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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	5	68	8.5¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	8¹⁰	8.5¹⁰	22.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁸²	8.0¹²	—	4.8⁵	—	-3.7⁶	10.4²⁸	7.8²⁸	+1.3²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁸	3.6%²⁸	—	1979: P1 from 9 · led 163	42 st · 8 W · best P1 · avg 9.4
43Richard Petty	20	64	8.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	6¹⁰	7¹⁰	8.3¹⁰	17.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-3.3⁶	5⁸²	9.7¹²	—	11.6⁵	—	+6.0⁶	23.9²⁸	11.4²⁸	-1.1²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.25²⁸	53.6%²⁸	—	1961: P4 from 4 · led 19	59 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 11.3
17Darrell Waltrip	4	64	7.2¹⁰	1¹⁰	7¹⁰	8¹⁰	4.8¹⁰	11.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁸²	12.7¹²	—	10.2⁵	—	-0.7⁶	10.3²⁸	10.7²⁸	-3.4²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁸	14.3%²⁸	—	1973: P30 from 13	51 st · 12 W · best P1 · avg 11.3
9Bill Elliott	6	63	10.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	7¹⁰	10.5¹⁰	3.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁸²	11.5¹²	—	7.8⁵	—	-10.3⁶	9.3²⁸	5.4²⁸	+2.5²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	3.6%²⁸	—	1979: P10 from 17	43 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.1
11Terry Labonte	10	62	7.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	9¹⁰	7.3¹⁰	1.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁸²	13.1¹²	—	13.4⁵	—	-4.3⁶	12.9²⁸	8.4²⁸	+2.5²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁸	7.1%²⁸	—	1979: P7 from 10	57 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 13.1
26Ricky Rudd	19	58	12.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	7¹⁰	10.4¹⁰	1.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁸²	12.7¹²	—	14.0⁵	—	+1.0⁶	14.7²⁸	10.6²⁸	-0.9²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	39.3%²⁸	—	1975: P10 from 23	57 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 15.3
27Rusty Wallace	17	58	8.7¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	5¹⁰	12.7¹⁰	6.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁸²	17.5¹²	—	14.6⁵	—	+6.0⁶	7.9²⁸	8.6²⁸	+0.9²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	7.1%²⁸	—	1984: P12 from 11	43 st · 9 W · best P1 · avg 9.6
75Neil Bonnett	29	57	15.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	7.5¹⁰	1.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+5.5⁴	5⁸²	12.6¹²	—	10.0⁵	—	+7.0⁶	17.9²⁶	10.9²⁶	-0.2²⁶	0.0²⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁶	19.2%²⁶	—	1977: P4 from 6	18 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 14.1
7Alan Kulwicki	1	53	14.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	9.0¹⁰	0.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁸²	13.3¹²	—	18.6⁵	—	-1.7⁶	10.5²⁸	12.2²⁸	-9.3²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11²⁸	42.9%²⁸	—	1986: P15 from 22	13 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 11.7
5Geoff Bodine	3	52	17.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	5.5¹⁰	4.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+4.0³	29⁸²	14.8¹²	—	14.8⁵	—	-2.0⁶	6.9²⁸	10.7²⁸	-6.5²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	14.3%²⁸	—	1982: P10 from 11	37 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 19.1
25Ken Schrader	9	52	18.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	13.9¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+10.3⁴	29⁸²	16.1¹²	—	12.8⁵	—	-6.7⁶	9.7²⁸	7.8²⁸	-1.7²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	3.6%²⁸	—	1985: P10 from 16	49 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 19.3
33Harry Gant	7	52	11.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	7.1¹⁰	1.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁸²	13.8¹²	—	25.2⁵	—	+11.0⁶	14.3²³	9.5²³	-10.0²³	0.0²³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.26²³	60.9%²³	—	1979: P21 from 17	30 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 13.9
44Sterling Marlin	13	50	15.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	15.2¹⁰	1.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁸²	19.0¹²	—	17.4⁵	—	+12.0⁶	14.1²⁸	10.3²⁸	-0.3²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	21.4%²⁸	—	1983: P18 from 19	46 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 16.5
8Bobby Hillin Jr.	31	50	19.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	21.2¹⁰	1.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+6.3⁷	0⁸²	13.8¹²	—	17.0⁵	—	-7.3⁶	23.5²⁸	7.4²⁸	+8.0²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁸	7.1%²⁸	—	1985: P9 from 21 · led 1	17 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 21.3
6Mark Martin	2	50	8.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	8.9¹⁰	1.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-7.0¹	29⁸²	19.2¹²	—	29.6⁵	—	+18.7⁶	11.8²⁸	12.0²⁸	-7.0²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²⁸	32.1%²⁸	—	1982: P14 from 17	46 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 13.5
28Davey Allison	11	49	18.7¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	3¹⁰	15.3¹⁰	6.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁸²	13.9¹²	—	18.8⁵	—	+9.7⁶	13.2²⁸	13.8²⁸	-2.3²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	25.0%²⁸	—	1986: P20 from 29	11 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.4
