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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	25	65	11.3¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	6¹⁰	21.5¹⁰	14.7%¹⁰	116.4⁵	—	—	—	—	-3.2¹⁰	10²⁹	8.5¹²	23.5²	7.2⁵	—	+3.3⁶	21.6³⁵	11.8³⁵	+5.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	2000: P3 from 23 · led 120	24 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 12.4
48Jimmie Johnson	19	64	6.8¹⁰	2¹⁰	6¹⁰	6¹⁰	9.8¹⁰	10.3%¹⁰	114.7⁷	8.6³	8.0¹	3.0¹	12.0¹	-12.3¹⁰	14²⁹	14.8¹²	11.5²	16.2⁵	—	-15.0⁶	10.3³⁵	14.2³⁵	-2.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	20.0%³⁵	—	2002: P1 from 4 · led 62	25 st · 6 W · best P1 · avg 7.8
24Jeff Gordon	16	60	13.4¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	12.5¹⁰	13.1%¹⁰	72.3²	—	—	—	—	-2.2¹⁰	14²⁹	4.9¹²	—	19.8⁵	—	+6.7⁶	9.4³⁵	12.3³⁵	-2.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	1997: P1 from 3 · led 113	25 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 12.2
9Kasey Kahne	1	60	13.0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	7¹⁰	10.2¹⁰	7.6%¹⁰	97.3⁹	23.0¹	—	—	—	-13.7¹⁰	1²⁹	16.3¹²	—	12.2⁵	—	-3.7⁶	14.0³⁵	13.4³⁵	-2.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	20.0%³⁵	—	2004: P2 from 5 · led 39	21 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.3
20Tony Stewart	11	60	18.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	16.4¹⁰	7.4%¹⁰	100.3⁴	—	—	—	—	+0.9¹⁰	14²⁹	14.0¹²	—	9.4⁵	—	-3.0⁶	15.5³⁵	9.7³⁵	+2.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1999: P4 from 7 · led 1	23 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 13.4
2Rusty Wallace	9	59	11.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	6¹⁰	15.6¹⁰	6.6%¹⁰	85.0²	—	—	—	—	-7.7⁶	1²⁹	10.2¹²	—	20.4⁵	—	+8.7⁶	15.3³⁵	10.2³⁵	-2.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	1997: P14 from 16	10 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 11.4
97Kurt Busch	21	58	10.1¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	9.8¹⁰	9.0%¹⁰	95.1⁶	12.5⁴	15.0²	19.5²	11.0²	-9.5¹⁰	10²⁹	19.9¹²	7.7³	16.8⁵	—	-0.3⁶	14.9³⁵	11.0³⁵	+2.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2001: P13 from 32	27 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 11.7
16Greg Biffle	18	58	18.3¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	2¹⁰	13.4¹⁰	9.6%¹⁰	94.6⁷	—	—	—	—	+7.5¹⁰	10²⁹	13.2¹²	—	14.6⁵	—	+3.7⁶	14.1³⁵	11.3³⁵	-4.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2002: P13 from 29	21 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 18.7
18Bobby Labonte	27	57	16.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	20.3¹⁰	1.2%¹⁰	68.0²	—	—	—	—	-6.3⁸	14²⁹	12.0¹²	—	19.8⁵	—	+6.7⁶	16.5³⁵	8.8³⁵	+0.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1997: P6 from 15	23 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 22.0
6Mark Martin	26	56	14.6¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	11.2¹⁰	10.7%¹⁰	109.5²	—	—	—	—	+0.3¹⁰	10²⁹	15.9¹²	—	20.2⁵	—	-6.7⁶	14.9³⁵	11.5³⁵	+1.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1997: P10 from 12 · led 11	21 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 14.8
