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John Sears NASCAR Cup Series head-to-head driver comparisons
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Marv Acton
9
4
5
Serge Adams
3
2
1
Johnny Allen
4
2
2
Bobby Allison
248
70
178
Donnie Allison
92
34
58
Dave Alonzo
3
2
1
George Altheide
15
10
5
Jack Anderson
2
2
0
Johnny Anderson
1
1
0
Mario Andretti
12
7
5
Tommy Andrews
1
1
0
Wayne Andrews
4
1
3
Ben Arnold
122
71
51
Ralph Arnold
1
1
0
Buddy Arrington
114
63
51
Bob Ashbrook
2
2
0
George Ashbrook
1
1
0
H.B. Bailey
25
18
7
Buck Baker
84
56
28
Buddy Baker
182
84
98
Walter Ballard
79
33
46
Earl Balmer
11
6
5
Johnny Barnes
6
3
3
Jerry Barnett
1
1
0
Charles Barrett
3
1
2
George Bauer
2
1
1
Larry Baumel
43
30
13
Arnold Bennett
1
1
0
Johnny Benson
1
0
1
Max Berrier
1
1
0
Gary Bettenhausen
2
2
0
Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.
4
2
2
Don Biederman
37
30
7
Gordon Birkett
2
2
0
Gene Black
19
13
6
Bunkie Blackburn
9
6
3
T.L. Blakely
1
1
0
Leonard Blanchard
3
3
0
Lem Blankenship
1
1
0
David Ray Boggs
29
20
9
Toy Bolton
3
2
1
Eddie Bond
3
0
3
Tommy Bostick
1
1
0
Dick Bown
5
3
2
Jack Bowsher
4
3
1
Bobby Boyles
1
1
0
Bobby Brack
5
2
3
Melvin Bradley
3
2
1
Richard Brickhouse
33
21
12
Leonard Brock
3
3
0
Dick Brooks
90
48
42
Earl Brooks
189
138
51
Ed Brown
1
0
1
Richard D. Brown
35
27
8
Robert Brown
6
5
1
Rodney Bruce
1
1
0
Darrell Bryant
3
0
3
Paul Bumhaver
2
2
0
Bob Burcham
2
1
1
Charles Burnett
2
1
1
Frank Burnett
2
1
1
Scotty Cain
2
0
2
Earle Canavan
16
11
5
Lee Roy Carrigg
9
7
2
Fats Caruso
2
2
0
Neil Castles
272
165
107
Gerald Chamberlain
2
1
1
Bill Champion
202
119
83
Rene Charland
7
5
2
Bill Chevalier
1
0
1
Richard Childress
40
24
16
Ronnie Chumley
3
3
0
Jerry Churchill
4
2
2
Jim Clark
1
1
0
Joe Clark
2
2
0
Gene Cline
12
8
4
Leland Colvin, Jr.
