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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	5	65	8.5¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	8¹⁰	8.5¹⁰	22.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	31⁸⁶	8.0¹²	—	10.6⁵	—	+3.0⁶	7.0²⁸	7.7²⁸	-0.5²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	14.3%²⁸	—	1979: P1 from 9 · led 163	42 st · 9 W · best P1 · avg 9.4
44Terry Labonte	7	64	7.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	9¹⁰	7.3¹⁰	1.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	31⁸⁶	13.1¹²	—	8.6⁵	—	+7.0⁶	9.6²⁸	10.7²⁸	-6.9²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	39.3%²⁸	—	1979: P7 from 10	57 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 13.5
11Darrell Waltrip	10	62	7.2¹⁰	1¹⁰	7¹⁰	8¹⁰	4.8¹⁰	11.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	31⁸⁶	12.7¹²	—	12.6⁵	—	-5.7⁶	8.6²⁸	12.3²⁸	-1.8²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	21.4%²⁸	—	1973: P30 from 13	51 st · 11 W · best P1 · avg 11.5
9Bill Elliott	9	61	9.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	8¹⁰	11.1¹⁰	3.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁸⁶	11.5¹²	—	12.8⁵	—	+13.0⁶	9.0²⁸	9.6²⁸	-3.3²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁸	21.4%²⁸	—	1979: P10 from 17	43 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 16.7
43Richard Petty	14	60	8.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	6¹⁰	7¹⁰	8.3¹⁰	17.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-3.3⁶	5⁸⁶	9.7¹²	—	17.8⁵	—	+4.7⁶	15.5²⁸	12.3²⁸	-2.3²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²⁸	35.7%²⁸	—	1961: P4 from 4 · led 19	59 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 11.3
15Ricky Rudd	4	58	12.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	7¹⁰	10.4¹⁰	1.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁸⁶	12.7¹²	—	13.6⁵	—	+10.3⁶	13.0²⁸	11.2²⁸	+0.7²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²⁸	21.4%²⁸	—	1975: P10 from 23	57 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 15.2
27Rusty Wallace	12	57	8.2¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	13.2¹⁰	6.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁸⁶	17.5¹²	—	15.2⁵	—	+2.3⁶	10.7²⁸	8.9²⁸	-1.9²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁸	14.3%²⁸	—	1984: P12 from 11	43 st · 9 W · best P1 · avg 9.5
12Neil Bonnett	8	57	15.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	7.5¹⁰	1.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+5.5⁴	31⁸⁶	12.6¹²	—	11.2⁵	—	+2.0⁶	12.4²⁷	12.1²⁷	-3.9²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.19²⁷	37.0%²⁷	—	1977: P4 from 6	18 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 14.2
33Harry Gant	11	57	11.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	7.1¹⁰	1.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	31⁸⁶	13.8¹²	—	15.4⁵	—	-8.3⁶	10.5²⁸	12.1²⁸	-6.4²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.21²⁸	50.0%²⁸	—	1979: P21 from 17	30 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 13.9
5Geoff Bodine	1	56	17.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	5.6¹⁰	2.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-0.8³	31⁸⁶	14.8¹²	—	8.2⁵	—	-2.0⁶	4.3²⁸	13.1²⁸	-11.5²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	42.9%²⁸	—	1982: P10 from 11	37 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 19.1
35Alan Kulwicki	17	52	14.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	7.4¹⁰	1.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁸⁶	13.3¹²	—	20.4⁵	—	-3.7⁶	22.4²²	6.5²²	+6.4²²	0.0²²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²²	13.6%²²	—	1986: P15 from 22	13 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 11.3
75Morgan Shepherd	6	52	12.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	6¹⁰	10.1¹⁰	5.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁸⁶	13.6¹²	—	22.2⁵	—	+2.0⁶	14.5²⁶	11.8²⁶	-5.5²⁶	0.0²⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.23²⁶	53.8%²⁶	—	1981: P4 from 7 · led 18	31 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 17.5
8Bobby Hillin Jr.	19	52	19.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	22.4¹⁰	1.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+5.0⁷	2⁸⁶	13.8¹²	—	13.0⁵	—	+1.0⁶	18.1²⁸	11.0²⁸	+3.1²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²⁸	17.9%²⁸	—	1985: P9 from 21 · led 1	17 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 21.4
7Kyle Petty	15	51	17.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	18.6¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+0.3⁶	29⁸⁶	19.3¹²	—	13.2⁵	—	+6.7⁶	18.8²⁸	9.9²⁸	+4.5²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	17.9%²⁸	—	1981: P11 from 23	49 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 20.8
25Tim Richmond	2	50	14.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	6¹⁰	6.7¹⁰	2.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-16.0¹	31⁸⁶	14.5¹²	—	23.0⁵	—	-2.7⁶	4.8²⁸	9.5²⁸	-5.3²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁸	7.1%²⁸	—	1981: P10 from 13	10 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 14.5
