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Form favourites · top 8

Drivers · 32

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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
3Dale Earnhardt	6	65	8.5¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	8¹⁰	8.5¹⁰	22.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	32⁸⁶	8.0¹²	—	10.6⁵	—	+3.0⁶	6.9²⁸	7.7²⁸	-0.4²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	14.3%²⁸	—	1979: P1 from 9 · led 163	42 st · 9 W · best P1 · avg 9.2
44Terry Labonte	4	64	7.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	9¹⁰	7.3¹⁰	1.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁸⁶	13.1¹²	—	8.6⁵	—	+7.0⁶	9.7²⁸	10.9²⁸	-6.6²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	39.3%²⁸	—	1979: P7 from 10	57 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 13.4
11Darrell Waltrip	7	62	7.2¹⁰	1¹⁰	7¹⁰	8¹⁰	4.8¹⁰	11.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	32⁸⁶	12.7¹²	—	12.6⁵	—	-5.7⁶	8.7²⁸	12.3²⁸	-1.6²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	21.4%²⁸	—	1973: P30 from 13	51 st · 12 W · best P1 · avg 11.4
9Bill Elliott	12	60	10.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	7¹⁰	10.8¹⁰	3.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁸⁶	11.5¹²	—	12.8⁵	—	+13.0⁶	8.9²⁸	9.6²⁸	-3.9²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁸	21.4%²⁸	—	1979: P10 from 17	43 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.0
43Richard Petty	11	60	8.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	6¹⁰	7¹⁰	8.3¹⁰	17.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-3.3⁶	4⁸⁶	9.7¹²	—	17.8⁵	—	+4.7⁶	15.6²⁸	12.5²⁸	-1.9²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²⁸	35.7%²⁸	—	1961: P4 from 4 · led 19	59 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 11.2
15Ricky Rudd	8	58	12.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	7¹⁰	10.4¹⁰	1.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁸⁶	12.7¹²	—	13.6⁵	—	+10.3⁶	12.9²⁸	11.2²⁸	-0.2²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.18²⁸	25.0%²⁸	—	1975: P10 from 23	57 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 15.6
5Geoff Bodine	1	57	15.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	5.6¹⁰	4.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-7.2³	32⁸⁶	14.8¹²	—	8.2⁵	—	-2.0⁶	4.3²⁸	13.2²⁸	-10.8²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	39.3%²⁸	—	1982: P10 from 11	37 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 18.5
12Neil Bonnett	2	57	15.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	7.5¹⁰	1.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+5.5⁴	32⁸⁶	12.6¹²	—	11.2⁵	—	+2.0⁶	12.7²⁷	11.8²⁷	-3.0²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.15²⁷	33.3%²⁷	—	1977: P4 from 6	18 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 13.2
33Harry Gant	5	56	11.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	7.1¹⁰	1.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	32⁸⁶	13.8¹²	—	15.4⁵	—	-8.3⁶	10.7²⁸	12.1²⁸	-6.2²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.21²⁸	50.0%²⁸	—	1979: P21 from 17	30 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 14.0
27Rusty Wallace	14	56	9.5¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	13.0¹⁰	2.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁸⁶	17.5¹²	—	15.2⁵	—	+2.3⁶	10.6²⁸	8.6²⁸	-2.5²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁸	14.3%²⁸	—	1984: P12 from 11	43 st · 8 W · best P1 · avg 9.8
75Jody Ridley	19	56	12.8⁶	0⁶	0⁶	2⁶	12.5⁶	0.0%⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁸⁶	11.2¹²	—	17.2⁵	—	-2.0⁶	19.1¹¹	10.4¹¹	-1.4¹¹	0.0¹¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09¹¹	36.4%¹¹	—	1980: P11 from 11	6 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 12.8
98Ron Bouchard	26	56	10.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	6¹⁰	11.0¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁸⁶	11.8¹²	—	19.8⁵	—	+11.7⁶	22.9¹⁶	12.1¹⁶	-1.2¹⁶	0.0¹⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13¹⁶	50.0%¹⁶	—	1981: P24 from 3 · led 6	10 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 10.4
8Bobby Hillin Jr.	16	53	17.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	22.7¹⁰	1.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+2.0⁷	2⁸⁶	13.8¹²	—	13.0⁵	—	+1.0⁶	18.2²⁸	10.8²⁸	+3.9²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11²⁸	14.3%²⁸	—	1985: P9 from 21 · led 1	17 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 20.2
35Alan Kulwicki	22	52	13.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	6.9¹⁰	1.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁸⁶	13.3¹²	—	20.4⁵	—	-3.7⁶	22.2²²	6.6²²	+6.4²²	0.0²²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²²	13.6%²²	—	1986: P10 from 17 · led 2	13 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 10.9
64Morgan Shepherd	30	52	11.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	6¹⁰	7.7¹⁰	5.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁸⁶	13.6¹²	—	22.2⁵	—	+2.0⁶	13.6²⁶	11.6²⁶	-6.1²⁶	0.0²⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.23²⁶	53.8%²⁶	—	1981: P4 from 7 · led 18	31 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 17.2
7Kyle Petty	17	51	17.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	18.6¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+0.3⁶	29⁸⁶	19.3¹²	—	13.2⁵	—	+6.7⁶	18.7²⁸	10.3²⁸	+3.7²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	21.4%²⁸	—	1981: P11 from 23	49 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 21.2
