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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.	5	63	13.3¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	6¹⁰	8.7¹⁰	14.6%¹⁰	89.5¹	—	—	—	—	-8.9¹⁰	25⁵³	10.7¹²	—	16.0⁵	—	+15.3⁶	11.1³⁵	11.6³⁵	-1.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2000: P13 from 8	35 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 15.1
17Matt Kenseth	36	62	20.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	25.3¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	57.5¹	18.8¹	6.0¹	7.0¹	7.0¹	+3.2¹⁰	20⁵³	17.3¹²	26.0²	7.2⁵	—	+3.3⁶	21.3³⁵	11.3³⁵	+6.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2000: P10 from 24	36 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 18.7
48Jimmie Johnson	19	61	13.2¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	6¹⁰	8.8¹⁰	3.1%¹⁰	95.9⁵	20.9¹⁰	20.2⁶	22.7⁶	17.3⁶	-7.6¹⁰	25⁵³	17.8¹²	5.5²	16.2⁵	—	-15.0⁶	10.3³⁵	14.2³⁵	-2.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	20.0%³⁵	—	2002: P15 from 1	41 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 19.1
24Jeff Gordon	1	60	11.2¹⁰	2¹⁰	6¹⁰	7¹⁰	7.4¹⁰	12.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+0.6¹⁰	25⁵³	15.7¹²	—	19.8⁵	—	+6.7⁶	9.8³⁵	12.3³⁵	-1.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	1993: P5 from 3 · led 2	45 st · 5 W · best P1 · avg 16.7
20Tony Stewart	17	59	22.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	13.8¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+1.4¹⁰	25⁵³	13.6¹²	—	9.4⁵	—	-3.0⁶	15.3³⁵	9.6³⁵	+2.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1999: P28 from 2	34 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 19.0
29Kevin Harvick	11	59	16.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	15.3¹⁰	4.7%¹⁰	78.9⁴	14.1¹⁰	17.3⁸	16.3⁸	16.8⁸	-8.7¹⁰	25⁵³	13.7¹²	17.3⁸	19.4⁵	—	-6.7⁶	17.9³⁵	10.4³⁵	+1.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2001: P25 from 10 · led 2	44 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 17.3
97Kurt Busch	35	58	23.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	3¹⁰	23.3¹⁰	1.0%¹⁰	83.8³	20.3⁹	15.4⁵	15.4⁵	16.6⁵	+5.8¹⁰	20⁵³	10.8¹²	13.4⁵	16.8⁵	—	-0.3⁶	14.5³⁵	11.1³⁵	+1.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2001: P41 from 26	41 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 18.8
9Kasey Kahne	31	58	17.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	26.9¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	78.1⁹	20.1²	—	—	—	-5.5¹⁰	2⁵³	21.7¹²	—	12.2⁵	—	-3.7⁶	13.1³⁵	13.3³⁵	-3.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	20.0%³⁵	—	2004: P41 from 27	29 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 19.3
15Michael Waltrip	2	56	21.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	23.3¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	25⁵³	19.9¹²	—	11.0⁵	—	-11.3⁶	20.7³⁵	10.4³⁵	+1.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	1986: P18 from 39	55 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 21.1
5Terry Labonte	10	54	17.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	12.6¹⁰	2.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	25⁵³	15.4¹²	—	23.4⁵	—	-3.3⁶	27.4³⁵	9.7³⁵	+4.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	1979: P16 from 19	62 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 15.8
99Jeff Burton	26	54	17.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	23.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-0.5⁶	20⁵³	19.1¹²	—	20.8⁵	—	-19.7⁶	23.7³⁵	10.7³⁵	+5.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	1994: P26 from 35	39 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.2
98Bill Elliott	34	54	15.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	23.6¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2⁵³	17.4¹²	—	25.2⁵	—	+4.0⁶	14.2⁵	9.7⁵	-8.2⁵	0.0⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.20⁵	20.0%⁵	—	1976: P19 from 38	59 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 15.9
12Ryan Newman	13	53	21.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	23.6¹⁰	1.4%¹⁰	95.3⁵	19.8⁸	22.0³	14.0³	18.7³	+1.8¹⁰	2⁵³	18.6¹²	24.8⁴	17.6⁵	—	+6.0⁶	7.4³⁵	12.6³⁵	-9.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17³⁵	25.7%³⁵	—	2002: P7 from 23	39 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 18.9
49Ken Schrader	29	53	14.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	14.1¹⁰	10.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+1.5⁴	2⁵³	14.5¹²	—	29.8⁵	—	+0.7⁶	29.7³⁵	7.2³⁵	+3.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	1985: P11 from 24	44 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 16.9
