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Form favourites · top 8

Drivers · 30

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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
9Bill Elliott	12	63	10.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	7¹⁰	10.8¹⁰	3.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁹⁰	11.5¹²	—	9.0⁵	—	-15.3⁶	5.0²⁹	8.0²⁹	-3.6²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	10.3%²⁹	—	1979: P10 from 17	43 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 16.9
43Richard Petty	16	62	8.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	6¹⁰	7¹⁰	8.3¹⁰	17.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-3.3⁶	5⁹⁰	9.7¹²	—	15.4⁵	—	+2.3⁶	14.7²⁹	10.6²⁹	-0.7²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	24.1%²⁹	—	1961: P4 from 4 · led 19	59 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 11.3
90Dick Brooks	18	60	10.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	7¹⁰	8.6¹⁰	0.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+0.5²	29⁹⁰	15.7¹²	—	10.2⁵	—	-6.3⁶	19.7²⁹	9.8²⁹	+1.6²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²⁹	34.5%²⁹	—	1969: P25 from 13	20 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 13.8
12Neil Bonnett	7	59	14.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	7.2¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+2.8⁴	33⁹⁰	12.6¹²	—	9.2⁵	—	+8.0⁶	9.3²⁹	9.3²⁹	-4.4²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	20.7%²⁹	—	1977: P4 from 6	18 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 14.2
33Harry Gant	5	59	11.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	7.1¹⁰	1.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	33⁹⁰	13.8¹²	—	11.8⁵	—	+10.7⁶	7.0²⁹	8.3²⁹	-1.1²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	13.8%²⁹	—	1979: P21 from 17	30 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 13.3
44Terry Labonte	2	58	7.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	9¹⁰	7.3¹⁰	1.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	33⁹⁰	13.1¹²	—	19.2⁵	—	+0.7⁶	6.0²⁹	9.5²⁹	-2.6²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	10.3%²⁹	—	1979: P7 from 10	57 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 13.5
15Ricky Rudd	1	58	12.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	7¹⁰	10.4¹⁰	1.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁹⁰	12.7¹²	—	14.4⁵	—	+5.7⁶	9.0²⁹	10.0²⁹	-3.7²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	20.7%²⁹	—	1975: P10 from 23	57 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 15.5
3Dale Earnhardt	17	58	8.8¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	8¹⁰	7.7¹⁰	23.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	33⁹⁰	8.0¹²	—	23.2⁵	—	-1.7⁶	10.6²⁹	9.8²⁹	+0.9²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	6.9%²⁹	—	1979: P1 from 9 · led 163	42 st · 9 W · best P1 · avg 9.3
11Darrell Waltrip	3	57	7.2¹⁰	1¹⁰	7¹⁰	8¹⁰	4.8¹⁰	11.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	33⁹⁰	12.7¹²	—	22.0⁵	—	+8.3⁶	6.0²⁹	12.4²⁹	-5.6²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	10.3%²⁹	—	1973: P30 from 13	51 st · 11 W · best P1 · avg 11.5
47Ron Bouchard	13	56	12.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	12.3¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁹⁰	11.8¹²	—	17.6⁵	—	+5.7⁶	12.6²⁹	9.5²⁹	-3.2²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	27.6%²⁹	—	1981: P24 from 3 · led 6	10 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 12.6
26Morgan Shepherd	9	55	12.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	6¹⁰	9.8¹⁰	5.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁹⁰	13.6¹²	—	18.0⁵	—	+22.3⁶	24.5¹⁹	8.7¹⁹	+1.3¹⁹	0.0¹⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.05¹⁹	42.1%¹⁹	—	1981: P4 from 7 · led 18	31 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 17.3
22Bobby Allison	8	52	20.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	3¹⁰	11.0¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-2.5²	4⁹⁰	15.7¹²	—	10.6⁵	—	-5.0⁶	12.2²⁹	10.6²⁹	+0.5²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	13.8%²⁹	—	1965: P32 from 18	43 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 10.9
88Rusty Wallace	11	52	8.4¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	13.3¹⁰	6.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁰	17.5¹²	—	23.8⁵	—	-1.7⁶	15.2²⁹	8.6²⁹	-3.2²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²⁹	31.0%²⁹	—	1984: P20 from 18	43 st · 9 W · best P1 · avg 9.5
98Joe Ruttman	4	51	21.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	10.0¹⁰	1.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	33⁹⁰	14.5¹²	—	12.8⁵	—	+3.0⁶	15.9²⁸	11.1²⁸	-5.5²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11²⁸	50.0%²⁸	—	1981: P21 from 12 · led 49	15 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 22.2
