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Drivers · 38

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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	13	62	12.6¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	9.9¹⁰	7.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	24⁶³	14.3¹²	—	9.2⁵	—	-12.7⁶	14.8²⁸	11.2²⁸	+0.4²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁸	14.3%²⁸	—	1978: P16 from 14	43 st · 9 W · best P1 · avg 11.0
6Mark Martin	25	60	8.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	7¹⁰	12.0¹⁰	2.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	17⁶³	21.7¹²	—	12.4⁵	—	+5.3⁶	7.5²⁸	11.0²⁸	-5.3²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	17.9%²⁸	—	1982: P7 from 20	46 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 12.9
5Ricky Rudd	18	59	17.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	13.1¹⁰	0.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	24⁶³	20.9¹²	—	4.4⁵	—	+1.0⁶	9.2²⁸	11.8²⁸	-4.2²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	14.3%²⁸	—	1977: P22 from 27	57 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 16.5
17Darrell Waltrip	5	59	12.0¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	7¹⁰	6.3¹⁰	7.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	24⁶³	17.8¹²	—	14.8⁵	—	0.0⁶	14.0²⁸	11.6²⁸	-1.1²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁸	14.3%²⁸	—	1973: P24 from 13	54 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 17.5
33Harry Gant	11	58	9.3¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	7.9¹⁰	3.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁶³	22.3¹²	—	15.4⁵	—	-8.7⁶	18.8²⁸	8.5²⁸	+7.6²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	10.7%²⁸	—	1979: P12 from 7	30 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 14.5
28Davey Allison	6	58	14.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	12.4¹⁰	4.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	17⁶³	13.6¹²	—	17.0⁵	—	-0.7⁶	11.3²⁸	10.7²⁸	-0.4²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11²⁸	10.7%²⁸	—	1986: P39 from 26	13 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 13.4
11Bill Elliott	4	57	8.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	9¹⁰	11.6¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	17⁶³	25.6¹²	—	15.4⁵	—	+7.0⁶	9.9²⁸	10.1²⁸	-1.3²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁸	7.1%²⁸	—	1977: P10 from 16	51 st · 5 W · best P1 · avg 9.5
4Ernie Irvan	2	56	18.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	11.9¹⁰	2.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	24⁶³	19.8¹²	—	11.0⁵	—	+3.7⁶	7.3²⁸	11.8²⁸	-8.0²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²⁸	28.6%²⁸	—	1988: P22 from 31	19 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 18.5
25Ken Schrader	3	56	16.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	16.4¹⁰	1.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+3.6⁴	24⁶³	20.8¹²	—	12.6⁵	—	-2.0⁶	12.6²⁸	11.2²⁸	-3.7²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.18²⁸	21.4%²⁸	—	1985: P13 from 25	43 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 18.5
43Richard Petty	31	56	11.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	6¹⁰	9.9¹⁰	15.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-8.1⁸	3⁶³	14.7¹²	—	24.0⁵	—	-15.7⁶	22.3²⁸	7.4²⁸	-0.8²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	21.4%²⁸	—	1959: P4 from 6 · led 7	64 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 14.2
7Alan Kulwicki	9	56	15.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	12.4¹⁰	2.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	17⁶³	19.5¹²	—	14.4⁵	—	-12.7⁶	10.6²⁸	9.5²⁸	-0.0²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	7.1%²⁸	—	1986: P11 from 29	14 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 18.0
2Rusty Wallace	21	56	15.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	13.7¹⁰	1.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁶³	19.5¹²	—	14.8⁵	—	+14.3⁶	11.7²⁸	10.7²⁸	-3.8²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁸	17.9%²⁸	—	1984: P30 from 24 · led 1	42 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 16.8