25Tim Richmond	3	50	14.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	6¹⁰	6.6¹⁰	3.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+3.0¹	32⁸⁶	14.5¹²	—	23.0⁵	—	-2.7⁶	4.8²⁸	9.5²⁸	-5.2²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁸	7.1%²⁸	—	1981: P10 from 13	10 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 14.3
95Davey Allison	29	49	17.1¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	13.5¹⁰	6.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	32⁸⁶	13.9¹²	—	21.6⁵	—	-1.7⁶	21.8⁴	14.3⁴	+1.0⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.25⁴	50.0%⁴	—	1988: P29 from 19	11 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 16.0
26Joe Ruttman	9	48	20.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	9.5¹⁰	1.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2⁸⁶	14.5¹²	—	17.8⁵	—	-7.0⁶	18.5²⁸	13.6²⁸	+0.9²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	32.1%²⁸	—	1981: P21 from 12 · led 49	15 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 21.6
90Ken Schrader	20	48	19.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	12.8¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+11.4⁵	29⁸⁶	16.1¹²	—	18.4⁵	—	+8.3⁶	23.6²⁸	7.9²⁸	+3.9²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²⁸	35.7%²⁸	—	1985: P10 from 16	49 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 19.4
22Bobby Allison	10	46	20.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	3¹⁰	11.0¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-2.5²	2⁸⁶	15.7¹²	—	19.6⁵	—	+17.3⁶	11.8²⁸	11.2²⁸	-2.1²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	21.4%²⁸	—	1965: P32 from 18	43 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 11.2
17Doug Heveron	23	46	14.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	30.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	32⁸⁶	20.0⁵	—	24.2⁵	—	-3.3⁶	30.3¹²	9.4¹²	+5.7¹²	0.0¹²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08¹²	50.0%¹²	—	1984: P14 from 30	1 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 14.0
71Dave Marcis	15	46	14.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	10.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	32⁸⁶	20.6¹²	—	23.8⁵	—	-11.3⁶	21.7²⁸	10.7²⁸	+0.3²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	46.4%²⁸	—	1968: P13 from 20	53 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 17.5
94Eddie Bierschwale	18	44	19.4⁵	0⁵	0⁵	0⁵	21.0⁵	0.0%⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁸⁶	21.8¹²	—	20.2⁵	—	-5.0⁶	30.0²³	7.2²³	+4.1²³	0.0²³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13²³	52.2%²³	—	1985: P15 from 22	5 st · 0 W · best P15 · avg 19.4
23Michael Waltrip	24	42	17.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	20.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2⁸⁶	17.7¹²	—	28.0⁵	—	-8.3⁶	24.8²⁷	7.6²⁷	+4.6²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁷	25.9%²⁷	—	1986: P13 from 22	47 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 20.3
67Buddy Arrington	31	41	22.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	23.6¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-22.0¹	29⁸⁶	22.4¹²	—	19.2⁵	—	+2.3⁶	29.4²⁵	3.3²⁵	+10.5²⁵	0.0²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08²⁵	16.0%²⁵	—	1964: P25 from 35	36 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 17.1
4Rick Wilson	13	40	21.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	14.4¹⁰	0.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁸⁶	22.7¹²	—	21.6⁵	—	-2.7⁶	16.1¹⁶	11.9¹⁶	-5.8¹⁶	0.0¹⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.19¹⁶	50.0%¹⁶	—	1986: P26 from 21	12 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 22.7
41Ronnie Thomas	27	39	21.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	17.9¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	32⁸⁶	19.6¹²	—	27.4⁵	—	-7.3⁶	35.6⁵	11.6⁵	+9.2⁵	0.0⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁵	60.0%⁵	—	1978: P20 from 13	18 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 20.8
6Trevor Boys	32	38	18.0⁵	0⁵	0⁵	0⁵	23.6⁵	0.0%⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	32⁸⁶	20.8¹²	—	31.6⁵	—	-6.3⁶	28.8¹³	8.2¹³	+2.2¹³	0.0¹³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.23¹³	61.5%¹³	—	1983: P22 from 21	5 st · 0 W · best P16 · avg 18.0
18Tommy Ellis	28	38	24.5⁴	0⁴	0⁴	0⁴	15.0⁴	0.0%⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	32⁸⁶	19.4¹²	—	24.8⁵	—	-12.7⁶	22.7²³	10.4²³	+0.7²³	0.0²³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²³	47.8%²³	—	1984: P28 from 21	4 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 24.5
08Butch Miller	21	37	19.5⁴	0⁴	0⁴	0⁴	21.0⁴	0.0%⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	2⁸⁶	24.3⁸	—	29.2⁵	—	+3.0⁶	24.5²	8.5²	-2.5²	0.0²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²	50.0%²	—	1988: P17 from 12	4 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 19.5
81Chet Fillip	25	34	25.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	13.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁸⁶	22.0²	—	28.8⁵	—	+1.3⁶	26.3¹⁶	8.4¹⁶	-0.3¹⁶	0.0¹⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.38¹⁶	56.3%¹⁶	—	1986: P25 from 13	1 st · 0 W · best P25 · avg 25.0