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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
29Kevin Harvick	17	65	17.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	15.9¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	75.5³	9.5¹⁰	7.0⁹	7.6⁹	7.1⁹	-4.7¹⁰	12⁴³	7.4¹²	11.4¹²	12.2⁵	—	-7.3⁶	21.7³⁴	12.2³⁴	+0.2³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁴	14.7%³⁴	—	2001: P14 from 3	31 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 11.7
24Jeff Gordon	3	61	12.2¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	6.7¹⁰	17.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-5.9¹⁰	12⁴³	14.3¹²	—	15.2⁵	—	-4.0⁶	12.9³⁵	12.7³⁵	-1.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	1993: P24 from 5 · led 1	35 st · 6 W · best P1 · avg 11.9
20Tony Stewart	4	61	12.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	20.6¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+0.2¹⁰	3⁴³	9.3¹²	—	19.0⁵	—	-5.3⁶	13.5³⁵	12.7³⁵	+0.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	1999: P6 from 10	23 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 13.1
9Bill Elliott	8	59	8.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	9¹⁰	11.6¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2⁴³	25.6¹²	—	16.2⁵	—	-4.7⁶	12.1³⁵	11.7³⁵	-5.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	1977: P10 from 16	51 st · 5 W · best P1 · avg 9.5
48Jimmie Johnson	5	58	6.7¹⁰	2¹⁰	6¹⁰	8¹⁰	12.7¹⁰	11.4%¹⁰	112.1⁵	18.1⁵	15.3³	14.0³	11.7³	-11.9¹⁰	12⁴³	12.1¹²	26.5¹²	27.2⁵	—	+14.7⁶	14.6³⁵	11.4³⁵	+1.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2002: P6 from 5	23 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 13.4
2Rusty Wallace	6	58	15.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	13.7¹⁰	1.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	12⁴³	19.5¹²	—	15.0⁵	—	+8.0⁶	16.5³⁵	8.8³⁵	+3.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	1984: P30 from 24 · led 1	42 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 16.5
40Sterling Marlin	1	57	17.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	21.5¹⁰	0.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2⁴³	23.7¹²	—	11.6⁵	—	-11.3⁶	21.2²⁸	11.9²⁸	+7.0²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	10.7%²⁸	—	1980: P11 from 33	46 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 19.2
36Ken Schrader	31	56	16.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	16.4¹⁰	1.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+3.6⁴	3⁴³	20.8¹²	—	16.2⁵	—	+1.3⁶	24.0³⁵	8.8³⁵	-3.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	25.7%³⁵	—	1985: P13 from 25	43 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 18.2
10Johnny Benson Jr.	27	56	20.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	20.4¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+9.0⁵	3⁴³	22.8¹²	—	10.4⁵	—	-0.7⁶	21.1³⁰	12.2³⁰	+0.1³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.20³⁰	26.7%³⁰	—	1996: P24 from 38	15 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 21.6
6Mark Martin	2	56	8.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	7¹⁰	12.0¹⁰	2.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	12⁴³	21.7¹²	—	24.2⁵	—	-12.3⁶	16.4³⁵	10.6³⁵	+4.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	1982: P7 from 20	46 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 12.7
28Ricky Rudd	7	56	17.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	13.1¹⁰	0.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	12⁴³	20.9¹²	—	15.2⁵	—	+12.7⁶	17.6³⁵	10.9³⁵	+2.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	1977: P22 from 27	57 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 16.2
15Michael Waltrip	14	55	16.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	21.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	12⁴³	23.4¹²	—	16.2⁵	—	-12.3⁶	14.5³⁵	11.4³⁵	-4.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	1985: P24 from 35	42 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 22.4
5Terry Labonte	19	54	16.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	11.4¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	12⁴³	14.4¹²	—	23.6⁵	—	+8.7⁶	27.4³⁵	10.3³⁵	+4.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	1978: P4 from 19	53 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 16.7
21Elliott Sadler	25	54	14.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	10.8¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-21.0³	12⁴³	23.1¹²	—	19.4⁵	—	0.0⁶	25.6³⁵	11.9³⁵	+2.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	1999: P36 from 15	17 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 18.8
