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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	6	66	8.5¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	8¹⁰	8.5¹⁰	22.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	22⁷²	8.0¹²	—	11.4⁵	—	+4.3⁶	9.8²⁹	8.7²⁹	+1.4²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	6.9%²⁹	—	1979: P1 from 9 · led 163	42 st · 9 W · best P1 · avg 9.4
14Terry Labonte	18	65	7.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	9¹⁰	7.3¹⁰	1.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	22⁷²	13.1¹²	—	8.0⁵	—	0.0⁶	22.0²⁹	10.3²⁹	+3.7²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	17.2%²⁹	—	1979: P7 from 10	57 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 13.2
11Bill Elliott	20	65	10.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	7¹⁰	10.5¹⁰	3.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	28⁷²	11.5¹²	—	6.2⁵	—	+2.3⁶	12.6²⁹	8.8²⁹	-0.3²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	6.9%²⁹	—	1979: P10 from 17	43 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 16.4
33Harry Gant	26	63	11.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	7.1¹⁰	1.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	22⁷²	13.8¹²	—	4.4⁵	—	-5.0⁶	19.0²⁹	10.0²⁹	+3.1²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	20.7%²⁹	—	1979: P21 from 17	30 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 13.2
28Davey Allison	10	61	16.1¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	15.7¹⁰	6.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	28⁷²	13.9¹²	—	3.0⁵	—	-9.7⁶	13.1¹⁵	11.8¹⁵	-0.4¹⁵	0.0¹⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07¹⁵	6.7%¹⁵	—	1986: P20 from 29	11 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.4
21Morgan Shepherd	4	59	14.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	9.9¹⁰	4.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	28⁷²	13.6¹²	—	9.6⁵	—	-1.7⁶	15.8²⁹	9.2²⁹	+2.2²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	6.9%²⁹	—	1981: P4 from 7 · led 18	31 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 18.0
17Darrell Waltrip	35	59	7.2¹⁰	1¹⁰	7¹⁰	8¹⁰	4.8¹⁰	11.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	22⁷²	12.7¹²	—	20.8⁵	—	-15.7⁶	21.1²⁹	10.4²⁹	+3.9²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	17.2%²⁹	—	1973: P30 from 13	51 st · 12 W · best P1 · avg 11.4
24Jeff Gordon	21	57	12.1¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	4.9¹⁰	20.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-2.7¹⁰	22⁷²	14.6¹²	—	16.0⁵	—	+12.0⁶	12.8²⁹	12.2²⁹	-4.9²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	34.5%²⁹	—	1993: P20 from 8	46 st · 5 W · best P1 · avg 12.1
5Ricky Rudd	9	57	12.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	7¹⁰	10.4¹⁰	1.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	22⁷²	12.7¹²	—	18.2⁵	—	+17.0⁶	10.9²⁹	12.2²⁹	-4.2²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	17.2%²⁹	—	1975: P10 from 23	57 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 15.2
6Mark Martin	8	56	9.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	8.2¹⁰	2.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	28⁷²	19.2¹²	—	16.2⁵	—	+11.3⁶	8.8²⁹	11.9²⁹	-2.9²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	17.2%²⁹	—	1982: P14 from 17	46 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 13.9
15Geoff Bodine	5	56	17.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	5.5¹⁰	4.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+4.0³	28⁷²	14.8¹²	—	9.4⁵	—	+2.3⁶	14.2²⁹	11.4²⁹	-4.2²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²⁹	31.0%²⁹	—	1982: P10 from 11	37 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 18.6
2Rusty Wallace	1	55	9.5¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	13.6¹⁰	4.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁷²	17.5¹²	—	20.0⁵	—	+13.0⁶	12.2²⁹	12.0²⁹	+2.6²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	17.2%²⁹	—	1984: P12 from 11	43 st · 8 W · best P1 · avg 9.8
75Dick Trickle	34	52	19.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	2¹⁰	17.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-0.5²	28⁷²	12.6¹²	—	15.0⁵	—	+15.3⁶	26.6²⁵	8.9²⁵	+0.4²⁵	0.0²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁵	36.0%²⁵	—	1989: P5 from 27	21 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 22.3
55Ted Musgrave	32	51	16.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	19.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+4.8⁶	28⁷²	18.7¹²	—	16.8⁵	—	+0.7⁶	21.3²⁸	9.8²⁸	-0.9²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	21.4%²⁸	—	1991: P12 from 27	19 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 18.8
8Sterling Marlin	17	50	16.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	16.0¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	28⁷²	19.0¹²	—	19.2⁵	—	-4.7⁶	19.3²⁹	9.2²⁹	+1.4²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	10.3%²⁹	—	1983: P18 from 19	46 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 16.3
42Kyle Petty	14	49	17.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	18.6¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+0.3⁶	3⁷²	19.3¹²	—	18.0⁵	—	+0.3⁶	16.0²⁹	10.2²⁹	+2.2²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²⁹	17.2%²⁹	—	1981: P11 from 23	49 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 21.4
41Phil Parsons	29	48	20.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	15.9¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+10.0²	22⁷²	17.7¹²	—	17.2⁵	—	-0.3⁶	27.4²⁵	9.9²⁵	+4.8²⁵	0.0²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.16²⁵	32.0%²⁵	—	1984: P13 from 15	12 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 20.1
30Michael Waltrip	15	48	18.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	20.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁷²	17.7¹²	—	19.6⁵	—	-1.0⁶	21.0²⁹	7.4²⁹	+2.6²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	13.8%²⁹	—	1986: P32 from 24	47 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 20.6
