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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	4	67	8.0¹⁰	1¹⁰	6¹⁰	8¹⁰	6.8¹⁰	14.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	25⁸⁶	7.7¹²	—	9.0⁵	—	-15.3⁶	5.3²⁹	6.6²⁹	-2.5²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	6.9%²⁹	—	1982: P3 from 5	42 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 14.0
43Richard Petty	11	66	2.5¹⁰	4¹⁰	9¹⁰	10¹⁰	3.9¹⁰	30.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-19.0¹	6⁸⁶	9.9¹²	—	15.4⁵	—	+2.3⁶	14.9²⁹	9.9²⁹	+0.4²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	20.7%²⁹	—	1969: P1 from 3 · led 150	45 st · 7 W · best P1 · avg 12.2
22Bobby Allison	6	63	10.2¹⁰	2¹⁰	6¹⁰	6¹⁰	3.0¹⁰	19.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁸⁶	14.9¹²	—	10.6⁵	—	-5.0⁶	12.2²⁹	9.6²⁹	+1.2²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	10.3%²⁹	—	1970: P2 from 4	34 st · 7 W · best P1 · avg 8.5
33Harry Gant	3	61	16.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	9.1¹⁰	6.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	35⁸⁶	9.0¹²	—	11.8⁵	—	+10.7⁶	7.1²⁹	8.6²⁹	-1.8²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	13.8%²⁹	—	1979: P25 from 10	30 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 16.3
90Dick Brooks	16	61	11.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	7¹⁰	10.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-6.5²	25⁸⁶	19.8¹²	—	10.2⁵	—	-6.3⁶	19.8²⁹	9.8²⁹	+0.8²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17²⁹	37.9%²⁹	—	1975: P29 from 5	13 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 15.2
12Neil Bonnett	8	59	13.0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	5.2¹⁰	16.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+21.0¹	35⁸⁶	24.4¹²	—	9.2⁵	—	+8.0⁶	9.3²⁹	9.2²⁹	-4.7²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	20.7%²⁹	—	1977: P17 from 1 · led 20	24 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 13.8
98Joe Ruttman	15	56	15.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	11.8¹⁰	1.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	35⁸⁶	22.3¹²	—	12.8⁵	—	+3.0⁶	15.5²⁸	11.1²⁸	-5.0²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11²⁸	46.4%²⁸	—	1981: P6 from 5 · led 1	13 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 17.3
21Buddy Baker	26	55	11.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	3.8¹⁰	4.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+19.0¹	25⁸⁶	25.4¹²	—	16.0⁵	—	-7.0⁶	11.2²⁰	12.9²⁰	-4.6²⁰	0.0²⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.05²⁰	30.0%²⁰	—	1970: P11 from 3 · led 83	28 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 11.5
88Rusty Wallace	14	55	13.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	3¹⁰	13.0¹⁰	2.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	6⁸⁶	14.0¹²	—	20.6⁵	—	+4.3⁶	15.1²⁹	8.4²⁹	-2.7²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²⁹	27.6%²⁹	—	1984: P11 from 14	43 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 11.9
15Ricky Rudd	7	54	18.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	9.1¹⁰	1.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	25⁸⁶	19.8¹²	—	14.4⁵	—	+5.7⁶	8.8²⁹	9.9²⁹	-4.0²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	20.7%²⁹	—	1976: P33 from 17	55 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 14.6
44Terry Labonte	1	54	16.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	7.9¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	35⁸⁶	14.3¹²	—	19.2⁵	—	+0.7⁶	6.0²⁹	9.5²⁹	-2.6²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	10.3%²⁹	—	1979: P6 from 4	51 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 17.0
84Jody Ridley	36	54	12.4⁷	1⁷	1⁷	3⁷	14.4⁷	0.6%⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	35⁸⁶	21.9¹¹	—	18.8⁵	—	-5.7⁶	15.9¹³	10.7¹³	-5.8¹³	0.0¹³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.15¹³	46.2%¹³	—	1980: P6 from 18	7 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 12.4
27Tim Richmond	12	54	13.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	7¹⁰	12.1¹⁰	2.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+31.0¹	6⁸⁶	15.5¹²	—	21.8⁵	—	-2.3⁶	15.4²⁹	11.0²⁹	-0.9²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²⁹	37.9%²⁹	—	1980: P31 from 17	11 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 14.8
