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Form favourites · top 8

Drivers · 35

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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
5Mike Skinner	2	64	5.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	6¹⁰	8¹⁰	4.6¹⁰	29.1%¹⁰	122.9⁸	—	—	—	—	-11.5¹⁰	23³⁹	14.8¹²	—	2.4⁵	—	-2.7⁶	7.6²⁴	8.2²⁴	-3.7²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁴	0.0%²⁴	—	2004: P11 from 9 · led 41	13 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 5.8
30Todd Bodine	6	62	7.3¹⁰	5¹⁰	7¹⁰	7¹⁰	12.4¹⁰	12.8%¹⁰	104.8⁹	20.0¹	19.0¹	19.0¹	20.0¹	-4.6⁵	23³⁹	9.7¹²	17.7³	4.6⁵	—	+0.7⁶	10.0²⁴	8.8²⁴	+0.9²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13²⁴	12.5%²⁴	—	2004: P1 from 22 · led 71	18 st · 6 W · best P1 · avg 10.6
33Ron Hornaday Jr.	3	61	12.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	6¹⁰	10.4¹⁰	22.4%¹⁰	112.4⁶	—	—	—	—	—	16³⁹	5.3¹²	—	6.4⁵	—	+2.3⁶	4.4²⁴	11.0²⁴	-6.0²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁴	4.2%²⁴	—	1997: P27 from 12	23 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 12.6
14Rick Crawford	5	61	10.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	6¹⁰	12.3¹⁰	6.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	0³⁹	9.3¹²	—	5.6⁵	—	+2.7⁶	12.5²⁴	7.6²⁴	+1.6²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁴	8.3%²⁴	—	1997: P3 from 6	26 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 12.3
59Ted Musgrave	14	61	8.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	6¹⁰	8.7¹⁰	12.1%¹⁰	88.8²	—	—	—	—	-10.7¹⁰	23³⁹	10.4¹²	—	7.8⁵	—	0.0⁶	18.4¹⁷	6.4¹⁷	+3.3¹⁷	0.0¹⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁷	0.0%¹⁷	—	2001: P14 from 7 · led 15	14 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 8.2
2Jack Sprague	8	61	11.6¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	12.8¹⁰	12.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+1.7³	16³⁹	4.0¹²	—	9.2⁵	—	-8.7⁶	9.5²⁴	8.2²⁴	-4.9²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08²⁴	8.3%²⁴	—	1997: P31 from 33	17 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 10.9
51Kyle Busch	17	61	12.8¹⁰	2¹⁰	6¹⁰	6¹⁰	5.8¹⁰	18.7%¹⁰	114.7⁹	1.9³	1.0²	4.5²	1.0²	-4.8⁶	23³⁹	4.6¹²	4.8¹¹	14.6⁵	—	-12.3⁶	7.6¹⁷	7.8¹⁷	+0.8¹⁷	0.0¹⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁷	0.0%¹⁷	—	2001: P25 from 5	15 st · 6 W · best P1 · avg 8.9
23Johnny Benson Jr.	15	58	12.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	8.8¹⁰	0.5%¹⁰	98.9⁹	—	—	—	—	+0.1⁹	23³⁹	11.2¹²	—	10.0⁵	—	-1.7⁶	10.0²⁴	10.5²⁴	+0.7²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08²⁴	12.5%²⁴	—	2004: P2 from 7	10 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 12.6
88Matt Crafton	24	55	13.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	17.1¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	90.4²	10.8¹⁰	11.1⁷	9.7⁷	9.6⁷	-19.5²	16³⁹	17.2¹²	20.6¹²	9.8⁵	—	-4.0⁶	16.3²⁴	8.0²⁴	+5.2²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁴	0.0%²⁴	—	2001: P16 from 10	44 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 9.1
21Jon Wood	4	55	14.7⁹	0⁹	1⁹	4⁹	9.8⁹	2.0%⁹	53.9²	—	—	—	—	+5.2⁵	0³⁹	12.8¹²	—	12.8⁵	—	+5.0⁶	22.9¹⁶	7.4¹⁶	+1.8¹⁶	0.0¹⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13¹⁶	12.5%¹⁶	—	2001: P24 from 4	9 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 14.7
