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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	18	66	8.5¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	8¹⁰	8.5¹⁰	22.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	23⁷⁴	8.0¹²	—	9.2⁵	—	-12.7⁶	14.6²⁸	11.5²⁸	-0.2²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁸	14.3%²⁸	—	1979: P1 from 9 · led 163	42 st · 9 W · best P1 · avg 9.1
5Ricky Rudd	17	63	12.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	7¹⁰	10.4¹⁰	1.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	23⁷⁴	12.7¹²	—	4.4⁵	—	+1.0⁶	9.3²⁸	11.8²⁸	-4.3²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	14.3%²⁸	—	1975: P10 from 23	57 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 15.5
17Darrell Waltrip	16	61	7.2¹⁰	1¹⁰	7¹⁰	8¹⁰	4.8¹⁰	11.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	23⁷⁴	12.7¹²	—	14.8⁵	—	0.0⁶	13.6²⁸	11.8²⁸	-0.6²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁸	14.3%²⁸	—	1973: P30 from 13	51 st · 12 W · best P1 · avg 11.0
11Bill Elliott	11	59	10.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	7¹⁰	10.5¹⁰	3.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	28⁷⁴	11.5¹²	—	15.4⁵	—	+7.0⁶	9.6²⁸	10.1²⁸	-0.9²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁸	7.1%²⁸	—	1979: P10 from 17	43 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 16.7
6Mark Martin	9	58	9.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	8.2¹⁰	2.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	28⁷⁴	19.2¹²	—	12.4⁵	—	+5.3⁶	8.1²⁸	11.1²⁸	-4.2²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	17.9%²⁸	—	1982: P14 from 17	46 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 13.8
7Alan Kulwicki	1	57	12.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	8.6¹⁰	1.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	28⁷⁴	13.3¹²	—	14.4⁵	—	-12.7⁶	10.9²⁸	9.3²⁸	0.0²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	7.1%²⁸	—	1986: P15 from 22	13 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 12.0
43Richard Petty	14	57	8.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	6¹⁰	7¹⁰	8.3¹⁰	17.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-3.3⁶	4⁷⁴	9.7¹²	—	24.0⁵	—	-15.7⁶	22.9²⁸	7.4²⁸	+0.0²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	21.4%²⁸	—	1961: P4 from 4 · led 19	59 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 11.0
2Rusty Wallace	3	57	9.5¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	13.6¹⁰	4.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁷⁴	17.5¹²	—	14.8⁵	—	+14.3⁶	12.3²⁸	10.7²⁸	-3.1²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁸	17.9%²⁸	—	1984: P12 from 11	43 st · 9 W · best P1 · avg 9.6
21Morgan Shepherd	13	57	14.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	9.9¹⁰	4.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	28⁷⁴	13.6¹²	—	12.8⁵	—	+10.0⁶	13.5²⁸	8.8²⁸	-1.1²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	10.7%²⁸	—	1981: P4 from 7 · led 18	31 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 18.0
33Harry Gant	12	57	11.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	7.1¹⁰	1.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁷⁴	13.8¹²	—	15.4⁵	—	-8.7⁶	18.8²⁸	7.9²⁸	+8.1²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	7.1%²⁸	—	1979: P21 from 17	30 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 13.1
94Terry Labonte	15	56	7.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	9¹⁰	7.3¹⁰	1.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁷⁴	13.1¹²	—	23.2⁵	—	+2.3⁶	15.6²⁸	9.3²⁸	+2.1²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁸	10.7%²⁸	—	1979: P7 from 10	57 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 13.5
22Sterling Marlin	19	53	16.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	16.0¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	28⁷⁴	19.0¹²	—	12.2⁵	—	0.0⁶	12.8²⁸	9.7²⁸	-0.9²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	10.7%²⁸	—	1983: P18 from 19	46 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 16.0
4Ernie Irvan	7	53	17.3¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	2¹⁰	12.7¹⁰	5.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	23⁷⁴	18.8¹²	—	11.0⁵	—	+3.7⁶	7.1²⁸	11.9²⁸	-8.2²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11²⁸	28.6%²⁸	—	1988: P26 from 28	19 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 23.6
28Davey Allison	6	53	16.3¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	15.8¹⁰	5.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	28⁷⁴	13.9¹²	—	17.0⁵	—	-0.7⁶	11.3²⁸	10.3²⁸	+0.4²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11²⁸	10.7%²⁸	—	1986: P20 from 29	11 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 15.3
25Ken Schrader	8	52	20.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	13.1¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+14.3⁴	23⁷⁴	16.1¹²	—	12.6⁵	—	-2.0⁶	12.4²⁸	11.0²⁸	-4.3²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.18²⁸	21.4%²⁸	—	1985: P10 from 16	49 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 19.6
15Geoff Bodine	27	51	17.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	5.5¹⁰	4.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+4.0³	28⁷⁴	14.8¹²	—	17.8⁵	—	+0.3⁶	14.3²⁸	12.6²⁸	-2.0²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	25.0%²⁸	—	1982: P10 from 11	37 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 18.8