27Tim Richmond	14	50	14.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	6¹⁰	5.5¹⁰	2.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-6.5²	5⁹⁰	14.5¹²	—	21.8⁵	—	-2.3⁶	15.3²⁹	11.0²⁹	-1.8²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17²⁹	41.4%²⁹	—	1981: P10 from 13	10 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 14.6
5Geoff Bodine	6	50	15.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	5.1¹⁰	4.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-1.4⁴	33⁹⁰	14.8¹²	—	20.6⁵	—	-0.7⁶	10.2²⁹	11.2²⁹	-4.2²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	27.6%²⁹	—	1982: P10 from 11	37 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 18.5
6D.K. Ulrich	25	49	17.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	17.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	33⁹⁰	20.4¹²	—	14.4⁵	—	-1.0⁶	28.1⁸	6.9⁸	+3.8⁸	0.0⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁸	62.5%⁸	—	1973: P24 from 28	19 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 17.0
52Jimmy Means	29	47	20.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	19.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁰	16.8¹²	—	17.6⁵	—	-4.7⁶	29.9²¹	6.7²¹	+9.0²¹	0.0²¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.05²¹	19.0%²¹	—	1976: P19 from 15	27 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 20.9
75Dave Marcis	10	45	14.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	10.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁰	20.6¹²	—	24.2⁵	—	+6.7⁶	16.7²⁹	9.3²⁹	-0.9²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	24.1%²⁹	—	1968: P13 from 20	53 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 17.9
7Kyle Petty	20	44	15.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	18.3¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+0.3⁶	29⁹⁰	19.3¹²	—	25.6⁵	—	-11.3⁶	22.5²⁹	10.0²⁹	+3.2²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	24.1%²⁹	—	1981: P11 from 23	49 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 20.9
71Mike Alexander	19	44	18.5⁶	0⁶	0⁶	1⁶	19.7⁶	0.0%⁶	—	—	—	—	—	+8.0¹	0⁹⁰	20.8¹²	—	21.0⁵	—	-10.3⁶	27.9¹⁸	8.0¹⁸	+6.6¹⁸	0.0¹⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06¹⁸	33.3%¹⁸	—	1981: P12 from 12	6 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 18.5
70J.D. McDuffie	28	43	15.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	5¹⁰	27.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁰	19.8¹²	—	27.4⁵	—	+4.3⁶	28.0¹⁵	7.5¹⁵	+1.8¹⁵	0.0¹⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07¹⁵	66.7%¹⁵	—	1963: P19 from 33	38 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 17.8
4Tommy Ellis	21	43	20.3⁴	0⁴	0⁴	0⁴	16.8⁴	0.0%⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	33⁹⁰	19.4¹²	—	21.8⁵	—	+3.7⁶	18.4¹⁹	9.7¹⁹	-3.9¹⁹	0.0¹⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.05¹⁹	52.6%¹⁹	—	1984: P28 from 8	4 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 20.3
64Tommy Gale	27	43	17.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	22.6¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁹⁰	22.0¹²	—	23.4⁵	—	+8.0⁶	33.3¹⁵	6.4¹⁵	+8.3¹⁵	0.0¹⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07¹⁵	33.3%¹⁵	—	1978: P22 from 29	13 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 17.4
17Clark Dwyer	22	43	15.7³	0³	0³	0³	27.0³	0.0%³	—	—	—	—	—	—	33⁹⁰	20.4¹⁰	—	27.0⁵	—	+5.0⁶	28.4²⁵	8.1²⁵	+4.2²⁵	0.0²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁵	32.0%²⁵	—	1984: P15 from 29	3 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 15.7
48Trevor Boys	23	42	18.4⁵	0⁵	0⁵	0⁵	25.4⁵	0.0%⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	33⁹⁰	20.8¹²	—	24.4⁵	—	+2.0⁶	27.6²⁹	8.2²⁹	+6.7²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	27.6%²⁹	—	1983: P22 from 21	5 st · 0 W · best P17 · avg 18.4
66Phil Parsons	15	42	21.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	17.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+10.0²	33⁹⁰	17.7¹²	—	23.8⁵	—	+4.7⁶	21.2²²	9.0²²	+1.6²²	0.0²²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.05²²	31.8%²²	—	1984: P26 from 23	12 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 21.6
41Ronnie Thomas	26	41	21.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	17.9¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	33⁹⁰	19.6¹²	—	23.0⁵	—	+0.7⁶	28.8²⁰	5.4²⁰	+1.9²⁰	0.0²⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.05²⁰	45.0%²⁰	—	1978: P20 from 13	18 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 21.4
67Buddy Arrington	24	41	22.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	23.6¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-22.0¹	3⁹⁰	22.4¹²	—	19.4⁵	—	+1.3⁶	28.7²⁵	6.4²⁵	+6.5²⁵	0.0²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁵	36.0%²⁵	—	1964: P25 from 35	36 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 17.0
01Doug Heveron	30	36	21.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	23.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	33⁹⁰	20.0⁵	—	31.4⁵	—	-7.0⁶	32.9¹⁵	8.4¹⁵	+5.9¹⁵	0.0¹⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13¹⁵	60.0%¹⁵	—	1986: P21 from 23	1 st · 0 W · best P21 · avg 21.0