8 from 16	37 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 14.3
11Darrell Waltrip	6	63	14.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	7¹⁰	14.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	38⁸⁵	11.8¹²	—	11.2⁵	—	+5.7⁶	7.2²⁹	11.6²⁹	-0.5²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	13.8%²⁹	—	1972: P8 from 12	55 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 17.8
43Richard Petty	11	62	11.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	6¹⁰	18.3¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-2.7⁶	7⁸⁵	14.9¹²	—	13.6⁵	—	-9.0⁶	14.7²⁹	9.3²⁹	+3.8²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²⁹	17.2%²⁹	—	1960: P20 from 12	64 st · 6 W · best P1 · avg 14.1
33Harry Gant	14	61	11.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	8.8¹⁰	4.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁸⁵	20.3¹²	—	11.2⁵	—	+3.7⁶	11.3²⁹	10.6²⁹	-2.0²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	24.1%²⁹	—	1978: P7 from 8	31 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 17.6
2Morgan Shepherd	31	60	16.0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	13.6¹⁰	3.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-6.0¹	4⁸⁵	18.5¹²	—	8.6⁵	—	-3.0⁶	18.8²⁴	11.0²⁴	+2.5²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁴	41.7%²⁴	—	1977: P33 from 13	32 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 16.2
88Donnie Allison	21	59	8.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	6¹⁰	8¹⁰	9.2¹⁰	3.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	7⁸⁵	15.8¹²	—	21.2⁵	—	+7.3⁶	20.0¹	—	+6.0¹	0.0¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹	0.0%¹	—	1967: P12 from 20	27 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 13.0
22Bobby Allison	8	58	16.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	19.9¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-16.5²	4⁸⁵	21.7¹²	—	8.0⁵	—	-12.3⁶	11.4²⁹	8.2²⁹	+4.2²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	6.9%²⁹	—	1961: P37 from 31	47 st · 5 W · best P1 · avg 14.6
84Jody Ridley	19	58	12.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	6¹⁰	17.4¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+10.3³	38⁸⁵	16.3¹²	—	18.4⁵	—	-10.0⁶	20.1⁹	10.1⁹	-0.4⁹	0.0⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11⁹	44.4%⁹	—	1973: P5 from 19	16 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 17.2
15Dale Earnhardt	2	56	13.0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	5¹⁰	11.7¹⁰	8.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-14.5¹	25⁸⁵	18.1¹²	—	19.0⁵	—	-4.0⁶	9.4²⁹	11.7²⁹	-5.3²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	41.4%²⁹	—	1976: P19 from 16	45 st · 9 W · best P1 · avg 9.0
28Cale Yarborough	4	56	18.4¹⁰	2¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	17.6¹⁰	17.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	38⁸⁵	23.8¹²	—	9.0⁵	—	-12.3⁶	8.3¹⁵	13.8¹⁵	-7.9¹⁵	0.0¹⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13¹⁵	46.7%¹⁵	—	1962: P40 from 23	46 st · 7 W · best P1 · avg 11.9
67Buddy Arrington	32	55	16.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	26.6¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-31.0¹	0⁸⁵	22.8¹²	—	13.4⁵	—	+4.3⁶	26.3²⁹	6.6²⁹	+6.8²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	34.5%²⁹	—	1965: P38 from 21	33 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 17.3
9Bill Elliott	7	54	25.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	15.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	25⁸⁵	13.2¹²	—	12.8⁵	—	-4.7⁶	9.7²⁹	8.4²⁹	+0.1²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	10.3%²⁹	—	1976: P36 from 33	61 st · 5 W · best P1 · avg 18.9
27Tim Richmond	1	54	19.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	15.3¹⁰	0.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-0.5⁴	7⁸⁵	22.0¹²	—	14.4⁵	—	+5.0⁶	9.9²⁹	12.7²⁹	-6.2²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²⁹	41.4%²⁹	—	1980: P29 from 32	11 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 17.6
71Dave Marcis	33	52	20.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	13.4¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	1⁸⁵	23.3¹²	—	13.6⁵	—	-8.3⁶	21.7²⁹	8.8²⁹	+4.1²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	37.9%²⁹	—	1968: P16 from 28	58 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 22.3
3Ricky Rudd	18	50	18.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	5¹⁰	13.0¹⁰	0.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-2.0¹	38⁸⁵	17.1¹²	—	24.8⁵	—	+5.0⁶	6.2²⁹	10.9²⁹	-8.7²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	27.6%²⁹	—	1975: P25 from 33	57 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.5
04Rick Baldwin	27	50	23.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	28.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁸⁵	12.0¹	—	24.6⁵	—	-1.0⁶	31.5⁴	13.5⁴	+3.8⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁴	50.0%⁴	—	1985: P23 from 28	1 st · 0 W · best P23 · avg 23.0
98Joe Ruttman	12	50	23.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	17.8¹⁰	0.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+19.0¹	7⁸⁵	20.3¹²	—	17.8⁵	—	-9.7⁶	7.0²⁹	11.6²⁹	-11.1²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	41.4%²⁹	—	1981: P10 from 25	16 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 24.0
47Ron Bouchard	13	49	24.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	19.8¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁸⁵	23.3¹²	—	15.0⁵	—	-21.0⁶	12.9²⁷	10.2²⁷	-4.4²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁷	37.0%²⁷	—	1981: P39 from 23	11 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 23.6
21Buddy Baker	3	48	16.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	23.9¹⁰	2.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-12.7⁶	25⁸⁵	26.3¹²	—	23.4⁵	—	-12.7⁶	11.0²⁰	11.4²⁰	-4.5²⁰	0.0²⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.05²⁰	40.0%²⁰	—	1961: P8 from 20	52 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 16.4