6Colin Braun	20	55	4.3³	0³	3³	3³	14.0³	0.0%³	102.6³	—	—	—	—	-7.5¹	0³⁹	15.1¹²	—	23.2⁵	—	+9.7⁶	7.9²⁴	9.8²⁴	-8.9²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17²⁴	16.7%²⁴	—	2008: P5 from 9	3 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 4.3
18Dennis Setzer	9	54	9.7¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	7¹⁰	10.6¹⁰	2.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-10.0²	0³⁹	16.8¹²	—	16.8⁵	—	-5.3⁶	12.7²⁴	8.0²⁴	-0.6²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁴	8.3%²⁴	—	1998: P14 from 36	22 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 12.2
4Stacy Compton	18	54	13.6⁸	0⁸	1⁸	3⁸	17.1⁸	0.2%⁸	65.5⁴	—	—	—	—	-0.5²	0³⁹	13.3¹²	—	16.0⁵	—	+2.7⁶	18.4¹⁶	8.7¹⁶	-1.4¹⁶	0.0¹⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13¹⁶	12.5%¹⁶	—	1997: P16 from 27	8 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 13.6
11David Starr	7	54	10.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	12.9¹⁰	0.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-19.0¹	23³⁹	13.4¹²	—	19.2⁵	—	+7.0⁶	18.1²⁴	9.2²⁴	+2.3²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.21²⁴	20.8%²⁴	—	1998: P18 from 32 · led 1	30 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 14.2
22Scott Speed	16	53	10.0¹	0¹	0¹	1¹	18.0¹	0.0%¹	93.5¹	—	—	—	—	+4.5¹	23³⁹	17.3⁶	—	18.6⁵	—	-1.3⁶	12.5¹⁵	9.1¹⁵	+0.3¹⁵	0.0¹⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁵	6.7%¹⁵	—	2008: P10 from 18	1 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 10.0
10Brendan Gaughan	21	52	13.2¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	5¹⁰	17.0¹⁰	10.2%¹⁰	64.4⁵	—	—	—	—	+7.0⁴	0³⁹	18.2¹²	—	16.8⁵	—	-7.7⁶	20.7²⁴	7.9²⁴	+3.7²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08²⁴	8.3%²⁴	—	2001: P2 from 30 · led 9	18 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 12.5
16Brian Scott	28	50	13.0⁴	0⁴	0⁴	2⁴	19.0⁴	0.0%⁴	71.8⁴	—	—	—	—	—	16³⁹	17.9¹²	—	21.0⁵	—	+2.3⁶	19.4²⁴	9.9²⁴	+1.5²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17²⁴	20.8%²⁴	—	2007: P21 from 19	4 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 13.0
71Donny Lia	25	50	14.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	15.0¹	0.0%¹	70.6¹	—	—	—	—	—	16³⁹	19.5¹²	—	20.0⁵	—	+10.0⁶	21.7²¹	8.0²¹	+4.3²¹	0.0²¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²¹	9.5%²¹	—	2008: P14 from 15	1 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 14.0
99Erik Darnell	22	50	21.6⁵	0⁵	0⁵	1⁵	15.0⁵	0.9%⁵	75.8⁵	—	—	—	—	+8.1⁵	0³⁹	14.5¹²	27.0¹	13.6⁵	—	0.0⁶	10.7²⁴	8.6²⁴	-0.0²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08²⁴	8.3%²⁴	—	2006: P35 from 13	5 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 21.6
8Chad McCumbee	10	49	15.2⁶	0⁶	0⁶	1⁶	11.5⁶	0.9%⁶	82.6⁶	—	—	—	—	-16.5⁴	16³⁹	17.3¹²	—	21.8⁵	—	-3.7⁶	16.4²⁴	8.6²⁴	+1.0²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08²⁴	8.3%²⁴	—	2006: P9 from 24 · led 1	6 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 15.2
40Chad Chaffin	29	49	17.9⁸	0⁸	1⁸	2⁸	13.6⁸	0.0%⁸	60.1³	—	—	—	—	+1.8⁶	16³⁹	15.3¹²	—	20.6⁵	—	-2.3⁶	25.3¹³	5.8¹³	+2.0¹³	0.0¹³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08¹³	7.7%¹³	—	2000: P33 from 14	8 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 17.9
60Terry Cook	12	49	17.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	15.5¹⁰	3.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	23³⁹	17.5¹²	—	19.6⁵	—	+11.3⁶	15.0²⁴	7.4²⁴	+1.0²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁴	0.0%²⁴	—	1997: P33 from 26	23 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 15.9