21Ricky Rudd	35	56	15.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	25.9¹⁰	0.5%¹⁰	57.1²	—	—	—	—	-8.7³	10²⁹	17.1¹²	—	19.0⁵	—	-3.0⁶	23.4³⁵	9.9³⁵	+2.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	1997: P3 from 39	12 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 18.8
15Michael Waltrip	17	54	21.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	22.3¹⁰	0.6%¹⁰	69.9²	—	—	—	—	-5.2⁶	14²⁹	24.8¹²	—	11.0⁵	—	-11.3⁶	20.3³⁵	10.3³⁵	+1.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	1997: P11 from 18	17 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 24.7
99Jeff Burton	30	54	18.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	21.1¹⁰	2.4%¹⁰	63.1²	—	—	—	—	+2.1¹⁰	10²⁹	17.1¹²	—	20.8⁵	—	-19.7⁶	23.6³⁵	10.6³⁵	+5.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	1997: P30 from 25	23 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 16.7
12Ryan Newman	7	54	20.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	11.5¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	77.8⁷	20.7²	—	—	—	+6.9¹⁰	1²⁹	16.7¹²	23.0³	17.6⁵	—	+6.0⁶	7.5³⁵	12.4³⁵	-9.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17³⁵	25.7%³⁵	—	2002: P14 from 1 · led 3	24 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 17.5
88Dale Jarrett	31	54	17.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	19.5¹⁰	4.1%¹⁰	71.8²	—	—	—	—	+4.5¹⁰	10²⁹	22.8¹²	—	18.2⁵	—	-7.7⁶	20.5³⁵	10.7³⁵	+4.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	1997: P8 from 9 · led 49	14 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 18.9
8Dale Earnhardt Jr.	10	54	21.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	19.7¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	68.5⁵	—	—	—	—	-0.8¹⁰	14²⁹	20.8¹²	—	16.0⁵	—	+15.3⁶	11.0³⁵	11.7³⁵	-0.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2000: P12 from 20	24 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 18.5
29Kevin Harvick	24	53	21.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	19.3¹⁰	1.1%¹⁰	83.9⁶	15.3⁵	13.7³	10.7³	13.3³	+4.5¹⁰	14²⁹	16.8¹²	8.2⁵	19.4⁵	—	-6.7⁶	17.5³⁵	10.3³⁵	+1.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2001: P25 from 13 · led 2	28 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 14.7
42Jamie McMurray	12	53	14.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	26.3¹⁰	1.7%¹⁰	70.7⁸	13.7¹	—	—	—	-1.3¹⁰	1²⁹	18.5¹²	—	25.2⁵	—	-0.3⁶	16.0³⁵	11.6³⁵	+2.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	2003: P5 from 25 · led 41	22 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 16.6
5Terry Labonte	29	53	19.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	22.5¹⁰	1.8%¹⁰	46.0²	—	—	—	—	+4.8⁹	14²⁹	15.8¹²	—	23.4⁵	—	-3.3⁶	26.9³⁵	9.7³⁵	+4.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	1997: P2 from 10 · led 41	11 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 21.7
19Jeremy Mayfield	20	53	17.0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	10.7¹⁰	2.4%¹⁰	55.2²	—	—	—	—	+10.2⁶	1²⁹	18.7¹²	—	24.4⁵	—	-1.7⁶	12.3³⁵	11.0³⁵	-4.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	1997: P12 from 21	14 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 21.5
25Brian Vickers	6	53	14.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	13.3¹⁰	1.9%¹⁰	85.8⁹	—	—	—	—	-3.8⁸	14²⁹	15.3¹²	—	29.4⁵	—	-2.7⁶	16.4³⁵	9.6³⁵	-5.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	2004: P13 from 1 · led 44	15 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 14.4
