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Drivers · 34

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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	19	66	8.5¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	8¹⁰	8.5¹⁰	22.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	22⁷²	8.0¹²	—	11.4⁵	—	+4.3⁶	9.4²⁹	8.7²⁹	+1.0²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	6.9%²⁹	—	1979: P1 from 9 · led 163	42 st · 9 W · best P1 · avg 9.4
11Bill Elliott	14	65	10.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	7¹⁰	10.5¹⁰	3.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	27⁷²	11.5¹²	—	6.2⁵	—	+2.3⁶	12.8²⁹	9.4²⁹	-0.7²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	10.3%²⁹	—	1979: P10 from 17	43 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 16.9
14Terry Labonte	18	65	7.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	9¹⁰	7.3¹⁰	1.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	22⁷²	13.1¹²	—	8.0⁵	—	0.0⁶	22.0²⁹	9.8²⁹	+4.2²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	13.8%²⁹	—	1979: P7 from 10	57 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 12.9
33Harry Gant	10	64	11.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	7.1¹⁰	1.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	22⁷²	13.8¹²	—	4.4⁵	—	-5.0⁶	19.5²⁹	10.0²⁹	+2.8²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	20.7%²⁹	—	1979: P21 from 17	30 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 14.0
7Jimmy Hensley	9	60	7.0¹	0¹	0¹	1¹	12.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	27⁷²	14.3¹²	—	17.8⁵	—	+1.3⁶	19.7²⁰	9.6²⁰	-4.0²⁰	0.0²⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.15²⁰	35.0%²⁰	—	1992: P7 from 12	1 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 7.0
21Morgan Shepherd	16	60	14.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	9.9¹⁰	4.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	27⁷²	13.6¹²	—	9.6⁵	—	-1.7⁶	15.3²⁹	9.3²⁹	+2.0²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	6.9%²⁹	—	1981: P4 from 7 · led 18	31 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 17.8
17Darrell Waltrip	17	59	7.2¹⁰	1¹⁰	7¹⁰	8¹⁰	4.8¹⁰	11.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	22⁷²	12.7¹²	—	20.8⁵	—	-15.7⁶	21.7²⁹	10.4²⁹	+5.3²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	17.2%²⁹	—	1973: P30 from 13	51 st · 12 W · best P1 · avg 10.9
24Jeff Gordon	8	57	11.8¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	6.2¹⁰	20.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-3.7¹⁰	22⁷²	14.6¹²	—	16.0⁵	—	+12.0⁶	13.2²⁹	12.2²⁹	-4.4²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²⁹	37.9%²⁹	—	1993: P17 from 21	46 st · 5 W · best P1 · avg 12.0
5Ricky Rudd	3	57	12.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	7¹⁰	10.4¹⁰	1.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	22⁷²	12.7¹²	—	18.2⁵	—	+17.0⁶	11.1²⁹	12.3²⁹	-4.1²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	20.7%²⁹	—	1975: P10 from 23	57 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 15.2
15Geoff Bodine	11	57	17.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	5.5¹⁰	4.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+4.0³	27⁷²	14.8¹²	—	9.4⁵	—	+2.3⁶	14.0²⁹	11.2²⁹	-4.7²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²⁹	31.0%²⁹	—	1982: P10 from 11	37 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 18.9
6Mark Martin	1	56	9.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	8.2¹⁰	2.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	27⁷²	19.2¹²	—	16.2⁵	—	+11.3⁶	9.0²⁹	11.7²⁹	-2.9²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	17.2%²⁹	—	1982: P14 from 17	46 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 14.1
2Rusty Wallace	2	55	9.5¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	13.6¹⁰	4.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁷²	17.5¹²	—	20.0⁵	—	+13.0⁶	12.2²⁹	12.1²⁹	+2.6²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	17.2%²⁹	—	1984: P12 from 11	43 st · 9 W · best P1 · avg 9.7
8Sterling Marlin	30	50	16.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	16.0¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	27⁷²	19.0¹²	—	19.2⁵	—	-4.7⁶	18.9²⁹	9.2²⁹	+1.1²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	10.3%²⁹	—	1983: P18 from 19	46 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 16.2
42Kyle Petty	20	49	17.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	18.6¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+0.3⁶	4⁷²	19.3¹²	—	18.0⁵	—	+0.3⁶	15.8²⁹	9.9²⁹	+2.9²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²⁹	13.8%²⁹	—	1981: P11 from 23	49 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 20.8
41Phil Parsons	25	49	20.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	15.9¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+10.0²	22⁷²	17.7¹²	—	17.2⁵	—	-0.3⁶	27.6²⁵	9.8²⁵	+4.2²⁵	0.0²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.16²⁵	36.0%²⁵	—	1984: P13 from 15	12 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 21.5
30Michael Waltrip	24	49	18.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	20.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁷²	17.7¹²	—	19.6⁵	—	-1.0⁶	20.7²⁹	7.3²⁹	+2.2²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	13.8%²⁹	—	1986: P32 from 24	47 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 20.7
4Ernie Irvan	34	48	17.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	2¹⁰	13.1¹⁰	5.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	22⁷²	18.8¹²	—	21.0⁵	—	-7.0⁶	6.8²⁹	13.0²⁹	-7.4²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	31.0%²⁹	—	1988: P26 from 28	19 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 23.5