2Rusty Wallace	27	53	20.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	5¹⁰	17.0¹⁰	0.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2⁵³	17.1¹²	—	20.4⁵	—	+8.7⁶	14.8³⁵	10.5³⁵	-3.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	1982: P37 from 19	44 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 17.9
32Ricky Craven	38	52	22.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	31.7¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+8.8³	25⁵³	22.8¹²	—	15.8⁵	—	+12.7⁶	29.5²⁵	8.0²⁵	+2.3²⁵	0.0²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.12²⁵	32.0%²⁵	—	1995: P16 from 14	17 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 24.3
6Mark Martin	21	52	27.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	16.6¹⁰	1.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	20⁵³	11.0¹²	—	20.2⁵	—	-6.7⁶	15.1³⁵	11.5³⁵	+1.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1982: P30 from 26	54 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 18.1
18Bobby Labonte	15	52	25.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	21.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	25⁵³	13.7¹²	—	19.8⁵	—	+6.7⁶	16.9³⁵	8.9³⁵	+0.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1993: P20 from 25	47 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 22.4
21Ricky Rudd	3	52	22.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	19.6¹⁰	0.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	20⁵³	19.3¹²	—	19.0⁵	—	-3.0⁶	24.3³⁵	9.9³⁵	+3.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	1976: P10 from 22	59 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 17.5
40Sterling Marlin	22	51	19.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	24.9¹⁰	0.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-0.3³	2⁵³	18.8¹²	—	23.6⁵	—	+2.0⁶	22.3³⁵	10.5³⁵	+2.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	25.7%³⁵	—	1980: P8 from 36	51 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 17.3
38Elliott Sadler	39	51	20.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	2¹⁰	29.2¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+13.5²	20⁵³	25.9¹²	—	17.4⁵	—	+13.3⁶	10.9³⁵	10.7³⁵	-4.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	1999: P40 from 38	26 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 17.8
4Jimmy Spencer	40	51	20.6¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	22.3¹⁰	0.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+5.0²	25⁵³	19.2¹²	—	22.6⁵	—	+15.0⁶	34.9²⁵	7.2²⁵	+5.4²⁵	0.0²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.12²⁵	28.0%²⁵	—	1989: P27 from 32	26 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 22.1
88Dale Jarrett	4	51	20.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	29.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	20⁵³	25.3¹²	—	18.2⁵	—	-7.7⁶	21.3³⁵	10.7³⁵	+4.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	1984: P23 from 39	41 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 16.4
16Greg Biffle	9	51	19.8¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	18.8¹⁰	1.7%¹⁰	78.8⁷	37.5¹	39.0¹	38.0¹	33.0¹	-0.7¹⁰	20⁵³	25.2¹²	31.0¹	14.6⁵	—	+3.7⁶	14.3³⁵	11.3³⁵	-4.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2003: P21 from 27	28 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 19.5
31Robby Gordon	25	50	23.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	20.6¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-1.6⁷	25⁵³	19.0¹²	—	20.6⁵	—	-1.3⁶	23.1³⁵	9.6³⁵	+1.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	1991: P18 from 35	24 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 21.6
77Brendan Gaughan	12	50	16.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	32.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	59.6³	26.4⁶	34.0²	29.0²	32.5²	-3.0¹	2⁵³	20.6¹¹	33.0²	24.2⁵	—	-6.3⁶	21.1³⁵	9.8³⁵	-4.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	22.9%³⁵	—	2004: P19 from 17	10 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 16.2
19Jeremy Mayfield	16	50	19.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	26.2¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2⁵³	20.2¹²	—	24.4⁵	—	-1.7⁶	12.4³⁵	11.0³⁵	-4.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	1994: P30 from 40	27 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 21.7
42Jamie McMurray	32	49	24.1¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	19.3¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	84.4⁷	22.5⁴	17.0¹	15.0¹	6.0¹	+1.6¹⁰	2⁵³	17.8¹²	—	25.2⁵	—	-0.3⁶	15.4³⁵	10.8³⁵	+2.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2003: P31 from 19	33 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 22.4