26Brett Bodine	8	56	13.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	11.5¹⁰	0.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	17⁶³	18.8¹²	—	18.0⁵	—	+2.0⁶	8.1²⁸	10.2²⁸	-7.8²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	14.3%²⁸	—	1987: P20 from 39	31 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 22.8
66Jimmy Hensley	7	56	18.0²	0²	0²	0²	22.5²	0.2%²	—	—	—	—	—	—	17⁶³	17.7¹²	—	14.0⁵	—	-4.3⁶	17.9²¹	7.9²¹	-0.5²¹	0.0²¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²¹	4.8%²¹	—	1993: P23 from 26 · led 1	2 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 18.0
22Sterling Marlin	1	54	17.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	21.5¹⁰	0.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	17⁶³	23.7¹²	—	12.2⁵	—	0.0⁶	13.5²⁸	9.9²⁸	-0.4²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	14.3%²⁸	—	1980: P11 from 33	46 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 18.7
30Michael Waltrip	22	54	16.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	21.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁶³	23.4¹²	—	14.0⁵	—	+10.3⁶	18.9²⁸	8.6²⁸	-2.7²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11²⁸	25.0%²⁸	—	1985: P24 from 35	42 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 22.1
94Terry Labonte	15	54	16.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	11.4¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁶³	14.4¹²	—	23.2⁵	—	+2.3⁶	15.6²⁸	9.4²⁸	+2.5²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁸	10.7%²⁸	—	1978: P4 from 19	53 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 17.0
21Morgan Shepherd	26	54	26.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	18.9¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	17⁶³	12.7¹²	—	12.8⁵	—	+10.0⁶	13.0²⁸	8.3²⁸	-0.7²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	7.1%²⁸	—	1981: P34 from 19	34 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 20.8
15Geoff Bodine	10	53	16.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	11.1¹⁰	10.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+21.0²	17⁶³	22.3¹²	—	17.8⁵	—	+0.3⁶	14.9²⁸	12.6²⁸	-1.1²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	25.0%²⁸	—	1981: P30 from 20	36 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 16.5
31Bobby Hillin Jr.	16	52	20.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	20.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+4.6⁵	24⁶³	21.3¹²	—	16.6⁵	—	-2.7⁶	26.4¹²	7.7¹²	+0.5¹²	0.0¹²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08¹²	16.7%¹²	—	1983: P41 from 29	22 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 22.6
42Kyle Petty	30	51	23.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	23.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+2.4⁵	3⁶³	18.1¹²	—	17.4⁵	—	-8.0⁶	12.6²⁸	9.1²⁸	+1.2²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	17.9%²⁸	—	1981: P25 from 21	50 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 23.0
83Lake Speed	33	50	15.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	14.3¹⁰	1.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-27.0¹	17⁶³	20.5¹²	—	25.4⁵	—	0.0⁶	29.3⁸	8.3⁸	+1.6⁸	0.0⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.25⁸	62.5%⁸	—	1980: P8 from 23	28 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 20.1
68Bobby Hamilton	24	49	18.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	25.2¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+12.0²	17⁶³	25.2¹²	—	22.4⁵	—	-8.3⁶	24.1²⁸	7.4²⁸	+1.8²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	17.9%²⁸	—	1991: P20 from 34	23 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 18.2
8Dick Trickle	14	48	20.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	21.5¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-2.0²	17⁶³	22.5¹²	—	22.6⁵	—	-9.7⁶	19.3²⁸	10.6²⁸	+0.3²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²⁸	21.4%²⁸	—	1989: P13 from 28	18 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 24.6
55Ted Musgrave	29	48	20.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	22.7¹⁰	0.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-4.8⁵	17⁶³	19.9¹²	—	26.4⁵	—	+1.3⁶	24.1²⁸	7.1²⁸	+7.9²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁸	7.1%²⁸	—	1991: P21 from 29	20 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 23.1
