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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
33Harry Gant	2	64	9.3¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	7.9¹⁰	3.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	25⁶¹	22.3¹²	—	4.4⁵	—	-5.0⁶	19.8²⁹	10.1²⁹	+3.2²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	20.7%²⁹	—	1979: P12 from 7	30 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 14.8
3Dale Earnhardt	6	63	12.6¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	9.9¹⁰	7.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	25⁶¹	14.3¹²	—	11.4⁵	—	+4.3⁶	9.8²⁹	8.7²⁹	+1.5²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	6.9%²⁹	—	1978: P16 from 14	43 st · 9 W · best P1 · avg 11.6
14Terry Labonte	20	62	16.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	11.4¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	25⁶¹	14.4¹²	—	8.0⁵	—	0.0⁶	21.9²⁹	9.9²⁹	+4.1²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	13.8%²⁹	—	1978: P4 from 19	53 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 16.7
11Bill Elliott	7	62	8.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	9¹⁰	11.6¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	15⁶¹	25.6¹²	—	6.2⁵	—	+2.3⁶	13.1²⁹	9.4²⁹	-0.2²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	10.3%²⁹	—	1977: P10 from 16	51 st · 5 W · best P1 · avg 9.2
24Jeff Gordon	15	62	10.2¹⁰	4¹⁰	6¹⁰	7¹⁰	7.6¹⁰	17.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-9.3¹⁰	25⁶¹	14.3¹²	—	16.0⁵	—	+12.0⁶	13.0²⁹	12.1²⁹	-4.6²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²⁹	37.9%²⁹	—	1993: P24 from 5 · led 1	35 st · 7 W · best P1 · avg 11.3
6Mark Martin	4	59	8.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	7¹⁰	12.0¹⁰	2.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	15⁶¹	21.7¹²	—	16.2⁵	—	+11.3⁶	8.9²⁹	11.7²⁹	-3.0²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	17.2%²⁹	—	1982: P7 from 20	46 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 12.9
15Geoff Bodine	29	58	16.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	11.1¹⁰	10.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+21.0²	15⁶¹	22.3¹²	—	9.4⁵	—	+2.3⁶	13.4²⁹	11.4²⁹	-4.9²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²⁹	31.0%²⁹	—	1981: P30 from 20	36 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 16.5
7Jimmy Hensley	26	57	14.0²	0²	0²	0²	13.0²	0.0%²	—	—	—	—	—	—	15⁶¹	17.7¹²	—	17.8⁵	—	+1.3⁶	18.8²⁰	10.4²⁰	-4.0²⁰	0.0²⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.15²⁰	35.0%²⁰	—	1992: P15 from 7	2 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 14.0
21Morgan Shepherd	21	57	26.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	18.9¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	15⁶¹	12.7¹²	—	9.6⁵	—	-1.7⁶	15.2²⁹	9.2²⁹	+1.7²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	6.9%²⁹	—	1981: P34 from 19	34 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 21.5
17Darrell Waltrip	24	57	12.0¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	7¹⁰	6.3¹⁰	7.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	25⁶¹	17.8¹²	—	20.8⁵	—	-15.7⁶	21.5²⁹	10.4²⁹	+5.0²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	17.2%²⁹	—	1973: P24 from 13	54 st · 5 W · best P1 · avg 17.0
26Brett Bodine	12	55	13.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	11.5¹⁰	0.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	15⁶¹	18.8¹²	—	21.6⁵	—	+15.0⁶	11.7²⁸	11.2²⁸	-7.6²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	21.4%²⁸	—	1987: P20 from 39	31 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 22.9
2Rusty Wallace	11	54	15.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	13.7¹⁰	1.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁶¹	19.5¹²	—	20.0⁵	—	+13.0⁶	11.9²⁹	12.1²⁹	+2.3²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	17.2%²⁹	—	1984: P30 from 24 · led 1	42 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 17.0
55Ted Musgrave	18	54	19.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	23.8¹⁰	0.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-4.8⁵	15⁶¹	19.9¹²	—	16.8⁵	—	+0.7⁶	21.8²⁸	9.6²⁸	+0.3²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	17.9%²⁸	—	1991: P21 from 29	20 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 22.9