1
1
0
Paul Connors
5
3
2
Jim Conway
1
1
0
Jim Cook
2
1
1
Bob Cooper
26
19
7
Doug Cooper
44
35
9
Les Covey
7
5
2
A.J. Cox
2
2
0
James Cox
22
19
3
Willie Crane
1
1
0
Jimmy Crawford
7
4
3
Curtis Crider
6
2
4
Dean Dalton
59
32
27
Ronnie Daniel
7
6
1
Bay Darnell
1
1
0
George Davis
24
20
4
Joel Davis
26
20
6
Al DeAngelo
1
1
0
Bill Dennis
67
38
29
Bob Derrington
10
7
3
Larry Dickson
1
1
0
Darel Dieringer
63
32
31
Randy Dodd
1
1
0
Mark Donohue
3
1
2
Paul Dorrity
2
1
1
Fred Drake
1
0
1
Yvon DuHamel
1
0
1
Harold Dunnaway
1
1
0
Gary DuPuis
1
1
0
Ralph Earnhardt
4
2
2
Ray Elder
8
1
7
Vic Elford
3
2
1
Hoss Ellington
21
12
9
Stick Elliott
24
16
8
Pee Wee Ellwanger
1
0
1
Vallie Engelauf
1
0
1
Bob England
2
2
0
George England
6
5
1
Bill Ervin
20
16
4
Jack Etheridge
2
2
0
Rod Eulenfeld
5
3
2
Ernest Eury
9
7
2
Frog Fagan
20
16
4
Cy Fairchild
1
1
0
Red Farmer
19
17
2
Doc Faustina
8
7
1
Paul Feldner
2
2
0
Lawrence Fields
1
1
0
Jimmy Finger
2
2
0
Phil Finney
2
2
0
Jackie Fox
2
1
1
A.J. Foyt
29
13
16
Larry Frank
3
2
1
Joe Frasson
58
26
32
Freddy Fryar
2
0
2
Niles Gage
1
1
0
Ernie Gahan
1
1
0
Harry Gailey
1
1
0
Dexter Gainey
2
2
0
Tommy Gale
24
13
11
Frank Gardner
1
1
0
Slick Gardner
1
1
0
Walson Gardner
22
18
4
Cliff Garner
1
1
0
Whitey Gerken
2
2
0
Mel Gillette
1
1
0
Wayne Gillette
16
14
2
Elmer Gilliam
3
3
0
Charlie Glotzbach
79
34
45
Paul Goldsmith
64
29
35
Jack Goodwin
1
1
0
Cecil Gordon
179
82
97
Lee Gordon
7
5
2
Ron Grana
5
4
1
Jerry Grant
12
8
4
Henley Gray
258
170
88
Bob Greeley
1
0
1
Buzz Gregory
2
2
0
Al Grinnan
1
0
1
Dan Gurney
2
1
1
Robert Hale
1
1
0
Johnny Halford
36
20
16
Roy Hallquist
8
6
2
John Hamby
1
1
0
Pete Hamilton
60
20
40
Andy Hampton
2
0
2
Mack Hanbury
2
2
0
Fred Harb
1
1
0
Jack Harden
7
5
2
Harold Hardesty
2
1
1
Bud Harless
1
0
1
Butch Hartman
7
2
5
Friday Hassler
110
56
54
Jeff Hawkins
3
1
2
Pete Hazelwood
18
15
3
Gil Hearne
3
3
0
Jimmy Helms
33
25
8
Elmo Henderson
2
1
1
Ray Hendrick
10
3
7
Jimmy Hensley
3
1
2
Larry Hess
17
13
4
Ed Hessert
21
13
8
Ray Hill
8
6
2
Joe Hines
3
3
0
Butch Hirst
5
4
1
George Hixon
1
1
0
Gene Hobby
5
4
1
Joe Holder
2
2
0
Bill Hollar
13
5
8
Armond Holley
3
2
1
Paul Dean Holt
78
62
16
Don Hume
1
0
1
Jim Hunter
3
2
1
Jim Hurtubise
16
5
11
Joe Dean Huss
3
0
3
Dick Hutcherson
46
12
34
Ron Hutcherson
1
1
0
Sonny Hutchins
25
19
6
Randy Hutchison
5
3
2
James Hylton
289
63
226
Jack Ingram
8
6
2
Tom Ingram
1
1
0
Innes Ireland
2
1
1
Bobby Isaac
212
57
155
Don Israel
1
1
0
Dave James
2
1
1
Ned Jarrett
28
12
16
John Jennings
6
4
2
Paul Jett
2
0
2
Gordon Johncock
16
7
9
Bobby Johns
36
29
7
Dick Johnson
54
44
10
Junior Johnson
11
6
5
Lionel Johnson
5
4
1
Ray Johnstone
1
1
0
Carl Joiner
1
0
1
Alton Jones
2
2
0
Frank Jones
1
0
1
Guy Jones