3Dale Earnhardt	2	53	14.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	6¹⁰	11.4¹⁰	4.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	35⁸⁶	14.1¹²	—	23.2⁵	—	-1.7⁶	11.1²⁹	9.8²⁹	+1.3²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	6.9%²⁹	—	1979: P5 from 6	43 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 12.3
17Morgan Shepherd	19	53	13.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	6¹⁰	11.6¹⁰	0.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	35⁸⁶	24.2¹²	—	18.0⁵	—	+22.3⁶	23.9¹⁹	8.7¹⁹	+0.5¹⁹	0.0¹⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.05¹⁹	42.1%¹⁹	—	1977: P10 from 10	34 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 19.3
5Geoff Bodine	9	53	16.5¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	6.5¹⁰	7.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-2.3³	35⁸⁶	16.1¹²	—	20.6⁵	—	-0.7⁶	10.1²⁹	11.3²⁹	-4.9²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	27.6%²⁹	—	1982: P21 from 16	36 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 20.2
47Ron Bouchard	10	52	15.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	12.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁸⁶	23.8¹²	—	17.6⁵	—	+5.7⁶	12.7²⁹	9.7²⁹	-3.0²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	27.6%²⁹	—	1981: P27 from 12	10 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 15.9
11Darrell Waltrip	5	52	20.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	6.5¹⁰	5.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	35⁸⁶	10.3¹²	—	22.0⁵	—	+8.3⁶	5.9²⁹	12.6²⁹	-5.3²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	10.3%²⁹	—	1973: P20 from 8	52 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 16.4
23Gene Coyle	28	52	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	35⁸⁶	—	—	18.0¹	—	—	40.0¹	—	+22.0¹	0.0¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹	0.0%¹	—	first start here	—
67Buddy Arrington	20	51	19.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	23.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-19.0¹	0⁸⁶	17.0¹²	—	19.4⁵	—	+1.3⁶	28.9²⁵	6.3²⁵	+6.4²⁵	0.0²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁵	36.0%²⁵	—	1972: P27 from 8	29 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 18.1
71Lennie Pond	21	51	19.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	11.3¹⁰	0.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2⁸⁶	21.0¹²	—	17.6⁵	—	+4.0⁶	24.9¹¹	11.4¹¹	+2.6¹¹	0.0¹¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09¹¹	45.5%¹¹	—	1973: P20 from 10	16 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 16.6
52Jimmy Means	25	50	22.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	21.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	35⁸⁶	20.5¹²	—	17.6⁵	—	-4.7⁶	30.0²¹	6.6²¹	+9.0²¹	0.0²¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.05²¹	19.0%²¹	—	1976: P27 from 20	33 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 22.1
75Dave Marcis	13	49	18.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	9.4¹⁰	2.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	6⁸⁶	16.4¹²	—	24.2⁵	—	+6.7⁶	16.6²⁹	9.3²⁹	-1.0²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	24.1%²⁹	—	1970: P23 from 7	53 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 20.9
00Phil Good	32	49	17.5²	0²	0²	0²	30.5²	0.0%²	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁸⁶	—	—	23.4⁵	—	-4.7⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1985: P17 from 27	2 st · 0 W · best P17 · avg 17.5
6Jimmy Ingalls	27	49	17.5²	0²	0²	0²	29.5²	0.0%²	—	—	—	—	—	—	35⁸⁶	—	—	23.5⁴	—	—	34.0²	10.6²	+4.5²	0.0²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.50²	50.0%²	—	1983: P17 from 31	2 st · 0 W · best P17 · avg 17.5
7Kyle Petty	17	48	15.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	15.9¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+2.1⁷	25⁸⁶	21.5¹²	—	25.6⁵	—	-11.3⁶	22.6²⁹	10.0²⁹	+2.9²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	24.1%²⁹	—	1980: P21 from 13	51 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 19.8
