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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
17Matt Kenseth	23	61	14.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	21.7¹⁰	1.7%¹⁰	97.8¹	15.7²	20.0²	18.5²	18.0²	-6.1¹⁰	18⁵⁰	17.9¹²	23.3³	7.2⁵	—	+3.3⁶	21.7³⁵	11.9³⁵	+5.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	2000: P12 from 22	37 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 13.9
48Jimmie Johnson	11	61	15.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	6¹⁰	18.7¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	75.1⁵	12.1⁶	9.0²	11.5²	7.0²	-2.1¹⁰	12⁵⁰	14.1¹²	13.3³	16.2⁵	—	-15.0⁶	10.5³⁵	14.3³⁵	-1.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	20.0%³⁵	—	2002: P7 from 33	37 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 13.0
20Tony Stewart	12	60	17.8¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	3¹⁰	15.2¹⁰	11.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+2.9¹⁰	12⁵⁰	12.8¹²	—	9.4⁵	—	-3.0⁶	15.4³⁵	9.5³⁵	+2.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1999: P15 from 4 · led 55	32 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.5
29Kevin Harvick	14	60	11.3¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	7¹⁰	17.3¹⁰	7.0%¹⁰	103.8³	13.2⁹	9.8⁵	6.0⁵	8.6⁵	-12.4¹⁰	12⁵⁰	19.0¹²	11.4¹²	19.4⁵	—	-6.7⁶	17.8³⁵	10.1³⁵	+1.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2001: P24 from 3 · led 137	42 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 13.7
16Greg Biffle	3	60	9.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	7¹⁰	16.9¹⁰	2.9%¹⁰	103.2⁷	—	—	—	—	-8.2¹⁰	18⁵⁰	18.8¹²	37.0¹	14.6⁵	—	+3.7⁶	14.5³⁵	11.4³⁵	-4.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2003: P5 from 15	27 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 13.2
5Terry Labonte	33	60	7.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	9¹⁰	7.3¹⁰	1.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	12⁵⁰	13.1¹²	—	23.4⁵	—	-3.3⁶	26.7³⁵	10.0³⁵	+4.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	1979: P7 from 10	57 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 13.2
21Ricky Rudd	15	59	12.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	7¹⁰	10.4¹⁰	1.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	18⁵⁰	12.7¹²	—	19.0⁵	—	-3.0⁶	24.0³⁵	9.5³⁵	+3.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	1975: P10 from 23	57 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 15.0
8Dale Earnhardt Jr.	18	59	14.1¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	14.8¹⁰	12.3%¹⁰	104.9¹	—	—	—	—	-7.5¹⁰	12⁵⁰	14.9¹²	—	16.0⁵	—	+15.3⁶	10.7³⁵	11.7³⁵	-1.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2000: P38 from 12	34 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 13.6
2Rusty Wallace	4	59	9.5¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	13.6¹⁰	4.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁵⁰	17.5¹²	—	20.4⁵	—	+8.7⁶	15.5³⁵	10.2³⁵	-3.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	1984: P12 from 11	43 st · 9 W · best P1 · avg 9.7
9Kasey Kahne	5	58	17.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	11.6¹⁰	6.1%¹⁰	91.5⁹	21.2²	—	—	—	-6.3¹⁰	3⁵⁰	16.1¹²	—	12.2⁵	—	+9.0⁶	13.9³⁵	12.8³⁵	-2.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	2004: P21 from 2	29 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 18.2
6Mark Martin	21	58	9.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	8.2¹⁰	2.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	18⁵⁰	19.2¹²	—	20.2⁵	—	-6.7⁶	15.1³⁵	11.4³⁵	+1.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1982: P14 from 17	46 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 13.6
15Michael Waltrip	8	58	18.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	20.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	12⁵⁰	17.7¹²	—	11.0⁵	—	-11.3⁶	20.6³⁵	10.4³⁵	+1.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	1986: P32 from 24	47 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 20.7
24Jeff Gordon	2	58	13.7¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	6.8¹⁰	19.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-3.5¹⁰	12⁵⁰	14.6¹²	—	19.8⁵	—	+6.7⁶	9.8³⁵	12.5³⁵	-1.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	1993: P17 from 21	46 st · 5 W · best P1 · avg 12.3
97Kurt Busch	13	57	13.0¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	7¹⁰	18.6¹⁰	8.1%¹⁰	98.2³	14.0⁷	17.3³	18.0³	16.7³	-4.8¹⁰	18⁵⁰	22.0¹²	15.0¹¹	16.8⁵	—	-0.3⁶	15.1³⁵	11.0³⁵	+2.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2001: P42 from 39	40 st · 5 W · best P1 · avg 14.5