48James Hylton	37	47	15.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	13.4¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+20.0¹	3⁶³	14.9¹²	—	38.2⁵	—	-0.7⁶	38.4⁷	6.2⁷	+4.3⁷	0.0⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁷	71.4%⁷	—	1966: P9 from 17	38 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 20.6
41Dave Marcis	28	45	18.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	13.5¹⁰	0.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-30.0¹	24⁶³	25.1¹²	—	29.0⁵	—	+6.0⁶	28.6²⁸	6.4²⁸	+0.9²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	50.0%²⁸	—	1969: P9 from 13	57 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 20.3
9Chad Little	27	45	26.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	30.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+3.8²	17⁶³	24.2¹²	—	21.2⁵	—	-5.3⁶	26.9¹⁸	7.7¹⁸	+2.3¹⁸	0.0¹⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11¹⁸	33.3%¹⁸	—	1989: P37 from 41	15 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 24.7
1Rick Mast	20	45	25.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	20.4¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-3.0¹	3⁶³	25.3¹²	—	22.2⁵	—	+3.0⁶	20.3²⁸	7.3²⁸	-1.5²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11²⁸	21.4%²⁸	—	1988: P32 from 22	25 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 25.5
12Hut Stricklin	23	45	26.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	24.5¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+15.8³	17⁶³	20.7¹²	—	25.4⁵	—	+7.0⁶	22.6²⁷	9.5²⁷	-0.4²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁷	33.3%²⁷	—	1989: P30 from 39	21 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 23.9
71Jim Sauter	32	44	22.0⁴	0⁴	0⁴	0⁴	28.3⁴	0.0%⁴	—	—	—	—	—	+28.0¹	24⁶³	23.9¹²	—	30.0⁵	—	-7.0⁶	29.9⁸	8.2⁸	+3.6⁸	0.0⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁸	25.0%⁸	—	1982: P33 from 21	4 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 22.0
18Dale Jarrett	17	43	23.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	17.6¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	24⁶³	34.0¹²	—	19.4⁵	—	-9.3⁶	16.5²⁸	9.7²⁸	-1.7²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	17.9%²⁸	—	1987: P15 from 38	35 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 18.1
52Jimmy Means	34	43	21.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	29.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁶³	26.3¹²	—	30.2⁵	—	+7.7⁶	34.2²¹	6.6²¹	+2.7²¹	0.0²¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²¹	66.7%²¹	—	1976: P18 from 27	33 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 23.7
10Derrike Cope	19	42	22.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	23.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	36.7¹	—	—	—	—	24⁶³	31.4¹²	—	26.8⁵	—	+6.0⁶	21.0²⁸	8.4²⁸	+1.2²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11²⁸	21.4%²⁸	—	1988: P26 from 34	26 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 25.4
16Wally Dallenbach Jr.	12	38	28.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	32.4¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+17.4⁷	17⁶³	27.5¹²	—	31.0⁵	—	-3.3⁶	25.6²⁸	7.7²⁸	+3.4²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	25.0%²⁸	—	1992: P30 from 31	11 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 27.9
77Mike Potter	36	35	32.9⁹	0⁹	0⁹	0⁹	36.7⁹	0.0%⁹	—	—	—	—	—	+17.0²	0⁶³	30.9¹⁰	—	28.4⁵	—	+3.0⁶	34.6¹⁰	5.1¹⁰	+5.0¹⁰	0.0¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁰	50.0%¹⁰	—	1981: P35 from 35	9 st · 0 W · best P28 · avg 32.9
53Johnny McFadden	38	34	34.0²	0²	0²	0²	36.0²	0.0%²	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁶³	—	—	39.3⁴	—	—	38.0⁴	1.5⁴	-1.3⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁴	100.0%⁴	—	1989: P31 from 37	2 st · 0 W · best P31 · avg 34.0
59Andy Belmont	35	27	37.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	42.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	17⁶³	36.3⁴	—	37.8⁵	—	+3.3⁶	37.0⁷	4.5⁷	+1.7⁷	0.0⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁷	71.4%⁷	—	2004: P37 from 42	1 st · 0 W · best P37 · avg 37.0