90Ken Schrader	27	49	17.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	12.1¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+11.4⁵	29⁸⁶	16.1¹²	—	18.4⁵	—	+8.3⁶	23.4²⁸	7.8²⁸	+4.2²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11²⁸	32.1%²⁸	—	1985: P10 from 16	49 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 19.1
26Joe Ruttman	18	48	20.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	8.6¹⁰	1.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2⁸⁶	14.5¹²	—	17.8⁵	—	-7.0⁶	18.1²⁸	13.6²⁸	+0.5²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	32.1%²⁸	—	1981: P21 from 12 · led 49	15 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 21.7
22Bobby Allison	3	47	20.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	3¹⁰	11.0¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-2.5²	2⁸⁶	15.7¹²	—	19.6⁵	—	+17.3⁶	12.0²⁸	11.2²⁸	-1.8²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	21.4%²⁸	—	1965: P32 from 18	43 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 11.1
71Dave Marcis	16	46	14.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	10.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	31⁸⁶	20.6¹²	—	23.8⁵	—	-11.3⁶	21.7²⁸	10.7²⁸	-0.2²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11²⁸	50.0%²⁸	—	1968: P13 from 20	53 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 17.7
52Jimmy Means	26	45	20.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	19.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁸⁶	16.8¹²	—	21.0⁵	—	+3.3⁶	33.0²⁵	7.2²⁵	+11.1²⁵	0.0²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.12²⁵	36.0%²⁵	—	1976: P19 from 15	27 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 20.6
98Dale Jarrett	28	45	16.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	19.2¹⁰	1.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁸⁶	20.0¹²	—	23.4⁵	—	-16.7⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1987: P10 from 24	43 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.3
70J.D. McDuffie	29	44	15.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	5¹⁰	27.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁸⁶	19.8¹²	—	27.4⁵	—	-6.3⁶	32.0¹⁹	7.1¹⁹	+8.0¹⁹	0.0¹⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11¹⁹	52.6%¹⁹	—	1963: P19 from 33	38 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 17.7
17Eddie Bierschwale	23	42	21.6⁵	0⁵	0⁵	0⁵	20.0⁵	0.0%⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁸⁶	21.8¹²	—	20.2⁵	—	-5.0⁶	29.7²³	7.0²³	+3.4²³	0.0²³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17²³	56.5%²³	—	1985: P15 from 22	5 st · 0 W · best P15 · avg 21.6
4Rick Wilson	21	42	20.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	13.6¹⁰	0.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁸⁶	22.7¹²	—	21.0⁵	—	-4.0⁶	15.6¹⁶	12.1¹⁶	-5.4¹⁶	0.0¹⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13¹⁶	43.8%¹⁶	—	1986: P12 from 13	12 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 21.5
67Buddy Arrington	25	41	22.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	23.6¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-22.0¹	29⁸⁶	22.4¹²	—	19.2⁵	—	+2.3⁶	29.6²⁵	3.2²⁵	+10.7²⁵	0.0²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08²⁵	16.0%²⁵	—	1964: P25 from 35	36 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 17.1
23Michael Waltrip	22	41	19.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	20.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁸⁶	17.7¹²	—	28.0⁵	—	-8.3⁶	24.9²⁷	7.8²⁷	+4.0²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁷	29.6%²⁷	—	1986: P32 from 24	47 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 20.7
6D.K. Ulrich	30	41	17.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	17.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	31⁸⁶	20.4¹²	—	28.0⁵	—	+1.3⁶	30.4⁹	8.3⁹	+6.2⁹	0.0⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁹	22.2%⁹	—	1973: P24 from 28	19 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 17.2
18Tommy Ellis	20	39	24.3⁴	0⁴	0⁴	0⁴	17.0⁴	0.0%⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	31⁸⁶	19.4¹²	—	24.8⁵	—	-12.7⁶	23.0²³	10.4²³	+1.1²³	0.0²³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²³	47.8%²³	—	1984: P28 from 21	4 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 24.3
81Chet Fillip	13	39	22.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	25.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁸⁶	22.0²	—	25.8⁵	—	0.0⁶	27.0¹⁶	8.5¹⁶	+0.7¹⁶	0.0¹⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.38¹⁶	56.3%¹⁶	—	1986: P22 from 25	1 st · 0 W · best P22 · avg 22.0
99Brad Teague	24	36	19.9⁷	0⁷	0⁷	0⁷	24.3⁷	0.0%⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	31⁸⁶	18.8⁶	—	37.2⁵	—	+13.7⁶	32.0²	0.0²	-8.0²	0.0²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.50²	100.0%²	—	1982: P12 from 23	7 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 19.9