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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	7	69	8.5¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	8¹⁰	8.5¹⁰	22.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	27⁸⁰	8.0¹²	—	7.4⁵	—	-0.3⁶	8.1²⁸	11.4²⁸	-2.1²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁸	7.1%²⁸	—	1979: P1 from 9 · led 163	42 st · 9 W · best P1 · avg 9.1
17Darrell Waltrip	9	63	7.2¹⁰	1¹⁰	7¹⁰	8¹⁰	4.8¹⁰	11.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	27⁸⁰	12.7¹²	—	13.2⁵	—	-3.7⁶	8.4²⁸	12.3²⁸	-3.9²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁸	10.7%²⁸	—	1973: P30 from 13	51 st · 11 W · best P1 · avg 11.5
9Bill Elliott	21	63	10.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	7¹⁰	10.5¹⁰	3.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁸⁰	11.5¹²	—	10.6⁵	—	+2.0⁶	8.4²⁸	9.9²⁸	-4.1²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	10.7%²⁸	—	1979: P10 from 17	43 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 16.6
11Terry Labonte	16	62	7.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	9¹⁰	7.3¹⁰	1.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁸⁰	13.1¹²	—	14.4⁵	—	+0.7⁶	13.1²⁸	12.6²⁸	-2.4²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	21.4%²⁸	—	1979: P7 from 10	57 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 13.4
27Rusty Wallace	10	60	9.5¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	13.6¹⁰	4.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁸⁰	17.5¹²	—	11.0⁵	—	-1.0⁶	8.8²⁸	10.9²⁸	-1.8²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	14.3%²⁸	—	1984: P12 from 11	43 st · 9 W · best P1 · avg 9.7
21Neil Bonnett	31	59	15.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	7.5¹⁰	1.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+5.5⁴	29⁸⁰	12.6¹²	—	9.4⁵	—	-15.3⁶	20.3²⁵	11.0²⁵	+3.3²⁵	0.0²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁵	20.0%²⁵	—	1977: P4 from 6	18 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 14.3
94Sterling Marlin	5	56	14.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	16.0¹⁰	1.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁸⁰	19.0¹²	—	8.2⁵	—	-5.7⁶	13.1²⁸	11.1²⁸	-2.9²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	17.9%²⁸	—	1983: P18 from 19	46 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 16.3
26Ricky Rudd	6	56	12.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	7¹⁰	10.4¹⁰	1.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁸⁰	12.7¹²	—	18.0⁵	—	-12.7⁶	16.7²⁸	10.2²⁸	+1.9²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	17.9%²⁸	—	1975: P10 from 23	57 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 15.6
84Dick Trickle	22	54	19.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	2¹⁰	18.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-22.0¹	0⁸⁰	12.6¹²	—	11.8⁵	—	+6.3⁶	19.7²⁷	10.4²⁷	+2.6²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁷	25.9%²⁷	—	1989: P5 from 27	21 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 22.0
28Davey Allison	20	52	16.6¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	14.4¹⁰	6.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁸⁰	13.9¹²	—	16.6⁵	—	-10.7⁶	15.3²⁸	12.0²⁸	-0.6²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁸	21.4%²⁸	—	1986: P20 from 29	11 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 15.6
7Alan Kulwicki	1	52	14.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	9.0¹⁰	0.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁸⁰	13.3¹²	—	19.6⁵	—	-1.0⁶	7.5²⁸	12.2²⁸	-11.9²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	39.3%²⁸	—	1986: P15 from 22	13 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 11.9
8Bobby Hillin Jr.	24	52	19.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	21.9¹⁰	1.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+8.1⁷	0⁸⁰	13.8¹²	—	13.0⁵	—	+1.3⁶	25.4²⁷	9.2²⁷	+7.5²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.19²⁷	25.9%²⁷	—	1985: P9 from 21 · led 1	17 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 21.5
6Mark Martin	23	52	8.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	6.8¹⁰	2.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-7.0¹	29⁸⁰	19.2¹²	—	23.0⁵	—	+13.0⁶	4.7²⁸	11.0²⁸	-5.7²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	14.3%²⁸	—	1982: P14 from 17	46 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 13.7
25Ken Schrader	4	51	18.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	14.4¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+10.6⁴	27⁸⁰	16.1¹²	—	14.6⁵	—	-3.7⁶	7.4²⁸	10.7²⁸	-5.5²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²⁸	17.9%²⁸	—	1985: P10 from 16	49 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 19.2
5Geoff Bodine	2	51	17.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	5.5¹⁰	4.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+4.0³	27⁸⁰	14.8¹²	—	17.0⁵	—	+0.7⁶	8.1²⁸	10.6²⁸	-6.9²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.18²⁸	25.0%²⁸	—	1982: P10 from 11	37 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 18.7
33Harry Gant	14	49	11.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	7.1¹⁰	1.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁸⁰	13.8¹²	—	28.8⁵	—	+2.7⁶	13.6²⁸	12.2²⁸	-1.6²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁸	14.3%²⁸	—	1979: P21 from 17	30 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 14.0