5Ricky Rudd	16	53	17.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	13.1¹⁰	0.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	25⁶¹	20.9¹²	—	18.2⁵	—	+17.0⁶	10.7²⁹	12.2²⁹	-5.1²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	20.7%²⁹	—	1977: P22 from 27	57 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 16.6
41Phil Parsons	34	53	15.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	6¹⁰	19.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-3.3⁶	25⁶¹	26.8¹²	—	17.2⁵	—	-0.3⁶	27.2²⁵	10.0²⁵	+4.2²⁵	0.0²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.16²⁵	36.0%²⁵	—	1984: P8 from 29	16 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 19.6
25Ken Schrader	1	53	16.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	16.4¹⁰	1.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+3.6⁴	25⁶¹	20.8¹²	—	21.8⁵	—	0.0⁶	10.0²⁹	11.4²⁹	-5.2²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	13.8%²⁹	—	1985: P13 from 25	43 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 18.6
28Ernie Irvan	10	52	18.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	11.4¹⁰	2.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	15⁶¹	19.8¹²	—	21.0⁵	—	-7.0⁶	7.6²⁹	13.0²⁹	-7.3²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	34.5%²⁹	—	1988: P22 from 31	19 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 19.6
22Bobby Labonte	3	52	17.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	12.8¹⁰	1.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	15⁶¹	18.4¹²	—	23.6⁵	—	+7.3⁶	21.4²⁹	9.6²⁹	+2.1²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17²⁹	20.7%²⁹	—	1993: P18 from 36	32 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 16.7
30Michael Waltrip	25	52	16.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	21.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁶¹	23.4¹²	—	19.6⁵	—	-1.0⁶	20.7²⁹	7.4²⁹	+2.2²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁹	13.8%²⁹	—	1985: P24 from 35	42 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 22.7
8Sterling Marlin	9	52	17.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	21.5¹⁰	0.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	15⁶¹	23.7¹²	—	19.2⁵	—	-4.7⁶	19.6²⁹	8.9²⁹	+2.1²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	10.3%²⁹	—	1980: P11 from 33	46 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 18.6
42Kyle Petty	28	52	23.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	23.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+2.4⁵	3⁶¹	18.1¹²	—	18.0⁵	—	+0.3⁶	15.6²⁹	10.4²⁹	+2.2²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²⁹	17.2%²⁹	—	1981: P25 from 21	50 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 22.8
27Hut Stricklin	23	49	23.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	24.5¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+14.8²	15⁶¹	20.7¹²	—	20.0⁵	—	-8.0⁶	20.9²⁹	8.1²⁹	-1.4²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²⁹	24.1%²⁹	—	1989: P30 from 39	21 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 22.8
40Kenny Wallace	31	49	18.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	21.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+10.3³	3⁶¹	23.0¹²	—	24.0⁵	—	+3.7⁶	28.0²⁹	8.3²⁹	+5.2²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	20.7%²⁹	—	1993: P32 from 26	19 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 23.8
1Rick Mast	8	49	24.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	21.6¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-3.0¹	15⁶¹	25.3¹²	—	16.4⁵	—	-8.7⁶	15.8²⁹	10.9²⁹	-5.2²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	20.7%²⁹	—	1988: P32 from 22	25 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 25.2
90Bobby Hillin Jr.	19	49	20.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	20.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+4.6⁵	15⁶¹	21.3¹²	—	25.0⁵	—	+8.7⁶	26.5²⁹	9.3²⁹	+2.3²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²⁹	31.0%²⁹	—	1983: P41 from 29	22 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 22.3
20Bobby Hamilton	32	47	18.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	24.4¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+12.0²	15⁶¹	25.2¹²	—	25.6⁵	—	+2.7⁶	23.6¹⁴	8.1¹⁴	-1.2¹⁴	0.0¹⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07¹⁴	28.6%¹⁴	—	1991: P20 from 34	23 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 18.3