38Elliott Sadler	14	52	21.1¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	21.6¹⁰	2.7%¹⁰	74.1⁴	—	—	—	—	-2.2⁶	10²⁹	24.0¹²	—	17.4⁵	—	+13.3⁶	11.6³⁵	10.8³⁵	-4.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	1999: P21 from 39	18 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 23.4
40Sterling Marlin	8	51	18.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	23.9¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	85.8²	—	—	—	—	-7.9⁹	1²⁹	21.3¹²	—	23.6⁵	—	+2.0⁶	22.7³⁵	10.5³⁵	+3.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	25.7%³⁵	—	1997: P36 from 29	13 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 21.5
01Joe Nemechek	2	51	23.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	16.5¹⁰	3.6%¹⁰	98.5²	—	—	—	—	-2.7⁹	14²⁹	25.9¹²	—	15.2⁵	—	+1.7⁶	15.1³⁵	11.0³⁵	-4.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	1997: P18 from 1 · led 1	23 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 30.0
32Ricky Craven	34	51	27.2⁵	0⁵	0⁵	1⁵	21.2⁵	0.7%⁵	—	—	—	—	—	+14.8²	14²⁹	21.1¹²	—	15.8⁵	—	+12.7⁶	29.7²⁵	8.0²⁵	+1.6²⁵	0.0²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.12²⁵	32.0%²⁵	—	1997: P9 from 11 · led 8	5 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 27.2
4Jimmy Spencer	22	49	25.1⁸	0⁸	1⁸	2⁸	20.6⁸	4.5%⁸	—	—	—	—	—	+7.8⁴	14²⁹	21.9¹²	—	22.6⁵	—	+15.0⁶	35.6²⁵	7.0²⁵	+6.4²⁵	0.0²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.12²⁵	24.0%²⁵	—	1997: P5 from 19 · led 4	8 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 25.1
0Ward Burton	15	48	20.5⁸	0⁸	0⁸	2⁸	23.3⁸	0.4%⁸	—	—	—	—	—	-10.5⁴	14²⁹	25.6¹²	—	25.6⁵	—	+0.3⁶	22.6³³	9.1³³	-3.6³³	0.0³³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³³	24.2%³³	—	1997: P28 from 40	8 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 20.5
41Casey Mears	13	48	25.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	16.9¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	68.3⁸	—	—	—	—	+11.4¹⁰	1²⁹	19.4¹²	—	25.8⁵	—	-5.7⁶	17.2³⁵	10.3³⁵	-4.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2003: P34 from 17	19 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 22.8
22Scott Wimmer	39	48	27.4⁵	0⁵	0⁵	0⁵	29.4⁵	0.0%⁵	55.1⁴	—	—	—	—	-18.0¹	1²⁹	20.4⁵	—	23.0⁵	—	+11.0⁶	29.3³⁴	9.2³⁴	+5.3³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.15³⁴	20.6%³⁴	—	2004: P21 from 38	5 st · 0 W · best P16 · avg 27.4
45Kyle Petty	28	47	29.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	27.0¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	44.9²	—	—	—	—	+6.2¹⁰	1²⁹	13.7¹²	—	27.8⁵	—	-5.0⁶	31.3³⁴	7.3³⁴	+4.0³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁴	23.5%³⁴	—	1997: P31 from 38	16 st · 0 W · best P17 · avg 30.3
43Jeff Green	3	47	22.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	23.0¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	51.3⁵	—	—	—	—	-3.6⁷	1²⁹	25.1¹²	—	28.2⁵	—	+11.0⁶	24.7³⁵	7.5³⁵	-1.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17³⁵	28.6%³⁵	—	1997: P7 from 7	11 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 22.1