30Michael Waltrip	10	51	18.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	20.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁷⁴	17.7¹²	—	14.0⁵	—	+10.3⁶	19.4²⁸	8.9²⁸	-2.9²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11²⁸	28.6%²⁸	—	1986: P32 from 24	47 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 20.6
42Kyle Petty	23	49	17.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	18.6¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+0.3⁶	4⁷⁴	19.3¹²	—	17.4⁵	—	-8.0⁶	12.8²⁸	9.0²⁸	+1.9²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	17.9%²⁸	—	1981: P11 from 23	49 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 21.0
18Dale Jarrett	4	49	16.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	20.4¹⁰	1.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	23⁷⁴	20.0¹²	—	19.4⁵	—	-9.3⁶	17.0²⁸	9.5²⁸	-1.4²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	17.9%²⁸	—	1986: P29 from 28	43 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.9
26Brett Bodine	2	47	18.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	13.0¹⁰	0.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	28⁷⁴	20.5¹²	—	18.0⁵	—	+2.0⁶	8.3²⁸	10.4²⁸	-7.3²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	14.3%²⁸	—	1988: P17 from 11	30 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 20.5
8Dick Trickle	22	47	21.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	18.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-0.5²	28⁷⁴	12.6¹²	—	22.6⁵	—	-9.7⁶	19.0²⁸	10.3²⁸	-0.8²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²⁸	21.4%²⁸	—	1989: P5 from 27	21 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 23.1
55Ted Musgrave	24	46	16.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	19.9¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+4.8⁶	0⁷⁴	18.7¹²	—	26.4⁵	—	+1.3⁶	24.3²⁸	7.6²⁸	+7.5²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	10.7%²⁸	—	1991: P12 from 27	19 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 18.8
71Dave Marcis	21	45	14.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	10.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	23⁷⁴	20.6¹²	—	29.0⁵	—	+6.0⁶	28.8²⁸	6.7²⁸	+1.6²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	46.4%²⁸	—	1968: P13 from 20	53 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 17.4
1Rick Mast	30	44	17.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	15.7¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁷⁴	24.7¹²	—	22.2⁵	—	+3.0⁶	19.9²⁸	7.1²⁸	-1.6²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	17.9%²⁸	—	1988: P28 from 25 · led 2	27 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 23.3
66Chad Little	20	42	21.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	28.7¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+12.8⁶	28⁷⁴	23.5¹²	—	21.2⁵	—	-5.3⁶	27.3¹⁸	8.0¹⁸	+2.1¹⁸	0.0¹⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17¹⁸	38.9%¹⁸	—	1991: P14 from 31 · led 6	11 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 22.2
68Bobby Hamilton	28	41	22.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	21.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+1.0²	0⁷⁴	23.3¹²	—	22.4⁵	—	-8.3⁶	24.0²⁸	7.4²⁸	+1.8²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	17.9%²⁸	—	1991: P31 from 28	23 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 20.8
52Brad Teague	26	41	19.9⁷	0⁷	0⁷	0⁷	24.0⁷	0.0%⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁷⁴	18.8⁶	—	30.6⁵	—	-5.7⁶	39.0¹	—	+10.0¹	0.0¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹	0.0%¹	—	1982: P12 from 23	7 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 19.9
12Hut Stricklin	5	41	24.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	19.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+9.0²	23⁷⁴	18.5¹²	—	25.4⁵	—	+7.0⁶	23.2²⁷	9.3²⁷	+0.1²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁷	33.3%²⁷	—	1989: P28 from 26	20 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 26.8
9Dave Mader III	25	39	24.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	27.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	28⁷⁴	21.0¹	—	27.2⁵	—	+6.3⁶	19.5⁴	10.1⁴	-8.5⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.25⁴	50.0%⁴	—	1988: P24 from 27	1 st · 0 W · best P24 · avg 24.0
10Derrike Cope	31	37	24.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	19.9¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	23⁷⁴	23.6¹²	—	26.8⁵	—	+6.0⁶	20.6²⁸	8.4²⁸	+0.7²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11²⁸	21.4%²⁸	—	1987: P16 from 28	27 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 26.6
41Greg Sacks	29	37	21.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	19.8¹⁰	2.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+9.0¹	23⁷⁴	20.0¹²	—	35.2⁵	—	+15.0⁶	23.2¹⁹	9.8¹⁹	-2.5¹⁹	0.0¹⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.05¹⁹	31.6%¹⁹	—	1984: P9 from 13	11 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 22.6
16Wally Dallenbach Jr.	32	36	22.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	25.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+9.5⁷	28⁷⁴	23.6¹²	—	31.0⁵	—	-3.3⁶	24.9²⁸	7.7²⁸	+2.6²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	25.0%²⁸	—	1992: P19 from 21	12 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 24.3