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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	23	65	8.5¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	8¹⁰	8.5¹⁰	22.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	22⁷⁴	8.0¹²	—	9.2⁵	—	-12.7⁶	14.4²⁸	11.2²⁸	-0.9²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁸	14.3%²⁸	—	1979: P1 from 9 · led 163	42 st · 9 W · best P1 · avg 9.4
5Ricky Rudd	2	63	12.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	7¹⁰	10.4¹⁰	1.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	22⁷⁴	12.7¹²	—	4.4⁵	—	+1.0⁶	9.8²⁸	11.8²⁸	-3.7²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	14.3%²⁸	—	1975: P10 from 23	57 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 15.5
66Jimmy Hensley	12	61	6.0¹	0¹	0¹	1¹	9.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁷⁴	14.3¹²	—	14.0⁵	—	-4.3⁶	17.7²¹	7.5²¹	-1.1²¹	0.0²¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²¹	4.8%²¹	—	1993: P6 from 9	1 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 6.0
17Darrell Waltrip	9	60	7.2¹⁰	1¹⁰	7¹⁰	8¹⁰	4.8¹⁰	11.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	22⁷⁴	12.7¹²	—	14.8⁵	—	0.0⁶	13.9²⁸	11.6²⁸	-1.3²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁸	14.3%²⁸	—	1973: P30 from 13	51 st · 11 W · best P1 · avg 11.5
11Bill Elliott	19	58	10.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	7¹⁰	10.5¹⁰	3.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁷⁴	11.5¹²	—	15.4⁵	—	+7.0⁶	9.4²⁸	10.2²⁸	-1.7²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁸	7.1%²⁸	—	1979: P10 from 17	43 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.0
6Mark Martin	4	57	9.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	8.2¹⁰	2.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁷⁴	19.2¹²	—	12.4⁵	—	+5.3⁶	8.3²⁸	10.9²⁸	-3.7²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	14.3%²⁸	—	1982: P14 from 17	46 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 13.6
7Alan Kulwicki	5	57	12.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	8.6¹⁰	1.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁷⁴	13.3¹²	—	14.4⁵	—	-12.7⁶	10.8²⁸	9.4²⁸	0.0²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	7.1%²⁸	—	1986: P15 from 22	13 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 11.7
2Rusty Wallace	8	56	9.5¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	13.6¹⁰	4.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁷⁴	17.5¹²	—	14.8⁵	—	+14.3⁶	12.1²⁸	10.8²⁸	-3.3²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁸	17.9%²⁸	—	1984: P12 from 11	43 st · 9 W · best P1 · avg 9.6
43Richard Petty	30	56	8.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	6¹⁰	7¹⁰	8.3¹⁰	17.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-3.3⁶	4⁷⁴	9.7¹²	—	24.0⁵	—	-15.7⁶	22.3²⁸	7.3²⁸	-0.9²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	21.4%²⁸	—	1961: P4 from 4 · led 19	59 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 11.2
21Morgan Shepherd	15	56	14.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	9.9¹⁰	4.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁷⁴	13.6¹²	—	12.8⁵	—	+10.0⁶	13.4²⁸	8.9²⁸	-0.9²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	10.7%²⁸	—	1981: P4 from 7 · led 18	31 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 17.8
33Harry Gant	16	56	11.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	7.1¹⁰	1.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁷⁴	13.8¹²	—	15.4⁵	—	-8.7⁶	18.6²⁸	8.1²⁸	+7.8²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁸	7.1%²⁸	—	1979: P21 from 17	30 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 13.2
94Terry Labonte	18	55	7.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	9¹⁰	7.3¹⁰	1.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁷⁴	13.1¹²	—	23.2⁵	—	+2.3⁶	15.5²⁸	8.8²⁸	+3.0²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁸	7.1%²⁸	—	1979: P7 from 10	57 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 13.0
4Ernie Irvan	1	53	16.9¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	2¹⁰	13.3¹⁰	5.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	22⁷⁴	18.8¹²	—	11.0⁵	—	+3.7⁶	7.3²⁸	11.7²⁸	-7.9²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11²⁸	28.6%²⁸	—	1988: P26 from 28	19 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 23.4
22Sterling Marlin	27	52	16.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	16.0¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁷⁴	19.0¹²	—	12.2⁵	—	0.0⁶	12.5²⁸	10.3²⁸	-1.8²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	14.3%²⁸	—	1983: P18 from 19	46 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 16.4
28Davey Allison	7	52	16.1¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	15.7¹⁰	6.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁷⁴	13.9¹²	—	17.0⁵	—	-0.7⁶	11.3²⁸	10.1²⁸	+0.5²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	7.1%²⁸	—	1986: P20 from 29	11 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 15.1
25Ken Schrader	6	51	20.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	13.1¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+14.3⁴	22⁷⁴	16.1¹²	—	12.6⁵	—	-2.0⁶	12.5²⁸	11.0²⁸	-4.2²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.18²⁸	21.4%²⁸	—	1985: P10 from 16	49 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 19.6
