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Drivers · 43

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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
8Dale Earnhardt Jr.	2	66	10.0¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	7¹⁰	9.0¹⁰	14.2%¹⁰	89.5¹	—	—	—	—	-13.5¹⁰	26⁵⁵	10.7¹²	—	15.4⁵	—	+20.3⁶	12.8³⁵	11.8³⁵	+0.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2000: P13 from 8	35 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 14.2
24Jeff Gordon	13	65	11.2¹⁰	2¹⁰	6¹⁰	7¹⁰	7.4¹⁰	12.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+0.6¹⁰	26⁵⁵	15.7¹²	—	11.6⁵	—	-7.7⁶	8.5³⁵	11.7³⁵	-4.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	1993: P5 from 3 · led 2	45 st · 6 W · best P1 · avg 16.4
48Jimmie Johnson	10	64	13.1¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	6¹⁰	9.7¹⁰	2.5%¹⁰	95.9⁵	20.9¹⁰	20.2⁶	22.7⁶	17.3⁶	-6.1¹⁰	26⁵⁵	17.8¹²	5.5²	11.6⁵	—	+11.0⁶	12.3³⁵	10.1³⁵	+0.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2002: P15 from 1	41 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 19.1
40Sterling Marlin	7	61	19.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	24.9¹⁰	0.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-0.3³	2⁵⁵	18.8¹²	—	4.2⁵	—	-6.0⁶	21.8³⁵	12.6³⁵	+1.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	22.9%³⁵	—	1980: P8 from 36	51 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 17.4
12Ryan Newman	37	60	18.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	21.2¹⁰	1.5%¹⁰	95.3⁵	19.8⁸	22.0³	14.0³	18.7³	-1.5¹⁰	2⁵⁵	18.6¹²	24.8⁴	8.0⁵	—	-9.0⁶	5.8³⁵	14.0³⁵	-7.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	2002: P7 from 23	39 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 18.1
9Bill Elliott	14	59	15.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	23.6¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2⁵⁵	17.4¹²	—	15.0⁵	—	-12.0⁶	14.7³⁵	10.9³⁵	-0.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1976: P19 from 38	59 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 15.7
99Jeff Burton	9	58	17.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	23.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-0.5⁶	21⁵⁵	19.1¹²	—	11.8⁵	—	-10.3⁶	24.6³⁵	11.6³⁵	+7.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	1994: P26 from 35	39 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.5
2Rusty Wallace	38	58	20.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	5¹⁰	17.0¹⁰	0.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2⁵⁵	17.1¹²	—	10.0⁵	—	+5.0⁶	15.5³⁵	11.9³⁵	-3.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	1982: P37 from 19	44 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 18.0
97Kurt Busch	36	57	23.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	3¹⁰	23.2¹⁰	0.9%¹⁰	83.8³	20.3⁹	15.4⁵	15.4⁵	16.6⁵	+4.9¹⁰	21⁵⁵	10.8¹²	13.4⁵	15.0⁵	—	-1.3⁶	16.1³⁵	14.5³⁵	-2.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	22.9%³⁵	—	2001: P41 from 26	41 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 18.9
17Matt Kenseth	35	57	22.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	25.4¹⁰	1.2%¹⁰	57.5¹	18.8¹	6.0¹	7.0¹	7.0¹	+4.5¹⁰	21⁵⁵	17.3¹²	26.0²	12.0⁵	—	+10.0⁶	20.9³⁵	9.6³⁵	+10.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2000: P10 from 24	36 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 19.2
29Kevin Harvick	31	56	17.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	13.3¹⁰	4.6%¹⁰	78.9⁴	14.1¹⁰	17.3⁸	16.3⁸	16.8⁸	-7.5¹⁰	26⁵⁵	13.7¹²	17.3⁸	24.4⁵	—	+9.3⁶	17.3³⁵	9.7³⁵	+4.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2001: P25 from 10 · led 2	44 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 17.5
5Terry Labonte	41	55	17.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	12.6¹⁰	2.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	26⁵⁵	15.4¹²	—	22.2⁵	—	+7.0⁶	19.9³⁵	8.5³⁵	+3.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	1979: P16 from 19	62 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 15.4
20Tony Stewart	8	54	22.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	13.5¹⁰	5.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+3.9¹⁰	26⁵⁵	13.6¹²	—	17.8⁵	—	0.0⁶	14.1³⁵	12.6³⁵	-0.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	1999: P28 from 2	34 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 18.9
49Ken Schrader	28	54	14.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	14.1¹⁰	10.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+1.5⁴	2⁵⁵	14.5¹²	—	29.2⁵	—	+2.0⁶	29.8³¹	9.0³¹	+1.4³¹	0.0³¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.16³¹	22.6%³¹	—	1985: P11 from 24	44 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 16.7
