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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	24	69	8.5¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	8¹⁰	8.5¹⁰	22.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	20⁷⁰	8.0¹²	—	5.2⁵	—	0.0⁶	15.0³⁰	11.1³⁰	+6.8³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁰	10.0%³⁰	—	1979: P1 from 9 · led 163	42 st · 8 W · best P1 · avg 9.4
2Rusty Wallace	2	62	9.5¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	13.6¹⁰	4.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	28⁷⁰	17.5¹²	—	8.6⁵	—	+8.7⁶	11.3³⁰	14.6³⁰	-1.8³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07³⁰	16.7%³⁰	—	1984: P12 from 11	43 st · 9 W · best P1 · avg 9.6
6Mark Martin	3	60	9.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	8.2¹⁰	2.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	28⁷⁰	19.2¹²	—	10.4⁵	—	-8.0⁶	8.3³⁰	12.1³⁰	-3.1³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07³⁰	23.3%³⁰	—	1982: P14 from 17	46 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 13.7
5Terry Labonte	12	60	7.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	9¹⁰	7.3¹⁰	1.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	20⁷⁰	13.1¹²	—	17.4⁵	—	-6.0⁶	15.0³⁰	10.4³⁰	+1.0³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10³⁰	13.3%³⁰	—	1979: P7 from 10	57 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 13.1
7Geoff Bodine	27	59	17.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	5.5¹⁰	4.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+4.0³	28⁷⁰	14.8¹²	—	7.6⁵	—	-2.7⁶	10.2³⁰	14.4³⁰	-11.7³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.20³⁰	50.0%³⁰	—	1982: P10 from 11	37 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 19.0
24Jeff Gordon	4	59	11.6¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	6.6¹⁰	19.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-4.9¹⁰	20⁷⁰	14.6¹²	—	14.6⁵	—	0.0⁶	10.0³⁰	12.3³⁰	-5.6³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13³⁰	30.0%³⁰	—	1993: P17 from 21	46 st · 5 W · best P1 · avg 12.0
17Darrell Waltrip	37	59	7.2¹⁰	1¹⁰	7¹⁰	8¹⁰	4.8¹⁰	11.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	20⁷⁰	12.7¹²	—	21.4⁵	—	-0.3⁶	23.7³⁰	9.1³⁰	+7.9³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁰	3.3%³⁰	—	1973: P30 from 13	51 st · 12 W · best P1 · avg 11.2
10Ricky Rudd	11	59	12.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	7¹⁰	10.4¹⁰	1.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	28⁷⁰	12.7¹²	—	16.2⁵	—	+2.3⁶	17.3³⁰	7.1³⁰	+5.7³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁰	3.3%³⁰	—	1975: P10 from 23	57 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 15.1
21Morgan Shepherd	10	59	14.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	9.9¹⁰	4.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	28⁷⁰	13.6¹²	—	13.4⁵	—	+12.7⁶	20.1³⁰	8.9³⁰	+7.6³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07³⁰	6.7%³⁰	—	1981: P4 from 7 · led 18	31 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 17.6
11Bill Elliott	15	57	10.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	7¹⁰	10.5¹⁰	3.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	28⁷⁰	11.5¹²	—	21.2⁵	—	+10.0⁶	15.7³⁰	11.8³⁰	-0.7³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁰	13.3%³⁰	—	1979: P10 from 17	43 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 16.4
18Dale Jarrett	36	57	16.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	20.4¹⁰	1.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	20⁷⁰	20.0¹²	—	9.0⁵	—	-18.3⁶	22.2²⁹	11.3²⁹	+4.2²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²⁹	20.7%²⁹	—	1986: P29 from 28	43 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.1
27Jimmy Spencer	16	54	15.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	23.7¹⁰	4.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	28⁷⁰	17.8¹²	—	16.2⁵	—	-0.3⁶	21.7²⁸	12.1²⁸	-3.0²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.25²⁸	35.7%²⁸	—	1989: P8 from 12	27 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 16.4