75Neil Bonnett	15	48	20.5¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	10.7¹⁰	4.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+30.5¹	38⁸⁵	25.5¹²	—	20.0⁵	—	-5.3⁶	8.6²⁹	10.5²⁹	-4.1²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	24.1%²⁹	—	1976: P8 from 23	27 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 17.5
17Sterling Marlin	26	48	18.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	19.3¹⁰	0.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	38⁸⁵	23.8¹²	—	23.8⁵	—	+6.7⁶	24.6²⁹	8.3²⁹	+3.1²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²⁹	37.9%²⁹	—	1983: P31 from 28	44 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 17.7
52Jimmy Means	29	47	25.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	28.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	38⁸⁵	24.8¹²	—	16.8⁵	—	+2.3⁶	29.7²⁷	8.4²⁷	+10.7²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11²⁷	22.2%²⁷	—	1976: P34 from 22	31 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 27.5
66Phil Parsons	16	47	22.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	23.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+12.8⁶	38⁸⁵	23.3¹²	—	20.4⁵	—	+8.0⁶	15.3⁴	8.3⁴	-7.5⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.25⁴	50.0%⁴	—	1984: P29 from 25	15 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 24.9
7Kyle Petty	30	47	25.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	24.9¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+8.9⁷	7⁸⁵	18.9¹²	—	21.4⁵	—	-5.7⁶	19.3²⁹	8.9²⁹	+0.9²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²⁹	31.0%²⁹	—	1979: P32 from 37	54 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 22.2
70J.D. McDuffie	35	47	23.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	31.9¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	7⁸⁵	23.8¹²	—	20.6⁵	—	-9.7⁶	31.0²⁴	7.4²⁴	+6.3²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁴	45.8%²⁴	—	1966: P22 from 42	30 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 22.7
64Tommy Gale	22	46	25.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	25.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	25⁸⁵	22.8¹²	—	20.4⁵	—	-2.0⁶	27.8²⁷	6.4²⁷	+3.1²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.15²⁷	55.6%²⁷	—	1971: P22 from 32	17 st · 0 W · best P15 · avg 24.8
1Lake Speed	17	45	21.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	17.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	38⁸⁵	17.3¹²	—	31.2⁵	—	+1.7⁶	15.9¹⁷	8.9¹⁷	-0.2¹⁷	0.0¹⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁷	41.2%¹⁷	—	1980: P11 from 25	31 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 23.0
6D.K. Ulrich	28	45	22.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	26.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	38⁸⁵	22.9¹²	—	25.6⁵	—	+9.0⁶	28.1²¹	6.3²¹	+10.3²¹	0.0²¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²¹	23.8%²¹	—	1975: P33 from 27	12 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 22.8
77Ken Ragan	37	44	29.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	31.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	38⁸⁵	27.5¹²	—	16.4⁵	—	+3.7⁶	29.6⁷	9.5⁷	+9.7⁷	0.0⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14⁷	14.3%⁷	—	1983: P27 from 40	11 st · 0 W · best P19 · avg 30.3
80Bob Senneker	25	43	28.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	25.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	7⁸⁵	24.0²	—	21.3⁴	—	—	27.0⁴	7.3⁴	+5.8⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.25⁴	50.0%⁴	—	1983: P28 from 25	1 st · 0 W · best P28 · avg 28.0
48Trevor Boys	20	43	24.8⁴	0⁴	0⁴	0⁴	31.5⁴	0.0%⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	38⁸⁵	23.8¹²	—	24.8⁵	—	-1.3⁶	23.9²¹	7.3²¹	+3.1²¹	0.0²¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²¹	33.3%²¹	—	1984: P15 from 20	4 st · 0 W · best P15 · avg 24.8
03Eddie Bierschwale	36	43	23.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	33.6¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁸⁵	23.8¹²	—	27.0⁵	—	+5.3⁶	37.5²	0.0²	+11.5²	0.0²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²	50.0%²	—	1983: P26 from 39	12 st · 0 W · best P15 · avg 24.8
90Dick Brooks	10	43	22.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	17.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-17.5²	25⁸⁵	19.8¹²	—	31.2⁵	—	+13.0⁶	15.7²⁹	9.7²⁹	-3.0²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²⁹	37.9%²⁹	—	1969: P40 from 11	26 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 20.3
5Greg Sacks	24	40	23.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	20.4¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	38⁸⁵	30.3¹²	—	26.4⁵	—	+4.0⁶	26.0⁴	8.7⁴	-2.5⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.50⁴	75.0%⁴	—	1984: P16 from 27	22 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 24.4
02Mike Potter	38	39	25.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	40.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	7⁸⁵	32.9¹⁰	—	24.8⁵	—	+2.7⁶	29.8¹⁰	5.6¹⁰	+3.8¹⁰	0.0¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁰	50.0%¹⁰	—	1987: P25 from 40	1 st · 0 W · best P25 · avg 25.0
18Joe Booher	39	39	35.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	35.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁸⁵	—	—	24.4⁵	—	-2.0⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1980: P35 from 35	1 st · 0 W · best P35 · avg 35.0
0Delma Cowart	34	38	25.7³	0³	0³	0³	35.7³	0.0%³	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁸⁵	32.0⁴	—	27.0⁵	—	+3.3⁶	36.7³	2.3³	+3.0³	0.0³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.33³	100.0%³	—	1981: P18 from 40	3 st · 0 W · best P18 · avg 25.7
97Dean Combs	23	36	34.0²	0²	0²	0²	26.0²	0.0%²	—	—	—	—	—	—	1⁸⁵	27.2⁶	—	25.6⁵	—	-1.7⁶	24.8⁴	9.7⁴	+0.3⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁴	50.0%⁴	—	1984: P32 from 30	2 st · 0 W · best P32 · avg 34.0