2
1
1
Parnelli Jones
2
1
1
Ed Jordan
2
2
0
Iggy Katona
1
1
0
Blaine Kauffman
3
3
0
Bobby Keck
2
0
2
Calvin Kelly
1
1
0
John Kennedy
8
7
1
John Kenney
13
8
5
Ron Keselowski
59
40
19
Bill Kimmel
2
2
0
Marty Kinerk
1
1
0
Sonny Lamphear
12
10
2
Elmo Langley
305
140
165
Mel Larson
10
6
4
Bill Latham
2
2
0
Max Ledbetter
18
15
3
Joe Leonard
1
1
0
Paul Lewis
39
14
25
Jim Lineberger
1
1
0
Robert Link
2
1
1
Bennis Listman
1
1
0
Fred Lorenzen
42
15
27
Clarence Lovell
15
9
6
Bosco Lowe
4
3
1
Glenn Luce
1
1
0
Tiny Lund
91
49
42
Clyde Lynn
135
85
50
Eddie MacDonald
3
2
1
Jim Malloy
1
1
0
Larry Manning
31
26
5
Dave Marcis
152
72
80
Coo Coo Marlin
63
37
26
Jack Marlin
1
0
1
John Martin
1
1
0
Bill Massuch
1
1
0
Bobby Mausgrover
45
34
11
Dick May
42
29
13
Roy Mayne
75
48
27
Roger McCluskey
2
2
0
Jack McCoy
4
1
3
Tex McCullough
1
1
0
J.D. McDuffie
224
131
93
Pop McGinnis
1
1
0
Hershel McGriff
2
0
2
Bill McMahan
2
2
0
Allen McMillion
1
1
0
Worth McMillion
18
12
6
Sam McQuagg
39
20
19
Ken Meisenhelder
45
30
15
Stan Meserve
31
27
4
Larry Miller
12
10
2
Curley Mills
4
3
1
Phil Montague
1
1
0
Bob Moore
4
2
2
Bud Moore
22
12
10
Bunk Moore
1
0
1
David Mote
7
6
1
Roy Mulligan
1
1
0
Gary Myers
1
0
1
Ed Negre
169
117
52
Norm Nelson
1
0
1
Joe Edd Neubert
2
2
0
Homer Newland
1
1
0
Rick Newsom
9
4
5
Don Noel
1
0
1
G.T. Nolan
6
5
1
Jackie Oliver
8
6
2
Jerry Oliver
2
1
1
L.D. Ottinger
1
1
0
Mike Page
1
1
0
Marvin Panch
18
3
15
Richie Panch
2
1
1
Jimmy Pardue
5
3
2
Wendell Parnell
1
1
0
Benny Parsons
112
33
79
Goldie Parsons
1
1
0
Vic Parsons
14
7
7
Jim Paschal
68
26
42
Don Patton
1
1
0
David Pearson
221
49
172
Maurice Petty
3
2
1
Richard Petty
298
51
247
Eddie Pettyjohn
2
1
1
Joe Phipps
8
6
2
Bob Pickell
2
1
1
Tom Pistone
44
26
18
Dick Poling
13
12
1
Lennie Pond
17
6
11
George Poulos
18
14
4
Baxter Price
1
1
0
Clyde Prickett
1
0
1
Ervin Pruitt
8
6
2
Sherral Pruitt
1
1
0
J.T. Putney
66
41
25
Tom Raley
9
8
1
Nick Rampling
2
1
1
Bo Reeder
1
0
1
Ken Rice
3
3
0
Jody Ridley
2
0
2
Marty Robbins
13
8
5
Charlie Roberts
57
35
22
Fireball Roberts
1
0
1
Pedro Rodríguez
2
1
1
Sam Rose
2
1
1
Earl Ross
3
1
2
Ken Rush
3
2
1
Johnny Rutherford
3
1
2
Gary Sain
2
2
0
Swede Savage
9
1
8
Harry Schilling
3
3
0
Don Schisler
2
2
0
Fritz Schultz
1
1
0
Wendell Scott
265
168
97
Ed Sczech
2
1
1
James Sears
6
4
2
Bill Seifert
214
141
73
Mack Sellers
3
3
0
Bob Senneker
2
0
2
Frank Sessoms
2
0
2
Ned Setzer
1
0
1
Buster Sexton
3
3
0
Ernie Shaw
2
1
1
Graham Shaw
1
1
0
Morgan Shepherd
2
2
0
Harry Shipe
1
1
0
Bill Shirey
65
49
16
Dick Simon
2
1
1
Dub Simpson
44
34
10
David Sisco
29
11
18
Marvin Sjolin
1
1
0
Bill Small
1
0
1
Harold Smith
5
4
1
Jack Smith
1
0
1
Larry Smith
33
14
19
Wayne Smith
96
75
21
John Soares, Jr.