30Dave Blaney	23	49	25.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	28.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	78.7¹	—	—	—	—	+9.6⁶	25⁵³	25.3¹²	—	15.8⁵	—	+6.3⁶	25.7¹⁵	10.4¹⁵	-0.3¹⁵	0.0¹⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.27¹⁵	33.3%¹⁵	—	2000: P27 from 31	25 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 27.2
22Scott Wimmer	37	48	22.7³	0³	1³	1³	22.7³	2.3%³	66.9²	—	—	—	—	-4.5²	2⁵³	23.7⁶	—	23.0⁵	—	+11.0⁶	29.3³⁴	9.2³⁴	+5.4³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.15³⁴	20.6%³⁴	—	2004: P3 from 26 · led 5	3 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 22.7
25Brian Vickers	14	47	21.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	24.1¹⁰	1.9%¹⁰	81.3⁹	—	—	—	—	-2.3⁸	25⁵³	19.9¹²	—	29.4⁵	—	-2.7⁶	16.1³⁵	9.4³⁵	-6.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	2004: P39 from 35	16 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 20.5
50Mike Wallace	41	46	24.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	25.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+7.0²	2⁵³	21.9¹²	—	24.0⁵	—	-1.0⁶	37.1⁹	9.8⁹	+8.9⁹	0.0⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11⁹	44.4%⁹	—	1994: P12 from 18	18 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 24.2
01Joe Nemechek	6	45	30.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	27.1¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-2.2⁵	25⁵³	27.1¹²	—	15.2⁵	—	+1.7⁶	15.0³⁵	10.9³⁵	-4.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	1994: P39 from 38	37 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 28.8
45Kyle Petty	33	45	27.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	12.1¹⁰	1.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+4.4⁵	2⁵³	16.9¹²	—	27.8⁵	—	-5.0⁶	31.2³⁴	7.5³⁴	+3.4³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁴	26.5%³⁴	—	1981: P32 from 11	51 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 22.8
0Ward Burton	8	45	24.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	22.6¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	25⁵³	24.4¹²	—	25.6⁵	—	+0.3⁶	22.8³³	9.2³³	-2.5³³	0.0³³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³³	24.2%³³	—	1994: P36 from 40	20 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 19.9
41Casey Mears	24	45	21.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	22.5¹⁰	0.7%¹⁰	64.8⁷	33.9⁴	38.3³	36.3³	31.0³	-1.1¹⁰	2⁵³	21.8¹²	37.0¹	25.8⁵	—	-5.7⁶	16.9³⁵	10.4³⁵	-4.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2003: P27 from 29 · led 1	28 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 22.4
43Jeff Green	30	42	29.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	29.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	41.1⁴	—	—	—	—	+11.9⁸	2⁵³	19.9¹²	—	28.2⁵	—	+11.0⁶	23.9³⁵	7.7³⁵	-2.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17³⁵	31.4%³⁵	—	1998: P37 from 32	12 st · 0 W · best P16 · avg 30.8
10Scott Riggs	7	42	27.9⁸	0⁸	1⁸	1⁸	24.1⁸	0.0%⁸	58.3⁷	—	—	—	—	+13.3⁶	25⁵³	21.1¹⁰	—	29.8⁵	—	+1.7⁶	21.4³⁴	9.1³⁴	-3.9³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.12³⁴	23.5%³⁴	—	2004: P34 from 36	8 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 27.9
1John Andretti	18	41	25.6¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	21.1¹⁰	7.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-0.5²	25⁵³	24.5¹²	—	31.6⁵	—	-2.3⁶	25.6⁸	6.2⁸	+3.8⁸	0.0⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁸	0.0%⁸	—	1994: P42 from 15	26 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 27.1
89Morgan Shepherd	43	40	23.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	2¹⁰	29.3¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2⁵³	18.3¹²	—	39.6⁵	—	+5.7⁶	41.0¹⁸	3.1¹⁸	+2.3¹⁸	0.0¹⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁸	94.4%¹⁸	—	1978: P40 from 37	32 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 19.4
96Larry Gunselman	42	35	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20⁵³	33.0¹	—	38.8⁴	—	—	41.0⁴	4.6⁴	+2.3⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁴	75.0%⁴	—	first start here	—
09Bobby Hamilton Jr.	28	34	36.5²	0²	0²	0²	17.0²	0.0%²	31.1²	—	—	—	—	—	2⁵³	29.3⁴	—	28.2⁵	—	-14.7⁶	28.8¹⁶	11.1¹⁶	+0.2¹⁶	0.0¹⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13¹⁶	31.3%¹⁶	—	2005: P35 from 22	2 st · 0 W · best P35 · avg 36.5
33Kerry Earnhardt	20	29	42.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	10.0¹	0.0%¹	40.4¹	—	—	—	—	+21.3¹	25⁵³	28.8⁴	—	31.4⁵	—	—	29.0²	7.8²	-0.5²	0.0²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.50²	50.0%²	—	2005: P42 from 10	1 st · 0 W · best P42 · avg 42.0