33Harry Gant	20	54	11.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	7.1¹⁰	1.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	20⁷⁰	13.8¹²	—	23.8⁵	—	-8.3⁶	23.5²⁹	11.5²⁹	-0.5²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²⁹	31.0%²⁹	—	1979: P21 from 17	30 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 12.9
28Ernie Irvan	7	53	17.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	2¹⁰	13.1¹⁰	5.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	28⁷⁰	18.8¹²	—	15.0⁵	—	+1.3⁶	6.5¹⁹	10.4¹⁹	-1.2¹⁹	0.0¹⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.05¹⁹	10.5%¹⁹	—	1988: P26 from 28	19 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 23.2
16Ted Musgrave	5	53	15.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	21.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+6.2⁵	28⁷⁰	18.7¹²	—	17.6⁵	—	-8.3⁶	20.5³⁰	10.3³⁰	+3.1³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10³⁰	16.7%³⁰	—	1991: P12 from 27	19 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 18.6
42Kyle Petty	14	52	17.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	18.6¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+0.3⁶	3⁷⁰	19.3¹²	—	16.4⁵	—	+17.0⁶	27.3³⁰	11.1³⁰	+8.4³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07³⁰	10.0%³⁰	—	1981: P11 from 23	49 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 21.0
25Ken Schrader	22	52	20.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	13.1¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+14.3⁴	20⁷⁰	16.1¹²	—	17.0⁵	—	-5.0⁶	14.0³⁰	10.0³⁰	+1.2³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁰	6.7%³⁰	—	1985: P10 from 16	49 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 19.7
4Sterling Marlin	18	51	16.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	16.0¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	20⁷⁰	19.0¹²	—	20.2⁵	—	+5.0⁶	15.4³⁰	12.3³⁰	-3.6³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁰	23.3%³⁰	—	1983: P18 from 19	46 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 16.5
26Brett Bodine	19	50	18.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	13.0¹⁰	1.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	28⁷⁰	20.5¹²	—	18.2⁵	—	+14.0⁶	14.5³⁰	11.2³⁰	-6.8³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁰	23.3%³⁰	—	1988: P17 from 11	30 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 20.5
30Michael Waltrip	23	49	18.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	20.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁷⁰	17.7¹²	—	22.4⁵	—	+1.3⁶	20.0³⁰	9.7³⁰	+2.4³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁰	10.0%³⁰	—	1986: P32 from 24	47 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 20.8
23Hut Stricklin	26	49	23.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	17.4¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+9.0²	28⁷⁰	18.5¹²	—	16.6⁵	—	-13.3⁶	28.5²⁸	8.2²⁸	+4.9²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	10.7%²⁸	—	1989: P28 from 26	20 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 26.5
32Dick Trickle	32	47	18.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	2¹⁰	17.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-0.5²	20⁷⁰	12.6¹²	—	29.6⁵	—	+4.0⁶	25.3²⁴	10.1²⁴	-2.0²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.21²⁴	37.5%²⁴	—	1989: P5 from 27	21 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 21.7
15Lake Speed	13	46	17.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	20.2¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	28⁷⁰	19.1¹²	—	27.0⁵	—	-6.0⁶	29.8³⁰	10.0³⁰	+12.6³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07³⁰	13.3%³⁰	—	1981: P9 from 21	21 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 21.4
8Jeff Burton	35	46	17.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	17.8¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+1.2⁷	28⁷⁰	25.8¹²	—	21.4⁵	—	+13.0⁶	25.4²⁹	9.8²⁹	+1.1²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	20.7%²⁹	—	1994: P20 from 20	40 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.8