13Johnny Coy Jr.	33	47	17.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	39.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁸⁶	—	—	26.5²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1986: P17 from 39	1 st · 0 W · best P17 · avg 17.0
70J.D. McDuffie	38	47	15.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	25.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	6⁸⁶	21.8¹²	—	27.4⁵	—	+4.3⁶	27.3¹⁵	7.1¹⁵	+0.8¹⁵	0.0¹⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07¹⁵	66.7%¹⁵	—	1969: P12 from 16	40 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 22.8
41Ronnie Thomas	30	47	19.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	22.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-14.5¹	35⁸⁶	24.0¹²	—	23.0⁵	—	+0.7⁶	28.6²⁰	5.7²⁰	+2.8²⁰	0.0²⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁰	40.0%²⁰	—	1977: P25 from 28	14 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 21.9
92Joe Fields	37	45	24.8⁴	0⁴	0⁴	0⁴	30.5⁴	0.0%⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁸⁶	—	—	23.6⁵	—	—	36.0¹	—	+10.0¹	0.0¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹	0.0%¹	—	1981: P22 from 32	4 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 24.8
4Tommy Ellis	24	44	19.3⁶	0⁶	0⁶	2⁶	20.7⁶	0.3%⁶	—	—	—	—	—	+6.0¹	35⁸⁶	28.8⁵	—	24.8⁵	—	+2.3⁶	18.2¹⁹	9.4¹⁹	-3.8¹⁹	0.0¹⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.05¹⁹	52.6%¹⁹	—	1976: P21 from 31	6 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 19.3
96Jerry Bowman	31	44	23.8⁸	0⁸	0⁸	0⁸	29.4⁸	0.0%⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	25⁸⁶	—	—	26.4⁵	—	+1.3⁶	30.0⁴	8.4⁴	+0.5⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.25⁴	75.0%⁴	—	1983: P13 from 27	8 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 23.8
64Clark Dwyer	22	44	22.5⁴	0⁴	0⁴	1⁴	24.3⁴	0.0%⁴	—	—	—	—	—	-17.0¹	25⁸⁶	21.8⁴	—	27.0⁵	—	+5.0⁶	28.4²⁵	8.1²⁵	+4.2²⁵	0.0²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁵	32.0%²⁵	—	1983: P10 from 27	4 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 22.5
48Trevor Boys	18	42	27.0⁶	0⁶	0⁶	0⁶	23.8⁶	0.2%⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	35⁸⁶	24.4⁸	—	24.4⁵	—	+2.0⁶	27.7²⁹	8.0²⁹	+6.6²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	27.6%²⁹	—	1983: P32 from 22	6 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 27.0
35Dick May	35	40	25.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	29.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+9.5²	25⁸⁶	27.7¹²	—	26.4⁵	—	+4.7⁶	35.5²	8.5²	+13.5²	0.0²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²	50.0%²	—	1970: P32 from 28	19 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 23.6
50Jim Southard	29	40	31.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	35.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁸⁶	—	—	26.0⁴	—	—	37.7³	6.4³	+10.3³	0.0³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³	33.3%³	—	1984: P31 from 35	1 st · 0 W · best P31 · avg 31.0
85Tommie Crozier	40	37	32.0⁴	0⁴	0⁴	0⁴	34.5⁴	0.0%⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	6⁸⁶	—	—	30.4⁵	—	-6.7⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1985: P15 from 28	4 st · 0 W · best P15 · avg 32.0
51Greg Sacks	23	35	26.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	29.5¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+0.7¹	35⁸⁶	32.8¹²	—	30.4⁵	—	-0.7⁶	24.4²⁸	7.9²⁸	-0.7²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	46.4%²⁸	—	1984: P24 from 18	10 st · 0 W · best P19 · avg 26.8
59Bobby Gerhart	39	35	33.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	35.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	35⁸⁶	—	—	32.6⁵	—	+7.3⁶	29.7³	10.0³	-0.7³	0.0³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³	66.7%³	—	1990: P33 from 35	1 st · 0 W · best P33 · avg 33.0
01Doug Heveron	34	33	35.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	22.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	35⁸⁶	35.0¹	—	26.2⁵	—	-12.3⁶	32.6¹⁵	8.3¹⁵	+5.6¹⁵	0.0¹⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07¹⁵	53.3%¹⁵	—	1986: P35 from 22	1 st · 0 W · best P35 · avg 35.0