1
0
1
Jack Soper
1
1
0
G.C. Spencer
146
91
55
Junior Spencer
2
1
1
Ken Spikes
8
8
0
J.C. Spradley
1
1
0
Johnny Steele
7
3
4
Lyle Stelter
2
2
0
Bugs Stevens
3
2
1
Billy Stiles
1
1
0
Don Stives
3
3
0
Harold Stockton
6
5
1
Rolf Stommelen
1
1
0
Ramo Stott
14
3
11
Al Straub
1
1
0
Bub Strickler
5
4
1
Tony Tantarelli
1
1
0
Don Tarr
44
28
16
Al Tasnady
1
1
0
Jim Tatum
5
5
0
Billy Taylor
2
1
1
Kevin Terris
1
1
0
Hank Thomas
14
10
4
Jabe Thomas
247
121
126
Larry Thomas
4
2
2
Don Tilley
2
2
0
Randy Tissot
1
0
1
Jerry Titus
1
0
1
Toby Tobias
1
1
0
Don Tomberlin
3
3
0
Roy Trantham
5
4
1
Dick Trickle
1
1
0
Charles Triplett
1
0
1
E.J. Trivette
81
51
30
Maynard Troyer
12
6
6
Jimmy Trull
1
1
0
Curtis Turner
28
13
15
Danny Turner
3
3
0
Cliff Tyler
4
3
1
Paul Tyler
17
13
4
Roy Tyner
137
111
26
D.K. Ulrich
22
13
9
Al Unser
3
0
3
Bobby Unser
3
1
2
Tom Usry
1
0
1
John Utsman
2
0
2
Bill Vanderhoff
12
10
2
Jim Vandiver
41
21
20
Jimmy Vaughn
3
2
1
Billy Wade
2
0
2
Lennie Waldo
4
4
0
Sam Waldrop
1
1
0
Robert Wales
2
2
0
Mitch Walker
1
1
0
Bryant Wallace
2
2
0
Walter Wallace
2
1
1
Edgar Wallen
3
3
0
Darrell Waltrip
16
7
9
Bill Ward
4
3
1
Frank Warren
176
100
76
Dick Watson
1
1
0
Jimmy Watson
2
2
0
Blackie Watt
23
18
5
Bobby Wawak
15
12
3
Joe Weatherly
1
1
0
Phil Wendt
3
2
1
Pee Wee Wentz
3
2
1
Al White
2
1
1
Don White
14
5
9
Rex White
1
0
1
Jim Whitt
2
2
0
Bob Williams
2
2
0
Raymond Williams
75
42
33
George Wiltshire
1
1
0
John Winger
3
3
0
Dorus Wisecarver
1
1
0
Wayne Woodward
7
4
3
Jim Wright
1
1
0
Johnny Wynn
20
15
5
Eddie Yarboro
31
23
8
Cale Yarborough
113
35
78
J.C. Yarborough
2
1
1
Eldon Yarbrough
3
2
1
LeeRoy Yarbrough
122
46
76
Doug Yates
1
1
0
Buddy Young
22
14
8