88Dale Jarrett	30	55	16.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	20.4¹⁰	1.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	18⁵⁰	20.0¹²	—	18.2⁵	—	-7.7⁶	20.5³⁵	10.7³⁵	+4.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	1986: P29 from 28	43 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.5
40Sterling Marlin	17	54	16.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	16.0¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁵⁰	19.0¹²	—	23.6⁵	—	+2.0⁶	22.5³⁵	10.2³⁵	+2.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	25.7%³⁵	—	1983: P18 from 19	46 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 16.6
18Bobby Labonte	27	52	20.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	16.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	12⁵⁰	21.8¹²	—	19.8⁵	—	+6.7⁶	16.5³⁵	8.5³⁵	+1.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1993: P24 from 33	41 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 21.2
12Ryan Newman	1	52	22.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	9.5¹⁰	0.6%¹⁰	77.1⁵	20.5⁸	26.3⁴	23.8⁴	25.8⁴	+4.9¹⁰	3⁵⁰	15.0¹²	23.3¹⁰	17.6⁵	—	+6.0⁶	7.7³⁵	12.5³⁵	-9.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17³⁵	25.7%³⁵	—	2002: P37 from 8	39 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 16.9
45Kyle Petty	36	51	17.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	18.6¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+0.3⁶	3⁵⁰	19.3¹²	—	27.8⁵	—	-5.0⁶	31.1³⁴	7.5³⁴	+3.4³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁴	26.5%³⁴	—	1981: P11 from 23	49 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 20.9
99Jeff Burton	31	51	20.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	18.2¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+4.4⁶	18⁵⁰	25.8¹²	—	20.8⁵	—	-19.7⁶	23.5³⁵	10.2³⁵	+5.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	1994: P31 from 35	40 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.6
32Ricky Craven	25	50	26.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	16.7¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-8.7³	12⁵⁰	23.8¹²	—	15.8⁵	—	+12.7⁶	30.0²⁵	8.2²⁵	+2.2²⁵	0.0²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.12²⁵	32.0%²⁵	—	1995: P29 from 7	14 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 23.9
42Jamie McMurray	6	50	21.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	16.8¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	63.5⁷	26.2²	—	—	—	+3.1¹⁰	3⁵⁰	18.8¹²	—	25.2⁵	—	-0.3⁶	16.1³⁵	11.5³⁵	+2.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	2003: P11 from 26	31 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 17.0
49Ken Schrader	19	50	20.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	13.1¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+14.3⁴	3⁵⁰	16.1¹²	—	29.8⁵	—	+0.7⁶	30.0³⁵	6.5³⁵	+2.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	1985: P10 from 16	49 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 19.6
19Jeremy Mayfield	16	50	20.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	26.6¹⁰	4.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁵⁰	22.8¹²	—	24.4⁵	—	-1.7⁶	12.4³⁵	11.0³⁵	-4.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	1994: P21 from 25	25 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 20.4
38Elliott Sadler	9	50	24.9¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	22.0¹⁰	1.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-15.0¹	18⁵⁰	26.0¹²	—	17.4⁵	—	+13.3⁶	11.7³⁵	10.8³⁵	-4.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	1998: P24 from 32	24 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 23.4
01Joe Nemechek	26	49	26.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	19.8¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+6.8⁵	12⁵⁰	26.3¹²	—	15.2⁵	—	+1.7⁶	14.5³⁵	11.0³⁵	-4.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	1994: P16 from 6	35 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 31.6
98Geoff Bodine	34	49	17.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	5.5¹⁰	4.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+4.0³	18⁵⁰	14.8¹²	—	35.8⁵	—	-7.3⁶	41.3⁴	6.1⁴	+6.3⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁴	50.0%⁴	—	1982: P10 from 11	37 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 18.1
0Ward Burton	39	47	24.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	20.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	12⁵⁰	23.5¹²	—	25.6⁵	—	+0.3⁶	21.9³³	9.5³³	-3.8³³	0.0³³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³³	24.2%³³	—	1994: P25 from 21	23 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 20.5