15Geoff Bodine	11	50	17.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	5.5¹⁰	4.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+4.0³	29⁷⁴	14.8¹²	—	17.8⁵	—	+0.3⁶	14.9²⁸	12.6²⁸	-1.5²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	25.0%²⁸	—	1982: P10 from 11	37 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 18.8
30Michael Waltrip	22	50	18.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	20.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁷⁴	17.7¹²	—	14.0⁵	—	+10.3⁶	18.9²⁸	8.8²⁸	-3.4²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11²⁸	28.6%²⁸	—	1986: P32 from 24	47 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 20.6
42Kyle Petty	26	48	17.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	18.6¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+0.3⁶	4⁷⁴	19.3¹²	—	17.4⁵	—	-8.0⁶	12.7²⁸	9.0²⁸	+1.3²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	17.9%²⁸	—	1981: P11 from 23	49 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 21.4
18Dale Jarrett	14	48	16.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	20.4¹⁰	1.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	22⁷⁴	20.0¹²	—	19.4⁵	—	-9.3⁶	16.6²⁸	10.0²⁸	-1.2²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	17.9%²⁸	—	1986: P29 from 28	43 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.6
8Dick Trickle	10	47	19.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	2¹⁰	19.4¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-0.5²	29⁷⁴	12.6¹²	—	22.6⁵	—	-9.7⁶	19.4²⁸	10.7²⁸	+0.3²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²⁸	21.4%²⁸	—	1989: P5 from 27	21 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 22.2
26Brett Bodine	3	46	18.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	12.9¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	29⁷⁴	20.5¹²	—	18.0⁵	—	+2.0⁶	8.3²⁸	10.4²⁸	-7.4²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	14.3%²⁸	—	1988: P17 from 11	30 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 20.6
55Ted Musgrave	25	45	15.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	19.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+4.8⁶	29⁷⁴	18.7¹²	—	26.4⁵	—	+1.3⁶	24.3²⁸	7.5²⁸	+7.8²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	10.7%²⁸	—	1991: P12 from 27	19 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 18.4
20Jimmy Spencer	29	44	16.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	22.4¹⁰	4.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+5.0¹	29⁷⁴	17.8¹²	—	27.8⁵	—	+25.7⁶	22.2¹¹	12.9¹¹	+2.7¹¹	0.0¹¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09¹¹	36.4%¹¹	—	1989: P8 from 12	27 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 17.0
41Dave Marcis	20	44	14.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	10.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	22⁷⁴	20.6¹²	—	29.0⁵	—	+6.0⁶	28.9²⁸	6.6²⁸	+1.7²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁸	46.4%²⁸	—	1968: P13 from 20	53 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 17.4
1Rick Mast	24	43	18.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	16.3¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁷⁴	24.7¹²	—	22.2⁵	—	+3.0⁶	20.1²⁸	7.2²⁸	-1.4²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	17.9%²⁸	—	1988: P28 from 25 · led 2	27 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 23.3
12Hut Stricklin	13	41	22.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	18.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+9.0²	22⁷⁴	18.5¹²	—	25.4⁵	—	+7.0⁶	22.9²⁷	9.7²⁷	+0.5²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁷	29.6%²⁷	—	1989: P28 from 26	20 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 25.9
52Jimmy Means	32	41	20.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	19.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁷⁴	16.8¹²	—	30.2⁵	—	+7.7⁶	34.3²¹	6.8²¹	+2.9²¹	0.0²¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²¹	66.7%²¹	—	1976: P19 from 15	27 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 20.7
68Bobby Hamilton	28	40	23.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	21.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+1.0²	0⁷⁴	23.3¹²	—	22.4⁵	—	-8.3⁶	24.0²⁸	7.4²⁸	+1.6²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	17.9%²⁸	—	1991: P31 from 28	23 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 21.0
10Derrike Cope	17	36	24.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	21.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	22⁷⁴	23.6¹²	—	26.8⁵	—	+6.0⁶	21.1²⁸	8.4²⁸	+1.3²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11²⁸	21.4%²⁸	—	1987: P16 from 28	27 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 26.6
16Wally Dallenbach Jr.	21	35	23.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	26.6¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+11.4⁷	29⁷⁴	23.6¹²	—	31.0⁵	—	-3.3⁶	25.3²⁸	7.7²⁸	+2.9²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	25.0%²⁸	—	1992: P22 from 32	12 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 24.5
71Jim Sauter	31	34	22.0²	0²	0²	0²	28.0²	0.0%²	—	—	—	—	—	—	22⁷⁴	27.2⁶	—	30.0⁵	—	-7.0⁶	30.0⁸	8.1⁸	+1.5⁸	0.0⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁸	37.5%⁸	—	1989: P13 from 23	2 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 22.0