18Bobby Labonte	18	53	16.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	12.5¹⁰	1.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁴³	18.4¹²	—	23.0⁵	—	+4.7⁶	19.7³⁵	12.0³⁵	-0.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	1993: P18 from 36	32 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 16.7
8Dale Earnhardt Jr.	15	53	16.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	15.2¹⁰	4.1%¹⁰	90.5¹	—	—	—	—	-10.4¹⁰	12⁴³	17.8¹²	—	23.4⁵	—	-4.0⁶	12.7³⁵	13.2³⁵	-4.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2000: P40 from 10	21 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 14.3
55Bobby Hamilton	26	53	18.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	25.3¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+12.0²	12⁴³	25.2¹²	—	16.4⁵	—	+4.0⁶	26.6³⁰	9.0³⁰	+2.5³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁰	3.3%³⁰	—	1991: P20 from 34	23 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 18.1
11Brett Bodine	40	52	13.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	11.5¹⁰	0.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	12⁴³	18.8¹²	—	28.4⁵	—	-3.0⁶	32.5³¹	7.3³¹	+1.9³¹	0.0³¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10³¹	12.9%³¹	—	1987: P20 from 39	31 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 21.7
1Steve Park	36	52	19.6⁹	0⁹	1⁹	3⁹	28.1⁹	6.9%⁹	—	—	—	—	—	+3.3⁶	12⁴³	26.9¹²	—	16.8⁵	—	-5.0⁶	23.1³¹	10.0³¹	-3.1³¹	0.0³¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13³¹	12.9%³¹	—	1998: P24 from 31	9 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 19.6
88Dale Jarrett	10	51	24.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	18.9¹⁰	0.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	12⁴³	34.0¹²	—	7.8⁵	—	+4.3⁶	18.7³⁵	13.1³⁵	+3.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	1987: P15 from 38	35 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 18.1
97Kurt Busch	11	51	19.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	12.2¹⁰	5.4%¹⁰	73.3³	12.8⁸	13.2⁶	15.5⁶	12.5⁶	+5.8¹⁰	12⁴³	20.1¹²	10.4¹²	25.6⁵	—	+2.0⁶	14.2³⁵	13.4³⁵	-0.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2001: P30 from 27	28 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 16.7
12Ryan Newman	12	51	13.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	8.7¹⁰	8.6%¹⁰	100.7⁵	19.5⁹	20.0⁷	22.3⁷	18.6⁷	-4.2¹⁰	12⁴³	23.5¹²	25.4¹²	22.8⁵	—	+9.7⁶	9.7³⁵	14.0³⁵	-5.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2002: P5 from 3	27 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 14.3
17Matt Kenseth	9	50	19.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	20.5¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	—	18.0⁴	15.3³	16.3³	12.3³	+2.6⁹	12⁴³	16.3¹²	21.8¹²	24.4⁵	—	-1.3⁶	18.4³⁵	13.6³⁵	+3.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	1999: P37 from 31	27 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 15.3
99Jeff Burton	13	49	11.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	6¹⁰	17.8¹⁰	16.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-6.3⁶	12⁴³	29.9¹²	—	28.6⁵	—	+2.3⁶	23.7³⁵	11.7³⁵	+7.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	1994: P20 from 22	30 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 12.7
07Ted Musgrave	43	48	22.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	23.8¹⁰	0.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-5.8⁴	2⁴³	19.9¹²	—	24.6⁵	—	+1.3⁶	30.5⁴	6.1⁴	+7.0⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁴	0.0%⁴	—	1991: P21 from 29	20 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 23.3
19Jeremy Mayfield	29	48	19.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	3¹⁰	23.3¹⁰	3.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2⁴³	24.1¹²	—	26.0⁵	—	+15.0⁶	20.2³⁵	10.6³⁵	-4.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	20.0%³⁵	—	1994: P33 from 25	22 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 19.9
41Jimmy Spencer	23	47	27.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	25.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+24.0¹	2⁴³	23.4¹²	—	19.2⁵	—	+6.3⁶	21.5³³	10.7³³	-2.2³³	0.0³³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.12³³	21.2%³³	—	1989: P37 from 27	27 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 26.0
23Kenny Wallace	34	47	16.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	23.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-0.3³	2⁴³	23.0¹²	—	31.6⁵	—	0.0⁶	22.8²⁰	9.1²⁰	-2.0²⁰	0.0²⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²⁰	10.0%²⁰	—	1993: P32 from 26	19 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 23.1
7Casey Atwood	35	47	25.7³	0³	0³	0³	34.0³	0.0%³	—	—	—	—	—	+11.5²	2⁴³	22.8¹²	—	21.6⁵	—	-6.7⁶	29.4³⁴	8.6³⁴	-0.0³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.12³⁴	14.7%³⁴	—	2001: P26 from 32	3 st · 0 W · best P25 · avg 25.7
