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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	3	63	10.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	7¹⁰	11.7¹⁰	3.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁹⁰	11.5¹²	—	9.0⁵	—	-15.3⁶	5.3²⁹	8.0²⁹	-3.4²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	10.3%²⁹	—	1979: P10 from 17	43 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.0
43Richard Petty	19	62	8.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	6¹⁰	7¹⁰	8.3¹⁰	17.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-3.3⁶	5⁹⁰	9.7¹²	—	15.4⁵	—	+2.3⁶	14.6²⁹	10.7²⁹	-0.5²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	24.1%²⁹	—	1961: P4 from 4 · led 19	59 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 11.1
12Neil Bonnett	4	60	13.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	7.5¹⁰	1.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+4.8⁴	33⁹⁰	12.6¹²	—	9.2⁵	—	+8.0⁶	9.4²⁹	9.2²⁹	-3.9²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	17.2%²⁹	—	1977: P4 from 6	18 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 13.6
90Dick Brooks	26	60	10.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	7¹⁰	8.6¹⁰	0.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+0.5²	29⁹⁰	15.7¹²	—	10.2⁵	—	-6.3⁶	19.4²⁹	9.6²⁹	+0.3²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17²⁹	37.9%²⁹	—	1969: P25 from 13	20 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 15.1
33Harry Gant	12	59	11.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	7.1¹⁰	1.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	33⁹⁰	13.8¹²	—	11.8⁵	—	+10.7⁶	6.8²⁹	8.7²⁹	-1.9²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	13.8%²⁹	—	1979: P21 from 17	30 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 13.9
15Ricky Rudd	7	58	12.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	7¹⁰	10.4¹⁰	1.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁹⁰	12.7¹²	—	14.4⁵	—	+5.7⁶	8.8²⁹	10.1²⁹	-3.6²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	17.2%²⁹	—	1975: P10 from 23	57 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 15.3
44Terry Labonte	6	58	7.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	9¹⁰	7.3¹⁰	1.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	33⁹⁰	13.1¹²	—	19.2⁵	—	+0.7⁶	5.8²⁹	9.5²⁹	-2.8²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	10.3%²⁹	—	1979: P7 from 10	57 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 13.5
3Dale Earnhardt	9	58	8.5¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	8¹⁰	8.5¹⁰	22.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	33⁹⁰	8.0¹²	—	23.2⁵	—	-1.7⁶	10.9²⁹	9.8²⁹	+1.3²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	6.9%²⁹	—	1979: P1 from 9 · led 163	42 st · 9 W · best P1 · avg 9.2
47Ron Bouchard	17	57	11.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	6¹⁰	11.9¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁹⁰	11.8¹²	—	17.6⁵	—	+5.7⁶	12.4²⁹	9.8²⁹	-3.0²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	27.6%²⁹	—	1981: P24 from 3 · led 6	10 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 11.5
11Darrell Waltrip	5	57	7.2¹⁰	1¹⁰	7¹⁰	8¹⁰	4.8¹⁰	11.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	33⁹⁰	12.7¹²	—	22.0⁵	—	+8.3⁶	5.9²⁹	12.4²⁹	-4.9²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	10.3%²⁹	—	1973: P30 from 13	51 st · 12 W · best P1 · avg 11.1
88Rusty Wallace	18	55	7.6¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	12.6¹⁰	6.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁰	17.5¹²	—	20.6⁵	—	+4.3⁶	15.0²⁹	8.7²⁹	-3.1²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²⁹	31.0%²⁹	—	1984: P12 from 11	43 st · 9 W · best P1 · avg 9.3
17Morgan Shepherd	10	54	13.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	6¹⁰	9.7¹⁰	5.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	33⁹⁰	13.6¹²	—	18.0⁵	—	+22.3⁶	24.4¹⁹	8.6¹⁹	+0.8¹⁹	0.0¹⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.05¹⁹	47.4%¹⁹	—	1981: P4 from 7 · led 18	31 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 17.6
98Joe Ruttman	16	52	19.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	8.8¹⁰	1.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	33⁹⁰	14.5¹²	—	12.8⁵	—	+3.0⁶	15.4²⁸	11.2²⁸	-5.2²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	46.4%²⁸	—	1981: P21 from 12 · led 49	15 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 20.9
22Bobby Allison	15	52	20.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	3¹⁰	11.0¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-2.5²	4⁹⁰	15.7¹²	—	10.6⁵	—	-5.0⁶	11.9²⁹	10.5²⁹	-0.3²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	13.8%²⁹	—	1965: P32 from 18	43 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 11.3
27Tim Richmond	2	52	12.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	7¹⁰	6.7¹⁰	3.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-6.5²	5⁹⁰	14.5¹²	—	21.8⁵	—	-2.3⁶	15.8²⁹	11.1²⁹	-0.7²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²⁹	37.9%²⁹	—	1981: P10 from 13	10 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 12.6