46Aric Almirola	11	48	18.0⁸	0⁸	0⁸	2⁸	11.8⁸	1.1%⁸	80.2⁸	—	—	—	—	+6.8⁴	16³⁹	16.5¹²	—	21.6⁵	—	+10.7⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2005: P34 from 10	8 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 18.0
9Justin Marks	1	48	20.0²	0²	0²	0²	21.5²	0.0%²	50.7²	—	—	—	—	+1.8²	23³⁹	21.0¹²	—	17.2⁵	—	+7.0⁶	17.1¹⁷	7.8¹⁷	-4.8¹⁷	0.0¹⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.24¹⁷	29.4%¹⁷	—	2007: P23 from 28	2 st · 0 W · best P17 · avg 20.0
63P.J. Jones	30	45	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16³⁹	9.0¹	—	35.0¹	—	—	29.0¹	—	-6.0¹	0.0¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.00¹	100.0%¹	—	first start here	—
13Shelby Howard	19	44	19.0²	0²	0²	0²	20.0²	0.0%²	71.6¹	—	—	—	—	+3.5²	16³⁹	24.8¹²	—	23.2⁵	—	-1.3⁶	15.9²⁴	7.2²⁴	-3.6²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13²⁴	12.5%²⁴	—	2004: P21 from 27	2 st · 0 W · best P17 · avg 19.0
7T.J. Bell	26	44	23.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	21.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	52.8⁹	—	—	—	—	+5.4⁵	16³⁹	24.1¹²	27.7³	18.6⁵	—	+6.3⁶	19.1¹⁶	9.4¹⁶	+2.5¹⁶	0.0¹⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13¹⁶	18.8%¹⁶	—	2003: P27 from 28	11 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 22.2
09Bobby East	13	43	25.0²	0²	0²	0²	9.0²	0.0%²	70.6²	—	—	—	—	—	0³⁹	23.4¹²	—	18.8⁵	—	-6.3⁶	8.3⁶	6.6⁶	-11.5⁶	0.0⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.33⁶	33.3%⁶	—	2006: P28 from 14	2 st · 0 W · best P22 · avg 25.0
07Ryan Lawler	31	43	22.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	14.0¹	0.0%¹	37.2¹	—	—	—	—	+20.0¹	16³⁹	24.5²	—	23.0⁵	—	+4.0⁶	22.0⁷	5.7⁷	-1.4⁷	0.0⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁷	28.6%⁷	—	2008: P22 from 14	1 st · 0 W · best P22 · avg 22.0
08Jason A. White (Virginia)	27	42	17.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	22.3¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	63.9⁹	—	—	—	—	-17.0³	0³⁹	28.7¹²	—	26.6⁵	—	+6.0⁶	27.9²⁴	5.1²⁴	+4.8²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08²⁴	25.0%²⁴	—	2002: P22 from 34	12 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 17.5
15Marc Mitchell	23	38	29.5²	0²	0²	0²	24.0²	0.6%²	40.7²	—	—	—	—	+23.0¹	23³⁹	25.0⁷	—	24.0⁵	—	-4.0⁶	16.1¹²	6.8¹²	-6.0¹²	0.0¹²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17¹²	25.0%¹²	—	2009: P31 from 26	2 st · 0 W · best P28 · avg 29.5
0Butch Miller	32	38	24.5⁶	0⁶	0⁶	0⁶	26.3⁶	0.0%⁶	40.8⁴	—	—	—	—	+10.0⁵	16³⁹	21.4¹²	—	33.8⁵	—	+1.7⁶	31.4⁸	3.0⁸	-1.5⁸	0.0⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13⁸	100.0%⁸	—	1997: P15 from 23	6 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 24.5
36J.C. Stout	35	36	28.5²	0²	0²	0²	31.0²	0.0%²	41.3²	—	—	—	—	+5.0²	0³⁹	28.3¹²	—	28.2⁵	—	-3.0⁶	31.4⁷	3.4⁷	+1.0⁷	0.0⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14⁷	71.4%⁷	—	2008: P26 from 31	2 st · 0 W · best P26 · avg 28.5
74Larry Gunselman	33	32	30.3³	0³	0³	0³	24.7³	0.0%³	—	—	—	—	—	—	0³⁹	28.5⁸	—	34.0²	—	—	34.5²	0.0²	+0.5²	0.0²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²	100.0%²	—	2000: P26 from 26	3 st · 0 W · best P26 · avg 30.3
73Nick Tucker	34	31	33.0²	0²	0²	0²	31.5²	0.0%²	28.1²	—	—	—	—	+25.0¹	0³⁹	28.6⁸	—	33.0⁵	—	-0.7⁶	33.7⁶	1.6⁶	+0.3⁶	0.0⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁶	100.0%⁶	—	2009: P30 from 33	2 st · 0 W · best P30 · avg 33.0