31Robby Gordon	23	47	27.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	31.5¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	55.4⁶	—	—	—	—	-8.0³	14²⁹	27.2¹²	—	20.6⁵	—	-1.3⁶	23.2³⁵	9.4³⁵	+1.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2000: P31 from 29	16 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 29.5
49Ken Schrader	32	46	26.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	26.5¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	56.2²	—	—	—	—	-13.0¹	1²⁹	18.9¹²	—	29.8⁵	—	+0.7⁶	29.7³⁵	7.3³⁵	+2.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	1997: P34 from 5 · led 8	16 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 29.0
10Scott Riggs	4	43	27.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	22.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	55.4⁹	—	—	—	—	-2.4⁵	14²⁹	25.6¹²	—	29.8⁵	—	+1.7⁶	21.5³⁴	9.2³⁴	-3.7³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.12³⁴	23.5%³⁴	—	2004: P7 from 9	11 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 28.8
09Joe Ruttman	33	42	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1²⁹	19.8¹²	—	42.8⁵	—	+1.0⁶	39.7⁶	0.8⁶	-2.8⁶	0.0⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁶	100.0%⁶	—	first start here	—
89Morgan Shepherd	38	41	24.0²	0²	0²	0²	20.5²	0.0%²	—	—	—	—	—	+6.0¹	1²⁹	25.9¹²	—	39.6⁵	—	+5.7⁶	41.3¹⁸	3.3¹⁸	+2.8¹⁸	0.0¹⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁸	88.9%¹⁸	—	1997: P24 from 31	2 st · 0 W · best P24 · avg 24.0
30Johnny Sauter	37	40	30.0³	0³	0³	0³	38.3³	0.3%³	39.2³	—	—	—	—	-2.5²	14²⁹	32.3³	—	30.6⁵	—	-4.3⁶	30.7¹⁵	8.0¹⁵	+5.7¹⁵	0.0¹⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13¹⁵	13.3%¹⁵	—	2007: P18 from 31	3 st · 0 W · best P18 · avg 30.0
98Todd Bodine	41	40	31.0³	0³	0³	0³	25.7³	0.6%³	27.3¹	—	—	—	—	+16.0²	10²⁹	32.0¹²	—	30.2⁵	—	-10.3⁶	35.9²⁰	5.9²⁰	-2.6²⁰	0.0²⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.15²⁰	85.0%²⁰	—	2001: P28 from 2 · led 4	3 st · 0 W · best P25 · avg 31.0
77Brendan Gaughan	5	39	42.0³	0³	0³	0³	32.3³	0.0%³	27.1²	—	—	—	—	+28.0¹	1²⁹	27.3³	—	24.2⁵	—	-6.3⁶	21.3³⁵	9.3³⁵	-4.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	22.9%³⁵	—	2004: P42 from 22	3 st · 0 W · best P41 · avg 42.0
72Kirk Shelmerdine	42	37	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10²⁹	40.0²	—	41.0⁵	—	+1.0⁶	40.9¹⁷	1.7¹⁷	+0.1¹⁷	0.0¹⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁷	100.0%¹⁷	—	first start here	—
94Stanton Barrett	43	35	40.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	30.0¹	0.0%¹	26.3¹	—	—	—	—	—	14²⁹	—	—	39.6⁵	—	+1.3⁶	34.3⁴	4.9⁴	-5.0⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.25⁴	100.0%⁴	—	2006: P40 from 30	1 st · 0 W · best P40 · avg 40.0
50Derrike Cope	36	34	38.5⁶	0⁶	0⁶	0⁶	36.2⁶	0.0%⁶	24.2¹	—	—	—	—	+4.0¹	1²⁹	25.7¹²	—	40.0⁵	—	-3.3⁶	37.5¹⁷	5.5¹⁷	+2.5¹⁷	0.0¹⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.12¹⁷	52.9%¹⁷	—	1997: P29 from 23	6 st · 0 W · best P29 · avg 38.5
02Hermie Sadler	40	29	42.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	43.0¹	0.0%¹	25.8¹	—	—	—	—	—	14²⁹	37.7³	—	40.6⁵	—	+0.3⁶	37.2¹⁵	6.4¹⁵	+0.8¹⁵	0.0¹⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07¹⁵	66.7%¹⁵	—	2005: P42 from 43	1 st · 0 W · best P42 · avg 42.0