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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	9	66	8.5¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	8¹⁰	8.5¹⁰	22.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	26⁷⁸	8.0¹²	—	8.8⁵	—	-14.7⁶	5.8²⁸	9.9²⁸	-1.9²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁸	3.6%²⁸	—	1979: P1 from 9 · led 163	42 st · 9 W · best P1 · avg 9.0
7Alan Kulwicki	21	62	11.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	7.0¹⁰	1.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	28⁷⁸	13.3¹²	—	6.8⁵	—	-1.3⁶	11.6²⁸	10.3²⁸	-2.4²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	17.9%²⁸	—	1986: P15 from 22	13 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 9.7
17Darrell Waltrip	10	62	7.2¹⁰	1¹⁰	7¹⁰	8¹⁰	4.8¹⁰	11.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	26⁷⁸	12.7¹²	—	14.8⁵	—	-4.7⁶	13.6²²	8.2²²	+1.1²²	0.0²²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²²	0.0%²²	—	1973: P30 from 13	51 st · 12 W · best P1 · avg 11.3
43Richard Petty	28	60	8.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	6¹⁰	7¹⁰	8.3¹⁰	17.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-3.3⁶	5⁷⁸	9.7¹²	—	19.8⁵	—	-0.7⁶	26.2²⁸	7.6²⁸	+1.2²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²⁸	39.3%²⁸	—	1961: P4 from 4 · led 19	59 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 11.0
9Bill Elliott	11	59	10.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	7¹⁰	10.5¹⁰	3.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	28⁷⁸	11.5¹²	—	16.2⁵	—	+13.3⁶	7.8²⁸	8.9²⁸	-2.9²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	7.1%²⁸	—	1979: P10 from 17	43 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 16.7
27Rusty Wallace	23	59	9.5¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	13.6¹⁰	4.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁷⁸	17.5¹²	—	11.8⁵	—	+13.3⁶	12.0²⁸	12.9²⁸	-2.3²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁸	25.0%²⁸	—	1984: P12 from 11	43 st · 9 W · best P1 · avg 9.1
1Terry Labonte	14	57	7.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	9¹⁰	7.3¹⁰	1.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁷⁸	13.1¹²	—	22.2⁵	—	-3.0⁶	19.1²⁸	10.7²⁸	+2.3²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁸	17.9%²⁸	—	1979: P7 from 10	57 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 13.5
5Ricky Rudd	13	56	12.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	7¹⁰	10.4¹⁰	1.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	26⁷⁸	12.7¹²	—	18.2⁵	—	+17.0⁶	14.1²⁸	11.3²⁸	-0.9²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	17.9%²⁸	—	1975: P10 from 23	57 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 15.6
94Sterling Marlin	5	56	16.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	16.0¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁷⁸	19.0¹²	—	7.2⁵	—	-1.7⁶	15.7²⁸	10.3²⁸	-1.1²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11²⁸	28.6%²⁸	—	1983: P18 from 19	46 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 16.6
11Geoff Bodine	2	56	17.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	5.5¹⁰	4.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+4.0³	28⁷⁸	14.8¹²	—	9.6⁵	—	+1.0⁶	8.4²⁸	10.6²⁸	-2.6²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁸	10.7%²⁸	—	1982: P10 from 11	37 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 18.5
6Mark Martin	3	54	10.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	8.8¹⁰	2.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-7.0¹	28⁷⁸	19.2¹²	—	18.2⁵	—	+18.3⁶	5.5²⁸	6.1²⁸	-1.2²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁸	3.6%²⁸	—	1982: P14 from 17	46 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 14.1
15Morgan Shepherd	7	53	14.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	9.9¹⁰	4.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	28⁷⁸	13.6¹²	—	20.2⁵	—	-7.7⁶	20.2²⁸	11.1²⁸	+6.4²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11²⁸	21.4%²⁸	—	1981: P4 from 7 · led 18	31 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 17.9
66Dick Trickle	6	53	20.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	2¹⁰	19.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-0.5²	5⁷⁸	12.6¹²	—	11.8⁵	—	+6.3⁶	14.8²⁸	10.6²⁸	-7.4²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.21²⁸	46.4%²⁸	—	1989: P5 from 27	21 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 22.7
28Davey Allison	19	52	19.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	3¹⁰	14.5¹⁰	4.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	28⁷⁸	13.9¹²	—	15.6⁵	—	+20.0⁶	13.4²⁸	9.5²⁸	-3.5²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁸	7.1%²⁸	—	1986: P20 from 29	11 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 17.7
30Michael Waltrip	20	50	19.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	20.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁷⁸	17.7¹²	—	15.0⁵	—	+6.7⁶	20.3²⁸	10.9²⁸	+2.6²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	25.0%²⁸	—	1986: P32 from 24	47 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 20.5
42Kyle Petty	4	49	17.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	18.6¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+0.3⁶	5⁷⁸	19.3¹²	—	17.4⁵	—	+6.3⁶	12.3²⁸	10.6²⁸	-3.4²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	17.9%²⁸	—	1981: P11 from 23	49 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 21.2