21Kyle Petty	22	49	17.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	18.6¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+0.3⁶	29⁸²	19.3¹²	—	16.0⁵	—	+11.3⁶	17.0²⁸	9.6²⁸	-0.2²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	21.4%²⁸	—	1981: P11 from 23	49 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 21.2
55Phil Parsons	23	48	20.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	16.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+10.0²	0⁸²	17.7¹²	—	14.6⁵	—	-2.0⁶	16.8²⁸	10.9²⁸	+2.7²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11²⁸	17.9%²⁸	—	1984: P13 from 15	12 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 21.1
2Ernie Irvan	21	48	18.2¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	2¹⁰	11.3¹⁰	5.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁸²	18.8¹²	—	18.6⁵	—	+4.7⁶	30.0²⁴	6.7²⁴	+6.1²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08²⁴	29.2%²⁴	—	1988: P26 from 28	19 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 24.1
12Mike Alexander	26	47	20.3⁶	0⁶	0⁶	1⁶	18.5⁶	0.0%⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁸²	20.8¹²	—	14.0⁵	—	-4.3⁶	15.9¹⁵	8.4¹⁵	+0.8¹⁵	0.0¹⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁵	13.3%¹⁵	—	1981: P12 from 12	6 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 20.3
30Michael Waltrip	32	47	17.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	19.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁸²	17.7¹²	—	21.8⁵	—	-10.3⁶	21.9²⁸	8.9²⁸	+1.5²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	25.0%²⁸	—	1986: P32 from 24	47 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 20.3
83Lake Speed	24	47	16.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	20.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁸²	19.1¹²	—	22.6⁵	—	+10.0⁶	18.4²⁸	12.1²⁸	-2.8²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11²⁸	39.3%²⁸	—	1981: P9 from 21	21 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 20.6
29Dale Jarrett	15	46	16.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	20.5¹⁰	1.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁸²	20.0¹²	—	23.4⁵	—	-16.7⁶	24.8²⁸	10.3²⁸	+0.5²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11²⁸	46.4%²⁸	—	1986: P29 from 28	43 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.4
98Brad Noffsinger	30	45	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁸²	21.0¹	—	25.8⁵	—	-3.7⁶	35.9¹⁶	7.1¹⁶	+11.1¹⁶	0.0¹⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06¹⁶	37.5%¹⁶	—	first start here	—
71Dave Marcis	18	45	14.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	10.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁸²	20.6¹²	—	28.2⁵	—	-4.3⁶	27.8²⁸	7.6²⁸	+6.0²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11²⁸	21.4%²⁸	—	1968: P13 from 20	53 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 17.4
88Rick Mast	25	44	18.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	16.2¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁸²	24.7¹²	—	20.0⁵	—	-5.3⁶	22.0¹	—	-10.0¹	0.0¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹	0.0%¹	—	1989: P14 from 15 · led 5	27 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 23.4
15Brett Bodine	16	44	17.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	11.6¹⁰	2.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁸²	20.5¹²	—	25.8⁵	—	-0.7⁶	15.6²⁸	11.2²⁸	-6.6²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11²⁸	35.7%²⁸	—	1988: P17 from 11	30 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 20.1
20Dave Mader III	27	43	16.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	25.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁸²	21.0¹	—	28.2⁵	—	-3.0⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1992: P16 from 25	1 st · 0 W · best P16 · avg 16.0
4Rick Wilson	8	39	20.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	14.9¹⁰	0.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁸²	22.7¹²	—	26.4⁵	—	+1.0⁶	17.7²⁷	10.6²⁷	-4.1²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁷	37.0%²⁷	—	1986: P12 from 13	12 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 21.8
97Rodney Combs	28	39	23.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	30.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁸²	24.0⁴	—	23.2⁵	—	+4.3⁶	26.8¹⁸	7.0¹⁸	-2.7¹⁸	0.0¹⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06¹⁸	61.1%¹⁸	—	1987: P23 from 30	1 st · 0 W · best P23 · avg 23.0
31Butch Miller	12	36	19.3⁴	0⁴	0⁴	0⁴	23.3⁴	0.0%⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁸²	24.3⁸	—	33.6⁵	—	+0.3⁶	5.0¹	—	-20.0¹	0.0¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹	100.0%¹	—	1986: P16 from 21	4 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 19.3
68Derrike Cope	14	35	22.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	21.6¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁸²	23.6¹²	—	31.4⁵	—	-8.0⁶	27.3²⁵	7.2²⁵	-1.5²⁵	0.0²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.28²⁵	60.0%²⁵	—	1987: P16 from 28	27 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 25.9