71Dave Marcis	29	46	14.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	10.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	20⁷⁰	20.6¹²	—	29.8⁵	—	+5.3⁶	28.0²²	6.8²²	+0.2²²	0.0²²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.05²²	31.8%²²	—	1968: P13 from 20	53 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 17.8
29Steve Grissom	30	45	23.3⁸	0⁸	1⁸	1⁸	31.1⁸	0.0%⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	20⁷⁰	17.9¹²	—	23.2⁵	—	+11.3⁶	26.5²⁷	8.5²⁷	+3.3²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁷	14.8%²⁷	—	1994: P34 from 30	8 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 23.3
43Wally Dallenbach Jr.	33	45	23.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	25.4¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+9.2⁸	3⁷⁰	23.6¹²	—	19.0⁵	—	+2.7⁶	20.0¹³	10.4¹³	+0.6¹³	0.0¹³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.15¹³	23.1%¹³	—	1992: P22 from 32	12 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 24.7
77Greg Sacks	31	44	21.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	19.6¹⁰	2.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+9.0¹	28⁷⁰	20.0¹²	—	25.8⁵	—	-1.7⁶	19.3³⁰	9.2³⁰	-8.3³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13³⁰	33.3%³⁰	—	1984: P9 from 13	11 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 22.7
98Derrike Cope	17	44	24.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	21.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	28⁷⁰	23.6¹²	—	20.0⁵	—	+6.7⁶	20.7²⁹	9.8²⁹	-4.7²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17²⁹	34.5%²⁹	—	1987: P16 from 28	27 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 26.0
22Bobby Labonte	9	44	22.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	16.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁷⁰	21.8¹²	—	23.6⁵	—	+7.3⁶	20.2³⁰	9.4³⁰	-2.2³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13³⁰	23.3%³⁰	—	1993: P24 from 33	41 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 21.9
40Bobby Hamilton	34	42	24.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	20.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+13.0¹	3⁷⁰	23.3¹²	—	22.6⁵	—	-6.7⁶	26.7²⁹	9.3²⁹	+2.1²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17²⁹	34.5%²⁹	—	1991: P31 from 28	23 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 21.5
1Rick Mast	28	42	20.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	17.5¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	28⁷⁰	24.7¹²	—	26.2⁵	—	+10.3⁶	19.6³⁰	12.4³⁰	-0.7³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07³⁰	30.0%³⁰	—	1988: P28 from 25 · led 2	27 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 23.3
31Ward Burton	21	39	23.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	22.2¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	20⁷⁰	23.5¹²	—	29.6⁵	—	+2.3⁶	19.4²⁵	10.6²⁵	-10.3²⁵	0.0²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.16²⁵	48.0%²⁵	—	1994: P36 from 7	23 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 20.6
90Mike Wallace	25	39	23.6⁸	0⁸	0⁸	2⁸	29.4⁸	0.0%⁸	53.8²	—	—	—	—	—	28⁷⁰	27.7¹²	—	26.0⁵	—	+9.3⁶	28.7²¹	7.6²¹	+7.7²¹	0.0²¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²¹	9.5%²¹	—	1994: P24 from 27	8 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 23.6
12Chuck Bown	1	37	31.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	16.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	28⁷⁰	23.3⁸	—	26.0⁵	—	+0.7⁶	23.9¹²	10.7¹²	+0.5¹²	0.0¹²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08¹²	25.0%¹²	—	1995: P31 from 16	1 st · 0 W · best P31 · avg 31.0
41Joe Nemechek	6	36	27.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	20.6¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+6.5⁶	20⁷⁰	26.3¹²	—	28.4⁵	—	+3.3⁶	19.5²⁸	10.5²⁸	-4.8²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.18²⁸	32.1%²⁸	—	1994: P29 from 5 · led 14	35 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 31.9
75Todd Bodine	8	33	29.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	26.2¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+5.0²	28⁷⁰	24.2¹²	—	33.0⁵	—	+1.3⁶	21.6²⁹	11.4²⁹	+0.6²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²⁹	20.7%²⁹	—	1994: P8 from 36	12 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 31.3