6Mark Martin	26	54	27.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	16.6¹⁰	1.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	21⁵⁵	11.0¹²	—	13.4⁵	—	-6.0⁶	20.5³⁵	12.1³⁵	-0.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	20.0%³⁵	—	1982: P30 from 26	54 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 18.1
7Jimmy Spencer	23	53	20.6¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	22.3¹⁰	0.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+5.0²	2⁵⁵	19.2¹²	—	19.0⁵	—	+3.0⁶	24.0³⁴	10.9³⁴	-0.1³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.15³⁴	20.6%³⁴	—	1989: P27 from 32	26 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 21.7
38Elliott Sadler	16	53	18.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	27.8¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+5.5²	21⁵⁵	25.9¹²	—	16.4⁵	—	-0.3⁶	14.4³⁵	12.7³⁵	-8.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.20³⁵	25.7%³⁵	—	1999: P40 from 38	26 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 17.9
42Jamie McMurray	19	52	24.7¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	20.6¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	84.4⁷	22.5⁴	17.0¹	15.0¹	6.0¹	+2.8¹⁰	2⁵⁵	17.8¹²	—	17.8⁵	—	-14.3⁶	18.9³⁵	11.9³⁵	+0.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2003: P37 from 8	33 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 22.6
19Jeremy Mayfield	20	51	19.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	26.2¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2⁵⁵	20.2¹²	—	21.8⁵	—	+5.7⁶	18.9³⁵	13.6³⁵	-2.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	1994: P30 from 40	27 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 22.3
4Mike Skinner	43	51	16.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	8.5¹⁰	3.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+4.8¹⁰	0⁵⁵	20.1¹²	—	28.2⁵	—	+7.3⁶	22.4²⁵	9.0²⁵	-6.7²⁵	0.0²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.24²⁵	28.0%²⁵	—	1997: P12 from 1 · led 1	15 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 21.1
21Ricky Rudd	5	51	22.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	19.6¹⁰	0.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	21⁵⁵	19.3¹²	—	20.2⁵	—	+11.3⁶	27.8³⁵	12.5³⁵	+5.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	25.7%³⁵	—	1976: P10 from 22	59 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 17.6
18Bobby Labonte	22	50	25.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	21.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	26⁵⁵	13.7¹²	—	21.4⁵	—	-4.7⁶	11.6³⁵	13.4³⁵	-3.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	1993: P20 from 25	47 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 21.7
22Ward Burton	17	50	24.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	22.6¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2⁵⁵	24.4¹²	—	14.6⁵	—	-9.3⁶	22.7³⁵	9.2³⁵	+1.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	1994: P36 from 40	20 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 20.1
32Ricky Craven	25	49	22.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	31.7¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+8.8³	0⁵⁵	22.8¹²	—	19.8⁵	—	-2.0⁶	26.3³⁵	13.2³⁵	+2.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17³⁵	28.6%³⁵	—	1995: P16 from 14	17 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 25.0
15Michael Waltrip	4	49	21.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	23.3¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	26⁵⁵	19.9¹²	—	24.4⁵	—	-6.0⁶	17.9³⁵	13.0³⁵	-1.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	1986: P18 from 39	55 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 21.4
88Dale Jarrett	11	48	20.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	29.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	21⁵⁵	25.3¹²	—	23.2⁵	—	-6.3⁶	26.3³⁵	12.3³⁵	+2.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	22.9%³⁵	—	1984: P23 from 39	41 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 16.6
10Johnny Benson Jr.	40	48	21.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	25.5¹⁰	2.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+1.0³	0⁵⁵	23.0¹²	—	25.0⁵	—	-11.3⁶	24.0³⁵	10.1³⁵	+1.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	1996: P23 from 27	15 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 22.1
31Robby Gordon	3	47	24.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	22.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+0.6⁷	26⁵⁵	19.0¹²	—	25.2⁵	—	+0.7⁶	23.6³⁵	10.8³⁵	+3.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1991: P18 from 35	24 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 22.1