75Morgan Shepherd	29	48	14.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	9.9¹⁰	4.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁸⁰	13.6¹²	—	26.8⁵	—	-10.0⁶	15.6²⁸	11.2²⁸	-0.5²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²⁸	28.6%²⁸	—	1981: P4 from 7 · led 18	31 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 17.4
30Michael Waltrip	11	47	17.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	21.4¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁸⁰	17.7¹²	—	19.8⁵	—	+7.0⁶	18.5²⁸	8.3²⁸	-0.6²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²⁸	32.1%²⁸	—	1986: P32 from 24	47 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 20.3
71Dave Marcis	28	47	14.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	10.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	27⁸⁰	20.6¹²	—	22.4⁵	—	-0.3⁶	31.7²⁶	7.3²⁶	+10.2²⁶	0.0²⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08²⁶	15.4%²⁶	—	1968: P13 from 20	53 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 17.8
42Kyle Petty	27	47	17.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	18.6¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+0.3⁶	5⁸⁰	19.3¹²	—	20.0⁵	—	+1.0⁶	22.2¹⁸	9.5¹⁸	+4.4¹⁸	0.0¹⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17¹⁸	33.3%¹⁸	—	1981: P11 from 23	49 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 21.0
29Dale Jarrett	30	46	18.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	19.0¹⁰	1.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁸⁰	20.0¹²	—	19.8⁵	—	-3.7⁶	24.0²⁸	11.1²⁸	+0.9²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11²⁸	39.3%²⁸	—	1986: P29 from 28	43 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.7
83Joe Ruttman	25	45	20.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	8.6¹⁰	1.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁸⁰	14.5¹²	—	22.4⁵	—	+11.7⁶	25.9⁸	9.6⁸	+3.1⁸	0.0⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13⁸	37.5%⁸	—	1981: P21 from 12 · led 49	15 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 20.8
55Phil Parsons	17	45	21.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	17.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+13.0¹	0⁸⁰	17.7¹²	—	18.6⁵	—	-6.3⁶	23.3²⁸	11.5²⁸	+1.9²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.18²⁸	28.6%²⁸	—	1984: P13 from 15	12 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 21.8
88Jimmy Spencer	12	44	17.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	24.1¹⁰	4.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+5.0¹	5⁸⁰	17.8¹²	—	24.4⁵	—	-0.7⁶	27.4¹⁶	10.9¹⁶	+2.8¹⁶	0.0¹⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.31¹⁶	56.3%¹⁶	—	1990: P18 from 26	27 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 17.4
2Ernie Irvan	8	44	18.2¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	2¹⁰	12.6¹⁰	5.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁸⁰	18.8¹²	—	23.0⁵	—	-5.7⁶	24.3²⁸	8.5²⁸	+2.9²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	21.4%²⁸	—	1988: P26 from 28	19 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 24.1
15Brett Bodine	3	44	18.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	12.9¹⁰	2.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁸⁰	20.5¹²	—	22.6⁵	—	+16.0⁶	16.2²⁸	9.4²⁸	-3.5²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	32.1%²⁸	—	1988: P17 from 11	30 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 20.3
48Greg Sacks	26	43	19.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	20.1¹⁰	2.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+9.0¹	5⁸⁰	20.0¹²	—	21.6⁵	—	+11.3⁶	22.2¹⁹	9.5¹⁹	-5.2¹⁹	0.0¹⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.26¹⁹	63.2%¹⁹	—	1984: P9 from 13	11 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 21.0
16Larry Pearson	19	42	16.0²	0²	0²	0²	29.0²	0.0%²	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁸⁰	23.6⁹	—	25.6⁵	—	+6.0⁶	21.7²⁸	8.2²⁸	+0.0²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²⁸	35.7%²⁸	—	1989: P18 from 32	2 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 16.0
4Rick Wilson	18	41	20.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	13.9¹⁰	0.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁸⁰	22.7¹²	—	22.6⁵	—	-6.3⁶	14.4²⁸	10.8²⁸	-4.5²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11²⁸	25.0%²⁸	—	1986: P12 from 13	12 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 21.4
66Rick Mast	13	40	19.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	17.4¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	27⁸⁰	24.7¹²	—	22.4⁵	—	+1.3⁶	21.8¹²	9.5¹²	+0.1¹²	0.0¹²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹²	41.7%¹²	—	1988: P28 from 25 · led 2	27 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 23.9
57Hut Stricklin	32	39	23.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	16.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+9.0²	5⁸⁰	18.5¹²	—	24.6⁵	—	+1.7⁶	28.2²⁶	9.4²⁶	+7.0²⁶	0.0²⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.12²⁶	23.1%²⁶	—	1989: P28 from 26	20 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 26.3
10Derrike Cope	15	36	22.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	21.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁸⁰	23.6¹²	—	26.2⁵	—	+1.0⁶	19.1²²	11.8²²	-3.8²²	0.0²²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.23²²	50.0%²²	—	1987: P16 from 28	27 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 25.9