71Dave Marcis	33	46	18.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	13.5¹⁰	0.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-30.0¹	25⁶¹	25.1¹²	—	28.4⁵	—	+0.3⁶	33.6²²	6.7²²	+7.7²²	0.0²²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.05²²	27.3%²²	—	1969: P9 from 13	57 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 20.1
85Ken Bouchard	37	46	17.7³	0³	0³	0³	30.7³	0.0%³	—	—	—	—	—	—	15⁶¹	24.1⁹	—	30.8⁴	—	—	37.3³	7.8³	+6.0³	0.0³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³	33.3%³	—	1988: P13 from 22	3 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 17.7
44Rick Wilson	35	45	23.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	16.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁶¹	25.3¹²	—	24.6⁵	—	-0.3⁶	19.8²⁸	7.7²⁸	-4.0²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11²⁸	21.4%²⁸	—	1986: P15 from 25	13 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 22.0
98Derrike Cope	5	45	22.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	22.9¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	36.7¹	—	—	—	—	15⁶¹	31.4¹²	—	20.4⁵	—	+10.7⁶	18.5²⁹	7.8²⁹	-5.3²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	27.6%²⁹	—	1988: P26 from 34	26 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 25.1
53Jimmy Means	39	42	21.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	29.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	15⁶¹	26.3¹²	—	31.6⁵	—	+8.0⁶	33.3¹⁷	6.4¹⁷	+6.7¹⁷	0.0¹⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁷	35.3%¹⁷	—	1976: P18 from 27	33 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 23.1
12Jimmy Spencer	14	42	29.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	26.6¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+24.0¹	15⁶¹	23.4¹²	—	26.2⁵	—	-8.3⁶	20.0²⁹	10.5²⁹	+3.4²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²⁹	13.8%²⁹	—	1989: P37 from 27	27 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 26.1
52Mike Skinner	36	41	30.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	18.8¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+17.0¹⁰	15⁶¹	23.7¹²	—	26.0⁵	—	+5.7⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1997: P30 from 34 · led 8	16 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 30.3
18Dale Jarrett	27	41	24.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	18.9¹⁰	0.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	25⁶¹	34.0¹²	—	23.6⁵	—	+17.3⁶	19.4²⁹	11.3²⁹	+7.1²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	17.2%²⁹	—	1987: P15 from 38	35 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 17.9
16Wally Dallenbach Jr.	30	41	30.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	30.6¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+19.1⁷	15⁶¹	27.5¹²	—	23.4⁵	—	-6.3⁶	26.3²⁹	9.7²⁹	+4.4²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	24.1%²⁹	—	1992: P30 from 31	11 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 29.1
99Brad Teague	38	40	24.7³	0³	0³	0³	27.3³	0.0%³	—	—	—	—	—	—	25⁶¹	27.7¹²	—	31.0⁵	—	-11.7⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1988: P20 from 20	3 st · 0 W · best P20 · avg 24.7
68Greg Sacks	13	39	31.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	20.6¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+11.9²	15⁶¹	25.4¹²	—	27.8⁵	—	+2.7⁶	24.9¹⁸	8.7¹⁸	+0.8¹⁸	0.0¹⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11¹⁸	33.3%¹⁸	—	1984: P21 from 28	18 st · 0 W · best P19 · avg 30.4
75Todd Bodine	17	38	28.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	31.5¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+19.0²	15⁶¹	22.8¹²	—	35.0⁵	—	+4.7⁶	22.8⁹	7.0⁹	-8.1⁹	0.0⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.44⁹	55.6%⁹	—	1994: P22 from 41	15 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 30.8
36H.B. Bailey	40	37	24.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	24.8¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁶¹	27.6¹²	—	36.5²	—	—	40.0¹	—	+8.0¹	0.0¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹	0.0%¹	—	1964: P26 from 29	26 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 26.4
4Jeff Purvis	22	33	38.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	22.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	25⁶¹	30.5¹¹	—	27.8⁵	—	-4.3⁶	28.1⁷	8.6⁷	+6.1⁷	0.0⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁷	14.3%⁷	—	1997: P38 from 22	1 st · 0 W · best P38 · avg 38.0