43John Andretti	30	47	21.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	19.8¹⁰	1.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-15.0²	2⁴³	28.3¹²	—	23.4⁵	—	+25.0⁶	24.7³⁵	9.1³⁵	-0.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	1994: P38 from 18	18 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 21.2
25Joe Nemechek	37	46	27.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	20.9¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	34.7¹	—	—	—	+1.3⁵	12⁴³	23.0¹²	—	20.8⁵	—	-7.0⁶	23.8³²	11.8³²	-4.3³²	0.0³²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.25³²	31.3%³²	—	1994: P19 from 29	28 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 26.5
22Ward Burton	28	45	23.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	15.6¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2⁴³	35.4¹²	—	19.0⁵	—	+14.7⁶	23.0³⁵	13.8³⁵	-1.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17³⁵	25.7%³⁵	—	1994: P21 from 38	20 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 17.9
32Ricky Craven	16	45	29.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	18.8¹⁰	0.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+29.8²	12⁴³	22.1¹²	—	21.8⁵	—	+2.0⁶	16.7³⁵	10.8³⁵	-2.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	1995: P42 from 14	13 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 26.5
26Todd Bodine	32	44	27.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	30.0¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+19.0²	12⁴³	22.8¹²	—	24.4⁵	—	-14.3⁶	24.6²³	12.1²³	-2.3²³	0.0²³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13²³	39.1%²³	—	1993: P27 from 17	15 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 30.4
44Jerry Nadeau	38	44	29.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	14.6¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+8.6⁶	2⁴³	33.0¹²	—	17.0⁵	—	+3.0⁶	21.0²⁷	8.3²⁷	-6.3²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.15²⁷	29.6%²⁷	—	1998: P31 from 25	10 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 29.4
30Jeff Green	20	43	24.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	31.4¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	49.0²	—	—	—	—	-8.9⁷	12⁴³	26.9¹²	—	27.4⁵	—	-9.7⁶	25.2³⁵	10.7³⁵	+4.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1997: P39 from 42	11 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 23.9
77Dave Blaney	21	43	23.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	22.6¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	49.9³	—	—	—	—	+15.7⁵	12⁴³	29.7¹²	—	26.6⁵	—	-2.7⁶	23.8³⁵	8.4³⁵	+3.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2000: P26 from 15	17 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 26.5
45Kyle Petty	24	43	23.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	23.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+2.4⁵	2⁴³	18.1¹²	—	35.2⁵	—	-8.3⁶	25.8³⁵	8.9³⁵	+3.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	1981: P25 from 21	50 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 22.9
4Mike Skinner	33	42	31.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	18.9¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+15.0¹⁰	12⁴³	23.7¹²	—	22.8⁵	—	+1.3⁶	22.6³⁵	8.2³⁵	-4.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	1993: P35 from 36	16 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 30.1
14Mike Wallace	39	41	25.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	34.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	46.9¹	—	—	—	—	—	3⁴³	25.8¹²	—	30.0⁵	—	-10.3⁶	32.2²⁰	11.3²⁰	+2.5²⁰	0.0²⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.15²⁰	35.0%²⁰	—	1994: P18 from 23	10 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 25.9
31Robby Gordon	22	41	23.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	30.9¹⁰	0.6%¹⁰	93.5¹	—	—	—	—	+1.4⁷	12⁴³	31.0¹²	—	29.2⁵	—	+15.3⁶	18.3³⁵	10.3³⁵	-2.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	1997: P34 from 38	15 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 27.3
89Morgan Shepherd	42	40	26.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	18.9¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	12⁴³	12.7¹²	—	41.2⁵	—	-1.0⁶	43.0⁴	1.0⁴	+2.3⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.25⁴	100.0%⁴	—	1981: P34 from 19	34 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 20.5
74Tony Raines	41	32	33.8⁶	0⁶	0⁶	0⁶	37.0⁶	0.0%⁶	43.2⁴	—	—	—	—	—	12⁴³	32.3¹²	—	35.0⁵	—	-2.7⁶	35.3⁶	6.7⁶	-1.0⁶	0.0⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17⁶	50.0%⁶	—	2003: P41 from 41	6 st · 0 W · best P20 · avg 33.8