90Bobby Hillin Jr.	31	48	18.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	22.8¹⁰	0.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+4.5⁸	27⁷²	13.8¹²	—	25.0⁵	—	+8.7⁶	26.1²⁹	9.0²⁹	+1.4²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²⁹	31.0%²⁹	—	1985: P9 from 21 · led 1	17 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 21.2
25Ken Schrader	26	47	20.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	13.1¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+14.3⁴	22⁷²	16.1¹²	—	21.8⁵	—	0.0⁶	9.1²⁹	11.4²⁹	-5.6²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	13.8%²⁹	—	1985: P10 from 16	49 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 19.2
18Dale Jarrett	33	47	16.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	20.4¹⁰	1.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	22⁷²	20.0¹²	—	23.6⁵	—	+17.3⁶	19.2²⁹	10.7²⁹	+7.5²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	13.8%²⁹	—	1986: P29 from 28	43 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.3
12Jimmy Spencer	32	47	16.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	22.1¹⁰	4.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+5.0¹	27⁷²	17.8¹²	—	26.2⁵	—	-8.3⁶	19.3²⁹	10.4²⁹	+3.1²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²⁹	13.8%²⁹	—	1989: P8 from 12	27 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 16.8
26Brett Bodine	13	46	18.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	13.0¹⁰	1.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	27⁷²	20.5¹²	—	21.6⁵	—	+15.0⁶	11.6²⁸	11.5²⁸	-7.5²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	21.4%²⁸	—	1988: P17 from 11	30 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 20.7
27Hut Stricklin	5	46	21.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	19.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-3.0¹	27⁷²	18.5¹²	—	20.0⁵	—	-8.0⁶	21.6²⁹	8.3²⁹	-0.9²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²⁹	24.1%²⁹	—	1989: P28 from 26	20 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 25.6
1Rick Mast	12	45	20.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	17.5¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	27⁷²	24.7¹²	—	16.4⁵	—	-8.7⁶	15.7²⁹	10.7²⁹	-6.3²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	20.7%²⁹	—	1988: P28 from 25 · led 2	27 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 24.2
71Dave Marcis	29	45	14.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	10.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	22⁷²	20.6¹²	—	28.4⁵	—	+0.3⁶	33.8²²	6.4²²	+7.4²²	0.0²²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.05²²	27.3%²²	—	1968: P13 from 20	53 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 17.7
28Lake Speed	21	43	17.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	20.2¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	27⁷²	19.1¹²	—	29.8⁵	—	+1.0⁶	19.7²⁰	8.3²⁰	-4.1²⁰	0.0²⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.05²⁰	35.0%²⁰	—	1981: P9 from 21	21 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 20.8
22Bobby Labonte	4	42	21.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	17.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	27⁷²	21.8¹²	—	23.6⁵	—	+7.3⁶	21.3²⁹	9.6²⁹	+2.1²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17²⁹	20.7%²⁹	—	1993: P24 from 33	41 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 21.7
68Greg Sacks	28	41	20.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	19.9¹⁰	2.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+9.0¹	27⁷²	20.0¹²	—	27.8⁵	—	+2.7⁶	24.1¹⁸	8.6¹⁸	-0.4¹⁸	0.0¹⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11¹⁸	33.3%¹⁸	—	1984: P9 from 13	11 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 22.0
44Rick Wilson	6	41	21.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	14.5¹⁰	0.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	4⁷²	22.7¹²	—	24.6⁵	—	-0.3⁶	20.8²⁸	7.8²⁸	-3.1²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	17.9%²⁸	—	1986: P12 from 13	12 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 21.3
52Jimmy Means	27	41	20.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	19.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	27⁷²	16.8¹²	—	31.6⁵	—	+8.0⁶	34.0¹⁷	6.7¹⁷	+6.2¹⁷	0.0¹⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁷	41.2%¹⁷	—	1976: P19 from 15	27 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 20.9
98Derrike Cope	7	41	24.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	21.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	27⁷²	23.6¹²	—	20.4⁵	—	+10.7⁶	18.4²⁹	7.8²⁹	-5.0²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	24.1%²⁹	—	1987: P16 from 28	27 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 26.0
16Wally Dallenbach Jr.	22	40	23.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	26.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+7.6⁷	27⁷²	23.6¹²	—	23.4⁵	—	-6.3⁶	26.6²⁹	9.9²⁹	+5.0²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	24.1%²⁹	—	1992: P22 from 32	12 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 24.3
20Bobby Hamilton	15	40	21.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	22.4¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+1.0²	27⁷²	23.3¹²	—	25.6⁵	—	+2.7⁶	24.8¹⁴	7.8¹⁴	+1.0¹⁴	0.0¹⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁴	21.4%¹⁴	—	1991: P31 from 28	23 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 20.5
40Kenny Wallace	23	38	26.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	12.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+2.3³	4⁷²	21.9¹²	—	24.0⁵	—	+3.7⁶	28.2²⁹	8.3²⁹	+5.5²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	20.7%²⁹	—	1993: P13 from 30	19 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 25.4