4Kevin Lepage	35	46	24.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	28.5¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	40.2¹	—	—	—	—	+5.8⁵	12⁵⁰	26.8¹²	—	27.0⁵	—	+10.0⁶	31.8¹⁶	6.8¹⁶	-4.4¹⁶	0.0¹⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁶	62.5%¹⁶	—	1998: P27 from 22	11 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 24.1
25Brian Vickers	22	45	23.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	22.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	58.4⁹	—	—	—	—	+0.2¹⁰	12⁵⁰	25.9¹²	—	29.4⁵	—	-2.7⁶	15.9³⁵	9.4³⁵	-5.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	2004: P20 from 20	19 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 18.9
10Scott Riggs	28	45	25.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	26.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	61.4⁹	—	—	—	—	-1.1⁸	12⁵⁰	24.3¹²	—	29.8⁵	—	+8.0⁶	20.8³⁴	9.0³⁴	-4.1³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁴	20.6%³⁴	—	2004: P17 from 39	12 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 27.8
09Joe Ruttman	40	45	20.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	8.6¹⁰	1.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁵⁰	14.5¹²	—	43.0⁵	—	+0.7⁶	38.5⁶	0.8⁶	-4.2⁶	0.0⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁶	100.0%⁶	—	1981: P21 from 12 · led 49	15 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 20.1
22Scott Wimmer	20	45	28.9⁸	0⁸	0⁸	0⁸	33.3⁸	0.0%⁸	50.1⁵	—	—	—	—	+6.3²	3⁵⁰	28.2¹¹	—	23.0⁵	—	+11.0⁶	29.8³⁴	9.1³⁴	+5.4³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.15³⁴	20.6%³⁴	—	2002: P40 from 31	8 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 28.9
31Robby Gordon	32	44	28.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	25.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	51.9²	—	—	—	—	+7.8⁶	12⁵⁰	32.9¹²	—	20.6⁵	—	-1.3⁶	22.9³⁵	9.6³⁵	+1.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	1997: P43 from 20	21 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 29.7
77Brendan Gaughan	7	44	28.5²	0²	0²	0²	24.5²	0.0%²	63.4¹	—	—	—	—	+13.0¹	3⁵⁰	28.0⁴	—	24.2⁵	—	-12.3⁶	21.3³⁵	9.9³⁵	-4.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	22.9%³⁵	—	2004: P35 from 17	2 st · 0 W · best P22 · avg 28.5
41Casey Mears	24	43	27.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	22.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	57.5⁷	—	—	—	—	+10.7¹⁰	3⁵⁰	28.8¹²	37.0²	25.8⁵	—	-5.7⁶	16.9³⁵	10.2³⁵	-3.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2003: P32 from 39	27 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 27.3
43Jeff Green	29	43	28.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	20.8¹⁰	1.7%¹⁰	65.5²	—	—	—	—	+9.2⁹	3⁵⁰	28.6¹²	—	28.2⁵	—	+11.0⁶	24.0³⁵	7.7³⁵	-2.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17³⁵	31.4%³⁵	—	1997: P21 from 30	15 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 25.2
50Derrike Cope	37	41	24.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	21.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁵⁰	23.6¹²	—	40.0⁵	—	-3.3⁶	37.5¹⁷	5.1¹⁷	+2.1¹⁷	0.0¹⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.12¹⁷	52.9%¹⁷	—	1987: P16 from 28	27 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 26.0
30Johnny Sauter	10	38	33.5²	0²	0²	0²	29.5²	0.0%²	44.9¹	—	—	—	—	+15.0¹	12⁵⁰	31.1¹²	—	30.6⁵	—	-4.3⁶	32.5¹⁵	7.7¹⁵	+7.1¹⁵	0.0¹⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13¹⁵	13.3%¹⁵	—	2003: P25 from 21	2 st · 0 W · best P25 · avg 33.5
72Kirk Shelmerdine	41	38	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18⁵⁰	40.5²	—	41.2⁵	—	+0.7⁶	41.0¹⁷	1.7¹⁷	+0.1¹⁷	0.0¹⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁷	100.0%¹⁷	—	first start here	—
80Andy Hillenburg	43	38	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18⁵⁰	42.5²	—	40.0⁴	—	—	42.5⁴	4.0⁴	+2.5⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.50⁴	75.0%⁴	—	first start here	—
02Hermie Sadler	42	33	34.3⁴	0⁴	0⁴	0⁴	39.5⁴	0.0%⁴	28.3³	—	—	—	—	—	1⁵⁰	32.4¹²	—	40.6⁵	—	+0.3⁶	37.1¹⁵	6.4¹⁵	0.0¹⁵	0.0¹⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07¹⁵	73.3%¹⁵	—	2002: P32 from 43	4 st · 0 W · best P30 · avg 34.3
94Stanton Barrett	38	28	40.3³	0³	0³	0³	34.0³	0.0%³	31.5³	—	—	—	—	—	12⁵⁰	41.0³	—	41.2⁵	—	+4.0⁶	35.5⁴	1.3⁴	-5.8⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.25⁴	100.0%⁴	—	2005: P41 from 23	3 st · 0 W · best P39 · avg 40.3