54Todd Bodine	6	46	20.8⁸	0⁸	0⁸	2⁸	20.0⁸	0.6%⁸	—	—	—	—	—	-8.0²	21⁵⁵	26.8⁸	—	25.6⁵	—	+10.0⁶	27.9³⁴	11.4³⁴	+1.5³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.24³⁴	26.5%³⁴	—	1994: P36 from 11 · led 7	8 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 20.8
23Kenny Wallace	21	46	26.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	30.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+1.0⁵	2⁵⁵	19.0¹²	—	24.2⁵	—	-2.7⁶	27.9³⁵	7.9³⁵	+1.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	1993: P23 from 24	18 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 27.9
77Dave Blaney	39	46	24.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	26.4¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	78.7¹	—	—	—	—	+7.5⁷	21⁵⁵	25.3¹²	—	22.4⁵	—	+0.3⁶	23.8³⁵	10.1³⁵	-1.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2000: P27 from 31	25 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 26.9
41Casey Mears	29	45	20.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	22.0¹⁰	0.7%¹⁰	64.8⁷	33.9⁴	38.3³	36.3³	31.0³	-3.1¹⁰	2⁵⁵	21.8¹²	37.0¹	26.8⁵	—	-8.3⁶	21.5³⁵	8.0³⁵	-8.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17³⁵	28.6%³⁵	—	2003: P25 from 12	28 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 21.8
01Jerry Nadeau	42	45	23.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	22.2¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+0.1⁶	0⁵⁵	28.3¹¹	—	23.2⁵	—	+4.0⁶	13.9⁹	11.6⁹	-12.4⁹	0.0⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.22⁹	33.3%⁹	—	1997: P30 from 41	10 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 23.4
45Kyle Petty	30	45	27.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	12.1¹⁰	1.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+4.4⁵	2⁵⁵	16.9¹²	—	27.4⁵	—	+22.3⁶	33.3³²	6.8³²	+2.9³²	0.0³²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³²	15.6%³²	—	1981: P32 from 11	51 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 23.0
30Jeff Green	1	43	28.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	32.4¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	41.1⁴	—	—	—	—	+8.4⁸	26⁵⁵	19.9¹²	—	27.0⁵	—	-8.0⁶	28.8³⁰	7.8³⁰	+3.2³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07³⁰	16.7%³⁰	—	1998: P37 from 32	12 st · 0 W · best P16 · avg 30.0
16Greg Biffle	27	43	20.8¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	17.0¹⁰	1.7%¹⁰	78.8⁷	37.5¹	39.0¹	38.0¹	33.0¹	-0.5¹⁰	21⁵⁵	25.2¹²	31.0¹	28.4⁵	—	-7.0⁶	19.9³⁴	9.9³⁴	+0.2³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁴	17.6%³⁴	—	2003: P1 from 30 · led 21	28 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 19.9
43John Andretti	12	42	25.6¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	21.1¹⁰	7.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-0.5²	2⁵⁵	24.5¹²	—	29.2⁵	—	-1.3⁶	27.7²⁸	10.2²⁸	+0.8²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11²⁸	14.3%²⁸	—	1994: P42 from 15	26 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 27.5
09Mike Wallace	18	40	24.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	25.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+7.0²	2⁵⁵	21.9¹²	—	36.0⁵	—	-5.7⁶	32.9¹³	10.1¹³	+5.4¹³	0.0¹³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.15¹³	23.1%¹³	—	1994: P12 from 18	18 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 26.0
33Christian Fittipaldi	34	40	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	26⁵⁵	28.0¹	—	36.6⁵	—	+2.7⁶	33.6¹⁴	5.9¹⁴	-1.9¹⁴	0.0¹⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.29¹⁴	42.9%¹⁴	—	first start here	—
25Joe Nemechek	15	38	30.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	27.1¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-2.2⁵	26⁵⁵	27.1¹²	—	26.8⁵	—	+2.3⁶	19.4³⁵	11.2³⁵	-3.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	20.0%³⁵	—	1994: P39 from 38	37 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 28.5
74Tony Raines	33	36	28.4⁵	0⁵	0⁵	0⁵	29.4⁵	0.0%⁵	44.3⁵	—	—	—	—	-5.5²	26⁵⁵	25.2¹⁰	—	36.2⁵	—	+2.7⁶	32.5³⁴	9.3³⁴	+4.6³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁴	14.7%³⁴	—	2006: P21 from 21	5 st · 0 W · best P19 · avg 28.4
1Steve Park	32	35	33.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	23.7¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+18.2⁶	26⁵⁵	27.6¹⁰	—	28.2⁵	—	+1.0⁶	26.9³⁴	10.1³⁴	+0.2³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.18³⁴	17.6%³⁴	—	1998: P41 from 33	11 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 31.9
0Jack Sprague	24	33	31.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	35.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	0⁵⁵	34.0¹	—	32.0⁵	—	+1.0⁶	27.9¹⁷	7.5¹⁷	-3.6¹⁷	0.0¹⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.12¹⁷	23.5%¹⁷	—	2003: P31 from 35	1 st · 0 W · best P31 · avg 31.0