4Ernie Irvan	3	48	17.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	2¹⁰	13.1¹⁰	5.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	22⁷²	18.8¹²	—	21.0⁵	—	-7.0⁶	7.8²⁹	13.1²⁹	-6.5²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	31.0%²⁹	—	1988: P26 from 28	19 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 23.7
90Bobby Hillin Jr.	13	48	18.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	22.8¹⁰	0.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+4.5⁸	28⁷²	13.8¹²	—	25.0⁵	—	+8.7⁶	26.7²⁹	9.2²⁹	+2.8²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²⁹	27.6%²⁹	—	1985: P9 from 21 · led 1	17 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 19.9
25Ken Schrader	7	47	20.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	13.1¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+14.3⁴	22⁷²	16.1¹²	—	21.8⁵	—	0.0⁶	9.8²⁹	10.9²⁹	-4.6²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	10.3%²⁹	—	1985: P10 from 16	49 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 19.0
18Dale Jarrett	22	47	16.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	20.4¹⁰	1.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	22⁷²	20.0¹²	—	23.6⁵	—	+17.3⁶	19.6²⁹	10.6²⁹	+7.9²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	13.8%²⁹	—	1986: P29 from 28	43 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.2
26Brett Bodine	2	45	18.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	13.0¹⁰	1.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	28⁷²	20.5¹²	—	21.6⁵	—	+15.0⁶	12.0²⁸	11.5²⁸	-7.0²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	21.4%²⁸	—	1988: P17 from 11	30 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 20.6
12Jimmy Spencer	28	45	18.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	22.5¹⁰	4.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+5.0¹	28⁷²	17.8¹²	—	26.2⁵	—	-8.3⁶	19.5²⁹	10.3²⁹	+2.6²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²⁹	13.8%²⁹	—	1989: P8 from 12	27 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 17.6
1Rick Mast	19	45	19.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	16.8¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	28⁷²	24.7¹²	—	16.4⁵	—	-8.7⁶	15.4²⁹	10.9²⁹	-6.4²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	20.7%²⁹	—	1988: P28 from 25 · led 2	27 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 24.0
27Hut Stricklin	23	45	22.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	17.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+21.0¹	28⁷²	18.5¹²	—	20.0⁵	—	-8.0⁶	20.9²⁹	8.4²⁹	-1.7²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²⁹	27.6%²⁹	—	1989: P28 from 26	20 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 25.9
20Joe Ruttman	27	43	20.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	8.6¹⁰	1.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	28⁷²	14.5¹²	—	30.2⁵	—	+17.7⁶	28.0⁴	16.1⁴	-1.0⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.25⁴	75.0%⁴	—	1981: P21 from 12 · led 49	15 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 21.6
83Lake Speed	16	43	17.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	20.2¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	28⁷²	19.1¹²	—	29.8⁵	—	+1.0⁶	20.0²⁰	8.4²⁰	-3.2²⁰	0.0²⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.05²⁰	30.0%²⁰	—	1981: P9 from 21	21 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 20.1
22Bobby Labonte	33	42	21.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	14.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	28⁷²	21.8¹²	—	23.6⁵	—	+7.0⁶	20.3²⁹	9.6²⁹	+1.4²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²⁹	17.2%²⁹	—	1993: P15 from 4	41 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 21.5
52Jimmy Means	31	41	20.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	19.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	28⁷²	16.8¹²	—	31.6⁵	—	+8.0⁶	33.8¹⁷	6.5¹⁷	+5.8¹⁷	0.0¹⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁷	41.2%¹⁷	—	1976: P19 from 15	27 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 21.0
44Rick Wilson	24	41	21.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	14.5¹⁰	0.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁷²	22.7¹²	—	24.6⁵	—	-0.3⁶	20.1²⁸	7.8²⁸	-3.8²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11²⁸	21.4%²⁸	—	1986: P12 from 13	12 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 21.6
98Derrike Cope	12	40	24.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	21.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	28⁷²	23.6¹²	—	20.4⁵	—	+10.7⁶	18.3²⁹	7.5²⁹	-5.7²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	27.6%²⁹	—	1987: P16 from 28	27 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 26.6
68Bobby Hamilton	11	40	21.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	22.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+1.0²	28⁷²	23.3¹²	—	25.6⁵	—	+2.7⁶	25.1¹⁴	7.6¹⁴	+1.4¹⁴	0.0¹⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07¹⁴	21.4%¹⁴	—	1991: P31 from 28	23 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 20.4
16Wally Dallenbach Jr.	25	39	24.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	26.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+10.1⁷	28⁷²	23.6¹²	—	23.4⁵	—	-6.3⁶	26.5²⁹	9.7²⁹	+4.6²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	24.1%²⁹	—	1992: P22 from 32	12 st · 0 W · best P17 · avg 25.2
40Kenny Wallace	30	38	26.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	11.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-8.0³	3⁷²	21.9¹²	—	24.0⁵	—	+3.0⁶	28.0²⁹	8.5²⁹	+5.4²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	20.7%²⁹	—	1993: P9 from 23	19 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 25.2