25Ken Schrader	17	49	20.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	13.1¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+14.3⁴	26⁷⁸	16.1¹²	—	17.6⁵	—	-12.0⁶	9.5²⁸	12.1²⁸	-5.8²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11²⁸	28.6%²⁸	—	1985: P10 from 16	49 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 19.6
8Bobby Hillin Jr.	15	48	18.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	22.8¹⁰	0.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+4.5⁸	0⁷⁸	13.8¹²	—	25.0⁵	—	+5.3⁶	24.0²⁸	9.5²⁸	+4.2²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.21²⁸	28.6%²⁸	—	1985: P9 from 21 · led 1	17 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 20.6
57Jimmy Spencer	26	47	16.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	22.7¹⁰	4.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+5.0¹	5⁷⁸	17.8¹²	—	24.4⁵	—	-0.7⁶	26.3²⁵	7.8²⁵	+4.5²⁵	0.0²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08²⁵	20.0%²⁵	—	1989: P8 from 12	27 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 17.0
4Ernie Irvan	1	47	18.1¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	2¹⁰	13.3¹⁰	5.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁷⁸	18.8¹²	—	21.8⁵	—	+4.7⁶	10.2²⁸	10.8²⁸	-4.5²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11²⁸	17.9%²⁸	—	1988: P26 from 28	19 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 24.1
75Rick Wilson	25	47	22.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	13.2¹⁰	0.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁷⁸	22.7¹²	—	11.8⁵	—	-6.0⁶	23.1²⁸	8.7²⁸	-1.4²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.21²⁸	53.6%²⁸	—	1986: P12 from 13	12 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 23.3
71Dave Marcis	16	46	14.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	10.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	26⁷⁸	20.6¹²	—	26.8⁵	—	+13.3⁶	26.3²⁸	6.6²⁸	+5.4²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁸	14.3%²⁸	—	1968: P13 from 20	53 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 17.7
21Dale Jarrett	12	46	17.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	20.8¹⁰	0.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	28⁷⁸	20.0¹²	—	23.0⁵	—	-11.0⁶	15.3²³	10.8²³	-4.5²³	0.0²³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.22²³	39.1%²³	—	1986: P29 from 28	43 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.7
33Phil Parsons	31	44	20.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	15.9¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+10.0²	0⁷⁸	17.7¹²	—	25.2⁵	—	-11.0⁶	20.3⁸	10.9⁸	-6.9⁸	0.0⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.38⁸	37.5%⁸	—	1984: P13 from 15	12 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 20.6
12Mike Alexander	29	44	19.5⁶	0⁶	0⁶	1⁶	18.0⁶	0.0%⁶	—	—	—	—	—	+8.0¹	0⁷⁸	20.8¹²	—	24.2⁵	—	+8.0⁶	26.8⁶	10.0⁶	+5.2⁶	0.0⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.33⁶	33.3%⁶	—	1981: P12 from 12	6 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 19.5
26Brett Bodine	18	44	17.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	11.4¹⁰	2.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁷⁸	20.5¹²	—	27.6⁵	—	+8.0⁶	14.6²⁸	9.9²⁸	-1.2²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	17.9%²⁸	—	1988: P17 from 11	30 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 20.2
2Rick Mast	8	44	19.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	17.9¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁷⁸	24.7¹²	—	20.4⁵	—	-4.0⁶	25.1¹⁹	7.8¹⁹	-1.4¹⁹	0.0¹⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11¹⁹	47.4%¹⁹	—	1988: P28 from 25 · led 2	27 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 24.0
70J.D. McDuffie	30	43	15.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	5¹⁰	27.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁷⁸	19.8¹²	—	32.6⁵	—	-3.3⁶	37.3⁷	6.7⁷	+5.6⁷	0.0⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁷	71.4%⁷	—	1963: P19 from 33	38 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 17.6
52Jimmy Means	27	41	20.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	19.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁷⁸	16.8¹²	—	32.4⁵	—	-8.3⁶	30.6²⁶	7.2²⁶	+4.4²⁶	0.0²⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08²⁶	38.5%²⁶	—	1976: P19 from 15	27 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 20.5
10Derrike Cope	22	38	22.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	20.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	26⁷⁸	23.6¹²	—	29.2⁵	—	+11.3⁶	17.6²⁸	10.6²⁸	-1.0²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	32.1%²⁸	—	1987: P16 from 28	27 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 25.8
98Butch Miller	32	36	20.0⁴	0⁴	0⁴	0⁴	18.3⁴	0.0%⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	26⁷⁸	24.3⁸	—	35.8⁵	—	-1.0⁶	27.7²²	6.5²²	+7.2²²	0.0²²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09²²	18.2%²²	—	1986: P16 from 21	4 st · 0 W · best P16 · avg 20.0
20Rob Moroso	24	33	30.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	17.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁷⁸	23.0⁷	—	29.0⁵	—	+7.3⁶	20.2²⁴	9.4²⁴	-5.0²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.29²⁴	58.3%²⁴	—	1990: P30 from 17	1 st · 0 W · best P30 · avg 30.0