5Geoff Bodine	1	50	15.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	5.6¹⁰	3.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-1.4⁴	33⁹⁰	14.8¹²	—	20.6⁵	—	-0.7⁶	10.4²⁹	11.3²⁹	-4.1²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	24.1%²⁹	—	1982: P10 from 11	37 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 18.5
52Jimmy Means	27	47	20.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	19.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁰	16.8¹²	—	17.6⁵	—	-4.7⁶	30.0²¹	6.4²¹	+9.7²¹	0.0²¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.05²¹	14.3%²¹	—	1976: P19 from 15	27 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 20.4
95Sterling Marlin	22	47	15.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	14.3¹⁰	1.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁹⁰	19.0¹²	—	21.4⁵	—	+0.3⁶	26.9¹³	9.9¹³	-0.2¹³	0.0¹³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.31¹³	69.2%¹³	—	1983: P18 from 19	46 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 16.5
75Dave Marcis	11	45	14.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	10.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁰	20.6¹²	—	24.2⁵	—	+6.7⁶	16.6²⁹	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	24	44	15.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	17.9¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+0.3⁶	29⁹⁰	19.3¹²	—	25.6⁵	—	-11.3⁶	22.3²⁹	10.1²⁹	+3.0²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	24.1%²⁹	—	1981: P11 from 23	49 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 20.9
70J.D. McDuffie	20	43	15.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	5¹⁰	27.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁹⁰	19.8¹²	—	27.4⁵	—	+4.3⁶	28.5¹⁵	6.6¹⁵	+1.7¹⁵	0.0¹⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07¹⁵	66.7%¹⁵	—	1963: P19 from 33	38 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 18.0
66Phil Parsons	23	43	20.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	16.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+10.0²	33⁹⁰	17.7¹²	—	23.8⁵	—	+4.7⁶	20.9²²	9.0²²	+1.9²²	0.0²²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²²	27.3%²²	—	1984: P13 from 15	12 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 20.5
64Tommy Gale	30	43	17.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	22.6¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁹⁰	22.0¹²	—	23.4⁵	—	+8.0⁶	33.1¹⁵	5.3¹⁵	+7.5¹⁵	0.0¹⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07¹⁵	33.3%¹⁵	—	1978: P22 from 29	13 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 18.1
48Trevor Boys	28	42	18.0⁵	0⁵	0⁵	0⁵	24.4⁵	0.0%⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	33⁹⁰	20.8¹²	—	24.4⁵	—	+2.0⁶	27.4²⁹	8.3²⁹	+6.6²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	27.6%²⁹	—	1983: P22 from 21	5 st · 0 W · best P16 · avg 18.0
6Clark Dwyer	29	42	16.7³	0³	0³	0³	24.7³	0.0%³	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁹⁰	20.4¹⁰	—	27.0⁵	—	+5.0⁶	28.1²⁵	8.0²⁵	+3.8²⁵	0.0²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁵	32.0%²⁵	—	1984: P18 from 22	3 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 16.7
41Ronnie Thomas	21	41	21.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	17.9¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	33⁹⁰	19.6¹²	—	23.0⁵	—	+0.7⁶	29.0²⁰	6.0²⁰	+2.8²⁰	0.0²⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.05²⁰	40.0%²⁰	—	1978: P20 from 13	18 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 20.8
4Tommy Ellis	8	41	20.3⁴	0⁴	0⁴	0⁴	20.0⁴	0.0%⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	33⁹⁰	19.4¹²	—	24.8⁵	—	+2.3⁶	19.1¹⁹	9.7¹⁹	-3.3¹⁹	0.0¹⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.05¹⁹	52.6%¹⁹	—	1984: P28 from 21	4 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 20.3
67Buddy Arrington	25	41	22.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	23.6¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-22.0¹	0⁹⁰	22.4¹²	—	19.4⁵	—	+1.3⁶	28.7²⁵	6.1²⁵	+6.1²⁵	0.0²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁵	36.0%²⁵	—	1964: P25 from 35	36 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 17.2
71Mike Alexander	14	40	22.2⁶	0⁶	0⁶	0⁶	20.5⁶	0.0%⁶	—	—	—	—	—	+8.0¹	0⁹⁰	20.8¹²	—	22.6⁵	—	-9.3⁶	28.2¹⁸	7.4¹⁸	+5.6¹⁸	0.0¹⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06¹⁸	38.9%¹⁸	—	1981: P12 from 12	6 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 22.2
51Greg Sacks	13	36	21.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	21.4¹⁰	2.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+9.0¹	33⁹⁰	20.0¹²	—	30.4⁵	—	-0.7⁶	24.8²⁸	7.3²⁸	-0.9²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	50.0%²⁸	—	1985: P28 from 5	11 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 22.9